Part-time Bereavement Support Practitioner
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (3 days) Initial 12 month fixed term contract to 31 March 2022 and subject to continued funding from Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity
Rate: £26,000 pro rata per annum
Reporting: NHS Bereavement Services Team Lead
Base: The Royal Hospital for Children – Glasgow

We help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, parents and families, and the professionals who work with them?

Child Bereavement UK has been commissioned by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with funding from Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity to provide bereavement support for families bereaved of a baby or child, and training and support for hospital staff.

We are seeking to recruit a part-time Bereavement Support Practitioners to this established service:

The post will be based at The Royal Hospital for Children but travel across Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board will be required post-Covid. (As the role is based within the hospital all staff are required to comply with the hospitals’ protocols and Health and Safety requirements ie the wearing of PPE and participation in regular lateral flow testing)

The post will be for a fixed term until 31 March 2022 and is subject to continued funding from the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

Applicants should have a recognised, health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with parents, children and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.

Closing Date: Wednesday 5 May 2021
Interviews: Wednesday 12 May 2021 (by Zoom)

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis.
We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application. 

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME).

No agencies please.

About Migrant Help:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. 

Scope of the Role:

The scope of this role is to work as part of the Migrant Help Victims of Slavery Support Service team and to provide a professional support service to victims of trafficking and ensure a seamless service to clients. This includes the provision of support, advice and guidance in addition to providing assistance with the completion of any relevant support applications. There is a requirement that the post-holder will meet the changing local business needs and will re-prioritise work as necessary. The post-holder will work consistently to ensure the continuous local development of the support service; he/she will ensure that all advisory processes and procedures are efficient, professional and consistent at all times. The post holder is expected to contribute to the overall success of the Organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims, objectives, vision and values. 

The Requirements:

The successful post holder ideally will have experience (but not essential) working with clients who present complex needs, including mental health, substance mis-use and people in highly sensitive and emotionally challenging situations. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of providing information and advice within frontline operations, ideally having previously worked with, vulnerable individuals with complex needs, victims of trafficking and/or asylum seekers and refugees.

We are seeking a person who has the ability to manage a complex caseload, work under pressure whilst empathically working with people facing transition and uncertainty. Excellent listening, communication and IT skills in word processing, databases and spreadsheets is essential. The ideal candidate will exercise the ability to negotiate and liaise with other agencies on behalf of clients and have the ability to absorb complex written information and explain it to the client including the use of an interpreter.

The successful candidate will be expected to partake in the service’s on call system, providing 24/7 on call support for a week at a time, typically every 8 or 9 weeks.  On-call may require staff to attend work premises out of hours

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.

Benefits include:

• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme. 

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.  

Special Requirements:

-This post is subject to a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check

- Reference and Identity checks including Right to Work in the UK

- The successful applicant will need to be OISC registered or willing to obtain OISC qualification.

The applicant must be able to:

- Provide full employment history for previous 3 years and or suitable documentation to cover any gaps.

Raleigh International is a youth-driven development organisation. We focus on working for and with young people to inspire and make positive change in four areas: promoting youth in civil society, providing access to safe water and sanitation, protecting vulnerable environments and building livelihoods and enterprises.

Re:Green Programme Manager

Reporting to the Director of Safety, Operations and Governance, the Re:Green Programme Manager will oversee the safe and effective delivery of Raleigh International’s new Re:Green programme. Re:Green aims to mobilise young people to take urgent action to drive the green recovery & address the climate emergency.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional candidate with significant programmatic and operational experience at management level to excel in a mission-driven organisation. We are searching for a candidate who is passionate about environmental sustainability, the empowerment of youth, and is ready for the challenge of bringing this exciting new programme to life.

Download the recruitment pack and detailed job description & person specification below.

The closing deadline for applications is 5pm on the 28th April 2021.

The Prince’s Trust Scotland is currently going through an exciting period of development. We have ambitions to grow our offer to young people by providing a blended approach of face-to-face and digital delivery and support. To help us on this journey, we are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our dynamic team in Glasgow!

You will engage and build quality relationships with young people, volunteers and partners and as an effective communicator and collaborator, you will thrive in both team and independent work. If you believe you have the passion and skills to help young people change their lives, then we would love to hear from you!

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience and be adaptive and flexible – embracing change and innovation. Due to the pandemic, you must be comfortable both working virtually and delivering programmes on virtual platforms.

Our Execs provide 1:1 and partner support for young people so need to already have experience in facilitating skills development in at least one of the following:

• Education sector 
• Partnerships management 
• Digital skills training
• Social and personal development
• Employability/self-employment training
• Volunteer training/management

We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply, as you’ll have the chance to let us know what you would bring to the table, that will help Scotland's young people in your supporting statement.

Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information and to help with your supporting statement, please go to the job description or our ‘Working with Young People’ page. (These will open in a new window)

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Why we need Prince's Trust Executives:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year

• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.

• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

Locations: Glasgow and West Scotland

Salary: £35,000

You will be home or office based. Post Covid-19 with the expectation to travel across Glasgow and West Scotland.

BAME Recruitment are working in partnership with Volunteering Matters to support the recruitment of Delivery Leaders based in Glasgow and West Scotland.

About Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters is the UK’s leading volunteering charity that brings people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues though the power of volunteering. They engage over 20,000 volunteers every year through more than 100 programmes across England, Scotland, and Wales.

They partner with communities to overcome adversity, tackling social isolation and loneliness, improving health, developing skills and opportunity and ensuring young people can change.

Their local knowledge and energy is used to make action and progress, build stronger communities, and create a better future for all.

About the role

As a Delivery Leader, your role will be to develop and facilitate a high performing team that delivers inclusive and impactful volunteering and social action activities across Glasgow and West Scotland whilst meeting the needs of the communities that they are part of. You will be leading both the joint staff and volunteer team.

You will be the main leads for local commissioners, funders and partners. You will be responsible for maintaining pre-existing relationships with partners and securing renewals, as well as discovering and creating potential new business and collaboration opportunities.  

You will be trustworthy, respect your team members and promote a culture of collective accountability. As a Delivery Leader, you will play a leading role in ensuring that Volunteering Matters is an inclusive, happy and rewarding place to work and volunteer.

About You

We would like to hear from you if you have experience of:

• Building, facilitating and managing high performing teams.
• Using the power of storytelling to evidence impact and influence stakeholders.
• Building effective relationships across organisations.
• Place based delivery and development.
• Managing external stakeholder networks.
• Reporting on projects, including budget management.

Together with:

• Willingness to empower volunteers to deliver local services.
• Previous management or leadership experience in the community.

How to Apply:

If this a role that appeals to you, please submit your CV and a cover letter (up to 2 pages long and no more than 900 words) answering the following questions:

• What attracts you to work for Volunteering Matters and this specific role?
• From what you know about the opportunity what experience and skills would you bring that would enable you to be successful in this role?
• Could you share your best example in your career where you took on the responsibility of decision making and used your initiative to implement a significant change?

Diversity & Inclusion:

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact Denise from BAME Recruitment. 

Application Details

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm, Sunday 25th April 2021.

Project Manager - Strategy and Impact
Reference: MAR20217900
Location: Flexible
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
Duration: 18 months

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, the RSPB is evolving to respond to the natural world’s greatest threats, ensuring that we are in the best possible shape to deliver on our strategy. Underpinned by evidence-based decision making, our work programmes range from working in partnership to deliver major conservation outcomes on land and at sea, through to transforming our own ways of working to have greater impact for nature. RSPB has a large supporter base and workforce of paid staff and volunteers, with many sites, partners, and digital systems.

What’s the role about?

Working in the Strategy and Impact Department and reporting to the Head of Impact and Evaluation, you will manage projects which help RSPB plan and deliver its work and understand its impact for nature and people, on an 18-month contract.

Working with knowledgeable and friendly staff who are passionate about making a difference for nature in the UK and globally, we can offer you a unique opportunity to further your project management career.

The team is normally based at our UK Headquarters in the heart of The Lodge Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire. The impact of Covid-19 means the ability to work happily at home in a suitable environment is essential. The successful candidate could be based anywhere in the UK with good broadband connectivity.

Key result areas:

• Put in place the right governance structure to keep projects on track and ensure adherence to our strategic priorities.
• Produce relevant project documentation (including highlight reports).
• Ensure that stakeholders, including customers, are kept fully involved and informed.
• Estimate and manage the project(s) duration determining when activities and events are planned to happen -ensuring the timely completion of the project(s).
• Identify, record, manage and communicate risks and issues, putting in place appropriate contingency actions -to reduce the likelihood of events that might prevent project outputs and objectives being delivered on time.
• Agree and implement a quality strategy to determine what are the acceptable standards for the outputs and objectives of the projects.
• Manage the project budget against forecast, estimate costs, ensure that exceptions beyond tolerance are escalated and approved so that project costs are kept within agreed tolerances.
• Ensure that all changes made to project baselines are managed effectively to prevent scope creep.
• Take responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiate corrective action where required to keep the project on track.
• Direct and motivate the project team to achieve project success by focussing on a common goal.
• Manage handover to ‘business as usual’ by formally bringing the project to an end, preparation of any follow on actions required and communicate to others where relevant.
• Contribute to sharing of project management best practice across the RSPB.

What we need from you:

A strong background in managing projects, you will have experience of working on more than one project at a time and ideally in the area of strategic or business planning. You’ll be able to navigate and large organisation and work confidently with a range of diverse stakeholders at all levels of the organisation to ensure project success. You will know the tools and techniques of the discipline and can analyse problems and options both alone and collaboratively. An understanding of portfolio and programme management is highly desirable. You’re quick and keen to learn from others and happy to energetically take the lead to ensure project activities meet stakeholders needs.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Demonstrable experience of Project Management following a formal methodology
• Experience working on multiple concurrent projects
• Experience of digital system implementations
• Experience of dependency management within and across large programmes of work
• Skilled in the use of project controls
• Ability to manage data and information with Microsoft tools
• A good listener, quick learner, and logical thinker
• Evidence of strong literacy and numeracy
• Able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Understanding of Programme and Portfolio management
• Enjoys collaborative working practices
• Structured and methodical in work planning

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Relevant professional/technical qualifications or training
• Experience of working in business planning and performance
• Experience of project working within and across a large organisation
• Skill in resource investigation
• Able to manage SharePoint sites, libraries and lists

Closing date: 23:59, 26 April 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this vacancy on Friday 30th April 2021.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Fixed term contract until 31 December 2022

The role

Following the successful pilot of Breast Cancer Now’s Here for You personalised referral programme, which introduces people diagnosed with breast cancer to our support services, we are now looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager who can take the lead in rapidly expanding the programme, ensuring the Here for You offer is taken up widely by healthcare teams and their patients across the UK.  

Building on the progress to date, you will be responsible for all stages of project management to develop a quality personalised service, including refining the service model, proactively engaging with Cancer Alliances and NHS hospital trusts, promoting the service to internal and external stakeholders, developing robust evaluation and review processes and ensuring a sustainable quality service fit for the future. This will include  working closely with the Head of Personalised and Specialist Support Services as project lead and reporting regularly to the Here for You strategic group. You will play a key role in leading the project working group, working closely with managers of our delivery and supporting teams.

About you

You will  have excellent project management skills and experience, with the ability to produce and deliver a clear and practical roadmap for the expansion of the Here for You programme. You will be a self-starter, methodical, with strong attention to detail, and have excellent time management skills.

A confident and persuasive communicator, you will bring demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with a range of colleagues and confident in reporting to stakeholders across all levels. 

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

Please note that currently Breast Cancer Now is following Government guidelines regarding working from home. Although the role can be based in any of our Breast Cancer Now offices (Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow or London), the expectation is that once restrictions are eased, we will follow a blended approach between office and home working. Should you have any queries with regards to this please contact us in the first instance.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date: Monday 26 April 2021 at 09:00am

Interview date: Thursday 6 May 2021 (virtual)

Location: You can be based in any of our UK offices.

We are growing our Technology leadership team and looking for someone to lead the transformation of our Business Services portfolio, responsible for the technology that allows our staff and volunteers to do amazing work with Young People and to support the effective running of our organisation. 

This critical role will lead a team responsible for the development and operations of a suite of services that support our operations, fundraising, HR, Finance and other support functions, many of which need to be refreshed, consolidated or replaced in the coming years. 

You will be perfect for this role if you have a passion for building technology services that balance meeting user needs with operational effectiveness and want to be part of an organisation with true purpose. 

For more information, please go to the job description. (If you're viewing this on an external job board, please click apply to be directed to our website).

We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply.

Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

Why we need a Head of Business Services:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 773 

We are looking for people who will be committed to helping us to change the lives of young people, by taking up a permanent role as an Education Worker at one of our centres in Glasgow.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2021 we will have thirty-seven centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are also recruiting for Education Workers in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Weston-super-Mare.

How to apply

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'Apply on website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 10 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on w/c 21 June 2021 with interviews in w/c 28 June 2021.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take on the role of Regional Operations Manager for Scotland, whilst fulfilling the role of Centre Leader in a new centre in Glasgow. As a Regional Operations Manager, you will ensure that all the centres in your cluster are working effectively by directly line managing the Centre Leaders. In your role as Centre Leader you will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders (including our university partners) and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

We are also recruiting for a Regional Operations Manager for our West Midlands and Oxford Cluster.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'visit website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 4 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on 18 May 2021.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Casework Administrator in the Scotland Region at SSAFA, the UK’s oldest national tri-service military charity.

About the role

You will be providing specialist administrative support, working closely with branch volunteers in order to ensure a consistent, timely, quality service is provided to SSAFA beneficiaries.  This will include supporting volunteer caseworkers, call handling, signposting and triaging initial enquiries. The post is home-based, but you will need to be able to travel around Scotland once COVID restrictions are lifted. 

Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

About the team

In this new role you will initially be working closely with the volunteers who run SSAFA in Scotland, supporting them to administer casework for SSAFA beneficiaries but also facilitating their work to raise awareness of SSAFA, increase the number of volunteers and build a sustainable future for SSAFA in Scotland.  Over time we anticipate that the successful candidate will increase their support to SSAFA branches and volunteers across Scotland.

About you

To carry out this role successfully you will be a team player with excellent organisational, customer service, communication, and IT skills.  You will also have experience of working with volunteers and the ability to handle welfare cases with sensitivity and empathy. You must be highly motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision in a home-based environment.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces and ex-Forces community would be an advantage but is not essential.

An excellent understanding of MS Office 365 (particularly databases, remote applications (such as MS Teams) and MS Excel) is essential).  You should have at least a basic understanding of accounting principles and some experience of operating accounting software. However, we will train you in the SSAFA -specific systems you will need for the role.

SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight on 22nd April 2021

Interviews:  Week Commencing 26th April 2021 (Via Microsoft Teams)

SSAFA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to using the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Service.

Salary: Circa £39,003 per annum

Flexible working and home working from any UK location considered  

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.6 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals. 

The Finance Manager will support accounting, reporting and control activities within Mary’s Meals UK to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with good practice.

This role will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate financial records, the integrity of the accounting system and compliance with regulatory requirements. 

This role will provide leadership, management and coaching for the finance expenditure team, which may also include volunteers.

Please see the recruitment pack on our website by selecting the APPLY button.

Closing Date: Thursday 29th April 2021

Registered charity: SC022140

Community Fundraiser - South Scotland
Reference: MAR20217925
Location: RSPB Scotland – Glasgow
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join our community fundraising team in Scotland. As a good communicator you will be happy recruiting and motivating a large group of mostly remotely based volunteers. You will have specific responsibility for income generation from volunteer networks using our popular pin badges targeting the South of Scotland, from Dumfries and Galloway all the way to Dundee, excluding Edinburgh and the Borders.

Your work will include supporting our reserve teams deliver their fundraising targets as well as developing other ways to involve people in fundraising for RSPB Scotland. Crucial to your role will be building strong and lasting relationship with colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities across your region. This might involve events, online fundraising, engaging with projects and creatively growing support for our reserves.

If you are organised, enthusiastic, adaptable, thrive when presented with targets, can keep on top of competing demands on your time and want to contribute to the conservation of some of Scotland's most special wildlife, then we want to hear from you!

Key result areas:

• Meet or exceed agreed income targets to help support RSPB’s work in line with key performance indicators.
• Provide leadership and management to a network of volunteer fundraisers to help achieve community fundraising income targets.
• Provide excellent customer service to existing and potential supporters so that more people take an active part in helping to save nature. 

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Educated to A level or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences both in writing and face to face.
• Able to provide direction, energy and capability in order to lead and manage volunteer fundraisers.
• Ability to manage high performance as well as poor performance amongst volunteer fundraisers.
• Good level of numeracy in order to analyse data, identify trends and make recommendations for change.
• Able to deliver high level of customer service to a variety of audiences.
• Able to work under own initiative, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office.
• Recruitment, selection and management of volunteers. 
• Managing an income budget and monitoring expenditure such as travel, subsistence and materials.
• Proven experience of raising funds for a voluntary organisation or securing sales in a corporate environment against agreed income targets.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with volunteer fundraisers for a charity.
• Understanding of charity sector and associated fundraising techniques.
• Working knowledge of relevant Institute of Fundraising and Charities Act regulations and guidelines relating to volunteer fundraising.

Additional information

• This role will require occasional weekend and evening working.
• This role will require regular travel within the UK.
• The successful candidate will ideally be located in/around Glasgow or Stirling.
• This role will require occasional overnight stays away from home.
• Please note that the RSPB is committed to social inclusion and diversity. We warmly encourage people from all parts of the community to apply for this opportunity and be part of our diverse movement to save nature.

Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
We are planning to conduct interviews for this position on 11th May 2021.

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

About this volunteering opportunity

Would you like the opportunity to support Mary’s Meals’ work to feed hungry children in some of the world’s poorest countries and help give them a brighter future?

We’re looking for volunteers to join our global movement, to help raise awareness about Mary’s Meals and fundraise for our work.

As a Community Volunteer you can contribute as an individual or become part of one of our local groups of passionate volunteers, helping to grow our movement by motivating and inspiring people in your local community to support our work.

If you have a little time to spare, you enjoy meeting like-minded people, want to learn new skills and you’d like to help our amazing cause, then our Community Volunteer role is perfect for you!

Volunteering is fulfilling and fun. By gifting your precious free time to Mary’s Meals, you can learn useful new skills, meet new people, and make a valuable contribution to our important work to reach more hungry children with life-changing meals in schools. 

We really need your help so we can keep our promise to the more than 1.8million children who rely on a nutritious daily meal at school from Mary’s Meals, especially as Covid-19 has hit many developing countries so hard.

WHAT ARE MARY'S MEALS UK LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for people who are passionate about ending child hunger and ensuring that every child receives a daily meal in a place of education.

We have a range of activities that can be done from the comfort of your home, while Covid-19 restrictions are in place. They include: hosting virtual talks, spreading the word about our work on social media or holding screenings of our inspiring videos with family and friends. 

If you don’t mind public speaking, we can also train you to visit schools, Rotary Clubs and other local organisations to give talks virtually and generate support for our cause.

As restrictions change across the UK, other key activities may include:

• • Sharing our story (in person) with local community organisations, schools, churches, and faith groups.
  • Organising fundraising events in your local area – such as coffee mornings, quizzes, and bucket collections.
  • Promoting Mary’s Meals’ fundraising campaigns in your community.
  • Distributing and displaying promotional materials and placing collection tins.
  • Helping to generate support from businesses in your local area.

Our flexible volunteer roles allow you to raise awareness in your own community in whatever way you feel comfortable. All of our volunteer activities are tailored to suit your different skills and time constraints.

This is a great opportunity to enhance your communication and/or event management skills, while also making a huge impact on the lives of some of the world’s poorest children.

You can speak to your Mary’s Meals contact to discuss which elements of the role would be best suited to you.

We have great opportunities to put your skills to good use, and we will provide training and support to help you in your role. Please visit our website by selecting the Apply button to find out more.