Events Officer Jobs
Our Welfare Officers provide direct and impactful welfare support to RAF personnel and their immediate family. As a trusted and confidential source of support, you will assist our service users with challenges they are facing, from mental ill-health, difficult relationships, domestic abuse, financial and cost-of-living concerns, resettlement, housing, childcare, equality issues, bereavement, military discharge or deployment and many more - no day will be the same, as such this is a great opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the Welfare sector.
Our intervention is provided with consent on a non-statutory basis, and you will work with and engage our service users to develop appropriate interventions for individual outcomes.
Our service is transitioning to become more accessible and inclusive, digital technology plays a key role in this, as such you will use digital technologies to complement and enhance processes and service user experience.
You will play an active role within the community, promoting the service through the delivery of presentations and representing the service at public engagement events. You will also work closely with RAF welfare teams, local authorities, health, education, civilian agencies, charities and other military organisations to ensure the best outcome for the service user.
About the Team
2024 marks 34 years since SSAFA began delivering an independent non-statutory, and confidential service, for the Royal Air Force community across the UK, and this is an exciting time to be joining as we were recently successful in our bid to continue delivering this service.
We are transforming our ways of working to be innovative, to ensure our service is even more inclusive and accessible to meet the needs of a modern RAF.
As part of this transition, we are recruiting to several Welfare Officer vacancies across the UK, including apprenticeship opportunities which will be advertised in due course.
We are a hard-working team from diverse professional backgrounds. Although we all have our own area of responsibility, we support each other in delivering the best possible service to our military community.
Find out more about the Personal Support & Social Work Service on our website.
About you
To thrive in this role you will have relevant experience of supporting adults, families and children/young people. You will be able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to deliver presentations with confidence.
You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard. It is important that you have experience of planning and managing your own workload, with minimal supervision.
It would be advantageous if you have experience of carrying out assessments, preparing plans, monitoring and reviewing outcomes.
There will be some travel required and therefore you will need to be able to drive and have access to your own car.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 23 June 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 28 June 2024
Chief Executive Officer
Repton Community Trust
35 hrs per week (Hybrid working)
Salary £39,000-£42,000
Are you a dynamic, resourceful and impact driven leader looking to make a difference in the Borough of Ashford and Rural Rother? Do you also have the commercial acumen to lead a thriving community centre and the community development experience to understand what matters to people and design impactful programmes lead by community members.
Repton Community Trust is an innovative and growing enterprise. Our vision is to ‘Put the Heart in Communities’. We are a leading provider of projects to address food insecurity in the area. Since our launch over six years ago we have built strong and deep relationships across Ashford and more recently have grown some services into East Sussex.
We are looking for an inspirational person to lead our established team of staff and volunteers, to springboard from the amazing foundations already in place and take Repton Community Trust on the next stage of its successful journey.
Our successful candidate will be highly motivated, passionate about working with communities and equally comfortable negotiating with senior stakeholders as rolling up their sleeves and running community events. They will have a proven track record in securing grant funding from a range of sources and managing the high-quality delivery of multiple grant funded programmes.
We are an ambitious organisation and have big plans for the future. We have beautiful facilities in a thriving community and established, credible relationships with communities and key stakeholders.
If you feel that this role is for you, we would love to hear from you.
Who are Repton Community Trust
·Our thriving community centre has had more than 100,000 visitors since we opened in 2018.
·We opened Kent’s first community fridge in 2019.
·Our innovative Peoples Pantry and 24-hour food lockers supported thousands of people during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/21.
·We opened our first community shop (social supermarket) in 2022.
·We expanded our services to include a mobile shop reaching rural communities in Ashford and Rural Rother in 2023.
·We rescue on average 0.75 tonnes of food per month in 2024.
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 need an events manager who is adept at managing projects and events, working with our fundraisers and encouraging our supporters to get involved in our events such as our annual trek, the prestigious Care Sector Ball, and all the other events we’re involved in. The right person will have the confidence and persistence it takes to persuade, cajole, prod and encourage fundraisers to do as much as they can to raise funds for us. You need to be proficient at managing the admin that goes with events, including using fundraising platforms such as Just Giving and Enthuse to engage with fundraisers and provide regular reports on the income raised. We will also need you to organize hotel, travel, conference arrangements for the team.
You must be based in England, to help us keep travel costs down as much as possible. The role is home based, with travel to fundraising events, conferences and network meetings, and with travel every 10 weeks or so to central London for team meetings.
You must be a determined self-reliant professional though also a team player, to effectively coordinate and execute events and other activities, and be passionate about events management and fundraising to enable us to raise as much money as possible for the charity.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Determination and a ‘can do’ attitude
- Well developed interpersonal skills, particularly around negotiation, persuasion, motivational and collaborative attributes
- Experience of managing fundraising platforms such as Just Giving and Enthuse
- Excellent organisation and planning skills
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good IT skills particularly MS Office packages
- Ability to produce reports and information based on income received through fundraising and other platforms
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Must be able work in a fast-paced environment
- Work well in a team but also be self-motivated
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Experience in event management, preferably in the charity sector, and be able to demonstrate a strong track record in fundraising and achieving financial targets.
- Creativity and confidence with a strong sense of determination willing to persevere to engage and encourage potential fundraisers.
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The ability to build professional relationships, tell the charities story in order to engage supporters and remain upbeat and positive when in challenging situations.
The willingness to get stuck in, to attend events to cheer our fundraisers to the finishing line and to encourage others to take part.
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 per annum
Location: South West London (Central Office is based in Mortlake – 12 mins from Clapham Junction and 23 mins from Waterloo) with a high level of flexibility.
Benefits: Missing People is 14th on the Sunday Times “100 Best Not-for-profit Organisations to Work for” List 2019 and offers the below benefits: • 28 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays on appointment. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service* • Company pension contribution • Life insurance (3 x salary)* • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 support helpline • Interest-free Season Ticket Loans* • Additional maternity pay and leave* •Additional paternity pay* • Additional sick pay* *available after probation period passed
ABOUT US
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat.
We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year.
Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE
As an Events and Community Coordinator you will coordinate the delivery of events and community activity that engages people to raise vital funds for Missing People.
You will
• Deliver a range of fundraising products and activities for people with and without experience of the cause to raise agreed income targets;
• Contribute to the achievement of agreed team targets for supporter volume, average value, conversion rates;
• Create marketing briefs and work with the Marketing team to ensure events are marketed and delivered in line with plans;
• Coordinate the creation of inspiring and practical content and materials to support fundraising, including working with third parties to commission or source copy, video or images;
• Work directly with supporters to help them develop their own fundraising ideas – this will sometimes involve working with people with lived experience of the cause.
• Plan and deliver a portfolio of fundraising events and activities, coordinating event promotion, developing and delivering high quality supporter journeys, and planning and delivering an excellent on-the-day experience for supporters.
ABOUT YOU
You will need to have experience of:
• Providing an excellent level customer service;
• Communicating with customers verbally or in writing such as newsletters or emails;
• Engaging individuals and groups, inspiring them to take an action;
• Event management;
• Coordinating the creation of content and materials – e.g. sourcing copy, video, photography;
• Achieving and growing fundraising income or sales targets;
You must also have:
• Relationship building skills;
• Able to plan events, ensure they are delivered on time, after action review, monitor, improve etc.
• Able to work as part of a team and build professional, productive relationships across the organisation;
• Able to inspire people to take on an activity or challenge on behalf of the cause;
• High emotional intelligence to work sensitively with people with experience of the cause, often to do something positive ‘in hope’ of a missing loved one.
You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.
WHY WORK FOR MISSING PEOPLE?
Would you like to work for a welcoming, caring organisation which makes a difference to people affected by the issue of missing throughout the UK?
Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work. Working for Missing People means living our values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. We know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value here. You will find plenty of scope for personal development including: getting involved in cross-charity projects; leadership development or volunteer supervision; training; e-learning; and hearing about the latest topics from some of our amazing partners. We offer a range of enhanced family friendly benefits. We are happy to talk about flexible working in many of our roles.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description, and a letter from the hiring manager. We look forward to receiving your application. Include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role.
Closing date: 23:59 on 25th June 2024.
Interviews: 1st July 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the event of a very large number of applications, so Apply Now!
You may have experience in the following roles: Events Coordinator, Community Engagement Officer, Community Fundraising, Mass Participation, Challenge Events, Fundraising Coordinator, Charity Events Planner, Events Officer, Supporter Engagement Officer, etc.
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About the Mint House
Our aim at the Mint House is that restorative justice and practice become embedded within organisations and communities, being seen as a natural part of 'how we do things' across a range of settings. We work towards this through events and communications designed to introduce restorative justice and practice to new audiences and share learning on effective practice, by providing training and support, through network building, thought leadership and practical projects. Among examples:
- helped by the appointment of a part-time communications officer in 2021 we now have a 500+ strong network of event participants and supporters from across sectors and extending round the globe (though with a sizeable Oxfordshire contingent).
- since 2021 we have trained over 200 managers and staff from Oxfordshire County Council's children's workforce (social workers, family support workers etc) in restorative practice, backing up training with reflective practice sessions and practical resources. More recently, we have been providing similar training and support for colleagues in forensic mental health settings. We are an accredited training provider with the Restorative Justice Council.
- many of our events have a network-building dimension. We also specifically facilitate a network of UK-based colleagues working to create restorative communities and cities, and a network of communications specialists working in our field.
- with support from the Westhill Endowment, we recently hosted two sets of research and practice dialogues, bringing people from diverse backgrounds together to explore what’s involved in embedding restorative practice in organisations and communities.
- we are currently working with partners from across Oxford to pilot use of restorative approaches to reduce evictions of former rough sleepers from supported accommodation.
Training & Projects Officer role
Context
In 2023 we drew up a new strategy and business plan. This exercise underlined that the transformational change we want to see depends on us collaborating with many different organisations and communities, exploring with them what it means to be restorative in their context then working with them to make and learn from the changes needed.
Through our work so far we have encountered many potential collaboration partners. Working alongside our part-time Communications and Events Officer your role as Training and Projects Officer will be to help us implement existing partnership projects and develop new ones. We have funding available to support this post for 12 months initially but aim to make the role sustainable as new projects come onstream.
We expect the role to be home based, but with a need to visit clients/project partners and attend meetings/events in Oxford or the surrounding area on a regular basis. Wider travel to partner events/meetings may also be required from time to time.
Purpose
Support the delivery and further development of ‘on the ground' initiatives demonstrating the difference restorative justice and practice can make to building healthy relationships and promoting peace and reconciliation. As part of this, orchestrate delivery of training and support contracts.
Key responsibilities
a. Manage implementation of existing ‘on the ground’ projects, notably including our Matilda House trailblazer housing project.
b. Co-ordinate delivery of training and support, liaising with clients to understand delivery requirements and with in-house and associate trainers to confirm their availability.
c. Support the team of associate trainers, ensuring they are well prepared and supported, with access to continuing development and opportunities for reflective practice.
d. Ensure the quality of training, including ensuring the continuing development of materials and that training is tailored to the delivery setting.
e. Work with trustees to shape and introduce new projects, including liaising with partners, drawing up project plans and budgets and laying the groundwork for new projects as they come onstream. As part of this, and as time allows, input into funding applications
f. Monitor project and training delivery and spend, capturing learning and reporting as required to trustees and external funders.
g. Work closely with the Communications and Events Officer, supporting completion of key tasks as required.
h. Other duties as assigned by trustees.
Please see the job specification for further details including person specification and how to apply.
Helping you to build relationships, deal positively with conflict, and repair harm through restorative practice.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is your opportunity to have an impact on the lives of disadvantaged people across Staffordshire and Shropshire, by using your skills to deliver front line projects which will benefit thousands of people.
The Community Foundation for Staffordshire & Shropshire is the leading independent grant-giving body in Staffordshire and Shropshire. We award more than £2m each year to voluntary and community groups, registered charities and social enterprises across our area. We are based in Stafford, with a satellite office in Telford, and are committed to supporting our local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Within our Business Development Team there are two vacancies for Projects & Partnerships Officers. These roles will each look after specific projects under our management. Some projects managed by the Community Foundation include the Best Kept Village & Community Competition, Trust Transfer projects, and frontline projects supporting rough sleeping, digital exclusion and care leavers, amongst others. As well as general administrative tasks, you will help to arrange events which support and promote our projects, create resources and manage relationships with our supporters and donors. You will be responsible for the direct delivery of some of our projects, and help to steer future projects and partnership work. We are especially keen to hear from people with a proven track record in project management, project delivery or from under-represented communities.
Please make your application via our website, www.staffordshire.foundation/join-us or www.shropshire.foundation/staffandtrustees/workwithus
The Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire is the leading independent grant-giving body in Staffordshire and Shropshire. We award more
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.
About Smart Works
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed.
After visiting Smart Works, 63% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Greater Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. Over the past ten years, Smart Works has helped over 35,000 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In April 2022, we launched a new Three-Year Plan that will see the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women. More information about who we are can be found on our website.
About the role
Smart Works exists to empower all women who need help getting into work. We are currently in a significant growth phase, doubling the number of women we support to 10,000 women a year by 2025. As such, we require vital cornerstone funding and are seeking to establish a Major Gifts function, to secure donations from high-net worth individuals, that will enable us to achieve our mission and help thousands of women to transform their lives.
This is an exciting new role that provides an opportunity to build a new major gifts programme from scratch. Supported by the Director of Partnerships, you will work closely with the CEO, Board, and our network of 750 volunteers, to develop a giving strategy that will engage and grow a new pool of crucial supporters for Smart Works.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing major donors, as well as conducting prospect research, developing bespoke stewardship materials, and securing five-figure and six-figure repeat gifts.
We seek an excellent communicator, with significant experience in influencing, negotiating and exceeding set targets. Creativity, an understanding of women’s fashion, and knowledge of wealth circles would also be advantageous.
Smart Works is a collaborative environment, with dynamic teams and ambitious plans. It is also a rewarding place to work and a lot of fun, with valuable opportunities to attend nationwide fundraising events, expert leadership panel discussions, fashion sales and exclusive events.
The Fundraising and Partnerships team are based in London. This is a hybrid role, working from a London centre at least twice per week, with the opportunity to work across our North, West and South London centres. Some evening and weekend work is required to lead on philanthropic fundraising and support wider partnership team events.
If you are a dynamic, proactive self-starter, with exceptional interpersonal skills and are passionate about supporting women into work, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you. We would love to hear from you.
Duties and responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Partnerships, the successful candidate will:
- Lead the development and delivery of a giving programme, building a pipeline and carrying out proactive prospect research
- Secure five-figure and six-figure multi-year gifts from major donors, to exceed income targets
- Research and identify prospective major donors who could support Smart Works, through existing warm networks and via outreach to cold audiences
- Work collaboratively across teams and functions to produce creative and compelling propositions and materials to secure both core and restricted funding
- Represent Smart Works to a diverse range of stakeholders and audiences to generate income and raise brand awareness
- Develop cultivation events considering regional hotspots
- Acknowledge, thank and recognize donors appropriate to their level of support and ensure restricted gifts are appropriately allocated
- Manage donor database and reporting
- Support Smart Works’ local centres across the UK and share learnings and guidance to help others build their Major Gifts potential
Skills, knowledge and personal attributes
Essential Criteria
- A track record of cultivating strong and positive relationships with multiple, senior and high-net worth individuals
- Demonstrable experience of making the ask, and an ability to support senior staff, volunteers and trustees to do so
- Interpersonal verbal communication and presentation skills, in order to foster strong relationships with donors and networks alike
- Target driven with excellent organisation and time management capabilities, demonstrating an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to prepare high-quality funding proposals and reports, adapting the communication style for different audiences and stakeholders to maximise impact
- Proactive, ambitious team player, able to work from own initiative
- Passionate and enthusiastic about the mission and vision of Smart Works
Desirable Criteria
- Proven track record in securing six figure major gifts income
- Outstanding written communication skills and strong attention to detail
- An understanding of the Philanthropy landscape and its current challenges, opportunities and trends
- Experience in database management
- Smart Works promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, disabled candidates, and candidates with lived experience of unemployment as we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Smart Works
General duties of a Smart Works staff member
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with all team members and take an active part in staff meetings and discussions
- Adhere to our policies and procedures and be an ambassador for our charity
- Play your part in ensuring that each woman who comes through our door is treated with respect and empathy
Benefits, terms & conditions
- Full-time role, based across our three London centres
- Monday to Friday with typical working hours 9 am-5 pm in line with centre opening hours. Happy to discuss flexible working at interview
- Salary of £34,000 - £39,000 depending on experience
- 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays
- Company pension
- Positive, supportive working environment with opportunities for practical training and progression
- VIP access at Smart Works sales, events and pop-up shops
- All successful applicants must provide two satisfactory references and complete a Basic DBS check
How to apply
Please submit a CV and answer the following questions via our recruitment portal by 21st June at 5pm. Your application should be addressed to Hannah Sanders, Director of Partnerships
- Why do you want to work for Smart Works? (Max 250 words)
- What experiences and skills do you have that make you well suited to this role? (Max 400 words)
- In your opinion, what individual or groups of people would make an excellent Major Donor for Smart Works? (Max 400 words)
Reasonable travel costs will be reimbursed for interviews.
At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Officer to join our team based in Birmingham. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,000 per annum.
Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.
As our Volunteers Officer, the successful candidate will play an integral role in contributing towards the development, planning, and delivery of the charity’s volunteering programme. This role will be based in the North and the Volunteers Officer will be responsible for the recruitment and oversight of volunteers across the North and Scotland regions. We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role.
Benefits of joining us as our Volunteer Officer include:
- 35 days Annual Leave
- Matched pension contribution
- Employee discounts and memberships
- Prayer facilities
- Opportunity to really make a difference!
Key duties and responsibilities of the Volunteer Officer include:
- Acting as a central point of contact and support in the North and Scotland regions for all volunteer queries and support requests, including providing prompt and thorough responses and resolving any complaints
- Acting as a central point of contact and support in the North and Scotland regions for all volunteering requests from internal departments, specifically the Fundraising and UK Programmes departments
- Managing and supervising volunteers and Interns across the North and Scotland regions, including developing their skillsets, providing volunteer engagement initiatives, and promoting a positive working environment
- Actively growing Human Appeal’s volunteer database in the North and Scotland regions, including promoting volunteering opportunities, processing new volunteer sign-up requests from the Volunteers inbox, and conducting Volunteer Team Leader interviews
- Recruiting Interns across the North region for various departments to achieve additional manpower support, by preparing Role Profiles, posting job adverts and conducting interviews
- Preparing volunteers resources, such as collection buckets, t-shirts, merchandise and donation forms, for all volunteering activities
- Designing and delivering local volunteering projects and outreach programmes to achieve increased public interaction with Human Appeal and improve local relations
- Exploring new and innovative ideas to maximise the potential of Human Appeal’s volunteering programme
- Undertaking a range of administrative tasks in support of the wider Volunteers Management team and People and Culture department
What we’re looking for in our Volunteer Officer include:
- Ideally degree-educated in a related field, with minimum GCSE English and Maths
- At least 1 year of relevant experience in charity / office administration / events or volunteers’ management
- Driver with a clean licence and full-time access to a car, as regular travel across the North and Scotland area will be required
- Flexible attitude, as the Volunteers Officer will be expected to support campaigns by attending activities and events that may take place in unsociable hours, such as evenings and weekends. Please note that any over-time will be compensated via Human Appeal’s TOIL Policy
- Computer literate and database proficient; experience using Salesforce is desirable
- Fluent English is essential and additional languages e.g. Arabic, Urdu are desirable
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the international development sector
This would be an ideal role for an experienced Volunteers Officer looking to develop their career, or an experienced Office Administrator looking for a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!
We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Volunteers Officer – we would love to hear from you.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.
This is an exciting opportunity to help Eastbourne Foodbank realise its vision/ambition of continuing to be a strong and effective charity challenging poverty both in Eastbourne and expanding across East Sussex.
- In order to realise this ambition, we need to increase our fundraised income for the period 2024 -2027 to £1.6million.
- Through this new organisational role, you’ll proactively create and grow fundraising income opportunities with individuals, community groups and grant giving trusts and foundations. You'll be at the heart of our local community, bringing our cause to life and building lasting donor relationships.
- Through your fundraising expertise, you will have a proven track record of building relationships with individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations and other donors to achieve and exceed annual income targets and KPI’s. You’ll have the capacity to create and craft compelling proposals and appeals that successfully engage and attract donations from new and existing supporters.
Through the design and delivery of excellent, engaging and regular stewardship communications and powerful fundraising appeals, you will grow our income and pool of individual supporters making one off or monthly donations. You’ll also explore and implement ways of promoting Eastbourne Food Bank across the community to successfully attract an ever-greater number of individual donors.
- You’ll engage with local community groups, associations, events, schools and businesses in order to grow Eastbourne Foodbank’s community fundraising reach and income.
- Through excellent, comprehensive and considered research, you’ll identify and prioritise a pool of potential Trusts and Foundations funders for Eastbourne Foodbank and, working with colleagues, you’ll develop authentic, compelling, creative and winning funding bids that can successfully engage new and existing Trusts and Foundations funders.
- You’ll work closely with and support the CEO of Eastbourne Foodbank in maintaining and evolving the existing relationship with the Big Lottery Fund and developing collaborative fundraising activities and joint bids with five other Trussell Trust Foodbanks across East Sussex.
The salary will be £38k to £40k depending on experience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Birmingham Community Matters (BCM) is recruiting. We are looking for a Project Officer to join our team in September 2024.
We’re looking for a Project officer to support our work with micro community and voluntary groups across the city, boosting the impact of these groups across Birmingham.
The role builds on our work with small community organisations, within a defined geographical area in Birmingham. You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of activities that support small and micro voluntary groups in the city.
Briefly, the role will involve:-
- Organising, hosting and facilitating (online and in-person) meetings, events and workshops
- Developing networks and contacts and working with host organisations and wider stakeholders for the benefit of the groups we support
- Speaking to volunteers and group members (in person and online) to understand their queries about setting up or developing their micro community group or small charity.
This role is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Location: Home based but the role requires travel to and from community venues around Birmingham.
Salary: Pro-rata £17,100, based on 22.2 hours per week (£28,500 FTE salary)
Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 30 June 2024
CV's will not be accepted.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Salary: £30,000 (+ London weighting if applicable)
Location: London office, with an optional hybrid model, but expected to be in the office at least two days a week. Open to remote working if based in one of our target regions - feel free to enquire. The job will require UK based travel (more details in job description)
Hours: Five days a week (flexible and HnH operates a nine-day fortnight)
Contract: 24 month - Fixed Term Contract
Benefits:
-9 day working fortnight, with one full day off every two weeks
-25 days annual leave + statutory holidays including Christmas to New Year
-Hybrid working
-Generous pension scheme
-Staff Learning Fund
-Enhanced parental benefits package
We reserve the right to close applications should we have a reasonable number of shortlisted candidates early on.
We will be holding interviews for the role online on the 9th and 10th July.
Why this role is important – and why you’ll make a difference doing it:
HOPE not hate is the UK’s leading anti-fascist organisation. Our mission is simple: To monitor and challenge the far right, to engage in the communities that are susceptible to them and to address the issues and policies which give rise to them.
Over the last five years, we have grown steadily, with our research and intelligence work exposing and undermining the far right, even foiling a murder plot, our community engagement providing expertise to vulnerable communities and our work in schools growing to teach young people to recognise and challenge prejudice and hate.
About the role
The Community Outreach Officer will deliver on helping the communities susceptible to the far right. As part of the policy team, they will have access to research and policy insights on the issues which are causing tension and divisions in communities and where these tensions are most acute, and use this to devise locally-led solutions in partnership with key figures in the community and relevant sectors.
They will have experience in community organising, whether through employment or voluntary work, and use this experience to develop an organisational strategy for addressing far-right organising and hate-based community tensions. Part of the strategy will include a plan to extend and deepen HOPE not hate’s existing relationships in key areas across the UK. It will also involve designing and publicising resources, developing and delivering training and writing regular briefings.
Willingness to work with a variety of stakeholders is important. The role will include liaising with local authorities, national and local organisations and grassroots community activists to build and facilitate the design of locally-led community resilience strategies. There will also be access to our existing networks and relationships across relevant sectors e.g. migration and refugee sector, community cohesion and local authorities. An understanding that communities and community groups are the experts on their own needs is crucial – solutions should be developed with, not for, those most impacted.
This role requires travel around the UK to support areas where help is needed. Please get in touch if you have further questions about what this would mean.
Key responsibilities
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Working with the research team to distribute and explain information on local risks.
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Working with relevant stakeholders to share solutions and best practice, including through meetings and events.
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Developing resources and guides to support stakeholders to build more resilient communities.
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Developing and delivering training to support key stakeholders in responding to rising tensions and responding to hate.
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Using data and polling to target areas and solutions locally.
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Travelling to meet key stakeholders in communities affected.
General Responsibilities
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Maintain and promote the mission of HOPE not hate.
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Uphold HOPE not hate’s values when working with communities, stakeholders and colleagues.
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Participate in events and activities to showcase the work of HOPE not hate
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Attend agreed supervision and review meetings with your line manager.
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Contribute creatively to the future development of HOPE not hate.
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Identify and undertake other duties as appropriate to this role.
Skills requirements:
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One or more year’s experience in community engagement.
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Experience of delivering training, or confidence in public speaking.
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Experience of working alongside partners to develop work.
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Ability to work independently.
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Highly organised and able to structure and manage workload.
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Strong communicator with ability to discuss sensitive and emotive issues in tense environments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you committed to supporting transformative change in people's lives? Do you excel in a role that blends operational savvy with genuine people skills?
This is your chance to play a key part in a passionate team dedicated to ending economic abuse. Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is not just a workplace; it’s a community united by a shared mission—to ensure every victim-survivor of economic abuse can thrive free from fear and oppression.
We are seeking a People and Operations Officer who is both a strategic thinker and a practical doer, capable of supporting our internal team and enhancing our operational effectiveness. Your role will be crucial in implementing our ambitious 3-year strategy and ensuring our operations are resilient as we continue to grow in size and impact.
About You:
- You are a proactive individual with a proven track record in supporting team operations and enhancing workplace environments.
- You possess excellent organisational skills, capable of managing diverse tasks from administrative support to strategic operations development.
- Your communication skills are top-notch, enabling you to foster strong relationships both within the team and with our external partners.
- You are adept at using IT and digital tools to improve organisational efficiency and team connectivity.
- A strong advocate for workplace well-being, you are innovative in supporting team morale and professional development.
About the Role:
- You will support the Senior Operations Manager in day-to-day operational tasks and strategic project implementation.
- You will handle key 'People' functions such as recruitment, onboarding, and staff development, ensuring a smooth and welcoming experience for new team members.
- Manage our digital tools and resources, including SharePoint and our internal CRM, enhancing our organisational efficiency.
- You will play a vital role in organising both virtual and in-person meetings and events, ensuring they are impactful and align with our strategic goals.
- Your role will also involve managing health and safety compliance, equipment procurement, and data protection, ensuring our operations support our remote working model effectively.
About Surviving Economic Abuse:
At Surviving Economic Abuse, we deal with one of society’s biggest issues. Last year, 5.5 million UK women reported that a current or former partner had controlled their economic resources – money and the things it can buy such as food, clothing, transportation, and housing. Through economic control, abusers limit women’s freedom, they steal their futures, and, in far too many cases, they take their lives. Yet too few people are aware of economic abuse – even those who experience it. We are the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. The speed and scale of our growth since 2017 are evidence of how much we are needed. We may be young, but we are already creating big waves.
What We Offer You:
- Remote working with occasional travel for team events
- Competitive salary
- 25 days of annual leave plus (pro rata) plus bank holidays
- 5 'Wellbeing Days' (pro rata)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Pension scheme, with 3% employer contribution.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work related concerns.
- Reflective practice
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive and innovative environment.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference and think you have the right skills and enthusiasm for the job, please apply via our website. Interviews will be held online week commencing Monday 1st July 2024.
Surviving Economic Abuse is committed to developing an inclusive team which reflects the diversity of the communities we support. Our culture celebrates diverse voices, and we particularly encourage applications from black and minoritised women and disabled applicants who are under represented at SEA.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you driven by a passion for justice and gender equity? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of women affected by the criminal justice system?
The JABBS Foundation is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Grants & Administration Officer to join their passionate team and help create lasting change.
Why JABBS?
They are dedicated to justice, rights, and empowering women. By joining their team, you will support impactful projects such as the Women & the Criminal Justice System Programme, while also contributing to broader Foundation functions, including charity governance and compliance.
Position: Grants & Administration Officer
Salary: £32,000
Location: Birmingham (Flexible hybrid working; minimum 3 days in the office)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours/week, 5 days per week (Job share will be considered)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave, statutory pension scheme, flexible working
Your Role:
As their Grants & Administration Officer, you will be the backbone of their operations, providing essential support to their Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees. Your work will ensure that their grant operations run smoothly and that they are compliant with all regulations.
Role Highlights:
- Administrative Support: Manage calendars, schedule meetings, handle travel arrangements, and maintain meeting records.
- Compliance Management: Oversee day-to-day operations, ensure compliance with health and safety, data protection, and governance regulations.
- Grants Management: Coordinate grant agreements, reporting, payments, and monitoring. Build strong relationships with their grant and strategic partners.
- Event Coordination: Organise events, workshops, and training sessions to support their programme and external communications.
About You:
You are a proactive and organised individual with a knack for managing multiple tasks and a passion for justice. Your strong communication skills and attention to detail will help continue to drive their mission forward. This includes:
- Project Coordination: Proven experience in administration and project coordination.
- Governance: Experience in supporting formal meetings and managing information and data.
- Tech-Savvy: Proficient in Office 365 (SharePoint, Excel, Outlook, MS Teams) and Adobe.
- Collaborative Spirit: A team player who can work independently and collaboratively.
Experience in the social sector (philanthropy, charity, community interest companies), an understanding of Charity Board governance, and knowledge of good practices in data protection are highly valued. However, candidates with similar sector expertise, will be welcomed.
If you're ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Send your CV or profile to Priya Vencatasawmy.
Closing Date: 18th of June 2024
First Stage Interviews: W/C the 24th of June 2024
Second Stage Interview: W/C the 1st of July 2024
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.