Excellent Development Jobs

NDTi’s Programme Lead for Children and Young People holds a demanding and rewarding role in developing and enabling our people and teams to deliver a range of commissioned and grant funded work that furthers NDTi’s mission , positioning NDTi as a capable and creative partner of choice.

Working in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) community is the mainstay of our current activity, and whilst your credibility and our work in this area will remain important to us in our shared future, we’re looking to appoint an inspiring and commercially savvy Programme Lead who will bring experience of working across wider, often complex systems and sectors within social care, education, health, and locality based supports, to expand our work and impact in new ways. Your experience and specialist knowledge could include Autism, Looked After Children, Young Offenders, Mental Health, and Wellbeing.

As a member of our Leadership & Strategy group, the Programme Lead will be responsible for resource planning, providing direction and great support to our colleagues, ensuring that the work NDTi delivers is consistently of high quality, and that the activities and achievements of the team contribute towards the strategic direction and priorities of the wider organisation.

With well-developed commercial and sector expertise, you will be a skilled and sensitive communicator with excellent planning and strategic development skills. You will need to demonstrate that you can influence and inspire stakeholders at all levels and be able to respond effectively to changing political and legislative opportunities and challenges, and achieve the funding and income needed to build our Children and Young People programme. You will need to demonstrate that you have the sector knowledge and skills to offer leadership to the programme team in turning ideas into commissioned or funded projects.

Why NDTi?

NDTi is a great organisation to work for, where we value well-being and a good work-life balance. We offer a welcoming, innovative and supportive environment where you’ll get to work with like-minded people. We will value your contribution and offer you opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're building a multigenerational workforce. NDTi welcomes applicants of all ages. Come and work with us!

The rewards are great. We offer a 35 hour working week (we’re happy to talk about flexible working and this role will be based at home, with regular UK wide travel), a competitive salary, generous 8% contributory pension scheme and wellbeing benefits. We offer everyone on our team the same great benefits. 

We value diversity and are passionate about ensuring our people reflect the communities we work with. We are taking positive action to address a current under-representation within our workforce and are offering disabled applicants and applicants from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds a guaranteed interview if they meet the minimum criteria for each role.

How to Apply

This is an opportunity to use your skills and experience, really make a difference, and be part of delivering an innovative and high-profile programme that will lead to positive and life changing outcomes for young people with additional needs.

As part of the recruitment process, we will be arranging online sessions where interested candidates can come along and hear from colleagues about the team’s current work. These will be held on:

Thursday 13 June 3:00pm-3:45pm  OR     Tuesday 18 June 2:00pm-2:45pm

The closing date for applications  is 10.00am on Monday 24th June 2024

We will be holding in person interviews  on 17th July 2024  in Central London 

(Overnight accommodation can be arranged if necessary.)

Please refer to the Role Description and Person Specification for more information. Please forward your completed application form, CV and supporting statement by following the link on our web site.

ID: 1214

HR Business Partner

Salary: Starting at £36,477 FTE per annum, rising to £40,699* FTE per annum, Grade 4 (point 29-33)

Location: Ideally based in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire or Greater London (north) with the ability to travel within this region when required.

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

We are flexible on hours of work and open to discussing part-time hours and other flexible working options - it is expected that for the period 3-9 months after the role begins, travel to an office base in the above listed regions will be required 2-3 times per week. Before and after this period of time, we are open to this role being home-based or hybrid working. This will be discussed in more detail with the successful applicant.

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.

This is an exciting time to be joining us and a fantastic opportunity to partner with services in this region and support the growth of Family Action.  You will have significant experience in HR and excel at building rapport and establishing strong relationships at all levels of an organisation.  You will have experience managing and advising on change management, including TUPE transfers. You might have worked in a generalist HR role or a more specialist employee relations or change role and be looking for the next step up.

All we’re interested in is what you can bring to the role - your skills, knowledge, experience and aptitude to take on this key role, as well as your values. You don’t need to have worked in the not-for-profit sector before or previously held a management role.

Main Responsibilities:

· You will partner with managers from across the organisation, building strong relationships and ensuring that they are confident and capable in people management.

· You will be the key HR contact for these managers and will foster an excellence team reputation, supporting them to forward plan and think strategically about their people.

· You will advise and coach managers on complex people management issues, including disciplinary and grievances.

· You will take the lead on complex change management processes such as TUPE transfers and restructuring, working flexibly and inter-departmentally alongside our Services and Implementation teams.

· You will support the Head of HR and wider HR and People team to deliver on a range of exciting projects and developments over the next year, as specified in our HR strategy, and reviewing our policies and people practices to ensure they are fit for purpose and in line with current best practice. 

· You will be an excellent communicator with experience of providing high-level advice and support in a solution focused way.

· You will be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

· You will be  aligned with and support Family Action’s mission and values.

To learn more about the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification on our job advert.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We want to break down barriers to people joining us. We are genuinely committed to supporting everyone and being an inclusive organisation for colleagues, volunteers and service users alike.  At Family Action our values are incredibly important to us and really do underpin all we do.  We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

We would love to hear from potential candidates. If you have any questions about the role or Family Action, please contact Katie Milne, Head of HR - email address can be found on our job advert.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview. 

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before expressing your interest in this role. We are sorry that we cannot consider applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. 

No recruitment agencies please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and we do not require external support with recruitment.

Are you a self-motivated and ambitious individual with experience of building lasting relationships that make a meaningful impact? 

We have ambitious growth plans for community fundraising and regional partnerships at British Heart Foundation (BHF), and we are recruiting for several Fundraising Manager roles across the UK. We offer sector-leading benefits including private healthcare, excellent pension, and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.

BHF’s vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory disease, conditions that will impact more than half of us in our lifetime. It’s more important than ever that we build on our fundraising expertise to raise vital funds to save more lives.

We are looking for a talented person to join our team from the private, public or third sector, who can demonstrate:

• Knowledge and experience of building relationships with a variety of diverse audiences to achieve financial targets.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to motivate and inspire supporters.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation plans.
• Curious and data driven to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities.
• Creative thinker with exceptional problem-solving skills.

About the role

Across your geographic area of South East Wales, you will:

• Identify, develop, and steward supporter relationships with businesses, fundraising groups, and high value prospects.
• Understand supporter motivations, identifying opportunities across the Charity that inspire and engage, enabling them to achieve their fundraising goals and reach their potential.
• Identify and steward corporate prospects using a pipeline process resulting in applying for and converting opportunities.
• Be proactive within your area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the Charity.
• Manage supporters effectively using our CRM system (OneCRM) to provide excellent stewardship.
• Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports, and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall.

Promote the BHF’s activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced growing team, in an organisation that supports the nations hearts from their first heartbeat to their last. 

Working arrangements

This is 12 month fixed term contract covering family leave. 

• This is a field-based role covering South East Wales. You will need to live in South East Wales or be able to relocate to this region.
• Regular travel within the area, and occasionally to other parts of the UK.
• You must have a full UK driving licence at the time of application with access to your own vehicle.
• There will be a requirement for flexible out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity. You will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.

What we can offer you

When you join the BHF, you become part of our MyBHF Career Academy, where we'll help you grow, learn, and develop your career.

We offer our staff generous benefits, such as: 

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
• Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Life assurance. 
• Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them. 

We have been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for our Live Well. Work Well. Programme. Heart health is central to our mission, and that starts with you. We provide a programme.

Please note that we are unlikely to be able to sponsor applicants for this role, as it does not meet the minimum salary criteria for sponsorship eligibility.

Are you a Health and Safety Advisor looking to develop your experience in a complex and rewarding environment?

We are looking for an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to join the St Mungo’s Safety and Quality team who are committed to maintaining high levels of H&S standards and ensuring the organisation meets its legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations while fostering a culture of safety and wellbeing for all stakeholders.

As a Health and Safety Advisor you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of staff, clients and all relevant stakeholders who are involved with St Mungo’s operations. Other responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to the wider organisation on health and safety matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory, legislative, and contractual requirements.
• Conduct thorough planned and reactive audits, investigations, and reviews against health and safety standards.
• Monitor incidents and accidents, providing recommendations for improvement and escalating concerns as necessary to senior management.
• Facilitate engagement with health and safety activities across the organisation through various channels such as briefings, presentations, and training.

Our Central Office is based in Tower Hill, London which will be your office location. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations. Additionally, you will be required to travel to different sites across London and the Southwest to conduct audits and inspections. 

About you

We are looking for a detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills. If you experience of providing an effective health and safety advice service and can demonstrate the below, we encourage you to apply:

• A minimum qualification of a NEBOSH general certificate and a technical membership of IOSH. 
• Strong commitment to health and safety standards, possess the ability to effectively engage and train others, and exhibit sound judgment in handling complex situations.
• Ability to develop and deliver health and safety training and e-learning. 

Above all, we are looking for someone who is dedicated to supporting our mission of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all stakeholders at St Mungo’s.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 10 June 2024

Interview and assessments on: 22 and 24 June 2024

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Community Fundraiser to join our Community Fundraising Team. 

Reporting to the Community Fundraising and Events Manager, you will support the team in generating vital income through professional community stewardship in a role where no two days are the same! 

You will support the local community, our supporters and volunteers, nurturing relationships and working with key partners and stakeholders to maximise income generation opportunities, attending community organised events. You will be joining a friendly team who will support you and help you to develop your skills. 

 To be successful, you will be a flexible team player, with some previous fundraising experience, ideally within a community setting. You will be available to work evenings and weekends, be a good organiser, have excellent customer service skills and an outgoing, friendly personality with a passion for fun and success. 

 You will need to be physically fit and able to safely move and handle event equipment, some of which is heavy. You will also need a driving licence (category B+E), access to a vehicle and be over 25 (an insurance requirement to drive the Hospice van).  

About the Hospice 

Set in the tranquil grounds of Willen Lake, Willen Hospice is the leading provider of specialist palliative care within the Milton Keynes area. We offer 24 hour / seven days a week palliative care to people who have advanced disease, caring for people in our Inpatient Unit which accommodates 15 patients and the local community. Our person-centred care is delivered with compassion and respect for people’s wishes. We have an expanding Therapeutic & Wellbeing service offering Psychological Wellbeing, Social Care, Physiotherapy, Occupational and Complementary Therapy.  Our dedicated Business Development teams and retail portfolio of shops raise vital funds to deliver this care.  

In return for your skills and experience, you can expect: –  

• To join a supportive and caring team  
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 35 days pro rata (inclusive of statutory and bank holidays)  
• Free onsite parking at the Hospice  
• Employer enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and sick pay provision  
• Ongoing commitment to education and professional development  
• Blue Light Card discounts (with membership)   
• Excellent on-site catering facilities  
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme  

This appointment is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check  

 Please note, this vacancy may close early – please submit your application at your earliest opportunity.   

 Closing Date: 9 June 2024  

 Interview Date: 17 June 2024 

Are you a passionate and experienced membership professional dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those in need?

The National Kidney Federation (NKF) invites you to join them in making a real difference. They're on the lookout for a dedicated Membership Development Lead to champion and expand their Kidney Patient Associations (KPAs) nationwide and build regular support and giving for the charity.

Reporting to: Head of Marketing & Fundraising
Location: NKF HQ (Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire) or Hybrid
Salary: Up to £35,000 (dependent on experience)
Hours: 36 hours per week

Perks and Benefits:
At NKF, they value their team members and offer some incredible benefits:

* Up to six weeks of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Early finish on Friday's
* Christmas shutdown
* Pension scheme with up to 8% employer contribution
* Death in service insurance worth three times your salary
* Free car parking at their HQ

About the Role:

This role is the heart of NKF's mission to enrich the lives of kidney patients. As a vital member of their team, you will spearhead the growth of their individual supporter base and craft a robust membership strategy. Dive into the dynamic world of KPAs and individual members, nurturing meaningful connections and fostering a sense of belonging.

Key Responsibilities:

* Maintain and nurture relationships with all KPAs, ensuring seamless coordination of NKF assistance and identifying underserved regions.
* Forge stronger bonds between KPAs and NKF, collaborating to expand their membership and empower non-member KPAs to become active participants.
* Serve as the primary liaison for regional representatives, ensuring every supporter enjoys exceptional experiences.
* Cultivate relationships, innovate member resources, lead regional teams, and facilitate clear communication channels.
* Monitor engagement levels, deliver captivating communications, and participate in engaging NKF events.
* Develop robust evaluation frameworks, report progress to the CE and Executive Committee, and handle ad hoc duties with finesse.

About You:

They're seeking a go-getter with a proven track record in membership engagement and management experience to lead and engage membership initiatives. You will have excellent communication and influencing skills that will help share insights and address the challenges faced by their members. This fast-paced role demands strong time management and attention to detail, and you'll be supported by a dedicated team to achieve this. While prior experience or knowledge of kidney disease is advantageous, comprehensive training will be provided.

Ready to embark on this exciting adventure? Contact Priya Vencatasawmy with your latest CV or profile.

Due to the sensitive nature of the role, we are accepting applications on a rolling basis, which means the role can close at any stage, so please do reach out if this impacts you in any way. The provisional closing date for this role will be June the 11th 2024.

First Stage Interviews: 6th of June and additional interview dates for the w/c the 17th of June will be provided.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

You are a people person who is a creative and innovative storyteller, who can create compelling and persuasive written applications creating a vision of palliative care for children and young adults now and in the future. You will be able to convert facts and figures into clear cases for support as well as managing personalised relationships with funders to ensure long term support. You will be working to testing targets but will thrive on the challenge of that.

What’s really important here is that you’re able to manage your income stream and workload to maximize your efficiency, constantly looking to make the best use of your time. An inspiring and persuasive presenter with excellent writing skills, you should also bring the passion and vision to drive the growth of this forward-thinking charity.

Here at Naomi House and Jacksplace, we believe in that by working together in an atmosphere of openness, honesty and trust, we can achieve our shared goals. As a team, we strive to be the best – and make the most of every opportunity we can to support those we care for. If you think the same way, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking to appoint a diligent Development Administrator to support the achievement of income generation targets through providing excellent administrative support to the Development Team.

Part-time - 21 hours per week Monday to Friday. Hours can be set by agreement and some flexibility on both sides is anticipated. The candidate may, on occasion, be required to work additional hours and on bank/public holidays. The Citizens Theatre have a TOIL procedure and time will be given in lieu.

This role is ideally suited to someone with good attention to detail, excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to support on writing and proof-reading communications and mailings. You should have excellent computer literacy and strong prioritising and time management skills.

The Development Team consists of 3.4 full-time equivalent posts, including the Director of Development, Development Manager, Development Executive and Development Administrator. The team depends upon timely administration and reporting, strong organisation, and adhering to strict fundraising rules and regulations to be effective and to grow income.

It is expected that this role will work most closely with Finance and the Box Office, but the full team work closely with colleagues across the company including the Executive Team, Box Office, Participate, Finance, Marketing and Production. You should be an effective team player with the ability to work alone and under your own initiative.

The Citizens Theatre is Glasgow’s major producing theatre and one of the leading theatre companies in the UK. We are currently in the final stages of a major development project, with an anticipated reopening in 2025. As a result the team is currently hybrid working, although we expect to return to office-based working once the building is reopened. The company also has a Flexible Working Policy in place.

The Development Team currently raises between £350,000 and £500,000 per annum. It is anticipated that this number will grow significantly in the next three to five years. We are looking for a candidate with strong prioritising and time management skills as well as personal drive to succeed and achieve objectives.

Interview date: Monday 24 June 2024, however, we are happy to be flexible around your other commitments if that date is not suitable for you.

Please visit our website to download the Job Pack, which includes a Job Description, Person Specification, and information on how to apply.

About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports children across Sussex. We support babies, children, young people and their families at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and the Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex. 

We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors, nurses and other health professionals to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families.  This includes lifesaving medical equipment, support for parents and families, toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell. 

Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years. In that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter how unwell they are. 

We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up. 

About the role

In 2022 we launched our three-year strategic plan, which prioritised our activities to enable us to support more babies, children and teenagers. As we enter the final year of this strategy the charity continues to expand and develop its projects and services for sick and disabled children all over Sussex: 

We are thrilled to embark on an exciting new project, the Rockinghorse Wellbeing Service, designed to proactively enhance the mental health and well-being of hundreds of children, young people, and families living in Sussex. This innovative service will be situated at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton.

The Wellbeing Service Manager will be responsible for delivering certain activities based on their skills and experience, collaborating with third-party providers and volunteers for others. This may involve bedside activities to improve the experience of in-patients, as well as group activities within the hospital or out in the community.

Each activity will undergo careful planning and evaluation, incorporating the voices and perspectives of young people. This approach ensures that we provide the most impactful activities to meet their needs.

Our primary goal is to support children and young people managing various illnesses, conditions, and disabilities through activities that alleviate stress and foster connections with others undergoing similar experiences.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and passionate Wellbeing Service Manager to join our team and take the lead on this new service. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in elevating the overall wellbeing of our young patients. The position involves coordinating and implementing a diverse range of wellbeing activities and programs focused on fostering a positive and supportive environment within the hospital.

This role is part of the Projects & Operations team, one of three teams within the charity, alongside the Supporter Engagement team and the Communications team.

Duties of the role 

Develop and Implement the Wellbeing Service

· The Wellbeing Service Manager will form part of a steering committee of senior and experienced NHS staff who are helping to develop and shape the service.

· Design and execute engaging wellbeing programs tailored to the unique needs of children, their families, and hospital staff.

· Collaborate closely with healthcare professionals to integrate wellbeing activities into the overall care plan for paediatric patients.

· Demonstrate proficiency in leading consultations, developing comprehensive plans, and monitoring progress against established goals.

· Work collaboratively with Rockinghorse and the hospital's volunteering service to facilitate meaningful engagements for children and young people, as well as provide appropriate signposting to other services when needed.

Coordinate Events and Activities

· Organise and oversee events, workshops, and recreational activities that promote mental, emotional, and physical wellness.

· Ensure activities are inclusive, age-appropriate and delivered in a way that is trauma informed and enhances wellbeing.

· Develop and manage a database of wellbeing activities to support service delivery and to scrutinise the wellbeing value of each activity as part of our impact and evaluation of activities.

· Ensure compliance with appropriate policies and procedures in line with legislative and regulatory requirements, adhering to best practices in all activities, and working within established frameworks related to safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional practice.

Community Engagement

· Foster partnerships with local organisations, volunteers, and community resources to expand the reach and impact of wellbeing initiatives.

· Develop and maintain relationships with external partners to enhance the support network available to children and their families.

Individual Sessions

· Provide support to children, young people, and families managing various illnesses, conditions, and disabilities, utilising activities that alleviate stress and encourage connections with peers.

· Collaborate with healthcare teams to identify and address specific wellbeing needs of individual patients.

· Take the lead on child protection measures.

Training and Education

· Support the continued professional development of your team and lead them in a solution focussed way to identify and shape areas of improvement for the project.

· Conduct training sessions for hospital staff on incorporating wellbeing principles into their roles and interactions with patients.

· Create educational materials and resources to promote wellbeing awareness and practices.

Monitoring and Evaluation

· Support the development of a Theory of Change and an evaluation model/framework for the wellbeing programme.

· Establish metrics (outputs, outcomes and impact) to assess the effectiveness of wellbeing programs and activities (against the TOC and evaluation framework).

· Gather qualitative and qualitative feedback from patients, families, and staff to continuously improve and tailor future initiatives.

Documentation and Reporting

· Maintain accurate records of wellbeing activities, participation, and outcomes.

· Prepare regular reports highlighting the impact and success of wellbeing programs.

· You will assist Rockinghorse colleagues in providing information for marketing purposes, informing funding applications, providing support for funder visits to the service and any other duties appropriate to the role and in line with the needs of the charity.

Person specification 

Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role: 

1. Qualified in a relevant area (eg youth work, social work, nursing, counselling, mental health) or with equivalent professional experience.

2. Experience of working with children and young people and delivering group sessions and activities for young people, using non-clinical interventions to support positive outcomes.

3. Demonstrable understanding of project management and experience managing multiple, complex projects, including budget development and day to day management, project planning and delivery, and project evaluation (setting, monitoring and managing targets, objectives, KPIs and activity plans).

4. Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and third-party agencies.

5. Experience in maintaining accurate records, collect data to evidence impact and prepare reports evaluating and monitoring projects.

6. Able to prioritise own workload effectively, excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills alongside the confidence to work autonomously and ability to enable others to meet challenging deadlines.

7. Brilliant communication and interpersonal abilities – able to engage and support a range of stakeholders.

8. Empathy, compassion, and understanding of the unique challenges faced by children and families in a hospital environment.

9. Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

10. An understanding of compliance, legal, safeguarding, child protection and safe working practices.

11. Commitment to Rockinghorse’s mission, vision, and values.

Desirable experience, skills and knowledge: 

1. Proven experience in coordinating and implementing wellbeing programs, especially in a healthcare or child-centric setting.

2. Skills or experiences delivering wellbeing sessions.

3. Experience of working with volunteers and/or setting up volunteer programmes.

4. Previous work experience with the NHS, a non-profit, or charitable organisation.

5. Knowledge of the available services and organisations which children and young people and families could be signposted to for support.

Work skills you’ll need on the job: 

1. Excellent people skills, especially with young people, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach.

2. Brilliant project management skills.

3. Brilliant stakeholder management skills. 

4. Excellent planning, problem solving and organisational skills.

5. Excellent written and verbal communication.

6. A creative mindset. 

7. Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.

8. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

9. Ability to take calculated risks and learn from mistakes.

Benefits of working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity: 

· 25 days annual leave (prorated for part-time) plus bank holidays. 

· An additional day of annual leave on your birthday. 

· Christmas closure days (prorated for part-time) – up to three additional days of annual leave.

· Cycle to work scheme. 

· Competitive pension scheme. 

· Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling. 

· Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave. 

· Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development for staff. 

· Quarterly reward and recognition days for all staff. 

· Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working. 

· Subsidised car parking in Brighton. 

· Access to Enterprise Car Club. 

Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all. 

Application Process 

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the eight essential elements of the person specification.

Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the eleven essential elements of the person spec. Applications without a comprehensive covering letter addressing the essentials, will not be considered. If you also have any of the four desirable criteria, please outline these too. 

If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk to through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.

All applicants will be shortlisted (to go to interview) based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.

Estimated Timeframes: 

· Application Deadline 13th June. 

· Shortlisting w/c 17th June.

· Interviews will be 1st July in central Brighton.

Interviews will be with members of the Wellbeing Service Project Steering Group and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Work and Desirable skills).

The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.

The role will be available from August onwards (depending on post holder’s availability).

Regional Community Fundraiser – North East England 

• Ideal locations include Newcastle, Carlisle, Durham to allow travel across North East England. 
• 22.5 hours per week
• Working pattern to be agreed (with occassional evening or weekends)

About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.

We provide confidential, personalised support to the whole of the fire services community, whether that’s at our centres, over the phone, online or out in communities.

We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser to join our national team who can inspire the diverse communities across the North East of England to unite support for their fire community. 

The Benefits
As an Employee of the Charity, we pride ourselves on ensuring you have great employee benefits along with a caring and supportive working environment.

• Salary of £23,170 per annum (equivilent £38,618 FTE)
• £3,400 p/a Car Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)
• Pension: 8% pension contributions (All pension contributions are paid by the Charity on your behalf. No employee contribution is required, though can be made through a salary sacrifice scheme)
• Paid Annual leave: 25 days’ holiday rising to 27 plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance: 3 x basic salary
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and other support tools

The Role
Building relationships with the fire and rescue services in your area, you’ll become an integral part of the local fire services community. You’ll join a nation-wide team of inspiring and innovative fundraisers, working collaboratively to secure the much-needed income for the Charity. 

Helping to coordinate events, support fundraising initiatives and implement new ideas, you’ll support your people, stations, and offices to raise awareness of the Charity and achieve and exceed income targets, as well as working with local businesses and people to maximise our fundraising potential.

By generating the income, we need to realise our ambitions you will help us to be there for even more members of the fire and rescue community.

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

About You
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and innovative fundraiser to join our team, full of ideas and a positive attitude.

You’ll need excellent business and project planning skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and adapt your communication style to your audience.

You’ll be responsible for maximising the potential fundraising income from every initiative you support, so you must be able to effectively engage with multiple stakeholders and build strong networks.

You’ll also be able to support and inspire our volunteers, ensuring that these vital links between our Charity and the fire and rescue services are happy and fulfilled in their roles.

Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll be an excellent communicator with exceptional organisational skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.

How to apply
More information about us and the role can be found on our website.

Please apply online, via our recruitment portal. 

We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.

We are excited to announce that we are seeking to recruit a new Grants Officer.

Our Grants Officers hold responsibility for operational and administrative support to the fund management of a portfolio of grants on UK Aid Match. The role supports operational management of the fund with the development and maintenance of efficient operating and reporting procedures, as well as contract administration, budget support and logistics, and ensuring grants move efficiently and timely through the grant management cycle. Role holders also support the teams on aspects of managing project documentation and duty of care.

Our Grants Officers develop insights into the wide range of organisations, sectors, approaches, and countries that FCDO are working in, gain understanding of how large donor funding mechanisms operate, and learn a range of relevant skills for working in the development sector. Proactive and driven candidates will have the opportunity for professional development within a dynamic international development consultancy firm. 

Home-based or High Wycombe

Part-time, minimum 30 hours per week (full-time considered)

Looking for a fresh challenge where your faith, passion and experience contributes to making a real difference to the lives of people and communities living in the Middle East?

In 2024, Embrace the Middle East celebrates 170 years of close partnership and relationship with local Christians who, through their churches and local civil society organisations, are serving some of the most marginalised and excluded communities in the Middle East. Ours is a vision of faith, hope and love in action: where there is a need for refuge, a home however temporary, for education, for safeguarding, for economic empowerment, for justice and human rights – we, with our partners, want to respond. We do this by building strong and lasting partnerships, nurtured by mutual respect and a shared commitment to excellence.

Walking and working alongside our partners, you will strengthen, develop, and manage relationships with a varied portfolio of local partner organisations, churches, and local stakeholders to deliver high-impact programmes to benefit communities in need of assistance - helping them to realise their God-given potential.  Sharing their compassion for Christ, you will work strategically with Partners to support their proposal development and delivery of high-impact, locally-owned projects.  You will be responsible for grant management, ensuring organisational governance and controls provide accountability both locally and internationally, including safeguarding practise.

We are looking for someone to join us in strengthening relationships with our broad base of local Christian partner organisations carrying out Gospel inspired work in the region.  Who can bring experience of managing, monitoring and evaluation of locally-owned programmes, to support the development of high-impact projects.  Has an understanding and awareness of the context, dynamics, and challenges of working in the Middle East. Alongside the skills and ability to identify compelling messages from partnership communications to gain support, through prayer, donations and support for our advocacy work. 

Suitable candidates will be:

• Educated to degree level equivalent.
• Highly collaborative, team player prepared to contribute to the overall success of the organisation.
• Inspired by the witness of Christians in the Middle East and passionate about changing the lives of people living in grinding poverty, injustice, disability, trauma and displacement caused by conflict, and other challenges.
• Willing to carry out overseas travel to the region 3-4 times a year.
• Have a sympathy with Embrace’s Christian inspired values, vision and ready with compassion and commitment to serve and work to support Embrace’s Christian mission.
• Advanced or intermediate Arabic would be advantageous.
• Because of the essential Christian context of the role, it is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian.

Staff benefits at Embrace the Middle East:

• To support every member of staff to work as effectively as possible, Embrace offers remote and flexible working arrangements. This includes flexi-time and home-working arrangements.
• Pension - option to join from day 1. Maximum employer contribution of 10%
• Holiday - 30 days, including 8 bank holidays – increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service and 32 days after 10 years' service, plus 3 days leave between Christmas and the New Year
• Life Assurance - 3x salary.
• Access to retail discount portal.
• Employee Assistant Programme (confidential counselling, legal and financial advice) - available 24 /7, 365 days a year
• Training and development programme for all employees.
• Commitment to staff health & wellbeing.

How to apply

To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via our website and attach a copy of your CV.

Closing date for applications: Monday 12 June 2024. 

We aim to contact all suitable candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer.  Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

Thank you for your interest in Embrace the Middle East.

Senior Learning and Development Manager

This is an exciting time to join the People Team as you support the ambitious growth plans of organisation. We are looking for someone to oversee the award winning Talent Academy, which delivers a vast L&D curriculum for staff across the Network, providing technical, management and leadership support and development.

If you are passionate about the learning and development of all people, then apply today!

This is a permanent, hybrid working role.

Position: Senior Learning and Development Manager

Location: London or Bolton/hybrid (Hybrid working: two days a week in the Bolton or London offices combined with home-working and travel across our Youth Zone network as required)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days with length of service) plus bank holidays, birthday leave and annual leave purchase scheme (from day one of employment); company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing, retail and leisure.

Closing Date: Monday 17 June, 5pm

Interviews: First stage, Tuesday 2 July online and second stage, Thursday 11 July in person.

About the Role

The Senior L&D Manager will drive the vision towards L&D becoming part of the every day, and not the once a year. You will work with Department Heads and Youth Zone CEO’s to support staff to be the best they can be, removing barriers and enabling them to be entrepreneurial and innovative. This is a role requiring rolling your sleeves up and delivering parts of the management curriculum, as well as taking a more strategic approach and guiding the Talent Academy Strategy for the long term, working closely with the Network of Youth Zones to define what that looks like. 

You will support the launch and smooth implementation of a brand new e-learning system for the Network, and manage the transition from engaging external providers to deliver Youth Work qualifications to becoming an accredited provider in its own right. This is an exciting role for an experienced L&D professional to lead a team (currently of 2) and support the strategic objectives.

About You

With proven experience in L&D, Training, OD, or similar roles, you will have expertise in training design, development, delivery, and facilitation, as well as L&D systems. If this experience has been gained from organisations that service young people – even better!

You will also have experience of:

Managing multiple projects/programmes at any one time
Working for multi-site or geographically spread organisations
Developing creative and innovative learning solutions for a broad range of staff
Establishing and maintaining excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships
Being a hands on Team Leader

As a growing and ambitious charity, you will be offered responsibility, variety and the chance to work with a team wholly invested in providing young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

About the Organisation

A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to Youth Zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities,

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.  Our dedicated Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

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