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About Global Health 50/50:
Global Health 50/50 (GH5050) provides rigorous data and insight in the pursuit of gender equality within global health and across sectors, systems and frameworks. Established in 2017, GH5050 operates as an independent, evidence-driven initiative with charitable status registered in the UK. Our ethos revolves around the principles of human rights, particularly in relation to gender equality, and we are resolute in our commitment to effecting meaningful change.
At GH5050, we embrace an authoritative, analytical approach, underpinned by a genuine concern for social justice and equity. Our work transcends borders, drawing upon a wealth of data-led insights to inform policy, shape discourse, and drive tangible progress. As a trusted source of information and analysis, we serve as both catalyst and convener, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders to effect change.
While founded to monitor and act on inequalities and inequities in the global health sector, GH5050 is now embarking on an ambitious expansion into new sectors, including law and justice and finance and economics building upon our proven model of data-driven advocacy. By leveraging partnerships, engaging stakeholders, and amplifying marginalized voices, we aim to make enduring contributions to the global pursuit of gender parity and social justice.
Role Summary
The Operations Executive will join a small but rapidly growing team working at GH50/50. Within this role, and in close collaboration with the Head of Operations you will ensure high quality administrative support across GH50/50, setting the entire team up for success. This is a crucial role that will ensure that things run effectively and efficiently in support of our mission.
This is a brand new role for GH50/50, therefore we are looking for a bright, self-starter who can work with the Head of Operations to shape the role; providing recommendations to the organisation on administrative processes and own their projects from conception to delivery. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the charity's administrative and strategic initiatives as we enter a new phase of growth. We foresee that the successful candidate will enjoy variety, will be highly organised and will have a can-do attitude.
Job Responsibilities:
o Support the Head of Operations in the smooth and efficient running of the GH50/50 office.
o Collaborate with the Head of Operations to source and roll out a new organisation-wide management system for GH50/50, ensuring thoughtful integration into our current working practices.
o Organise the Co-CEOs calendars, including scheduling meetings and appointments.
o Support the Head of Operations to prepare and manage correspondence, reports, and documents as required.
o Alongside the Head of Operations, maintain effective office management and administrative procedures.
o Manage and triage the organisational email account
o Monitor and update the organisation-wide contact database
o Ensure compliance with data protection and ethics legislation, including being up to date with GDPR requirements (training can be provided).
o Coordinate support to the team on basic financial management tasks, including expense claims and other reporting.
o Arrange and coordinate internal and external meetings, including managing calendars, conference call logistics, venue booking and wider meeting preparation tasks, preparing agendas, and minute-taking/dissemination of actions.
o Attendance at internal meetings across all work streams to increase information sharing and keep a sense of organisations objectives
o Coordinate the distribution of board and trustee and advisory group(s) meeting materials and invites.
o Support the Head of Operations to improve the ease of filing documents through our current system - SharePoint.
o Own the planning and organising of certain events, including launches, roundtables and conferences. This will include event management and travel booking, when required.
o Flexibility to take on additional administrative tasks as and when needed in support of the charity.
Skills and Qualifications:
● A keen self starter, who is passionate about the GH50/50 mission and where they can have impact.
● Experience in working with or for academic institutes for research organisations would be beneficial, as would experience working with a remote team with globally based stakeholders
● Excellent organisational and time management skills.
● Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with high emotional intelligence.
● Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and familiarity with HR and financial management systems.
● Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative professional relationships with a wide range of partners across diverse contexts, including whilst working remotely.
● Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
● Knowledge and understanding of the charity sector.
All Staff are required to:
● Demonstrate commitment to GH50/50’s organisational values, including exercising high ethical standards with attention to teamwork, collaboration and integrity.
● Ensure that they have read and understood all mandatory policies and procedures.
● Uphold the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policies, ensuring effective implementation in all aspects of their work for the Charity.
● Act always within the Charity Rules, Policies, Procedures, and any other statutory requirements.
● Be proactive, bring ideas, suggestions and contribute to the improvement and development of the charity.
● Undertake training as required.
● Attend staff and team meetings as required.
● Observe health and safety procedures in the workplace to ensure personal safety and to safeguard the interests and safety of colleagues and visitors.
● To establish, foster and maintain close working relationships with other functions to allow swift resolution of issues and sharing of knowledge.
● Undertake other duties and responsibilities as appropriate since all staff are expected to work flexibly within their skill level to respond to changing priorities.
Our generous staff benefits include:
● 28 days annual leave (pro rata for p/t), plus bank holidays. In addition, we provide 3 days leave over the Christmas and New Year period.
● Flexible working arrangements with at least 1-2 days per week in the Cambridge office
● 5% employer pension contribution
● Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) via Health Assured
● Professional Development and Training
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) are a benevolent charity who have been helping railway workers and their families for over 160 years. We are here for the rail industry through tough times by providing financial grants for those struggling to afford the essentials in life. Our work focuses on the provision of grants to rail families; supporting those facing tough times by alleviating immediate financial hardship and funding support to assist wider well-being.
The Caseworker will work in the Services Team to provide an effective support services to our beneficiaries. This will involve supporting beneficiaries with grant applications, grant administration, handling initial enquires for support by phone, email and post, and referrals and signposting to RBF partnerships and external agencies.
As RBF Caseworker you will ideally have:
- The ability to provide a non-judgmental, practical and supportive welfare service to beneficiaries of the charity.
- An understanding of how to manage caseloads and knowledge of welfare benefits, including those related to disability and hardship.
- The skills required to be the first point of contact for all grant and support enquiries via telephone, post, or digital.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter to Ryan Morgan, Services Manager at Railway Benefit Fund.
The closing date for applications is Monday 17th June 2024.
Interviews will be held at our Crewe Office on 25th June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Us in Empowering Communities
Do you thrive on connecting with others?
Can you see the potential in ideas, even amidst the challenges?
Are you passionate about empowering communities to drive positive change?
Then our Grants Officer vacancy could be for you!
Due to our continued growth and development, we have two exciting job opportunities for 2x Grants Officers to join our team. These roles support local communities and third sector organisations in accessing funding. As a Grants Officer, you won't just be processing applications—you'll be shaping the future of our funds and programmes working with communities and fundholders across the West Midlands.
What You'll Do:
You'll work alongside a team of seven Grants Officers, under the leadership of our Senior Manager – Programmes. Each day, you'll engage with projects, assessing applications, preparing for panel meetings and visiting the initiatives we support.
In your first weeks, we'll welcome you with an in-person induction at our Coventry office. Here, you'll meet your colleagues, shadow panels and dive deep into our grant-making ethos. Beyond the initial period, we welcome hybrid working with the requirement of joining the team in office two days each week – additional office days may be required for high priority meetings and events.
We're looking for people from diverse backgrounds who share our values for community impact. Whether through personal or professional experience, you understand the importance of supporting grassroots organisations and their local communities.
Your Strengths:
- A confident communicator with a collaborative spirit.
- An innovator who values continuous improvement.
- Skilled in managing multiple priorities with autonomy.
- A champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Why Join Us:
By working with us, you'll evolve into a skilled Funding Officer, gaining expertise from the leading, independent grant making foundation in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Our sector offers ample avenues for growth and development and gives you the chance to give back to real people, with real stories.
At the Foundation, we champion diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds—ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, persons with disabilities or health conditions, and those from diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
If you're ready to turn your passion into purpose, we invite you to join our team and contribute to creating a fairer, happier and healthier Midlands.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ID: 1204 Head of Corporate Partnerships
Salary:
- Starting at £46,796 FTE per annum, raising to £54,186.
- If office based, additionally, £3,679 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum
- If home based, additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum
Location: Either homebased or based at our Head Office, London, N1 7GR.
If office based, we typically work 2 days a week in the office. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week).
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a national charity committed to building stronger families and supporting people through change, challenge and crisis. Since the charity was founded in 1869, we have continued to help children and families overcome the challenges they face through a wide range of practical, emotional and financial support. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in some 200+ community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through our national helpline, FamilyLine, which offers free and immediate support to adult family members, and through national schemes like the National School Breakfast Programme.
This is an exciting time for an experienced corporate partnerships leader to join our high performing corporate partnerships team. Family Action is currently undertaking a major brand review and will soon be launching a new website, with income generation a key priority. We have several existing high value partnerships including with Barclays, NewDay and Poundland Foundation. For new business opportunity, our broad range of services allows alignment with partners across many sectors. Our working culture is flexible, fun and open, with excellent opportunities to collaborate with colleagues with a range of specialisms, from brand, to marketing and communications, to fundraising, as well as our colleagues delivering Family Action’s services.
Main Responsibilities:
- Leading the team in planning and delivering new business activity, drawing on business need, our organisation strategy, sector trends, meeting agreed annual income targets.
- Ensuring account management of all corporate partnerships is delivered with skill and diligence. Leading the team in maximising the impact of partnerships through outstanding relationship management.
- Embedding corporate partnerships in the strategic development of the organization, promoting and advocating for current and prospective partners in strategic discussions at Family Action. Integrating and aligning corporate partnerships activity with wider organisational priorities.
- Proactive and supportive line management of the corporate partnerships team, which currently comprises 3 x Corporate Partnerships Managers, 1 x Fundraising Officer and the Toy Appeal Temporary Assistant (Christmas)
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
- A proven fundraising leader with an in-depth understanding of and experience of working on a wide variety of corporate partnerships
- Demonstrable experience of successful new business work, securing 6 and/or 7 figure opportunities.
- Extensive account management experience, ideally across a range of sectors
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak confidently both formally and informally to a range of audiences as well as strong writing skills.
- A commitment to social justice and a passion for helping families to thrive.
Benefits:
- annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
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.
For an application pack and further information please visit our website, details are on the advert PDF document.
Please email completed applications to: inbox (6) details on the advert PDF document
Closing Date : Monday 17th June 2024 at 9:00am
First Interviews are scheduled to take place from 24-28 June virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates 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 in person interview.
* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
VOICES are excited to be seeking our first full time fundraiser to support our growth and development. We are looking for an individual who has relevant sector experience, a good knowledge and understanding of fundraising and a commitment to working in a trauma informed way. As a survivor led organisation, we are looking for someone who shares our ethos and will be proactive in consulting with our Lived Experience Group(s).
You will work closely with the CEO to help secure the long-term future of VOICES, through expanding and diversifying our income generation.
With a good understanding and knowledge of grants and trusts fundraising, you will also help direct our future – with consideration to community fundraising, charity shop and/or social enterprise. Whilst we’ve many ideas about what it might look like, no decisions have yet been made and we’re keen to work collaboratively with our new fundraiser and hear their vision.
At VOICES, we have big ambitions which would cement our role as sector leader in recovery services and ensuring survivors’ voices remain at the heart of policy and practice.
This role will also involve working to help develop VOICES’ name, increasing community awareness of our charity. You will therefore bring with you, knowledge of social media, marketing and communications and/or a willingness to learn.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop, oversee and actively lead the implementation of a fundraising strategy which exploits a wide range of fundraising opportunities, maintains diverse and sustainable income streams, and builds the organisation’s voluntary income capacity to meet its aims and objectives.
- Oversee and support the development of fundraising, with consideration to diversifying our income avenues.
- Working closely with the CEO and Finance Assistant, maintain an overview of funding across the organisation and analyse income sources to manage the fundraising strategy, assess progress against targets and contribute towards our financial capacity.
- Absorb the knowledge of the team and consult with them regarding priorities, representation, approach and model.
- Work with the CEO to develop high quality grants and trusts applications (our current main source of income).
- Build on our existing corporate partnerships and establish / develop new corporate partnerships for VOICES.
- Attend Finance Committee meetings and the Board of Trustees, reporting on fundraising and progress against the strategy.
- Help to grow the name of VOICES, through use of relationships, partnerships, marketing and communications.
- Work closely with the Centre Administrator to agree a planned approach to social media.
- Working with the VOICES team, consider the role of volunteers in VOICES – taking management responsibility for any fundraising volunteers.
- In line with our trauma-informed ethos, adopt a trauma-informed approach.
- Work with clients, including the Lived Experience Group, to hear their ideas for fundraising and enable their participation in events / volunteer opportunities where appropriate.
- Develop and maintain relationships with a variety of key stakeholders including Clients, funders (including trusts, companies, major donors), Trustees and volunteers.
- Continuously monitor and evaluate fundraising activities, taking corrective action or enhancing them when necessary
For further information or an informal discussion about the role, contact our CEO, Emily Denne.
Application is by way of a CV and covering letter, explaining your skills, experience and interest in the role (no more than 2 pages).
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on 24/07/2024. In line with our trauma informed ethos, all candidates invited to interview will be provided with the interview questions in advance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are currently seeking a Team Lead to head up the delivery of support services for carers across the Southend Borough. Working 37 hours per week with remote working with the flexibility to work from home and community venues in Southend.
Tasks will encompass: managing the Carer Support Advisers within the team, providing personalised information and advice to carers, working with carers using a strength-based approach to identify their needs and plan support as required and building effective relationships and partnerships with commissioners, other organisations, partners and key stakeholders to create better outcomes for carers.
To be successful in your application, you will ideally need experience of managing a small team and building up relationships across partners and communities in order to deliver agreed outcomes within timescales.
In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification contained within the Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you. Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date, your application has not been successful.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Birchwood, with some travel around site locations across Warrington
Benefits: 27 days (plus Bank Holidays)
About us
Our vision is to reform adult social care in the North West through person –centred, outcome driven services.
We empower our staff to advocate for system change and inspire them to lead by example, promoting dignity and wellbeing for all those we support.
At Catalyst Choices, we deliver a variety of support for adults with additional needs like learning disabilities, autism or physical disabilities. We also support older adults who’ve developed challenges with their memory or mobility.
We’re strong believers in personal choice so we make sure every care package we develop has the person receiving it front and centre.
As a Community Interest Company, we exist to benefit those around us, not to maximise profits. Any surplus is reinvested back into the business or our communities, and employee ownership means that our staff influence the strategic decisions made by our senior leaders as well as being rewarded financially by sharing in any profits we make.
As Business Administrator you will coordinate and complete the administration for all aspects of the employee lifecycle, specifically:
• Attraction & recruitment
• Onboarding
• Staff development
• Retention
• Performance management
• Engagement
• Succession Planning
• Exit
• Ensure accurate record keeping for all HR processes using internal systems, iTrent & Sharepoint.
Furthermore, you will undertake service administration including:
• Ensure completion of business-critical processes, e.g. service returns.
• Manage new customer contracts, assessments and assist the Finance team with invoicing.
• Complete Client Finance and assist with company audits.
• Adhoc administration support for the Management Team, tasks could include: report writing, correspondence, minute taking and high-level administrative support for formal meetings and hearings.
• Adhoc project coordination support for transformation and development projects.
You’ve got the skills and experience
• 2+ years’ experience in previous HR or administration role.
• Experience of HRIS management software, iTrent or similar.
• Knowledge of employment law, regulatory compliance and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Capable of task prioritisation, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Aptitude for working with systems.
• Comfortable with complexity and ambiguity.
• Excellent customer service skills, ability to work with a range of stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You are positive and outgoing, a natural “people” person.
The type of person we’re looking for
Collaborative: You are someone who thrives on working through and with other people. You ask for help when you get stuck.
Growth: You are motivated to make the most out of opportunities for our clients, the organisation and yourself. You are committed to your own professional development, and the growth of our quality and reputation as a provider.
Openness: You are not set in your ways, but open to new ideas and ambitious to do good. You are thoughtful, curious and embrace constructive challenge, welcoming change even if you find it difficult.
Ownership: You take responsibility for your role, accountable for your actions as we celebrate success and seek to improve where necessary. You are not someone who hides their mistakes, rather you use your learning to improve your practices.
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter of no more than 250 words, to Grace Nolan via the apply button.
Closing date 23rd June 2024.
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Sussex Community Foundation is one of the fastest growing community foundations in the UK. We strive to make Sussex a fairer, more equal place, by connecting philanthropists, companies and donors with charities in their local community.
We have a strong track record of raising funds by providing Donor Advised Funds and philanthropy advice to high value donors. Our success is built on the relationships and the trust we build with our supporters. Donations enable us to give grants to local charities today and to build a lasting endowment fund for generations to come.
As Head of Philanthropy, your role would be to lead our fund development strategy and our Philanthropy Team to the next level. We aim to achieve even more ambitious income goals by building strong and lasting relationships with high value donors.
This is an exciting time to join the Foundation. You will inspire donors, supporters and colleagues. You will have the opportunity to shape the strategic goals of our multi-year fundraising campaign, developing and implementing the major donor engagement strategy, and leading the team to grow and manage our portfolio of major donor prospects. We are a small team so you will also need a hands-on approach.
At Sussex Community Foundation, we are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, regardless of background, identity, or ability. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and different communities. We know there are many ways to gain experience, so if you think you can do the job, please apply and tell us how you meet the criteria.
If you are passionate about supporting local communities to make a difference and building strong relationships with major donors, this a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact.
The closing date for applications is 1st July 2024 midday and we are only accepting applications through the Charity Job portal as we are using the anonymised application function.
Applications which do not demonstrate essential experience in the covering letter will not be shortlisted.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know, and we will work to accommodate your needs.
To champion and enable all who want to make a positive contribution to our local area through effective philanthropy and community action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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· Are you looking for role in fundraising that will give you exposure to the full range of fundraising activities?
· Would like to be part of ambitious, creative, and dynamic team?
· Would you like to raise funds for an award-winning charity which supports refugees and asylum seekers?
The Bike Project is looking for a new Fundraising Executive to join our team. This role supports all of our fundraising activity so will give the post holder exposure to all areas of fundraising from Major Doors to Corporate Partnerships, Events and Fundraising Appeals. Alongside this the role will manage the relationships and support given to our Community Fundraisers and our participants in London to Brighton and Ride 100 events.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about raising money to fund the work of The Bike Project. You will need to have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects. The role holder will need to have experience working in customer service and be confident using digital platforms and apps to enhance working practices. Although desirable, fundraising experience is not essential as training will be provided.
Being a small charity, we work in an agile manner which allows for creative ideas to flourish and new ideas to be implemented quickly. We hold donation sessions weekly out of our London and Birmingham workshops, so there is opportunity to see the impact of your work first hand.
As a team member at the Bike Project you’ll enjoy a fantastic benefits package, including extended family leave, a standard holiday allowance starting at 25 days and increasing with each year of service, access to the Reward Hub, and an Employee Assistance Program.
We particularly encourage applications from disabled, and global majority candidates, and those who have personal experience of being a refugee or the asylum system.
Closing date: Thursday 20 June at 11:30pm. Interviews scheduled for Wendesday 26 of June.
To apply
Please apply via Charity Job website with a C.V and cover letter which highlights:
· Why you would like to raise funds for The Bike Project
· Highlight your skills, experience, and knowledge which you think would make you a good candidate, ensuring you cover the points of the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
AdviceUK
Home-based with regular travel and meetings in London
Permanent
Full time with part time and job share options considered (4 days/28 hours)
£64,943 - £68,230 plus Regional Weighting (up to £4,454 in London)
Benefits including 20 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year (to a maximum of 25 days), 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year, home working allowance, 6% pension, 2 days volunteering, season ticket and bicycle loan
Charity People are delighted to be supporting AdviceUK, a small charity which improves the lives of people in need of advice through support to its members, to recruit a Head of Policy and Public Affairs.
AdviceUK makes a big impact. Its stakeholder, policy and advocacy work is across devolved nations as well as the UK. They support members, so it is easier for them to help their clients, and by directly influencing policy-makers, decision-makers and funders. There are currently 700 AdviceUK members and 1.7m people were offered free advice by members on a diverse range of issues including debt, housing, benefits and immigration problems.
This is an exciting time to join AdviceUK's growing team as they launch a new three-year strategy. The organisation will be making a significant investment in capacity, new support services and innovation to deliver the support and advice that members, the wider advice sector and their communities need.
The Head of Policy and Public Affairs will lead and have oversight of all policy and public affairs activities; developing the function; establishing policy positions; delivering evidence-driven campaigns and effective stakeholder engagement; to secure policy change and funding to benefit people seeking advice and the communities served by members.
Key responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement effective strategies for policy and funder influence, ensuring alignment with AdviceUK's strategic objectives. Provide ongoing strategic oversight of political and sector trends to inform decision-making.
- Policy Development and Advocacy: Lead the creation and coordination of clear policy positions, identify influencing goals, and overseeing responses to government consultations. Represent AdviceUK at external events.
- Public Affairs Management: Oversee a proactive public affairs strategy, build relationships with key government contacts, manage stakeholder engagement, ensure effective public affairs leadership, and amplify influencing work.
- Campaign and Media Leadership: Oversee the development of effective campaigns, mobilising support and leveraging media opportunities to raise awareness and drive action on priority issues for AdviceUK.
- Research and Evidence: Oversee research and analysis to support policy and campaign objectives, ensuring evidence-based insights inform advocacy efforts.
- Leadership and Management: Provide effective leadership to the Policy and Public Affairs Department as well as other staff, line managing the department, ensuring strong performance and supporting learning and development.
- Funding and Financial Management: Foster funder relationships to secure income for AdviceUK, manage departmental finances, and ensure efficient programme management of grant-funded initiatives.
The Head of Policy and Public Affairs will have at least 3 years' experience of working in a similar role and experience and/or an understanding of the social welfare advice sector, the issues faced by advice providers and the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have developed and delivered impactful policy and public affairs strategies that have led to demonstrable change either directly or by working in coalitions and partnerships. You will have experience of acting as a spokesperson including to the media, at events, to select committees and other government or funder-led working groups. You will be a strategic leader with the ability to build strong working relationships and manage and motivate a team. You will have strong analytical, organisational and prioritisation skills.
This role is home-based. You will need to attend meetings and events in London as part of the role and quarterly SMT meetings and all staff meetings with some travel across the UK and overnight stays. There may be out of hours work for which TOIL is granted.
How to apply
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. For more information and for the full Job Pack, please send a copy of your CV to Jen D'Souza at Charity People as the first step. The closing date is 9am on Tuesday 25 June. Interviews will take place Friday 6 July in person in London. Travel costs will be reimbursed.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Role Title: Senior Private Sector Partnerships Specialist
Salary: Band D (Up to £47,822)
Location: London/Chard, Somerset
Tenure: Fixed-Term 9 months
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Do you have knowledge and experience of developing and delivering partnerships to promote gender equality in complex international supply chains?
Are you a skilled communicator with a proven ability to articulate complex issues in a compelling and persuasive manner, are you looking for a role where you can use your communication & writing skills to adapt to a range of different communications?
Do you have the partnering, negotiation and facilitation skills to enable co-creation and greater collaboration across organisations and teams?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
We are looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our team as a Senior Private Sector Partnerships Specialist. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on strategic programmatic partnerships with businesses that are committed to addressing gendered human rights and environmental issues. You will play a crucial role in securing six and seven-figure partnerships with corporate and charity organisations, with a focus on the tea and related agricultural supply chains. As a leading international development charity, we are committed to working towards a world where all women and girls can live free from poverty and violence. We are looking for someone who shares our values and is passionate about making a difference.
As a Senior Private Sector Partnerships Specialist, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, including our Executive Leadership Team, Policy and Practice team, and Global Secretariat. You will also have the chance to collaborate with external partners, such as ethical trade, human rights, and responsible business specialists, as well as senior decision-makers within the private sector, industry associations, and business lobby groups. In this role, you will have the chance to use your excellent networking and influencing skills to build strong relationships both internally and externally. You will also have the opportunity to develop your digital skills and knowledge within our supportive working environment. Additionally, you will have the chance to travel to the countries we work with and work on programs addressing serious human rights abuses, including gender-based violence.
We are looking for someone who is committed to our vision, mission, and values.
Some Key Responsibilities of the role includes (not limited to-please refer to the JD for full details):
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with corporate partners, securing six and seven-figure partnerships
- Understanding and stay up-to-date on trends in private sector sustainability and (Environmental social and governance) ESG objectives, with a specific focus on gender and human rights.
- Utilise knowledge of global sustainability trends to inform partnership engagement approach
- Negotiate complex high-value contracts with private sector partners that align with ActionAid's mission and values
- Collaborate with fundraising, programmes, and advocacy teams to support and further ActionAid's work
- Willingness to travel internationally and work on programmes addressing serious human rights abuses, including gender-based violence .
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.
Newham, and Camberwell or Holloway when not on community visits
Ref CLW-241
Are you an empathetic, flexible and collaborative individual with a proven record of providing support, advice and advocacy, and communicating effectively, the needs of clients to other professionals? Do you have strong experience of working as part of a multi-agency team working together to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable young people?
If so, join St Giles Trust as a Community Link Worker where, as an important member of the SOS Royal London Hospital Team who are embedded within the clinical team, you will provide vital support for ‘high risk’, vulnerable young people both when they are admitted to hospital following an injury of violence and following their discharge, where you will engage with them in community.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
Our successful candidate will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to young victims of violence, exploring innovative and effective ways of supporting them which will reduce their risk of re-victimisation. You will deliver an outreach service that includes advising and advocating on behalf of the young person and their family, providing practical support that will include setting up access to and helping each individual, following their discharge from hospital back into the community, to engage with specialist support services. In turn, helping them to navigate the impact that follows post peer on peer violence. This will include providing vital help with mental health and wellbeing, housing and social support, ETE, substance misuse, finance, benefits and debt.
You will also be expected to assess young victims of violence with reference to St Giles’ assessment practices and to produce support and risk management plans based on these assessments, promoting inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, while developing and maintaining effective relationships with partner agencies is also an essential element of the role.
What we are looking for
• Personal experience of the criminal justice system, lived experience of the issues facing this client group and/or experience of working with ‘high risk’, vulnerable children, young people and/or families
• Substantial experience of engaging successfully with ‘challenging’ young people and of assessing the needs of children and young people who are at risk of significant harm
• Experience of using support plans, to enable people to successfully access support services
• Proven experience of working in a high intensity environment and to manage effectively your own wellbeing
• A working knowledge of relevant services for young people and their families in the service provision area
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult and Child Workforce with Child Barred DBS.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 20 June 11:45pm
Role Title: Supporter Communications Specialist
Salary: Band C-£35,747
Location: Chard, Somerset, UK - Hybrid
Tenure: Fixed Term (Until the end of February 2025)
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Are you able to select and use stories and images to meet the needs of multiple audiences such as supporters line with AAUKs values of sharing power?
Can you create compelling copy for various fundraising and marketing materials, both offline and digital?
Could you collaborate with other teams to share information and deliver an integrated supporter journey?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
ActionAid UK is seeking a passionate and dedicated Supporter Communications Specialist to join our dynamic and values-driven team. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to working for the rights of women and girls, with a strong focus on feminist principles, safeguarding, and becoming an anti-racist decolonised INGO.
In this role, you will be responsible for creating and managing content. You must have a willingness to travel internationally and be able to handle complex relationships and drive change within your role. You will play a crucial role in monitoring and assessing the performance of our overseas programs in relation to report content, child messages, and other supporter communications. Your expertise in Direct Marketing programs, particularly Child Sponsorship, will be utilized to develop innovative direct marketing programmes, internal skills and awareness of this key organisational product. You will also have the opportunity to showcase the impact of our work through internal communications, such as staff briefings.
In this role, you will also have the chance to work with a wide range of channels and activities, including digital, mail, and telephone, to create supporter-focused communications that create an emotional connection with our supporters. You will use your deep knowledge and expertise to assess and select content that best represents AAUK and our development achievements. Additionally, you will be responsible for creating compelling and high-quality final copy for our Child Sponsorship, Next Step, and Regular Giving programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Select and use stories and images to meet the needs of supporters and supporter journeys
- Create compelling copy for various fundraising and marketing materials, both offline and digital
- Continually improve your digital skills and knowledge within the working environment
- Manage supporter feedback journeys and make decisions about audience-appropriate content
- Plan and manage workload timelines to meet deadlines and KPIs
- Develop appropriate communications to support emergencies
- Collaborate with other teams to share information and deliver an integrated supporter journey
Key Requirements:
- Experience in creating offline and digital materials for fundraising and marketing
- Strong project management skills and ability to work under pressure and on your own initiative
- Excellent copywriting and proofreading skills
- Ability to communicate diplomatically and negotiate effectively
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.
About Women in Prison
Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.
Job Purpose:
You will be joining Women in Prison’s new fundraising team which secures funding from a range of sources including individual donors, corporate supporters, and charitable trusts and foundations. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly to support the administrative and operational needs across different areas in the team including major donor giving, individual giving, trusts and foundations and legacy giving.
Day to day tasks will include managing the fundraising team’s administration function, carrying out prospect research, thanking donors and donation tracking, and providing support for various fundraising activities such as supporter/cultivation events. You will also build productive relationships with individual supporters and organisations through the delivery of exceptional supporter care.
Key Responsibility Areas:
- Provide support across the Fundraising team
- Stewardship
- Information Management
- Financial
- General
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Company Description
We are at a pivotal moment: the climate and biodiversity crises are deepening, and inequalities are even more marked in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of these global challenges. We want to make sure that impact is positive. At ShareAction we work with investors, policymakers and individuals to unleash the positive potential of the investment system. We aim to build a world where our financial system serves our planet and its people.
Team
ShareAction’s Banking Standards team seeks to work with stakeholders such as banks, investors, and NGOs to make sure the banking industry take responsibility for their impact on people and planet. We have a history of campaigning on key aspects of banks’ climate strategies – such as their emission reduction targets or their fossil fuel policies – and we are gradually expanding our campaigning, research, and engagement work to other sustainability themes and banking regulation.
Position
What you’ll do (key responsibilities)
The Research Intern will primarily support the Senior Research Manager in updating, maintaining, and further developing a database tracking climate-related commitments made by the largest European banks. The commitments that we currently track include banks’ fossil fuel policies and emission reduction targets. The banking tracker is a critical source of information with multiple use cases: data collection for the banking survey and other research reports, engagement with banks and investors, and ability to respond quickly to announcements and media queries. The banking tracker was initially developed in 2021 to address specific research-related needs but has rapidly grown in size, in line with the scope of our banking research. Its use cases have also evolved in line with campaigning activities, and researchers aim to update it on an ongoing basis (e.g. when a bank makes a new commitment). Maintaining the database mobilises significant resources and further developments are needed to unlock the intended efficiencies and economies of scale across various use cases. The database is currently hosted in Excel and we are exploring alternative database management systems. The Research Intern will primarily support this effort during a 12-month internship.
In close collaboration with banking researchers, the Research Intern will contribute to the following tasks:
- Streamlining the structure of our internalbanking tracker (currently in Excel) and data collection process to ensure updates are made in a consistent manner across banks and themes (e.g. decarbonisation targets, sector policies such as fossil fuel policies).
- Developing our banking tracker to include new research themes (e.g. green finance targets).
- Integrating our banking tracker into the research process for banking surveys, ensuring that data can feed into survey questionnaires and scoring sheets.
- Strengthening the environment and infrastructure of the database to address performance issues and minimise operational errors.
- Reviewing banks’ sustainability disclosures and updating the banking tracker accordingly.
We are keen for the Research Intern to get exposure to all areas of ShareAction’s banks workstream. Depending on the team needs, the intern might be asked to:
- Support the Senior Campaigns Officer review resolutions paperwork.
- Contribute to the development of research positions that will inform the contents of our next banking survey and the more systematic consideration of climate justice concerns into our work.
- Provide ad-hoc admin and team support.
Requirements
What you’ll bring to the team
Essential
- Strong interest in climate change, sustainability, and/or the role of the financial system in addressing these issues.
- Strong interest in data analytics and/or data management.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and comfortable using common features of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Team player willing to support and learn from colleagues.
Desirable
- Experience using data management software or programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python) or willingness to quickly expand on foundational knowledge.
- High-level understanding of products and services offered by banks to retail and corporate clients.
What we will do for you
Working with ShareAction will offer you the opportunity to achieve significant personal impact in one of the most respected and exciting organisations in the responsible investment space.
ShareAction seeks to offer all its employees an exceptional working experience with opportunities to develop existing and new skills, applying them in ways that help change the world for the better. You will be challenged but also supported very actively to succeed within a friendly, high performing and highly motivated team.
- You will be part of a team that has had demonstrable impact on the climate strategies and sustainability commitments of large European banks.
- You will benefit from a highly supportive work environment, with a focus on equality, employee wellbeing and mental health.
- You will have access to a flexible office space in central London and regular social events with colleagues. As a team, we generally meet in the office every Tuesday. We would be keen for the successful applicant to join us at least twice a month if they are based outside of London.
- You will have access to internal and external training opportunities, from formal training courses to informal ‘lunch & learn’ sessions with visiting speakers. We will also provide you with any training you may need to use our systems.
- We have yearly objective setting to ensure that you are receiving the support you require.
- All our roles are subject to a settling in period which will give you very supportive start to your journey with us.
Other information
Contract type: 12-month fixed contract
Who it reports to: Senior Research Manager
Salary: £23,933 + 8% pension contribution
Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 24th June
Interview dates: The first round of interviews will take place from 8th to 11th July. The second round of interviews will take place from 24th to 26th July. We are willing to demonstrate flexibility for the right candidate. Any offer is subject to funding being secured.
ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100 per cent sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application questions to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.
We also actively encourage staff to consider flexible working arrangements, recognising that a better work-life balance can improve employee motivation, performance and productivity, and reduce stress. Therefore we want to support our employees to achieve a better balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning and other interests. We are committed to agreeing any flexible working arrangements, provided that the needs and objectives of both the organisation and the employee can be met. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking (As at May 2024, just 35% of us work 'standard' full time hours of 5 7-hour days).
Please note that as part of the induction process, you will be expected to attend the London office in person during your first week in post, to cover items including Health & Safety, IT set-up, Office Orientation and Team member introductions.
ShareAction’s London office is based in vibrant Aldgate and a short walk from Aldgate East underground. Remote working will remain the norm for many ShareAction staff, with office space available as described in London for those who wish to use it.
Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions, we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size, we are unable to sponsor visas.
Please be aware that when shortlisting we are looking for a sense of a candidate's unique voice and individual experience, especially if you are using generative AI tools as part of your drafting process.