An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Philanthropy Manager to join our Partnerships & Philanthropy Team. You will play a critical role in helping to generate £1m total income next year, including funding from new and existing high value Trusts and Foundations as well as the implementation of our new Major Donor programme.

As we look to build a long term sustainable portfolio of high value relationships, you will work to secure the support of new Trusts and Foundations above £25,000, whilst also stewarding our existing funders at that level.  You will also be responsible for the line management of our Philanthropy Officer and their work on our mid-level Trusts and Foundations Programme and our new Major Donor programme.

With demonstrable success in securing and stewarding high value Trusts and Foundations and with experience of Major Donor programmes, you will be driven by achieving financial targets, adept at working with colleagues to develop and deliver winning cases for support, and skilled at managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our Partnerships and Philanthropy Team. You will support the team to generate £1m total income next year with a specific focus on account managing existing corporate partners. Independent Age enjoys the support of corporate partners from a range of sectors and has built a number of strategic, sponsorship, charity of the year and donation-based relationships in recent years. 

As we look to build a long term sustainable portfolio of high value relationships you will ensure appropriate plans are developed and delivered to grow and retain key corporate partners.

With demonstrable success in account management across a range of partnership types, you will be the first point of contact for most existing corporate partners. You will be driven by achieving financial targets, adept at developing and delivering engaging fundraising initiatives, and skilled at managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

Direct Marketing & Supporter Services Manager – maternity cover                                             

Salary:  £35,000 per annum pro rata (initial 9 month contract – with possible extension)

Based: Baker Street, London and home working

All We Can is looking for an experienced direct marketing professional to lead our individual giving and direct marketing programme as a key manager within our Public Engagement team. You will help build on the success of recent years, including our Regular Giving Programme, as part of our individual giving programme. Our Methodist donor base has been our key supporter constituency over the years and one we seek to maintain and develop while also introducing new supporters, from new markets.

This person will be highly motivated, passionate about the impact of great fundraising, and committed to the vision, mission and values of All We Can.

With proven abilities drawn from a number of years direct marketing fundraising experience, you will have demonstrable skills in increasing fundraising results and engagement with supporters through direct marketing channels, combined with a strong understanding of best practice in back office processing, data management and supporter care. This is a perfect role for an experienced direct marketing fundraiser looking for an opportunity to lead a team and take overall responsibility for a direct marketing function within a charity. It would also suit an experienced direct marketing manager looking to break into fundraising within the international development and relief sector.

All We Can is an international development, relief and advocacy organisation. It helps people in some of the world’s poorest communities to become all that they can. Its approach of investing in partnerships with local organisations has improved the quality of life and created positive, long-term change for hundreds of thousands of individuals and families.

With a 70 year history, All We Can is a faith based organisation with its vision, priorities and values grounded in Christian principles and its roots in the Methodist Church. You will be joining a growing and friendly team at an exciting time in the organisation’s development.

The maternity cover would ideally start Tuesday 1 December 2020 to allow for some handover, with cover expected to continue until early September 2021,

To find out more and apply, please download the application pack from our website or get in touch for further information.

Closing Date:  Midday Monday 5th October 2020

Interviews will take place on:  Wed 21st October 2020  

All We Can is the operating name of the Methodist Relief and Development Fund, a charity registered in England and Wales, number 291691.

Head of Policy and Research (3845)

Central London

Circa £54,000 per year (Incl. London weighting)

Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week
 

Speaking up and making life better for children, young people and their families.
 

The role

We are looking for a Head of Policy & Research to join our Policy & Campaigns department. Through strengthening our evidence base and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders you will work with colleagues across the charity to deliver effective policy and research. 

You will make a difference by:

-Leading an ambitious programme of policy work and developing our evidence base in key areas.

-Leading and managing a team of policy advisers and working closely with the Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs

-Maximising opportunities to make change happen, delivering integrated projects with public affairs, campaigns and children's services colleagues.

-Ensuring the views of children, parents and staff are at the centre of all our work.

-Supporting the strategic development of policy priorities.

You will need:

-A track record of influencing decision makers to deliver policy change.

-Experience of leading and managing effective teams.

-The ability to analyse and interpret complex data to make the case for children.

-Experience of carrying out and commissioning new research.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-A passion to make a difference to children's lives.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
 

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
 

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Office & Facility Management

• Ensure the office space and facilities are organised and maintain office efficiency and productivity by planning and implementing office systems and layouts, allocating and managing office and storage space and procuring relevant equipment.
• Ensure that the meeting rooms are clean, tidy and maintained to a good standard and that booking systems are efficiently implemented.
• Ensure provision of an adequate supply of materials and supplies including equipment, stationery and sundries. Where suitable and cost-effective source ‘green’ suppliers and environmentally friendly products, promote recycling, sustainability and reduction of office waste.
• Organise and review office security and general administrative processes and induct new staff on relevant office processes, including data protection, security and fire safety.
• Ensure key office and facilities services are organised including cleaning, security, waste removal, light and heat, printing, furniture, postage and carriage services.
• Ensure that facilities meet all legal requirements and government regulations, environmental, health and security standards.
• Provide advice and support around continuity planning so that in the event of a fire or major failure the charity can continue to operate and recover quickly.
• Implement any internal office reorganisations whilst ensuring minimal disruption to staff.

Reception

• Manage all aspects of Reception, ensuring that we deliver high levels of customer service to staff, guests and other visitors, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
• Ensure that reception is adequately covered through staff and volunteers, and put in place a plan for lunch breaks, holidays and unexpected absence cover. Ensure that ad-hoc cover (e.g. volunteers) are adequately briefed and trained in Reception duties and priorities.
• Ensure that post and deliveries are appropriately managed and processed.

Information & Communication Technology

• Maintain a good working relationship with Glass Door’s ICT support contractors, ensuring that Glass Door’s ICT continues uninterrupted and following the disaster recovery plan in the event of any disruption.
• Working with the ICT support, ensure Glass Door’s ICT equipment is up to date and fit for purpose, and procuring new equipment as required. Arrange training and induction of staff/volunteers in policy and procedures for use of equipment.
• Manage information services and file archiving.

Office Building Management and Maintenance

• Plan, cost and oversee office maintenance, including repairs, redecoration, and PAT testing.
• Maintain a good working relationship with the Landlord, including ensuring up-to-date office licences are in place and that we are being regularly invoiced.
• Maintain a secure office environment, including adequate procedures and systems; briefing staff on their responsibilities to maintain a safe, secure working environment.
• Provide project management advice and support for any office move as required at the end of a lease term, working with others as required.

Health and Safety

• Responsible for Health and Safety for the office and wider working environment for all staff.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation. Review, implement and manage the Health and Safety policy and Fire policy. Provide updates and advice to staff as necessary.
• Lead on all aspects of keeping staff working environments safe and risk assessed, including COVID-19 risk assessments.
• Ensure that DSE Risk Assessment for office-based staff and Risk Assessments for lone working staff are implemented effectively and deal with any issues accordingly.
• Recruit arrange training for and support fire marshals and first aiders (internal staff). Maintain the accident/incident book; report incidents within the required time frame; escalate issues accordingly.

People Management

• Support and line manage the office administrator and office volunteers.
• Conduct regular supervision meetings and performance appraisals.

Other

• Manage the office & facilities budget, ensuring that spend is closely monitored and accurately recorded, within budget, is cost-effective and provides good value for money.
• Attend and participate in SMT meetings, and other ad hoc meetings when necessary.
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as directed, such as assistance on Glass Door events and occasional administrative support to the CEO.
• Carry out the functions of the post with proper regard to Glass Door’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

The Clothworkers' Foundation was set up by The Clothworkers' Company in 1977, and aims to improve the lives of people and communities, particularly those facing disadvantage. They award capital grants to charities registered in the UK and to not-for-profit organisations that work across one or more of their defined programme areas. They also award non-capital grants through their Proactive and Regular Grants Programmes. Since they were established, the Foundation has awarded grants of more than £140m.

Prospectus are delighted to be working with the Foundation to recruit a Grants Officer on a 12 month contract (maternity cover) to join their small team. Reporting to the Head of Grants, you will provide essential support to the Grants Officers currently managing the Foundation's open grants programmes. You will contribute to the effective and efficient grant-making of the Clothworkers' Foundation, without having direct responsibility for a portfolio of grants. Key responsibilities will include assessing grant applications, processing declinations and liaising with applicants prior and post assessment. Other duties will include maintaining accurate records on the Gifts Online database, processing and reviewing reports and accounts, as well as managing the Foundation's website

To be successful you will need to have recent experience working as a Grants Officer or within a similar role, as well as an understand of the grant-making process. You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the interpersonal skills to allow you to deal with a range of people from different backgrounds. Experience of managing a capital grants programme would be useful if not essential, as would proficiency on the GIFTS database or similar. Based in a small, friendly team, the contract would be a great opportunity for the right person to gain further experience in an established grant making organisation.

In order to apply, please submit your CV in Word format in the first instance.

An exciting opportunity to be an Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London.

Client Details

An expanding education charity based in Central London, seeking a permanent Evaluation Support Officer.

Description

The Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London will be responsible for:

• Coordinating calls and preparing grant agreements for the team
• Collecting, processing and inputting data to highest accuracy
• Arranging and coordinating external meetings and events
• Proofreading and editing documents
• Supporting data protection compliance monitoring activities

Profile

The Evaluation Support Officer working for an expanding education charity based in Central London will have:

• Experience in an Administrative role, or experience in a similar position
• An ability to multi-task and prioritise conflicting tasks
• A desire and passion to work within the charity sector, ideally with experience in the sector
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• An ability to work independently under pressure

Job Offer

A salary of £25,000-30,000, plus annual leave and pension.

An exciting opportunity to be an Executive Assistant to CEO for an expanding education charity based in London.

Client Details

Our client is an expanding education charity based in London. They are looking for an Executive Assistant for the CEO.

Description

The Executive Assistant to CEO, working for our education charity, based in Central London, will be responsible for:

• Diary management, meeting and travel arrangements for CEO and Deputy CEO
• Preparing meeting agendas and communicating with the Board
• Screening telephone calls and dealing with enquiries, remaining professional at all times
• Liaising with HR Manager and undertaking some HR and recruitment duties
• Liaising with a variety of stakeholders, including from the media

Profile

The Executive Assistant will have:

• Recent experience as an Executive Assistant
• Recent in the charity sector, with a strong passion for the sector
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• High attention to details and organisation
• Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

Job Offer

A salary of £25,000-27,000, plus annual leave and pension.

A busy and varied role to be Data and Reporting Manager working for an expanding education charity based in Central London.

Client Details

An expanding education charity, looking for a 12 month FTC Data and Reporting Manager in Central London.

Description

The Data and Reporting Manager for an expanding education charity in Central London will be responsible for:

• Working in a small team, liaising between Programme Managers
• Evaluating projects and monitoring research groups to ensure projects are delivered to the highest standard
• Overseeing the implementation of data structures and processes
• Generating reports and developing Excel data templates
• Providing advice on GDPR documents

Profile

The Data and Reporting Manager for an expanding education charity in Central London will have:

• Over 5 years' experience in data management systems and processes
• An education background, having worked with pupil-level data from schools
• An understanding of GDPR and data protection
• Good knowledge of CRM systems, including Salesforce
• A strong desire and passion to work within the charity sector

Job Offer

A salary of £40,000-50,000, plus annual leave and pension.

Closing date: 8 October 2020 at 11.30pm

We’re looking for a client-focused individual with recent experience of working in the housing or homelessness advice and/or support sector to join us as an Advice, Support and Guidance Worker and play a key role as part of a vital partnership contract.

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. Shelter is the UK’s leading housing and homelessness charity campaigning and advocating— with individuals, in communities, across society. We need talented, collaborative people who are passionate about our cause to join us and campaign for an end to the UK’s housing crisis. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

As part of our London Hub team you will be working on our STAR Partnership contract. This is a pan-London housing and homelessness project working with Londoners over the age of 25 which aims to help up to 5,000 people a year in partnership with Thames Reach, Stonewall Housing and St Mungo’s with Shelter the lead partner.  This service is delivered through a mixture of channels including telephone, face-to-face and digital.

About the Role
The challenge here is to deliver a professional, impartial, pragmatic, high quality and outcome focused advice and casework service to clients. Specifically, where a client has been identified as having additional support needs, you’ll help them access relevant services, with a focus on improving their physical and mental health, working both one-to-one and with groups. Conducting interviews in order to establish and agree clients’ needs, providing advocacy on their behalf to other agencies/authorities, writing and implementing case plans and supporting our housing advisers plus the inclusion of volunteers and a trainee – all are aspects of this interesting and varied role.

About you
Used to working with vulnerable people and/or people with multiple and complex needs, you also have experience of working within a safeguarding framework. A proven ability to prepare, plan and deliver briefings and/or group work sessions and work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, both statutory and non-statutory is important too. Proactive, results-driven and very much a team player, you respond quickly and positively to change and are not afraid to challenge the status quo when necessary. What’s more, you’re proficient using case management systems, Microsoft Office applications, internet and email etc., while the ability to type is also preferred.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata for part-time), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, 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.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our 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.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We 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.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

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

Nature of the Role: Part time 3 days (0.6 FTE) in the first instance

Responsible to: Director of External Relations

Responsible for: Administration for the External Relations team, especially relating to outreach and recruitment of learners, and administration for the alumni and volunteering programmes

Welcome to Ada!

Ada is a ground-breaking college and charity focused on using tech as a tool for social mobility and addressing the diversity and gender gaps in the tech sector and providing our industry partners with a new pipeline of diverse digital talent. Our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent.

The External Relations Team is responsible for Ada’s external face and the many ways we engage with external partners and the public. As the team administrator you would be an instrumental part of helping develop and maintain our relationships with schools, potential learners, volunteers, alumni, our philanthropic partners and our wider community.

Specifically, you would work closely with our Outreach Manager

We’ve had great success with fundraising, business development and broader stakeholder engagement since opening in September 2016. We are now at an exciting stage of growth as we opened a second campus in 2019 and will open a Manchester campus later in 2020. We need your skills and ideas to meet our income targets, manage an increasing portfolio of high-profile relationships and to raise the profile of the college.

Your skills, your commitment to our mission and your mindset will be vital in helping us be the most effective team we can be and will give you the chance to be part of fundamentally impacting the diversity and access gaps in the tech sector.

As External Relations Administrator some of your responsibilities would include:

Sixth Form Outreach and Recruitment

• Booking applicants for assessment centres on Acuity and sending email confirmations

• Managing students returning paperwork and tasks

• Correspondence with students including offer/rejection emails and acceptances

Apprenticeship Outreach and Recruitment

• Screening candidates to see that they meet specified eligibility criteria

• Creating schedules for phone interviews or Maths/Literacy assessments

• Correspondence with potential apprentices for responses and any further information

• Advertise open roles on relevant job boards

• Accurately update and maintain data on internal systems

• Liaise with apprenticeship team to share progress and information as necessary

Volunteering

• Facilitating compliance of coaching process to ensure coaches complete all steps

• Scheduling training sessions

• DBS check scheduling

• Track volunteering record to ensure it is up to date

Alumni

• Manage alumni database and mailings

• Event management

General ad hoc admin for the team

Additional Duties:

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indicating the areas of activity and may be amended from time to time in the light of the changing needs of the team.

About You

Ada is looking for an organised and proactive administrator. Experience of the education sector is a plus.

Person Specification

Essential Experience:

• Experience managing a database

• Experience of professional level correspondence

• Demonstrable written and verbal communications skills

• Strong commitment to Ada’s vision and mission; and a strong belief in your capacity to make a positive impact towards them

Desirable:

• Familiarity with apprenticeships and the apprenticeship market or the education sector

• Experience of fundraising

• Experience of outreach or recruitment

• A proven track record of achieving funding through grant applications and individual giving

• Experience of event management

• Experience working in a technology-related field or a passion for technology

Personal Qualities, Aptitudes and Skills:

• Exemplary communication skills, including a very high standard of written communication skills and the ability to speak confidently to a range of audiences.

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to assess, prioritise and manage a varied and demanding workload;

Safeguarding
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check when appointed to the post.

The postholder's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they come into contact, is to adhere to and ensure compliance with the College’s Safeguarding Policy at all times.

Equal opportunities
Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;

• To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;

• To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio- economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;

• To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; and

• To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities
Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact us.

How to apply for the role
Please send a completed application form and statement, no longer than one page long, outlining your interest in the position and addressing how you meet the person specification and email it to us with the subject line External Relations Administrator Application.

Closing date: 9 October 2020, however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, as they are received, and we may decide to remove the advert before this date so early applications are recommended.

The job description is designed to outline a range of main duties that may be encountered. It is not designed to be an exhaustive listing of tasks and can be varied in consultation with the post holder in order to reflect changes in the role or needs of the organisation.

All appointments are subject to a clear enhanced DBS and satisfactory references.

Thank you for your interest in the role and good luck with your application!
 

COVID-19 considerations:
Typically the role involves the External Relations Administrator being present at one of the College sites or attending events but for the time being the role is possible to fulfil remotely with little expectation to be on site.

Senior Digital Product Manager - User Experience and Journeys

£37,000 - £42,000

Living Planet Centre Woking, Surrey

The fate of our planet is not a done deal. We can and will save it. To do that we are transforming the way we work to maximise our impact and communications. We are now moving to a Product centric structure and developing activities that will contribute to growing support, building a movement and influencing change. This is where we need your talents as Senior Digital Product Manager.

As a member of our digital product team, you will manage our extensive digital portfolio and create strategy for future engagement. We will look to you to influence, guide and create a culture where excellent digital product thinking and an audience led approach is integral to our brand and supporter experience. You will motivate as well as develop the skills of your team to build products and experiences that our supporters love. You will lead UX-thinking and user journey creation in line with audience segments and our brand proposition as well as prioritise projects. You will oversee budgets and manage key product backlog and roadmaps too.

Passionate about developing flagship digital brand products, you will an extensive background in product management and experience of developing design led products from concept to delivery. An effective digital professional, you will be used to operating in a multi-stakeholder environment and influencing within a complex organisation with an international dimension. Comfortable managing external providers and resources, you will also possess sound understanding of digital media, creative design and development in a digital environment.

Your technical expertise will be complemented by the ability to work across multiple products and initiatives at pace and under pressure. You will also possess strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to inspire great work in others.

How to Apply

If you can help us change hearts and minds through great digital experiences and are passionate about building a movement in defence of nature, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website to complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting what makes you the perfect fit for the role and what sets you apart from the competition.

Closing date: 9 October 2020

At WWF-UK we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance.

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

Holloway Road, Islington

Closing date: 8 October 2020 at 11.30 pm

Are you a client-focused individual with recent experience of providing specialist level housing advice? Join Shelter as an Advice, Support & Guidance Worker and help ensure our clients get the support they 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. Shelter is the UK’s leading housing and homelessness charity campaigning and advocating— with individuals, in communities, across society. We need talented, collaborative people who are passionate about our cause to join us and campaign for an end to the UK’s housing crisis. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About the role
You will be joining the Star Partnership, a pan-London housing and homelessness project working with Londoners over the age of 25 which aims to help up to 5,000 people a year in partnership with Thames Reach, Stonewall Housing and St Mungo’s with Shelter the lead partner. The service is delivered through a mixture of channels including telephone, face-to-face and digital. As an Advice, Support & Guidance Worker, you’ll conduct initial interviews at the advice centre, outreach sites and over the telephone in order to ensure our clients can access and sustain their accommodation, improve financial resilience and health and thrive in their community. Carrying out initial housing needs assessments and developing a strategy with the client, supporting them when moving into accommodation and connecting them with local support services are also key elements of this role.
 

About you
You’ll need relevant experience gained working within housing and within a safeguarding framework working with vulnerable people or those with multiple and complex needs. We’ll also be looking for a proven ability to prepare, plan and deliver briefings or group work sessions and work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, both statutory and non-statutory. Proficiency using a range of IT tools to carry out your work, including case management systems, Microsoft Office applications, internet and email etc. is important too, with the ability to type preferred. Proactive, results-driven and sensitive to the needs of others, you work well within a team and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas, methods and processes if appropriate.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, 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.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our 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.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We 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.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

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

An exciting role for a progressive Assistant Accountant who is aspiring to be a Management Accountant

Client Details

Based in London this is one of the biggest and fastest growing Housing Associations in the country!

Description

The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for the following duties

• Preparation of Financial Reports including Payroll
• Assisting with Monthly Management Accounts
• Assisting with the preparation of Statutory Accounts.

Profile

The successful Assistant Accountant will have exposure to Month End and be ideally studying for a professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).

Job Offer

A salary of between £33,000 and £37,000 plus benefits and study support.

Transform Justice is seeking an enthusiastic research and administrative assistant to play a vital role supporting its work to create a better UK justice system. 

Who we are: Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, humane, open and effective justice system in England and Wales. We work to promote change by generating research and evidence to show how the system works and how it could be improved, and by influencing practitioners and politicians to make changes to the justice system. Our recent reports have focused on the overuse of police custody, the quality of criminal defence advice and advocacy, and the overuse of remand for children. We work closely with other charities and key stakeholders, with coverage across the sector as well as nationally.

About the role: You will be responsible for providing high quality research and administrative support to the team across various aspects of our work, including a project promoting alternatives to prosecution and ongoing work advocating against the use of remand for children. Working closely with the charity’s director and researcher, you will be required to be flexible, whilst maintaining focus on the current research interest at hand. You will work remotely using your own equipment with occasional travel to London for in-person meetings. 

Location: Home working with a requirement to occasionally travel to London for in-person meetings

Contract: one year term but likely to be renewable

Salary: £24-£26,000 pa full time (pro rata for 4 days a week). Also opportunity for this to be a freelance role if preferred.

Hours: 4 or 5 days per week  

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Generating research and evidence for reports and briefings: 
  • Undertaking qualitative and quantitative research (phone interviews, survey design, creating tables/graphs and seeking out official data, transcribing interviews) 
  • Reviewing academic and policy publications of relevance to Transform Justice’s work
  • Carrying out Freedom of Information requests and subsequent data entry and analysis
  • Editing and proofreading reports and briefings
• Providing administrative support to the team and projects:
  • Financial administration including invoicing and book-keeping
  • Organising meetings
  • Preparing and sending stakeholder correspondence
  • Filing and contacts management
• Managing Transform Justice’s website, mailing list and Twitter account
• Provide support for the drafting of proposals and submissions
• Other reasonable duties as required

Essential skills and experience:

• Graduate degree or equivalent relevant experience. Desirable: knowledge of criminology/criminal justice.
• Demonstrable qualitative and quantitative research skills: experience in a research or non-voluntary environment is advantageous 
• Administrative and organisational skills 
• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to produce accurate work
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing
• Flexible, willing and enthusiastic to work on a range of different projects and tasks
• Ability to work with little supervision, seeking advice and support when needed
• Excellent computer skills, with knowledge and practice of Word and Excel. Experience of website management is desirable.
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with people from a range of backgrounds and develop collaborative working relationships.
• Committed and driven to help achieve the aims of Transform Justice 

How to apply: Please submit a CV and short covering letter via this website outlining how you meet the skills and experience in the job description by 5pm on Monday 19 October. Interviews will take place on Friday 31 October and will be conducted over Zoom. Candidates for interview will be notified by email by Friday 23 October. We are sorry that due to limited staff capacity we are not able to reply to all applicants

Transform Justice is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For this role, the disclosure of a criminal record is not required.