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We’re seeking an Administration Assistant to work alongside the Office Manager to provide Grants, Office and Finance admin support across the organisation to ensure the smooth running of Youth Music’s operations. The successful candidate will be a proactive individual, able to look ahead and plan for what’s coming up. You’ll also have strong IT and communication skills, experience managing multiple tasks and deadlines, with an eye for detail and an interest to work in the charity sector. You must have at least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.
Your administrative skills and experience will help us work towards our organisational outcomes; to equalize access and outcomes for children and young people, empower projects and professionals to survive and thrive, and inspire change amongst the creative ecosystem.
You’ll be excited by the opportunity to join the UK’s largest young people’s music charity, working in a varied and busy role within a collaborative, supportive environment.
Key responsibilities
Office & Finance Administration
- Working alongside the Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the office.
- Responding to general enquiries.
- Co-ordinating the weekly staff office duties rota.
- Co-ordinating the internal meeting room booking schedule.
- Support the Office Manager to coordinate the prompt and accurate weekly grants and invoice authorisation and payments process.
- Working alongside the Office Manager in the review of supplier’s contracts.
- Preparing the monthly petty cash and credit card reconciliation for authorisation.
- Depositing cheques and cash donations as soon as they are received and recording transactions.
- Overseeing the Finance inbox, monitoring enquiries and invoices.
- Ensuring all finance records are filed accurately and systematically.
- Provide HR administrative support.
- Providing administrative support across all teams as and when required.
Grants Administration
- Coordinate grants programme shortlisting and assessment panel meetings.
- Schedule the Grants and Learning Team enquiry rota, events and 1:1s for prospective applicants.
- Collate photos, music and other digital assets from funded partner reports for use on our communications channels.
- Provide administrative support for our youth participation activities.
- Supporting our work with Funding Advisors, including scheduling training, checking availability, and tracking invoices.
General
- Carrying out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
- This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.
Person specification
Essential
- At least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.
- Strong administration skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive approach to completing tasks and problem solving.
- High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook.
- Strong finance skills.
- Experience of using cloud-based invoice processing/database systems.
- Knowledge of and commitment to inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility.
Desirable
- Experience in a charity, agency, youth or music organisation.
- Experience in writing meeting minutes.
- An understanding of the principles of data protection.
- Awareness of financial fraud risk management.
- Knowledge of grant making.
- Knowledge of using Salesforce and other databases.
- Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape.
- Passion for music and interest in its benefits for individuals and society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Description: Fundraiser Manager
Reports to: Chief Executive
Location: Woking, Surrey (Hybrid)
Hours of work: Full-time: 35 hours per week.
(For the right candidate, part-time hours would be considered).
Full-time salary: £40k per annum
About Us:
At York Road Project, we are dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness in Woking. We believe in harnessing the unique strengths and potential of each individual to create a pathway towards stability and independence.
The role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community/Events fundraiser, who has a passion for the cause of homelessness. You will continue to build a sustainable Events & Community fundraising programme. The role will involve building relationships with donors and fundraisers to increase income from corporates, individuals, and legacies.
This role plays a pivotal role in growing York Road Project’s voluntary income as well as raising awareness and brand recognition in our local area.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work closely with the Chief Executive and Fundraising sub-committee to develop and implement a fundraising strategy and execution plan that meet the organisation's income targets.
• Support the Chief Executive in building relationships with major donors.
• Proactively seek out and develop new funding opportunities, with an emphasis on chasing opportunities for long-term and unrestricted income.
• Develop a York Road Project annual fundraising event/campaign, overseeing all administrative tasks, such as mailing list preparation, guest lists, and distribution on campaign items.
• Promote ‘challenge events’ (such as the Surrey Half Marathon) and encourage supporters to take part.
• Encourage supporters to leave legacies in their wills to support the work of the organisation.
• Collaborate with other colleagues and trustees to ensure a coordinated approach to fundraising.
• Accurately record and manage donor data, keeping records up-to-date and GDPR compliant.
• Promote the idea of regular donations to our ad-hoc donors.
• Stay current on fundraising trends and techniques, act as the charity’s thought-leading expert, and drive these trends and techniques into the organisation's fundraising activities.
• Ensure that all fundraising activities comply with relevant regulation and ethical
standards; for example, The Fundraising Regulator, The Charity Commission etc.
• Create marketing and promotional material in accordance with York Road Project branding, to support fundraising activities as required.
• Develop a volunteer program to enhance community involvement and contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives. These activities will be fundraising related, in order to engage local businesses.
• Identify opportunities to develop funding support from companies and organisations to elicit support (at local, regional, and national levels).
• Manage low risk press releases and enquiries.
• Create content for social media (and other digital channels) while always ensuring consistency in line with brand guidelines.
• Plan and drive digital campaigns including Small Charity Week and World Homeless Day.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
• Results-driven individual.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide and diverse set of stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and supporter care.
• Proven community fundraising experience.
• A motivated individual whose values align with our mission to defeat homelessness.
• Strong organisational and project management abilities.
• Creative thinker and problem-solver.
• Familiarity with fundraising regulations and best practices.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to write compelling fundraising material.
• Proactive, flexible, and a collaborative team player.
• Local area and community network knowledge is a plus.
• Strong learning mindset that reflects on challenges and growth points for continuous improvement.
• Data-driven in assessing the impact of fundraising efforts, guiding informed decisions for improvement.
Benefits
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising after one year).
• Pension Scheme.
• Birthday Leave.
• Medicash Healthcare scheme.
• Professional development opportunities.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Junior CRM & System Administrator to manage the configuration and operation of our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. This role involves ensuring the CRM is optimized for data integrity, user efficiency, and effective communication with members and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of CRM systems, be comfortable with data management, and possess strong organisational and communication skills. Experience of CiviCRM is highly desirable.
About Open Age:
Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating 30 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run a wide range of activities for older people from our own three centres, online and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improves the physical and mental wellbeing of our members.
What you get in return
You will be working in a passionate and enthusiastic team with a strong vision and ambition in striving to enrich the lives of older people.
We offer 25 days leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays and 1 extra day off for your Birthday and office closure over Christmas.
Employer and employee contribution to pension in line with auto-enrolment pension requirement, 3% employer contribution
Hybrid working, offering a flexible combination of office and home-based working.
Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme through salary sacrifice.
We are London Healthy Workplace Award accredited and proactively invest in the health and wellbeing of employees supporting fair employment practices and a better workplace.
Regular staff social events.
Training opportunities.
Applying for this role:
To apply for this position, please submit your CV and cover letter, outlining your suitability for this role (no longer than two pages). CV’s without covering letters may not be considered
Interviews will be held after the closing date on the 21st and 22nd June
Please email us if you have any questions about applying for this role.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Equal Opportunities:
Open Age is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, sexuality, ability, race, ethnicity, gender and age.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Fantastic opportunity to join Crisis’ Data, Digital and Technology Team, building technical architecture that not only supports our current needs but also allows for growth, change, and adaptation in the future.
Location: Based in our London office (we are open to a range of flexible working options, in line with Crisis’ Hybrid-Working Policy)
About the role
As our IT Infrastructure Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in managing and developing our hybrid infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring an exceptional experience for colleagues, members, volunteers, and partners. You'll own the roadmap for the development of our on-premises and cloud capabilities, driving standardisation and security while negating technical debt.
Collaborating closely with the Head of Technology, you'll build the foundations of a technical architecture that facilitates growth, change, and adaptation in delivering Crisis' organisational strategy. With financial and supervisory responsibilities, you'll lead and develop a talented team, while also managing budgets and supporting procurement processes. Additionally, you'll design, implement, and manage organisation-wide cyber security infrastructure, ensuring compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus minimum standards. Your commitment to Crisis' purpose and values, coupled with your dedication to equality, diversity, and inclusion, will drive our mission to end homelessness forward.
About you
At Crisis, we believe technology should be an enabler, not a barrier to social change. Under your management, we'll put the user at the heart of our technology services, maximising the value of our infrastructural investments.
Our ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in technical infrastructure and platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure, EntraID, InTune, Defender, and the 365 Stack. Your proactive approach to horizon-scanning ensures you're always ahead of emerging solutions. With exceptional stakeholder management skills, you effortlessly influence at all levels, and will foster strong relationships across Crisis. Your commitment to team development and outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, make you a natural leader in driving high levels of user adoption and best practices for new services.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 9 June 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 June 2024
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £80,000-£90,000
Location:
Our offices are in Toynbee Hall, East London, but we welcome applicants from across the UK who do not wish to relocate. You should be willing to travel to our London office for team and project meetings up to six times per year. Project related travel costs will be reimbursed.
Hours:
Four or five days a week
Contract:
Initially, a twelve-month fixed term contract with a view to permanent and possible progression to Chief Operating Officer. Job-share applications considered.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus three office closure days between Christmas and New Year. We also provide two wellbeing days per year. Staff are signed up to one of two pension schemes and a personalised wellbeing budget through Better Space.
About The Young Foundation
The Young Foundation is a national charity with a long history of innovating to create social change. We are a ‘think and do’ tank, working with people and communities to shape a fairer future, together.
The UK’s public services are in acute crisis. Political trust is on the floor. The struggles people and communities face are many, and deeply knitted together. Consequently, our mental health is often poor, and our resilience weakened. We must be prepared to unravel and reweave for the common good.
That requires working together in new ways, empowering radical acts of co-creation across communities, sectors and boundaries. For The Young Foundation, this is a moment to embody the spirit of our founder, Michael Young. To embrace collective effort and work collaboratively to show that, with the Power of Participation, we can redesign the social contract between people, communities, state and business to shape a fairer, greener future.
About the role
The Director of Finance and Corporate Resources holds a key role in our organisation and is core to the senior management team. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources is responsible for finance, HR, facilities, and governance.
Managing a team of four (comprising a Financial Controller, Finance Services and Business Support Manager, HR Manager, and an Administrator) they are responsible for all ‘back office’ operations, providing the supporting infrastructure to ensure quality delivery of our work and mission.
You will work closely with the Chief Executive to lead the organisation through operational change. Investing in the right technological and finance infrastructure for The Young Foundation is overdue, and we are looking for a self-starting candidate with proven experience in digital transformation and change to increase efficiency, knowledge management, and reporting of vital management information. The assessment of business needs and analysis of possible solutions has been undertaken and the successful execution of this transformation is a key deliverable in the first 12 months of the role.
We are a charity earning our income through commissions, grant funding, and by responding to tenders. As such, we need to think and act as a consultancy, supported by our Finance team. We are looking for a hands-on, motivated individual with a solid background in consultancy and charity finance and digital transformation.
How to apply
IMPORTANT: We do not accept CVs alone, candidates need to also complete the application form (part of the recruitment pack).
Please send the application form, your CV and a link (or attachments) to us on or before 07 June 2024
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
The two-stage selection process will consist of a first-stage virtual interview and final stage interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will be informed on 10 June 2024
First stage interviews are currently scheduled to take place on 13 June 2024 via video-call and second round interviews will take place (likely in London) on 20 June.
The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Applicants who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.
Please complete our online Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form. This information will not be seen by the hiring manager or impact your application.
Upon submitting your application, you will receive an automated response to say we have received your application. Please note that we review applications after the closing date and we regret that we will only be able to reply, and give feedback, to short-listed applicants.
Urban Saints are looking for a Resources Coordinator to join the team as maternity cover. This is a key role that will oversee Urban Saints' online digital resources platform (Energize). The platform has a growing customer base, and with increasing opportunities to equip youth workers in reaching young people who are not stuck into church, this role is an essential one to ensure our subscribers are well-resourced to reach the young people they encounter.
A successful candidate will be able to use their writing & editing skills to curate and improve digital content on our Energize platform, as well as being able to use their excellent customer-service skills to ensure that our subscribers' needs are met.
When joining Urban Saints, you’ll enjoy benefits including:
- 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus eight days bank holidays (pro-rata).
- Pension scheme: we contribute 6% to the Urban Saints pension scheme.
- Life assurance: you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary.
- Homeworking allowance.
- Eight Volunteering days (pro-rata): you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Director of Service Transformation
Employer - Kids
Location – Remote work involving regular travel within England
Salary - c.£70,000
Hours - 36 hours per week (Flexible hours considered)
At Kids, we're midway through an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at enhancing, expanding, and innovating our family support services. Working hand in hand with disabled children and young people, we're advocating for systemic reform while seeking sustainable methods to deliver our services. Our remarkable team is already co-creating new services, leveraging digital platforms, and devising creative solutions to meet families' urgent practical and emotional needs. You'll lead efforts to uphold our exceptional service quality, driving the development of innovative support models that cater to families' evolving needs and can be financially sustained.
As our Director of Service Transformation, you will lead the exciting next phase of transforming our charity’s services to reach more disabled children, young people and their families. You will be responsible for sourcing and delivering contracts and partnerships essential for the charity’s sustainability by advancing our digital outreach and nurturing new partnerships and securing sustainable funds for innovative models of support.
What you will be doing as the Director of Service Transformation:
- Lead and execute services strategies and plans that extend and transform the impact and financial sustainability of the charity’s services and support for disabled children, young people and their families.
- Lead the design, development and sales of innovative new service models and the scaling of existing services.
- Work closely with the other executive directors and leadership team to achieve the generation of an annual financial surplus to reinvest in Kids.
- Ensure the quality and safe delivery of all Kids’ services.
- Ensure effective budget management underpins service development and delivery. Ensure contracts and tenders are commercially negotiated and regularly monitored. Work with colleagues to identify and achieve necessary margins on contracts and projects for financial sustainability.
- Inspire and lead a high performing services team; support colleagues to test, learn and adapt as the charity evolves and transforms its digital and in-person support offer.
- Be an inspiring, visible and collegiate leader and team player who works across team boundaries to help drive organisational change and nurture colleagues’ ability to perform at their best.
- Model and lead effective communications with all colleagues that bring to life the charity’s values and behaviours. Support colleagues to ensure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles and practice are evidenced in service design and delivery.
- Act as an ambassador for Kids on key platforms, carrying out media work as required; promote the charity’s products, services and work; and draw from services expertise to influence public policy and legislation relevant to disabled children and their families.
Essential Criteria – Demonstrated history of leadership in service provision, service evolution, or change management; adeptness in fostering relationships and/or experience in business development/sales.
Are you a proven leader with a passion for the power of practical support to unlock potential and transform lives? Are you a change-maker who will relish the challenge of finding a sustainable path to deliver fantastic frontline services?
Is this you? If so, get in touch and talk to us about being our next Director of Service Transformation.
The Good stuff/Benefits
- Join a company that truly cares about your wellbeing
- Enjoy an enviable annual leave package, starting at a generous 25 days and growing each year up to 30 days.
- Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.
- Enjoy your entitlement to Bank Holidays.
- We've got your back with Maternity and Paternity Pay.
- Rest easy knowing you're covered with our Death in Service plan.
- Invest in your pension plan with the option to top it up knowing that Kids is also contributing 3%.
- Achieve work-life harmony with flexible hours tailored to your needs.
- Unlock exclusive discounts at hundreds of online retailers through our employee benefits portal.
- Spread the word and reap the rewards with our enticing "Recommend a Friend" scheme.
- Access confidential support and expert guidance 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, helping you navigate both personal and professional challenges.
- Take care of yourself with Company Sick Pay which you are entitled to from your first day.
- 5 days of paid family/carers leave.
- Salary sacrifice schemes available
- Develop your mentoring skills by either being a mentor or signing up for our mentoring programme.
- Expand your horizons with Kids online learning platforms, offering a wealth of professional courses for your personal and career development.
- Apprenticeship programmes available for employees
- Benefit from a colleague engagement programme enabling your voice to be heard.
- Lean on us during difficult times with Bereavement Leave.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Healthwatch Redbridge team as we advance to the next phase of our work.
The post holder will be highly organised and motivated with strong administrative and social media experience to support the team’s daily activities.
You will be part of a team that has a real say in developing health and social care services and liaises with senior professionals and clinicians to help deliver change for local people.
Main aims of the role:
• Work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer, HWR Board, Staff and Volunteers to develop print and digital communications and printed materials to support the work of Healthwatch and its outreach and engagement activities.
• Develop relationships with sector, national and local media
• Ensure a consistent brand and identity is maintained and support colleagues to ensure quality communications across all products and initiatives.
• Manage the HWR digital and print communications channels, such as enewsletters, social media and print newsletters. • Ensure and maintain the online/ Web presence of Healthwatch including Twitter and LinkedIn
• Secure local, regional and national press coverage of HWR work in a variety of publications.
• Support and sustain information, advice, and signposting services to ensure individuals are directed to appropriate health and social care services.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion by ensuring that communications are accessible to all segments of society.
• Publicise volunteer opportunities and their role in improving the delivery of health and social care services.
• Ensure compliance with Healthwatch England brand guidelines and protocols.
• Co-ordinate the design and production of press releases, information and promotional materials required by the team.
• Assist the CEO and the team with the production of reports as required.
• Review and monitor materials produced by other organisations and feedback areas of potential interest to the team.
• Provide general admin cover for the Healthwatch Redbridge office – answering telephones, dealing with general enquiries and visitors to the office.
Main activities of the role:
• Collate copy, edit content, design, and launch print reports on the work of Healthwatch.
• Collaborate with staff across Healthwatch to develop outstanding digital and print content for all HWR channels.
• Collate, develop, and manage content for the HWR website and ensure the website is kept up to date.
• Collate, develop, and manage content for Healthwatch email marketing.
• Manage the HWR social media presence with engaging content.
• Support the delivery of Healthwatch events and engagement programme.
• Monitor effectiveness and impact of all communications activities, making recommendations for change.
Please see attached PDF for full details.
Please note: We will not progress your application unless we receive both a CV and a covering letter to explain how your experience is comparable to the job description and person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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HCCN the charity requires a self employed contractor to raise our profile locally and increase the awareness of a wider audience by using your communications and marketing skills.
We want someone able to create and lead a sustained marketing campaign of awareness raising across local and wider media. We make a significant difference to improving the lives of local people living with a cancer diagnosis, yet we are a ‘hidden gem’. We want to increase support for our charity through compelling communications: raising funds, creating partnerships, attracting volunteers and importantly letting people who are living with a cancer diagnosis know that we are here to support them.
The key duties and responsibilities are:
Communication Planning and Execution
Content development
Digital and Social Media Marketing
- Creating and implementing a communications plan which promotes our work to a wide range of stakeholders and influencers
- Developing our reputation and public image through local media channels (PR)
- Writing engaging content and telling our story for a range of audiences
- Developing a social media strategy to optimise our website and social media platforms, and moderating our Facebook groups
- Networking to make connections for raising awareness
- Inspiring and motivating others to get involved
- The time commitment is 15 hours per week at the rate of £20 per hour; working from home and virtually with travel across Huntingdonshire.
The role is hybrid. The nature of this role will require flexibility to meet work needs as they arise. The successful applicant will be required to work at our Bradbury House location when we hold operational meetings. The address is Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1UL. Occasional evening and weekend working in the Huntingdon area.
The time commitment is 15 hours per week at the rate of £20 per hour. Our preference is for the post-holder to be a self employed contractor.
At HCCN we commit to:
- Listening first - to fully understand the wants and needs of our clients and volunteers
- Maintaining confidentiality, at all times
- Remaining alert to the latest tried and tested ways to help people diagnosed with cancer
- Collaborating with reputable partner organisations – to achieve win, win, win solutions
- Ensuring we demonstrate legal and financial compliance – good governance
- Focus our passion on doing the things that will improve the quality of life of our clients
Please submit your CV with a cover letter, having answered our 4 additional questions. Interviews will be scheduled with our Chair and Programmes Manager later in June/July.
HCCN is a charity supporting people across Huntingdonshire living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis - living your best life despite cancer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished cyber security engineer to join our Digital Enablement team. As we continue into the next phase of our Trust-wide transformation, cyber security will underpin all aspects of our digital acitivity. Reporting into our infrastructure architect, you will be responsible for the ongoing engineering of security solutions as our needs develop. We operate in a Microsoft environment. This will involve managing internal stakeholders and third party suppliers to deliver solutions alongside the rest of the Digital team.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time from our Head Office based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Our Hybrid Working Policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your contracted office will vary across teams and job roles.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be passionate about conservation and the impact of Woodland. You will be motivated to bring your technical expertise to bear in assisting us to make a real impact in the battle against climate change.
passionate and innovative, you will thrive in an environment where you have an opportunity to develop the team around you whilst helping to guide the wider trust towards best practice.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.
We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this.
We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment. We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We value your unique talents so even if you don't have all the essential skills, we encourage you to apply! Your passion for the environment and strong work ethic are just as important. Together, let's create a brighter future for trees, woods, and our planet.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
MK SNAP is an award-winning charity based in Walnut Tree Milton Keynes and supports people with Learning Disabilities from the region in our state-of-the-art Education & Training Centre. We pride ourselves on being a progressive and professional organisation that values its people and you can be sure that your professional development and leadership skills will be at the forefront of your working experience.
As the Events and Community Fundraising Manager, you will play a central role in developing and implementing MK SNAP’s marketing strategies, with a primary focus on events and community fundraising initiatives. You will be responsible for creating engaging campaigns that raise awareness, drive participation, and generate support for MK SNAP. The role requires a strategic thinker who can effectively utilise the full marketing mix to achieve our aim of providing an exemplary education setting for our learners.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The organisation:
We are delighted to be partnered once again with the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, who raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. They ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. They are seeking a passionate Social Media and Content Officer to join their ambitious team on a permanent basis.
You will be responsible for:
- Supporting on the planning and delivery of organic social media campaigns across all aspects of the charity’s work
- Working with the digital team to create campaigns and communication plans across all channels and aligning with paid activity, email communications and blogs to create a multichannel approach
- Supporting busy content calendars and managing email production schedules
- Working with the digital team, in particular the Digital Officer to bring case studies and supporter stories to life and publicise these across platforms
- Monitoring social channels, responding to their audience and proactively searching for opportunities for conversation and interaction
- Working with patient influencers, celebrities and working with the Social Media and Content Manager to build an influencer network
- Supporting the Social Media and Content Manager in upskilling teams across the organisation, increasing their knowledge and understanding of social content and how to use their channels.
- Monitoring social media trends and spotting opportunities that could build on and develop their audiences and content
- Working with colleagues to think creatively and produce bold, engaging content that works across multiple communications channels
- Working with colleagues and existing data and insights to understand supporters needs and behaviours.
- Safeguarding the integrity of The Royal Marsden’s Cancer Charity’s communications programme, ensuring it complies with data protection regulations and any other applicable legislation
- Analysing social performance and reporting back to the Social Media and Content Manager and wider team on ongoing performance
Person specification:
- Experience creating content (including Reels for Instagram) for and managing social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn
- Experience with social media reporting tools
- Knowledge and understanding of social media best practice and following latest trends
- Excellent writing, copy-editing and proofreading skills, with an eye for detail and a strong command of the English language
- Knowledge and understanding of digital technologies, an interest in social media and commitment to continuous professional development and learning
- Ability to communicate, collaborate and build good working relationships
- Ability to work proactively, bringing energy and creative ideas and managing content for different channels concurrently
What's on offer:
This role is offering a salary of £28,000 - £32,000, depending on experience and will be based at either their Chelsea or Sutton site for 2 days a week. This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
caba’s purpose
as an occupational charity, caba helps the ICAEW community thrive by equipping individuals with the practical, emotional, or digital tools to manage whatever’s in front of them, from everyday situations to exceptional life-changing circumstances.
our vision is that everyone in the ICAEW community can fully participate in life.
your role at caba
to manage the delivery of high-quality, person centred and responsive direct support services through the provision of advice, advocacy, support and guidance to service users based around the specific needs presented and/or holistically identified in the UK and overseas to ensure support services continuously evolves to meet the needs of our community, enhancing the service user experience
your key responsibilities:
support services
- manage the day-to-day operations of support services, maintaining high standards of conduct, performance, case management, competence and ethics at all times, developing KPI’s and wider metrics to steer future support activity
- investigate and gather information about complaints from service users, resolving issues where possible or escalating them to the Head of Support Services to enable appropriate decisions to be made.
- ensure our direct support continuously evolves to meet the needs of our community and enhances the user experience, encouraging multiple support interactions with caba but delivering one consistent experience in order to improve community engagement and learning
- act as the safeguarding deputy lead, ensuring that the team have adequate training, and all safeguarding procedures are adhered to and reported on so our support can be delivered safely and confidently
- support the Head of Support Services to ensure all relevant policies and procedures are up to date, adhered to and reported against to deliver an excellent and compliant service; including FCA in relation to debt advice and financial aid, and ensure our grants processes and policies are followed at all times
- undertake effective budgetary control, forecasting and management of direct support expenditure to derive best value and impact
people management
- have oversight and understanding of caba’s operational plan, liaising with colleagues, outlining challenges for caba and making operational recommendations
- liaise and collaborate with teams to ensure plans and activities are for the good of the organisation and our community, promoting and encouraging effective team working
case management
- managing own caseload, particularly taking on complex cases, and undertaking activities in line with the support officer job description when necessary.
- support the team by conducting technical supervision and case reviews in ensuring cases are reflected upon and improvements made
- maintain high levels of case management and data quality, by undertaking regular case reviews and identifying where improvements are needed, compiling reports as required by the leadership team and executive board
to be successful, you’ll have:
- quality assurance practices, including technical case reviews of the team to embed continuous improvements in service delivery
- contemporary digital and personalised support service frameworks and models
- latest trends and practice in health and social care
- latest, relevant legislation relating to welfare benefits, housing, debt
- applied safeguarding, confidentiality and data protection practices and policies
- proven operational and management skills, being able to coach and develop people to help them achieve their best, empowering and motivating others to improve performance and achieve positive outcomes against organisational and personal goals
- excellent communication skills with an ability to work collaboratively across the organisation, engaging with people of all levels, gaining buy-in and an ability to deliver on joint initiatives
- highly organised with an ability to lead on multiple initiatives with conflicting deadlines
- ability to think creatively and solve problems, approaching tasks with curiosity – reflecting, adapting and identifying implications for support and the organisation as a whole.
- Extensive management and leadership experience
- demonstrable experience of working in similar sized charity or third sector organisation
- demonstrable experience of delivering safe and effective person-centred support informed by a needs based approach
- demonstrable experience of delivering digital and personalised support provision, applying service plans to meet emerging needs whilst increasing service quality, accessibility and performance
- demonstratable experience of working within safeguarding and case management informed practices
- demonstrable experience of using and developing a CRM to manage processes, cases and workflow
- demonstrable experience of sound budgetary management, cost analyses and forecasting that enable a retention of services for our community
why caba?
You’ll enjoy up to 10% pension contributions, private medical insurance, income protection insurance and a generous holiday allowance of 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
We work in a flexible hybrid model - one that creates the opportunity to work in your own way from home, but also provides a great opportunity to collaborate with our colleagues at our office. We have varied working patterns so we’re open to talking about any flexible working arrangements that could work for you.
Interested?
Take a look at the job description for further details. Applying is simple - send your CV and cover letter, along with our short application form, which shows us that you can make a success of the role. If you have links to any of your work, we’d love to see it - simply put them at the bottom of your application form.
If you want to become part of a welcoming, inclusive organisation that values your ideas and input, we want to hear from you.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ola Opoosun, Head of Support Services for an informal discussion.
**Your appointment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Deadline for applications: 10th June 2024
Interview date: First Interviews via Teams to be held on 17 June 2024. If successful, Second Interviews to be held in Rugby office 24 and 25 June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
At The Compassionate Friends (TCF) we are passionate about providing peer support to grieving parents and their families whose son or daughter has died at any age (from one month old to an adult) and from any cause. We offer this support through our network of over 300 dedicated volunteers who are themselves bereaved parents or siblings. We are now seeking an Events & Community Fundraiser to join our small, but dedicated and hardworking, staff team to help us to develop our funding to continue our vital work. In this exciting and diverse role, you will be leading on the recruitment and stewardship of individual fundraisers and fundraising groups undertaking challenge events, digital fundraising and other community fundraising initiatives.
Just some of the activities you will be working on include:
o Taking ownership of community and events fundraising at The Compassionate Friends, including preparing an annual plan, and incorporating digital fundraising alongside traditional methods.
o Managing existing and introducing new challenge and fundraising events to grow the events programme, This will include attending some key fundraising events.
o Managing a programme of community fundraising, including relationships with various community groups.
o Building and maintaining effective relationships, delivering excellent support care and stewardship to donors, fundraisers, community groups, and partner organisations. Researching and designing new fundraising events, initiatives and products .
o Writing inspiring content for supporter communications, social media and website content
This role is for you if you have experience or transferable skills around planning, organising and delivering fundraising campaigns and activities, proven experience or skills in delivering income growth in an events and/or community fundraising setting and knowledge of online fundraising tools, digital marketing and social media.. If you are a proactive self-starter who is able to work on their own initiative and as part of a small team, highly numerate and well organised, an excellent communicator with persuasive, engaging and creative writing skills, and a passion and motivation to raise money to support bereaved parents and their families, then we would be delighted to receive your application.
As a staff team member at TCF you will receive the following benefits:
Options for flexible working - office and homeworking hybrid role
5 weeks paid annual leave, plus public holidays
Company pension plan with employee contributions after 3 months in post
Access to a mental health and wellbeing benefits, including cash support for work/life balance activites and additional mental health leave days
A highly supportive working environment.
Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.
Please include a covering letter setting out why you are suitable for the post. If you do not include a covering letter, we will not be able to consider your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Communications to lead on all of our external communications in the UK. You will have overall responsibility for brand, content, digital and social media, media/PR and celebrities, leading a team of 9 in a Fundraising and Communications Directorate of 35. The Communications team has grown considerably in recent years, with investment in digital mobilisation, content, brand and celebrity management now paying off. You would be joining the organisation at an incredibly exciting time as we prepare to launch a global brand campaign, forge new partnerships, increase our social media following and digital advocacy and acquisition, attract more celebrity ambassadors and capitalise on the number of our supporters growing to tackle the biggest issues of our time.
We believe there is untapped potential across fundraising and communications, and that Action Against Hunger’s cause, being tangible, focused and easy to explain, gives a platform for further innovation and growth in all areas of our work. As Head of Communications, you would join an established and experienced leadership team – both in the UK and globally - and be expected to develop and deliver strategy, make key decisions, manage resource and manage risk. You would lead a passionate and skilled Communications team who get the job done to an exceptionally high standard and who know how to have fun along the way.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned comms professional to use their experience, technical knowledge and leadership skills to build on the recent transformation in our communications and make a lasting difference to famine and malnutrition worldwide. We would love to have you join our team.
For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached pdf Job description.
Closing Date: 13 June 2024 at 23:59. Interview Date: 24 June 2024.
Please read the following carefully before making your application: then all you need to do is send your CV and write a supporting statement explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role and where you saw this vacancy.
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.