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We’re looking for a Research Manager who combines exceptional ability in research and report-writing, with a real passion for (and experience in) peacebuilding. We offer flexible hours and working from home, anywhere in the world. It will be vital that you have an excellent grasp of the context in the Central African region, which will require time spent there and, ideally, significant prior knowledge.
In the first months of the programme, the team will consult at least three thousand people, with a combination of key informant interviews, individual questionnaires and focus groups to build both quantitative and qualitative datasets.
This will add to a dataset of over ten thousand consultations over 6 years, so you’ll have a unique evidence base at your disposal. We believe that, with your expertise and support, we could make better use of the rich information in these datasets, and we feel we owe that to the women and men we’ve consulted. The reports you produce will help amplify their voices, providing decision-makers in government and the international community with clear recommendations for activities that will address root causes of conflict and promote sustainable peace and development.
Concordis works alongside those involved in or affected by armed conflict, helping them find workable solutions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Would you like to work with an organisation that represents the diversity of communities across the UK? Do you have experience in delivering projects and influencing with impact at all levels?
We are collaborating with a charity that supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top institutes. We are recruiting a University Access Officer to work in London across up to three schools This role includes travel to various sites.
The Contract:
- Salary: £23,400
- Working Pattern: Full-time (work from home on Fridays)
- Contract: Permanent
- Job Location: In and around Birmingham
- Reporting to: Programme Manager
Benefits:
- Holiday: 25 days + extra days off between Christmas and New Year
- Pension: Employer pension contributions of 3%
- Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, 24-hour GP access, Mental Health First Aiders
- Volunteer Allowance: 3 days per year to volunteer for a cause you are passionate about
- Commute Support: Travel allowance for expenses over £10 per day
- Discounts and Offers
- Learning & Development
- Celebrations and Social Events
About the Role:
As the University Access Officer, you will work with school staff at all levels, volunteer tutors, and the rest of the organisation's team to ensure the programme is delivered effectively. Other roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Engaging with students in school and enrolling them onto the programme
- Assessing student progress towards making successful university applications
- Uploading information onto the Salesforce database (training provided)
- Building and managing relationships with volunteers to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme
- Managing students' relationships with volunteers through monitoring systems, emails, and phone calls
- Working with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities contributing to the smooth running of the programme
- Chairing and presenting at school meetings with senior management to report on programme progress
- Supporting the volunteering team by helping deliver volunteer training sessions and attending university site visits, which take place on occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (paid time off provided)
About You:
- Influence with impact at all levels
- Deliver projects and manage administration accurately
- Effectively time manage with excellent skills in planning and organisation
- Lead and manage change to embed the programme in schools
- Work independently at pace
- Manage upwards and advocate for your own needs
- Resilient and adaptable
- Skilled in building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships, both in person and remotely
If this exciting opportunity is of interest, please get in touch now. We are reviewing CV's as they come in. Our contact is looking to hold face to face interviews on the 4th and 6th June ( There is some flexibility of another interview date )
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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Technical Officer – training and education
Payscale: £30,493 – 41,737, depending on experience and qualifications (plus London weighting where applicable).
About the HSA
The Humane Slaughter Association is a unique charity which promotes the welfare of farmed animals ‘Beyond the Farm Gate’; at markets, during transport, at slaughter, and when animals must be killed in emergencies.
Our vision is of a world where all farmed animals are transported and killed humanely and our mission is to research, advance and promote the use of humane methods for the transport, slaughter and killing of farmed animals.
We do this by offering practical advice, education, ad training to all those involved in transport, slaughter, or emergency killing of livestock animals, as well as by funding scientific research to develop more humane approaches. Although we are based in the UK, the charity is international and works worldwide.
Technical Officer – training and education
The postholder for this role will play a central role in developing and maintaining our educational and training resources. This will enable us to promote humane transport and slaughter of farmed animals to a diverse audience through multiple channels, including face-to-face teaching and training, online written and audio-visual material as well as interactive e-learning.
In collaboration with colleagues, the postholder will be responsible for the development of learning and training materials including information on our website, e-learning material, video training, lecture material etc.
A key component of this role will be to take complex scientific and technical information and tailor it to a diverse range of audiences around the world.
Another important route by which HSA promotes humane transport and slaughter is through conferences, symposia, and webinars. The postholder will be closely involved in the organisation and deliver of these events.
Key Skills, Qualifications and Attributes
Essential
· A degree in agriculture, life science, veterinary medicine (or a related field) or equivalent professional experience.
· An understanding of the basic principles of animal welfare at slaughter.
· Comfortable with working with and producing material which describes the slaughter process in detail.
· A demonstrable ability to summarise complex information for a range of audiences with different levels of technical expertise.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Strong IT skills ideally including experience with MS office and SharePoint, as well as software for creation of visual content (ideally including PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva).
· Experience of preparing and delivering oral and written presentations/reports to a varied audience
· Ability to work to targets, with excellent organisational skills.
· Team player, but comfortable working alone when necessary.
Desirable
· Expertise in animal welfare at slaughter and/or during transport (this expertise could have been gained though working with the livestock industry or as an educator, veterinarian, animal welfare researcher, regulator, or policymaker).
· A postgraduate qualification, ideally in animal welfare or a related area.
· A qualification in teaching and learning at the higher or further education level (e.g. FHEA).
· Understanding of the laws and regulations relating to the welfare of animals (in the UK and/or elsewhere) undergoing transport and slaughter.
· Expertise in the welfare of farmed or wild-caught aquatic animals.
· Website editing and design expertise.
· Skills in video content creation and editing.
· Experience of using social media including Twitter/X, LinkedIn and/or YouTube to deliver animal welfare or technical information.
· Experience of using learning management systems or online course delivery platforms to deliver educational material.
· Experience of event planning and organisation (e.g. scientific conferences)
· Experience of online events delivered through platforms such as Zoom or GoToWebinar.
Personal Attributes
The candidate must be comfortable with the charity’s approach to animal welfare which includes co-operation with the livestock and slaughter industries. Whilst the HSA wishes to ensure the highest standards of welfare for animals farmed for food or other products, it does not oppose the slaughter of animals per se. Candidates must be comfortable working within the livestock industry and other key stakeholders whilst striving to ensure the humane treatment of animals undergoing transport or slaughter.
Job Benefits
Payscale: £30,493 – 41,737 (depending on experience and qualifications) plus London weighting, where applicable.
Contract Type: Permanent/full-time, subject to a satisfactory probationary period. Part-time and flexible working arrangements may be possible.
Location: Office-based or remote (within the UK) according to the wishes of the applicant. The HSA offices are currently based in Hertfordshire, UK. The postholder will need to travel to meetings around the UK and occasionally overseas.
Contributory pension scheme (inc. employer’s pension contribution of 8% of gross salary).
25 days paid holiday per year (allowance increases with length of service), plus statutory holidays.
Excellent training opportunities.
Eligibility
Because the charity is based in the UK, you must be legally entitled to work and reside in the UK. The successful candidate will be expected to reside in the UK whilst employed by the charity.
Candidates should ideally hold a UK driving licence or other licence which allows them to drive in the UK.
Please note, that if you wish to work from home, we require a reliable internet connection with a minimum 10Mb/s broadband.
To Apply
Please also specify your current remuneration details and notice period and include the names of two referees (including your current or most recent employer) who may be contacted if you are offered the position. We will not contact referees without your permission.
Closing Date for applications is Midnight (GMT) Friday 7 June 2024
We would be grateful if you would also complete a diversity monitoring form – this will be sent to you once we receive your application and can be returned anonymously. The answers provided on this form play no role in the shortlisting of candidates.
Selection Process
Initial online screening interviews will be held in the week commencing: 17 June 2024
We plan to hold initial online screening interviews will be held in the week commencing: 17 June 2024, with shortlisted candidates invited to an in-person interview at our offices in Hertfordshire in the week commencing 24June 2024.
Please let us know if you require any special arrangements should you be invited to interview.
Employment Checks
All offers of employment are made subject to the following criteria:
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK, Proof of Residency, two references including one from your current (or most recent) employer.
The HSA requests no contact from employment agencies or media sales.
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA)
The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 1582 831919
Registered Charity in England No 1159690: Charitable Incorporated Organisation
lease submit a letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) describing how you meet the person specification and explaining your motivation for wanting to work with us, alongside a comprehensive CV. Please include examples of your work which may be relevant to the role.
Please also specify your current remuneration details and notice period and include the names of two referees (including your current or most recent employer) who may be contacted if you are offered the position. We will not contact referees without your permission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Digital Content Officer
Hours of work: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reporting to: Head of Communications
Location: Home working with occasional travel to London
CEASE (the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) is a national human rights charity. Our mission is to expose and dismantle the cultural and commercial forces driving all forms of sexual exploitation in the UK. Sexual exploitation does not occur in a vacuum, and only by addressing the wider context can we hope for real, lasting change.
As a charity, we join the dots between our hypersexualised, objectifying, pornified culture and public attitudes and behaviours towards sex:
• We demonstrate how the mass consumption of online pornography depicting the humiliation, violation and degradation of women and children has realworld consequences.
• We shine a light on the widespread exploitation and harm caused by commercial sex industries that undermine our human rights.
We are neither a religious nor an ideologically driven charity but seek to bring together a broad alliance of groups from many backgrounds around a common stance. CEASE’s work is based on peer reviewed research and survivors’ accounts; it takes the form of advocacy, awareness-raising campaigns, events, lobbying and other strategic actions.
We are looking for a Digital Content Officer to join us at CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation). We welcome applications from people who have experience of creating and managing social media content and websites. If you have an interest in human rights and believe in a world free from sexual exploitation, join our small but very friendly team!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hope and Homes for Children is looking for a Funding Coordination Officer (this is the job title used internally for this role), who'll play a key supportive role in the Grants Partnerships team and Marketing, Communications and Fundraising (MCF) department, contributing directly to the Grants team income target as well as supporting fundraisers across the department to access compelling information in support of their fundraising.
You will help to drive key cross departmental initiatives including the coordination of restricted funding for our country programmes and the development of proposals and reports for our key projects and thematic work.
You will also manage our small and medium trusts and foundations portfolio (including stewardship, reporting, and proactively approaching new prospects), and occasionally support Grants team colleagues with reports, proposals and stewardship of our high value relationships.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, a supportive and collaborative approach and a genuine passion for our work. You will have a keen interest in development/child protection work, enjoy the process of compiling narrative and financial information about our projects and have the drive and commitment to deliver against deadlines. You will also be well organised, flexible, self-motivated and able to work autonomously and to thrive within a supportive culture which is solution-orientated and has integrity, courage and excellence at its heart.
In return, we’ll provide you with the chance to have a real impact in a collaborative and ambitious organisation who are proud of what we do and the difference we make, and we will provide the opportunities and guidance to help you to develop and grow.
If you believe every child belongs in a family, then join us as we consign orphanages to history.
Next steps
To apply, please upload your CV and a covering letter indicating why you're interested in joining us and (reflecting on the role profile) why you believe your skills and experience make you suitable for the role.
The final date for applications is 9am on Thursday 13th June 2024. However, we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient interest from high calibre candidates.
Location: Flexible with occasional trips to our Salisbury or London offices.
Contract type: Permanent.
Hours: 2- 3 days per week (negotiable between 15 to 22.5 hours per week)
Salary: £28,000 to £34,000 per annum pro rata, including London Weighting, if located in London, depending on experience.
Benefits: Competitive
You may also have experience in the following: Grants officer, Grants coordinator, Funding Coordination Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Fundraiser, Donor Management, Regional Fundraising, Third Sector, Charity Funding, etc.
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This is an exciting time to join our International Society, and to take the next steps in your career within a small proactive team: we are at a critical stage of development of ISAPS Education, putting finishing touches to a new website, and working on a new Learning Management System and training curriculum, to build on our extensive resources for medical professionals globally.
Working closely with the Head of Digital and Education Projects to develop and manage ISAPS website and our portfolio of e-learning and education for our members and their patients across the globe you will play a key role in creating high quality digital resources, and in building our relationships with stakeholders internationally.
About you
Educated to degree level, with strong relevant experience in online digital systems and education, you will enjoy a broad and varied workload and be comfortable working at pace, and on your own initiative. You are self-motivated, proactive, adaptable, solutions focused with highly developed interpersonal skills.
We would like to hear from candidates who understand the design and production of digital content, and have excellent organisation and communication skills to enable them to work on multiple projects concurrently. You will enjoy and embrace the opportunities of working remotely and collaboratively with our team and our community of international medical professionals alike.
Key attributes of the successful applicant will include:
- Experience in the design and production of digital education content using relevant tools
- Passion for delivering high quality and well-designed digital content for educational purposes
- Comfortable at managing multiple (and learning new) digital systems (CMS / LMS / CRM etc)
- Strong motivation, time-management and communication skills, able to work effectively remotely and see tasks through to completion
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Strong motivation and customer orientation: equally skilled at developing relationships and managing systems
- Solutions focused: able to analyse and evaluate needs quickly
- Accurate worker with high attention to detail
Whilst English is the official language of ISAPS, other European languages may also be an advantage.
For further information on the role and access to a detailed job description please click the apply button.
Tenure: Full Time (5 days per week), Permanent
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000, depending on experience
Location: Home working, ability to travel to London for team meetings 1-4 times per month
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays, plus a 3 day allowance available after one year, for office closure (usually over New Year).
- Matched Pension Plan: we will match up to 6% of your chosen contribution
- The opportunity for growth, responsibility and ownership
- A friendly small team environment where your opinion is valued
- An annual appraisal including a personal development review, and the opportunity for training
- Hybrid working: primarily home based with option to use our London desk space
Process:
Apply online with CV and personal statement / cover letter, explaining your suitability for the role, giving your current remuneration and notice period and confirming your availability for interview.
Deadline: 9am Wednesday 5th June
Interviews:Initial: 6&7 June via Zoom.Final TBC: 19/20 June in person.
Since the position is available immediately, we may request informal conversations with high calibre candidates as applications are received. We will also request some assessment tasks to be completed as part of our shortlisting process. If you do not hear from us within 28 days of our closing date you may assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
You may have experience of the following: Digital & Education Project Officer, Digital Education Projects Officer, Education Projects Officer, Education & Digital Projects Officer, Digital Learning & Education Coordinator, E-Learning & Education Projects Coordinator, Digital Education Programme Coordinator, Education Technology Project Coordinator, Digital Learning and Development Coordinator, etc.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the role
Alzheimer’s Society’s Safeguarding and Quality team are looking for a Senior Quality Safeguarding Officer who will provide expert safeguarding advice, audit and quality assurance support in relation to safeguarding across Alzheimer’s Society, enabling our people to provide excellent, safe services to people affected by dementia. Working in a team of Quality Safeguarding Officers, the senior officer will take a leading role in holding and managing more complex caseload, providing support and expert advice to the team and deputising for the manager as required.
Senior Quality Safeguarding Officers will be safeguarding specialists with a strong knowledge base and competency in managing complex environments related to safeguarding in practice. They will be skilled in the development, delivery and implementation of quality assurance functions to ensure that safeguarding is of the highest quality. They will support teams delivering activities which support the Society’s understanding of the quality of the services it delivers to people affected by dementia to support in the delivery of excellence.
About you
This is an excellent opportunity to gain significant safeguarding experience, enhance safeguarding knowledge and learn new skills that can be used for career progression.
You will have:
- Experience of working within a safeguarding framework, an understanding of safeguarding and associated legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and an ability to relate them to practice.
- Experience of designing and delivering high quality, tailored safeguarding learning products and programmes, preferably within a health, social care, or charity setting.
- Strong networking and influencing skills, interpersonal presentation, promotion and communication skills.
- Confidence working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team.
- Encourages positivity and takes a solution-focussed, proactive and strength-based approach.
Closing date: 11th June 2024.
Interview date: To be confirmed – Virtual interview via Zoom/Microsoft Teams.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
What would we like…?
We're looking for someone with a good understanding of customer service delivery and best practice to join our Admissions team as Admissions Officer.
You'll be responsible for delivering excellent customer service and support to applicants interested in completing one of our programmes. You'll help applicants to complete their application and onboarding which is achieved through: calls and emails to current applicants, responding to queries via phone and email, supporting on communication strategies and implementation, ensuring data integrity and running processes to drive forward the applicant pipeline.
Please note - This role is internally known as Admissions Associate. We have two vacancies in the team and are offering one role on a permanent basis and the other on a 6-month fixed contract basis. Candidates will be considered for both roles and will have the opportunity to express their preference at interview.
We would like you to:
- Deliver excellent customer service by replying to email queries and helpline calls in a clear, friendly and timely manner
- Finding solutions for applicant problems and sharing best practice.
- Support pipeline management and proactively work to convert the applicants through strong communication. This will entail administering and monitoring sales call and email campaigns and handling inbound and strategic outbound sales calls
- Monitor and analyse reports from our database/CRM: Salesforce to better understand applicant issues and pipeline trends.
Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to an Admissions Senior Associate. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll have the ability to clearly communicate and deliver processes. You'll evidence strong attention to detail. Our ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively and independently with a high level of self-motivation.
We will provide full training to ensure you understand and can effectively communicate our programme content, key selling points and admissions criteria to applicants.
What’s in it for you….?
- Competitive annual salary
- Professional development for all staff
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
- Employer pension contribution of 11%
- Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
- Shared parental leave package
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
- Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
- Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
About you
We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:
You should apply for this role if:
- You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
- You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
- You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
- You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
- You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
- You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
- You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
- You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
- You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
- You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
- You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
- Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…
Applications will be considered for all office locations.
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 29 May 2024.
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 committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
For any questions or queries please visit our careers page where you'll find some FAQs.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
Location: Flexible – London hybrid or remote (with an expectation of some travel to London approximately once a month)
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious new strategy, which will be launching in the spring. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK, and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
We’re looking for a passionate and engaged Social Media Officer to join our Digital team. You’ll be a key member of our team, helping to increase our community engagement and grow our reach. With responsibility for the day-to-day scheduling of our social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube – you will be the eyes and ears of the charity for all things social.
You’ll complete tasks quickly and efficiently, schedule and update content for all our social media channels and be on the ‘front line’ in terms of engaging with our amazing BCUK community. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their digital and social media experience, bring creative energy to the team and make a real impact.
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification, and demonstrates how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Chloe Lane, Senior Social Media Officer.
Safeguarding:
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: Friday 31 May 5pm.
Interviews: 10/11 June
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Brightside
Brightside is on a mission to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future. For over 20 years, we’ve used technology to connect young people facing barriers with inspiring mentors. We deliver online mentoring programmes in collaboration with schools, universities, businesses and charities to provide young people with access to networks, online career information and high-quality mentoring.
Role overview
The Project Support Officer will support our Programmes Team with activity related to project delivery while members of the team are on maternity leave. The postholder will be responsible for completing a variety of project delivery tasks that support the smooth running of our online mentoring. These tasks include administrative support through our online mentoring platform, data entry and data monitoring, training our volunteers to be mentors and inducting young people onto our programmes.
Key responsibilities
- Administrative support for our projects, including:
- Supporting the programmes team to book regular meetings with partners
- Monitoring a centralised support inbox for our partners
- Monitoring a centralised support inbox for our mentors and mentees
- Writing emails and other communications to our project users
- Monitoring and reporting on mentee and mentor engagement on our projects
- Moderating user messages and user profiles
- Conducting safety spot checks on recorded video calls
- Data entry on Salesforce related to our projects and users
- Data entry on project and task progress on our project management system
- Setting up zoom calls for training sessions and managing registrations
- Inviting mentees and mentors to the mentoring platform, monitoring progress, and producing reports for partners
- Delivering mentor training sessions
- Delivering and supporting delivery of mentee induction sessions and other activity for young people (such as assemblies)
- Taking notes during meetings and monitoring actions
- Supporting our quality assurance processes by testing our projects and proofreading our materials
- Other administrative tasks that may be reasonably required
Essential criteria
To be successful in this role, you should:
- Be strongly aligned with our mission
- Embrace Brightside’s values and contribute to a positive staff culture
- Understand the challenges faced by young people in education and careers
- Be competent with Microsoft office, including Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Have excellent time management skills
- Possess excellent communication and presentation skills
- Be motivated to deliver high-quality work
- Have great attention to detail
- Be willing to learn how to use new technologies and tools
Desirable criteria
We are especially interested in candidates who:
- Have experience using Salesforce or other CRM software
- Have experience of project management, or are interested in a career in project management
- Have experience of delivering training to young people
A DBS check at the enhanced level will be required for successful applicants
Salary and benefits
Salary: £24,900 - £27,200 (£14,940 - £16,500 actual based on 22.5 hours a week)
Contract: Fixed term (ending 30 April 2025)
Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week
Holiday allowance: 25 days (pro-rata for part-time staff depending on join date)
Other benefits include: Three additional leave days over Christmas, three days volunteering leave, employer pension contributions, flexible working hours, regular staff socials, a tenancy deposit loan scheme, up to one month ‘work from anywhere’ policy and the option of buying up to five additional days of annual leave
Application instructions
Submit a one-page cover letter, outlining how you meet the essential criteria for the role, and your CV through CharityJob by 9am on Monday 10 June.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered
Successful applicants will be contacted from the 12 June and invited to complete a short task due on the 16 June.
Interviews will then take place on the week commencing 17 June.
Brightside will be conducting a blind recruitment process where names and gender-identifying features will be removed from the applications before being reviewed by the hiring manager for shortlisting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make a difference in tackling the nature and climate crises, helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The Engagement and Communications Officer (ECO) is part of an exciting new ‘Building Capacity Project’ which seeks to develop the skills and capacity of communities on the west coast of Scotland to deliver the aims of the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest i.e. protect and restore Scotland’s globally important temperate rainforest. The Woodland Trust has secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for this project's initial two-year ‘development’ phase.
The ECO will support the Project Development Manager, project team members and local staff working in three landscape-scale project ‘hubs’ (in Argyll, Morvern and Torridon). The role will provide opportunities for audiences to connect with Scotland’s rainforest and build the skills and capacity needed to sustainably restore it. This involves working with communities, organisations and specialists to a) raise awareness of Scotland’s rainforest, b) facilitate volunteering, on-the-job training and the sharing of learning about how to restore it, and c) inspire a long-term commitment to look after it.
The ECO will plan and deliver communications and engagement activities during the project's development phase, and support the Project Development Manager to create a comprehensive activity plan for the delivery phase. This includes surveying audiences to benchmark attitudes; managing a launch event; using existing (or establishing new) local and regional communication channels to reach audiences and share progress; co-developing with partners a series of meaningful engagement opportunities; supporting project ‘hubs’ to develop their own communications and engagement plans and monitoring the impact of project activities.
This is an 18-month fixed-term position. Should our funding bid for the subsequent five-year ‘delivery’ phase be successful, we hope the ECO will remain in post to support the delivery of these plans.
THE CANDIDATE
You will have experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders including community organisations and are comfortable collaborating and engaging effectively for different outcomes e.g. learning, consultation or facilitation.
You will be able to confidently organise and deliver a range of events from online webinars to community gatherings; have working knowledge of using social media for marketing, capturing interesting content and writing engaging stories, and you’ll be happy self-managing a diverse and varied workload.
Plus you’ll have experience working as part of a project team, supporting funding bids, budgeting for, and reporting on the impact of your activity. Oh and have a genuine interest in Scotland’s rainforest of course!
A full UK driving licence is required so you can travel across the west coast when required. Access to your own vehicle would be ideal.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to understand better what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Make it Count’ and ‘Explore’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What would we like…?
Do you have good problem solving skills with the ability to spot future challenges through analysis?
We're looking for an analytical thinker to join our Facilitation and Planning team as Facilitation and Planning Officer.
You'll work as part of a team who are responsible for planning and scheduling of all events, conferences and one-to-one sessions across our programme suite. We recruit and support expert faculty to ensure our programmes are delivered to the highest quality in order to enrich participant learning.
Your main role will be to work within the Facilitation and Planning team, supporting with the development of our online system to auto-generate events. You'll be responsible for setting up reporting and monitoring processes to support our optimisation of facilitators, and work closely with other internal programme stakeholders to oversee the creation of new policies and processes such as our Quality Assurance and development offer.
Please note - this role is internally known as Facilitation and Planning Senior Associate.
We would like you to:
- Lead on the scheduling process of our programmes, ensuring scheduling aligns with sequencing requirements
- Be the first point of contact for our team of external faculty (facilitators and coaches), supporting general queries and processing invoices.
- Be responsible for allocating and matching facilitators to events and 1:1 coaching influenced by a set of key criteria
- Communicate and simplify complex data to share with stakeholders and identifying issues and solutions
Working in a hybrid way, you’ll be attached to either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office and will report to the Facilitation and Planning Manager. In line with our current ways of working, you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 1 day a month, in addition to team days and this may be reviewed by Ambition.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
To succeed in this role you'll have a excellent communication skills with experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders. Our ideal candidate will have high attention detail, and thrive and excel with organising, scheduling and planning responsibilities.
Whilst experience in other analytical systems would be desirable, it is not a requirement for applying to the role but it is essential that you have an ability to get up to speed quickly and we will provide full training.
What’s in it for you….?
- Competitive annual salary
- Professional development for all staff
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
- Employer pension contribution of 11%
- Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
- Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
- Shared parental leave package
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
- Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
- Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
About you
We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:
You should apply for this role if:
- You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
- You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
- You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
- You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
- You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
- You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
- You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
You'll love working at Ambition if…
- You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
- You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
- You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
- You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
- Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.
How to apply…
Applications will be considered for all office locations
All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 30 May 2024.
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 committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.
For any questions or queries please visit our careers page where you'll find some FAQs.
As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.
Green Finance Officer (Wales)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Location: Home-based, Office facilities available, some UK travel will be required
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-Term: 18 months
Closing date for applications: 2 June 2024
First Interview: 6 June 2024
Second Interview: 10 June 2024
About our client
This project is funded by the Nature Networks Programme. The Heritage Fund is delivering it on behalf of the Welsh Government.
Do you want to be part of a team leading the field in the development of private investment into nature’s recovery?
In the past 18 months, The Trusts have been developing new approaches to funding nature’s recovery from the private sector, utilising novel revenue approaches such as nutrient neutrality credits and the voluntary carbon market amongst others. They have developed finance mechanisms to sit alongside these revenue streams such as a philanthropic loan system. They now want to scale up this work to help The Trusts and others to scale nature’s recovery across Wales. They need to turn policy into strong principles that allows us to develop guidelines and templates to help the Trusts across Wales access green finance.
Our client need dedicated expertise and capacity to work with the Trusts to bring this work into a coherent strategy, develop models and plans that build revenues for nature’s recovery allowing much greater investment. This post is designed to provide that expertise and capacity to work alongside those Trust staff that are already committed to developing these programmes.
Our client is the central charity which supports the federation of 46 independent Trusts working for nature’s recovery across the UK, Alderney and the Isle of Man. The Trusts’ vision is of a thriving natural world, with abundant wildlife and healthy natural habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and everyone inspired to take action for nature’s recovery.
Collectively, The Trusts have more than 900,000 members, employ 3,500 staff, look after over 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. The role of the trust is to ensure a strong voice for wildlife at a UK level and to provide strategic leadership, support and development for The Trusts. They provide shared expertise in areas such as climate change, digital fundraising, nature-based solutions, policy and safeguarding. They facilitate UK-wide communities of practice to share learning and replicate successful approaches so that together they are more than the sum of their parts. They support the individual Trusts to be a strong force for nature in their local areas and to work together to achieve even greater impact as a collective.
The Trusts are on a mission to bring about a people-powered nature and climate recovery by empowering people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create an inclusive society where nature matters to everyone, everywhere. They are ambitious in their desire not just to slow, but to reverse the declines in nature. Together they have developed a bold, new collective strategy which outlines their vision and the actions they will take to restore nature over the next eight years.
Central to their strategy are their three goals which set out what they are striving to achieve by 2030 in pursuit of their vision of a thriving natural world. Goal 1 is to put nature into recovery with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder land and seascapes where people and nature thrive. Goal 2 is to inspire people to take action for nature and climate, resulting in better decision-making for the environment at both local level and across the four UK nations. And Goal 3 is to enable nature to play a central and valued role in helping to address local and global problems, such as by helping tackle climate change and supporting wellbeing and education.
Achieving these ambitious objectives means that they must develop new ways of working which increase the scale and impact of their work. Therefore, they have embarked on a programme of strategic transformations that are essential to achieving their goals, and which will result in a stronger and more effective Trust movement for the long term. They are leading the transformation programme across The Trusts including in community organising, equality, diversity and inclusion, and funding nature’s recovery. The Trusts have existed for over 100 years thanks to a strong membership base and traditional fundraising activities.
Now, to achieve the level of funding needed to reverse nature’s decline, they need to diversify and increase their income by exploring new ways of funding such as innovative finance.
About You
You will be from a commercial background within private, public or charitable sector. You will have an entrepreneurial approach grounded by great commercial experience. They would expect an understanding of the green finance marketplace and that you are comfortable with legal and contract management. You will be a great communicator, with a personable style who can work with many different people across the wonderful variety of geography, business development, and activities of the Trusts.
You relish challenging the status quo and problem solving. This is a new and ambitious role which will evolve following your appointment so you should be excited by the flexibility and opportunities to take an innovative approach.
The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
Our client take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please refer to the documents section to read the commitment statement
As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
This role maybe subject to a DBS check.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The Rainforest Project Officer role is based in South West England and funded by the Species Survival Fund which National Lottery Heritage Fund are delivering on behalf of Defra. The role will include providing advice and support for landowners on the creation and management of temperate rainforests; overseeing rainforest restoration on the Woodland Trust estate; and working with the regional communications and engagement team to deliver a wide range of rainforest themed communications and engagement activities to showcase and raise awareness about the importance of the Temperate Rainforest and the work of the Woodland Trust.
The Rainforest Project Officer will oversee, and help deliver, a diverse programme of work for the project, as well as line managing two early-career trainees to increase their knowledge and develop the skills needed to inspire a wide range of audiences to engage with this precious habitat.
This is an 18 month fixed term position.
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll have experience in successfully delivering projects and programmes on time and to budget. You will use your excellent communication skills to represent the Woodland Trust and the project, in a professional, competent, and positive manner as well as having the confidence to present in front of large audiences.
You will have experience of building meaningful working relationships with a range of key stakeholders, effectively engaging with them so they are involved and inspired by our work and ensuring the impact of the project is maximised. You’ll have a collaborative approach with experience of working with multiple teams and organisations for a shared purpose.
You will have the ability to take on a leadership role, supporting the training and upskilling of team members and volunteers. You’ll be self-motivated and flexible having the ability to manage and organise a diverse workload.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
A full UK driving licence to undertake travel across South West England is required and access to your own vehicle.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Interviews will be held via Teams on Thursday 13th June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Not A Phase is a trans-led, grassroots charity dedicated to supporting the lives of trans+ adults across the UK. Founded in 2020, our mission is to create a brighter future for the trans community through awareness campaigning, social projects, and financial support for trans-owned businesses and projects. Our initiatives include community unifying activities, peer support workshops, and the innovative Misfits wellness programme, which promotes fitness and self-defense. We aim to bridge the gaps that trans individuals often fall through by providing a safe, visible, and thriving network for our community.
The Package
£29,500 | Full Time | Flexible Working Hours | Full Vitaly Healthcare | Mostly WFH- London visits for event coverage
The Role
Are you a creative and dynamic individual with a passion for online communications? Not A Phase is looking for an Online Communications Manager to join our team. This full-time, remote position offers flexible hours and the chance to make a real impact. You'll be crafting and managing engaging content for our social media channels, creating and editing eye-catching videos, and building a strong online community. We're dedicated to uplifting the lives of trans+ adults across the UK, and we need someone who shares that commitment. If you have experience in online communications, strong graphic design and video production skills, and a deep understanding of trans and LGBTQ+ issues, we’d love to hear from you!
Job Responsibilities
- Content Creation: Develop engaging and original content for our social media platforms, including graphics, videos, and written posts.
- Social Media Management: Oversee and manage our social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), ensuring regular posting, audience engagement, and growth.
- Video Production: Create and edit video content for various platforms, including Instagram Reels and TikTok.
- Community Engagement: Engage with our online community, responding to comments and messages, and fostering a positive and inclusive environment.
- Campaign Development: Plan and execute online campaigns to raise awareness and support for our projects and initiatives.
- Analytics: Monitor and report on social media metrics to track the success of campaigns and content, and adjust strategies as needed.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to align online communications with overall organizational goals and strategies.
Required Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in online communications, social media management, or a related field.
- Strong graphic design skills and proficiency in tools like Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
- Video production and editing skills, with the ability to create compelling video social mediacontent.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with the latest trends in social media and digital marketing.
- Experience working within the charity sector is a plus but not essential.
- A deep understanding of and commitment to trans and LGBTQ+ issues.
Desired Attributes
The ideal candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a small, flexible team. They should be comfortable in front of the camera for video content and passionate about making a positive impact on the trans community. Creativity, proactivity, and adaptability to changing circumstances are key attributes we are looking for in a candidate.
At Not A Phase, we believe in the power of diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from people of all abilities, backgrounds, and communities, including those from underrepresented groups. Join us in making a positive difference and be part of a team that values your unique perspective and experience.
CV and cover letter required for application
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.