National Deaf Children Jobs
The Survivors Trust is a UK-wide membership organisation for specialist voluntary sector rape and sexual abuse support services. Our vision is for a society where services for survivors are trauma-informed and accessible according to need. Survivors and their partners, parents, families and supporters have a right to support and justice can access the right service for them at the right time, free of charge, and according to need.
We have over 120 member organisations in the UK and Ireland providing counselling, emotional support and advocacy for women, men, young people and children who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse/exploitation at any time in their lives.
We support our member agencies by providing a wide range of infrastructure support including regional meetings, networking events, specialist forums and workshops and representing our member agencies in national meetings. We provide accredited training for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors and bespoke training and workshops for professionals and organisations. We run a national helpline for anyone who has been affected by sexual violence in any way.
We’re looking for a Fundraising Officer to join our small and friendly team at our head office in Rugby, working with our Income Generation Manager to ensure our income meets the increasing demands for our services.
You will lead on developing and supporting trust, grant, commissioned and community fundraising activities, including researching fundraising opportunities and writing grant applications, working in collaboration with the Income Generation Manager. Supporting our amazing community fundraisers is an important element of the role, providing fundraising newsletters, updates and maintaining our fundraising webpages.
You will ideally have previous experience of working in the voluntary sector and experience of developing funding applications and building relationships with donors and fundraisers, but please don’t be put off applying if you don’t meet all these requirements. The right candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively in a friendly and professional manner, with excellent IT skills.
You will be required to undergo DBS clearance to work at The Survivors Trust.
Full-time - 35 hours per week, flexible working hours
Annual leave and benefits:
· 28 days leave, not including bank holidays
· Pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
· 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
· In-house training provided
Closing date: 13th May 2024
First interview date: 24th May 2024
Our vision is for a society where services for all survivors are trauma-informed and accessible according to need.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we strengthen our impact as a small-sized charity. You will have an opportunity to use and develop your range of project management, design, social media, website, and communication skills in a dynamic supportive team that is committed to maximising our positive impact on Deaf and hard of hearing people in Bristol.
Summary of duties:
Our Communications and Engagement Officer will lead on the work of our new Community Hub project and promote all the great things that CfD does e.g. the events and activities as part of our Deaf People Together project. The post holder will be based at The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ.
This is an exciting opportunity to help CfD improve our communications, and to support the Deaf Community and hard of hearing people throughout Bristol with managing and sharing their information. You will work with Deaf and hard of hearing people by providing the training, tools, and resources to enable them to create their own information materials that can be shared with the community.
You will be responsible for developing and uploading website content, creating marketing material, use of social media and other communications platforms to help deliver the aims of our Community Hub project and to increase our community engagement and profile. You will also lead on commissioning a redesign of our website.
You will also have a role in supporting our Community Development Officer to arrange and publicise events.
You will use your time in this way:
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Half of your time on the Community Hub Project;
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About a day a week supporting our Community Development Officer;
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The rest of your time on promoting other projects and developing the CfD website.
This is a role for a creative individual who is well organised and is proactive, who has the ambition to develop and deliver fun, engaging, and effective accessible communication.
The main responsibilities are to:
Community Hub
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Provide training for and support deaf volunteers to improve CfD’s capacity to produce and share relevant community information from across Bristol. You will organise workshops for deaf people to develop their skills in video and media technology to produce accessible content.
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Develop a virtual information hub, where information on CfD events and other activities in Bristol will be fully accessible to all deaf people, using CfD’s website, social media, apps, and newsletters.
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Support deaf people with producing their own newsletters using BSL and subtitles. Our aim is to have a regular newsletter that is produced and managed by deaf people.
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Develop a CfD “newsround” – a regular video round-up of events, news, and information of interest to deaf people.
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Work with 4 Community Hubs in Bristol to increase their accessibility for and engagement with deaf people in their neighbourhoods, and to increase their understanding of how to include deaf people in activities. This work will include collaborating to deliver deaf-focused events.
Communications
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Support other projects at CfD with information dissemination, and media and communications, such as creating posters, video production, posting on social media, and basic updates on our website.
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Improve the quality and reach of information that CfD sends out e.g. using other social media platforms.
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Support the CFD Community Development Officer by arranging and promoting events.
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Ensure compliance across all media with CfD’s brand guidelines.
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Lead on reviewing the CfD website and commissioning a new design.
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Coordinate any media enquiries.
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Collect data to analyse and evaluate the impact of the role.
General
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Attend conferences, training, and other staff development opportunities.
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Develop an agreed personal training plan and carry this out using internal and external training as required.
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Adhere to and promote CfD’s policies and standards, especially the Equal Opportunities, Data Protection, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Communication policies.
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Act as an ambassador for CfD promoting a positive and professional image and attitude at all times.
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Support the CEO and other CfD staff in achieving the aims of CfD and carry out such other relevant duties as may be agreed.
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Support CfD to find funding for new projects involving Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
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Coordinate and manage own Access to Work support (if needed).
Terms and conditions:
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This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week. CfD’s core hours are 10am – 4pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
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Contract until January 31st 2026 with possibility of an extension subject to further funding.
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Salary £24,000 - £27,000a year.
Note:
The final interpretation of this job description rests with the CEO in consultation with the Board of Trustees and the jobholder. The job description will be reviewed in the course of supervision meetings and any amendments will be negotiated with the jobholder. The jobholder is also expected to share in other CfD activities as time permits and by agreement with the CEO.
Person specification
The successful candidate will have had at least two years in a relevant communications role.
You will have a pro-active approach and be committed to achieving results
Essential skills, abilities and knowledge
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A passion to communicate CfD’s values and to support the interests of the deaf and hard of hearing people that we work with.
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Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in communicating with Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users and hard of hearing people. This may be direct communication or through a BSL interpreter or speech-to-text operator.
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Ability to create high-quality communications material and to engage with a variety of audiences.
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Experience of social media management and familiarity with evolving and new digital media platforms.
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Ability to create graphics and images for communication materials.
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Ability to produce video material, including filming and editing and adding including subtitles.
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Ability to think creatively.
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Ability to write clear content for social media and website pages
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Experience of training and supporting groups of people, either as part of paid work or as a volunteer.
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Ability to form positive working relationships with other professionals and to collaborate on projects.
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Good influencing and negotiating skills so that you can persuade people to make their activities more inclusive of deaf people.
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Good attention to detail.
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Educated to A-Level standard, including Maths and English GCSEs.
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Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and associated software, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Desirable skills, abilities and knowledge:
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Relevant professional qualification.
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Experience of working with Deaf and/or hard of hearing people.
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Ability to communicate in British Sign Language (training can be provided).
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Experience working, paid or unpaid, in or with communities, the disability sector or in the third sector.
Things we expect all staff to support us with:
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Actively seek out opportunities for development and income generation.
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Read, understand and follow CfD’s policies and procedures.
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Stay up to date with key developments in your specialist area.
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Be willing to occasionally work evenings and weekends.
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Participate in team-meetings and development days.
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Be willing to travel across Bristol and occasionally further afield.
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Represent CfD at local, regional and national meetings and events.
In return, you will receive:
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Competitive pay and holiday allowance
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25 days a year plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
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Employee pension contributions
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A flexible working policy
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Our core hours are 10:00 until 16:00 Monday to Friday
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The opportunity to be part of a committed, skilled and supportive team
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Support to develop your skills further
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about supporting people to uphold their rights?
Disability Advice Service Lambeth (dasl) is Lambeth’s peer-led Disabled People’s Organisation.
We want to appoint a Professional Advocate who shares our ethos and values and is committed to supporting Lambeth residents achieve their legal rights.
dasl have provided an advocacy service for Lambeth Council for 12 years and since 2020 we have played a key role in the Lambeth Advocacy Hub, a single point of access for all statutory independent advocacy services for Lambeth residents aged 16 and over. We manage referrals and enquiries and provide independent Care Act advocacy and a range of non-statutory advocacy.
We provide a high quality service - we hold the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark. You will hold, or be working towards, a qualification such as the Certificate/Diploma in Independent Advocacy (Level 3), or be able to show the necessary skills and relevant experience in a formal or informal advocacy role.
dasl’s success comes from dedicated work of our skilled staff, many of whom are Disabled people. You will be valued for who you are in our supportive and friendly team.
We work flexibly between home and office. Our office in Brixton is accessible.
This is a rolling recruitment - applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed as soon as possible. We encourage you to apply as soon as you are able.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a Corporate Fundraising specialist who passionately believes that every childhood is worth fighting for?
Are you looking to develop your fundraising experience with a sector-leading team? If the answer is yes, then this Corporate Partnerships Manager role is probably for you.
Salary: £28,687 - £33,801
Benefits: 29 days + bank holidays increasing to 32 days with 5 years' service, 7% employer pension contribution
Location: South West, Home Counties, South of England
Contract: Permanent 35 hours FTE, can consider 4 days per week
Culture: Healthy, happy and both life and family-friendly*
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is what drives the NSPCC's Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds needed to protect children and prevent abuse. As Corporate Partnerships Manager across the South of England, you'll get more people involved in change that means everything.
What's the story?
Due to the growth of the regional corporate partnership portfolio, we are recruiting to a brand-new role joining the team to help deliver on some exciting corporate partnerships. You'll identify and secure new corporate partnerships, as well as support the work of the wider UK team. This role will give you the chance to change the future for thousands of children.
About the team
You'll join one of the longest established, national corporate teams in the third sector, with a track record of working with some of the largest and most dynamic businesses in the country. It has delivered strategic partnerships, commercial activity, and all sizes of Charity of the Year programmes.
They are incredibly passionate and committed to professional development and helping individuals to achieve their career goals and aspirations, which is at the heart of the team ethos. Previous members of the team have gone on to progress their careers in specialist fundraising positions and leadership positions within the NSPCC and at other well-known organisations.
About you
Your focus will be to identify, develop and win new corporate support through commercial, strategic opportunities and Charity of the Year partnerships. You will also manage some of the teams existing and future accounts, providing creative account management to maximise the impact for partners.
How do I know I'm the right person for the role?
- You feel confident in building and maintaining relationships with existing supporters and generating new leads with cold and warm prospects.
- With the right support, you'll feel confident in talking about the NSPCC in a way to influence others and secure partnerships, in both a one-to-one environment and to large audiences.
- You will be able to approach tasks with an open mind and work creatively both independently and with others to create powerful propositions.
- You are organised, tenacious, new business focussed and ready for a challenge.
Working environment and benefits
This role is primarily home based, with an expectation to travel freely across your designated region (travel expensed), plus occasionally travel to other parts of the country for team meetings, training and to support the wider team.
In return, we can offer a flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. The successful candidate may wish to work from their local NSPCC hub from time to time or may have individual circumstances that can be discussed at interview.
*There are a variety of additional benefits including:
- Employee benefits and assistance programme
- Life assurance scheme
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave and IVF leave
- A range of learning and development opportunities including apprenticeship opportunities
- A range of lived experience network groups including Black Workers Support Group, Thrive Network, Muslim Colleagues and Allies Group, PINCC (Pride in the NSPCC's Colleagues and Children), the Family Network and Action 4 Deaf and Disabled as People Together.
This is a unique opportunity to join the UK's leading children's charity and work alongside a friendly, passionate and dedicated team.
If you are as exciting by this opportunity as we are, then please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Final deadline: Only because this role has been advertised before, we'll be working on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP if interested. If you feel this disadvantages you in anyway, please let Amelia know and she'll do her best to ensure you don't miss out.
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.
Are you a Corporate Fundraising specialist who passionately believes that every childhood is worth fighting for?
Are you looking to develop your fundraising experience with a sector-leading team? If the answer is yes, then this Corporate Partnerships Manager role is probably for you.
Salary: £28,687 - £33,801
Benefits: 29 days + bank holidays increasing to 32 days with 5 years' service, 7% employer pension contribution
Location: South West, Home Counties, South of England
Contract: Permanent 35 hours FTE, can consider 4 days per week
Culture: Healthy, happy and both life and family-friendly*
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is what drives the NSPCC's Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds needed to protect children and prevent abuse. As Corporate Partnerships Manager across the South of England, you'll get more people involved in change that means everything.
What's the story?
Due to the growth of the regional corporate partnership portfolio, we are recruiting to a brand-new role joining the team to help deliver on some exciting corporate partnerships. You'll identify and secure new corporate partnerships, as well as support the work of the wider UK team. This role will give you the chance to change the future for thousands of children.
About the team
You'll join one of the longest established, national corporate teams in the third sector, with a track record of working with some of the largest and most dynamic businesses in the country. It has delivered strategic partnerships, commercial activity, and all sizes of Charity of the Year programmes.
They are incredibly passionate and committed to professional development and helping individuals to achieve their career goals and aspirations, which is at the heart of the team ethos. Previous members of the team have gone on to progress their careers in specialist fundraising positions and leadership positions within the NSPCC and at other well-known organisations.
About you
Your focus will be to identify, develop and win new corporate support through commercial, strategic opportunities and Charity of the Year partnerships. You will also manage some of the teams existing and future accounts, providing creative account management to maximise the impact for partners.
How do I know I'm the right person for the role?
- You feel confident in building and maintaining relationships with existing supporters and generating new leads with cold and warm prospects.
- With the right support, you'll feel confident in talking about the NSPCC in a way to influence others and secure partnerships, in both a one-to-one environment and to large audiences.
- You will be able to approach tasks with an open mind and work creatively both independently and with others to create powerful propositions.
- You are organised, tenacious, new business focussed and ready for a challenge.
Working environment and benefits
This role is primarily home based, with an expectation to travel freely across your designated region (travel expensed), plus occasionally travel to other parts of the country for team meetings, training and to support the wider team.
In return, we can offer a flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. The successful candidate may wish to work from their local NSPCC hub from time to time or may have individual circumstances that can be discussed at interview.
*There are a variety of additional benefits including:
- Employee benefits and assistance programme
- Life assurance scheme
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave and IVF leave
- A range of learning and development opportunities including apprenticeship opportunities
- A range of lived experience network groups including Black Workers Support Group, Thrive Network, Muslim Colleagues and Allies Group, PINCC (Pride in the NSPCC's Colleagues and Children), the Family Network and Action 4 Deaf and Disabled as People Together.
This is a unique opportunity to join the UK's leading children's charity and work alongside a friendly, passionate and dedicated team.
If you are as exciting by this opportunity as we are, then please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Final deadline: Only because this role has been advertised before, we'll be working on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP if interested. If you feel this disadvantages you in anyway, please let Amelia know and she'll do her best to ensure you don't miss out.
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.
Are you a Corporate Fundraising specialist who passionately believes that every childhood is worth fighting for?
Are you looking to develop your fundraising experience with a sector-leading team? If the answer is yes, then this Corporate Partnerships Manager role is probably for you.
Salary: £28,687 - £33,801
Benefits: 29 days + bank holidays increasing to 32 days with 5 years' service, 7% employer pension contribution
Location: South West, Home Counties, South of England
Contract: Permanent 35 hours FTE, can consider 4 days per week
Culture: Healthy, happy and both life and family-friendly*
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is what drives the NSPCC's Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds needed to protect children and prevent abuse. As Corporate Partnerships Manager across the South of England, you'll get more people involved in change that means everything.
What's the story?
Due to the growth of the regional corporate partnership portfolio, we are recruiting to a brand-new role joining the team to help deliver on some exciting corporate partnerships. You'll identify and secure new corporate partnerships, as well as support the work of the wider UK team. This role will give you the chance to change the future for thousands of children.
About the team
You'll join one of the longest established, national corporate teams in the third sector, with a track record of working with some of the largest and most dynamic businesses in the country. It has delivered strategic partnerships, commercial activity, and all sizes of Charity of the Year programmes.
They are incredibly passionate and committed to professional development and helping individuals to achieve their career goals and aspirations, which is at the heart of the team ethos. Previous members of the team have gone on to progress their careers in specialist fundraising positions and leadership positions within the NSPCC and at other well-known organisations.
About you
Your focus will be to identify, develop and win new corporate support through commercial, strategic opportunities and Charity of the Year partnerships. You will also manage some of the teams existing and future accounts, providing creative account management to maximise the impact for partners.
How do I know I'm the right person for the role?
- You feel confident in building and maintaining relationships with existing supporters and generating new leads with cold and warm prospects.
- With the right support, you'll feel confident in talking about the NSPCC in a way to influence others and secure partnerships, in both a one-to-one environment and to large audiences.
- You will be able to approach tasks with an open mind and work creatively both independently and with others to create powerful propositions.
- You are organised, tenacious, new business focussed and ready for a challenge.
Working environment and benefits
This role is primarily home based, with an expectation to travel freely across your designated region (travel expensed), plus occasionally travel to other parts of the country for team meetings, training and to support the wider team.
In return, we can offer a flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. The successful candidate may wish to work from their local NSPCC hub from time to time or may have individual circumstances that can be discussed at interview.
*There are a variety of additional benefits including:
- Employee benefits and assistance programme
- Life assurance scheme
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave and IVF leave
- A range of learning and development opportunities including apprenticeship opportunities
- A range of lived experience network groups including Black Workers Support Group, Thrive Network, Muslim Colleagues and Allies Group, PINCC (Pride in the NSPCC's Colleagues and Children), the Family Network and Action 4 Deaf and Disabled as People Together.
This is a unique opportunity to join the UK's leading children's charity and work alongside a friendly, passionate and dedicated team.
If you are as exciting by this opportunity as we are, then please get in touch with a copy of your CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Final deadline: Only because this role has been advertised before, we'll be working on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP if interested. If you feel this disadvantages you in anyway, please let Amelia know and she'll do her best to ensure you don't miss out.
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.
Chief Executive Officer, Remote, 35 hrs Salary £90,097
GFS is a feminist organisation with a mission to empower girls and young women in England and Wales to live their best lives. Girls as young as 6 tell us that they cannot be themselves. This causes problems for them and society. So, we offer an early intervention service for girls living in areas of deprivation to have the greatest impact.
This is an exciting role with an opportunity to lead the charity into the 150th Year of delivery and with a new strategy to address need. It will involve working with the leadership team and all departments but also the board and their support committees, the ambassadors, and presidents as well as the wonderful team of volunteers across England and Wales.
A great deal has been done to prepare the organisation for such an important time and so now there is a real opportunity for this role to lead in being a figurehead for the charity and representing all that is achieved at GFS in national events and discussions, to best represent the girls of today.
Our new strategy is built around pillars of Impact, Brand and Sustainability with an ambition to grow in delivery as well as reputation. GFS is aware that the work done to listen to and amplify girls’ voices is important because they have so much to say about what needs to change and from a very young age. This role will be key to making this happen.
Equity, Diversity and inclusion is of strategic importance to GFS. We encourage applications from ethnically and racially minoritised, disabled and from LGBTQ+ people to build our best staff and volunteer teams and reflect the girls we serve.
This post is subject to a criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Download the application pack and complete the application form in WORD and return by the closing date Friday 17th May.
Our mission is to support and inspire girls and young women. We create spaces where they feel safe and valued, building strong foundations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.