One Westminster, in partnership with Central London Healthcare, is delighted to be working together with the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in the Central London Clinical Commissioning Group area to offer local residents innovative support to address their physical health, mental health, social care and service needs.

We are recruiting a Social Prescribing Link Worker. The suitable candidate is an individual who is passionate about connecting people to a broad range of community groups and services. Social Prescribing Link Workers will use a holistic approach to support patients to take control of their health and wellbeing based on a “what matters to me” approach. The Social Prescribing Link Worker will support people to increase their resilience and reduce the impact of health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health such as debt, poor housing, isolation, poverty etc.

The Social Prescriber programme is a national initiative from NHS England. We are seeking an individual with a background or interest in voluntary and community sector services, health, care and public health. They will join a supportive team of Social Prescriber colleagues working remotely, but linked to their PCNs and Mental Health Hubs

Training will be provided for the role.

Location: Southwater HQ (Temporarily based from home due to Covid-19)

Salary: circa £30,000 per annum

Hours: 35

Closing date: Friday 30 October 2020

Are you a talented Senior Marketing Executive looking to use your direct marketing experience in an organisation whose cause you really care about? If you are, we can't wait to hear from you!

The RSPCA is the largest Animal Welfare charity in the UK. Every year thousands of animals suffer from neglect, cruelty and abuse. In the decade of our bicentenary, and operating in a world that's more complex and challenging than ever before, we¿re determined to continue increasing our reach, impact, and effectiveness.

The Legacy Marketing team is responsible for activities that recruit, convert and retain supporters growing and maintaining the Society's largest income stream. This role is vital to raising awareness and maximising response through mass direct marketing activities.

Working with the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement strategic objectives and plans to maximise the potential income from new supporters to the RSPCA that will commit to leaving a gift in their Will.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing input on an annual basis into strategic and tactical planning.
• Identifying new opportunities for growth and making implementation recommendations.
• Activation of annual plans through the planning, development and implementation of
• supporter acquisition campaigns across all direct channels (including DRTV, digital, social, press, radio).
• Managing the marketing executive to ensure campaigns are delivered on time ensuring KPI's are achieved.
• Working with media agencies to plan effective campaigns that perform to the required targets.
• Managing agencies and external suppliers, from point of contract, ensuring they operate on behalf of the RSPCA to agreed principles and plans.
• Supporting the Legacy Marketing Manager (Recruitment) and working directly with the Senior Legacy Marketing Executive (Development) to ensure plans are in place to convert recruited supporters through to leaving a gift in their Will.
• Monitoring, report and analysing campaigns and sharing with stakeholders making recommendations for future activity.
• Manage, motivate, coach and direct your team to ensure they have the ability, skills and knowledge to perform their role as required. Includes setting objectives and regularly measuring against them, and introducing and maintaining performance management processes as required.
• Monitoring transfer of data, including confidential supporter information, between third party suppliers and the RSPCA website and the database.

You'll have:

• Experience of running direct marketing campaigns across multiple channels including Direct Response Television, Digital and Direct Mail.
• End to end marketing campaign management experience (planning, target setting, creative development, media targeting, print production, analysis).
• Budget management experience, including setting, monitoring and managing expenditure and income.
• Proven experience of managing supplier and agency relationships.
• People management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly numerate and excellent attention to detail.
• A proven ability to analyse and interpret results and translate this analysis into action.

What's in it for you:

You'll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales.

We value and recognise our employees' contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site.

How to apply:

Please send your CV with a cover letter stating your suitability for the role to our Resourcing Team quoting reference SLME3876 by the closing date listed above.

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, we will be holding interviews mostly through Google Hangouts. For any part of the recruitment process requiring an onsite visit a full assessment will be carried out to ensure everyone's safety.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applications are received.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fairemployment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. 

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Manchester.  Our RESPECT accredited Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme (DAPP) is developing & growing, therefore, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced, committed individual to lead our team of facilitators.  We are offering a full time permanent position for a Service Manager.

The successful candidate will join our team to support the management of a dedicated team of facilitators delivering a range of Domestic Abuse programmes across Greater Manchester.  This role will help to support, inspire and manage practitioners working within services focused on prevention, early intervention, behaviour change including services for victims, perpetrators, children and young people

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Manchester.  Our RESPECT accredited Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme (DAPP) with intregrated partner support service is developing & growing, therefore, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced, committed individual to join our team.  We are offering a part time position of 30 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 2022 with the possibility of an extension.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team delivering support across Greater Manchester, you will undertake safety focused support work with the partners and ex-partners of clients who attend the domestic violence prevention programme undertaking risk assessments, delivering individual support sessions and liaising with a range of key agencies.

This role is to undertake safety focused support work with the partners and ex-partners of clients who attend the domestic violence prevention programme. Referrals are taken from: Cafcass and Children’s Departments, as part of public or private law risk assessments and clients who self-refer, often via TLC or Respect.  To take a role in the ongoing development of this service and its integration with a Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Female applicants only can apply for the post as this is an occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1, schedule 9, section 7.2e of the Equality Act 2010

European Movement, the UK's largest and oldest pro-European network, is looking for an experienced and passionate Communications Manager to lead our communications and media operation, contributing to the organisation's strategic objectives that include:

• Position the European Movement as the authoritative, cross-party, pro-European voice in British politics
• Shape the public narrative about the social and economic impact of leaving the EU on families and communities across the UK, and effectively counter attempts to obscure the impact of leaving the EU behind COVID-19
• Give a voice to people and communities negatively affected by our departure from the EU, making their experience urgent and important in public debate

Key Responsibilities include

• Develop communications strategy and media and social media plans for the European Movement to build profile, credibility and impact
• Lead and evaluate our to day press and social media activity
• Contribute to the development of campaign messaging, in line with agreed political objectives and audience insight
• Research, and draft content – e.g. press releases, media briefings, social media posts, letters, statements and blogs for the EM and its spokespeople
• Provide media briefings to our spokespeople and prepare them for media interviews
• Develop our national media contacts and represent the organisation externally to journalists and media contacts, and spokespeople
• Identify opportunities, issues and risks relating to our external communications or the external environment and share them with the senior team in a timely fashion
• Handle media enquiries outside of office hours

For more information, including a full role profile and person specification, please refer to the application page as linked on this job listing.

Location

This role can home based or office based (Central London).

Salary

£32,000 pro-rata

Flexibility

This role is 0.6 FTE, with flexibility about how those hours are distributed.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply online via our website as linked in this job listing.

We are unable to accept applications via e-mail, in person, via any other site, or via agencies.

ABOUT US

Founded in 1949 to advocate close relationships between the UK and Europe, the European Movement is the UK's largest, and oldest, pro-European network with over 100 local groups and thousands of activists across the UK. It was a founding member of the People's Vote Campaign.

Since the 2019 election we have reached an exciting turning point. Our role is now more important than ever as we hold the government to account, campaign to maintain European rights, standards, and values post-Brexit, and campaign against a No Deal.

The memcom recruitment team is looking for a CRM Systems Administrator to work in a prestigious professional association in Central London. You will be responsible for the overall administration, support, customisation and configuration of MS Dynamics and you will be the go-to person for users.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring high data quality and maintaining a clean, accurate database
• Working with the organisation as a system champion; training people to ensure CRM is understood by new and existing users; providing support and training for people in data entry and basic management; answering their questions and working with them through to resolution
• Helping the system grow and evolve, assessing options for optimising and configuring the system
• Taking responsibility for changes to: dashboards, views, business processes, work-flows and dialogs, templates, reports, fields and forms
• Creating new user guides to support new processes and releases
• Ensuring data security and protection is maintained at all times in line with GDPR and the Association’s policies

You must have extensive experience in administering, managing and maintaining CRM systems, (specifically Microsoft Dynamics) and an understanding of user experience, mapping and designing user journeys.

If you are a CRM Systems Administrator with meticulous attention to detail, and excellent prioritisation, interpersonal and problem-solving skills this is possibly the right role for you. Do not hesitate to apply!

Job Title: Support and Development Worker (South West inc Devon and Cornwall)

Department: England Support Service Team

Reports to: England Support Service Manager

Salary: £25,930 (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full time (35 hours over 5 days – usually Monday to Friday)

Location: Home based (commutable across South West including Devon and Cornwall)

Fixed term for 12 months with the possibility of extending the post if sufficient funding becomes available.

Purpose of Job
To deliver a high quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership. To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England.

Core role

• To provide information to individuals, families and carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within the area.
• To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their care and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them.
• To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate.
• To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other.
• To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers.
• To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. (Due to Covid 19 restrictions, for the foreseeable future, these are taking the form of online social groups, zooms and facebook live information & advice sessions)
• To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
• To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events.
• To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions.
• To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Charity Log System.
• To work with service, fundraising, marketing, trust and grants colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work.
• To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues.
• To undertake administrative duties as required of the role.
• Any other duties in line with the job role.

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel across the designated areas
• Flexible working hours, this may include some weekends
• Ability to work from home
• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team.
• Full Enhanced DBS checks will be completed

Experience and qualifications – essential

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services
• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities
• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following
  • Health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation
• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence.

Experience and Qualifications – desirable

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field
• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions
• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases
• A non-judgemental approach to working with people

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members
• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation

Closing date: 16/11/2020 at 9am

Interview date: 23/11/2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early

Senior Psychological Therapist

Family Futures is a Voluntary Adoption Agency specialising in providing multi-disciplinary assessments and treatment to traumatised children. We were awarded an outstanding rating for our last three inspections by OFSTED including our most recent inspection in 2018. We have a reputation for innovation and offer a high quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary, assessment, treatment and family-finding service for children who are traumatised or have attachment difficulties.

We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist (e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist) with extensive therapeutic experience to work at senior therapist level within our therapy team.  We are looking for someone:

• who has experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting, preferably in the field of fostering and adoption
• who has an understanding of Family Futures Neuro Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP) approach to the treatment of developmentally traumatised children
• who is parent-positive and child friendly
• who wishes to develop their therapeutic skills in working with children, parents and families
• who would enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an exciting and challenging role and a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a team of professionals who are helping traumatised children and their families based on the most recent neuro-scientific research.

Family Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The organisation follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, and will require the successful applicant to undertake an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of age disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Family Futures offers high-quality supervision and professional development training. We also offer a nurturing environment for staff to work in as we recognise that this is a stressful area of work.

Further information about our post placement multidisciplinary assessment and therapy service, family finding service and professional training programme can be found on our website.

Salary: £36, 000 - £41,000 per annum

This is a full-time permanent position – 37.5 hours per week.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 18th October with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 16th November.

If you are looking for a varied and analytical business partnering role that will offer you exposure to senior stakeholder management and strategic input, this Interim Finance Business Partner position may be the right next career move.

Offering an exciting chance to join an organisation with a reputation for excellence, the Finance Business Partner role will join the team at an exciting time of growth and development.  

Key Responsibilities for the Finance Business Partner include:

• Providing financial support and guidance to key stakeholders across the business including project managers running organisation-wide change programmes
• Working with the programmes team to develop financially sound proposals to bid for funding
• Delivering a timely production of the month end accounts and analysis for a portfolio of projects  
• Preparing budgets and forecasts for key stakeholders and engaging proactively with them to manage these

This position would suit a qualified (ACA, CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA) accountant with a background in financial business partnering. Experience in audit would be beneficial but not essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical, as is a proactive attitude towards building relationships across a business. This position is for an interim period of 6 - 12 months. 

Applications are being reviewed daily so please get in touch with Kate Marriott for more information.

Join our small charity to make a big difference.

Our small but growing charity was created with a very specific mission – to support people and families affected by Noonan Syndrome and related conditions (on the Ras/MAPK pathway) in the UK.  

Noonan Syndrome is one of a group of related genetic conditions known as the Rasopathies, present in 1 in 2000 live births.Despite this and its major impact on lives, it remains a comparatively little-known condition, even amongst some of the medical profession. Families affected by Noonan Syndrome have to face many challenges of parenting and caring without appropriate support and are often left feeling very isolated. Noonan Syndrome varies greatly in breadth and severity and it is common for those affected by Noonan Syndrome to have an array of physical and health problems. Through regular contact with our members we identify their concerns, fears and needs. Hosting an annual families day conference and social weekend, having strong links to medical professionals dedicated to the syndrome and through links to international groups, social media, bulletins and our website we provide support and learn more about this rare condition every day. Research is central to our organisational aims and we have a positive history of funding vital research to shape future treatments.       

Our role gives you significant freedom in the way you organise your work but with that comes real responsibility to move the charity forward and the need for a disciplined approach. You can act quickly on the important things and you have the flexibility to control projects with support and guidance from our hands-on trustees. The best bit of the job is that you will get to know the people we are supporting on a personal basis. Our current manager has been with us for 9 years and will be staying as a trustee – because in his words “once you join the organisation you are hooked”.

Imagine working in a role where on days when your job feels difficult, spending 5 minutes with one of our supporters will get you fired up and ready to face any barrier that comes your way. This is a varied role, one day you could be designing a leaflet, the next risk assessing a venue for a conference day and finishing the week working with the auditors to prepare the annual accounts! Every day is a new adventure, you have an opportunity to build new skills and to discover elements of a role that take you further than you thought you would reach whilst working alongside a wonderful community of people.  

If this is the opportunity that you have been waiting for – we would LOVE to hear from you.

To apply please review our job description and if you feel that you have the person specification required please complete our application form attaching your latest CV.  

This could be the start of something very exciting. We look forward to hearing from you. 

21 hours per week (open to job sharing and flexible working), £30,000 pro rata, based in Kensington & Chelsea, but home working due to COVID19, initial 12-month contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Young K&C as a Communications and Marketing Officer.  We are looking for someone with experience of creating and using digital content to reach new audiences and engage with diverse communities.

Young K&C is a new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.  Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.  

The successful candidate will develop and manage high quality digital marketing campaigns to help grow the awareness and digital footprint of Young K&C and the children and youth organisations that it works with.

You will help to create content to optimise marketing presence and performance via print publications, website, social media and other online channels.

This will support Young K&C to develop new business partners and to reach new audiences including young people in Kensington and Chelsea.

This role will suit someone with experience of developing professional marketing and communications.

Interested?  Upload your CV with contact details for 2 referees and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification, by 10am on Monday 16 November 2020.

Young K&C: Communications and Admin Officer, Job Description

YOU! What will you need to do?

The key areas that you will be working on are:

• Developing and implementing campaigns and digital strategy for Young K&C
• Supporting plans to grow opportunities for membership, partnerships and income generation, including liaising with schools and businesses
• Creating professionally designed content for our website, newsletter and other publications
• Communications: promoting Young K&C and our member organisations on social media and helping with developing content for our websites
• Working with a youth steering group, and supporting them to input into the development of Young K&C

As the organisation develops, then your role is likely to adapt.

Responsibilities

Communications and Digital: 

• Develop, manage and update content for website and social media
• Promote local charities and opportunities for young people via social media
• Create engaging content for social media, including short video/GIFs
• Create and design short publications for Young K&C, including regular email updates and newsletter
• Help develop promotional materials for Young K&C

Youth Steering Group:

• Working with Young K&C’s staff team to recruit local young people to take part in a steering group for Young K&C
• Organise meetings and support for the youth steering group
• Work closely with RBKC’s youth council

YOU! What kind of person are we looking for?

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills or characteristics in the application. It is essential that you give evidence or examples of your experience, knowledge and skills where possible.

Excellent Communication Skills – you will have excellent communication skills, including writing skills.  You will have good attention to detail and will be able to check and proof read for accuracy.

Experience within a digital, marketing or communications role including –

• Experience of managing and developing social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok) and developing engaging content, including short videos
• Experience of using design software such as Adobe suite and Canva for digital and print design
• Content management systems and ability to adapt to new online platforms
• Understanding of SEO and paid social

Interpersonal skills – you have good interpersonal skills and some experience of engaging with a diverse group of people, including local young people.

Mucking in – working in a small team with tight resources you will enjoy helping out with getting things done.

The cause – you will be passionate about our vision to support children and young people, committed to supporting diversity and inclusion.

Flexibility – you will be able to work effectively from home and/or from our small office in Kensington and Chelsea.

• Would you like to join a team working shoulder to shoulder with young women?

• Do you have strong administrative and IT skills?

• Can you efficiently prioritise a varied workload? 

If this is you, then we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone to help deliver a variety of administrative tasks for a busy team. Abianda is an innovative, equalities focused organisation, with passionate and committed staff. You will be instrumental in supporting the organisation to improve its smooth running, and ability to work efficiently to improve the lives of young women and girls affected by gangs and county line activity.

This is a full-time fixed term contract for 12 months.

Salary is £25,000 PA, plus contribution to a pension 

While socially distancing restrictions are still in place you will be working from home, carrying out administrative duties from a laptop supplied by Abianda. You will have regular communication with the Senior Management Team and work mainly from our Google Drive and GMail. When we are able to work face to face again your role will become more office based. A job description with more details of the role, including a person specification, can be downloaded from the supporting documents below.

To apply please download and complete our application form (no CVs please). Please also download and complete our equal opportunities form (although this is optional).

Deadline for completed applications is 11pm, Sunday 8th November

Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd or Wednesday 25th November.

More information about Abianda can be found on our website.

The Opportunity 

We are recruiting for a Head of Communications to join us during an exciting time of our growth. The role is a new one and will sit within Breaking Barriers Senior Leadership team. They will be responsible for leading the strategic development and delivery of communications at Breaking Barriers. The role will ensure that Breaking Barriers’ reach and reputation is strengthened and protected, through clearly articulated communications to all its audiences, stakeholders, funders and corporate partners at a local and national level. This will involve working closely with the senior management team and board, to ensure that all communications activities support and align with Breaking Barriers’ 2020-22 business strategy.

The Charity 

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home. 

We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations. 

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute. 

We are a team of around 30 staff supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved. 

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values: 

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else. 

• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us. 

• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.

• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

The Recruitment Process 

The application deadline is 8th November, however we will be interviewing suitable candidates on an ongoing basis, so please do not wait until the deadline to submit your application. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Please note, in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, all Breaking Barriers staff are working remotely and we will be conducting all interviews virtually for the foreseeable future.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. 

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background. 

Deadline for applications: 12 midday, 18 November
Interviews: week starting 30 November

Now more than ever, renters need to fight for our right to housing and defend our communities. The London Renters Union is hiring! Do you want to work for a radical, fighting union as our New Branches Organiser to build the power of renters hardest hit by the housing crisis?

Set up by campaigns and local housing groups from across the city, we’ve achieved a lot in the past two and a half years. We’ve supported scores of our members to win improvements to their housing situation by standing up for their rights and taking direct action. We’ve linked up with other housing groups to force the Tory government to announce an end to no-fault evictions. During COVID, more than 30,000 renters accessed our model letters and resources and our Can’t Pay Won’t Pay campaign helped push the government to make important concessions. In the past few months, we’ve trained hundreds of renters to understand their rights and to resist evictions.

The role of the New Branches Organiser is to support the emergence, growth and collective leadership of new LRU groups and their successful development into full LRU branches. In due course, this new organiser will be asked to focus on one particular group to support it to become a powerful LRU branch. They will also help develop processes, resources and trainings that support LRU’s growth.

We’re looking for someone with previous organising experience in a grassroots context, who believes in the power of community to create change and who can inspire and empower our members to build collective power and win.

The pay for this position is £28,000 per year (with an 8% subsidy for parents or others with financial caring responsibilities). The post is 30 hours per week, usually spread over 4 days, but with regular needs for evening and weekend work to accommodate member availability. This position is fixed term for 2 years, with the intention of the role becoming permanent depending on the union's financial situation. Holiday pay, sick pay, expenses and money towards counselling is provided to all workers.

The post is currently home-based, due to COVID restrictions, with opportunities to work from the LRU office in Liverpool Street as deemed safe. The role will also include some level of travel around London, as is deemed safe and appropriate.