WOMEN & FAMILIES GBV SERVICE VACANCY

Women & Families Gender Base Violence Service Manager

The Claudia Jones Organisation (CJ0) is seeking a Manager for our Lottery funded Women and Families, Gender Base Violence Service to ensure the best outcomes for the women and families who access our services. The successful candidate will lead a team of four people providing high-quality front-line service and play a significant role in its strategic development across London.

The focus of our work under this new role will be to foster a therapeutic approach to providing a cohesive family and specialist support service for women and families of African Caribbean heritage who present with complex layering of issues. This will include working within CJO’s Community-based Approach to Wellbeing through volunteer opportunities, training and peer support so that measurable outcomes that reduce risk and increase safety for individuals and families are achieved.

You will have substantial demonstrable experience in Women and Families, Gender Base Violence work, including team and case management reviews, advocacy and understanding of the legal system and how it relates to survivors and their families.

CJO aspires to provide services that are respectful of the trauma service users may have experienced and this role will require a good understanding of how this will permeate the way the services are offered and managed.

In return as our Women & Families Service Manager, we can offer you:

• A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation   - Competitive salary
• 28 days of annual holiday, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Contributory pension scheme - Training to help you perform your role

What will ideally support your success in the Women & Families Service Manager role?

• Experience managing support services to families with complex needs and experienced GBV.
• Time and an understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.
• An ability to develop strong, collaborative and productive relationships with colleagues and key external agencies, promoting the value of our work and its impact on women and families.  If these sounds like the perfect opportunities, please apply today – we’d love to hear from you! 

Information for applicants:

• Closing Date for Applications is 12 NOON on 3rd January 2020.
• In light of the nature of work and focus of Claudia Jones Organisation the candidate’s race and gender is considered to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1, Schedule 9, of the Equality Act 2010. 
• Please use the application form to demonstrate how you meet the person specification, CVs / covering letters will not be considered. 
• If you have not received a response to your application within 21 days of the closing date you can assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. 
• All posts are subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS checks. 
• CJO is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Midlands Regional Centre, Leamington (Homestart to be discussed)

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Working pattern: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

Interview dates: 10th, 11th or 12th February Leamington

Salary: £27,472 to £29,091 per annum

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

Our ambition is a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support they need to live their lives to the full. We aim to reach and support many more individuals over the next five years, from 200,000 people today, to 500,000 by 2023. 

Our Volunteers play a pivotal role towards providing this support by Puppy Walking young pups in the first year of their lives. Your role under direction of the Puppy Walking Operations Manager will include line managing a team of Puppy Training Supervisors within your allocated geographical area including remotely based staff. More detail on the accountabilities of the role can be found in the attached Job Description.

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Proven planning and organisational skills, Good communication and inter personal skills. 

• Sound judgement and decision-making skills.

• Previous experience of staff or volunteer management.

• Relevant professional experience of puppy training and development. 

• Proven record of recruiting and managing volunteers.

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. 

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives. 

We believe that well-being at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan. 

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

The Doorstep Library Network trains volunteers to pay weekly home visits to low income families to read with the children and to lend them books, helping children to enjoy reading and providing an opportunity for parents to take an active role in their children’s education.  Doorstep Libraries allow volunteers to befriend the parents and to reach out to those families most in need helping them to access local community services.

This is an exciting time to join Doorstep Library, with plans to expand projects in to new London boroughs. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to make their mark in a growing charity, with the aim of increasing income from trusts & foundations, alongside working with the director and as part of the management team to ensure the effective running of the charity.

Job Purpose:

• Managing the delivery of an ongoing trusts and foundations fundraising strategy;
• Using excellent writing skills to put together trusts and foundations funding bids, with the support and guidance of the Director;

• To manage the charity’s fundraising operations including coordinating prospect research and prioritisation, managing workflows, and ensuring effective stewardship of trust and foundations grants.

Responsible to: Director;

Responsible for: Supporting the Director in a range of duties, including trusts and foundations, community and corporate fundraising.

Responsibilities and duties:

1. To write compelling and professionally-presented funding bids (up to £25k), each tailored for its audience and making the case for supporting the charity in the most persuasive terms;
2. To work with the Director to plan a funding timetable to meet the needs of the charity’s plans;
3. Research new funding opportunities and keep a record of all enquiries;
4. Identify potential sources of funds including charitable trusts, individuals and the local community, and assist with generating funds for the organisation’s activities;
5. Ensure appropriate systems and procedures are in place to manage fundraising campaigns and donor contacts effectively;
6. To ensure the operation of failsafe systems for funder thankyous, acknowledgements and reports;
7. Prepare reports for the Director;
8. To prepare high-quality presentations, reports and fundraising materials as needed;
9. To work with the Programme and Marketing Managers to research local statistics to ensure that funding information, reports and applications accurately reflect the projects and the local community;
10. To recruit and manage a team of community fundraising volunteers (responsible for managing relationships with independent schools and local community groups to drive fundraising activities and income);
11. To organise and support any events which may require evening and weekend work;
12. Keep records of fundraising activities and money raised.

General:

1. To carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with Doorstep Library Network policies and procedures;
2. To positively promote the work and activities of the charity at all times;
3. To undertake additional duties as from time to time may be required.

Person Spec:

1. Wholehearted committed to and engaged with the work that we do, with a fierce belief in the difference it can make to children, families and the community;
2. Experience in generating income from trusts and foundations;
3. Excellent written and spoken English;
4. Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across departments;
5. Excellent all round communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, pitch succinctly and write in an engaging, tailored manner to a range of audiences;
6. Drive, enthusiasm and determination to deliver against targets;
7. Ability to prioritise, plan and organise own workload;
8. A positive team player, working with, supporting and encouraging colleagues;
9. Excited by the prospect of playing a vital role in building Doorstep Library’s income streams as part of our ambitious expansion plans across London;
10. Ability to work flexibly, adapting to rapidly changing demands and opportunities while retaining a clear strategic focus;
11. Excellent organisation and administration skills, with the ability to pay attention to detail and use office systems;
12. Take pride in being supremely efficient, very well organised and display excellent time-management skills.

Salary - £32,000 per annum – 12 month contract with potential to become permanent

Hours – 35 per week

Benefits – 6% pension contribution, 25 days per annum annual leave, flexible working arrangements (including working from home part of the week).

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the UK Armed Forces and Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans. This position will be based in Catterick, North Yorkshire, with a regional reach. The Families Employment Advisor will provide dedicated client case management in supporting the spouses and partners of serving armed forces and ex service personnel into employment.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by families of serving personnel and veterans are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a Spouses and Partners Engagement Strategy to promote the benefits of employment and FEA support to serving Armed Forces and Ex Service personnel.
• Promote FEA support directly on social media, internally to Employment Advisers supporting Service Leavers and Veterans, and to charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
• Develop an Employer Engagement Strategy to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses, working closely with the Employer Relationship Manager and focusing on Employers who are potential funders.
• Proactively market the talent pool of military spouses and partners to Employers.
• Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment following the RFEA Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems. 

Essential Competencies

• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military spouses and partners.

Desirable Competences

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ Level 4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role will be based in Catterick and initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the UK Armed Forces and Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans. This position will be based in Tidworth, Wiltshire with a regional reach. The Families Employment Advisor will provide dedicated client case management in supporting the spouses and partners of serving armed forces and ex service personnel into employment.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a Spouses and Partners Engagement Strategy to promote the benefits of employment and FEA support to serving Armed Forces and Ex Service personnel.
• Promote FEA support directly on social media, internally to Employment Advisers supporting Service Leavers and Veterans, and to charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
• Develop an Employer Engagement Strategy to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses, working closely with the Employer Relationship Manager and focusing on Employers who are potential funders.
• Proactively market the talent pool of military spouses and partners to Employers.
• Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment following the RFEA Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems. 

Essential Competencies

• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military spouses and partners.

Desirable Competences

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ Level 4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role will be based in Tidworth and initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Manchester Mind is working with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust to deliver roles within community mental health teams in Manchester. To help us with this work we are looking to employ a social worker. The post-holder will work within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team with staff employed both by Manchester Mind and the Trust.

As a Social Worker you will be a crucial member of the team. You would be proactively supporting and care co-ordinating a caseload of people with mental health problems and complex needs.

Job Title: Social Worker, Community Mental Health Area Team (North West)

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £32,878 + weekend enhancements + 5% pension contribution

Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays

The skills and experience that are most important to us are:

• Qualified as a social worker
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs
• Ability to work in a collaborative way

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing and from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 9am, Monday 16th December 2019.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services.

Read Easy is a small, but rapidly growing charity that delivers life-changing opportunities to adults who struggle with their reading. We are, in fact, the only national organisation attempting to offer a confidential, free, one-to-one reading coaching programme for the thousands of adults in our communities who can’t read at all or who struggle to read.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for our work and has the initiative, skills and experience to really drive our fundraising so that we can extend our reach to all parts of the country as part of our new ten year strategic plan. 

We have developed a strong case for support, which includes detailed statistics demonstrating the need for Read Easy across the country. Our work has already received good national and local TV and other media coverage and our fundraising to date has demonstrated that there is significant interest amongst funders in supporting what we do. Candidates for this post will need to have the motivation, initiative and persuasive abilities to develop that interest and convert it into coherent and successful fundraising.

There are exciting times ahead for Read Easy and we are looking forward to welcoming a new member to our small Head Office Team in north Gloucestershire.The culture is friendly, focused, mature and hard working. For more information, please download the role profile here. To apply, please provide your CV with a covering letter laying out in detail why you are applying for the post and how you consider your skills and experience meet the job description. Please note that applicants who do not provide this detailed covering letter will not be considered.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is fighting for a life unlimited for everyone affected by the condition. Our mission is to create a world where everyone living with cystic fibrosis will be able to look forward to a long, healthy life.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust has a fundamental story to tell, a story of a devastating genetic condition and the fight to lift the limits people with cystic fibrosis (CF) currently face. It’s the story of a mission to create a new future where everyone with cystic fibrosis can live a life unlimited by their condition.

We are seeking a Business Intelligence Manager to contribute in departmental and organisational plans by analysing database trends and other data to drive the Trusts strategic direction towards engagement and income generation.

A significant part of your role will involve working with data briefs to generate and maintain mailing lists that will be used to contact our supporters and other stakeholders.

You will be responsible for collaborating with teams across the trust to lead the development of methods of analysis, supporting the setting and achievement of departmental and strategic priorities. You will use data from SQL databases as well as developing specific analysis to support the development of new activities, products and innovation, your work will help to drive growth in income and engagement across the Trust.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the Armed Forces and the Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by women who have served in the UK Armed Forces. This is a home based position with a wide reach, so the location of the successful applicant is flexible. The Military Women Employment Advisor (MWEA) will promote RFEA's support to women who have served in the Armed Forces, provide dedicated employment support to a case load of female veterans, and act as a focal point for RFEA's support to Military Women across our programmes.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, presentation, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by female veterans and their families are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Act as a focal point for RFEA’s support to Military Women.
• Promote RFEA’s support to Military Women directly on social media, at events including Employment Fairs and to charities and other organisations working with Military Women.
• Develop our programme of support to Military Women including provision of Advice and Guidance, and the development and use of a Mentor Programme.
• Work the dedicated caseload and with all of our Employment Advisers to develop our understanding of specific barriers to employment experienced by Military Women and the support needed to overcome these barriers.
• Work with our Employer Relationship Managers to ensure our routes into employment are suitable for the skills and aspirations of Military Women.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems.

Person Specification

Essential Competencies

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military women.

Desirable Competencies

• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role is not linked to a particular geographical area and is initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

Are you passionate about global health and looking to make a positive difference in the world? Are you highly organised, with excellent communication and administration skills that will help us manage relationships with external programme partners to ensure medical aid reaches those who need it?

International Health Partners (IHP) is a global health charity coordinating the safe and responsible donation of medicines and health supplies to people around the world who lack access. We work with a range of global partners to respond rapidly to humanitarian disasters, support long-term healthcare programmes, and equip doctors and other healthcare professionals with supplies for short-term medical trips. We specifically focus on helping those in hard-to-reach, vulnerable and disaster-hit communities. We coordinate the safe and responsible donation of medical products to where the needs are greatest, so that people don’t suffer needlessly from treatable illnesses

We are seeking a Programmes Officer to provide effective support to our work in health programmes and humanitarian response. The Programmes Officer will help us identify the needs of our partners overseas – aid agencies and medical organisations – and support the preparation of appropriate shipments containing donations of medicines and medical supplies from European pharmaceutical companies.  There will be plenty of administration – everything from due diligence checks on potential and existing partners to looking at the product needs of our Essential Health Packs and processing applications for these valuable kits from medics.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has an excellent eye for detail, and wants to learn and contribute to a great team. We can offer you a rewarding and varied role, with lots of training and support, in our small but busy team in London.Last year we were able to send over 4 million treatments to places like Yemen, South Sudan, Palestine and Guatemala, where easily treatable diseases can mean chronic pain, poor quality of life or even a death sentence.

Please view the document below to see the full job description and person specification.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme and a generous holiday entitlement.

To apply, submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Applications close on 6th January 2020, and interviews will be on 14th January 2020.

1 year fixed-term contract

We have an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Coordinator to join our team.

We are looking for an experienced Partnership Coordinator with excellent and engaging relationship management skills to join our team. This unique and exciting opportunity is your chance to be at the forefront of an innovative community initiative.

The right candidate should have an understanding of the advice sector and have previous experience and skills in building strong partnerships and collaborations.

Your role will be to create new and develop existing relationships with variety of voluntary sector advice agencies and stakeholder.  You will work alongside them to develop and implement cross city referral pathways and enable more impactful and beneficial joint working opportunities and collaborations.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work to achieve outcomes with minimum supervision.

To apply to join us, please find the recruitment pack and application form on our website.

Closing Date for Applications: 12.00 noon 6th January 2020

Interviews will be held the week of 13th January 2020

Citizens Advice Liverpool recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

Do you want to be part of bringing health and hope to vulnerable communities across the globe? Are you highly organised, with excellent communication and administration skills that will help us manage relationships with corporate partners to ensure medical aid reaches those who need it?

International Health Partners (IHP) is a global health charity coordinating the safe and responsible donation of medicines and health supplies to people around the world who lack access. We work with a range of corporate partners to support long-term healthcare programmes, equip doctors and other healthcare professionals for short-term medical trips and to respond rapidly to humanitarian disasters.

We are seeking a Corporate Partnerships Officer who will be responsible for the coordination and administration of the donations process and support the day to day management of relationships with our corporate donors. This will include liaising with donors on products needed to support our programmes; maintaining internal systems; and due diligence processes. The Corporate Partnerships Officer plays a key role in delivering IHP’s effective product donation programme delivering high-quality healthcare products to those in vulnerable and disaster-hit communities so that people don’t suffer needlessly from treatable illnesses.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has an excellent eye for detail, and wants to learn and contribute to a great team. We can offer you a rewarding and varied role, with lots of training and support, in our small but busy team in London.Last year we were able to send over 4 million treatments to places like Yemen, South Sudan, Palestine and Guatemala, where easily treatable diseases can mean chronic pain, poor quality of life or even a death sentence.

Please view the document below to see the full job description and person specification.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme and a generous holiday entitlement

To apply, submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Applications close on 6th January 2020, and interviews will be on 14th January 2020.

Ethical Consumer is a not-for-profit co-operative based in Manchester, working to make businesses more sustainable through consumer pressure. We are currently recruiting for two new writer/researcher posts (and one subscriptions and office administrator post).

Job title: Writer, Researcher and Co-op member

Co-operative Responsibilities

All permanent staff are members of the co-operative. All members share the responsibilities of running the co-operative. Shared duties include:

• Taking part in the decision-making process.

• Attending co-operative meetings every Tuesday and additional meetings when required.

• Help with the tasks required for running the office – mailing, answering phones, and general administrative tasks are all shared by the co-op.

Specific responsibilities

• The researcher will be helping to produce research for publication in Ethical Consumer magazine and on its website. During the training period, the employee will research and write at least one product guide every two months with supervision. After this, the co-op member will continue to contribute product guides, features or news items as agreed collectively.

• Research for our customised database on ethical performance. This will involve press monitoring, reading through campaign group publications, news material and corporate communications to extract relevant information. Information is then summarised and added to the database.

• Assisting with research for external consultancy clients. To date, clients have included selected organisations such as Lush Cosmetics, Move Your Money, the Rainforest Foundation, Stop Funding Hate, Friends of the Earth and the Fairtrade Foundation.

Management duties

Management duties are shared throughout the co-op and the new recruit will also be involved in working in or managing certain areas, which could include: enquiries, consultancy, subscriptions, personnel, finance, magazine production, support in organising events, fundraising, marketing, volunteer coordination, campaigning, website, editing. Training specific to all roles for Ethical Consumer will be given.

We are also interested in other skills you could bring to the team. For example, public speaking, crowdfunding, designing political campaigns, personnel, finance, project management, subscriber / community engagement, marketing.

This role in The Prince's Trust is known as Prince's Trust Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Liverpool hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region.

The Prince's Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live,learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within the Liverpool City region, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect','progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Liverpool City Region, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• ESSENTIAL - This role is restricted to female applicants, as having regard to the nature and context of the work involved, there is an occupational requirement for someone of a specific gender for reasons of privacy and decency.
• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.
• Experience of facilitating skills development in at least one of the following settings; Education, Youth or Volunteering Sector - Enterprise/Self Employment or Employability Sector - Recruitment of young people onto programmes - Partnership management and networking
• A strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince's Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life - confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations - employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

Download the job description for more information.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince's Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince's Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

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