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TreeHouse School educates pupils aged 3-19 with autism and learning disabilities from across London and the Home Counties.
It's a non-maintained special school based in Muswell Hill and was the first school set up by Ambitious about Autism in 1997.
The school works hand in hand with parents and carers, local schools, community groups and employers to maximise opportunities for pupils to enjoy school, succeed in their learning and transition to a fulfilling and rewarding adult life.
We are currently looking for an Occupational Therapist to join a transcapillary team to improve the outcomes for children and young people through the application of expertise in occupational therapy and provide occupational therapy for students through devising and implementing individual and group intervention programmes.
You will also write, and support the fidelity of, occupational therapy programmes for others to deliver as well as review, refine and develop the universal occupational therapy offer within the setting in which you are based.
We are looking for a individual who will:
- BSc in Occupational Therapy
- Designs and implements impactful intervention programmes and works effectively with those who implement them to ensure fidelity
- Able to work autonomously to promote the progression of the OT service in line with the ambitious approach
- Reflects critically, appraising own performance, accepting and responding positively to feedback from supervision.
In return, we offer a wide range of benefits including a commitment to CPD (Continued Professional Development) excellent career opportunities, professional membership fees paid, welcome bonus of *£3,000 - *£4,000, generous holiday allowance and much more!
We are able to offer sponsorship for this position if required.
For further details on how you can make a difference and find out what we have to offer, please see our recruitment pack below.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Stephen Vickers.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
Do you have the ambition to make a difference to autistic children and young adults?
At Ambitious about Autism, we stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities. This is a great time to join team Ambitious, as we continue to progress our innovative and exciting plans laid out in our Time for Ambition strategy.
We an exciting opportunity for a Lead Speech and Language Therapist, who shares our vision. As the charity's Lead, you will be passionate about improving the quality of life for autistic children and young people with additional learning disabilities. You will be a professional lead to the Speech and Language Therapist Team, overseeing the quality of therapy within Ambitious About Autism's education settings, ensuring the teams make a real difference to outcomes for Children and Young People. You will provide line management and supervision to the Senior Speech and Language Therapist and main grade Speech and Language Therapist as required
You will work within a Trans-Disciplinary Team, support the Head of Integrated Services to review and develop the team's approach to meet the needs of students. You will also across all Ambitious About Autism's education settings, evaluating and delivering an excellent and responsive speech and language therapy service. This role can be based at our Ambitious Collage setting in West London or out TreeHouse School setting in North London.
The successful candidate will have:
- Strong Experience of effective line leadership and leading change.
- Experience of using clinical reasoning skills and setting appropriate goals in complex cases
- Effectively applies specialist speech and language therapy skills and knowledge with children and /or young people who have autism and other co-occurring conditions to improve outcomes
- Applies the latest research evidence and evaluative thinking to practice
- Manages a complex caseload and prioritises and delegates effectively.
Please see the full recruitment pack on the link below.
In return, we offer excellent benefits including flexible and hybrid working, very generous holiday allowances, access to professional development, membership fees paid, welcome bonus and more.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to young people we work with
If you would like more information about the role or would like an informal, confidential discussion please contact Stephen Vickers.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
- Salary: £41,143.91
- Location: Flexible, Shelter provides flexibility to allow home-based, Shelter Office-based, or a combination of the two, although ad hoc travel to London and other locations
- Contract type: Permanent
- Hours: 37.5 per week
- Leave: 30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- Closing date: 11th April at 23.30pm
- Interview Date: Interviews will be held on a rolling basis via MS teams so flexibility can be offered to applicants who are shortlisted
Are you passionate about leveraging technology to drive positive change? Do you have a knack for aligning technology with business objectives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an HRIS Manager at Shelter.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination, and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the Team
This role sits within the Business Enablement team within Shelter’s Technology & Data (T&D) Department, which is made up of 30+ people based across the country with bases in London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh.
The T&D Department is accountable for developing and leading Shelter’s technology and data strategic priorities, providing a secure infrastructure, management of data and insight to underpin strategic outcomes, delivery of technology change projects, data governance and the provision of support for a range of software, systems, and platform tools.
About You
As the HRIS Manager, you'll be responsible for managing and developing our HRIS system, ensuring it aligns with Shelter's strategic priorities.
You'll collaborate with various teams to ensure our HRIS supports critical business functions effectively.
You will have experience providing and managing a HRIS support function.
You’ll bring significant experience in managing HRIS systems, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving change.
You will have experience in aligning technology roadmaps with business strategy (PeopleXD experience advantageous).
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to points 1, 2, 3 and 11 in the ‘About you’ section of the job description, of no more than 350 words per point
Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses.
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset.
- We work together to achieve our shared purpose
Please note CVs without supporting statements will not be considered.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing, and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and
motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. From Spring 2024 we will have have forty three centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with
ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take on the role of Regional Operations Manager for our centres in South London (Walworth, Kennington and Brixton) along with our centres in Southampton and Brighton on a 12 month fixed-term maternity cover contract. As a Regional Operations Manager you will line manage the Centre Leaders in your region to ensure that centres are working effectively, that the high quality of programme delivery to young people is maintained across the cluster, and that targets are monitored and met. And of course, you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people and helping them achieve their ambitions.
As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to develop their talents regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Contract
Full-time, fixed term until April 2025
Start date
As soon as possible, to be agreed directly with the candidate.
Working hours
Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30
Opportunity to work from home one day a week
Salary
£40,200 per annum inclusive of £2,200 London contribution (with pay review increase for 2024/2025 academic year)
Location
At one of IntoUniversity’s centres in London. Regular travel to centres in the region required.
Annual leave
33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + additional 2 closure days in December and 1 in July + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
- Summer working hours
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Corporate eyecare scheme
- Employer pension contributions of 6%
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £42,697.67 plus (£5023.71 London Weighting allowance, if applicable)
Contract length: Permanent
Location: Flexible – Home or office based
Hours: Full time, 37.5
Closing date: Sunday 14th April at 11:30pm
Are you a supporter focused Fundraiser or Direct Marketer? Do you want to work with one of the UK’s leading housing and homelessness charities and join the fight for home?
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
About the role and team
Working within the wider Supporter Acquisition and Retention teams, you will play a crucial role in creating engaging onboarding journeys for Shelter supporters, ensuring engagement is high throughout. You’ll be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the Individual Giving programme, making data-informed decisions to deliver outstanding supporter experiences.
Leading the team, and matrix managing other pipelines of work, you will be supported by the Head of Supporter Acquisition to deliver multiple projects concurrently. This role is crucial within the team, allowing the team to provide £20m of unrestricted income across Supporter Acquisition, Supporter Retention & Development, and Direct Dialogue.
About you
You will be an experienced Fundraiser, or have worked in a direct marketing environment, and be audience led and supporter centric.
You will also have:
- An understanding of how to develop engaging supporter journeys from point of recruitment
- Strong people skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and with flexibility
- Effective project and campaign management skills, with experience of managing multiple projects or campaigns at once
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships
- Effective management and leadership skills
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and responses to the following points of the ‘About you’ section of the job description listed below, please keep this to a maximum of three pages:
- You have experience working in a fundraising and/or direct marketing environment with a solid grasp of direct response, particularly in developing supporter journeys, onboarding and engagement
- You are audience led and supporter centric – dedicated to providing the best experience to Shelter supporters
- You have effective project and campaign management skills, able to manage multiple projects at once
- You have strong people skills, are highly collaborative, flexible, diplomatic and assertive with good influencing and negotiation skills and great at building positive working relationships quickly.
- You’re able to digest complex data and extract key insights to inform strategies and campaigns
Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
- We create change and align behind our strategy’
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. We are committed to offering fully flexible working to help all employees maintain work-life balance. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an energetic and passionate person ready to lead our growing charity into the future?
Come and help us be the best we can be as we work to protect and improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the Cheddar Valley area of Somerset.
Applications should include completed application form, CV and covering letter
Closing date for applications: 2nd April 2024
Please send us a completed application form along with your CV and a covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deputy Residential Manager
Location: Yvonne House on Wandsworth Road, SW8 4TE
Salary: £50,000 to £56,000 Full Time + Pension + Travel
Hours: Full-time, working flexibly, including evenings and weekends, and participation in the Managers’ on-call rota
We are looking for an experienced Deputy Manager or an exceptional Senior Support Worker/Senior Practitioner with a minimum of 4 years’ experience, to support the Registered Manager and Team of Practitioners in delivering outstanding services in our all-female therapeutic unit in SW8. A good communicator, you will be confident, forward-thinking, passionate and authentic. You possess applied knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
We have a strong track record in providing excellent semi-independent provision to young women aged 16+, and in scoring outstandingly in local authority service reviews. We are currently transitioning to a Children’s Home and are approaching the final stages of our registration with Ofsted.
Whilst we have a stunning, modern, purpose-built home, our greatest asset is our people. We have a can-do culture that drives good engagement, strong collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Do you have?
- At least 4 years’ relevant experience in a Senior Practitioner or Deputy Manager role in a Children’s Home setting.
- Good working knowledge of Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards and how they should be met.
- Strong skills in report writing, risk assessing, care planning, and casework tracking.
- Practical knowledge of tools, techniques and resources that can be used to support young people in areas including: CSE, DV, EET, life and self-care skills.
- Passion matched with a commitment to making a difference to young people in care through kindness, collaboration, and creativity.
- The Level 5 Managers’ Diploma. If you do not hold this qualification, then we will support you to achieve this within the timeframe set in the Children’s Homes Regulations.
Salary & Benefits
We believe all staff should be paid well for work that delivers excellent services and changes the lives of young people in and leaving care.
As a result we offer:
- Competitive Sector Salary (including options to flex working hours up or down) + Work Related Travel + Pension Contribution
- Generous Annual Leave - 37 Days pro-rata, including Bank Holidays.
- Wellbeing Budget (£25 per month for all staff to encourage self-care)
- Monthly wellbeing time
- Training and Support – online modules, group training and personal training budget
- Line Management and Therapeutic 1:1 Supervision, and Therapeutic Group Supervision monthly
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Please note: Due to the setting and nature of our work, only women are eligible to apply for this role, under Section 7(2) (b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
Apply by: 5pm Thursday 4th April 2024
Interviews: From Monday 8th April
Start date: From late April/early May
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Inclusion and Equality
We are committed to embedding inclusive practices, promoting equality and valuing diversity in all of our activities. We understand and acknowledge the positive benefits that this commitment will bring to the young people we support, our staff and our partner organisations.
We are striving to be an employer of choice for all and take measures to ensure that Young Futures is attracting recruits from the most skilled and committed people regardless of their background. Whilst we can already be proud of some examples of excellent practice, we are not complacent and recognise that we can always do better.
Investor in People
Young Futures is an Investors in People accredited organisation. We value the importance of determining the right strategy, keeping everyone on board, enhancing our management practices and continuously evaluating what's working or needs further improvement.
We deliver services in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing sector with limited resources.
For us, the effective development of our collective talents and career prospects is the only way we can ensure sustained growth and competitive advantage.
No agencies please.
Key information:
Location: London, Bristol, Nottingham, Newcastle or Manchester (Hybrid)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours p/w, permanent
Start Date: ASAP (we will work with your notice period)
Salary: £39,500 - £42,500 (London), £37,000 - £40,000 (Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester & Newcastle)
Application Deadline: 11pm, Saturday 6th April 2024.
Interviews will be taking place on the 15th and 16th April 2024.
About upReach
Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? We don't.
upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. Simply getting a degree is still not enough and a student from a disadvantaged background who gains a first-class degree from a top university is less likely to secure an elite job than a more privileged student with a 2.2.
We are an award-winning charity driven to address this issue in partnership with employers and universities. We help undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing a personalised programme of support, empowering young people and overcoming barriers to graduate employment.
To find out more about how we support students, visit our website and read ourAnnual Report, and Impact Report.
Our values
upReach upholds the following values:
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Perseverance
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Integrity
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Advocacy
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Aspiration
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Proactivity
Team Culture and Benefits
By joining the upReach team, you will be joining a team who are committed to supporting you in your career journey and fostering an inclusive culture.
We offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working.
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Statutory Holiday Entitlement of 25 days and bank holidays. This increases to 2 additional days after 2.5 years and then to 3 additional days after 5 years of working with us.
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Birthday leave.
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Enhanced Parental Leave beyond statutory requirements for all team members.
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3% Pension Contribution, this increases to 5% after 5 years of working with us.
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Cycle-to-work scheme.
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Monthly socials.
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Dedication to Staff Wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aid Training.
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Personal Development Budget, activated after 6 months in the role.
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The opportunity to participate in our fantastic staff networks:
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Disability and Inclusion Network
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Ethnic Minorities Network
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Green Network
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LGBTQ+ Network
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Mindfulness Network
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Parents and Carers Network
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Socio-economic Background Network
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Role Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced senior fundraiser with expertise in managing income from trusts, foundations and companies to join upReach as we develop our new three year strategy; 2024 - 2027. The Senior Fundraising Manager will make a significant contribution to the growth of upReach through the raising of five and six figure, multi year gifts from Trust & Foundations and Companies.
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Development, you will have responsibility for approved income targets, line management and accountability for a portfolio of high profile funders. You will work collaboratively across the organisation including the delivery and impact teams, finance, partnerships, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustees.
Core Responsibilities
The Senior Fundraising Manager will uphold upReach’s mission by meeting financial targets, leading on the acquisition and stewardship of key funders and having a significant impact across your area of responsibility and the charity as a whole.
Working with stakeholders (internal and external)
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Develop and maintain positive, mutually beneficial relationships with key external contacts, including funders and volunteers.
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Champion and model a culture of outstanding donor stewardship and supporter care; including best practice and behaviour.
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Make the fundraising ‘ask’ as and when appropriate, or assist others to do so.
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Respond promptly to requests for information and action from supporters.
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Report and disseminate the key issues to emerge from supporter feedback.
Fundraising
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Lead and develop the fundraising strategy for trusts, foundations and companies.
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Manage our pipelines; researching opportunities from trust & foundations and companies.
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Responsible for submitting and managing five and six figure applications.
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Prepare briefing documents on potential funders to inform senior colleagues of relevant information ahead of applying to or speaking with the funder.
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Lead the cultivation of potential funders.
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Oversee relationships with a portfolio of funders maintaining the highest level of donor care.
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Lead on grant reporting, collaborating with colleagues in the Impact, Finance and Programme teams to collate required information.
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Manage philanthropic/CSR relationships with companies including volunteers and employee fundraising.
Financial
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Meet fundraising income targets in line with the overarching strategy.
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Monitor and report monthly on progress towards income targets, proposing corrective action when required.
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Manage income and expenditure budgets and lead the annual budgeting process for areas of responsibility.
People management
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Manage the Fundraising Officer, rotatees (employees participating in the Future Charity Leaders Programme; upReach’s graduate scheme) and volunteers as required.
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Ensure upReach promotes a high performance culture and professional integrity.
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Promote the implementation of business improvement and people development initiatives including training and rotations.
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Work with colleagues across the department and organisation.
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Play an active role in the Leadership team.
Developing, maintaining systems and procedures
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Maintain accurate and up to date records on the CRM to deliver activity and enable effective donor, supporter, supplier and volunteer relationship management.
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Ensure the management of systems and processes comply with the organisation’s data protection obligations, charity law and other legal requirements.
Other
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Continue to develop the skills and knowledge of you and your team to ensure you are up-to-date with changing regulation and fundraising best practices.
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Undertake other fundraising or administrative tasks that are required within this role.
Please note that it is not possible for the job description to cover the exhaustive list of responsibilities of your role due to the varied nature of the role. The job description aims to provide an overview of your remit and core responsibilities.
Skills and Experience
To be successful, it is anticipated that you will have experience working in a fundraising role within a charity or similar environment. The ideal candidate for Senior Fundraising Manager should display these skills:
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Knowledge of high value fundraising techniques including a clear understanding of prospecting, cultivating, securing and managing partnerships
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Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, both written and oral, with the ability to turn complex ideas into concise and effective cases for support
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Highly organised with attention to detail, and an ability to work autonomously and be a confident decision-maker in a fast-paced environment
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Manage multiple areas and projects, leading others to be effective
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Able to manage a varied workload and balance conflicting priorities to meet deadlines
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Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as Funders, Trustees, upReach partners and employees across the organisation
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Skilful management of risk and opportunities with ability to escalate appropriately
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Good knowledge of GDPR legislation and regulations
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Experience of contributing to strategy and budgeting processes
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A proactive attitude and an ability to suggest, research and implement new ideas
This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about social mobility and believes that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.
Equal Opportunities
upReach is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, social background or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity and believe it creates dynamic and effective organisations. We are working hard to increase diversity in our team and would particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about helping charities use data to achieve their goals?
Productle is a growing consultancy seeking a CRM specialist to join their team.
They specialise in guiding charities, universities, schools, and social enterprises to maximise the potential of their data and systems.
Their services cover “day-to-day” support: managed services to help maintain or temporarily support CRMs, and projects to help with significant change such as supporting integrations, onboarding new departments or retiring older software.
As CRM Data Consultant, you will:
- Be a trusted advisor to charities on CRM strategy and implementation
- Deliver CRM improvement projects, ensuring data health and user adoption
- Train clients on various CRM systems (Salesforce, Dynamics, Raiser’s Edge, etc.)
- Collaborate with a talented team to support charities at all stages of their CRM journey
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience with CRM systems and a passion for data from a charity setting
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- A strong work ethic and the ability to manage multiple projects
- A desire to work in a supportive, values-driven environment
Bonus points for:
- Experience with fundraising and GDPR compliance
- Skills in SQL, Power Automate, and Power BI
Productle is a supportive, positive and life-friendly place to work. Employee benefits include:
- Flexible working
- 25 days leave per annum, in addition to bank holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution adding up to a minimum 10% overall
- Employee Assistance Programme
** Interviews will occur on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP.**
Housing Ombudsman Case Manager
Location: Birmingham, Bath Row, B15 1LZ
Salary: £45,521 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
The Role
As a leading Housing organisation, we take pride in ensuring that our tenants receive the highest level of customer service whilst remaining focused on the changing regulatory landscape. Join us now as a Housing Ombudsman Case Manager where you’ll help us to improve customer experience and mitigate reputational risk.
This is a brand-new role we’ve created where you’ll liaise closely with Senior Leadership teams and the Housing Ombudsman to manage complex and involved complaints. This is a key role where the successful candidate will be imperative in thoroughly understanding legislation and regulations, overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements and ensuring outcomes are clearly audited.
As the Housing Ombudsman Case Manager, you’ll be responsible for:
- Collating and providing full case histories to the Housing Ombudsman.
- Ensuring compliance with evidence requests and delivering outcomes through partnership working with Senior Leadership teams.
- Capturing meaningful data and producing reports that outline the root cause of complaints.
- Developing action plans to lead the reduction of complaints and drive service improvement.
- Horizon scanning of the external environment to adapt working practices when managing complaints.
We’ll support you to enhance your case management skills by providing training with our legal partners, equipping you with the skills to manage cases effectively.
Our ideal candidate? We’re looking for an articulate individual with strong investigative skills and high attention to detail. Your application will also demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- You’ll have experience of managing complex legal or Ombudsman cases.
- You’ll have experience of producing robust reports for senior/board level audiences.
- You’ll have the ability to engage with senior stakeholders / Directors across the organisation to influence decision making and negotiate successful outcomes.
We’re a Smart Working organisation where you can expect to be present in the office for 3 days a week - in a role where effective collaboration with stakeholders across the business is key, this is important to us. We're also flexible to ensure you can meet and enjoy life’s challenges and opportunities throughout the year.
Who are Midland Heart? We’re a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return, you can be assured of a great place to work, where you’ll be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we’re here to develop your potential.
Closing date: Thursday 4th April 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.
No agencies please.
Do you have a passion for the arts and experience of developing successful arts programmes or participatory activities? Do you have knowledge of the UK creative and performing arts sector?
We are looking for an Arts Programme Manager who will work closely with the Head of Arts to manage the delivery of the major strands of artsUCL’s programme. They will oversee all student-led performances in the Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio, lead on the delivery of our new mass participation programme, manage our partnerships with arts organisations and external artists, and lead the project management of our major events and festivals. The post holder will be central to driving forward an exciting programme of new activity that fosters personal growth, connection and community through extraordinary creative experiences.
This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.
It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.
We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About The Role
Rare opportunity to join the Senior Management Team of an award winning charity with a unique offer spanning youth work and creativity.
As Head of Creative you will be an integral part of our Senior Management Team, sharing collective responsibility for the overall running of the charity.
The Head of Creative leads on the delivery and development of the creative offer, including our agreed programme of artistic and creative programmes for 10-25 year olds, events including exhibitions and productions led by young people, our schools programme where creativity and youth work are co-delivered to ensure young people at risk of disengaging from education remain inspired and supported in school, and our youth voice programme which ensures that young people are placed firmly at the heart of everything we do.
The postholder will also be integral to the development and establishing of opportunities for young people at CYN’s newest building, The Courts (opening June 2024). This will be creative enterprise hub for emerging young creatives from diverse and marginalised backgrounds.
The postholder will provide strategic leadership including the development of new/existing partnerships, safeguarding, fundraising and service/workforce development.
About Us
Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.
The Benefits
• 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays) per year pro rata
• Excellent family friendly policies
• A generous pension scheme
• A cycle to work scheme
• Paid breaks
• Fantastic development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual GP consultation and medical advice service
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.
If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.
Next Steps
A full Job Description, Job Pack and Application Form are available below. To apply please visit our website.
In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role
Our services are growing. We are looking for locally based sessional facilitators to support the delivery of our Moving Forward courses across the UK. Our Moving Forward courses are for anyone with a primary breast cancer diagnosis who has finished their hospital-based treatment. Courses are a combination of face to face and online support and are delivered in partnership with local NHS Trusts/Boards. The number of courses can vary across locations but will typically be between 2 - 4 courses a year.
This is offered as a contract for services position and as such the appointed contractor would not be an employee of Breast Cancer Now but a self-employed individual. We require all contractors to adhere to and follow Breast Cancer Now applicable policies and procedures and to undertake some mandatory training in core subjects such as data protection and cyber security. A satisfactory criminal record check will be required.
About you
You will be based locally to one of the available locations with a strong background in group facilitation and course delivery. You will also have excellent organisation and time-management skills, superb oral and written communication skills, and the ability to multitask. You will work independently across a geographical area, supported by the regional services team and our local volunteers.
You will be required to have access to your own IT equipment.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However, you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.
Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.
Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.
Role description
The role description is available for you to download.
Locations
Norwich, Lincoln, Boston (Lincolnshire), Halifax/Huddersfield, Newcastle, Middlesbrough/Stockton, Stoke and Stafford, Greater Manchester (Wigan, Tameside and Macclesfield), Belfast and Lurgan*
Pay: We offer flat fees for work undertaken delivering our services as listed below:
· £25 per hour when facilitating a course (course duration will vary depending on location).
· Additional fees for attending training and update meetings. We do not pay for travel time, unless asked to travel outside of geographical area.
When applying
Please submit an online application form and supporting statement via the link provided. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria
Please specify within your application which location/s you are applying for. If you have any further queries about the role, we encourage you to get in touch by contacting the Breast Cancer recruitment team.
Closing date 9:00am on Monday 1 April 2024
Interview dates
Interviews will be held virtually over Microsoft Teams on the following dates based on the location you have applied for. If you have applied for more than one location, you will only be required to have one interview (if shortlisted):
· Norwich: 17 April 2024
· Lincoln: 10 and 11 April 2024
· Boston (Lincolnshire): 10 and 11 April 2024
· Halifax/Huddersfield: 10 and 11 April 2024
· Newcastle: Wednesday: 10 and 11 April 2024
· Middlesbrough/Stockton: 10 and 11 April 2024
· Greater Manchester: Monday 8 April 2024
· Stoke and Stafford: 16 April 2024
· Belfast and Lurgan: 11 April 2024
* Services are usually held in community venues in town or city centres that are accessible via public transport. Parking may or may not be available at the venue. If you would like to know the exact location of our current venue in a specific location please get in touch, although do be aware that venues are subject to change.
Head of Operations
Location: Hybrid - Working from home + working in your nearest local city
Salary: £40,000 per annum (+ London Weighting if London based)
Hours: Full Time
Standing Tall is an innovative not-for-profit reducing homelessness. 80% of the people we help are still off the streets and in the same job 12 months later. We’re looking for an exceptional person to manage and support our Talent Scouts to provide consistent and high-quality services across our cities.
The organisation is looking for a versatile person who makes things happen and has a record of success in team leadership and operational management. You will be responsible for ensuring the Talent Scouts achieve realistic targets. You will also champion Standing Tall’s person-centred approach encouraging our Talent Scouts to develop shared reflective practice in this area.
Our Mission
Standing Tall is a not-for-profit that supports and places people experiencing homelessness into stable jobs and safe homes. This year we’re growing from the 3 cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and London into Liverpool, Leeds, and Bristol. In November last year, Standing Tall won Social Enterprise UK’s ‘One to Watch’ award.
About the role…
What you’ll be expected to do:
- Line manage, support, coordinate, and develop our team of Talent Scouts
- Be responsible for improving the quality of the core work that Standing Tall does
- Champion Standing Tall’s person-centred approach enabling our Talent Scouts to develop and share learning on this
- Be responsible for safeguarding concerning Standing Tall’s core work
A bit about you….
What we’re looking for:
- A person who has strong motivation with fire in their belly for social justice and has a genuine passion to help people reach their potential.
- A person with exceptional emotional intelligence to assess an individual’s motivations
- A person with a commitment to quality working with others to constantly improve services
- A person who can encourage, coordinate, and manage a team of staff to provide exceptional services.
Application deadline: 5pm on Thursday 11th April 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website. There you can download the job description and complete the application process.
Standing Tall is committed to diversity, welcoming applications from anyone who can demonstrate the key competencies we need. We celebrate diversity and we want to attract people who have had different life experiences.
No agencies please.
Salary: Band 6 £42,471 - £50,364 (pro rata) per annum inclusive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of work: 30 – 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Therapies Service at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney. You will work as part of committed and creative team, which offers innovative therapeutic interventions and support to people with specialist palliative and end life care needs. The Therapies team works in collaboration with other clinical professionals and volunteers across all areas of the service; inpatient, outpatient and community.
This role involves the provision of rehabilitation and non-pharmacological symptom management for patients with advanced illness to optimise their independence and make a significant difference to their quality of life.
Although the post is an AFC Band 6 post, there is scope to progress to an AFC B7 Senior Physiotherapist over a 12-month period subject to meeting role-specific developmental competencies.
We are looking for someone who:
- has highly developed clinical reasoning skills necessary to tailor and adapt therapeutic interventions across a complex patient caseload
- has experience of multi-disciplinary working in an inpatient rehabilitation setting
- is skilled in the management of respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, and oncological conditions
- is confident leadership and communication skills
We can offer you:
- experience working in a dynamic team who are leading work on rehabilitation in palliative care nationally
- development of specialist palliative care treatment skills
- opportunities and support to advance your communication around challenging topics such as death, dying, loss
- exemplary multi-professional working with commitment to holistic care
The job is based at St Joseph’s and some local travel is essential. Full support and training will be provided in all aspects of the job by the hospice. There are excellent opportunities for learning and professional development. The postholder will be accountable to the Therapies Manager.
Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme is available.
We offer 27 days holiday plus public holidays and excellent pension scheme.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 14 April 2024
Applicants are subject to enhanced DBS (previously CRB).
This role is subject to the requirements of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. Appointment is conditional on successful applicants providing evidence to our satisfaction that they are vaccinated, or are exempt from vaccination due to clinical reasons.