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FareShare Southern Central
Job Description – Deputy Warehouse Manager
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Location: Totton, Southern Central
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours
Salary: £22,495 - £23,170
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.
About FareShare
FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 17 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups. We support 10,962 local charities and community groups. Over the past year 24,074 tonnes of food were redistributed by FareShare Regional Centres and FareShare Go nationwide, our charity network serves 933,578 people every week.
Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first.
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.
Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.
Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead
Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen
Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries
Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger
Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.
The role
FareShare believes that no good food should go to waste and is currently undertaking an expansion plan that will see us strive ever closer to that vision. As the Deputy Warehouse Manager you will be at the forefront of making this happen. As the Deputy Warehouse Manager you will oversee the warehouse and successfully manage day to day operations, as well as developing and implementing new operational practices, efficiencies and standards to as part of the management team. Food Safety and Health & Safety are at our core. You will be part of a management team responsible for the compliance in these areas, ensuring the safe storage and transport of the food, plus the safety and wellbeing of all RC staff, volunteers and visitors. Inherent within our mission is to ensure no good food goes to waste, so you will use your skills and expertise to minimise waste by working with our partners to ensure when food arrives and leaves the warehouse it is fit for consumption.
Main areas of responsibility
Operations
- Part of a management structure accountable for the day-to-day performance of the warehouse;
- Part of a management structure responsible for the development and management or resource plans to meet fluctuating food volumes, CFM demands, volunteer availability and growth plans;
- Part of a management structure for logistics planning to ensure safe, timely and cost-effective distribution of food to meet CFM needs;
- Analyse performance, food volumes, waste and volunteer requirements against KPI’s and produce reports as required by the East Anglia Regional Manager;
- Manage and provide leadership and support to staff and volunteers in the warehouse;
- Contribute to continuing innovation of operational efficiencies to achieve growth plans;
- Support the minimising of waste whilst achieving required targets for food volumes;
Standards
- Part of a management structure accountable for ensuring the FSEA warehouse and logistics operate within the guidance of FSUK policies and procedures,
- Ensure the high standard of attainment is delivered in all external and internal audits. Plus fully participate in any other audit, as required by food partners or external parties.
- Comply with monitoring and evaluation systems and report regularly to the RM or FSUK Operations team as required
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Significant warehouse experience with minimum 3 years leading a team
- Have exceptional relationship building skills with a range of stakeholders and ensure a supportive work environment for staff and volunteers
- Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences.
- Be confident and assertive in handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism
- Demonstrate strong problem solving skills
- Self-manage your own performance and workload.
- Have initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working
- Be organised with a proven track record of achieving quality results.
- Have a proven ability to create links across teams to share best practices.
- Have strong IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK, access to your own car and undertake extensive travel across your region (or working towards).
- Be flexible about your working arrangements as the role may involve weekend and evening working.
- Be willing to carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in support of the Regional Centre’s operations.
Desirable Criteria
- Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.
- Have previous experience working with customer relationship management software.
- Experience working in regulated environment
- Have some experience of training and managing others
Qualifications (to have or willingness to work towards)
- Level 3 Food Safety
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- IOSH Managing Safety
- ITSSAR Folk Lift Truck
- SEMA Rack Safety Awareness
Benefits
- Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
- 28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Employers pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
The main purpose of this role is to provide energy advice to householders by telephone and email. You will be expected to provide information to help householders and clients access the appropriate support while maintaining accurate and detailed records of all interactions with clients.
Pay and conditions
- The role is fixed term (12 Months), full-time (37.5 hours per week). We will consider application for a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.
- The salary for the role will be £23,465.
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- To work on the advice line and/or other telephone advice projects making and receiving calls from people who may need help with energy related issues.
- To record client details and use knowledge to assess help and support needed.
- To refer clients onto other support organisations in their area as appropriate.
- To identify energy improvements that can be made to clients’ properties and refer to installers who can fit them.
- To help vulnerable clients make applications for grants and switch energy tariffs where appropriate.
- To listen attentively to callers (some of whom may be in distress) and respond to their needs in an empathetic way.
- To be familiar with and adhere to advice line protocol, processes and procedures.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Minimum Maths/English GSCE or equivalent.
- Experience of giving advice, customer service or helping others in some capacity.
- Ability to respond to clients in a respectful and engaging manner.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to maintain admin systems independently and accurately.
- Able to take responsibility for your own work and seek support where necessary.
- Highly organised at managing time and workload.
- Skilled in use of MS office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is 17:00 on Monday 18 November 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place Tuesday 26 November and Wednesday 27 November 2024, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Customer Services Officer
Salary: Up to £24,000
Location: Newark with flexibility to work from home on Mondays and Fridays
Full time: 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Permanent
Closing date for applications: 17th November 2024
First interview: 2nd December 2024 (in the Newark office)
Second interview: 10th December 2024
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive.
Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. Collectively we manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we stand up for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we help people access nature.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities.
About You
Are you looking for the chance to work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for someone with experience of working within a customer service function with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an excellent understanding of the principles of good customer care. This is an amazing opportunity for a capable and passionate person who understands both nature and people. The role also has some line management responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be a team player, with great attention to detail as well as having excellent organisation and administration skills. You will be responsible for processing calls and emails and greeting visitors. You will need to use your initiative to handle and manage difficult situations. You will have experience and a strong knowledge of using databases and Microsoft Office. You will enjoy providing assistance to the wider team and have an enthusiasm for providing first rate administrative support. You will enjoy taking responsibility for the organising and administration of some of our internal events.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. RSWT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.
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At EMERGE 3Rs, our volunteers are the heart and soul of our charity. They fulfil many varied roles and without them EMERGE’s activities, including Touch Wood and FareShare Greater Manchester, would have far less social and environmental impact.
Our Give & Gain employability programme is aimed at enabling people to develop the skills, confidence, and aspirations needed for job success. We support people from all backgrounds who face barriers to employment and whose skills often go unused or undiscovered.
Working with the Volunteering team and other key staff, this role assists in promoting the benefits and opportunities of the Give & Gain Programme at EMERGE. You will help us to recruit additional volunteers from the local community and beyond, by identifying and connecting with new networks and operational partners. You’ll be a strong communicator, happy to jump on the phone or take the lead at in-person recruitment events. You’ll be an experienced administrator with good data management skills to ensure we can accurately report to funders on our outreach and track the volunteers who participate in the programme. An understanding of handling confidential data, meeting targets and deadlines, and experience in recruitment are key skills for this role.
Once you've applied via Charity Jobs, we will contact you separately with an application pack which includes an application form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now looking for a Retail Assistant to join our team in our first flagship shop, the Boat House, on a full time, permanent basis for 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £24,617 per annum (full time equivalent- £13.15/hour) depending on experience.
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Offices in a beautiful location
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, customer-focused individual looking for a role in a stunning location with our flourishing organisation.
You’ll play a key role in driving our retail ambitions whilst forging a rewarding career, all within our first flagship store amidst the peaceful and historic backdrop of Hyde Park.
Found beside the Serpentine lake, our Boat House shop offers a wide range of sustainable, high quality products and product ranges with a modern twist. From keepsakes to outdoor accessories, we are proud of our ethically sourced ranges and products from UK manufacturers, the majority of which are recyclable or have re-purposed elements.
We’ll provide you with excellent initial training when you join our welcoming and dedicated team, not to mention all the support you need to get you started.
The Role
As a Retail Assistant, you will support our retail operations, primarily at the Boat House in Hyde Park and potentially progressing to other outlets.
Supporting the Retail Manager and Supervisor, you will help to meet sales targets, provide excellent customer service and ensure exemplary visual merchandising and housekeeping standards.
You will also process deliveries, fulfil eCommerce orders, support the management of team rotas and create opportunities for upselling, encouraging donations.
Please note, this role will involve lifting and manoeuvring stock.
About You
To be considered as a Retail Assistant, you will need:
- Excellent customer service standards
- Excellent time keeping skills
- A good level of numeracy
Other organisations may call this role Retail Customer Assistant, Shop Assistant, Store Assistant, Retail Sales Assistant, or Customer Service Assistant.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Assistant, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Avon Wildlife Trust is recruiting 2x Trainees to join the Pollinator Recovery Team. These 9-month placements require no previous experience or degree level education, and offer the skills and experience necessary to kickstart a career in the environmental sector.
Insects pollinate £690 million worth of crops in the UK annually, with wild pollinators carrying out 85-95% of this. Many species of bee, moth, butterfly, hoverfly, fly and beetle provide this essential, often overlooked, service. Despite this, the steep decline of pollinating insects, and the loss of the habitats that support them, are well documented.
The AWT and partner organisations in the West of England aim to halt and reverse these losses, with an ambition to become the UK’s Bee & Pollinator Capital. As a Pollinator Pathways trainee, you will help to support delivery of this ambition.
The Pollinator Pathways project focuses on the area within the ‘B-Line’ (Biodiversity line), between AWT’s reserves of Folly Farm and Browne’s Folly, with ambitions to scale up and expand this work around the Avon area.
The trainee will support the teams work with farmers, landowners and communities to grow the network of habitats between these reserves. To ensure climate resilience you will work hands on, with expert support from project staff, on a variety of priority habitats including grasslands, hedgerows, in-field trees and woodland edges, all of which are important pollinator habitats.
There is also a generous training budget which will allow successful applicants to learn new skills such as GIS (Geographic Information System), First aid, Species ID, UK habitat classification, Biodiversity Net Gain training, Brushcutter/hand tool training etc. Trainees will under-take one ‘study’ day per week where they can research/train in relevant areas of interest.
As a Pollinator Pathways trainee you will:
· Support the project team in delivering the Pollinator Pathways Project
· Carryout 1 day per week of dedicated study. Details to be agreed with the Pollinator Recovery Manager
· Gain the skills, licences and experience needed to start a career in the environmental sector
· Learn how to deliver nature recovery projects (admin and ground works)
· Obtain a good understanding of relevant legislation and funding processes
· Help arrange and run community engagement events and volunteer work days
· Shadow senior staff on farm visits and community events, assisting in writing reports for landowners
· Support habitat surveys and monitoring efforts alongside the project team
Successful applicants will be invited to attend an informal group interview at Folly Farm Centre, Stowey on Tuesday 26th November 2024 to undertake habitat maintenance as a range of practical tasks and an informal discussion with each candidate.
Avon Wildlife Trust is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of seeing nature restored on a grand scale across the Avon region, we need talented and more diverse people on nature’s side. We have robust child safeguarding policies, and this role requires two references.
We want to see nature restored on a grand scale across the Avon region. We have big plans between now and 2030 to see this happen.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Project Manager
Salary: £22,800p.a. pro-rata (£38,000p.a. FTE)
We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off, 8% employer pension contributions, a core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.
Contract: 12 months fixed term
Hours: 21 Hours per week (we are flexible with how this may work for you)
Location: Office/hybrid based, within the borough of Kirklees.
Keep Britain Tidy is the nation’s favourite environmental charity, campaigning on a range of environmental issues, effecting change at both a local and national levels.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic project manager to deliver a behaviour change pilot campaign. Working in a busy marketing and communications team, the project manager will work to marry our organisational expertise with passion for environmental change to solidify our position as a thought leader in the sector and beyond.
Keep Britain Tidy has a new opportunity for a Project Manager to manage a community engagement/ behaviour change campaign which is a partnership between food and drink manufacturers, local government and our charity.
The Project Manager will lead on development and implementation of the project, which seeks to engage the local community in the design of the project, and utilises our expertise in behaviour change.
This is an exciting role within a fast-paced charity. You will have a proven track record in project management, and managing a range of stakeholders with varying expectations. The ideal candidate will be experienced in evaluating projects and continually making improvements based on learnings.
All our roles benefit from generous holiday entitlements and pension contributions, including the opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme and to receive extra days leave for using alternatives to flights. If you have any special requirements for interview just let us know.
If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description found on our website. After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please apply via our website.
As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions, submit your CV and complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.
Please submit your application before the closing date.
The deadline for applications is 09:00, Monday 11 November 2024
For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 27, 28 or 29 November 2024
If you require an in person interview, please let us know.
We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.
We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.
No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Either in one of our global offices (Bristol or London - UK, Kenya, Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Senegal), or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Tanzania)
Closing date for applications: 31st October 2024
Contract status: Global post, full-time
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: 1-year fixed-term contract
Remuneration: circa £23,700 gross per annum (UK); circa Ksh780,000 gross per annum (Kenya); circa MGA 9,600,000 net per annum (Madagascar); circa BZD 20,400 gross per annum (Belize); circa IDR 77,293,000 gross per annum (Indonesia); circa USD 4,060 gross per annum (Timor-Leste); circa XOF 3,240,000 gross per annum (Senegal); circa TZS 11,176,000 gross per annum (Tanzania).
Salary Band: E2
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.
Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
Summary job description
We are currently recruiting an administrative assistant to support our Donor Stewardship team to ensure effective grant management and fundraising delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team in a support function. Reporting to the Global Project Development Manager, this is a full-time role on a one-year fixed-term contract. The role will require working closely with overseas colleagues.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive, and highly organised individual with excellent knowledge of administrative systems. You will demonstrate a proven track record through employment and/or volunteer experience of prioritisation, multi-tasking, flexibility, adaptability, and exceptional oral and written communication skills. You will thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, and ambitious environments and ideally have a proven track record in communicating effectively and professionally and managing competing priorities to meet deadlines reliably.
We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas, embraces innovation, and can demonstrate experience building effective working relationships. Applications will be assessed based on candidates’ alignment with BV’s core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about wildlife conservation and looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a difference?
Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) is seeking a dedicated individual to join their team as a Corporate Fundraising Officer. You'll play a vital role in supporting the protection of Norfolk's precious natural habitats and wildlife species.
Salary: £24,000-£25,500 per annum
Contract: Full-time, with options for part-time
Location: Bewick House, Norwich, hybrid working model
Benefits: include an 8% contribution to Aviva's group personal pension scheme, 25 days plus statutory holidays, annual holiday allowance increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days, an employee assistance program, annual salary reviews, and free reserve access for your loved ones.
The Role:
As a Corporate Fundraising Officer, you'll be responsible for managing and developing corporate partnerships to support NWT's fundraising operations. Your efforts will help them achieve their fundraising income targets, enabling them to continue their vital work in nature conservation and recovery.
You'll report to our Corporate Partnerships Manager, working closely with the Fundraising and Membership team, as well as engaging with nature conservation and recovery staff, visitor centres, and HQ personnel.
Role Highlights:
- Collaborating with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to develop and implement corporate fundraising initiatives.
- Leading the relaunch and administration of the Investors in Wildlife scheme.
- Cultivating and maintaining relationships with corporate partners to maximise income opportunities for NWT.
- Assisting in planning and managing corporate events, seminars, and networking opportunities.
- Coordinating corporate work party volunteering programs.
- Exploring new avenues for revenue fundraising related to corporate support.
- Delivering a year-round calendar of communications for corporate partners.
- Maintaining accurate records of corporate supporters and prospects.
- Monitoring performance against set KPIs and financial management procedures.
- Researching and assessing potential corporate partners and business sectors.
- Promoting NWT's mission and securing new funding opportunities within the Norfolk business community.
About You:
If you have a knack for building relationships and a successful history in corporate fundraising or a similar field, we want to hear from you! Experience in exceeding income targets and orchestrating captivating stakeholder events is highly desirable. Additionally, proficiency in crafting effective communication plans, conducting strategic prospect research, and managing budgets is essential. You will be a team player who enjoys working collaboratively and is passionate about the work Norfolk Wildlife Trust does.
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact, please get in touch with Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People with a copy of your CV.
Closing Date: 8th of November
First stage interviews: W/C 11th of November
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Job Description: Project Officer
Reporting to: Project Manager
Base: Milton Keynes
Job Type: Fixed Term 12 months’ with potential for extension
Salary: £21,500 - £22,500 The National Energy Foundation
The National Energy Foundation is an independent charity based in Milton Keynes, which has been at the forefront of improving the use of energy in buildings since 1988. We aim to give people, organisations and government the knowledge, support and inspiration they need to understand, manage and reduce the use of energy in buildings.
Role Summary
Our Project Officers are fundamental to the successful delivery of NEF’s programmes and projects. You will be responsible for core project deliverables, which will likely include significant contact with customers, members and funders of NEF. You will provide advice and guidance to the public through our helpline and case management services, managing a caseload of live customers throughout their end-to-end journey with NEF. You could be involved in any one of our work streams, which could include liaising with people in fuel poverty, young people and those seeking support and advice on how to reduce the carbon foot print of their home.
Alongside this, you could be delivering awareness sessions or training to employers or the public; certainly, you’ll be representing NEF at public meetings and events. This role is very much about communication and people, but you’ll also need be organised, diligent and able to navigate various systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide residents with information and advice via our telephone helpline, including checking their eligibility for grant funding for energy saving measures and making onward referrals to installers.
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Provide advice regarding energy efficiency and fuel switching.
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Prepare and deliver training to a range of audiences, providing information on the programmes and funding available.
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Liaise between householders and their chosen installers to ensure the smooth installation of appropriate energy efficiency measures.
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Researching and collaborating with potential clients to join our membership programmes and taking this through to sign up.
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Manage a range of systems and processes, including relevant CRM systems and/or databases.
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Adhere fully to NEF Quality Management Systems (QMS).
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Provide secretariat services to programme steering groups, including arranging meetings, suggesting agendas, taking minutes and ensuring all participants are cognisant with the aims of the programme.
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Assist the Project Manager with the administration and reporting of projects.
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Support, assist and deputise for other members of the Foundation as workload and/or circumstances might require.
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Other activities as agreed with Line Manager.
Person Specification
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Ability to work with and for the public in a caring and non-judgmental way.
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Excellent verbal (including telephone) and written communication skills.
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An enthusiastic approach and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
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The ability to engage with people confidently and effectively; remotely, one-to-one and in groups.
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Highly organised, with a methodical approach to projects and a keen eye for detail.
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An interest in energy saving, energy efficiency and renewable energy (although training will also be given).
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Ability and willingness to travel. Regular travel to events is a feature of the job, particularly during autumn, winter and spring.
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Ability to work outside of office hours, by arrangement.
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Familiarity with Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, Word, Office 365 and Dynamics 365.
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Possession of a full UK driving license and use of a car with business insurance cover.
Desirable (not essential)
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A degree in a building or energy related subject or one where public health features as a major strand.
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Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
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A degree in a building or energy related subject or one where public health features as a major strand.
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Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Estates Maintenance Operative
(England North)
£24,225 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4332)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Working across Yorkshire, but based in York
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans and work with the maintenance team, working to maintain the general condition of the land and National Cycle Network (NCN) around the county of Yorkshire.
As the Estates Maintenance Operative, you will carry out regular maintenance duties on the path and surrounding owned land, including habitat and vegetation management and general repairs and upkeep to the boundaries and structures.
You will all liaise with path users, volunteers, neighbours and officers within partner organisations where necessary.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have experience working outside in a paid or voluntary capacity engaging with the public.
We ask that you ideally have experience of using power tools such as Brush Cutters, Strimmers and Hedge Cutters, and the application of pesticides.
You will need to have a full clean UK Driving licence for this role as you will be travelling around the region in a Sustrans owned vehicle
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Staff volunteer days
24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
Bike, computer and season ticket loans
Discount benefits
London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 03 November 2024.
Interviews will take place in via MS Teams during the week commencing 11 November 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
World Land Trust
Working with World Land Trust
WLT is based in the UK and is unique within the conservation world. Reaching its 35th year of operation, the Trust has grown from small beginnings saving critically threatened forest in Belize, to becoming an internationally respected conservation organisation with a proven track record, working with more than 52 overseas conservation NGOs on protection of threatened habitats. WLT has developed its modus operandi without losing its vision, integrity and transparency.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for applicants with passion and knowledge of all things social media related, with an innovative and creative drive, looking to make a tangible difference to the natural world and committed to furthering the mission and ethos of WLT. You’ll have experience of managing social media channel accounts and creating inspiring social content. Happiest when engaging with followers and looking for opportunities to make an impact. You’ll need to understand marketing metrics, gathering data and providing insights to increase our reach, following and brand advocacy, while working to identify collaboration opportunities to promote the work of WLT.
You will play an integral part of WLT’s Communications Team. The members of this team are responsible for all the organisation’s marketing and communications, including social media, advertising, editorial, branding, annual reports, digital and printed comms and much more. With a brand-new year on the horizon, it is an extremely exciting time to join WLTs Communications Team.
We build flexibility into the way we work from day one, encouraging early conversations around options for hybrid working to enable remote connection and collaboration alongside some face-to-face working, and our 9-day fortnight working pattern is popular, supporting our staff to maintain a health work life balance.
We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce, bringing new perspectives and different experiences into the workplace. Our aim is to be an inclusive employer, providing a welcoming and supportive environment for all staff, where staff can be the best they can be. We recognise that we are underrepresented in some groups, so welcome and encourage applications from minority ethnicities, those with disabilities, and all gender identities. What’s important to us in this process is your skills, knowledge and experience to enable you to do the job and that is where our focus will be to find our next new team member!
Applications
For the full application pack including job description, person specification, our terms and conditions and how to apply, please follow the link to our website.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 04 November 2024. Interviews are expected to be held on 11 and 12 November 2024. Please note that the closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Helping people across the world protect and restore their land to safeguard biodiversity and the climate
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Since Rewilding Britain was formed in 2015 rewilding has moved from being a niche idea to playing a significant role in the fight against some of the biggest global challenges we face. Rewilding Britain is at the forefront of this change, acting as a catalyst for debate and action, and demonstrating the power of working with nature to build a sustainable world where people thrive.
Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across 30% of Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the interconnected nature and climate emergencies.
We influence policy, inspire public action and catalyse joined-up practical and financial support to help establish rewilding across Britain’s land and seas. Through our rapidly growing Rewilding Network we’re bringing together a community of rewilders - from land managers and farmers, to charities, community groups and national parks - to inspire and support each other to create a wilder, more prosperous Britain. It’s not too late - but we must act now.
We are now seeking a Social Media and Digital Assistant who will apply their creativity and digital expertise to deliver high-quality, innovative digital communications for the charity, helping increase Rewilding Britain's reach and impact across social media, email and our website. You will be part of a team with a mission to raise awareness of rewilding and promote Rewilding Britain's campaigns, fundraising appeals, practitioner resources and policy initiatives.
The post-holder will be a strong communicator with hands-on social media production experience, who's passionate about emerging technologies, has fantastic organisational and team working skills, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a difference. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing charity and directly contribute to the growth of the rewilding movement.
Job purpose:
To engage and motivate our target audiences by delivering Rewilding Britain's social media outputs and assisting with our email campaigns and website content, with a view to continually enhancing our impact.
Line Manager: Digital Communications Lead
Your responsibilities will include:
Social media delivery and community management
- Plan and deliver inspiring and effective social media content, including as part of engagement campaigns, fundraising appeals and initiative launches, and in support of our partners and members.
- Produce text- and video-/graphic-based social media posts and campaigns that are both suited to our target audiences and adapted for the most appropriate social channels.
- Carry out community management across the charity's digital channels, triaging queries and drafting responses.
- Assist with the optimisation of Rewilding Britain's current social media channels and the identification of new opportunities/platforms/trends that would help further our mission.
Email communications
- Support the Communications and Engagement team with the planning, building and scheduling of email communications (campaigns, supporters, fundraising, corporate partners etc) within Mailchimp.
- Assist with the AB testing of our email marketing and executing a plan of continuous improvement for our emails.
- Support with managing our enquiry inboxes as and when required.
Reporting and optimising
- Collate statistics on the performance of our social and email channels, in line with our KPIs, and work closely with the Digital Communications Lead to make ongoing recommendations for our output.
- Implement feedback and lessons learned to refine and improve our social media approach.
- Stay current with sector and specialist trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously grow the effectiveness of our channels, particularly social media.
Communications support
- Take responsibility for triaging internal requests for content output across our channels and coordinate this across the Communications and Engagement team.
- Assist the team in keeping our image library up to date, by uploading and tagging new imagery.
- Support the team by uploading content to Rewilding Britain's website, following best practice. You may also provide support for more involved web optimisation projects.
- Support with the preparation and delivery of online and in-person events. As well as providing social media and email support, this could include representing Rewilding Britain alongside other team members at events, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, rallies and more.
- Contribute to content production across the team, where relevant, such as producing blogs or carrying out image research.
- Support the Communications Team with general administrative tasks where required.
Skills, experience and behaviours
Experience
Essential
- At least two years' experience in a similar digital communications role, delivering successful content across social media and/or email to further organisational objectives.
- Proven experience in managing social media channels in a professional role, including LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, as well as others that might be relevant for Rewilding Britain.
- Experience of reporting on digital communications and campaigns and measuring impact, using analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Plausible and social media management tools such as Hootsuite and Metricool.
Desirable
- Experience working in a sector relevant to rewilding, and understanding of the rewilding movement.
- Experience in producing email communications in a professional environment.
- Experience in managing web content, with an understanding of best practice and familiarity with web content management
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for effective engagement.
- Skills in creative content development, such as video creation and editing and producing simple graphics for our channels.
- A thorough understanding of current social and digital communications tools, landscape and trends.
- Strong organisational skills with experience in delivering across multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Desirable
- An understanding of SEO and the role this plays in digital communications.
- An understanding of social media's role in paid advertising and a willingness to support with paid social campaigns.
- Skilled in using email marketing systems (such as Mailchimp) to build emails and/or automated journeys.
- Skills in relevant content production programmes such as Adobe Creative Suite.
Personal qualities
Essential
- The ability to work in an agile environment, responding to the every-day needs of the business while also delivering on longer-term objectives.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively and autonomously from home, while also working collaboratively as part of a tight-knit team.
- Has a passion for digital communications and keeping up with the latest trends, with a keenness to apply this to our cause.
- Creativity, with the ability to unlock innovation as an individual and a team player.
- A passion for nature restoration and rewilding and an eagerness to develop learning in this area.
Education
Essential
- We're looking for someone with high standards of writing and reading proficiency for this role. While a degree is not essential, the candidate must demonstrate that they have obtained at least GCSE or equivalent in English (Pass or above).
This job description is not all encompassing and may change to reflect need. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
Terms and conditions and staff benefits
The role is a full-time, 5-day-week (35 hours) position.
The salary is £23,000 - £27,000 per annum depending upon experience.
There will be some freedom for the person to determine their own working arrangements each week, within limitations, providing the work is delivered.
Rewilding Britain employees benefit from 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata for part time roles), rising to 30 days over 5 years. A generous employer-matched pension scheme is also available.
We are a virtual team who work from home and/or co-working spaces. We will support you to achieve a suitable virtual working environment. Some meetings are held face to face across Britain, so a willingness to travel with occasional overnight stays is desirable.
Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Use of artificial intelligence tools: Rewilding Britain does not accept cover letters, presentations or answers to recruitment questions whose content is AI generated and we will actively screen for this as part of our recruitment process. Rewilding Britain does not use AI tools to review candidate applications; real people will review and shortlist applications.
Rewilding Britain is not a licenced sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the provision of a valid right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an energetic, friendly, and proactive individual to join our Carlton Marshes engagement team to create exceptional visitor experiences at our spectacular visitor centre and nature reserve.
Based at Carlton Marshes near Lowestoft, the Visitor Welcome Officer is a full-time, permanent role based at one of our most spectacular nature reserves - focused on welcoming visitors, growing the income of the visitor centre, and creating exceptional experiences with the Trust.
The role has three key areas of responsibility:
- Visitor experience - ensuring a welcoming, high-quality, memorable, and consistent visitor experience for a range of audiences at Carlton Marshes.
- Growing income - working closely with colleagues and volunteers to assist the smooth running of the shop, the recruitment of members, and the promotion of venue hire.
- Engagement - facilitating the Trust's event programme and audience-led activity at Carlton Marshes - helping visitors to connect with nature and be inspired to take action for wildlife and climate.
The regular work pattern for this role is Sunday to Thursday but you will need to be flexible with occasional evening work too.
We offer a generous holiday entitlement, 9% non contributory pension and a number of wellbeing focused benefits.
The closing date for applications is 11pm on Sunday 3rd November. Interviews will be held during the weeks commencing 11th and 18th November, please indicate your availability in your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The project support officer will support the brilliant work of our Wilder Landscapes team, a small but very active team within Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s conservation department. A lot of the team's work is off-reserve and project based, working with farmers, landowners, communities and projects beyond our nature reserves to protect and restore nature. The project officer will have 3 key areas of work:
Support Wilder Landscapes Project delivery: : Track project progress; • Assisting with project and funding applications; • Supporting contract issuance and ensuring compliance with best practice; • Supporting project claims; • Manage tendering processes and support assessment of tender returns; • Support project and contract work billing, working with the finance team; • Support client relationship management with long term recurring projects. • Ensure reporting of progress against SWT’s KPI’s is maintained and project successes support this.
Increase external recognition of the Wilder Landscapes Team and their work:• Liaise with the team to gather news items • Create regular public facing news pieces that celebrate our successful work, for a range of audiences; • Develop new channels of communication through external collaboration with media outlets, working closely with the communications manager.
Support the delivery of excellence in training and engagement events: • Support the delivery of excellent training events in close collaboration with experts in the team. • Work with the Wilder Landscapes Manager, Senior Farm Adviser and others to develop opportunities to deliver accredited training as an income generating activity.
We are looking for someone to join us who has
- A professional, organised and confidential approach to working with a variety of clients and projexts
- The ability to work flexibly and independently under their own initiative but also as a collaborative team member
- Excellent communication skills,and the ability to liaise with funders and landowners.
Our benefits include; 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), a 9% non-contributory pension ( or those that quaify), your birthday off and working with a great team of people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.