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In this job, you will play a vital role in driving up awareness of the Mental Health Charter with businesses, organisations, and service providers across the borough of Barnet.
To begin with, you’ll use your organisational and project management skills to work with the steering group to create an action plan. With their support, you’ll use your operational communications experience to work with all partners to develop and create presentations and other promotional materials, such as flyers and posters. You will also take photos at engagement activities for partners to promote the project on their respective social media platforms.
Then, using your excellent interpersonal skills you will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and create new ones. Travelling around the borough of Barnet you will proactively approach, encourage and support a diverse audience of businesses, organisations, and service providers to make pledges to the charter and later follow up on their progress.
On a day to day basis, you will record activities against key performance indicators, accurately record and analyse feedback using surveys and data management tools.
Additionally, you will organise and attend monthly Steering Group meetings following key project management principles to report on the overall progress of the project against targets.
Done right, this role with strengthen services and mental health awareness in Barnet. To succeed, you’ll need strong communications skills and you’ll be a natural relationship builder. You’ll also have your own lived experience of mental health issues. We welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are underrepresented at this level in the organisation.
Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO). All of the board and 80% of staff declare an impairment, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to build better services and more inclusive communities. At Inclusion Barnet, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.
This is a Barnet based role, working out of our Colindale office, and you’ll need to be able to travel around the borough. We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible. We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system.
To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your approach to the role.
The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK.
Please write a brief cover letter explaining why you are interested in this vacancy, how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your delivery of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You Make It is an award-winning class and race inclusion charity dedicated to empowering young women by providing them with the skills, experiences, and support necessary to thrive in their careers.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Working closely in a small and dedicated team, this is a critical position that will ensure the recruitment, engagement and progression of women who take part in our empowerment programmes.
Location: SHED co-working space for 2 days a week or at venues in London for our core programme with women and option to work remotely 1 day a week
Salary: £22,800 for 3 days a week (£38,000 FTE) plus a 5.25% staff pension subject to employee contribution of 1.75%
Hours: Normal working hours are 9:30am-5:30pm
Holiday: 15 days per annum (FTE 25 days)
Contract: 6 months (3 months probation)
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure:
- Effective outreach for recruitment onto our programmes
- That women’s programmes run smoothly and that their participants are motivated and supported to complete them through to graduation
- That those women who require 1-1 time with you are provided with this to ensure their safety and to make any referrals to external agencies where required
- All those we work with for the benefit of women on the programmes are engaged eg. short work placement hosts, mentors and venues for activities
- That evaluation data is collected and provided to evaluators/ researchers who edit final annual reports for programmes
- All data is kept accurate, appropriate and secure
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Timetabling online and face-to-face outreach to ensure women are recruited onto programmes in a timely way
- Being the key safeguarding lead at Friday workshops and ensuring that you make 1-1 time for any women who require it (alerting the Head of Operations and People and the CEO and wider team any issues or concerns that need addressing)
- Liaising with the Programmes Coordinator on the timely production of workshop materials and any other course content useful for participants
- Maintaining excellent relationships with workshop providers
- Ensuring that the Programmes Coordinator is across needs for any 1-1 therapy referrals between women and our float of freelance therapists
- Conducting evaluation surveys with women at the start, end and 6 months after they graduate and ensuring all evaluation data is provided to the freelancer responsible for collating the impact of our programmes annually in a final report, as well as providing any data required by the CEO for grant reports
- Signing off on mentor-mentee matches with the Partnerships Manager who recruits mentors
- Working closely with the Partnerships Manager to ensure they are across which kinds of short expenses/ paid work placements with employers women want to access
PERSON SPECIFICATION
You will be someone who is naturally warm/ a people person, compassionate and enabling, and who also has fantastic project management/ organisational skills. You may come from a senior youth worker background or other front line organisations working with young vulnerable adults.
Essential:
- Substantial senior experience working with young, including vulnerable, adults
- Proven track record of project/ programme management experience to deliver successful learning/ educational events/ activities for young people
- Creative thinker with experience of conducting successful outreach for young people
- Experience of safeguarding with vulnerable individuals
- Exceptional people and relationship-building skills with those from a range of different backgrounds eg ranging from young women for our programmes to employers and other stakeholders who engage with our work and participants
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Highly organised multi-tasker, with a personality that works calmly under pressure and with own initiative
- Proof of strategic programme leadership
Desirable:
- Trained as a First Aider
Please note we will conduct an enhanced DBS check on the successful candidate.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants that reflect the diversity of the working class, Black and Asian women that YMI supports.
To apply please provide a CV and a one-page cover letter demonstrating your previous experience and suitability linked to the person specification and job description.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 15 April, midday BST. However, we will be interviewing shortlisted candidates on a rolling basis before this deadline as and when applications come in and hope to appoint the successful candidate ASAP!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Stop Smoking Specialist
Harrogate, North Yorkshire (remote or hybrid working options available)
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Stop Smoking Specialist, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.
The Role
As our Stop Smoking Specialist you will help deliver our new Stop Smoking Service and underpin its commitment to support people to stop smoking and reduce the risk of cancer. You will provide specialist advice and support to our service users around tobacco addiction and provide evidence-based approaches in line with national guidance and good practice to help them to quit smoking.
You will be part of a growing team at the charity and will be vital in the implementation of our strategy to ensure people in Yorkshire receive the best prevention, diagnosis and treatment.The role will deliver evidence based stop smoking interventions to patients referred into the service, providing support, advice and guidance either face to face, virtually or by telephone to maximise quitting outcomes. You will work as part of a team to respond to referrals and work closely with our Active Together Services, that are being rolled out across Yorkshire, and NHS Trusts where we fund in patient smoking cessation programmes.
Specifically, you will:
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Autonomously deliver smoking cessation assessments, advice and support, minimizing harm from tobacco and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols.
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Undertake client assessments, making appropriate pharmacotherapy decisions, provide ongoing client support and undertaking 4- and 12-week follow-ups.
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Advise on stop smoking medications to patients including all forms of NRT, vapes (e-cigarettes) as well as non-nicotine treatments.
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Help patients who smoke to quit, communicating in a sensitive, client centred manner.
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Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, including the completion of the minimum data set aligned to NHS England mandatory requirements. This will include following up with patients following discharge to monitor stop smoking outcomes.
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Manage caseload of patients and be responsible for all associated tasks, including follow-up appointments, and managing diary commitments.
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Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care to ensure that smoking cessation records are kept up to date and accurate.
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Work with the Services Manager and Head of Services to ensure that public and patient insight and involvement is captured, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our service to make sure they are patient centred.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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To be educated to GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and Maths.
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To have NVQ level 3 in Health care (or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.
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To be National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) Level 2 trained (essential).
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Intermediate theoretical knowledge of stop smoking support, gained through Level 2 NCSCT.
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To have substantial experience of providing smoking cessation support in a stop smoking service with good levels of quit rates.
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To have experience of working in Health and Social Care setting or community.
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To have experience of using Microsoft Office software and SystmOne.
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To have proven IT skills, including data entry, accurate reporting of agreed care plans, using IT infrastructure to support effective handover of care.
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To have good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in stopping smoking, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
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To have excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.
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To have a good understanding of GDPR and confidentiality issues.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 1 April. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact via our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will require the successful candidate to provide a high quality, evidence-based Psychology service, which promotes the safety, emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people accessing neurorehabilitation and those on a step-down pathway.
Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
You will provide high quality, evidence based Psychological assessments and interventions to children and young people with acquired brain injuries and neurodisabilities.
Our service delivery aims to promote outcome focussed interventions, safe care for children and young people and psychological adjustment in the context of highly emotional circumstances. You will provide clinical leadership to Psychology trainees, ensuring accountability and effective communication with other teams, creating a cohesive and collaborative multidisciplinary therapy team.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Legal Counsel
Contract: Permanent, part-time, 21-25 hours a week
Salary £48,314 - £50,729 pa (pro rata to hours worked), depending on experience, with excellent benefits
Location London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your legal skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as a Legal Counsel to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Global Assurance Team at WaterAid reports directly to the Chief Executive of WaterAid UK, with an independent reporting line to the Audit and Risk Committee. The team is made up of the following functions: Legal and Governance, Data Protection, Fundraising Compliance, Global Ethical Standards, and Internal Audit. The team is line-managed by the Global Assurance Director.
About the Role:
As our Legal Counsel you will report to the Head of Legal and support them in providing legal support to WaterAid in the UK.
In this role, you will provide sound and pragmatic legal advice to all levels of the organisation.
You'll also:
- Review and help to negotiate existing and new contracts, in particular supplier contracts and grant agreements, recognising and responding to the risks;
- contribute to the development and training of colleagues to drive best practise in contract management;
- respond to legal queries from across WaterAid; and
- maintain and develop the legal resources including agreement templates.
About You:
You will be a qualified solicitor (English law) with 2+ years PQE,
To be successful, you'll need:
- A combination of commercial and contract law experience gained in-house or in a pro-active private practice environment
- A proactive approach to identifying legal risks and providing pragmatic and balanced solutions, managing expectations;
- To display high ethical standards and maintain confidentiality at all times; and
- The ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure and supportively but assertively hold senior managers to account.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Awareness of relevant Charity and Company law and knowledge of best practice.
- Knowledge of the workings of the Charities Commission and the Fundraising Regulator.
- Experience in providing high-quality customer service to a diverse range of customers.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 21st April 2024. Availability for an interview is required on 1st - 2nd May 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
The package also includes:
· 8% employer pension contribution
· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional leave during the Christmas week pro rata
· Season Ticket Loan
About Us
USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice.
About the Role
We have created this new position within the Finance and Operations team, to provide excellent human resources services to our staff and to support their well-being. With an increasing number of staff, this role will be a key in providing infrastructure support, developing and implementing HR strategy and will focus on staff wellbeing, and enhancing training and development opportunities. The HR manager will support the Director of Finance and Operations in the smooth running of the HR function.
About You
This position is for a candidate who is innovative and experienced in managing the employee journey from recruitment, retention, development, wellness, and performance to departure, covering the effective life cycle of an employee at USPG. This will involve dealing with complex employment matters, building effective employee relationships, robust policies & procedures, and implementation of all this across the whole organisation on a fair and consistent basis.
The post is based in the Finance and Operations team which encompasses finance, HR, IT, office management, archive and organisational operations related matters. The post holder will work collaboratively across this team and the wider organisation to deliver organisational and team objectives.
How to apply
Please visit the Current Vacancies section on our website and complete the application form and equal opportunities form. Please send both completed forms to Renata Rust.
Closing Date: 19th April 2024 at 12 noon
Interview Dates: Week beginning 29th April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an individual passionate about making a difference to local communities and housing to join our hard-working team. As our Rural Housing Enabler, they will be working in partnership with local communities and Local Authorities to achieve affordable rural housing across rural Bedfordshire. They will also engage with communities, housing organisations, Parish Councils, Local Authorities, landowners, developers, agents, planners, other partners and community leaders to bring forward sites and solutions to meet local need through the provision of affordable housing projects on rural sites.
Who We Are Looking For:
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate previous experience of community engagement and building successful partnerships alongside successful project management.
The candidate will have expertise in housing development as well as knowledge of affordable and community-led housing and associated funding and delivery models.
They will be able to work on their own and as part of a team, managing time and prioritising their work programme. They will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and good organisational and IT skills.
Our Benefits Include:
- 33 days holiday per year including public/bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Staff training and development
- Free car parking
The deadline is Friday 5th April, 9am. Interviews will be held Tuesday 9th April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not.
Being able to realise your potential depends on who your parents are, your education, your skills, and also where you grew up.
This is why The Talent Foundry exists. We envisage a more diverse, equal society, where young people, through inspiring and fun experiences can build their skills and confidence and connect to exciting employers who value talent over background.
As our new Marketing Manager, you will lead our schools engagement team and provide marketing expertise and experience to engage a range of stakeholders to increase our reach and impact with young people in underserved communities.
"Absolutely invaluable in teaching essential skills to support our students' employability. Your programme exceeded all my expectations."
The role
You’ll be a brilliant project manager, someone who is action-orientated, organised and enjoys bringing creativity to problem-solving. You will grow our network of teachers and advisers, develop our profile and share our impact and manage and lead a small team.
For the full job description and person specification please download the additional details.
Your experience
- worked in a previous marketing role, within the education or youth sector or equivalent B2B market
- designed and delivered integrated outreach campaigns for customer acquisition.
- used data to drive decisions, including understanding of audience behaviour.
- team management, including direct reports with the ability to develop and support your staff.
- ability to spot opportunities for collaboration across the team and with our partners.
- great self-starter who can independently oversee projects from start to finish.
- bring advanced digital literacy and proficiency in digital tools for marketing and communications (eg email platforms, CMS, social media, AI and MS software).
This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider a reasonable commuting distance for the team days in London.
We are open to hearing from candidates who are interested in part-time hours and/or job share.
We offer 28 days holiday + bank holidays (as we close for the Christmas period).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeping Assistant to join our Housekeeping Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide a high standard of housekeeping ensuring excellent levels of cleanliness are consistent throughout the site and that infection control procedures are met across site.
Staff benefits include free shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
As part of the site services team the role holder will be expected to liaise with managers and staff across the Trust. The role holder is expected to work closely with the other members of the facilities team and assist in covering in the laundry, in the deep clean team or other works as and when required.
You will be a natural and enthusiastic housekeeper working not only as part of a team but also individually. You will be health and safety aware, take ownership of your own work, and be understanding of the children’s needs here at The Children’s Trust. Good organisational skills, flexibility and being friendly and caring in nature are a must for this role. Please note that the role requires a significant degree of manual handling and working with houses services and laundry equipment.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include: free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offender’s
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of applicants with criminal records, both of which are available on request.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Project Manager Capital Works – Clywedog Valley Partnership
Location: Groundwork Offices - Wrexham
Responsible to: Head of Projects and Contract Delivery
Responsible for: Contractors
Length of Contract: 12 months (potential extension subject to funding)
Number of hours per week: 15 hours per week
Salary: £12,476 (£31,190 FTE)
Purpose of the Job: This role entails managing the capital work aspect of a National Lottery Heritage Funded-development year for the partnership Clywedog Valley project, working up to the submission of a stage 2 delivery phase application in 2025. The primary outcome will be achieving RIBA Stage 3 for the building works.
The postholder will bring a proven track record in developing and delivering large or high-risk projects and will be comfortable working within and influencing multi-disciplinary teams. A flexible and responsive approach will be essential to manage priorities and competing demands on time. The appointed individual will have skills in managing PR and reputational risk.
For further information about the role, please see our website.
We are committed to building a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Equality, diversity and inclusivity is central to our mission and to our impact.
To apply for the position, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you would be suitable and how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Content Executive
Service: Digital Marketing
Location: Home based
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (part-time)
Salary: Grade 3 (lower) point 20-23: £28,315 – £31,073 FTE (£17,218.58 - £18,895.74 pro rata, per annum + £480 home working allowance)
Contract type: 12 month contract (with the aim of being made permanent)
We are looking for a skilled web copywriter who is passionate about creating helpful content for families and comes with a track record of working with subject experts to translate difficult topics online. You will have the opportunity to develop and shape a distinct area of our upcoming website and provide direct support to families looking for information and help as part of Family Action and our helpline, FamilyLine’s digital offer.
This is a part time role with the flexibility to fit around candidates’ lives and brings with it the chance to makes a real difference to families looking for help and guidance.
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
Next steps:
- To apply: fill out the Application Form and email it to inbox 6 (email located on the advert document)
- To learn more about Family Action: check out our Recruitment Pack
- To learn more about Family Action’s terms & conditions: check out the Summary Terms & Conditions of Employment
- To help us fulfil our commitment to encouraging diversity and promoting equal opportunities: fill out our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey
Closing date: Monday 1st April 2024 at 17:00
Interview date: Weeks commencing 8th and 15th April 2024
For direct queries with the hiring manager, please email Matthew Dennis (email located on the advert document).
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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.
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The role
The Regional Administrator will be responsible for the day to day running of the local office, managing referrals calls from people who are bereaved, supporting volunteers with service delivery and ensuring effective recording and management of relevant systems and processes.
Criminal Record Checks
All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
· Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice
· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification and should be no longer than two pages.
The closing date for applications is Monday 25th March 2024, with interviews taking place Monday 8th April 2024.
Please be advised that if you do not hear from us Thursday 28th March 2024 unfortunately on this occasion you have not been shortlisted.
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers is looking for a highly organised and collaborative Digital Asset Manager to manage our vast library of content
Salary: £35,000
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract: Permanent
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked (a minimum of four days) and lots of home working
About the role
Sightsavers' content and stories team has responsibility for developing creative concepts and content in response to communications briefs, as well as supporting the organisation with video and editorial services, and sourcing photography, video, audio and written stories from projects across Africa and South Asia. This work generates a huge volume of multimedia digital assets which need to be easily searchable by everyone in the organisation. We've recently moved to a new digital asset management system which requires an ongoing process of training and development.
We are looking for a Digital Asset Manager to be responsible for embedding and maintaining our new digital asset management system (Asset Bank), offering training and support to teams using and uploading assets. You'll work closely with content producers and story collectors to develop workflows preparing and uploading new content and you'll lead their implementation. As digital asset manager you'll inspire staff with available content, finding creative ways to make the organisation aware of the assets the team is producing. You'll need to make strategic decisions and plans for optimising and promoting the system and its contents, but you won't shy away from getting stuck into the day to day of preparing and uploading content.
Key duties will include:
* Ownership of digital asset storage systems with strategic decision making about process, structure and content
* Asset preparation, upload and categorisation - maintaining consistency and quality across systems
* Asset promotion
* System development and maintenance, with a focus on user experience and searchability
* System support and training
* Cross team collaboration and learning
We're looking for an organised individual with great communication skills. You'll need to be able to make strategic decisions and plans for optimising and promoting the system and its contents, but you won't shy away from getting stuck into the day to day of preparing and managing content.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
* Experience of developing and managing processes and systems
* Experience of working with digital asset management systems, preferably in an NGO
* Knowledge of Asset Bank highly desirable
* Proven experience of organising a wide array of assets and associated information at a high level, with accuracy and attention to detail and using a structured approach
* Proven understanding of digital image asset workflow and processes
* Proven experience of gathering and implementing user feedback
* Good analytics and reporting skills
* Excellent understanding of consent processes for image use
* Solid knowledge of GDPR
* Good understanding of user experience principles
* Proven experience of delivering training
* Knowledge and understanding of digital file formats (image, video, etc) and media usage rights terminology
* Ability to identify the qualities of good images and stories, and the detail needed to make a complete story
* Awareness of content ethics, in the context of international development
* Experience of Microsoft SharePoint highly desirable
Please see the job description for further details.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London. This role can be worked part time (a minimum of four days with a pro rata salary) or full time within the UK.
Please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. There will be an expectation that you can attend at least quarterly meetings at our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) or Brighton. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in early/ mid-April and the evaluation process will include a role-specific task to be completed at the second stage of the interview process.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
Job description
King’s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP) aims to improve health outcomes in five African countries– Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Zambia, DR Congo and Gambia – working with local partners and drawing on the skills of volunteers from the NHS and King’s College London. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the development and management of finance systems for an innovative and impactful health systems strengthening programme.
This role will be based within Kings Finance Team and will oversee financial management of KGHP’s restricted and unrestricted funds, leading on financial planning, budgeting and donor compliance across our programmes. You will support Partnerships staff, providing hands-on support as necessary to ensure that internal controls and financial management processes are in place, in order to meet financial, contractual, statutory and legal responsibilities.
The appointee will lead on the development of KGHP’s financial systems and reporting in line with developments from KCL's finance team. You will be able to deliver change in processes by building effective relationships with the Finance team and KGHP staff in London and in Africa, as well as building relationships with teams across King’s College London, ensuring coherence and consistency of approach and compliance with financial policies and processes.
This post will be offered on an a fixed term contract until 31st July 2025.
This is a part-time post - 80% full time equivalent.
Key responsibilities
Financial management, compliance and control
- Manage flows of funding to in-country programmes and partners, including forecast-based transfers and reconciliation
- Support the management of in-country finance staff
- Ensure project-specific financial record keeping; review partner financial reports, proactively raising issues with the project budget holder
- Oversee all international grants and contracts and ensure the timely submission of accurate financial grant reporting, including analysis of exchange rate gains and losses
- Lead and manage external audits, ensuring that recommendations arising from external audits are effectively addressed
- Support capacity building programmes workshops for local partners in Africa, enabling them to effectively implement and monitor statutory and institutional grants
- Work with wider finance teams to ensure income and expenditure is aligned to KCL's wider aims and ambitions
Budget development and oversight
- Work closely with programmes teams to develop proposal and programme budgets which ensure cost recovery and sustainable growth, ensuring appropriate rigour and accuracy. Ensure that match funding requirements for grants are strictly monitored
- Work closely with budget holders to ensure they have good working knowledge of their budgets, conducting regular meetings to understand and explain variances
- Maintain full oversight of KGHP’s finances, ensuring that unrestricted and restricted income and expenditure remains in line with approved budgets
- Provide monthly and quarterly reports and analysis to the KGHP Head of Programs and Senior Management Team to keep them informed of KGHP’s financial position and areas of risk
- Produce an annual statement of accounts for KGHP
Financial processes and systems development
- Improve and maintain systems for financial records, reporting and financial controls in accordance with auditing standards and accounting principles
- Train and develop Partnerships Finance staff overseas and in London in financial oversight and business management; ensure thorough inductions to finance systems for new Partnerships staff
- Ensure that guidance on reporting, budgeting and compliance to internal budget holders and other relevant staff members is clear and well communicated
- Develop and implement an approach to full cost recovery, cost attribution/allocation; reserves policy and management plan; and resource allocation policy, including policy on the application of unrestricted funds
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level
- Qualified or part qualified accountant or equivalent (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) or equivalent experience
- Highly competent in Excel, able to build and maintain sophisticated templates and databases
- Experience of financial management of large, multi-partner projects in the international development sector
- Experience of developing and maintaining financial systems in global settings
- Experience of capacity development of non-finance colleagues on financial management
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to communicate complex financial and contractual issues to non-finance colleagues
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias
Desirable criteria
- Experience of QuickBooks or similar accounting packages
- Experience of Business World / Unit 4
Further information
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
King’s Global Health Partnerships
King’s Global Health Partnerships works with health facilities, academic institutions and governments to strengthen health systems and improve the quality of care in four countries: Somaliland, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. We bring together health, academic and international development expertise from King’s College London, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and our international partners to:
- Educate, train and support healthcare workers
- Strengthen healthcare and training institutions
- Enhance national health policies and systems
We connect UK and African health professionals, providing training, mentoring and hands-on support; and undertake collaborative research to inform policy and practice. We also support our partners by providing access to funding, networks and development opportunities. Through these long-term partnerships and our global volunteering scheme we promote skills and knowledge exchange, and mutual learning that contribute to building a stronger health workforce and improved quality of healthcare both internationally and in the UK. KGHP is based within the School of Life Course and Population Sciences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
The Humane League UK is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action.
We're a mission-driven, energetic team focused on problem-solving and effective teamwork, and have grown significantly over the last few years.
Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.
THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.
You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.
The position:
The primary focus of the position is to support the operational side of the organisation and the Managing Director. You’ll need to be good at multitasking and highly collaborative.
You will work closely with other department team members to facilitate support for the wider team. This role will report to the Head of Operations, whilst working closely with the Managing Director.
We will be holding a webinar on Tuesday 9th April at 7pm BST for you to find out more about the role and ask any questions you may have. The webinar will be hosted by Alison McCants, Head of Operations and Emily Brennan, Operations Coordinator. If you’re interested, please register by following the apply button which will take you to our website.
A recording of the webinar will be available within 48 hours after the end of the event.
Hours:
This is a part time position of 28 hours per week over 5 days (or some of these days) with the working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.
From 1st July 2024 we are piloting a four day working week across the whole of the UK organisation. This pilot is planned to run for 12 months, at which point a decision will be made by our Board of Trustees as to whether this will become permanent. Success of the trial relies on the organisation being able to achieve the same or improved level of impact in four working days as five, with staff experiencing either the same or improved levels of wellbeing.
During the four day week pilot, working hours for this position will be reduced proportionately to 22.5 hours per week, spanning Monday to Thursday (or some of these days), with no reduction in salary. This will be a temporary change to the contractual terms with the successful candidate. The appointed person must be prepared to increase their working hours to 28 hours per week if a return to a five-day working week is decided.
Who you are:
You will be someone who enjoys supporting others in an administrative role and is happy to get involved in a wide variety of people and operations-related tasks. This role will require flexibility, a keen eye for detail, and good problem solving skills.
You have the ability to handle sensitive information and will work closely with the Operations team and Managing Director to uphold and continually improve our governance & processes.
You’ll be able to work independently and as a member of a team in a fast-paced environment and be excellent at prioritisation and managing multiple tasks effectively and efficiently.
Primary Duties:
Administrative (30%)
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Supporting the Operations team with a variety of administrative tasks relating to people, systems, finance, governance, and compliance
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Organising purchasing of products, equipment and subscriptions as the team requires
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Managing the subscription renewal calendars, ensuring timely review for renewals
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Provide logistical support for whole team meetings, events and workshops, budgets and quarterly reports
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Support the order of the team drive, organising items as needed and responsible for helping maintain the UK naming conventions across the team
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Keeping track of hardware and fixed assets
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Administrative support for other departments as necessary, such as supporting logistics of departmental workshops and retreats
Team meeting and support (35%)
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Manage System user-guides, How To guides & Best Practice guides
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Monitor and manage the main organisational email inbox, triaging to other departments and handling enquiries and responses directly where possible
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Remotely host whole team meetings, Diversity Equity and Inclusion discussions, weekly reflections, and wellbeing sessions (guidance and support will be provided)
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Booking meetings and coordinating travel requirements for national and international travel
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Assisting with the daily management of operational activities
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Support Lead People Operations Coordinator as required with hiring practices, such as listing jobs externally, administration related to interviews and adding transcripts and proofreading closed captions for job webinars
Executive Assistant support (35%)
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Support the Managing Director, helping with information requests, internal and external communications, board papers, scheduling, meeting preparation, minutes, updating Asana tasks and timelines, administration and expenses
In addition:
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Attend conferences, as required
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Participate in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation
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Attend in-person workshops 2 - 3 times a year
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Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement
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Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level
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Perform any other duties assigned by the Head of Operations and Managing Director
Key Competencies:
Team player: You value the benefits of teamwork, making your contribution confidently within the team. You are comfortable working with staff from different teams.
Multi-tasking: You have the ability to get a number of tasks completed at one time. This role requires being able to handle a multitude of different tasks, often simultaneously delivering them on time and to a high standard.
Accurate: With a keen eye for detail you are able to deliver accurate work.
Organised: You are a forward-thinker who works on your own initiative, meeting objectives and tight deadlines under pressure.
Initiative: Can work autonomously on a range of varied tasks and projects, with the ability to assess and initiate things independently. You have the ability to spot problems that others may not have noticed need solving, and take the lead without requiring support.
Nimble: You are able to thrive in a decentralised, fast-paced team environment, with the ability to learn and understand new things quickly. Given the nature of this role, you can pivot on the spot to adapt to changing priorities.
Good to know:
You will have access to:
- A fully remote work environment and team (all equipment is provided)
- A pro rata share of 25 days leave plus Public Holidays (reduced proportionately during four day week trial)
- Flexible working hours
- A workplace pension
- An annual learning and development budget
- Support for mental and physical wellbeing
- £25 per month reimbursement towards home working costs
At The Humane League UK, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only plant-based meals. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome
Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment.
For our salaries to be fair, transparent and equitable we want to provide a system that delivers a competitive salary in the market and could eliminate potential biases in compensation (such as the gender pay gap). For more information about the Operations Administrator salary please the attached document.
All applicants need to be:
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK).
- Committed to our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The Process:
All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.
Our full interview process comprises of the following stages:
- A skills test to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action (completed remotely).
- Join an online interview (via video call) so we can learn more about each other.
- Final Interview (via video call as above)
For full details of our recruitment process please see the attached document.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.