Project Officer Jobs in London, Greater London

Working Hours: 5, 9, 13 or 17 hours, depending on the number of assignments allocated to the post-holder. Fixed term contract. 

Location: 2 fixed hours at one of our partner schools in Liverpool, London or Manchester and 3 hours flexible and remote. 

London Salary: £15 per hour                                                                     

North West: £13.30 

ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity, rooted in local communities. Working in under-resourced areas, we support young people to grow in character and confidence, sparking change in themselves and society. 

Our Youth Project Leaders are individuals who are passionate about working with young people, supporting them to reach and be confident in their potential. You may be an experienced youth worker, or have experience facilitating sessions or working with young people and leading volunteers.

As a Project Leader, you’ll be facilitating weekly after-school mentoring sessions, leading a group of mentors and working with young people referred to ReachOut by their schools.  You can find the full job description below, or in our application pack. 

“Being a Project Leader is extremely fulfilling and the ReachOut team is always ready and willing to support you if you have any difficulties along the way. I have enjoyed seeing the progress the mentees make from session to session and watching them have fun and learn a lot through the activities I design.” ReachOut Project Leader. 

As part of the ReachOut team, you’ll have an enormous impact on the lives of the young people you’ll be working with. Every year we see mentees grow in confidence, develop their character and learn new skills for the future.

You’ll be supported throughout the year by our team of Project Officers as well as receiving thorough training on how to lead a ReachOut project. You’ll also have access to free, tailored training opportunities where you can learn and refine new skills as well as working with your own career mentor if that’s something you’d be interested in.

We also run celebratory events, socials, networking and training sessions throughout the year - opportunities to meet other people who are passionate about working with and supporting young people. 

Your Job Description 

As a Youth Project Leader, you will: 

• Deliver ReachOut sessions at the same partner school on the same day and time weekly during term time.

• Prepare your ReachOut sessions, following ReachOut’s curriculum and adapting the activities to the needs and interests of your assigned group.

• Facilitate engaging ReachOut sessions for the young people attending by ensuring that the voice of young people is listened to and impacts the way the sessions are planned and facilitated.

• Manage and support a group of volunteer mentors; supporting them to build strong rapport with their mentees and helping them to understand how to best adapt their mentoring approach to the young people they are working with.

• Support theyoung people in your session to reach and be confident in their potential by facilitating the creation of good mentee/mentor relationships and by running activities to build the ReachOut Character Strengths.

• Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the sessions are as impactful as possible and set up strategies with the help of your line manager to help each young person in your group reach their mentoring goal.

• Keep in touch with the parents/carers of the young people in your group about attendance, successes and challenges.

• Manage your project’s weekly admin by planning your sessions, maintaining your attendance and providing detailed project updates to your line manager.

• Attend ReachOut events and socials with their mentors. • Follow ReachOut’s policies/procedures to safeguard young people.

• Act and communicate in a professional manner, in line with ReachOut character strengths and culture.

• Attend all compulsory training.

How to apply? 

Before applying, please take a look at our information pack below and then head to our website for more information about the process, and to submit your application. 

If you have any questions, you can also get in touch with our team. 

We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Officer preferably from the North of England to join the fundraising team at the Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA).

The BDFA is the only patient organisation in the UK for families affected by Batten disease, a rare and terminal neurodegenerative condition that affects children and young adults. The BDFA offers informed guidance and support to families and the professionals who work with them, as well as actively raising awareness, and promoting research into the management of Batten disease to improve patient care pathways and ultimately find a cure.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation, which has grown to offer additional support services for families affected by Batten disease and to implementing a long-term strategy to develop its advocacy, education and research capabilities. Come and join our supportive team as we continue to build and develop the organisation and strengthen our financial resilience.

We’re looking for an individual who has the experience and skills to manage and nurture relationships with our existing funders from charitable trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the patients and families we support.

The role will incorporate managing a sizeable portfolio of Trusts and Foundations through excellent stewardship, and to build on this strong foundation, developing and submitting winning funding proposals to create a high-quality pipeline of new funding opportunities. The successful candidate will work as part of the Fundraising team, under the guidance of our Chief Executive Officer to continue our strategy to diversify income through this key funding stream.

The Ideal Candidate for this role will have:

- Experience and a proven track record of successful Trusts and Foundations income generation.

- Demonstratable experience in researching potential Trust funders, submitting compelling proposals, securing funding and project managing successful bids through to completion of the grant award.

- A background in report writing and demonstrating grant impact whilst being able to build relationships with funders and individual/major donors.

- Experience of providing excellent supporter care and building mutually beneficial long-term relationships with funders.

- Experience of targeting large grant-making bodies and securing 5-6 figure grants

- Expert knowledge of fundraising landscape, particularly Trusts & Foundations.

This job requires a motivated individual who has a passion for all those within our Batten community and a strong desire to support the development and financial growth of the BDFA. The role is full time (35 hours per week) and is home based with occasional travel to Yorkshire (where the CEO is based) and around the UK to meet donors and support fundraising events.

The BDFA recognises the positive value of diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team.  We encourage applications from all suitably qualified or experienced individuals, regardless of their race, gender, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

Salary £26k - £30k PA dependent on experience

Upload a CV and covering letter to apply

Apply by: 30th June 2024

Q is an ambitious initiative connecting thousands of people working to make health and care better across the UK and Ireland. Q is part of respected charity the Health Foundation, working in partnership with organisations across the UK and Ireland. 

The Q team operates in a matrix structure and this post-holder will be embedded in the Operations Team working closely with the Events Manager and Q’s Programme and Project Managers.

As the Programme and Events Officer, you will be responsible for providing high quality programme, project and event support across multiple service areas within the Q team portfolio of programmes, events and communications activities. The post-holder will need to work effectively within a dynamic environment and maintain positive lines of communication across the team. 

Collaborative by nature, you will provide expert support to project teams across Q, helping them make use of our project management framework and enhance their overall ways of working. You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. You’ll also be a detail orientated and effective communicator who can create internal briefings in line with the Q brand and provide operational support to the events team.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please click on the link below to be redirected to our careers website.

Policy Officer at Forces in Mind Trust

Do you want to support former Service personnel and their families to have a successful and fulfilling transition into civilian life?  Do you want to help shape policy and influence decision makers to deliver this? Would you like to be part of a small but dedicated team?  If so, then join Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) as our Policy Officer.

We are looking for a highly motivated person to join our team to help ensure that our evidence base can have a significant impact and improve outcomes for the Armed Forces community.

About FiMT

We were founded in 2011 with a £35 million endowment from the National Lottery Community Fund to improve transition to civilian life for Service leavers and their families.  Our mission is to enable a successful and sustainable transition to civilian life and we provide an evidence base that will influence and underpin effective policy making and practice.  We then look to leverage this evidence to effect positive change.

About the role

You will work as part of the Policy, Influencing and Evaluation team to positively influence policy makers and service providers.

Make a tangible difference:

• Help the delivery of impactful policy initiatives to address the needs of ex-Service personnel and their families.
• Drive evidence-based influencing: leverage FiMT's robust research to inform policy and secure positive change.
• Cultivate strategic relationships: build strong connections with policymakers and stakeholders to amplify FiMT's mission.

We seek a skilled professional with:

• Demonstrated understanding of policy development and implementation with strong analytical skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication to clearly convey complex policy issues.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects efficiently and deliver within deadlines.
• Thrive in a team environment and foster a culture of open communication.
• An interest in supporting the Armed Forces community.

What do we offer?

• Salary of £38,771 to £40,049, depending on experience
• Competitive benefits package, including health screening programme and group pension plan
• Hybrid working (London office with flexibility)
• 30 days leave plus Bank Holidays
• Additional paid leave for reservists and volunteering opportunities
• Supportive team environment

Are you ready to make a lasting impact?

Join us and be part of shaping a better future for our Armed Forces community. Submit your application by midnight on Monday 24 June 2024. 

For full details and information on how to apply see the attached Job Description. 

Interviews will take place on Monday 15 July at Mountbarrow House, London.

Due to the significant number of applications received for posts, we will only be able to provide feedback for those candidates who are invited to interview.

Forces in Mind Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

We want national policies on health and social care to be informed by better evidence and analysis. The policy team supports this by analysing, understanding, and informing national policies on health, social care and public health in the UK, with a particular focus on the overall direction and performance of the health system in England.Our work ranges from understanding integrated care systems in the NHS, how to improve access to primary care, and strategies to improve public health and prevention. We also assess the overall performance of the health system (for example, through public polling and international comparisons).

The policy officer will work on a mix of projects, supporting in-house policy analysis and research, as well as helping to scope and develop ideas for externally commissioned research. The role will include supporting our programme of public polling. The policy officer will support policy analyses, including synthesising qualitative and quantitative research evidence; analysing policy documents and grey literature; and supporting policy research.

The policy officer will help write and contribute to external publications, including briefings, blogs, and longer Health Foundation reports. Everybody in the policy team contributes to our written work—so the ability to write with clarity about complex issues is essential.

The policy team works closely with other teams in the Health Foundation—for example, with those carrying out more in-depth quantitative analysis—on projects and to exchange ideas. The policy officer will therefore work collaboratively, engaging with colleagues to make best use of the Health Foundation’s skills and assets to produce effective policy analysis.

The policy officer will also play an important role in supporting our response to new policy developments and government announcements and helping to inform our media statements. They will also play a role in scanning policy developments and identifying areas for responsive work.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please click on the link below to be redirected to our careers website.

Salary: £31,200 to £35,700 per annum dependant on experience, plus excellent benefits

Location: Central London with flexible working

Hours: Full-time/35 hours per week

Contractual status: 6-month fixed-term contract 

We are looking for an organised, proactive and enthusiastic Project Coordinator to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). 

Are you interested in a career in project management and looking for your next role? If so, the Project Coordinator position might be for you. The role will give you the opportunity to interact with every team within the organisation and support them in making changes to their applications and technology. 

This role will play a crucial role in the success of our technology projects, ensuring all projects are effectively scoped, estimated, planned, communicated and managed. In order to achieve this, the post-holder will own the project standards that others will have to deliver to. 

In addition to working closely with teams across the business, you will also have the opportunity to work with third-party suppliers to ensure that they are meeting the aims of the project.

What you’ll do: 

• Ensure key stakeholders prepare business cases for investment in technology and software to agreed standards, advising them on process and changes or additions to business cases. 
• In collaboration with the business lead, manage the development and delivery of technology projects, ensuring that it meets RCR’s required standards and supporting successful implementation.
• Ensure plans, risks and finances associated with project delivery are tracked as required and made visible for governance and portfolio management purposes. 
• Use feedback and research to recommend improvements to RCR’s IT project management processes, implementing agreed changes.
• Support the Head of IT in the day-to-day management of invoices and of the IT budget, ensuring that spend is accounted for and managed according to RCR’s guidelines.
• Manage, administer and schedule regular board meetings.  Follow up actions agreed in the board meeting, in partnership with the Head of IT. 

What you’ll need: 

• Experience of managing change and business and IT projects
• Experience of managing project budgets  
• Effective interpersonal skills, including ability to provide support and guidance to colleagues across the RCR to both business and technical teams.  
• Ability to identify improvements to ways of working and suggest solutions to problems.   

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. If you are interested in finding out more about the IT Project Coordinator role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 9 June 2024. First stage interviews are due to take place on 13 June 2024, with final stage interviews scheduled for 19 June 2024. 

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: £35,000 - £39,250 (London); £31,000 - £35,250 (Manchester) per annum

Closing Date: Monday 17th June 2024

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June, with any second interviews being held on Friday 21st June.

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Senior Philanthropy Officer to join our Fundraising team.

The role is offered on a hybrid working basis with home working combined with 2 days/week on average in our London or Manchester office.

About Us

Centrepoint is the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, supporting around 16,000 young people every year together with our partners. 
It is a truly exciting time to be joining Centrepoint, as we work towards our vision to end youth homelessness by 2037. To achieve this ambitious goal, our Philanthropy team is dedicated to building a committed network of high-value supporters who share our passion for helping homeless young people and can drive this vision forward.

The Senior Philanthropy Officer will sit within the Philanthropy team, providing excellent supporter stewardship to help retain and grow a strong portfolio of donors. Building relationships with supporters who give £5,000 - £20,000 a year, the Senior Philanthropy Officer will also project manage a strand of the team’s strategy, as well as take responsibility for managing our Mid Value Donor Pipeline.

Sitting within a team of 4, the Senior Philanthropy Officer will play a key role in helping to further develop our team strategy – ensuring we remain on top of trends within the sector and prioritise innovative solutions to growing income. 

About You

• Working experience in philanthropy fundraising or account management, with demonstrated ability to achieve key results and tasks
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, capable of inspiring, engaging, and informing supporters through various channels
• Outstanding relationship management skills
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with team members to create effective stewardship materials, proposals, and other working documents for circulation
• Creates an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and fairness is promoted and integrated into all activities
• Embodies Centrepoint’s values of integrity, energy, humility, entrepreneurial, accountable and focused

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing a pool of supporters who give £5,000 - £20,000 a year to Centrepoint
• Leading on an area of the team’s growth strategy
• Driving the team’s new business efforts through managing our Mid Value Donor Pipeline
• Contributing to further team success by creating high-quality reports, appeals and proposals
• Robust record keeping and data analysis
• Collaborating within Relationship Fundraising and the wider Fundraising department on supporter communications, experience and cross-team projects.

Why join Centrepoint?

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

ABOUT GET FURTHER

One in three students leave school each year without a pass in GCSE English and maths - this rises to over one in two for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Without GCSEs in English and maths, these young people are significantly more likely to drop out of education and are locked out of key professions, apprenticeships, and university courses.

Get Further exists to change this. Our charity has an award-winning tuition programme that helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds in further education to pass GCSEs in English or maths. We place highly qualified, specialist English and maths tutors in further education, who deliver a bespoke curriculum that builds confidence and skills in these core subjects.

OUR TEAM, CULTURE AND BENEFITS 

Our central team comprises some 30 members, all motivated to reduce educational disadvantage and ensure young people get the gateway qualifications they need to succeed. We currently employ around 200 tutors. Our main office is in London, although we also have team members based across the country. We promote a supportive, collaborative, and positive working environment. 

 Benefits include:

• 36 days of holidays per year (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Flexible hybrid and remote working
• Quarterly ‘in-person’ team development days at our offices in London
• The opportunity to work in a progressive and socially conscious, growing organisation where we can have an outsized impact on its success and development.

THE ROLE

The Senior Data and Insights Officer will help us to demonstrate the importance of our tuition for young people and adults who are undertaking these foundational qualifications.

You will have strong attention-to-detail and will make sure our data is relevant, accurate and confidential. You will be skilled in data analysis and interpretation: able to draw out insights from data and be confident in writing – and communicating – impact for a variety of purposes and audiences. 

As the Senior Data and Insights Officer you will work with the Director of Impact, within our Quality and Impact Team to:

Database Usage and Reporting  

• Support our Salesforce Lead in creating reports and dashboards, ensuring all data is relevant, accurate and secure.
• Use our database management system to generate reports and data analysis for the Senior Leadership Team, and other internal colleagues, to support marketing campaigns, fundraising campaigns, statutory information requests and organisational insight.
• Prepare reports for college partners, funders, and the Board, which set out our data, findings and impact, clearly and accurately. 
• • Confidently write about insights and findings from our data, generating learnings and recommendations for the organisation and other stakeholders.

Internal and External Evaluations

• Support the Director of Impact in developing assessment frameworks to robustly measure our impact and designing dissemination plans, to best harness and communicate that impact. 
• Oversee and implement internal evaluation activity, for example, finalising student surveys, focus group and interview tools. 
• Review and enhance data collection tools, process, analysis, and reporting. 
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative analysis of our evaluation data; and use the data to make recommendations to improve programme quality. 
• Review and keep abreast of literature and research in the further education, wider education, tuition and research landscape. You will share and apply learnings to our evaluation processes and programme delivery. 
• Manage large research projects with external evaluators.

Policy, Compliance & Quality Assurance 

• Support our ongoing compliance with GDPR across the organisation, as well as upholding our safeguarding frameworks.
• Implement policies and procedures relating to GDPR and ensure those policies are adhered to across the organisation. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL 

• Commitment to Get Further’s mission and values, including passionate about tackling educational inequality.
• Familiarity with database systems, like Salesforce (or able and interested in learning to use a database management system).
• Skilled in data analysis: able to use complex data to produce accurate, insightful and engaging findings and recommendations. 
• Research experience e.g. designing qualitative and quantitative instruments, survey design, knowledge of research designs (QED, RCT), ethical considerations, participatory research.
• IT skills e.g. MS Office (Word and Excel) and also data analytics software like Tableau and PowerBi.
• Project management experience: excellent at planning and managing projects, tracking key deliverables, overseeing budgets and financial controls. 
• Knowledge of GDPR requirements, policies, processes and organisational compliance. 
• Strong attention to detail, prioritises precision and accuracy. 
• Problem-solver: enjoys troubleshooting and demonstrates a ‘solution-oriented’ approach. 
• Excellent communication skills (including written and verbal skills).
• Excellent interpersonal skills: is proactive, enthusiastic, resilient and supportive team member. 
• Organised, excellent time management and can work well independently.
• Committed to safeguarding the young people we work with via compliance with safeguarding frameworks and keeping confidential / sensitive information secure. 

DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with the FE sector.
• Has experience of and/or overseen research trials (e.g. Randomised Control Trials or Quasi-Experimental Designs).

HOW TO APPLY 

Your application must include: 

• A CV of no more than 2 sides of A4; and 
• A supporting statement which includes your answers to the following three questions: 

1. Why do you want to work for Get Further? (250 words);
2. Please demonstrate your relevant skills and experience, as related to the three aspects of the role(600 words): 
   1. Database Usage and Reporting;
   2. Internal and External Evaluations;
   3. Policy, Compliance and Quality Assurance.
3. If your application is successful, what two aspects of the role would be the biggest challenge for you, and how would you resolve these challenges? (250 words) 

Please send your application by 10pm on 16th June. Incomplete applications will not be processed. First round online interviews will be held during the w/c 24th June, followed by a second in-person interview the w/c 1st July 2024.

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made throughout the recruitment process. 

LCC is searching for an enthusiastic Marketing Officer to help deliver its exciting plans for growth. This is a key position in our marketing and membership team – helping to increase visibility of the organisation; build awareness of its campaigns and behaviour change projects; and persuade cyclists to make donations and join LCC.

Our Muscle Group meetings provide a warm, friendly space for people affected by muscle-wasting and weakening conditions to meet with others in their local area. The groups meet either in person or on Zoom; three meetings per year are held in each of the 14 regions. Muscle Group meetings are a relaxed, confidential forum for people to ask questions, share experiences and learn from guest speakers. They should be fully accessible to all, including family, friends, and carers of those living with conditions.

You will lead on the organisation of these meetings and management of the volunteers who chair them, ensuring throughout that meetings meet the needs of our community.  

You will also support the Volunteer Engagement Manager to ensure that volunteers across the organisation are recruited, trained and managed effectively. Here at MDUK, it’s important that all our volunteers are supported in their roles – this includes an induction process that sets clear expectations and provides the training and resources they need, regular open communication with employees, and opportunities for peer-to-peer volunteer support. Team members will work with volunteers to ensure we’re making the best use of their skills and experience and that they get the most they can from their role.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. In the last three years, there have been more than 10 new treatments – we want to continue this work and need your help so we can fund more research and support for families with a muscle-wasting condition.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, SE1). 

*Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note interviews are likely to be held on 2 and 3 July via Miscrosoft Teams.

Job description

Are you passionate about patient and public engagement, effecting system change, and improving services? Are you confident to design and carry out research, and tell the story of the findings in briefings and reports?  Do you relish building relationships with external partners, and working together to bring about change? If so, we’d love to work with you to improve the experiences of people using health and social care services in Barnet.

As our Senior Research & Participation Officer, you will be working on an exciting new project to improve primary care access for residents. Your flair for planning and logistics will enable you to both gather evidence about the experiences of Barnet residents, and to collate existing data. You’ll also be comfortable producing accessible how-to guidance, to enable people experiencing health inequalities to access services.

The role will involve building effective relationships with stakeholders including GP Practice Managers, voluntary sector organisations and NHS Integrated Care Board partners. You will work with these stakeholders constructively and persuasively, to seed partnership initiatives and achieve positive change for Barnet residents.

In return for your commitment to the cause, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.   

Applicants must have lived experience of disability, which could include a mental health issue or other long term condition. 

Interviews with held online on the 2nd and 3rd of July.

About Healthwatch

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 required each local authority area to set up a Healthwatch organisation. Healthwatch gives people a powerful voice both locally and nationally. At a local level, Healthwatch Barnet works to help people get the best from their health and social care services, whether it's improving them today, or helping to shape them for tomorrow. Healthwatch Barnet is about local voices being able to influence the delivery and design of their services, not just for the people who use them, but anyone who might need to use them in future.

Healthwatch Barnet transferred to Inclusion Barnet on 1st April 2020. It is commissioned by the London Borough of Barnet to provide the following 6 key functions:

· Gather views and understand the experiences of patients and the public

· Make people’s views known

· Promote and support the involvement of people in the commissioning and provision of local care services and how they are scrutinised

· Recommend investigation or special review of services via Healthwatch England or directly to the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

· Provide advice and information (signposting) about access to services and support for making informed choices

· Making the views and experiences of local people known to Healthwatch England (and to other local Healthwatch organisations) and providing a steer to help it carry out its role as national champion

About Inclusion Barnet

Inclusion Barnet is a thriving peer-led charity based in North-West London. We believe in the power of experience, and this is demonstrated by all our services being led, developed, and delivered by people with lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and long-term conditions. We believe that learning to use our lived experience for social change is a skill. We have become experts in harnessing the lived experience of our staff, members, volunteers, and people who use our services to design and deliver higher quality, more person-centred services. We believe that this benefits both disabled people and society more widely. We also work to support other organisations to do the same. Our work is very much influenced by the Social Model of Disability. 

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.

Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.

 About the role

As digital content officer, you’ll design, edit and optimise our web content to help our users feel empowered throughout their breast cancer experience.

From personal stories and blogs to landing pages and webforms, you’ll support teams across the charity and lead the content creation for some of our key projects and campaigns.

You’ll know content design, search engine optimisation (SEO), user experience (UX) and accessibility best practices like the back of your hand and be able to advise teams on the correct approach for their pages. And with support from our digital analytics manager, you’ll be able to advise teams on how to improve their content to drive conversions. 

Not only will you be able to take the lead, but you’ll also be a team player. You’ll be able to take direction from the digital content manager on bigger projects and collaborate with other members of your team. 

You’ll join the team at an exciting time as we’re amid our digital transformation project. You’ll play a key role in moving our content from the old to the new website. You’ll also help set the standard of content on the new website by training teams on new processes on the new CMS and coaching them on web best practices. 

This role is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

About you

A successful candidate will have a strong background in digital and experience in creating web content that packs a punch. You’ll have a can-do attitude, a methodical approach to your work and enjoy creating content.

You’ll have a comprehensive understanding of content design, accessibility, SEO and UX principles. And know how to take this knowledge and use it to create engaging content that supports our user's and charity’s needs.

Job description and benefits

The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role can be based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any questions regarding this role please contact us in the first instance.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9am on Friday 21 June 2024

Interview date Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June 2024

About Brightside

Brightside is on a mission to help young people make confident and informed decisions about their future. For over 20 years, we’ve used technology to connect young people facing barriers with inspiring mentors. We deliver online mentoring programmes in collaboration with schools, universities, businesses and charities to provide young people with access to networks, online career information and high-quality mentoring. 

Role overview

The Partnership Manager will oversee and deliver account management across our mentoring partnership portfolio. This role involves managing the partner experience across a range of sectors, including higher education, the third sector, schools and corporate partnerships. The post-holder will be responsible for onboarding new partners, supporting them in developing their yearly mentoring plans, engaging in regular communications to ensure we’re on track with our deliverables, and renewing contracts annually. Success in this role will be measured by key performance indicators such as partner satisfaction, partner engagement and meeting renewal income targets. 

Key responsibilities

• Onboard new partners and welcoming them to Brightside
• Complete annual mentoring project plans with all partners
• Provide account management for partners to ensure a positive experience
• Coordinate our partner engagement work (such as our partner forums and the partner satisfaction survey)
• Meet regularly with partners to monitor project deliverables and ensure we meet and surpass expectations
• Lead critical partnership meetings, including planning meetings, mid-point reviews and end of contract reviews
• Lead contracting and renewal discussions with partners to achieve renewal income targets
• Manage partner contracts and invoicing
• Lead the recruitment function for our London based mentoring project, working with schools to promote the opportunity to young people
• Create and monitor renewals strategies for each partner
• Identify opportunities for upsells across the portfolio
• Work with partners to identify their critical success factors, and work with the delivery team to realise these
• Maintain our stakeholder register, to ensure we have the right relationships across the portfolio and the Brightside team
• Collaborate with the Senior Programme Manager to manage our approach to risk across the portfolio
• Act as an escalation point for challenges that may arise in projects
• Support the Fundraising team by meeting with prospective partners to generate new business
• Line management for the Project Support Officer

Team working

• You will be line managed by the interim Head of Innovation
• You will line manage a Project Support Officer
• You will work closely with members of the Programmes Team to ensure we’re on track with partner deliverables
• You will work closely with the Fundraising Team to support business development and new partnerships

Essential criteria

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Be strongly aligned with our mission
• Embrace Brightside’s values and contribute to a positive staff culture
• Understand the challenges faced by young people in education and careers
• Demonstrate a strong track record in partnership management
• Be able to manage complex stakeholders
• Demonstrate a track record in partner retention/contract renewal
• Be able to build strong relationships and collaborate well with partners
• Possess excellent networking, communication and presentation skills
• Be target-driven and proactive
• Have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills

Desirable criteria

We are especially interested in candidates who:

• Have experience using Salesforce or other CRM software
• Have experience of project management
• Have experience of line management

A DBS check at the enhanced level will be required for successful applicants

Salary and benefits

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000

Contract: Fixed-term (ending 31 March 2025, with the possibility of extension)

Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week (full-time)

Holiday allowance: 25 days

Other benefits include: Three additional leave days over Christmas, three days volunteering leave, employer pension contributions, flexible working hours, regular staff socials, a tenancy deposit loan scheme, up to one month ‘work from anywhere’ policy and the option of buying up to five additional days of annual leave

Application instructions

• Submit an answer via CharityJob to the question: "Describe a successful partnership you managed. What strategies or actions did you take that contributed to its success?"
• Submit a one-page cover letter, outlining how you meet the role's essential criteria
• Submit your CV
• Applications must be submitted by 9am on Monday 17 June

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered

Successful applicants will be invited to first interviews from the week commencing 24 June.

Successful applicants from the first interview will be invited to a second interview on the week commencing 1 July.

Bild

Chief Operating Officer

£59,000 - £69,000

Permanent, full-time

Remote with at least one office-based day per week in person / in office

Since 1971 Bild has  championed the human rights of people with learning disabilities. We want a society where everyone enjoys the same rights and opportunities.

For over 50 years we have protected and supported the rights of people with learning disabilities. In partnership with others, we identify and share best practice to help build a more inclusive society. We seek to empower and enable people to thrive. We work with people with lived experience to support organisations and their staff to build inclusive environments and communities.

The Bild Group - Bild, the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) and Bild Association of Certified Training (ACT) - are three independent charities with their own governance arrangements, who share the same common goal. The Group shares support functions including communications, finance and HR.

Our Chief Operating Officer is a newly established role to have oversight of all Bild operations and those of the Restraint Reduction Network, a charity

with an ambitious vision to eliminate the unnecessary use of restrictive practices in health and social care and education

The responsibilities of the COO are multifaceted. In addition to being the lead for the efficient functioning of the organisation, the role is responsible for ensuring that all grant funded projects are run smoothly and are completed on time and within budget. This includes our traded services such as workplace training and qualifications programmes.

The role deputises for the Chief Executive and is responsible for HR and future workforce planning as well as business development across the group.

We are seeking a senior manager with relevant sector experience – charity, disability, health, social care, education – who has held responsibility for multi-programme and project management delivered in co-production with stakeholders and partners. Your responsibilities will have included the development of a sustainable income generation programme, the production of funding bids and reporting to funders.

Your wider people management experience will have included multi-disciplinary team leadership and involvement in, or leading, wider people and organisational development interventions.

Closing date: 27th June at 10am

First Interviews: Week beginning 8th July 2024

Second Interviews: Week beginning 15th July 2024