Senior Policy And Advocacy Officer Jobs

We are seeking an experienced community engagement professional with a demonstrable track record of team leadership, inspiring education and engagement outcomes and successful grant fundraising.

The Head of Engagement will provide maternity cover for approximately 13 months and work as part of the Senior Leadership Team at SERT to drive how we influence, engage and empower people and communities to value and protect rivers in the South East.

You will bring passion for our cause and demonstrable experience in delivering inspiring outcomes from education and engagement projects and programmes. You will drive the further development of our Engagement Strategy with innovation and creativity, securing external funding to deliver against the Trust’s strategy and ambition.

Interviews to be held week commencing 3rd June 2024.

Why Join Us:

·Impact Matters: Join a team where your work directly transforms lives and contributes to a healthier community.

·Personal Growth: We offer professional development opportunities that will enrich your career and help shape the future of mental health services in Swindon.

·Collaborative Culture: Work alongside like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a meaningful impact.

What You'll Do:

-Quality Advice and Guidance: Provide high quality support to managers and staff for all HR related matters.

-Effective Communication: Work collaboratively and ensure effective and appropriate communication with and between staff, managers and the Senior Leadership Team

-Innovation and Engagement: Channel your passion for employee engagement and contribute and promote a positive employee relations climate

HR Generalist Support

· Provide high quality professional support to managers and staff for all HR related matters.

· Undertake general HR tasks as required and appropriate to the role.

· Support employment-related enquiries from staff and mangers.

· Carry out administrative tasks including general HR administration as and when required.

· Work closely with core infrastructure roles, including aspects of finance and recruitment.

Location: Dorking and Leatherhead (remote working considered for the right candidate)

This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior management team as an Operations Manager. This role offers 3 days employment per week. The Operations Manager is an internally focused role that ensures the advertised service is delivered. You will be part of the senior management team ensuring the smooth and efficient running of a high quality advice service, including overall management of the advice session supervisors and volunteer team.

Why join us?

There’s never been a more important time to work for Citizens Advice. As day to day living costs continue to remain high, many are struggling to make ends meet, and we’re experiencing record-breaking demand for our services. We give people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are and whatever their problem. For everyone, for 85 years.

We are seeking someone who is passionate about giving an effective service to everyone and who is not afraid to drive change and improvement. You will need to demonstrate that you are a strong team player, with an eye for detail, and have great people skills. You will thrive in a busy environment and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude.

You will also be passionate about helping others to reach their full potential, contributing to their development, and seeing them thrive. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to supervise, motivate and manage people. You will complement this with strong IT skills.

You may currently be working as an experienced supervisor or manager within our service and looking to step up to a more senior management role or transfer to a different local office to add breadth to your experience. Either way, we are keen to hear from you!

The Citizens Advice service values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

You will be responsible for the day to day supervision of the advice team as they provide advice and information face to face, via email and on the telephone to the public as well as ensuring that the advice given is of good quality.

More about Citizens Advice Mole Valley (CAMV)

We are an independent local charity operating at the heart of our community for 85 years. We have offices in Leatherhead and Dorking. We support those living and working in Mole Valley on a range of issues such as housing, employment, financial matters and benefits. Our free, independent and impartial advice changes lives, supporting our clients through challenging times.

We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If this role sounds like you and you would like to know more, or to have an informal chat, please contact us via the email found on our website vacancy page. We can send you the detailed job pack. Take a look at our website to find out more about us!

It is anticipated that interviews for this role will take place in the 2 weeks following the closing date for applications.

Closing Date: Friday 24 May 2024 at midday

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.

FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.

We are looking to recruit an Event Manager as part of the Events team, supporting the organisation and delivery of FIGO events – including the biennial FIGO World Congress, online and regional events, webinars and internal FIGO events – providing world-class programming and an excellent experience to our growing network of stakeholders.

(For further detail about this role, please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification).

We are an equal opportunities employer and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds. We are an equal pay champion and we don't ask salary history. 

Location: The role is based from FIGO House, Waterloo, London SE1 with 'blended / hybrid working' i.e. with combined office and remote working.

Start date: June 2024, date to be confirmed

Salary: £37,121 per annum

Working hours:  Full time, 35 hours

Contract: Permanent

Location: Manchester

Annual leave: 30 days plus statutory bank holidays (if full time). All WIP staff also receive an additional 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year.

Pension scheme: WIP provides an auto enrolment pension scheme with 5% contributions from the employer and 3% from the employee.

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Reports to: Head of Community Programmes

Direct reports: 1 Senior Project Worker, 2 WomenMATTA Project Workers, 1 Programme Facilitator,1 Northern Services Administrator

Job Purpose:

WomenMATTA delivers support services to women in Manchester and Trafford who are in contact with, or at risk of being in contact with, the criminal justice system. This includes one to one advice, advocacy, practical and emotional support, and group interventions.

This position will provide strategic oversight and operational management to all WomenMATTA services delivered through hubs across multiple sites in Manchester and Trafford, ensuring quality standards are consistently met, staff are effectively managed, partnerships are established and maintained, and budgets are appropriately managed.

Key Responsibility Areas:

1. Lead on the operational management and strategic oversight of WomenMATTA; ensuring high quality, trauma informed, and gender responsive services are delivered to vulnerable and marginalized women in contact with, or at risk of being in contact with, the criminal justice system.
2. Provide effective leadership to the WomenMATTA team, fostering a positive and supportive culture.
3. Monitor case management systems to ensure accurate and timely data recording, aligning with contract KPIs and WIP policies.
4. Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders, such as the Probation and local authority leads to ensure effective service delivery.

We are looking for a fantastic leader to join the KWMC Executive team and help us evolve as an organisation. We have been founder-led since 1996 and now, with CEO Carolyn Hassan’s retirement in March 2024, we are entering a new chapter; one that will both celebrate KWMC’s legacy of community led change-making and evolve to embrace new possibilities.

We are looking for a co-leader who works with generosity and care to make amazing things happen. We hope to welcome someone who brings extensive experience of developing innovative financial, business and operational models for mission and values-led organisations. You will work alongside Creative Co-Director, Martha King, to co-lead KWMC through a process of refocusing and on into the future.

Six Months Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Flexible work location within Greater Manchester

As Strategic Lead (Cancer & Inequalities) you’ll continue our work with GM Cancer to achieve a permanent reduction in inequalities and inequity within Greater Manchester, addressing the social, environmental, and economic determinants of health and wellbeing, with the aim of ensuring active VCSE participation.

This role will suit someone with a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of people, for tackling health inequalities, and who enjoys working in fastmoving and complex systems. To be successful you’ll need experience of supporting a strategic partnership; developing proposals and funding models; and influencing at a senior level. 

Application is by CV and supporting statement. 

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Wednesday 5 June 2024.

Planned interview date: Thursday 13 June 2024, in either Salford or central Manchester.

The Smallpeice Trust is an innovative educational charity dedicated to inspiring young minds and empowering them to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). At Smallpeice, we believe in the transformative power of education to shape the future. We are on the cusp of something truly remarkable, and we want you to be a part of it as our Head of Content and Impact. 

As we approach our 60th Anniversary, we are fuelled by a newfound energy, armed with a freshly created organisational strategy, and led by a dynamic senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll play a pivotal role in driving our mission forward by leading the development and implementation of impactful content strategies.

As the Head of Content and Impact, you'll be at the forefront of shaping our content strategy to maximize our reach and influence. You will ensure we craft compelling and curriculum-aligned content that resonates with children and young people across various platforms. Your responsibilities will include developing innovative content strategies, creating captivating educational material, measuring impact, and fostering stakeholder engagement.

Join our tight-knit, supportive team, and together, we will shape the future of STEM education for generations to come.

Key Responsibilities (please see JD for further details):

• Develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive content strategy aligned with the Theory of Change and organisational objectives.
• Craft captivating content tailored to diverse audiences, exceeding educational standards and resonating with young learners.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure content consistency and alignment with brand messaging.
• Measure the effectiveness of content initiatives through rigorous impact assessment processes.
• Collaborate closely with a dynamic network of external freelancers and internal subject matter experts, pooling diverse talents to produce innovative and immersive content experiences.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops between key stakeholders to co-create content and align strategies, ensuring children and young people’s needs and voices are at the heart of everything we do.
• Develop and nurture relationships with these stakeholders to gather insights, feedback, and collaboration opportunities.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and differentiation in content strategy and execution.

Requirements (please see JD for full person specification):

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Proven track record of effective teaching and course development, with demonstrated improvements in student outcomes.
• Proficiency in curriculum design methodologies and instructional technologies.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts effectively.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
• Willingness to engage in continuous professional development and stay abreast of emerging trends.
• Dedication to student success and engagement, demonstrated through a student-centered teaching philosophy and commitment to accessibility.

Desirable:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM subject.
• PhD or interest in undertaking a PhD relevant to the role.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£55,000) and generous benefits package.
• Pension, life assurance, and private healthcare.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within a dynamic educational charity.

How to Apply: If you're passionate about education and making a difference in the lives of young people, we want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and an application form via the Quick Apply button.

Do you have demonstrable experience of giving money and budgeting advice or support in a student facing environment or financial services setting? Do you have an understanding of issues facing students in Higher Education?

We are recruiting for a specialist Money & Budgeting Advisor into our Advice Service to provide money, budgeting and debt advice to our members, oversee the application processes for our expanded hardship funds and to run our new financial literacy programme. This role will work alongside another Money & Budgeting Advisor and with our wider Advice & Wellbeing team, supporting each other to achieve positive outcomes for our students. The post holder will provide accurate finance, debt and budgeting advice and information to students using the Advice Service including casework, support and advocacy.

We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support flexible working, with hybrid working for all staff.

Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

This role is a fixed term maternity cover role for 9 months (with possible extension).

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive and well organised administrator to develop their skills as part of the Quality and Standards team delivering administrational and engagement support for the teams’ key objectives in the raising of standards with quality assurance process to ensure projects, activities, products, platforms and services are organised and executed to a high standard. The successful applicant will have excellent administrative skills with a high level of emotional intelligence alongside relevant experience in a fast-paced environment, underpinned by a ‘can do’ work ethic and high level of probity. The successful applicant will also have a passion for supporting programmes for young people to accelerate their personal and professional development.

Role Purpose

To provide highly efficient administrative support and be proactive within the Standards Department with exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a strong teamwork ethic.
The purpose of this role is to provide high-level general administration for the Quality and Standards team who is responsible for raising standards through the learning lab educator platform, using benchmarking resource products, to empower young people and champion future skills.

Key tasks and responsibilities
1. Administrative support to raise standards - Learning Lab:
• Support the engagement plan activities for educators to use the online learning platform and to access educational benchmarked resources.
• To aid the Digital Skills Development Manager to support the creation of editorial and marketing scripts.

2. Administrative support to empower young people - Benchmarking Resources and National Standards:
• To assist the Quality and Standards Manager to develop teaching tools for educators in colleges and training providers.
• Effectively support the co-ordination of resources (including agencies, suppliers, volunteers, and partners) so that all project elements are delivered to acceptable standards and meet the required outcomes.

3. Support to champion future skills – Competition portfolio reviews and audit:

• Producing and distributing accurate records of meetings. Acting as secretariat for meetings that are either in person or virtual that will include setting up meetings using Zoom or Teams, minute taking, and recording actions.

4. Operational Impact:

• Administration and co-ordination of activities in line with the project operational plan
• Develop, co-ordinate and maintain appropriate systems and processes, tracking and reporting on activity.

5. To work with internal or external stakeholders at all:

• Liaising with educator partners to ensure key quality assurance documentation is submitted to deadlines and collated on the appropriate systems.
• Monitoring the enquiries, allocating queries to team members and responding to requests for information.
• Providing support to the team in answering queries from staff, external stakeholders and suppliers.
• Assisting the team with arrangements for meetings and events including booking travel, venues, catering and accommodation.
• Supporting the budget management processes; raising purchase orders, processing invoices and monitoring expenditure.
• Maintaining all administrative systems, processes and databases.
• Supporting the monitoring of key performance indicators for learner and educator engagement and prepare data for inclusion in reports.

6. General

In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, all employees at this level are expected to:

• Contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
• Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s Employee Handbook and the policies contained therein with particular reference to those related to Health and Safety and on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the post holder acknowledging experience, education and ability.

Person specification
Key: [E] Essential / [D] Desirable.
Qualifications and experience:

• Experience operating as a high-level administrator or coordinator. [E]
• Maths GSCE grade A-C or equivalent [E].
• Experience of working in a team, including dealing with the public [E].
• Experience of using Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint [E].
• Experience developing and/or managing digital learning platforms and systems like Moodle. [D]

Knowledge and skills:
• Strong planning and organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively. [E]
• Excellent communications skills and ability to create high quality and engaging written content. [E]
• Highly IT literate, knowledge of LMS platforms (Moodle) or any CMS would be useful. [E]
• Able to interact with others in a sensitive and diplomatic manner, able to build rapport and establish effective relationships [E].
• Able to organise time effectively, create work schedules, prioritise workload and meet deadlines [E].
• Able to follow directions from supervisors and respect policies and procedures. Demonstrates commitment to the organisation and task completion [E].
• A level of numeracy sufficient to be able to check and reconcile statistics and financial information [E].
• Capacity to learn new systems and software packages. [D]

Personal qualities and attributes:
• Excellent team player and collaborative approach to work. [E]
• A passion to deliver the highest standards of work with attention to detail. [E]
• Very reliable and with a high level of probity. [E]
• Able to work to own initiative with broad direction. [E]
• Able to think creatively and solve problems. [E]
• Flexible in working methods and ideas. [E]

Special circumstances:
• Prepared occasionally to work outside normal hours [D].
• Prepared to travel within the United Kingdom [D].
• Able to spend time away from home [D].

How to apply: Please view the attached supporting document for full details on how to submit an application.

This role is office based (as above) but with flexible hybrid working. It is expected the postholder will attend the office at least once or twice a week.

Full time working hours are a minimum of 35 hours per week, normal working hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday although we pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and service delivery and are happy to discuss flexible working options, including part time, with suitable candidates.

25 days’ annual leave [which will increase by one additional day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days] plus public and bank holidays.

About Cycling UK

Cycling UK promotes and encourages people to get into cycling; from cutting pollution, to making us healthier happier, Cycling UK are passionate about the benefits cycling offers to people and the planet. Following the launch of a brand new strategy in April 2024, they are seeking a Head of Strategic Financial Planning & Control to support in the continued growth of the charity.

Cycling UK works to campaign for cycling-friendly policies, advocating for cyclists’ voices on issues such as safety, active travel schemes and funding, the benefits of cycling on the environment, and much more. Cycling UK are also passionate about enabling cycling for all, running critical programmes to address the barriers to cycling people can face, to ensure cycling is inclusive and accessible to all.

During the last 5 years Cycling UK has experienced significant growth and development as cycling has assumed a greater role within the active travel sector and the post-pandemic recovery. As part of the next phase of implementing a new organisational strategy with a view to further growth, Cycling UK are looking for a finance leader to support in day to day running of our finances as well as driving longer-term transformation and strategic ambitions.

The Role

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Strategic Financial Planning & Control is a pivotal position within the Cycling UK team. Working as part of the leadership team within Cycling UK, this is an important role in leading the finance team and working to enhance the organisation’s longer-term strategic vision.

• Line management of the finance team members (4 reports) including supporting the development of all direct reports;
• Leading the preparation and implementation of a multi-year plan and annual budget aligned with our business  planning and programme management processes;
• Lead budget and forecast reviews at appropriate intervals in the financial year to ensure accurate and timely forecasts of income and expenditure;
• Collaborating with the Chief Operating Officer, Senior leadership team and Heads of department to develop and embed a robust finance strategy which supports the delivery of our organisational strategy and aligns with our growth aspirations;
• Develop and maintain an effective system of financial controls that ensure the safeguarding of charity assets and the reliability of the financial statements;
• Lead the preparation and production of the annual report and accounts;
• Oversight for all accounts payable and accounts receivable processes and ledgers;

What’s in it for you?
 

• Salary £51,000 - £57,000 per annum
• Hybrid working: 1-2 days per week in Guildford or London office
• Annual leave of 25 days + Additional Christmas leave + Bank holidays. There are also options to buy an additional week’s leave.
• Parental leave of 12 weeks of full pay followed by subsequent enhanced rate.
• Enhanced sick pay & sabbatical leave options.
• Access for all staff to an extensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements on offer including the possibility to work condensed or 0.8 hours (please enquire for further details)

Your Background:

You will be CCAB qualified or equivalent
You will have previous staff management experience
You will have natural strengths in finance business partnering, being able to communicate financial matters to non-finance stakeholders
You will be self-motivated and ambitious, passionate about supporting in Cycling UK’s growth

Prior experience in the not-for-profit sector is desirable though not essential.

Please note that Cycling UK are open to candidates who are looking for a ‘step up’ into a Head of Finance role, as such applications from candidates who do not have all the experience displayed in the role profile are very much encouraged to apply.  

The Trusts & Philanthropy Fundraising Manager role is a vital part of this vision and your excellent writing skills and relationship building will help us achieve our ambitions.

Working closely within our friendly and results driven Trusts and Philanthropy team, you will manage your own portfolio of charitable trusts and support the developing major donor and statutory funding relationships as required. You will be helping us Beat Macular Disease by talking with funders and writing bespoke funding applications for support services, medical research and core costs. Diligently recording all relationships information and communications on our database.

We are looking for someone who:

· Knows their Stuff when it comes to excellent written communication skills to produce content that is inspiring, concise and informative, someone who can…

· Make It Happen by working proactively under their own initiative, and finally someone who…

· Shows They Care in the way they speak with our funders and the way they work and support colleagues across our teams.

Does this sound like you?  If so, we would love to hear from you and chat about this role in more detail.

This role is primarily remote, with regular travel to our Andover offices.

As part of the interview process, you will be required to complete a written assessment.

In return, we provide a great working culture – we do something worthwhile and are proud to work together to Beat Macular Disease – as recognised by our inclusion in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list. 

We offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one years’ service, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.

We are passionate about treating people fairly and as equals, doing so is instinctive to us. We know that to Beat Macular Disease for all we have work to do. That’s why we are keen to hear from people of all backgrounds who have the skills and experience we are looking for. We particularly encourage applications from people from under-represented groups, to help ensure what we do and how we do it is inclusive – for everyone.

Are you a good communicator with an understanding of the issues affecting carers? Do you have strong emotional resilience and a desire to help others? Have you got experience managing staff and / or volunteers?

Job Purpose: The Adult Carers Service supports carers aged 19+. The service provides practical, emotional and planning support so that carers are supported to maintain their caring roles, increase their resilience, and support them plan for the
future to avoid crisis. The Carers Support Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the Services Manager and SMT to support the implementation and development of the Bromley Well Adult Carers Service. The post holder will coordinate the provision of emotional and practical support to Adult Carers in the London Borough of Bromley, aligned and working closely with the integrated care networks and other Bromley Well Services, both within Age UK Bromley & Greenwich and Bromley Well partner organisations.

If you think you are able to make a difference to the lives of adult carers, we would love to hear from you. For further details please read through the job pack and apply via our website.

BRAC UK is offering a 3 month paid internship this summer in memory of our colleague Helen Turner. This internship will invite the successful candidate into the exciting and fast-paced world of fundraising for a major global NGO, BRAC.

BRAC is a southern-led international development charity with the vision for a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination. By partnering with over 100 million people and working across 17 countries BRAC aims to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, social and climate injustice. The interventions aim to achieve large scale transformative change through economic and social programmes enabling people to realise their full potential.

Working mainly alongside the partnerships team, the international development intern will learn about the entire fundraising cycle, from prospecting donors to contracts being signed. The intern will also gain experience of working within the communications and advocacy team, a crucial part of the organisation in raising the profile of BRAC.

Job Description 

Job Title: BRAC UK Helen Turner International Development Internship

Reports to:  Partnerships Manager

Location: Southwark, London

Salary:  £25,440.00 per annum

Closing date 31st May 2024