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12 Months’ Maternity Cover
Desired start date: 6 January 2025
Reporting to the Public Engagement Manager, the Public Engagement Officer will work as part of a team to deliver our mission of meaningfully involving patients and the public across Academy activities and in the way we work.
You will collaborate with colleagues across the Academy, our Fellows and our grant awardees to help deliver projects that ensure the Academy connects with patients, carers and members of the public in new and accessible ways. You will organise and evaluate programmes that feed public views into our policy advice and grants and careers programmes. Our current priorities include supporting more diverse communities to take part in conversations about health and research and developing new workstreams on health inequalities and climate change.
You will do this all by building strong relationships with public and patient groups and connecting with individuals to understand and provide the support they need to be involved in our work.
What you will be doing:
- Support the delivery of events, workshops and training to feed public, patient and carer views into our policy, career development and grants programmes.
- Research and scope topics, formats, speakers, audiences and participants for public engagement and involvement activities.
- Assist with data collection, analysis and reporting for programme and event evaluations.
- Develop resources and deliver processes that support participants in Academy engagement and involvement activities - particularly administration for patient payments and arranging individual access and support packages.
- Make connections with people, organisations and communities to broaden participation in Academy public engagement and involvement activities.
- Connect with colleagues across the organisation to encourage and support their participation in engagement and involvement activities and knowledge of best practice.
- Identify and connect with non-traditional or underserved audiences for engagement projects and ensure public engagement activities promote diversity and inclusivity.
You are:
- Passionate about involving patients and the public in decisions and actions to improve people’s health and exploring ways of recognising the expertise and experience of different people.
- Willing to put people at the centre of everything you do, understanding and responding with compassion and empathy to the needs of individuals.
- Energetic and passionate about championing diversity and inclusion across Academy engagement activities.
- Someone who enjoys working closely with others as part of a small team and getting stuck into a variety of projects
- Organised and thrive on finding ways to make things run better, while also keeping day-to-day operations running.
Skills and abilities:
- Knowledge of public and patient engagement activities gained through education, employment or as a lived experience, patient or carer representative.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to form good working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Good listener able to use compassion and empathy to understand people’s needs.
- Good IT and administration skills with experience of applying them to support projects and events.
- Ability to write in concise and accessible language and produce resources that can be easily understood by others.
Note: Your skills and experience might come from an interest in science and health gained through study, volunteering, or a previous job. Alternatively, you may come from a lived experience perspective, having participated in involvement or advocacy work as a patient or carer, and looking to build that experience into your career.
Benefits
- Salary progression framework.
- Hybrid and agile working.
- 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
- Pension (the Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%).
- Life assurance.
- Season ticket travel loan (interest free).
- Family friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work).
- Subscription to Headspace and Class pass.
- Staff training to support your development including EDI training.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday, 18 November 2024.
Interview dates: 26 and 28 November 2024 (held online).
About the role
Join WorldSkills UK as a senior programme manager to lead the award-winning Centre of Excellence, where you’ll drive transformative change in workforce development and education on a national scale. We’re looking for a dedicated, results-oriented leader with a proven track record in managing and delivering impactful workforce development programmes. In this role, you will lead a team, ensuring high-quality outcomes, strengthening stakeholder partnerships, and making a measurable impact on teaching, learning and assessment across the UK.
Role purpose
The Centre of Excellence is WorldSkills UK’s flagship programme, dedicated to transforming the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment across Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). This pioneering programme drives innovation and raises standards by delivering world-class training and development opportunities for educators, ultimately enhancing outcomes for learners and ensuring the UK’s global competitiveness in skills excellence. As Senior Workforce Development Manager, you will lead the programme management of the Centre of Excellence, playing a pivotal role in advancing its mission. You’ll oversee a growing network of member institutions committed to achieving excellence by integrating international expertise and best practices from around the globe. Your leadership will ensure the Centre of Excellence influences every aspect of teaching, learning, and assessment, setting new benchmarks that elevate the quality of education across the sector.
Key tasks and responsibilities
1. Programme management:
Provide effective programme management ensuring the Centre of Excellence operates at the highest standards, with strategic oversight of all workstreams, including stakeholder engagement, resource management, and performance monitoring.
• Leading the programme’s strategic planning and execution, ensuring that all workstreams—including budget management, timelines, and resource allocation—are closely aligned with overall objectives. Proactively address challenges to maintain programme momentum and achieve milestones effectively.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to support programme success. Facilitate effective communication and alignment across teams, partners, and member institutions, promoting active engagement and collaboration throughout all programme phases.
• Establishing and overseeing a robust framework for monitoring and evaluating programme performance, focusing on impact assessment and continuous improvement. Provide regular reports on outcomes and insights, manage risks to ensure programme goals are met, and utilise evaluation data to inform strategic adjustments that enhance programme effectiveness.
• Overseeing the marketing and communication activity to promote the programme, ensuring it is visible and well-positioned among key audiences and stakeholders. Collaborate with the marketing team to develop targeted campaigns that highlight programme achievements, generate interest, and enhance engagement within the Centre of Excellence network and wider education and skills sector.
2. Network member Management:
Lead and execute a comprehensive member engagement strategy, driving value through targeted onboarding, recognition programmes, and an evolving account management framework to foster long-term member satisfaction and retention. Oversee tracking and analysis to inform strategic improvements and identify growth opportunities that align with the Centre of Excellence’s mission to expand impact.
• Developing and implementing a member engagement strategy, ensuring that institutions gain significant value from their involvement in the Centre of Excellence to include a recognition and awards programme to reward and celebrate members’ excellent practice and engagement with the Centre of Excellence.
• Providing strategic oversight to the enrolment and validation process for new members, ensuring that new institutions meet the Centre of Excellence’s standards, and work closely with the Network Member Manager to streamline onboarding, guaranteeing a positive initial experience that sets the stage for long-term involvement.
• Overseeing the tracking and evaluation of member engagement, using data to identify trends and areas for improvement. Provide regular updates on membership retention, engagement levels, and impact to leadership, and work with the Network Member Manager to develop strategies based on these insights.
• Identifying growth opportunities and enhancements to the programme offerings that can address emerging industry needs, supporting the Centre of Excellence’s mission and expanding its reach and impact.
3. Workforce Development:
The Senior Workforce Development Manager will lead a team of High Performance Skills Coaches to design, implement, and continuously improve a world-class teacher training programme. By incorporating global insights and innovative practices, this role ensures that the programme enhances teaching quality and raises educator capacity to deliver world-class education.
• Utilising insights from international benchmarking and emerging trends from global partners to incorporate cutting-edge methodologies and world-class standards into the teacher training programme.
• Leading a team of Skills Coaches to guide the development and delivery of high impact teacher training experiences, focusing on practical and solutions focussed strategies underpinned by international best practice that improve teaching, learning, and assessment.
• Overseeing the planning and scheduling of training activities to align with the academic calendar, ensuring that sessions are well-timed and accessible to educators throughout the year. Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications teams to promote training opportunities, generate demand, and expand programme reach, actively engaging member institutions and their teaching staff.
• Establishing robust tracking and evaluation systems to monitor programme outcomes, using data to measure the effectiveness of training content and delivery. Analyse engagement and impact metrics to inform ongoing improvements, ensuring alignment with Centre of Excellence goals and maintaining the programme’s reputation for excellence.
4. General responsibilities for a Senior Manager
In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, all employees at this level are expected to:
• Manage, support and motivate allocated staff to successfully deliver activities/tasks.
• Manage resources (including staff, volunteers, suppliers, and partners) so that all project elements are delivered to acceptable standards on time, to budget and meet the required specifications and objectives.
• Contribute to a performance driven culture ensuring outcomes and activities are continuously monitored, reviewed, and evaluated against grant KPIs, resolving issues, and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Establish a strong mechanism to measure impact, capture, report, and transfer intelligence across programmes of work.
• Produce requirement specifications in line with WorldSkills UK’s procurement strategies for all outsourced activity.
• Maintain WorldSkills UK’s established management policies for dealing with risks and issues for the Workforce Development team and the wider organisation.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
• Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s Employee Handbook and the policies contained therein with particular reference to those related to Health and Safety and on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility.
Person specification Key:
[E] Essential / [D] Desirable.
Qualifications and experience:
• Experience in leading and managing workforce development programme or membership management in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) [E].
• Experience working as a manager within education or business with a focus on TVET [E].
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder education and training programmes for TVET teachers and trainers [E].
• Experience in leading or managing large scale complex programmes in the publicly funded sector [E].
Knowledge and skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of current policies and reforms in further and higher technical education, apprenticeships, and T Levels [E].
• Strong programme and budget management expertise [E].
• Ability to implement change initiatives, focusing effort and commitment on making change work [E].
• Ability to absorb and evaluate complex information quickly and use this to construct and manage robust plans which deliver the required strategic objectives [E].
• Understands consequence of actions and long-term impact and / or wider implications of decision-making process [E].
• Ensuring issues, dependencies and risks are identified, assessed, mitigated; ensuring delivery is in line with organisational prioritise [E].
• Able to influence, negotiate and manage the action of others, including remote teams [E].
• Able to develop and manage highly effective relationships and coordinate a range of partners and stakeholders both internally and externally to successfully deliver objectives [E].
• Proven ability to drive member engagement and retention strategies [E].
Personal qualities and attributes:
• Very reliable and with a high level of probity [E].
• Able to work to own initiative with broad direction [E].
• Able to think creatively and solve problems [E].
• Flexible in working methods and ideas [E].
• Excellent team player and collaborative approach to work [E].
• Enthusiastic and able to motivate others [E].
Special circumstances:
• Prepared occasionally to work outside normal hours [E].
• Prepared to travel within the United Kingdom [E].
• Able to spend time away from home [E].
This role is office based (as above) but with flexible hybrid working. It is expected the postholder will attend the office at least once or twice a week.
Full time working hours are a minimum of 35 hours per week, normal working hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday although we pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and service delivery and are happy to discuss flexible working options, including part time, with suitable candidates.
25 days’ annual leave [which will increase by one additional day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days] plus public and bank holidays.
Reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates and every stage of the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing Date: 10 November 2024
Ref 6884
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for someone to join us for a Maternity Cover as our Fundraising Marketing Manager (DRTV).
We are keen to hear from highly motivated individuals with proven track-record of delivering effective individual-marketing campaigns across direct response TV or other online video channels who are looking for an exciting opportunity where you will be able to shape and deliver the strategy for our Direct Response TV campaigns which are pivotal to our fundraising acquisition programme.
About Us
We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.
About The Team
As Public Income and Engagement, we set the standard for brilliant, effective marketing across owned, and bought and earned channels. Working in squads with colleagues in Fundraising & Marketing, and across Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns, we deliver campaigns in line with our marketing plan that build awareness, 2 change minds and opinions, prompt people to act, and build deep relationships with supporters. We aim to sustainably increase the quality and value of our Individual Giving programme by continually testing, learning and innovating.
About the Role
The Marketing Manager (Acquisition) will plan and deliver effective direct response campaigns across paid channels, to build consideration, prompt action and drive income through the acquisition of new individual donors.
A key part of this role will be to lead on the day-to-day management and development of direct response TV (DRTV) and online video which are pivotal channels within our acquisition programme. By identifying the right supporters to target and inspiring them to commit to a regular monthly donation, you'll be a key driver of our Individual Giving supporter base growth and income.
Working within multi-disciplinary teams, you'll build strong relationships and cut through boundaries, in a fast-moving and dynamic environment. Leveraging agile principles, you'll flex and adapt - learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping our supporters at the heart of everything you do.
In this role, you will:
• Plan and execute direct response TV and online video marketing campaigns, across a range of channels (e.g. direct response TV, bVOD, CTV), with a focus on audience, to drive ambitious income targets.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to attract new supporters – using insight and data to understand our audience's needs and motivations to build long term relationships.
• Work closely with our media buying agency to approve, buy and optimise media. Manage and monitor budgets, analyse daily results and metrics to drive change as needed to ensure marketing performance against KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-squad and with partner media agency to align DRTV and online video with the broader multi-channel paid media plan and integration with our Brand campaign where appropriate.
• Plan and collaborate with in-house and/or external creative and production agencies on the development of new DRTV creative, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Develop and execute creative testing strategies to inspire audience engagement and action.
• Regularly analyse and report on performance across DRTV and online video channels and audiences, providing expertise to optimise results and deliver growth.
• Support and assist with training and supervision of Marketing Executives within the team. Manage, develop and motivate members to retain, and develop capacity, creative capability and talent to provide for succession and ensure delivery of business objectives.
• Partner with Analyst squad members to assess marketing effectiveness, using data-driven insights to foster a test-and-learn approach and ensure learnings are effectively shared across the team, and recommendations implemented.
• Work with Senior Marketing Managers to manage budgets, including planning, reporting, and reforecasting.
• Partner with CRO Specialist and others, to create a seamless supporter experience by ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, driving engagement, conversion and lifetime value.
• Keeping abreast of changes within the direct response TV and online video marketplace, and ensure learnings feed into quarterly planning.
• Collaborate with Save the Children International and other member countries, sharing best practices and insights on the trends of the various activities under its responsibility and helping drive the global production of new content for TV and online video.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering marketing campaigns across direct response TV or other online video channels.
• Experience in direct response marketing including developing marketing campaigns, data analysis and audience planning.
• Project management experience with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time and to budget.
• Experience of effectively managing external partners to drive performance and continual improvement, such as working with media agencies to plan, buy and optimise media, creative and production agencies.
• Experience of developing fundraising and/or marketing assets to drive action.
• Experience of effective management of campaign budgets, implementing most effective investment decisions in real time.
• Strong numerical and critical thinking skills, specifically the ability to analyse complex data and translate it into tangible information for strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrable expertise in managing budgets efficiently.
• An understanding of attribution and the different models that can be used.
• Strong understanding of the fundraising DRTV media landscape.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
About the UN Global Compact Network UK:
We are a dynamic multi-stakeholder initiative, dedicated to connecting UK companies to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest responsible business initiative. The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, rooted in UN treaties, provide a robust foundation and comprehensive framework for corporate sustainability and business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our mission is to champion sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in, by inspiring ambition, enabling impactful action, and collaborating to reshape the business environment for the better.
The UN Global Compact Network UK has over 900 participating companies, with a team of 31 people, and is growing quickly.
Our work is guided by the core values of the UN – Integrity, Respect for Diversity, and Professionalism – alongside nine additional values and behaviours of the UN Global Compact which can be found here. During a recent review, the team described our workplace as friendly, inclusive, supportive, passionate, and hard-working.
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Outreach Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of outreach strategies aimed at increasing the participation of UK-based companies in the UN Global Compact. You will work closely with our programme teams to ensure outreach efforts are integrated and aligned with the Network's activities.
The role involves ensuring we have an effective and efficient prospect pipeline that includes targeted outreach and a follow-up strategy. This includes managing third-party engagement opportunities, running outreach marketing campaigns, and aligning with the impact goals of the UN Global Compact Network UK - ensuring our value proposition is understood and creatively communicated within the business community.
It is also highly desirable that the chosen candidate has strong organisational skills to efficiently manage multiple activities simultaneously, including prospect calls, marketing campaigns, co-organising B2B webinars and events, preparing growth reports, and ensuring timely Salesforce updates.
The Senior Outreach Manager will report to the Head of Impact & Growth. We offer a flexible hybrid working environment, with a minimum of two days per week in the office.
Who we are looking for:
- Someone excited about our mission and the role business can play in overcoming environmental and social challenges. Understanding business interests and our unique value proposition will be key to ensuring engagement with our messages.
- A passionate engagement and marketing all-rounder with proven professional experience in account management, business development, or a similar commercial role. Familiarity with Salesforce and Asana is highly desirable.
- A strong communicator with the ability to nurture excellent relationships with prospects, whilst engaging and building partnerships with relevant business associations and chambers of commerce. The selected candidate would represent the UN Global Compact Network UK at local events and conferences engaging companies and generating leads. Your communication skills also extend to include the ability to write persuasively to effectively engage at scale.
- A proactive and adaptable individual who is ready to take on a variety of activities and rapidly gain responsibility as the Network’s team, programmes and members are constantly evolving.
In your first 6 months:
To help you settle quickly, we will provide a thorough and comprehensive onboarding. Through meetings with key colleagues and online training, we will help you to become familiar with our way of working and our value proposition.
Key Responsibilities - after onboarding, we will expect you to:
- Develop and lead the 2025 growth and marketing plan, including creating marketing emails and social media content to engage prospective members. This would also include driving engagement and partnership with third parties, business associations and chambers of commerce to secure speaking opportunities.
- Lead on a follow-up strategy to increase awareness of the UN Global Compact among prospects, aiming to secure and conduct introductory calls.
- Work with the Outreach Manager to ensure growth plans are executed efficiently. This role will initially include line managing the Outreach Manager for up to a year as part of a maternity cover. However, this is subject to change.
What we offer:
- Hybrid working – After onboarding, a minimum of two days in the office per week, working from home 3 days per week.
- Flexible working once discussed with your line manager. Our core/active hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
- Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
- Three discretionary days off in December in addition to annual leave.
- One additional day off for mission-related volunteering.
- Enhanced sick leave.
- Compassionate leave.
- Season ticket loan.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week). The salary offered is £37 - £44,000 per annum depending on experience
Before applying for this role, please note the following:
- We value originality and encourage all applicants to answer any questions without the use of AI.
- Our hiring process aims to eliminate bias by using a software called Applied. To do this, we do not engage candidates outside the Applied programme until the final stages.
- The UN Global Compact Network UK is not able to sponsor work visas. We will only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
- While this role is within the UN Global Compact Network UK Secretariat, the successful candidate will not be formally employed by the United Nations. Learn more about the UN Global Compact Network UK's governance here.
Next Steps:
The application process includes the following steps:
- Complete an equal opportunities questionnaire and provide essential admin information.
- Upload your CV.
- Longlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written test which includes questions designed to test your ability to excel in this role. Your answers will be scored by people, not AI tools.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with the Head of Impact & Growth, the Chief of Staff, and HR.
- Final candidates will be invited to an informal, in-person meeting.
We promote sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Kensington + Chelsea Foundation is an independent local charity which was founded in 2008 and is now in an exciting phase of growth. Our vision is of a borough where every resident has the opportunity to live a happy, healthy, fulfilled life. We identify and support impactful local projects which improve the lives and life chances of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents.
We are committed to understanding local needs and empowering our charity partners to respond effectively. With a focus on participatory grant-making, we believe in involving local residents in funding decisions to ensure that our resources are directed where they are needed most.
As the Community Engagement & Grants Manager, you will play a vital role in our mission by managing grants specifically focused on Children and Young People. You will work collaboratively with your counterpart in overseeing our Skills & Employment and Community Spirit Funds. Your expertise will help foster and maintain strong relationships with local voluntary organisations, ensuring our grants align with community needs and priorities.
To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a supporting statement that fully addresses the appointment criteria (maximum 2 pages of A4). Please also include the names and contact details of two referees who will only be contacted once your permission has been granted.
To identify and support impactful local projects which improve the lives and life chances of some of the most vulnerable in our community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a dynamic and passionate Training and Engagement Manager to join our Education team, working primarily in London and the South East. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education and a proven track record of delivering impactful training programs. You will also have experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, developing and delivering a sales pipeline and working as part of a team to deliver targets. If you are a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills and a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people, we want to hear from you!
Main Role & Responsibilities
As our Training & Engagement Manager: London & South East, you will be an active member of our Programmes team and work across our portfolio of programmes with particular focus on the Education programme.
You will be responsible for stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training in London & the South East. You will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with a range of stakeholders from the education sector.
You will provide training both face to face and online, with responsibility for delivering our assured workshops and promoting our work at conferences and events. You will also be able to demonstrate the impact of your work by collating case studies and evidence, supporting the programme's achievements.
Please note that this role will involve regular travel in London & the South East, and occasional travel across the UK.
Please submit your CV and covering letter by 12pm, Monday 4th November.
Your covering letter should include:
- Your motivations for applying to Ygam.
- How this role fits into your wider career plans.
- Any experience (professional, voluntary, lived, or other) relevant to this role in line with the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Please note that role will involve regular travel across the North East region and occasional travel across the UK.
We are seeking a Training & Engagement Manager to work across our portfolio of programmes, particularly focusing on Education in the North East of England and our Parental Engagement Programme. You will be creative, adaptable and proactive, with the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a small team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the education sector and awareness of parental engagement, including looked after children services, as well as excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to supporting families and young people.
Main Role & Responsibilities
As our Training & Engagement Manager, Parents & Education, you will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes, with particular focus on the education and parental engagement programmes.
You will have responsibility for stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training in the North-East of England (Education) and nationally (Parents). You will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with a range of stakeholders from schools, youth organisations, children’s services to parents and carers.
You will also provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events. You will work with organisations to collate case studies and evidence, supporting the programme's achievements and our overall impact.
Please submit your CV and covering letter by 12pm, Monday 4th November.
Your covering letter should include:
- Your motivations for applying to Ygam.
- How this role fits into your wider career plans.
- Any experience (professional, voluntary, lived, or other) relevant to this role in line with the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About you
Are you an experienced and adept programme / project manager who is passionate aboutstrengthening entrepreneurs and leaders to drive inclusive economic and social change? Do you have experience of working in sectors and markets relevant to our mission and geographical focus, and a flair for working in partnership with others? Are you a self-starter who works with initiative and takes ownership? Do you have a keen interest in learning and development, and producing meaningful insights on effectiveness and outcomes?
About The Human Edge
The Human Edge is a specialist mentoring and coaching organisation. We’ve developed our expertise, approaches and partnerships over 16 years, and we use our learning and experience as a foundation to design and implement integrated leadership development and learning programmes and initiatives for entrepreneurs, managers and leaders.
We believe that building thriving businesses and social impact organisations which drive lasting positive change takes confident leadership, skills, and connections. Through our work we equip people, teams, organisations and networks/ecosystems with the tools, approaches, and skills to overcome challenges, build stronger relationships and strengthen their leadership to steer their organisations forward and achieve greater results, faster.
We partner and collaborate globally with local and international governments, foundations, international NGOs and corporates. We work in multiple languages, across contexts, cultures, and sectors. The Human Edge is a values-based organisation with a diverse and committed international team who bring a focus on quality, connections, innovation and learning to their work.
About the role
Reporting to Head of Programmes
Term Full-time (37.5 hours per week), 2-year fixed term contract (with potential for renewal, subject to funding)
Location Homebased in the UK, with ability to travel to team workshops/ meetings in the South/ Southwest on an approximately quarterly basis; and to travel internationally approximately 1-2 weeks per quarter
Application deadline 09.00 UK time, Friday 22 November 2024
Start date January 2025
Role Overview
You will manage projects/ programmes delivered through a range of modalities (in person, online, blended) across countries and regions, and in collaboration with partners and other service providers. You will also lead on and/ or contribute to cross-cutting initiatives which develop our organisational capacity as we grow. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, you will work closely with other project managers as well as colleagues in business development, communications, and facilitation design and delivery. You will find colleagues keen to work with you in the context and spirit of our values. Some international travel (up to 1-2 weeks per quarter) is generally envisaged for project managers, subject to business needs.
Download our recruitment pack for details of the key responsibilities and person specification. Please click on the 'How to apply' button to access this.
What we offer
- 38 days of annual leave (inclusive of public holidays)
- Contributory workplace pension scheme
- Private health insurance
- Contribution to expenses related to homeworking (in line with company policy)
- Agile remote working
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion to see the Church participating in God's mission to restore the whole of creation, seeking to serve and encourage flourishing people and thriving communities?
We are looking for a Project Manager to join Tearfund's Theology and Network Engagement Team. You will be working with a global team, and will be responsible for leading the team's strategy and impact work, project managing the TNE team's portfolio, facilitating learning and information management and providing administrative and operations support.
You will work in collaboration with different teams within Tearfund, build relationships with key Tearfund allies, assist Tearfund's theological training and development as necessary, and gain exposure in this area of work.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Is organised, creative and relational, and able to work in a dynamic environment
- Has experience working cross-culturally and with people at all levels of an organisation
- Has strategy, impact and project management experience
- Will provide a calm, confident, and welcoming contact person for the team
Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
Contract details: This is a full time, one year fixed term maternity cover contract.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reporting to: Head of Marcomms & Digital
Place of work: Remote, but some travel to Central London
About Media Trust
At Media Trust, we believe it’s by giving everyone a voice that we’ll get to a more equal society. That’s why we work with charities to strengthen their storytelling, campaigning, press engagement and social media. We do this through media, communications and digital skills training delivered with our media and creative industry partners and by matching charities looking for content creation and other media-related support with media industry volunteers looking to give back. At the same time, our programmes for under-represented talent are giving young and diverse talent the creative media skills, access and mentoring to break into the media. For more information about Media Trust’s work, see our 2023 Impact Report.
We are looking to hire a Digital Manager to join our small but highly effective team. As the Digital Manager, you will play a vital role in driving and managing the delivery of our digital transformation strategy, working with key internal and external stakeholders to enhance our digital tools like our Volunteer Matching Platform, and achieving better engagement with the people we support.
This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated digital manager with relevant experience to join a purpose-led charity that is ambitious about using digital tools and technology to achieve greater social impact.
Key Responsibilities:
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Digital Strategy: Contribute to the development of our digital strategy to enhance user engagement, improve platform performance and support our overall goals
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Stakeholder Coordination: Work closely with internal teams (e.g., Marketing, Programmes, Volunteering, Partnerships) to understand their digital needs and translate them into actionable digital strategies. Communicate effectively with external partners, agencies, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery
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Support Management of Programme Data: Support data-driven programme design, delivery and measurement of impact across programmes and services through digital solutions, data collection and analysis
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Analytics and Impact Measurement: Configure analytics tools (e.g., GA4, Salesforce Analytics) to track the performance of digital marketing channels and provide actionable insights to the Marcomms team for campaign optimisation and stakeholder reporting
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CRM Management: Oversee the day-to-day management of our Salesforce CRM system, ensuring data integrity and optimisation for fundraising, communications and stakeholder engagement
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Website Management: Manage the Media Trust website (built on WordPress), ensuring it is updated, functional, accessible, optimised for performance, SEO and user experience
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Agency Management: Coordinate with external website and CRM agencies, ensuring timely delivery of projects, troubleshooting and alignment with our organisational objectives
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Line Management: Manage the Digital Coordinator, providing guidance, support and performance management to ensure effective delivery of our digital priorities
Key Skills and Experience:
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Proven experience with CRM systems (ideally Salesforce), including customising workflows, reports and integrations
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Hands-on experience managing websites (ideally WordPress), including familiarity with plugins, SEO best practices and web analytics
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Demonstrable experience of working with external agencies to manage website and CRM development
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; able to work effectively with internal teams and external partners
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Strong project management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities and deliver projects on time and within tight budgets
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A good understanding of how digital infrastructure can support the monitoring and evaluation of programmes through data collection and analysis
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Experience of interrogating data to generate actionable insights and drive decision making
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Knowledge of digital marketing techniques, including email marketing, social media, and Google Analytics
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Line management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop others
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Ideally, experience in the charity or non-profit sector
Working at Media Trust
Media Trust is an ambitious charity, full of passionate people. We are a small and dynamic team that works collaboratively and supports each other to achieve our vision of a more representative media and equal society where everyone has a voice. We are looking for motivated, agile, and value-driven people to join our team. In return we offer:
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Remote working with a monthly co-working allowance
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30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
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Flexible First employer
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Opportunity to work flexible hours
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Pension contributions
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2 volunteer days each year
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Opportunity to attend up to two Media Trust Open Courses each year at no cost to you
Flexible working at Media Trust
Media Trust values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility and equipment or other support you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Media Trust values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity no. 1042733
Application deadline: We are looking for a digital manager who can start immediately, ideally If you are interested, please submit your application by midnight on 10 November 2024. Interviews will be in the week commencing 18 November 2024. We will review applications on a rolling basis and may conduct interviews with suitable candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply early - we reserve the right to close the application process early if a suitable candidate is found. The team at Media Trust are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. Please ask if you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process.
We believe in the power of the media to change lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Community Key Worker
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: Hammersmith
Contract: Fixed Term Contract – until 31st March 2026
Hours p/w 35 Hours per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?
In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.
About You:
To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.
You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to car that can be used for work purposes. A creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder with have good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also, experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the North London.
How to apply:
Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT*
- Closing Date for Applications: 16th November 2024 @23:59
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community and Challenge Events Fundraiser
We are looking for a Community and Challenge Events Fundraiser to create and deliver an engaging programme of mass participation and community fundraising activities to meet agreed, ambitious targets, enhancing the support base and driving income.
Position: Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Executive
Location: Hybrid working – at least two days a week at the office in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Hours: Full-Time (35 hours, 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,000-£30,000 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 26th November (First interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams)
About the Role
You will be pivotal in building relationships with individual supporters and community groups to increase awareness and raise vital funds for the charity.
Key areas of responsibility include:
· Challenge Events
· Community Groups
· Supporter Journey
· Fundraising Opportunities & Planning
· Cross-team Collaboration & Representation
About You
You will have experience of achieving financial targets through fundraising activities, ideally in mass participation events and community fundraising.
You will also have experience of:
· Relationship Management: Demonstrable experience in building and nurturing strong relationships with individual supporters and community groups to drive engagement and income.
· Identifying, establishing, and retaining new supporters, with a focus on effective supporter care and stewardship.
· Digital Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of CRM systems and relevant digital platforms to manage supporter data, track engagement, and enhance communication strategies.
· Using digital tools to streamline processes and optimise fundraising outcomes.
About the Organisation
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Our vision is that every seriously ill child deserves a Roald Dahl Nurse and fundraising is core to achieving this. Our mission is to provide specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children living with complex, lifelong conditions.
As a charity that works in partnership with the NHS, we find innovative ways to ensure that children and families have the care and support they need. We do this through improving the healthcare outcomes and resilience of children and families, and we focus on complex, lifelong conditions that are underfunded and under-resourced. The outcomes we are aiming to achieve are:
· Improved quality of care
· Improved experience of care
· Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care
· Improved resilience of seriously ill children and their families
You may also have experience in areas such as Community, Challenge, Events, Community Fundraiser, Challenge Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Community Fundraising, Challenge Fundraising, Events Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Officer.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Join the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) as the Community Development Manager for Wales. Working three days a week, this permanent role is important in supporting our work in Wales and beyond.
Community Development Manager (Wales)
Part Time 21 hours per week | Remote | Closing 10th November 2024
Salary: £18,870 per annum (pro rata to the FTE of £31,450)
Job Reference: CDMW01 (Please quote this on any correspondence)
The role of the Community Development (Wales) is both to inspire and facilitate the CILIP Cymru Wales Committee and to work on other important initiatives. These include promoting CILIP membership and services, overseeing projects in the country and working as part of a virtual team to help ensure CILIP’s broader strategy and plans work in a Welsh context, including use of the Welsh language.
As part of the Communities Team, the successful candidate will also with colleagues on UK-wide projects to meet CILIP priorities and cover one another’s work during planned absences.
This position, within the Communities Team, reports to the Communities and Partnerships Manager.
Key responsibilities include:
- Promoting CILIP membership and services including Professional Registration by means of in-person and online presentations.
- Working with existing Employer Partners and other key clients in Wales to help them get the most out of their membership.
- Working as part of a virtual team to help ensure CILIP’s broader strategy and plans work in a Welsh context including use of the Welsh language.
The successful candidate will have:
- Good knowledge of the library and information profession
- Experience of devising and organising events
- Be able to work collaboratively and foster strong relationships with a wide range or internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to work effectively under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Be highly organised and able to plan, prioritise and deliver.
This role is homeworking based in Wales. The role-holder will be expected to visit sites across Wales and to attend quarterly all-staff meetings in London with travel funded by CILIP.
We look forward to welcoming a dynamic individual to our team who shares our passion for advancing the library and information profession.
About CILIP Cymru Wales
CILIP Cymru Wales carries out cross sector advocacy campaigns, runs a biennial conference, runs webinars and hosts an annual CILIP Information Day and AGM. CILIP members in Wales have access to the Kathleen Cooks Fund, a benevolent fund that supports professional and service development.
Outstanding professional achievements are recognised by the Welsh Library Team of the Year Award which it organises.
About CILIP
The Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is the UK’s library and information association. We promote education, literacy and prosperity for all by raising standards in libraries, information and knowledge management. We work to improve services, develop our members’ expertise and champion the sector. We are the only independent voice for the UK’s information profession. We are guided by our Royal Charter to develop and improve library and information services.
This is a fabulous opportunity to join a modern charity and professional body which last year celebrated 125 years since gaining our Royal Charter with thousands of members in the UK and internationally. CILIP is at an exciting phase in its growth with significant investments in member offerings and digital transformation plans that commenced this year. CILIP is a London-based charity with a friendly, hardworking team.
CILIP is an equal opportunities employer and committed to championing diversity, inclusion and representation. We particularly welcome applications from people from under-represented groups. For more information on how we are embedding diversity at the heart of CILIP and its work visit our website.
Registered Charity No 313014
Benefits
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata’d for part time employees)
- The option to buy up to 5 days' additional annual leave (pro rata'd for part time employees)
- Generous pension scheme (Employer contribution of 10%, employee contribution of 5%) including death in service benefit
- Access to CILIP’s Employee Assistance Programme provided by Vivup
- Generous enhanced leave benefits, including occupational sick pay, maternity leave, paternity leave and carers leave
- Annual flu vaccination voucher
- Perkbox employee discounts and wellbeing hub
- Contribution to eye tests
To apply for this role, please send an up-to-date CV along with a letter of application (no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role based on the role description.
Interviews are scheduled to be held on Teams on Wednesday 20 November and Friday 22 November.
If you need any reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please do let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Dialogue Earth is an independent non-profit dedicated to producing exceptional environmental journalism and informed conversations on urgent climate and sustainability topics. Our unique model brings local voices to global audiences and global stories of hope, action and change to local communities.
Summary of role purpose
Senior fundraising and development role at a pioneering, mid-sized climate-change journalism non-profit with a seven-figure budget. Overall responsibility for developing, securing and managing a trusts and foundations pipeline – during an important organisational inflection point -- to help grow a sustainable, financially substantial and long-term income stream for our programmes, core and new activities. Working strategically with senior leadership and staff to maximise existing income sources and identify and evaluate new sources of income, including those beyond philanthropic donations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Research and recommend funding opportunities for current and planned programmes at a dynamic, climate-change charity with a strong track record, team, and culture. Manage and organise initial enquiries, funding applications, follow-ups, and learnings from feedback.
· Draft clear and compellingly written fundraising materials, including cases for support, funding proposals and concept notes.
· Manage / support relationships with funders, including timely appropriate tailored funder reports and other communications.
· Oversee the preparation of bespoke, accurate and clear grant reports, rooted in our measurement, evaluation and learning strategy, along with other fundraising materials
· Work strategically with the senior management team (SMT) to develop plans to maximise income to achieve annual fundraising targets and, together with the editorial and leadership teams, meet with funders and donors to understand their interests, priorities and present proposals.
· Chair bi-weekly meeting with the SMT to present opportunities and actions and agree on priorities and approaches to donors.
· Collaborate with colleagues, especially in the editorial and operations teams, to gather information on project needs, aims and deliverables; ensure that what is presented to funders is aligned with the delivery side of the organisation.
· Oversee the management of the grants database and ensure it is regularly checked and updated and that leads are followed up.
· Manage internal fundraising processes.
· Build and maintain positive relationships, both with internal stakeholders and funders.
· Assist in relationship and account management for non-philanthropic income streams.
· Assist in delivering events to update existing and attract new funders ensuring appropriate follow-up.
· Assist in crafting presentations to funders, working with broader team to develop film / materials.
Please see the attached Job Pack for the full job description and person specification.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Working Hours
32 hours, 9-6. We offer a four-day working week, with full time pay.
Hybrid working
We work in the office a minimum of 2 days a week. Attendance is mandatory on Tuesdays; staff can choose which other days they attend.
Pension
Defined contribution pension plan, with 5% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution and 1% tax relief contribution into an ethically conscious pension plan.
Holidays
28 days per annum, including bank holidays
Location
Shoreditch, London
Culture
Our office is in Shoreditch and is a really lovely space, with a great staff culture, a friendly and dynamic team, and an office dog, Poppy.
To apply, please submit your CV along with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) setting out:
1. your interest in the role and
2. details of how you meet the following criteria (below) from the Person Specification
a) Considerable relevant work experience in a senior fundraising or philanthropy position in the environmental, climate and/or non-profit journalism/media sector
b) Proven experience in securing income from trusts and foundations, ideally at the six-figure level and above.
c) Excellent analytical skills
d) Compelling and engaging communicator
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have recently received funding from the National Lottery, and are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Centre Manager to oversee the daily operations of our Centre. The successful candidate will possess strong organisational skills and a passion for the community we serve. To run our services well, you will blend admin expertise, project management ability, and social management skills.
Duties
- Oversee our volunteers and the daily operations of the centre, ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for our clients
- Lead and manage other team members, providing guidance, support
- Develop programmes that address community needs for both social contact and health promotion
- Oversee admin, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with relevant regulations
- Maintain the confidence of the Board of Trustees and the Chair
- Manage fundraising activities to support centre initiatives and enhance community outreach
- Organise and manage social media platforms to engage with the community, promote events, and share educational content.
- Collaborate with local organisations and stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and expand service offerings.
Requirements
- A passion for adding quality to older people's lives
- Strong empathy for social welfare
- Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail in project management.
- Proficiency in social media management tools and strategies for effective community engagement
- Experience in fundraising initiatives is highly desirable
- Great communication skills with the ability to talk diverse audiences effectively
- Ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Use modern tech to run our office - e.g. Teams, Power Apps
- Someone who can make our premises a great place to volunteer and work
Qualifications
The Selsdon Centre Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are looking for people who can demonstrate their love of community and older people. You'll need to show that you have strong media, numerical & social skills. You might have A-Levels or a degree. You might also not have those. Perhaps you have grown a successful business and are now looking for a change in early retirement. You might have had children, and been out of the workforce for some time. We're just interested in people who have a love of working with older people and think they can do what we need.
Summary
If you are passionate about making a difference to our community and possess the necessary skills to lead our centre and really use it's space well, please apply for this rewarding opportunity.
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Transport links
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- South Croydon, CR2 8LA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- South Croydon, CR2 8LA (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: A113
Expected start date: before 01/01/2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.