Victim Support is looking for a full time Initial Response Officer based in Bristol.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

This is a frontline, telephone based role acting as a first point of contact for clients and partner organisations. The successful candidate will be professional, supportive and empathetic, and will work effectively in a busy environment. They will be enthusiastic and able to manage their own workload whilst working flexibly as part of a wider team.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Marketing Executive -Business Development (0.6 FTC)

Salary: London - £16,800 (FTE £28,200 per annum) + Excellent Benefits National £14,340(FTE £23,900 per annum) + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Hours: 21 per week

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

We’re recruiting for a Marketing Executive (Business Development) to plan and deliver successful marketing campaigns to promote our partner products and services to members.

About you

You’ll be creative and innovative, able to write effective copy and possess strong communication skills.

If you have a commercial mindset and an eye for spotting opportunities that could benefit our members, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.

About the role

You will work with the Marketing Manager and the Business Development team to create marketing plans that support our partnerships, deliver on the Federation’s income targets and support our wider organizational messaging and strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

Creating marketing materials – commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, sending email campaigns and supporting the exhibition stand at Federation events.

Analysis and reporting – Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance both internally and to business development partners.

Campaigns – Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.

Partnerships and relationships – Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including business development partners.

Continuous improvement - Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

The New Room (also known as John Wesley's Chapel) is an award-winning museum and heritage attraction in the centre of Bristol.  We are seeking to appoint a part-time fundraising officer to deliver and develop its fundraising strategy for the next 12 months with possibility of extension.

As the oldest Methodist building in the world, the New Room shares stories of 18th century Bristol, the Methodist movement, social justice, equality, health and wellbeing with over 50,000 visitors annually.  The site consists of the chapel, museum, library & archive, meeting rooms, Fairtrade café and gift shop. 

The New Room receives some funding from the Methodist Church but is responsible for securing most of its income from a variety of different sources in order to maintain its extensive programme of events, activities, and educational provision. 

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to be responsible for owning and implementing the New Room’s fundraising strategy in order to increase income and help make the New Room more sustainable.  This post is focused on securing funding that will allow the New Rooms to continue its work with its existing staff team and volunteer base.The role holder will oversee all areas of fundraising with a constant focus on return on investment and with a primary focus on trust and grants fundraising.

If you interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV, along with a covering letter stating why you wish to be considered for this role by Friday 12th March. 

Applications can be submitted via Charity Job or emailed directly to the New Room director - see New Room website for full details.  All applications will be anonymised before consideration.

Interviews - Wednesday 24th March
Proposed start date - Tuesday 6th April

Support Worker

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Support Worker Responsibilities:

At Alzheimer’s Society, we are passionately committed to creating a dementia movement that inspires people to take action and unite against the UK’s biggest killer.

The Dementia Navigator provides a highly responsive, individualised information and signposting service to people with a diagnosis of dementia and their Carers. It can feel daunting, frightening and challenging to receive a diagnosis of dementia, the Alzheimer’s Society provides information, emotional support and guidance to help people plan for their future and come to terms with their feelings and live well.

This service is extended to support immediate carers and families who are referred to the service.

Support Worker Requirements:

We are looking for someone who has an NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) qualification with an understanding of dementia. Your ability to assess a person with dementia along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service. To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage a large caseload effectively. Experience of record keeping and report writing is required as well as good IT skills.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Position: Dementia Navigator
Location: Bristol
Contract type: Part time, Permanent
Hours: 21 per week
Salary: £11,978.40 - £12,462 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 04 March 2021
Interview Date: 11 March (via Zoom)

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Navigator, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.

Ref: 97192

Marketing Executive (Events)

Salary: London - £28,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £23,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

We’re recruiting for a Marketing Executive (Events) to plan and deliver successful marketing campaigns to promote a portfolio of conferences, publications and products to the housing sector.

About you

You’ll be creative and innovative, able to write compelling copy and possess strong communication skills.

If you thrive working in a fast paced team, have a commercial mindset and have an eye for spotting opportunities that could benefit our members, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.

About the role

You will work with the Marketing Manager and the events team to create marketing plans that deliver on the Federation’s income targets and support our wider organisational messaging and strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

Creating marketing materials – commissioning and managing design work, copywriting and proofreading, creating web and social media content, sending email campaigns and supporting the exhibition stand at Federation events.

Analysis and reporting – Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on marketing communication performance

Campaigns – Effective planning and execution of marketing campaigns, including tracking promotional spend, event budgets and raising POs.

Partnerships and relationships – Building effective working relationships with key internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including business development partners.

Continuous improvement - Responsible for identifying and proactively improving marketing activities and collateral wherever possible.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 202

Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Marketing Officer

Salary: London - £34,057 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £30,162 per annum +Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: FTC until November 2021

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

We’re recruiting for a Marketing Officer who will play a lead role in marketing the NHF’s portfolio of conferences, publications and products to the housing sector.

About you

You’ll have excellent technical knowledge of leading marketing disciplines particularly digital marketing and evaluation. Your excellent copywriting skills will showcase your ability to be persuasive as well as creative.

If you thrive working in a fast paced team, have a commercial mindset and confidence in your ability to deliver projects to time and budget, this is a role where you will be able to make your mark in an organization performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England.

About the role

The Marketing Officer will work with the Marketing Manager and events team to develop marketing promotion plans that deliver on the NHF’s income targets and support the wider organisational strategy. You’ll use your creative expertise and exceptional writing skills to develop concepts and messaging that will engage NHF audiences and use audience data and evaluation techniques to continuously improve and measure the impact of your work.

You will be an expert in relationship management with both internal and external stakeholders and strike a perfect balance between collaboration and taking the lead when necessary. This will require passion for the organisation’s objectives and the service we provide to our members and an understanding of project management approaches to deliver plans to time and budget.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: Monday 8 March 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11 or Friday 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

• Tree Aid, Bristol
• Home-based during COVID, office-based normally
• 35 hours a week, full time, permanent
• Salary: £36,078 per annum + competitive holiday + pension

Benefits: 25 days per year increasing 1 day for each year of service up to 30 days, (not including bank holidays), pension contributions matched up to 6%, annual eyesight tests, cycle to work scheme, weekly French class and scope for flexible working.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Communications Manager at Tree Aid.

We work with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people’s incomes, and restoring and protecting land. Led by local people, our projects make sure trees thrive so they can provide food and incomes today, and protect the environment for tomorrow.

After almost four years at Tree Aid, our Communications Manager is moving on. This is what she has to say about the role:

"This is a brilliant role that I encourage great comms people to apply for! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed delivering communications for this fantastic cause over the last few years. It’s such a unique role in a friendly and driven organisation. Tree Aid is gaining increased recognition and attention - and the best is yet to come as there are some really exciting opportunities on the horizon.

"The Communications team has grown from one to three roles in just two years and you will be working with highly skilled and talented people that make turning up to work every day enjoyable and inspiring. The role is really broad and interesting, from working with in-country colleagues on professional content gathering trips to leading collaboration through the Communications Working Group. Digital is also a growing area for Tree Aid and we’re in great shape with the new website and with a new digital specialist in the team."

We welcome applications from candidates who have 2-3 years of communications experience at management level. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and creative marketing and communications all-rounder. The successful candidate will have lots of initiative, be a strong team player and have a passion for our cause bringing new ideas and fresh energy to the charity.

Our approach to recruitment:

We value diversity and welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background.

We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.

Key documents:

The full job description and person specification, and equal opportunities monitoring form can be downloaded from the Tree Aid website.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at time of application.

• Full job description and person specification.
• Equal opportunities form.

How to apply: 

Please view the Tree Aid website for details. Please send your CV, equal opportunities monitoring form and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the person specification. 

Key dates:

• Closing date: midday Monday 8 March 2021.
• Shortlisted notification: Monday 8 March.
• Task submission by: 5pm Wednesday 10 March.
• Interviews: Friday 12 March. This will be a remote interview process.
• Final interviews: Monday 15 March. This will be a remote interview process.
• Start date: Tuesday 20 April.

Role title: Senior Policy Advisor (residents and services) 

Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £39,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

This role is referred to within the NHF as ‘Policy Leader’ but we have advertised, as ‘senior policy advisor’ because we think this is the more commonly understood phrase for a role at this level.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations – not for profit social landlords who provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

In this role you will shape and lead a long term programme of policy work on the services our members provide and their relationship with the people they house. This could include working with members and Government on implementing the proposals in the recent Social Housing White Paper, and working across policy areas including welfare reform, supported housing, health and homelessness.

You will work closely with our members and their residents, drawing on their frontline expertise and experience to shape and respond to government policy. And you will hold our relationships with high profile external stakeholders including senior Government officials. There is also the possibility of line management responsibility for one or more policy officers / assistants, and a chance to lead work across other policy areas as required.

You will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have experience of shaping and leading a strategic and successful programme of policy work. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to senior stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere with credibility, expertise and political judgement. And you will be a strong collaborator, able to lead colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

We are also open to proposals for job shares, flexible working, part time or other arrangements, which would allow you to carry out the role alongside other commitments.

Closing date for applications: 8 March 2021

Interview date: 12 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

External Affairs Manager

Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £39,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: Home based in East of England or South East, London with national travel 

Contract: FTC until November 2021

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

Could you be our new External Affairs Manager working with our members in the East of England and nationally? You may already have a strong understanding of housing, but more importantly, you will be a skilled relationship manager, with fantastic communication and influencing skills.  You will be confident working at the most senior level, including with housing associations’ chief executives, board members and directors.

In this role, you will be the NHF’s relationship manager for a defined cohort of housing associations within our membership, supporting them through challenging times, enabling collaboration and innovation across the sector and championing the role of housing associations with stakeholders.  You will also lead our member engagement on key sector issues nationally making sure that our wider policy, lobbying and campaigns work reflects our members’ priorities and our members are at the heart of everything the NHF does.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 9 March 2021

Interview date: 16 and 17 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

We are looking for an experienced and capable Infrastructure Officer to help support
Black Asian and Minority Ethnic led community organisations who are diversifying their income, professionalising their ability to deliver and grow in the South West of England.

Are you interested in building capacity to deliver?

We tackle race equality by undertaking research in key community issues and action programmes to address the challenges. We are targeting growth sectors such as the care sector, social sector, digital sector, cultural inclusion and economic development to help build back better in practice.

Can you support community and voluntary sector organisations to grow and become sustainable and effective?

Bringing your substantial proven bid writing and fundraising experience with at least 3 years of supporting VCSE organisations to grow and develop, you will be able to easily demonstrate your ability to co-ordinate projects, be a confident communicator and self-starter and add your co-operative team building skills into the mix of a dynamic, hardworking and dedicated team at Black South West Network.

I am delighted to be working alongside a dynamic international development charity to recruit a temporary (10 weeks) Supporter Care Assistant. This is a great opportunity to join a professional fundraising team based in Bristol.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable and conscientious individual with a passion and track-record for providing excellent supporter care for the charity's donors. Your role will be to support all areas of administration for the Supporter Fundraising department, primarily through the administration of donations, donor correspondence and database analysis.

Key objectives are to:
To support all areas of administration for the fundraising department using Raisers Edge
Process donations and respond to enquiries, maintaining a high level of donor service
Work with the Finance Department to ensure accuracy of donations reporting
Assist with income generating activities and provide support to the Fundraising Officers

Who we are looking for:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and organised administrator.
You will be confident in communicating with supporters on the telephone and by email, have excellent written communication skills and be familiar with using databases for inputting and analysing data.
You will be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks, have excellent organisation skills and will be expected to play a vital role within the fundraising team.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!

Are you committed to improving the lives of older people? Looking for a new challenge? A change in direction or a new job?  We are looking for a highly skilled and dynamic CEO to take our ambitious charity forward. 

With an annual turnover of £750k, over 50 skilled staff and around 200 dedicated and committed volunteers, we provide a range of services to 3,500+ older people but must do more. It is a period of great change for our organisation so this is a real opportunity to shape our strategy and achieve our vision that all older people in Bath and North East Somerset love later life.

You will be supported by a diverse and effective Board of Trustees who bring strategic insight and experience.  You will be part of the Age UK national network working closely with other Age UKs in the country. 

Become part of a vibrant team living our values – collaborative, democratic, resilient optimistic, ordering chaos and authentic. You’ll get an experience like no other with the chance to fast forward your career.

We offer career enhancing opportunity, support and encouragement to develop new skills.

Successful candidates will be results and outcome-orientated with knowledge and lived experience of the criminal justice sector. As well as managing the development and delivery of the service, we are looking for motivated people willing to travel and go above and beyond to get the job done.

Our Engagement Teams are responsible for engaging with a diverse range of service users with different experiences in order to improve services and promote active citizenship.  As balanced Teams they have a range of complementary skills in order to achieve these aims, including service user engagement, service provider engagement, project management and administration.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• Been in prison or on probation?
• A People person and a good listener?
• Good IT/literacy/numeracy skills?
• Turned your life around and want to help others?
• Have something to give and can say what it is?
• Manage your own life well, and can prove it?
• Highly motivated and passionate about change?

If the answer to ALL of these is yes, then we want you…!

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

• FPart-time positions
• 12 month fixed-term contract
• Up to £25,000 depending on experience (pro-rata for part-time)
• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)

* The post is subject to a 6 month probationary period and Enhanced DBS check

We are currently recruiting in the following ares

• Cumbria
• Bristol, Gloucestershire, Dorset
• Sussex & Surrey - Prison based
• Kent, Surrey & Sussex - Community based
• Hampshire & The Isle of Wight

HOW TO APPLY?

Visit our website to download and application form and send to us with yorur CV 

Are you an ambitious, creative and supportive individual who is passionate about supporting women involved in street sex working to bring about change in their lives and want to join a team of fantastic staff and volunteers?

One25 is the Bristol charity for women moving from crisis and trauma towards independence in the community. Our night outreach service is a lifeline for nearly 150 women still trapped on Bristol’s streets. It’s often their vital first step towards a healthier lifestyle. Our afternoon drop-in centre provides practical and emotional support from basic needs, such as a nutritious lunch to expert advice and crisis care. Our specialist caseworkers offer intensive one-to-one care in any area of need, from support in court to finding somewhere safe to live.

As the Casework Coordinator you will be responsible for providing comprehensive and confidential assistance and administrative support to these teams, to enable staff to perform their duties effectively and efficiently. You will need to be well organised and enthusiastic, and pay close attention to detail to support the fast paced and busy teams.

In addition you will act as a key liaison for partner agencies, as well as being a direct point of contact for the women themselves.

You’ll be a big part of the team, where everyone takes a flexible and collaborative approach to work and is committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

It is an Occupational Requirement that applications for this post are open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. Enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.  We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in our workforce.

Benefits: Generous leave (33 days including bank holidays pro rata) plus up to 13 additional days’ time off in lieu; flexible working hours; and great job satisfaction.

Hours: 37.5 hours a week over 5 days, Monday to Friday (including occasional evening and weekend commitments)

Salary: £23,165

Contract: Permanent

Applications by: 9am, 11 March 2021

Interviews: 17 March 2021

Start date: ASAP