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Check NowOpen Doors International is looking for a PROCESS AUTOMATION SPECIALIST
0.8 - 1.0 FTE
Do you have a special interest in automating business processes and are you eager to contribute to establishing a Business Process Team? This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and skills to become an expert engineer within Open Doors International.
There are Open Doors offices in over 20 countries around the world which connect the global church by telling the story of the persecuted church. Our international team supports these offices with their marketing communications, fundraising and reporting and enables them to deliver the best service to our supporters worldwide. Efficient, effective, simple and integrated processes (automated where possible) are crucial in our service.
You will take initiatives to continuously improve the service of multiple disciplines by using innovative technologies for automating our processes. Support will be provided as needed to enable you to do well in this role.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Continuously identify opportunities and design solutions to optimize and simplify processes;
- Specify and sharpen requirements to create the best process automation strategies;
- Collaborate with a variety of disciplines to find out and understand how automation can improve productivity within the organization;
- Assist with implementing and governing workflows that support business operations and monitor the performance of implemented workflows;
- Develop and promote automation methodologies to drive continuous delivery and integration;
- Document implementation of process automations and design decisions.
YOUR PROFILE:
- Committed Christian with a passion for the Persecuted Church;
- Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent;
- Excellent knowledge of automation technologies and affinity for process design;
- Experience in working across teams to provide expertise and solutions;
- Service-oriented and creative in problem solving;
- Strong team player and planner with a hands-on mentality;
- Proficient in English;
- Excellent knowledge of Office 365;
- Experience with MS Power Automate or Nintex is a plus.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER:
Working at Open Doors means that you are actively involved in serving the worldwide Persecuted Church. We offer you a versatile position in an international, dynamic environment, a professional team, and the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. As a global organisation we are used to combining working from home with working from the office and flexibility in working hours. Location can be in any European country where we have a base.
If you live in the UK then hybrid or full-time working can be arranged in the Witney office, Oxfordshire.
Questions about the role?
If you have questions about the role please email us by using the 'apply now' button. Please don't phone us as you'll get through to the UK development base and they are NOT recruiting for this role; this is an Open Doors International role.
Please submit:
cover letter
CV
application form
to Mr Jos van Stiphout via the 'apply now' button.
Please do NOT call any Open Doors number if you have questions (as you will go through to the UK base and they can't help you). Please submit a request for contact via the 'apply now' button.
Founded in 1955, Open Doors works in over 60 countries, supplying Bibles, training church leaders, providing practical support and emergency re... Read more
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We are recruiting! Are we looking for you?
Who you are: A respected and experienced professional, motivational leader with a talent for programme development, partnership building and the skills, knowledge and experience to implement MapAction’s strategy in concert with the MapAction team. You share the MapAction ‘can-do’ attitude, rooted in our volunteer values, held very dearly.
An excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills, you can motivate staff and volunteers alike, to exceed expectations whilst maintaining and developing agreed standards and practices. MapAction’s exceptional volunteer membership and programme staff team will benefit from your leadership to build on their tradition of outstanding humanitarian service. You are a thinker and a doer with deep knowledge and experience in humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts and know the value of information management to design effective programmes.
What you will do:
You will lead the development of our programme and partnerships to deliver on our ambitious strategy for the future. This will involve delivering on current commitments and developing new, innovative opportunities for us to build global, geospatial capacity for humanitarian response, reduce vulnerability and contribute to ever more effective humanitarian, anticipatory action, preparedness and response. You will develop the team/s to deliver this based on a revised organisational structure and will work closely with others in the organisation to ensure a fully integrated and joined up programme.
As a member of the organisation’s senior leadership team you will take a view across the organisation to enable MapAction to deliver on its strategic goals taking responsibility for managing risk with the Chief Executive and leadership team.
Key Activities
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Leadership: provide strategic leadership to the organisation through the development of plans and strategies for MapAction’s programmes and partnerships and through participation in the Management Team.
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Programme development: foster an environment that encourages innovation and evolution of our service offer, including proposing and designing new programmes as part of our ambitious income strategy; and identifying and promoting partnerships and networks to achieve this.
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Learning: ensure service user needs are met and MapAction is accountable, working closely with the MEAL team (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team to achieve this and drawing lessons for future programme development and delivery.
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Technology: work closely with MapAction’s technical personnel to ensure MapAction makes optimum use of latest technologies where appropriate, including those outside the areas which MapAction currently focuses on that are designed to meet service users current and future needs.
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Operational readiness: ensure MapAction’s 24 hour 365 days a year capability to respond to an emergency anywhere, is maintained and delivered, including personnel and equipment readiness, and that standard procedures are kept up and developed as required.
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Duty of Care: lead on security, health and safety, and conduct management for all deploying personnel ensuring MapAction exercises its Duty of Care at all times.
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Personnel: line manage a team to deliver the above, ensuring they receive the support, development, and freedom to excel in their role, and recruit and maintain the volunteer and transition team ensuring a competency-based training framework is implemented.
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Finance and fundraising: be responsible for the programme and partnerships budget and proactively work with the Fundraising and Marketing team to provide ideas and develop and write successful fundraising bids in line with MapAction’s strategic goals.
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Communications: communicate regularly internally to inform and engage the membership on programme and partnership activities. Work with the Marketing and Learning teams to communicate externally for fundraising or programme policy purposes.
Direct Reports
MapAction is progressing a change in its organisational structure in line with our new strategy, that means the current arrangements will change as funding is secured for more positions. Currently this role line manages 5 roles and has a very active role in emergency deployment management. We are working towards a team of c.16 positions in the Programme and Partnerships team with the Programme and Partnerships Director managing the team through four direct reports in the key areas of programme delivery. A key part of this role’s responsibility will be to implement this change process, subject to securing the necessary funds.
Works closely with
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Technical Director
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Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
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Fundraising and Marketing team
Key Competencies
We have made quite a list but if you have skills, experience and knowledge that you think is relevant and are not mentioned here, please tell us about them.
Essential
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Five years or more proven programme and partnership development experience with a practical “get it done” approach. (E)
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Team leadership experience, strong motivational qualities in working with volunteers and staff. (E)
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Technical expertise in at least one of the following: humanitarian, development or peacebuilding contexts. (E)
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Ability to deal with ambiguity, use judgement in challenging circumstances, think laterally and be propositional and creative. (E)
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Project management, report writing, budget management and proven track record of writing successful fundraising bids including experience with restricted grants. (E)
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Positive team player - goes the extra mile, experience of collaborative working with ability to initiate, develop and sustain positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of people. (E)
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Strong commitment to MapAction’s mission and values. (E)
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Good IT skills and experience of shared knowledge management platforms, confidence in using technologies. (E)
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Ability and willingness to travel, including being deployed at short notice to humanitarian locations and ability to attend training events out of normal office hours. (E)
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Ability to conduct business in one or more of the following: French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic. (D)
Additional Information
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This role is full-time (37.5 hours a week)
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Flexibility and willingness to work outside office hours including evenings and weekends, attending monthly weekend training events for which time off in lieu as agreed,
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Must have the right to live and work in the UK (MapAction is unable to consider candidates who do not already hold appropriate permissions)
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Must have a full, clean driving licence and access to a car.
MapAction
MapAction is a small and dynamic volunteer-based charity using geospatial technologies to support international humanitarian response coordination and operational effectiveness for humanitarian responders. Our contribution to the humanitarian sector, lies in informing life-saving humanitarian action, and training local actors to do the same. We cultivate a diverse community of technical specialists, connecting our partners to a unique range of expertise, collaborating to create innovative solutions using data, GIS, remote sensing and Information Management to anticipate, communicate and respond to humanitarian needs. This mapped information helps responders target their response effectively, contributing to saving lives and minimising suffering. MapAction is in the process of revising its strategy for the next five years to ensure it can adapt to the needs of service users around the world. It has built a strong reputation in the humanitarian sector and is a technical partner of the United Nations, regional emergency management agencies, INGOs, Civil Society organisations and Academia.
Equal Opportunities Policy
MapAction is an Equal Opportunities employer. All employees have a personal responsibility to promote and support measures designed to create a working environment which is free from harassment or discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, membership of the Travellers community or HIV&AIDS status.
This job description is not incorporated in the employment contract. It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be varied from time to time in the light of strategic developments and following discussion with the post holder. The post holder will be expected to work to agreed objectives, which should facilitate achievement of the responsibilities in accordance with the performance review process.
How to apply
Please send an expression of interest for this role via gohire. We are running this as an open recruitment so we reserve the right to close it as and when. We strongly advise you to apply early. Please include the following to be considered for the role:
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a cv
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covering letter identifying how you meet the essential and desirable competencies
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a statement of up to 500 words, that demonstrates your experience in one or more of the following: the role of information management in developing effective programmes.
MapAction is a charity existing to provide mapping, geospatial and information management services to humanitarian emergencies. A leader in its... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Winston's Wish is a national charity providing support to children and young people who have been bereaved. Our vision is of a society in which grieving children and young people get the support they need, when they need it.
We are currently seeking a Bereavement Support Practitioner who is passionate about supporting bereaved children and young people and wishes to join us in developing our digital services, to help us reach as many children and young people as possible. Working in our Online and Helpline team, you will provide telephone, email, Zoom and live chat support to parents and young people.
You must enjoy providing telephone and digital support to children, young people or families, and be at ease with talking about the experience and consequences of bereavement in childhood. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and active listening skills, and be able to work effectively and flexibly within a team setting. Strong organisational and IT skills are essential to this role.
In return, we can offer an interesting and rewarding environment where you can make a real difference.
Winston’s Wish is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals who bring fresh perspectives and experiences. Should you require the recruitment pack or application form in a different format, or any other adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know.
Our vision is that every bereaved child has access to support as and when they need it. Our mission is to ensure the resilience of bereaved chi... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location (UK): London office, Chesterfield office or homeworking
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.
Summary
Versus Arthritis won’t stop until every one of over 10 million people living with arthritis in UK has the treatment, care and support they need to live their lives as they wish. We must change hearts and minds across the UK to recognise the impact of arthritis and refuse to tolerate it any longer.
We are looking for a Content manager to join our team to work with the Head of Creative and Content to help tell the stories of people with arthritis through high quality, credible and audience led content; helping to spread our message and supporting those who need it most.
About the role
We need the right Content manager to help us:
- create a narrative that runs through all the content we create and deliver
- evolve our brand identity
- develop an inspiring case for support
- manage our content and storytelling approach.
The Content team leads on creating high-quality content aimed at people with arthritis and those connected to them. We are a small, passionate team, determined to make a difference. We work on projects across Versus Arthritis which means plenty of opportunity to build a diverse set of skills and experience.
Key requirements
Alongside your creative and content creation experience you will bring experience of:
- developing inspiring health information content
- building strong relationships across an organisation and with supporters
- working with supporters to develop case studies to support organisational priorities
- managing a team
- utilising audience research and insight to inform the creation of assets.
We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interviews
First interview: Dates to be confirmed, held via Microsoft Teams.
What we do
We exist to push back against arthritis stealing people’s lives. There are 20.3 million people livi... Read more
The successful candidate will be focused on providing the leadership programme to London based CEOs and will also lead the development of our specialist coaching service, that we run commercially to help staff working in homelessness focus on their personal development or unlock change. This is a fixed term post until 30 September 2024.
We are looking for candidates who have experience of developing and implementing learning strategies and programmes as well as project development & management skills. A knowledge of homelessness or supported housing sector is desirable but not essential.
We are actively seeking to increase our diversity within our organisation and would greatly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, from a black or minority ethnic background and/or with a disability.
For full details of the role and how to apply please visit our website
Homeless Link is the national membership charity for frontline homeless agencies and the wider housing with health, care and support sector in ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marketing Executive: National Marketing - Cancer Support
Permanent
Are you an exceptional marketing professional who can help us develop and deliver successful marketing campaigns to market our services to people living with cancer?
National Marketing Cancer Support get people living with cancer to the great support that Macmillan offers. And there has never been a time as urgent as now to get people the support they need.
This is an amazing opportunity to apply your marketing skills across innovative and critical marketing products for Macmillan, supporting people living with cancer at the times where they need us most. In your role, you will be responsible for developing, testing, delivering and evaluating campaigns to support the overarching product marketing strategies of the Senior Marketing Manager.
You will have demonstrable experience of developing and managing multi-channel marketing campaigns, both offline and online. You will be managing the day to day relationships with external agencies and suppliers, whilst also building collaborative internal relationships with stakeholders, all of which require excellent relationship building skills.
You will be detail focused, with experience in testing, monitoring, forecasting and reporting on campaign performance to inform decisions across campaigns to drive maximum value for Macmillan. You will have excellent knowledge of email marketing and you will also need to demonstrate very good written skills.
If you are you looking for your next step in your marketing career this could be it. If you are an energetic direct marketer and someone who works well under pressure we would love to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to build sector leading marketing experiences in a competitive market with a brilliant, collaborative team around you. We look forward to welcoming you.
Macmillan commit to actively developing you within the role and offer benefits including health insurance, life assurance, pension, childcare vouchers, generous leave, and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.
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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.
We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the Macmillan People Services Team.
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to help those living with cancer find their best way through. The work you do wil... Read more
Salary: up to £75,000 per annum plus benefits dependant on experience
Contract: Permanent.
Location: Homebased – UK.
Advert Closing date: Monday 4th July 2022
About Us
Action for Children supported 600,000 children and families through our services last year, but with 4 million children in the UK living in poverty, we need to be able to do more. By building on what we already do - growing and delivering more services in more communities across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, we will be able to provide more emotional and practical care and support to children and young people who need it.
What you'll be doing:
Reporting to the Director of Growth and Service Design, this a pivotal new role for Action for Children. You will drive and deliver our ambitious growth plans for Children's Services and build our external reputation as a provider of sustainable, high-quality and impactful services.
In this leadership role, you shape and drive the growth plan delivery with your team of Service Development and Relationship Managers to establish new commissioning relationships and services in our priority service areas.
Our four priority areas for growth are Family Support, Mental Health, Looked After Children and Disability.
You'll do this by:
- Managing the Service Development and Relationship Management team.
- Growing the charity's income through lead generation and the development of relationships with potential, existing and new commissioners.
- Leading the service development in our four priority growth areas.
- Collaborating with the Head of Business Development to create robust plans to ensure that growth targets are met.
- Developing a three-year plan for proactively prospecting to win and grow business, .
- Ensuring growth strategies and programmes are based on market understanding including policy changes and insights into new markets and opportunities.
What we need from you:
- Relevant professional qualification in Education, Health or Social care or equivalent experience.
- Experience of developing business strategies to secure service delivery contracts.
- Experience of public sector commissioning and problem-solving, particularly from a third sector and/or social care perspective.
- Experience of working at a senior level in children's services or a related social care field.
- Experience of working within a challenging, competitive external environment, and working to clear internal business objectives and targets.
- Ability to identify and convert new business streams into successful new business.
Action for Children is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff, volunteers and the children and young people we support. We value the diversity of our staff and are dedicated to becoming the most inclusive Children's charity where all staff can thrive and be themselves. Therefore, we are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups, particularly people with a disability and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within our organisation.
We are committed to our Diversity & Inclusion strategy and to becoming an anti-racist organisation. You can read more on our website here: Equality and diversity | Action For Children
If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact David Simpson, Recruitment Partner.
We'll be happy to give you any support you require.
Location (UK): Chesterfield office, London office or Homeworking
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Some travel within the UK (approximately 1 to 3 times per month), including to London/Chesterfield offices, Research Centres and within the devolved nations.
Closing date: 23:59, Tuesday 5 July, 2022
Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.
Summary
The Research Impact team provides specialist expertise within the Research Directorate. We provide insight and evaluation of our research which helps the charity tell the story of our impact and supports effective decision-making. You will be a pivotal part of a dedicated team, working across the organisation. We take a creative and proactive approach to seeking out and articulating our research impact through our research impact and evaluation frameworks, which you will help to shape and deliver.
You will work collaboratively to understand how the charity is making a difference to those we are here to serve – people with arthritis; whether that be directly or indirectly through researchers, healthcare professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders.
About the role
This role is critical to our ability to demonstrate our impact. We need someone who can lead specialist tasks and projects that involve the evaluation of research investment. We need someone who can think creatively, works well with, and supports, others and has a good eye for emerging impact.
You will use a range of approaches, drawing on your experience, to scrutinise the research activities, outcomes and impacts reported by our award holders and stakeholders and via other, diverse data sources. Your work will enable us to showcase our impact to both internal and external audiences, increasing our credibility and reach across a range of stakeholder groups. Crucially, your insight will also provide evidence which will support decision-making for future initiatives.
Key requirements
- A degree or equivalent level of experience in a relevant field.
- At least two years’ relevant experience using both qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
- A working knowledge of impact assessment trends, tools and latest thinking, ideally within the health sector or third sector.
- Excellent numerical, statistical and analytical skills, comfortable working with research-related metrics.
- An ability to write concise, clear and compelling analysis for diverse audiences.
- A supportive, flexible and collaborative approach to team working.
- Excellent IT skills, including effective database search techniques.
- An ability to manage multiple projects, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interviews
First interviews expected: Week commencing 11 July 2022, to be held via Microsoft Teams.
What we do
We exist to push back against arthritis stealing people’s lives. There are 20.3 million people livi... Read more
Kinship is looking for a part-time Senior Salesforce Administrator to support our ambitious charity. We currently have 65 staff members using Salesforce on a daily basis. This role will provide technical expertise to the CRM users and wider charity, while also carrying out vital audits, project support and administrative duties.
You will be working across a wide range of projects as well as business-as-usual activities. You will be one of the go-to people for understanding our current Salesforce setup at the charity, as well as understanding the impact of new releases and functionality. The perfect candidate will have experience of working as a System Administrator and will be certified as a Salesforce Administrator.
You will be managed by the Database Manager and work alongside the Junior Salesforce Administrator and our Salesforce Consultant. This team works closely with all teams from across the charity for anything Salesforce-related, including improvements and enhancements, platform functionality, data, process improvement, innovation projects and more!
This is a part-time (21 hours per week), fixed-term position for 9 months.
About Kinship
Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.
Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voices and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.
For further details about the role, please refer to the attached job specification.
To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities form.
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 5 July 2022.
Interview date: Tuesday 12 July 2022.
Apply with a CV and 1–2-page cover letter, along with a completed Equal Opportunities questionnaire.
Your cover letter must set out skills and experience as outlined in the person specification.
We’re recruiting for three IS Business Analysts to help people with sight loss to lead the life they choose by gathering, analysing, documenting and validating the needs of business stakeholders, shaping IS solutions and acting as a voice of the business within IS developments. In this role the successful postholders will build a close understanding of operational requirements and work as part of a team capturing and defining system enhancement requirements between the business and IS across the agile development cycle.
This homebased role is worked around the core hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (35 hours per week) with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.
We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.
More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.
Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Candidate profile
To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;
Essential
- Diploma in Computing (or with a significant computing element) and/or Professional IT qualification or equivalent experience.
- Experience in stakeholder management.
- Experienced in business analysis, including tools and techniques for information modelling, understanding business operations and customer needs.
- Familiar with the principles, processes and practices associated with internal consultancy in the IT environment.
- Knowledge of demand management to enable optimal resourcing of the project portfolio.
- Ability to work with a broad range of user experience and abilities.
- Able to establish relationships and maintaining contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds.
- Able to convey complex technical issues to users and management.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the IT infrastructure (hardware, databases, operating systems, local area networks etc) and the IT applications and service processes used within Guide Dogs
For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work we make a real difference, and change lives. We are ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a thoughtful and proactive individual to join our small team but passionate team at FRAME to help support our vision of a world where non-animal methods are considered scientific best practice. This is a new role within FRAME, and we welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels.
This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, Digital Engagement Coordinator, CEO, and wider FRAME Team to embed volunteers across the organisation and support the growth of our community giving. The role will help us expand our volunteer capacity, work to embed regular giving and community fundraising, and communicate with our donors via our twice-yearly mailing.
We currently have a small number of volunteers working on a range of activities across the team and we are looking for someone who can support, and grow, this programme. We also have a modest base of current donors who collectively donate around £15,000 annually across several channels including online, social media, and cheques.
We are a small, dynamic team and all staff members are required to take on some core administrative tasks needed to keep our flat structure organisation running.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for Store Managers just like you - impactful, motivated, down to earth people who love to make a difference in the lives of their team and customers.
If you can provide a high-quality retail service and effectively manage our friendly team of staff and valued volunteers, we are keen to hear from you!
The successful post-holder will maximise store sales and profits as well as manage the day to day running of the store. Representing Age UK as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Age UK values and beliefs.
Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams.
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)
You will have:
* Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment
* Experience of managing people
* Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's
* Ability to build, retain and develop a team
* Strong drive to achieve results through others
* Ability to delegate, coach and listen
* Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
* Ability to motivate self and others
* An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
* Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
* Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
* IT literacy and numeracy skills
What we offer in return:
* A 35 hour working week
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holiday allowance
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8%
* Shopping discounts
* Life assurance and many more…
Additional Information
To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.
Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Who we are
Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Read more
Experience of Product Development OR have a fundraising background in Community Fundraising, Challenge Events or Mass Participation, this role offers a unique opportunity to transfer and develop your skills in Product Management - Mass Participation. This is an excellent opportunity not to be missed!
You will join a National Charity, London Head Office, with remote offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle, or York. Offering Remote or Hybrid Working.
As the Fundraising Product Manager, working with the Senior Fundraising Product Manager, you will deliver fundraising products that provide exceptional supporter experience, increase participation and income.
Working with the Senior Fundraising Product Managers, you will:
- Manage selected products in the portfolio, ensuring they are delivered standard.
- Based on market and audience insight, you will maximise the fundraising potential of each product by planning activities to increase participation and income raised.
- Act as the main point of contact across the charity related to your products, providing advice, guidance, and support to other teams.
Our client is looking for you to have previously worked within a fundraising capacity, either product development, community fundraising, challenge events or campaigns marketing. Have excellent project management skills and proven ability to co-ordinated multiple projects with excellent analytical skills.
Salary depending on location; £23,440 - £26,044 + LW (£3,500 if applicable - £26,940 - £29,544).
Deadline is ASAP, please apply/contact us immediately if of interest.
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Experience of Product Development OR have a fundraising background in Community Fundraising, Challenge Events or Mass Participation, this role offers a unique opportunity to transfer and develop your skills in Product Management - Mass Participation. This is an excellent opportunity not to be missed!
You will join a National Charity, London Head Office, with remote offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Newcastle, or York. Offering Remote or Hybrid Working.
As the Fundraising Product Manager, working with the Senior Fundraising Product Manager, you will deliver fundraising products that provide exceptional supporter experience, increase participation and income.
Working with the Senior Fundraising Product Managers, you will:
- Manage selected products in the portfolio, ensuring they are delivered standard.
- Based on market and audience insight, you will maximise the fundraising potential of each product by planning activities to increase participation and income raised.
- Act as the main point of contact across the charity related to your products, providing advice, guidance, and support to other teams.
Our client is looking for you to have previously worked within a fundraising capacity, either product development, community fundraising, challenge events or campaigns marketing. Have excellent project management skills and proven ability to co-ordinated multiple projects with excellent analytical skills.
Salary depending on location; £23,440 - £26,044 + LW (£3,500 if applicable - £26,940 - £29,544).
Deadline is ASAP, please apply/contact us immediately if of interest.
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Title: Digital Graphic Designer
Salary: up to £30K plus London Allowance of £3,500
Hours/Contract: Full time - 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: A flexible hybrid working model based at home and our offices in Vauxhall
Closing date: 10th July 2022
Interview date: W/c 11th July 2022
This is your chance to join Marie Curie: one of the UK's largest charities. And you'll be a part of something bigger still - you'll be helping people with terminal illnesses and their loved ones.
As our Digital Designer, you'll join our in-house Creative team - that's designers, copywriters and stories officers - within our award-winning Comms department. It's an exciting time for our brand… and you'll be at the heart of it all.
You'll do what you do best across all Marie Curie's digital channels. One day you'll be creating social videos, the next you'll be optimising our website, the next you'll be concepting fundraising campaigns with your fellow creatives. And every day, you'll be doing your bit for a charity that's needed now more than ever.
What we're looking for:
- Experience in a digital design role within a public-facing, marketing-focused organisation or agency
- Professional experience of Adobe Creative Suite
- A strong grasp of all things design: typography, photography, illustration, animation
- A degree in Graphic Design or equivalent
- Someone who stays abreast of all the latest design trends
What's in it for you:
- A new role to really make your own
- Flexible working opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes, computers and satnavs
- Industry-leading training programmes
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
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