RedbridgeCVS is seeking to recruit a Social Prescribing Project Coordinator to join our current Social Prescribing team. The role will involve delivering a Social Prescribing Service to Redbridge residents registered with a GP and affected by either of these conditions: 1) type 2 diabetes; 2) low-level mental health issues or 3)social isolation. The role will involve supporting these individuals on a one-to-one basis in accessing relevant local services to improve their health and wellbeing, through our team of Social Prescribing Advisors and Health and Wellbeing Buddies. 
 

Highly motivated, positive and experienced Administrator required for a small West London children’s charity, offering free counselling and therapy to children and families.

The candidate will be challenged by a demanding workload, undertaking and managing financial & administrative tasks supporting all areas of the charity, which need to be done with friendliness and patience.

You will need:

• A sympathetic approach to vulnerable groups and a commitment to the aims of the charity
• Excellent & proven secretarial / IT skills
• To be highly numerate and comfortable with financial procedures
• To manage and prioritise a varied workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Warm and friendly attitude as a first point of contact with clients.

The salary scale, dependent on experience is from £25,867 - £29,206 (including inner London weighting)

12 months fixed term contract (with possible renewal)

Closing date for applications: Monday 4th November at 12 noon

Interviews for shortlisted candidates:  Tuesday 12th November after 2 pm

Second Interviews:  Wednesday 13th November (Morning) 2019 (or Thursday 14th November between 2- 4 pm)

WLAC Reg. Charity number:  1135648

Senior Media & PR Manager
Permanent
£47,000 - £53,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to help develop Macmillan's national profile and ensure we are recognised as the UK’s leading cancer support charity.

You’ll be part of the leadership team responsible for the development and delivery of Macmillan’s Media & PR strategy. You will work in partnership with our Social Media and Stories & Voices teams to create compelling national campaigns and content that support the charity in our ambition to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can.

Alongside your proven experience of effective media relations and issues management to protect trust, you’ll bring your proven track record of stand-out creative campaigns to the team, using your wide network of media contacts and excellent relationship building skills to realise the full potential of one of the UK’s most recognisable and trusted brands.

You will have extensive experience of managing people, teams and projects, bringing your energy and ambition to push the boundaries and deliver excellent results.

Most importantly, you will be ready to fully participate in a busy, talented team moving through an exciting period of change, and help us realise the full potential of our media profile.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society.

We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any reasonable adjustments required in accordance with the Equality Act. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you require support.

Do you think it is a national disgrace that in England and Wales, two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner? Or that one woman in every four will experience domestic violence at some point during her life?

Do you want to work for an organisation that provides a voice for abused women, and plays a vital role in ensuring that life-saving services are in place to support them? If so, then the role of Refuge Worker may be perfect for you.

As Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

This is an exciting and challenging role as you will provide a high quality professional support service to women and children affected by domestic violence who needs to maintain either current or alternative safe accommodation.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge.

You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits.

You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. Knowledge and direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights.

The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. As an ever expanding charity we are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into management roles across our range of services.

Location: Westminster

Salary: £22,828 - £26,390 per annum

Interview date: 15th November 2019

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

The Legal Education Foundation is a grant-making charity which helps people understand and use the law to improve their lives and to build a fairer society.  The post of Grants Officer is an important new role, as the Foundation builds its grants team in preparation for launching a new 5-year strategy for 2020 onwards. It helps to create the capacity for developing stronger relationships with our grantees, which will enable us to better support them and to learn more from what we fund. We are looking for someone with knowledge of the UK voluntary sector and experience in either making or managing grants.

Title: Grants Officer

Accountable to: Director of Grants

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per year for 35 hours per week, depending on experience, plus pension and health insurance

Location: Central London, currently 1 Paper Buildings, Inner Temple, London, EC4Y 7EU

We will consider applications for part-time, job-share and/or flexible working.

The post-holder would need to be based in the London office for at least 2 days per week but would also regularly spend time at the Foundation’s office in Shalford, near Guildford (with travel expenses to Shalford met by the Foundation).

The Legal Education Foundation

The Legal Education Foundation works to help people better understand and use the law. We believe that the law plays an essential role in supporting civil society, economic development and democracy. Our vision is of a society where everyone understands the role and value of the law and has the capability and opportunity to use it to ensure their rights and to fulfil the obligations that accompany these rights.

Last year, the Foundation distributed just over £5million through making grants and commissioning work via a range of mostly charitable organisations. We also use our expertise to influence others – for example, on the government’s use of personal data; the impact of unresolved legal problems on mental and physical health; and strengthening the evidence about effective access to justice. We are best known for the Just First Fellowship programme, which is helping to create a new generation of highly-skilled social justice lawyers. Launched in 2014, the scheme has already created over 80 trainee lawyer posts nationwide, at leading legal organisations providing vital support to people facing problems with debt, employment, immigration status, welfare benefits, and housing.

Grants Officer

This is an important new role, as the Foundation builds its grants team as part of preparing to launch a new 5-year strategy for 2020 onwards. It helps to create the capacity for developing stronger relationships with our grantees, which will enable us to better support them and to learn more from what we fund. There are opportunities to shape the job by leading on areas of particular interest within the grants portfolio.

The Grants Officer will report to the Director of Grants, and will work closely with colleagues in administration, finance, policy and research, as well as the Chief Executive.

Main responsibilities

• Provide advice to organisations about potential grant applications to support a pipeline of quality applications that address the Foundation’s strategy.
• Assess applications for grants including reading written material, reviewing accounts and budgets, and making phonecalls and/or visits.

• Make recommendations to the Grants Committee on the strength of applications including organisations’ capacity to deliver, the balance across the grants portfolio, and alignment with the Foundation’s strategy.
• Manage a caseload of grants including building relationships of trust with grantees, reading progress reports, responding in a timely and sensitive manner to grants management issues, and making regular proactive contact as part of agreed monitoring mechanisms.
• Work closely with colleagues, including in research and policy, to support grants assessment and management across the team.
• Work with the Director of Grants to draw out learning from the grants, and to share this with colleagues.
• Identify where grantees – or groups of grantees – need additional help and work with colleagues to develop appropriate support.
• Create opportunities for connections between grantees including convening meetings on shared issues.
• Work with the Administration team to support the smooth-running of the grants application and monitoring processes.
• Use Salesforce to record key interactions with applicants and grantees.
• Attend meetings of the Grants Committee.
• Keep up to date with changes and developments in the external environment and to work with colleagues to reflect this in strategy and practice.

·Carry out such tasks as the Chief Executive or Director of Grants may from time to time deem necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the Foundation.

Person Specification

Essential

• Commitment to the aims and values of The Legal Education Foundation.
• Experience of either applying for or making grants.
• Experience of managing grants (either as grant holder or a grant maker).
• Experience of building and managing relationships with external stakeholders.
• Experience of learning from grants or projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact sensitively with people of all backgrounds.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task, plan ahead and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and experience of using a database.

Desirable

• Experience of assessing grant applications, either as a staff or committee member.
• Experience of working or volunteering in the voluntary sector outside grant-making.
• Understanding of the legal advice sector in the UK.
• Experience of organising learning events.

Please limit CVs to no more than 3 pages and your supporting statement to no more than 1,500 words. The statement should outline why you are interested in this position and address how you meet the areas of the person specification set out above. Please draw on specific examples.

The deadline for applications is 12 pm on Monday 4 November 2019 and those shortlisted will be informed no later than Friday 8 November.

Interviews will take place at The Legal Education Foundation’s London office on Friday 15 November – please keep this date free in case you are called to interview. The process will involve an interview with a panel of TLEF staff, and a practical exercise. This process will take up to two hours.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Various hours available, including full-time. Part-time applicants can apply for 2.0, 2.5 or 3 days per week (those applying for 2.5 days per week must actually be able to work 2 days pw one week and then 3 days pw the next)

Fixed-term contract until March 31st 2021

Pension Wise provides guidance on pension freedoms to those aged over 50 with defined contributions schemes, enabling them to make informed choices about their pension pots. 

Citizens Advice Taunton is the employer for these vacancies and is part of a group service overseen by Citizens Advice Plymouth.  You will work from a variety of offices, and meet a large number of clients.  The service is funded by the Department for Work & Pensions, and is an important part of our Citizens Advice offer.  This post will see clients in locations such as East Devon, Shepton Mallet, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare. 

Please read the Person Specification regarding work experience requirements, and also the requirement to have a driving license and access to a car.

Candidates must be able to attend a residential training course spread intermittently over 3 weeks in January.

Closing date: 12:00pm on Friday November 8th

Interviews will take place in Taunton on Tuesday November 19th

Start date: December or January, depending on availability

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Wednesday November 13h

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We are a national charity that delivers advice and advocacy to make society fairer. Last year Citizens Advice helped over 2.7 million people with 6.3 million issues face to face, by phone, email or web chat. We provide support in 2,700 locations across England and Wales. People visit our website 43 million times a year to get advice. 

Citizens Advice Cymru is recruiting a Senior Policy Officer to join our Wales Policy and Campaigns Team based in Cardiff.  As a senior member of the team, you’ll design and deliver major research and influencing projects from start to finish, while supporting junior members of the team to reach their potential. Our strong, respected brand means that you will have unique opportunities to engage directly with the people and organisations who have the power to make the changes we want to see - from Assembly Members and the civil service to regulators and industry. 

You will have a strong track record of designing and delivering influential policy research projects. Alongside strong research skills, you will have the drive and ability to turn our research into influential policy outputs which make a compelling case for change and work with our public affairs, news and data teams to make these changes happen.

We are happy to consider flexible working, which may include arrangements such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working from home and job-sharing.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non binary candidates. We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Interview date: 13 November 2019

Harris Hill are thrilled to be working with Hand in Hand International in their search for a new Programme Manager based in London to be responsible for the implementation and delivery of a new large corporate funded programme in Kenya and to oversee a portfolio of other projects/grants.

About Hand in Hand International

Where others see poverty Hand in Hand sees grassroots entrepreneurs, full of energy and potential. We help channel their skills and ideas into jobs. They find a way out of poverty.

Since 2003, across a network stretching from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Hand in Hand has helped create or improve some 4 million jobs 90 percent of them for women. We focus on women because they face unique barriers to starting an enterprise and generating an income. At the same time, for every dollar they earn, they spend 90 cents on their families and communities. We work in four key stages. First we create community groups, made up mainly of women, who support each other, save together and learn together. Then we train them in enterprise and vocational skills, to help them start or develop small businesses that make use of their skills and potential. Next we provide access to microloans that are always paid back thanks to support from the group. Finally we help scale up members' businesses and take them to bigger markets, which in turn benefits their families and communities.

This role is a vital part of Hand in Hand International's programmes team, delivering a portfolio of ambitious, innovative programmes based mainly in Kenya. The portfolio includes a new multi-year corporate funded programme supporting enterprise growth and job creation in Kenya. This programme will likely absorb up to 60% of the programme manager's time.

Key Responsibilities:
-Lead successful delivery (inception, start-up, implementation, and close-out) of a portfolio of projects, including a multi-year corporate partnership supporting entrepreneurs in Kenya to start and scale their businesses and access new markets
Work closely with country-based colleagues to ensure project activities are on track, including research and data outputs.
-Manage reporting activities for the portfolio, extracting relevant data, drafting project narratives and providing interim updates to project stakeholders. --Ensure donor compliance throughout implementation
-Support the digital transformation of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa's M&E systems working closely with country based colleagues
-Share technical and learning inputs relating to portfolio projects with internal and external stakeholders on an ad hoc basis
-Prepare and roll-out project management tools for new projects as needed
-Work with Hand in Hand network organisations to identify emerging challenges, opportunities, and learning from existing projects.
-Provide technical inputs (on entrepreneurship, market development, livelihoods) for project concepts and proposals being developed by London based fundraisers.
-Proactively manage relationships with key donors, implementing donor development plans, communicating with donors regularly and sharing key information about their projects in between reporting periods.

Skills and Experience Required:
-Extensive experience managing large, complex international development projects within an NGO, government or the private sector. Previous experience supporting women's economic empowerment, financial inclusion or urban market development programmes will be an advantage, as will previous experience with corporate donors.
-Direct experience creating and using project management tools such as logframes, workplans, risk matrices and similar will be central to this role.
-An understanding of development challenges and debates linked to enterprise and job creation,
-Previous experience engaging directly with large donors, both in person and via written reports.
-A good understanding of monitoring and evaluation as it links to implementing successful development projects, including effective uses of MIS data and dashboards, as well as key approaches to assessing and evaluating project impact.
-A general understanding of fundraising and proposal development.
-Exceptional project management skills with ability to lead and drive work streams from initiation to completion
-Excellent communication and relationship management skills
-Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience building and maintaining effective working relationships within a matrix or network structure, and working across different cultures and working environments

Closing date for applications: 1st November but they will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Touchstone is a diverse, exciting and values-led organisation and we are looking for a Senior Administration Officer to join our Administration and Human Resources service.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people

Senior Administration Officer
NJC Scale Points 12 – 17 starting at £21,589 pa
37 hours per week
Leeds

This is a new and exciting post in Touchstone, where you will be required to support the Senior Management Team, including the CEO and Board. You will carry out administration and data analysis and service organisational and HR meetings.  You will be responsible for leading the central admin service at Touchstone House on a day to day basis.

You will need to be highly motivated and possess excellent administration skills, including organisational skills as well strong analytical skills to compile and present data.  You will need to have experience of adapting and working under pressure to meet organisational deadlines in a fast paced changing environment.

Closing Date: 3 November 2019
Interviews will be held on: 20 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

No agencies please.

This is a new and exciting role and the successful candidate will: 

1. Lead and manage our support and engagement for Shared Lives Plus members, including Shared Lives carers and scheme managers, and future members including friends and family and people who use Shared Lives, contributing to Senior Management Team on member-related issues and future strategy.
2. Lead the team providing support, information and advice to all of our Shared Lives members.
3. Identify issues of concern to Shared Lives Plus members and develop strategies to address those issues, leading local and national influencing work.
4. Manage a team including support officers, a policy officer Shared Lives carer champions and Shared Lives Ambassadors who have lived experience of Shared Lives.
5. Support the team to keep up to date with relevant legislation, regulation or system changes which impact on the Shared Lives and Homeshare sectors across the UK and respond to policy issues accordingly.
6. Help develop and provide Strategic Advice and Support work in liaison with the strategic advice and support Manager.

Shared Lives Plus is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.  Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.

For further details please visit the Shared Lives Plus website

For more information contact Anna McEwen

Deadline for completed applications 9.30 am on Monday 4th November 2019

Pre-interviews via skype pm 6th November 2019  and interviews: 14th November 2019

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The main purpose of the role is to provide support to high risk victims of domestic abuse working as part of a busy team based in Tower Hamlets, London. To work within VS policies and procedures and the Tower Hamlets MARAC framework to ensure the safety of victims and their families.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of supporting victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people, have appropriate IT skills, interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a busy, supportive team to deliver all aspects of support to victims and their families.

For further details/ to discuss the post please contact Josephine Feeney.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Database Officer
Media Charity
£28,000 - £33,000
Permanent
London

Have you ever wanted to work in a media organisation? How about a media organisation that does good in the world? If that blend is what you're after then please keep reading…

Charity People are pleased to be working with a multifaceted Charity searching for a Database Officer to join their supportive team.

This committed organisation is dedicated to supporting beneficiaries' beliefs and providing spiritual resources and guidance to those in need. You'll be based in impressive offices with live television and radio studios and a warm, friendly team to work alongside!

As Database Officer you will be leading on data segmentation for mail and outbound calling, and help maintain the Charity's databases (CRM / Database experience essential). You will also be tasked with assembling mailing lists, putting together a monthly Direct Mail file and processing this data full-cycle - from file preparation to final approval on how data is applied on the Fundraising newsletter. This is a dynamic organisation which responds to current events, therefore when campaign launch or requirements change, you will be a part of the team that makes the solutions.

We are looking for mindful, detail-oriented applicants with excellent problem-solving abilities. You will have experience working with complex data systems, knowledge of working with fundraising systems and advanced Excel skills. You must be comfortable working in an energetic environment, adapting to changing priorities and working to deadlines.

If you have the experience stated above and are interested in applying, please send your CV to Neil at [email protected]

Within a broader fundraising team, you will manage our Corporate Partnerships team, responsible for the development, planning and delivery of a programme of fundraising campaigns and products which appeal to a wide range of businesses. You will play a key role in everything from agreeing budgets and targets, to liaising about marketing materials, ensuring campaigns run smoothly and that your team’s activities provide an excellent return on investment. You will deliver impeccable stewardship to help maximise income and develop long term relationships.

Our ideal applicant is passionate, enthusiastic and self-motivated to achieve beyond targets. You will are flexible, resilient and a strong team player.  You have excellent interpersonal skills, strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle competing demands. With a minimum of two years proven account management experience you will deliver a successful and highly professional service. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the others in the Fundraising, Marketing and Retail Teams and with the fundraising volunteers who support all of our work.

Please note that a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are required for this role.

Fixed term to 30 September 2022 (subject to performance)

Citizens Advice Halton are seeking to recruit a Volunteer Training Officer to work on their Direction Project from Halton’s two offices (in Runcorn and Widnes).

The Directions Project is a new multi-agency, Liverpool City Region wide partnership, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) with the aim of increasing the employability of local people who are currently unemployed or economically inactive.  Citizens Advice Halton will support eligible local people to: undertake some introductory training in advice areas; receive employability support; and gain sought after employment skills and experience through volunteering. 

Working with the Directions project’s Employability Officer to achieve the project’s aims and targets, the Volunteer Training Officer will also lead on the delivery of volunteer training programmes for Citizens Advice Halton across our Runcorn and Widnes offices.

You must be able to show that you have experience of recruitment, training, development and ongoing support of volunteers.

Leave: 25 days holiday per annum + bank holidays   

Closing date: Thursday 7th November 2019 – 12 noon

Interview date: Within 2 weeks of closing date                                           

Please visit our website for more information on this opportunity and to apply.

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from  suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds and sections of the community.