Overview

If you are looking for an exciting leadership role in a fast moving, ambitious organisation, we encourage you to apply for our new vacancy as Head of Programmes for Street Child Nigeria. At Street Child, we believe that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. We have programmes in fourteen countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, priding ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places. We have been working in Nigeria since 2017, implementing major humanitarian programmes in the North East in response to the protection and education needs of children affected by the crisis.

We are seeking a highly skilled Head of Programmes to oversee the programme portfolio of Street Child Nigeria, ensuring quality programme planning and delivery. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in programme management with an excellent ability to build strong relationships with partners, donors and government institutions. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply following the steps outlined below.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Management (60%)

• Work with Programme & Project Managers to ensure timely and quality delivery of activities in line with the workplan, monitoring and evaluation framework and expenditure plan
• Lead on programme reviews with managers to ensure consistency and integration across programmes
• Conduct regular programmes monitoring to identify opportunities for programme enhancement and ensure alignment with programme objectives
• Identify areas of improvement in programmes with integration of new trends, knowledge aligned with needs and gaps that might arise during implementation
• Oversee the process for timely quality programme reports in line with donor requirements
• Coordinate across projects within the country programme to ensure efficiency, value for money and integration.

Business Development (40%)

• Actively contribute to planning and delivery of internal reflection, staff retreat and strategy review
• Identify new opportunities and contribute in building strong relationships with donors and government
• Leading proposal development ensuring use of participatory methodologies
• Contributing to recruitment of key staff
• Contributing to capacity building for partners and staff
• Representation in cluster mechanisms
• Identification of opportunities to provide national visibility through strong communication strategy and representation

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Bachelor degree level or higher

Desirable

• Masters degree in International Development, Human Rights or related field

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive work experience in a program management position with progressive responsibilities for an international NGO, including demonstrable successful performance in a Head of Programming position or equivalent senior leadership role.
• Strong experience in grants management for large and complex programmes, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, etc., for projects funded by multiple public donors with relevant budgets
• Substantial experience with successful business development activities capturing significant public and private donor funding, including proposal coordination, proposal writing and agreement negotiation.
• Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships.
• Substantial staff management experience, including coaching and mentoring senior program staff.
• Experience and abilities in capacity strengthening - developing curricula and facilitating trainings.

Desirable

• Previous experience in North east Nigeria
• Previous experience in Humanitarian Response
• Education and / or child protection experience is strongly desirable

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Ability to build networks and effectively represent the organisation in a variety of public and private forums.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills;
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to positively influence others and successfully reconcile differences;
• A self-starter, able to work independently and to tight deadlines, with a strong results orientation and with high levels of integrity, credibility and dependability; 
• An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate;
• Ability to work in international settings and with various departments to implement successful approaches to Education;
• Analytical thinker with the ability to find innovative solutions

Desirable

• Ability to speak Hausa

Other

• Position open for national (preferred) and international applicants
• Able to travel regularly, sometimes in insecure environments

Benefits

Attractive benefits are included with details available on request. Please note that this role is unaccompanied and not suitable for candidates looking for a family posting.

How to apply

A completed Application Form should be submitted along with your CV by midnight on Friday 19th June 2020. Please click 'Apply' to access the contact information to submit your application. 

We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. As this role is based in country, appropriate pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

Currently fully homeworking, future home working will be reviewed dependant on government guidance, the company requirements and travel arrangements.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the National Young Carer Organisation which has been providing high quality, transformational support for young carers aged 5-12 for nearly 25 years. As the go-to organisation for referral organisations seeking support for young carers, including local authorities, Social Services, School Welfare Officers and GP’s, Honeypot supports over 3,000 children annually.

Now is the time to join us, if you are seeking to be an influencer in the way we approach vital campaigns in the coming year. We promote open thinking and creativity and as part of our amazing team you will be encouraged to challenge us using your previous wealth of digital experience and creativity.

Honeypot is at an exciting developmental stage of new digital services, plus the launch of highly impactful services for most disadvantaged and needy groups of young carers. These new services combine with Honeypot’s existing range of highly respected core services to create highly newsworthy and engaging Social Media content

2021 is Honeypot’s 25th Anniversary year from the date of its founding. This presents a rich opportunity for the Social Media Officer to make an outstanding contribution in helping to lead a year of celebrations and communications.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter that demonstrates your creativity, communication skills and why you believe you can offer us an exceptional campaign leader.

SUPPORT WORKER X3, EDWIN HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37 HPW, FRWK03 £16,778 - £17,811 FTE

Edwin House is a new 63 bedded specialist registered care and reablement facility due to open early in 2018 which will meet the needs of people with a range of complex support needs and health conditions resultant from historic or current problematic substance misuse.

Framework is looking to appoint suitably skilled and experienced staff for the role of Support Worker at Edwin House to provide high standards of care and support and work proactively with service users to enable them to gain some control over their substance use, improve their quality of life and build recovery capital.

This is exciting opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of a truly innovative and unique service which will form a new pathway available within in the substance misuse treatment system locally and regionally.

For more information please contact: Melanie Dickinson

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered Charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Frameworks is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Project Worker to join our Newman Street project based in London. You will join us in a full time, fixed term contract until June 2021, working 35 hours per week (excluding breaks). In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,299 per annum including London Weighting plus pension and benefits.

The Passage runs London’s largest voluntary sector resource centre for homeless and vulnerable people: each day we help up to 200 men and women.

Our Newman Street Project is a floating support service commissioned by Westminster City Council to provide support to a large residential building, housing their clients who require temporary accommodation. We create an environment in which clients and the team build trust based relationships and focus on empowering them to work towards their goals. The project focuses on housing advocacy and health interventions but works flexibly around the clients’ needs to ensure tenancy sustainment both in this and future placements.

About the role:

As our Specialist Project Worker, you will work in a psychologically informed way, to provide housing advocacy, accommodation and tenancy support solutions for clients based in temporary accommodation.  You will ensure that clients are linked in with specialist services for their drug, alcohol support needs and their physical and mental health, whilst working closely with teams across the borough of Westminster and within The Passage as appropriate.

Key responsibilities of our Specialist Project Worker will include:

- Carry out in-depth assessment of client’s housing and support needs and risk levels

- Maintain positive and effective working relationships with

- Be responsible for developing and implementing a range of group activities

- Use skills in key working with clients with both mental health and substances issues to provide support through the appropriate pathways

- Keep well informed of changes and developments to relevant housing legislation and benefit systems

- Engage with other teams within The Passage and externally to ensure that a holistic support service is delivered to all clients

Our ideal Specialist Project Worker will have skills, experience, and knowledge of:

Experience:

- Housing advocacy work on behalf of homeless and vulnerably housed individuals

- Working collaboratively with voluntary, statutory and private sector agencies

- Working with clients with complex and challenging health issues

Knowledge:

- Assessing resident needs and delivering psychologically informed interventions to ensure resident needs are identified and met

- Working within a team to achieve strong and effective relationships with others to achieve organisational aims and objectives

- Developing and delivering group work for clients

- An awareness of the issues that face street homeless and vulnerable people

- Main housing legislation, homelessness reduction act, and housing options

- The issues facing people through the resettlement and tenancy sustainment process

- The skills and attitudes needed to support clients within a psychologically informed framework

- The benefits system

An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for this role.

Closing Date: 10am, Monday 22nd June 2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 1st July 2020

If you would like to be part of this in the role of Specialist Project Worker, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

SUPPORT WORKER X2, COMPLEX NEEDS, LINCOLN, FRWK03 £16,778 - £17,811 FTE, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

The Complex Needs service is new service based at Corner House in Lincoln City. The service will provide accommodation, targeting rough sleepers who present with multiple and complex needs, supporting those with a combination of homelessness, drug and/or alcohol misuse, mental health issues and/or challenging behaviour and offending.

 The aim of the service is to:

• Reduce the level of rough sleeping by providing suitable accommodation

• Improve the physical and mental health of rough sleepers by enabling access to health services including mental health and drug and alcohol treatment

• Reduce the cost to health services by supporting the appropriate use of health pathways and preventing the need for high cost crisis interventions

• Reducing the level of crime and anti-social behaviour including begging and street drinking by supporting rough sleepers to access benefits and positive alternatives to negative street based lifestyles

For more information please contact Adrianne Richardson

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered Charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Frameworks is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We’re looking for a customer-focused individual with considerable experience of homelessness, housing and related social welfare issues, including extensive knowledge/experience of housing law, to join us as a Telephone Housing Advisor and help us to help more people in housing need.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

Funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The National Homelessness Advice Service is a project delivered by Shelter. It’s purpose? To provide specialist support for housing advice providers and promote and support good practice in the provision of high quality housing advice, with a focus on preventing homelessness. As well as delivering free training in housing law to 4,500 advisers from the local authority and advice sectors, we handle over 10,000 calls per year on the NHAS Consultancy Line and promote joint working between voluntary and statutory agencies. In short, get ready for lots of challenge and variety.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for delivering a professional, impartial, pragmatic and outcome focused telephone and email 2nd tier advice to other agencies, including Local Authorities and advice agencies. This will involve using diagnostic questioning to assess and agree clients’ needs, giving full advice on different legal problems that include homelessness and housing issues, we’ll rely on you to undertake some of the more complex cases too (with the support of a senior colleague). And, when it comes to making sure all work meets quality, contractual, performance and professional targets and standards again, we’ll count on you to deliver.

About you

A proven track record in a related area is essential as is extensive knowledge/experience of housing law. We’ll also be looking for a commercially aware, results-driven and client focused approach that enables you to understand others’ needs and strive to deliver a prompt, effective and personalised service. Good listening skills are vital too, as is the ability to positively influence others and persuade them to change their views, intentions or actions for the good. Proficient using a case management system and Microsoft Office applications, the ability to type is also required in order to succeed.

Benefits

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

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

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.  Apply to be part of our advice team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

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

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

We’re looking for a customer-focused individual with considerable experience of homelessness, housing and related social welfare issues, including extensive knowledge/experience of housing law, to join us as a Telephone Housing Advisor and help us to help more people in housing need.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

Funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The National Homelessness Advice Service is a project delivered by Shelter. It’s purpose? To provide specialist support for housing advice providers and promote and support good practice in the provision of high quality housing advice, with a focus on preventing homelessness. As well as delivering free training in housing law to 4,500 advisers from the local authority and advice sectors, we handle over 10,000 calls per year on the NHAS Consultancy Line and promote joint working between voluntary and statutory agencies. In short, get ready for lots of challenge and variety.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for delivering a professional, impartial, pragmatic and outcome focused telephone and email 2nd tier advice to other agencies, including Local Authorities and advice agencies. This will involve using diagnostic questioning to assess and agree clients’ needs, giving full advice on different legal problems that include homelessness and housing issues, we’ll rely on you to undertake some of the more complex cases too (with the support of a senior colleague). And, when it comes to making sure all work meets quality, contractual, performance and professional targets and standards again, we’ll count on you to deliver.

About you

A proven track record in a related area is essential as is extensive knowledge/experience of housing law. We’ll also be looking for a commercially aware, results-driven and client focused approach that enables you to understand others’ needs and strive to deliver a prompt, effective and personalised service. Good listening skills are vital too, as is the ability to positively influence others and persuade them to change their views, intentions or actions for the good. Proficient using a case management system and Microsoft Office applications, the ability to type is also required in order to succeed.

Benefits

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

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

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.  Apply to be part of our advice team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

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

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

Personal Assistant to Chief Executive

Salary: £30k - £35k and attractive terms, dependent on experience

The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) is an international forum where science meets business.  Established in 1881, SCI is a registered charity, based in London, with members in over 70 countries.

SCI’s principle charitable objective is to advance the application of science into industry for public benefit, and it does this through events, publications and other activities.

SCI seeks an experienced full-time Personal Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Chief Executive.  Routine duties include diary management, managing a contacts database, filing, travel and meeting arrangements and management for the Chief Executive. This is also a supporting role for assisting with the charity’s governance and the reception area and will require governance or board committee experience (including minute taking) in respect of the Board of Trustees.

We are looking for a professional and experienced PA to join this small, friendly team. The role involves liaising with senior level contacts so requires someone from a professional background comfortable liaising with CEOs and other senior directors.  

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be flexible, proactive and have experience of organising a busy executive office. The ability to plan, prioritise and work to deadlines is important. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential. Experience of working in a senior capacity in a professional or corporate environment is essential.

This role is normally office based, with the office in Belgravia, central London, but is currently home based due to the COVID regulations.  On an ongoing basis there is the possibility of working from home part-time.

Knowledge, skills and experience required for this position

• At least 5 years’ demonstrable experience as a Personal Assistant.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organisational skills, flexible and the proven ability to multitask.
• Experienced minute taker.
• High level of computer literacy with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with Planner and PowerPoint, Sharepoint and Teams.
• Proactive and willing to act on own initiative both individually and as a member of a team.
• High aptitude for spelling and grammar, and accuracy in data entry and proof-reading.
• Personable, positive and a team player.
• Understanding of a charity or membership organisation desirable.

Deadline: Midnight on 12 June 2020 however, please note, interviews may take place before the closing date for the right candidate.

Please apply with your CV and a covering letter detailing your experience via the online option.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Yarrow is urgently seeking Support Workers with previous experience of working with challenging behaviours and complex needs, including autism. While we are open to all applications from all genders, we are particularly keen to hear from male applicants as they are currently under-represented in some services.

Yarrow is proud to support people with learning disabilities in West London, enhancing their quality of life, strengthening their independence and helping them to flourish. We are keen to hear from Support Workers who have relevant experience to join us at the following services:

Uxbridge Road, W5 3LH

Elmfield Way, W2 3TU

Lancaster Road, W11 1QT

Southwood House, W11

Sherbourne House, SW1V 4LP

To succeed you will need to demonstrate previous Support Worker experience in the sector. What’s more important is your passion, commitment and attitude as well as your willingness to support people with all aspects of their daily lives, including their personal care.

We are particularly keen to hear from male applicants as they are currently under-represented in some of our services. A driving license is required for the Uxbridge Road and Elmfield Way services. 

To apply please email your CV and a covering letter.

Yarrow is committed to Equal Opportunities

Do you want to make a difference?

This role has been developed to work in partnership with a local organisation to assist and support clients in Housing need and financial difficulties. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something new working alongside partners and the local community. If you would like to be part of a team making a difference to people’s lives we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Paid annual leave (+ bank holidays)
• Company Sick Pay (Qualifying period required)
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible employer sensitive to the needs of today’s workforce
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Working for a locally focused charity dedicated to assisting and empowering the community, and helping influence changes to government policy

The Role

• To interview clients utilising all communication channels, face-to-face, telephone, email & web chat, providing accurate housing & debt advice and information.
• To provide casework for clients and manage own caseload effectively.
• To liaise with statutory and voluntary organisations such as Department of Work and Pensions, Social Services, and community organisations as appropriate.
• Partnership and collaborative working both internal and external.
• Represent Citizens Advice at external meetings as required.

The Charity

• Citizens Advice in West Sussex (CAWS) is a registered charity and part of the national Citizens Advice Network. We operate with the twin aims of the Citizens Advice service; providing advice people need for the problems they face and working to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives. The service we provide is free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.  We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.
• CAWS delivers a range of advice services, funded by local and national contracts. It works in partnership with a range of stakeholders (including the local authority, Macmillan, Shelter, the Probation Service and various Housing Associations)

Citizens Advice experience is not a requirement for this post although an understanding of the service is desirable

The Strategy and Development Unit has a unique role in providing consultancy support to bishops and senior leadership teams in the Church's dioceses on their growth strategies, and in advising on and managing the distribution of around £50 million per annum of national funding.

This includes the Strategic Development Funding, a major grant-making programme to support diocesan growth projects. The Unit is playing a key supportive role in helping the Church of England renew and reform its mission and arrest its decline.

As Senior Strategy Consultant, you will take a key role in the Unit's consultancy work, proactively engaging with bishops and their senior leadership teams to support and shape their strategy development and implementation.

You will make a significant impact in helping dioceses develop their Strategic Development Funding applications and then support these projects through implementation and subsequent evaluation, monitoring and shared learning.

To be successful, you will need significant experience of delivering major change projects, ideally operating in a consultancy environment with multiple clients, the ability to think strategically and to lead by example, demonstrating drive and commitment to the priorities of the Church of England.

Please note that our consultants frequently work with colleagues in dioceses during the week so the successful candidate will work remotely, while being based in London with the central team for a minimum of two days per week.

First stage interviews will be held on Thursday 2^nd July 2020 and may be held remotely using Skype/Zoom.

In return we offer a unique environment with opportunities for continuous learning, generous annual leave for work life balance, season ticket loans and a range of benefits including discounted entry to attractions and what we feel is a market leading package when it comes to our pension scheme.

Main Responsibilities

The Role :

Much of the Unit's work is project-based. The actual work of the post-holder will vary over time in line with the Unit's evolving objectives, but their duties and responsibilities will fall within the following broad headings:

Pro-actively engage and build relationships with senior diocesan leadership teams to support the development of their growth strategies, resource allocation plans and associated Strategic Development Funding applications:

• Build and maintain close working relationships with bishops and their senior diocesan colleagues helping them develop their strategic plans and mission strategies in order to support the growth of the Church.
• Support dioceses with their resource allocation planning to underpin the implementation of their strategies.
• Help dioceses to develop their strategic delivery capacity and change management plans.
• Advise bishops and senior diocesan staff on the development of their diocese's Strategic Development Funding (SDF) applications (involving grants in excess of £1 million).
• Support diocesan teams, programme managers and external consultants (where in place) in the development of successful Stage 1 and Stage 2 SDF project plans.

Support diocesan leadership teams in the implementation of their strategic SDF projects (once awarded) :

• Provide post-award support to ensure that projects move smoothly from award into implementation (e.g. kick-off workshops, stakeholder analysis, risk and issue workshops).
• Support bishops and their leadership teams in introducing appropriate programme and project governance that is aligned with their existing decision-making structures.
• Advise bishops and senior diocesan staff on the delivery of their change programmes, attending programme boards and undertaking monitoring and evaluation on a regular basis.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the uses to which the Church Commissioners' funds and other Church resources have been put.

Identify valuable insights and share these effectively with senior diocesan teams:

• From the Strategic Development Funding programme and other sources identify what is working well in dioceses in terms of mission, growth and programme management.
• Prepare information insights which are targeted, succinct and actionable by dioceses in delivering their existing programmes and in developing new ones.
• Work with colleagues to communicate these learning points to bishops and senior diocesan staff across the Church.

HR Advisor
Location: Bosham
FT Salary Range: c. £27,000 to £30,615 per annum
Hours: Flexible work pattern options considered (30 to 37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent

An opportunity for an HR Advisor has arisen to join our HR and Payroll team.

The successful candidate will provide a business partnering approach to the delivery of HR Services and Strategy, through a pro-active style of guiding and enabling managers on the use of policies, procedures and self-service systems. 

As an experienced HR Advisor, you will need to be confident in reviewing and developing processes in line with business needs, employment law changes and best practice, and be driven in delivering on delegated HR projects and initiatives.  With scope to develop the role, you will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills to help build good working relationships across the hospice, plus having excellent organisational and planning skills can support a varied range of HR activities as part of a dedicated team.

We are looking for someone who has attained Level 5 CIPD (or working towards) with at least 5 years of generalist HR experience, up to date knowledge of employment law, consultation and engagement processes.

As part of our committed team, the working atmosphere is friendly, inspiring and supportive.  We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes holiday entitlement starting at 27 days per year, increasing to 33 days, plus bank holidays.  Continuation of NHS reckonable service, or the NHS Superannuation Scheme may also be recognised.  A generous contributory pension scheme, life assurance, discounted gym membership plus a contributory cash reimbursement plan for you and family members are also available. 

Closing date: 17 June 2020
Interview date: w/c 22 June 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can see the full job description and download the application form.

No agencies please.

Our Law Centre helps local people across south-west London to access justice and uphold their everyday rights, by providing specialist legal advice on social justice issues including housing, employment, debt, benefits, asylum and immigration.  Without the free or low-cost legal services our charity provides, many people we help would be locked out of accessing justice, because they can’t afford a lawyer.

The candidate will take over from our previous Communications Manager who, with the initial one-year seed funding, helped us to shape our brand guidelines, celebrate our 45th anniversary and will be launching our new website before they leave.

During the year we increased our profile. The national Law Centres Network gave us the Law Centre Excellence award for having rebuilt, consolidated and now become a leading Law Centre, saying: ‘We want to recognise the team not just for their high quality legal work, but also for their kindness, sensitivity and tenacity in securing the best outcomes for people who have suffered so much.’We were also featured on the BBC’s The One Show in February, in a 4-minute piece broadcast to four million viewers. The Communications Manager has helped us to tell this story. Our Law Centre has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Legal Aid Firm of the year 2020 by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) – the membership body representing legal aid practitioners in England and Wales.

We are looking for an experienced candidate with a proven track record who can continue to develop our communications work, raise our profile and awareness of the issues our clients face, and inspire support. The role is a permanent one after completion of probation.

We’re the largest law centre in the UK and we provide a wide-ranging service helping thousands of people at difficult moments in their lives. Although recent cuts to funding and legal aid cuts since 2013 mean the environment we work is challenging, the impact of Covid19 and the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first law centre continue to highlight the importance of law centres’ work in communities.

It’s vital that our local community knows we’re here to help them, and this role is key to ensuring that. For instance, we want to develop our social media platforms so they connect with and engage local people and community groups, including potentially re-starting our Facebook page once our new website is in place.It’s also vital that this role continues to significantly raise the profile of the Law Centre with local and national stakeholders, potential funders and the general public. Having been a new post a year ago, this role is now an integral part of our Law Centre’s work.

The Law Centre also works with many firms and individual solicitors to deliver one of the largest pro bono free legal advice provisions in the UK. We have around 400 legal volunteers working with us every year, and we have started to keep in touch with them by e-newsletter. In the next phase of this role, we want to create an alumni of pro bono volunteers, as well as developing a strong and active supporter’s base.

The Communications Manager will be supported by Senior Management Team, but will also need to be a self-starter who has autonomy to think creatively, and the confidence and experience to lead our communications work, and collaborate with our team of expert advisers and support staff.

If you share our commitment to address injustice, discrimination, inequality and poverty, then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

Young Greenwich is a new integrated programme commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The key purpose of the programme is to enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social, and educational aspirations to develop their voice and reach their full potential. The programme is led by NHS Oxleas Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and delivered with partners Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) who together with METRO form the Young Greenwich Partnership. Young Greenwich will deliver seamlessly in and out of schools, youth hubs and other community venues with strong pathways for pupils in schools into community-based activities and support and vice versa.

As part of Young Greenwich, METRO will deliver the Parenting Support programme, designed to increase the health and wellbeing of young people and children, by focusing on supporting their parents to achieve better outcomes for their own health and wellbeing and that of their families. The programme particularly focused on providing holistic family support through a range of activities.

This post will focus on providing support to parents and families on a range of activities as part of the Parenting Support programme, including leading our groupwork and peer support, and supporting our partners and other services within the Greenwich Parenting Support programme. The post-holder will work within a therapeutic and educational modality to support parents to better support their own mental health and wellbeing. Skills required for the role will include working to develop a peer support model of help and support for parents experiencing low confidence or poor relationships with their children. We aim to build the skills and confidence of parents to improve their own health and wellbeing, and relationships with their children.