To be accountable for the application of learning methods used to teach the Frontline programme, making sure we successfully incorporate current evidence and maintain our exceptionally high quality.

To review and revise the structure, approach to teaching and pacing of the Frontline programme and ensure participants are given the essential tools and knowledge to become excellent practitioners. You will work closely with the curriculum and teaching teams to ensure the programme equips participants to effectively apply the tools taught on the programme in their work with children and families.

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and that enables teams to do their best work in order to achieve our mission to transform the lives of vulnerable children and families.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of participant units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

We are seeking a dynamic new Chief Executive to provide strong leadership and

direction during a period of rapid expansion for this growing charity.  If you

have a passion for working with communities, love heritage and enjoy managing

change, this could be the job for you!

Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is a grass roots membership organisation

operating across the United Kingdom, that provides a unique resource within

the national heritage sector, supporting community based organisations to

revive their heritage assets for social and economic benefit.  We equip

local communities with the skills they need to deliver these complex

projects through our online resources and fortnightly newsletters, as well

as providing peer to peer support through regular branch meetings and our

annual conference.  

Thanks to funding from Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and

others, the organisation has an exciting opportunity to upscale its operations

over the next three years, to increase resilience and deliver a comprehensive

programme of community-based training and skills development to its expanding

membership.

As our new CEO you will be working with an active and engaged board of trustees

and a great team of dedicated staff, volunteers and consultants.  You will also be

representing the organisation at a national level to improve HTN’s profile and impact.

Our ideal candidate will have several years’ experience of managing a heritage,

cultural or community organisation, involving strategic planning, staff management

and finances.  A broad based interest in historic building/built environment matters

and knowledge of the range of not for profit organisations working to benefit local

communities will be essential. We will also be looking for someone with excellent

people and communication skills, an aptitude for fundraising and business planning,

as well as sound marketing and IT skills. 

The post is based in Birmingham, with travel throughout the UK. Initially funded for a

year there is potential to extend the post, subject to funding.

To get further information or contact details for an informal chat, please click the

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Closing date  April 3rd 2020, with interviews on Thursday 9th April

Want to work for a leading property organisation with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of assets? Do you want to work for an organisation that prides themselves on developing their staff within? Are you interested in working for an organisation that offers excellent benefits including flexible hours, home working and a substantial pension contribution? Then this is the role for you!

My client is a rapidly growing nationwide property organisation based in Birmingham looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their team in a role filled with fantastic growth and development potential.

The main responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner are as follows:

• Liaise closely with a variety of senior internal and external stakeholders, building excellent relationships with them in order to successfully aid in the development of new properties.
• Take the lead on the budgeting and forecasting process, reviewing them with stakeholders and analysing any variances that there may be.
• Full responsibility for the preparation of company management accounts.
• Lead on the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a newly qualified accountant to develop their career further in a broad finance role within a highly ambitious organisation with growth-plans in place to substantially increase in size over the next ten years. Furthermore, this company offers a fantastic benefits package including a substantial pension contribution, flexible working hours and working from home potential.

The successful candidate will have:

• Fully qualified as an accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.).
• Experience of preparing management accounts.
• Ideally previously experience within a business partnering role, however, candidates without this are still encouraged to apply.
• A natural problem solver with excellent communication skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

If you are interested in this position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date.

The Role

nasen is looking to recruit an experienced Fundraiser/Bid Writer to raise significant funding in line with nasen’s charitable objectives. If you have a passion for and experience in fundraising or bid writing in the third sector, have the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and display outstanding verbal and written communication skills then we would love to hear from you.

Who We Are

nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) is a membership charity organisation that supports all education practitioners. We provide: Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their pupils.

Role Objectives

To horizon-scan, write bids and raise significant funding in line with nasen’s charitable objects and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Developing and strengthening relationships with key charitable funders to grow philanthropic income.
• Working to agreed financial and non-financial targets.
• Maintaining detailed records of all actions taken and adding relevant information to the CRM database.
• Being familiar with methods of tax-efficient giving in the UK and overseas and understanding the relevant charity, Freedom of Information, and Data Protection legislation.
• Working with key colleagues to scope new charitable project areas by identifying potential funders and developing a project outline to generate significant income.
• Writing bids to secure income from a variety of sources, including Trusts and Foundations, the public sector, the private sector, research councils, etc, in line with nasen’s charitable objects and strategic objectives.
• Building close working relationships with key nasen staff to find the information needed to write clear and compelling proposals for income generation.
• Building effective working relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Working with diplomacy and tact with stakeholders of all levels at nasen and externally.
Other
• To undertake relevant training and development, as required.
• To undertake other duties and responsibilities as required, appropriate to the grade of the post, as agreed with the Head of Contracts.

Person Specification

Please see attached.

How To Apply

To submit an application, please select 'Apply Online' and submit your CV and covering letter addressed to the Chief Executive, Professor Adam Boddison.

The first round of interviews will be conducted electronically.

Current Benefits

• 25.5 Days annual leave excluding public holidays (plus one additional day at Christmas and Easter)
• Flexible hours (to be agreed)
• 8% Employer Pension contribution
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Supported professional development
• 10% London weighting
• Friendly and relaxed atmosphere
• Dog-friendly workplace

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The Role

nasen is looking to recruit an experienced Website Administrator to administer nasen’s website and CRM systems. If you have a high level of programming and analytical skills, excellent technical understanding, with the proven ability to handle pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines then we would love to hear from you.

Who We Are

nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) is a membership charity organisation that supports all education practitioners. We provide: Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their pupils.

Role Objectives

• To ensure nasen’s websites and the CRM system are operating effectively and meeting the needs of the organisation.
• To support users of nasen’s IT systems and to be the main point of contact with the relevant external support services.
• To be responsible for familiarising users with the website and CRM and making sure it functions smoothly and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the support and maintenance of nasen’s websites and CRM.
• Coordination of support requests with external providers and leading on staff technical support and nasen membership technical customer support as required.
• Designing and delivering nasen’s website and CRM infrastructure in consultation the Head of Operations and the Head of Sales and Marketing.
• Exploring and developing new capabilities to support the growth and development of nasen.
• Communication of plans and strategies across the team and with senior staff as required.
• Provide support and added features for a technology loaded web space.
• Ensure the compatibility of the website with the full breadth of user interfaces.
• Managing the accessing rights of different users to the website and CRM.
• Management of the settings of the website, including site navigation.
• Analysing website traffic and responding to feedback on the website and/or CRM.
• Overseeing website functionality and performance.
• Responsible for the overall security of the website under the guidance of the Head of Operations.
Other
• To undertake relevant training and development, as required.
• To undertake other duties and responsibilities as required, appropriate to the grade of the post, as agreed with the Head of Sales and Marketing.

Person Specification

Please see attached.

How To Apply

To submit an application, please select 'Apply Online' and submit your CV and covering letter addressed to the Chief Executive, Professor Adam Boddison.

The first round of interviews will be conducted electronically.

Current Benefits

• 25.5 Days annual leave excluding public holidays (plus one additional day at Christmas and Easter)
• Flexible hours (to be agreed)
• 8% Employer Pension contribution
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Supported professional development
• 10% London weighting
• Friendly and relaxed atmosphere
• Dog-friendly workplace

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Please visit our website.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented financial professional to join our Finance team as a Management Accountant. The role is responsible for efficiently and effectively managing a variety of financial reports on behalf of the Finance department. You will also handle a number of financial processes which will work cross-departmentally, supporting the wider Ambition Institute Team with their understanding of the role of finance across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop financial process and reporting within the team and take ownership of financial knowledge across the wider organization through business partnering.

Based in one of our three UK offices (London, Birmingham or Manchester), you’ll proactively ensure that Ambition Institute is financially compliant across all processes, support on financial system projects, and ensure that all monthly processes, such as payroll, are managed competently. The Management Accountant will report to the Finance & Operations Director and will manage a small team of Finance Associates.

You will have previous experience of working within a similar role, managing the whole internal reporting process, including communicating financial information to none financial staff. You will be committed to Ambition Institute’s mission of improving the education and outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.  You will be an excellent communicator and be able to build relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, as well as having excellent numeracy and literacy skills and a commitment to the development of staff. 

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please click the link to visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

We are looking for a Deputy Head of the England team to be at the heart of helping to shape the people-powered focus of Friends of the Earth’s grassroots campaigns.

In this newly created role, you’ll help ensure that our campaigns achieve real impact, diversifying at a grassroots level and building our movement-powered organisation. 

To be successful you will need demonstrable experience in delivering campaigns, particularly at a grass-roots level; using your knowledge of social and political change to utilise cutting-edge campaign strategies and tools. It is also essential that you are a strong people manager who is comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team.

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2020 (23:59)

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Community Development Officer (West Midlands)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing team as PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide expands in the West Midlands. PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. Suicide is the biggest killer of young people – male and female – under 35 in the UK.  We exist to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives.

Our Community Development Officer will deliver PAPYRUS’ suite of training and awareness raising courses and help to identify and engage with local communities, volunteers and key partners across the West Midlands. The post will be based in Birmingham but with travel across the region expected. The role will include engaging organisations and those who work with young people. Applications are invited from candidates who are passionate about saving young lives.

DESIGNATION: Community Development Officer (West Midlands)

HOURS: Full time (36 hours per week) or part time hours also considered

SALARY: NJC Scale 18-22 (£24,313 - £26,317) & 5% employer pension contribution

LOCATION: West Midlands office with regular travel across UK as required

RESPONSIBLE TO: Regional Manager (West Midlands) 

CLOSING DATE: Friday 3rd April

INTERVIEWS: 17th or 20th April 2020

JOB REFERENCE: CDO0320WM

For full details of the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification on our website. Candidates are encouraged to pay close attention to the Job Description and Person Specification to ensure they meet the essential criteria and have the relevant skills. Please complete your Application Form and send it to our HR department  which can be found on our website. CVs will not be considered or reviewed.

We're looking for someone to lead our fundraising and communications team and activities who has a real passion for fundraising strategy design and development, plus experience of embedding a fundraising culture and focus at an organisational level. You'll be asked to accelerate the growth of our fundraising across a diversified range of streams and donors to achieve long term, sustainable income growth.

To excel in the role you'll need to bring experience of fundraising strategy, legacy programme development, trust fundraising, individual donor programme design and management, alongside your broader communications and marketing skills. The role will include managing a team of six so experience of team management, skills development and taking a team through change will also be needed.

If you're looking for an opportunity where you'll be drawing on your expertise in order to create and deliver a dynamic fundraising strategy focused on growth and inspiring our supporters with the outcomes their gifts deliver, then we'd love to hear from you. Please read through the application pack for more details.

Location: The post is based at the CPAS office at Sovereign Court One (Unit 3), Sir William Lyons Road, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7EZ.

Salary: £43,593 per annum

Contract: This is a permanent, full time appointment of 37 hours per week. A flexi-time system operates for this post.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 8 April 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 28 April 2020

Hopefully our application pack tells you everything you need to know to decide if this is the role for you, but if you would like an informal discussion about any aspects of the role or the details in the pack please contact Jude Palmer (Head of Operations).

PAC is ambitious to foster growing energy access provision and to influence energy access stakeholders for the benefit of poor, vulnerable and marginalised populations.To deliver this we need high performing consultants who are passionate about winning, managing and delivering high quality and high impact work in the energy and development sectors.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative energy consultant with experience and motivation related to energy access and international development. As a core member of the PAC International Energy Team, you will:

• lead key aspects of business development (including writing effective, quality proposals and preparing proposal budgets/financial submissions)

• play a supporting role for the project management of a wide-ranging portfolio of energy projects (e.g. aspects of work planning, team co-ordination, technical delivery, finance)

• provide high quality and timely technical inputs to build and maintain our range of energy projects in line with Practical Action’s strategic energy objectives (‘change ambitions’)

You will lead project proposal development, and contribute to project management.You will also work closely with wider PAC Energy colleagues (e.g. members of the teams running existing projects for Last Mile Distribution and Humanitarian Energy) to provide energy knowhow and technical input required by PA energy programmes and fundraising efforts.You will also develop close links with the members of other PAC International teams and Country/Regional offices.

You will work with other Energy Team members and wider PAC colleagues to build and maintain a network of associate consultants and partners/contacts in the energy and development sector. You will be encouraged to further develop your knowledge, skills and expertise regarding energy access, the energy and development sector, and the energy consultancy sector more broadly.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of PAC/PA energy access work, something we are renowned for and an area of work we have great ambitions for as part of our Strategic Intent as an organisation.

About you

You have some existing knowledge and/or experience in energy access/international development, but more importantly you have a thirst to widen your knowledge and experience in a hands-on role, winning and delivering a wide-ranging project portfolio. Ideally you will have some experience of working in a consultancy/programme management environment. You are a natural collaborator and able to work in a small team environment, turning you hand to varied tasks as required and in order to develop your skills. You are willing and able to work dynamically and flexibly across a wide range of issues and activities, according to shifting opportunities and direction. You have

To be successful in the role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• existing knowledge and experience in energy access and energy for development

• existing experience of working in a consultancy, or in a related environment, on business development and project delivery

• strong interest in energy access and energy for development, and a clear willingness to build personal capability and learn

• ability to work collaboratively and in a small team environment

• willingness and ability to work dynamically and flexibly across a wide range of issues and activities, according to shifting opportunities and directions

• experience of working in Africa, Asia and/or Latin America.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Additional information

 We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

 Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and, as such, candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.

 Please note that, should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

 The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 12th April 2020

Provisional interview dates: Tuesday 14th April / Wednesday 15th April 2020

Re-engage organises free social gatherings - tea parties and other gatherings and outings - for people aged over 75 who live alone and experience loneliness. Groups meet monthly and friendships are formed. As the population ages, the need for our service will grow significantly.

About the role  

We are looking for leaders who will work together across the UK in a role that will be part of shaping the culture and work of Re-engage to eradicate loneliness and isolation for older people and deliver a first class volunteer experience. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating our services which are mostly volunteer- led. You will achieve this by inspiring and coaching your regional teams to forge funding and development partnerships in their local settings that will ensure our local programmes are funded and delivering the greatest impact for the people we serve.

 About you   
You will need excellent team leadership/management and effective communication and interpersonal skills to manage the service in a large area and oversee the development of our work for the future.  You will also have:   

• Knowledge of the region and national, regional, and local referral partners and funders. 

• Demonstrable experience of managing operational matters at senior level in line with excellent knowledge of best practice, budget management, and strategic planning.

• Excellent people management, able to drive the best performance from teams and individuals

• The ability to manage processes in a timely and effective manner, negotiating strong outcomes, problem solving and developing excellent working relationships

• The ability to plan effectively and in a timely fashion, prioritising where to spend time and resources so that deadlines and targets can be met

• The ability to determine effective and persuasive strategies, in daily work, as well as in contributing to the wider direction of the charity

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills, able to analyse situations and focus on achieving solutions or ways forward

• The capability to collect, analyse and use data to drive and improve services 

• A demonstrable ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally

• Proven ability to prioritise, work on own initiative, and deliver desired results

• Ability to deal well with deadlines and conflicting priorities

• Use of own car (insured for business use) and a clean driving license are required.

• This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service/Protecting Vulnerable Groups check. 

This role is home-based, but we expect our Head of Engagement to be based in or within a reasonable commute of a major population centre  

You will be part of our UK-wide management team of four, currently led by the Chief Executive. 

This is a permanent role after satisfactory completion of probationary period 

Start April/May 2020 but we are happy to be flexible for the right candidate. 

Salary: from £33,000

Holidays 26 days per year plus public holidays pro rata. 

We present an exciting opportunity to join the Senior Management Team of one of the largest charities in the UK.

About the Organisation

The organisation is the largest community funder in the UK – they have supported over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. They support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects.

As part of their transformation to working more closely to the communities they support, they have created 6 regional teams across England, run out of 6 regional offices: London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds and Exeter. Team members are dispersed, based in their local communities.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Senior Management Team and to lead their responsive funding across their 6 regions. The regions span a diverse and complex geography and their grant portfolio reflects this. They are present in almost all communities across England and their funding supports communities to address almost all of what matters to them today.

The aim of the role is to maximise the impact of their funding and lead the strategic direction and management of the regional grant portfolios. You will be accountable for all aspects of strategic and operational management, including development of funding priorities, management of the grant budget, operational excellence, staff support and development and key stakeholder management. 

Working with the 6 Heads of Region who report into you, you will ensure a level of consistency in the ways of working across the regions.

You will be a key member of the Senior Management Team, maintaining strong relationships with other members of the SMT as well as with colleagues in other country portfolios and in the corporate support teams. 

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference through the organisation's funding, with a deep understanding of the communities they serve. You will have experience of building and leading teams and driving a high-performance culture through your ability to coach, inspire, and empower people. Your ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a range of senior-level internal and external stakeholders will be second to none, and you will be a confident communicator, comfortable in all environments. You will demonstrate an ability to work in an agile way, ensuring we are flexible and continue to improve in line with feedback and insights from customers and frontline staff.

About You

As an experienced senior leader, you’ll have an excellent understanding of the organisation's sector combined with a focus on delivery and operational excellence, an eye for improvement opportunities and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. In addition to this you’ll need to demonstrate your experience and qualifications in these areas:

• Experience and understanding of the environment they operate in and the communities they serve
• Excellent leadership capabilities and highly developed people skills, using your gravitas to enable and develop the regional teams and motivate them to succeed.
• Introducing consistent and realistic core principles, priorities and deliverables based on an understanding of the organisational as well as local context
• Good decision-making skills, considering evidence, analysis and personal experience to take and mitigate risk as appropriate
• Critical thinking, with a natural inclination to challenge the status quo as and when required to drive improvement
• Implementing effective performance management, planning, risk analysis and governance resulting in greater impact and efficiency
• Developing and enhancing relationships with senior stakeholders across sectors, representing the Fund externally
• Experience in budgeting and data analysis, as well as developing and delivering annual and longer-term strategic operating plans
• Values-driven and passionate about the Fund’s purpose

For You

• A competitive salary package
• 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 days with service, plus public holidays.
• A generous company pension scheme
• They have a variety of flexible working options available to support staff with their work life balance, whilst ensuring the organisation is able to work effectively. This takes into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals.
• Employee Assistance Programme & Cash Healthcare Plan
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season tickets and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

We’re looking for a calm, organised individual with experience of office management in a customer-facing environment to join us as a Data Administrator and provide vital administrative support to a busy city centre Hub.

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.

Our Birmingham Hub is located in the heart of the vibrant city centre. With people living in poor quality accommodation and homelessness in the city on the increase, our services are needed more than ever and our dedicated team provides vital support to a variety of client groups on a wide range of issues.

About the Role
Primarily supporting our Housing First and Navigator services, you will also provide support across the Hub. One minute you might be focused on file maintenance, photocopying, typing or scanning of documents, the next, dealing with invoices and account coding. Helping the service manager and finance team with payments to delivery partners will be important too, as will maintaining accurate records in line with GDPR. And, as you would expect, you’ll be answering the phone, dealing with queries, sending out mailings, managing data and producing reports. Setting up and servicing meetings, helping to maintain our website content and booking staff travel and accommodation - all are elements of this interesting and varied role.

About you
An experienced data administrator with good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, case management and reporting systems, internet, email and a minimum typing speed of 50 wpm, you have strong analytical skills and an innate ability to collate and interpret data. You also have experience of invoicing, variance reporting and assisting with budgets and are used to communicating with a wide range of stakeholders using various channels. What’s more, you’re great at helping to organise events and happy to play your part in recruitment and service delivery. Put simply, you’re forward thinking and flexible, as well as structured, calm and organised – everything, in fact, that it takes to support the dynamic and fast paced delivery of our services.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

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.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.  In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.