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We are seeking to recruit a Generalist Adviser. This exciting role is perfect for a candidate who wants to deliver an immediate impact in the Kensington and Chelsea community and is excited about exposure to a range of clients and workstreams, through a combination of:
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Delivering a gold-standard of advice to clients across the suite of Citizens Advice’s advice areas by assessing their need for welfare benefits, debt, and housing advice, as well as support across employment, immigration, consumer and family issues.
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Immersing yourself within the whole service: providing your expertise to clients within vibrant community settings and through crucial remote channels such as via telephone and webchat.
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Engaging with your advice work across a range of varied services, with opportunities to work with prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, in-patients with mental health needs at St Charles hospital, as well as work at our innovative Help and Advice Hubs and income maximisation services.
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Showing leadership for our volunteers by supporting their learning and development within the organisation.
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Staying alert to legal and regulatory development and contributing to our research and campaign goals.
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Investing in your own self-development by engaging with sector-leading in-house and external training, gaining exposure to reporting requirements and funder expectations, and developing and supporting volunteers.
We will also consider applications from candidates wanting to train to be a Generalist Adviser on a one year training contract. One previous trainee said of our programme: “Thank you so much for your support with my ongoing professional development... I have really enjoyed my time at Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea, and will treasure the memories I have of the staff and clients. I have learnt so much about advisory work and myself in the process and am very grateful for all the opportunities that you have given me.”
Please make it clear on your application whether you are applying for the qualified adviser or trainee adviser role.
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SEL Mind is working in partnership with South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) to deliver integrated support within the Trust's Community Mental Health Teams. You will be part of an integrated sub team working specifically with service users in Lewisham who struggle to engage with mental health services, resulting in them experiencing multiple and long psychiatric admissions.
We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Advisor who is compassionate, proactive, and can work flexibly to offer safe, problem-solving engagement and support. Alongside working with service users, you will contribute to the evaluation of the service through collecting outcomes data.
As part of an effective Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) team, you will be line managing a number of Mental Health Advisors and will have the caseload management experience and skills to deliver focused, person-centred, individual support and IAG on a wide range of social issues including housing, benefits, employment, and socialising. You will liaise appropriately with specialists and professionals to support your caseload.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Closing date: Wednesday 9th October (11:59pm)
Likely interview date: Week beginning 21st October
We work to be there when it matters for people living with mental health problems and dementia in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark
SCIE Vision
We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.
At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:
· Progressive – always learning and developing.
· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.
· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.
· Transparent – open and honest.
The role:
A great opportunity for you to join our small friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:
· Acting as the first point of contact for finance related queries, providing generalist, specialist financial support
· Administer procurement processes, ensuring adherence to the Procurement and Value for Money Policy
· Working closely with colleagues and key stakeholders to deliver on all aspects of SCIE’s financial requirements, in line with charitable financial regulations
· Administering a arrange of transactional financial processes, including purchase and sales invoices, expense claims and credit card reconciliations
· Assist the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to manage SCIE’s Information Technology processes
What we are looking for:
· Achievement of a foundation level financial qualification (for example AAT), or actively studying towards full qualification
· An individual with a passion for numbers, with excellent attention to detail
· Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial processes to non-financial staff
· The ability to develop sound understanding of financial policies and procedures
· A problem solver
· Proficient IT skills, including knowledge of Excel’s functions and formulas
What we offer in return.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.
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The Philanthropy Events Manager will be responsible for planning and implementing strategic fundraising events in support of Starlight’s philanthropy and fundraising strategy. You will have a strategic focus on driving an impactful events programme and supporting donor relationship strategies with the Head of Philanthropy & Events.
You’ll be an experienced fundraiser, creating special moments and opportunities for guests to connect with the importance of the work of Starlight. It will be second nature to you to control costs and maximise income, while creating unparalleled guest experiences.
You’ll love meeting people, making connections and have excellent interpersonal and both written and verbal communication skills. You’ll thrive on working across a number of projects and be able to prioritise your workload and manage your time effectively. You’ll confidently work across the Starlight Team, building strong relationships with the CEO, Directors, Trustees and Event Committee Chairs. You’ll also enjoy working independently and on your own initiative when appropriate.
A high degree of flexibility will be needed for this role, and a willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
We are a small and ambitious team, punching above our weight in the impact that we have for children in hospital and making the most of every fundraising and marketing opportunity that comes our way. This means we offer a fantastic opportunity for people who are keen to develop and progress their careers, while recognising that as quite a small team it can sometimes feel like a bit of a stretch.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
We’ve been on the frontline of the world’s response to HIV and AIDS for over 25 years, working with marginalised people who are denied HIV prevention and treatment simply because of who they are and where they live.
Set up in 1993 to work with community groups in the countries most affected by the global AIDS epidemic, we’ve continually adapted our approach, looking for innovative ways to break down the barriers that marginalise people living with, or at risk of acquiring, HIV. All with one goal in mind – a future free from AIDS for everyone, everywhere.
Everything we do is rooted in our two key beliefs:
- That the lives of all human beings are of equal value.
- That everyone has the right to access the HIV information and services they need for a healthy life.
Today, we work with communities in more than 40 countries, taking local, national and global action on HIV, health and human rights.
As a global partnership that is open to everyone, we can only do what we do – and achieve what we want to achieve by working with partners from grassroots community groups to national governments. Our partners drive change where it matters, shaking up the status quo and making a noise on issues the world often chooses to ignore.
Are you the Candidate we’re looking for?
Are you passionate about promoting diversity with a particular focus on anti-racism? We’re seeking a dedicated individual for our Anti-Racism role, where you’ll help drive meaningful change within our community. In this position, you’ll collaborate with diverse teams, lead workshops, and create impactful initiatives that foster understanding and inclusion. Together, we can build a more equitable future. If you're ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you!
How to apply
Find out more by downloading the full job description on our website . If you are excited by this opportunity and think it’s right for you, we’d love to hear from you so apply by uploading your CV along with a covering letter outlining why you are a great match for this role.
Closing Date is: 11 October 2024
Interview Date is: TBA
Please note: Salaries shown are benchmarked locally.
We have transitioned to a hybrid model of working. We are currently working from home but you will also be required to spend time working alongside your team as appropriate. The successful applicant will need to hold the right to work in the UK and /or South Africa.
Frontline AIDS is committed to diversity and inclusion in its hiring approach. We welcome applications from Black people, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people living with HIV and LGBTIQ+ and non-binary individuals.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and a criminal records check. Having a criminal conviction and/or any other information divulged on the DBS/PVG or country equivalent check would not necessarily prevent you from working for the charity, but any recruitment decision will be dependent on the nature of the position sought and the circumstances and background of the offence.
Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults
Frontline AIDS operates a rigorous recruitment and selection process that reflects our commitment to child protection. The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy can be downloaded.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY
DIRECTOR, LONDON
Development and Outreach Department
London Office
Application Deadline: October 11, 2024
The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking applicants for the position of Director, London to lead our fundraising and outreach in London and the United Kingdom. The Director will oversee a talented and dynamic team in the London office and will report to the Managing Director of Development and Outreach for Northern and Central Europe.
The successful candidate will mobilize support from donors and prospects in London and the broader United Kingdom, including the London Committee – a network of close supporters – at a truly critical time. The Director will be charged with nurturing, stewarding, and growing HRW’s donor base and presence in close collaboration with the London based Development staff.
The successful candidate will be expected to work from the London office at least 2 days per week. We aim to be as flexible and supportive as possible in both the recruitment for and onboarding of this position.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee the strategic plan, budget, and income forecast for a fundraising strategy in London and to the extent required, the broader United Kingdom;
- Seek and secure philanthropic commitments from a personal portfolio of individual, trust and Foundation donors, with a focus on donors capable of multi-year and six-figure commitments;
- Identify and develop strategic fundraising and outreach initiatives, fostering engagement and cultivation of major gift prospects, including planned giving and cultivation events to enhance program visibility and increase fundraising results;
- Work in collaboration with London Committee leadership and members, as well as London-based Board members, to implement initiatives aimed at maximizing fundraising results, including assisting the London Development staff in executing an annual or bi-annual fundraising event;
- In partnership with the Institutional Giving Team, research, identify, cultivate, steward, and solicit prospective foundations and existing foundations that have the ability and affinity to contribute six-figure gifts to HRW;
- Represent the work of HRW to existing and prospective supporters;
- Deliver sustainable growth and meet or exceed agreed-upon financial targets;
- Oversee income tracking, projections, expenditure budgets, event expenses, and revenue, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources within the budget;
- Act as Administrator of the charitable entity in the UK, currently known as the HRW UK Charitable Trust; and
- Perform any other responsibilities as required.
Managerial Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, motivation, and mentorship, to the London Development team by setting clear expectations, performance objectives, and providing regular and constructive feedback;
- Foster an inclusive, creative, and positive work environment, encouraging diverse perspectives and participation in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, while proactively addressing bias, discrimination, and microaggressions;
- Model inclusive behavior and consistently uphold HRW's internal values;
- Incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion values and initiatives into the work of the London team; and
- Collaborate with staff to develop initiatives aimed at movement-building and expanding partnerships with diverse clients, donors, stakeholders, and partners.
Qualifications:
Education: A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a relevant field such as international relations, social sciences, or related studies is required. An advanced degree in philanthropy, business, finance, communications/marketing, or law is desirable but not required - we encourage candidates with the requested fundraising experience to apply even if they do not have an advanced degree.
Experience: A minimum of seven years of fundraising experience with major and leadership level donors, including at least five years of management experience, is required.
Related Skills and Knowledge:
- Demonstrated success in creating and managing major and leadership gift programs, as well as extensive experience in building and maintaining high-level donor relationships and personally soliciting six and seven figure gifts is required.
- Demonstrated experience managing teams ensuring motivation and high-performance levels, is required. Experience overseeing fundraising strategy around events is preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, including strong presentation abilities, are required.
- Proven experience in budgeting, revenue tracking, and projections are required.
- Strong technological skills, including familiarity with Salesforce or other relational databases are highly desirable.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within the organization and with external partners is required.
- Strong commitment to human rights and/or international issues, with the ability to represent and advocate for the mission and programs of the organization is required.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with self-motivation, independence, and the ability to work both individually and as part of a development team is required.
- Sound knowledge of the London philanthropic community is preferred.
Other: Occasional evening and weekend work to staff fundraising events will be required. Infrequent travel, domestic and international, will also be required.
Salary and Benefits: HRW seeks exceptional applicants and offers competitive compensation and employer-paid benefits. HRW offers a relocation assistance package and will assist employees in obtaining necessary work authorization, if required; citizens of all nationalities are encouraged to apply.
Human Rights Watch is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Human Rights Watch does not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal record. We welcome all kinds of diversity. Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide span of socio-economic backgrounds and perspectives on the world. Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer.
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high- profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.
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About the Company: Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation, and displacement, in the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon
About the Role: The Institutional Funding Officer role is based in a sub team within the busy and vibrant UK Programmes Team. The role has a broad remit covering all aspects of institutional funding, including scoping and relationship development with institutional donors including governments, UN agencies, charity partners and INGO partnerships, coordinating and leading on proposal development, award negotiation, ensuring donor compliance and supporting quality reporting. The role is based in London, with strong working relationships with our delivery teams and partners in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza. This is a hybrid role.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support the Head of Institutional Funding in the development and delivery of an institutional funding strategy.
• Identify, prospect and approach institutional donors to secure funds, maintain successful working relationships with a portfolio of institutional donors, utilise the client relationship management tool and knowledge management processes.
• Lead the development of high quality proposals, coordinate input from other teams, including proposal writing, budget planning and impact measurement.
• Support timely and quality delivery of institutional funding award compliance and reporting requirements.
Institutional donor portfolio and pipeline development
• Research, identify and engage with possible institutional donors including conducting new donor due diligence.
• Proactively develop and maintain an institutional funding pipeline that aligns with implementation location funding priorities.
• Monitor trends in institutional donor funding in the Middle East and MAP programme priority areas. • Manage institutional funding annual forecast tracking.
• Develop donor engagement communication materials in coordination with Fundraising and Communication colleagues.
Business development
• Support teams in designing quality proposals, including theory of change, logical frameworks, narratives, and budgets, in collaboration with programmes, senior management, and finance.
• Identify funding and collaboration opportunities aligned with MAP’s programme plans.
• Conduct regular research and networking to track institutional donor opportunities.
• Manage relationships with institutional donors, keeping them informed of MAP’s programmes.
• Lead the review of award agreements and donor contract negotiations, ensuring due diligence is completed.
Grant management
• Provide compliance guidance on new agreements, including tools, training and ongoing advice on donor requirements.
• Support teams to ensure all grants meet contractual obligations throughout the project cycle.
• Ensure timely, relevant communication with institutional donors.
• Incorporate learnings into new proposals with input from MEAL and programme colleagues.
• Provide oversight and support to implementation teams to ensure MAP manages all IF grants in line with contractual obligations throughout the project cycle.
General Management
• Report against agreed KPIs, financial targets and annual objectives as part of regular one-to-one meetings with the Head of Institutional Funding.
• Regular coordination with Fundraising and ACT colleagues for efficient development of core donor engagement materials.
• Travel to implementation locations as needed for donor engagement, proposal design and delivery of internal capacity building.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
Experience / Knowledge
• Experience of securing and supporting large grants from institutional donors including governments, charity partners and UN organisations.
• Experience of conducting research into funding opportunities including assessing against organisational programming and funding priorities, collating, summarising, and disseminating information gathered to relevant colleagues and ensuring clear next steps.
• Experience of coordination of the development of quality proposals and significant proposal writing experience , including developing logframes and budgets.
• Experience in donor engagement and award negotiation.
• Experience of supporting compliance and reporting requirements of large grants.
• Experience working with an INGO in the international humanitarian or development sector.
• Experience of working on humanitarian or development programming in the MENA region.
• Experience of building or managing a funding pipeline.
• Experienced in supporting the development of internal processes and systems for business development.
•Understanding of challenges around delivering and managing programming in a conflict and post conflict situation.
• Understanding of international and humanitarian development from study or previous work experience
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Proficient in MS Office and experienced in using CRM software.
Skills Essential
• Flexible and proactive approach with the ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise competing demands
• Organised with excellent attention to detail and results orientated
• Numerate with the ability to develop budgets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in multiple settings
•Desire to learn and acquire new skills
Personal attributes and other requirements
• Support the mission, ethos and values of MAP.
• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work.
• Represent and be an ambassador for MAP at donor and networking events.
• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.
• Able to work flexibly in emergencies and to meet specific deadlines including some evenings and weekends
Ethos:
- Support the mission & values of MAP.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- Represent and be an ambassador for MAP.
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage and discrimination.
- Commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding.
- Able to work some evenings and weekends
MAP has a zero-tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by MAP‘s personnel against the people they serve. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone, and all selected candidates will be required to comply with MAP's PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behaviour related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Homeless Link are the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England. We work to make services better and campaign for policy change that will help end homelessness.
This is an exciting time for campaigning. The new government have made positive noises about tackling homelessness, but Homeless Link’s role will be to hold them to account, to make sure the work is prioritised and to inform the choices they make. Homeless Link represents more than 800 member organisations across England working on the frontline of tackling homelessness. Our members know how to deliver change for individuals and also what policy frameworks are needed at local and national level to enable homelessness to be tackled.
The Campaigns Manager sits in the communication team and works very closely with two Policy Managers. Specifically the Campaigns Manager will encourage members to become involved in influencing, working with Ministers, MPs and their local councils. They will develop and implement campaign strategies which maximise the voice of our members in our influencing. The successful candidate will pick up the vital work carried out by our current Campaigns Manager and encourage even more of our members to get involved.
We are actively seeking to increase 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.
To develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Also known as National Youth Jazz Orchestra, NYJO is a charity experiencing an exciting evolution with emerging professionals and young people at the core of their mission to ensure creative music making is accessible, fun, informative and a viable career choice.
NYJO celebrate all forms of jazz, past and present, and seek to do their part in nurturing the next generation of jazz artists. Alumni include some major names in jazz and music more widely, including Amy Winehouse, Mercury nominee Laura Jurd, Mark Nightingale and Guy Barker.
It’s a great time to join as they develop their community around a new location in South East London, embark on ambitious artistic collaborations within and beyond jazz, and work in partnership with music education organisations around the country to address structural inequalities in music education.
As Head of Development, you will be a key member of a small team. Reporting to the incoming Chief Executive, you will develop and implement the preexisting fundraising strategy and guide the organisation’s communications and PR strategy. You will inherit a strategically developed portfolio of relationships and income streams, with particular strengths in trusts and foundations, and a strong network of individual donors and scope to build corporates. There is also a small but growing legacy circle, created in response to a recent bequest of £1M+. You will line manage a small team of two: the Development & Communications Coordinator, and the Marketing & Communications Coordinator. With ambitions to expand upon NYJO’s existing work, your ability to set and achieve more ambitious targets will be essential.
Please note that this role will require occasional travel that will vary across the year, depending on the events calendar. Travel is likely to be required twice per month - please discuss with Joe Blythe at QuarterFive.
As Head of Development, you will:
- Develop and implement the existing fundraising strategy and develop marketing and communications efforts, ensuring cohesive and impactful messaging to effectively engage donors and stakeholders
- Deliver a high standard of supporter care and relationship management tailored to the level of giving, including nurturing their successful new Legacy Club
- Manage and attend an annual series of fundraising events, from relaxed open days to formal receptions
- Oversee NYJO marketing and communications
- Line manage the Development & Communications Coordinator and the Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of securing 5- and 6-figure grants from a range of trust, statutory and/or individual sources
- Tailoring applications to appeal to a diverse range of funders/donors, which may include drawing together distinct areas of activity to create bespoke packages
- An outgoing, approachable, confident and professional manner in dealing with donors, prospects and other stakeholders
- Interest in UK Jazz and enthusiasm for working with young artists and musicians and broadening access to participatory arts for all young people
NYJO are keen to provide equality of opportunity to a wide range of prospective candidates as they expand the diversity of staff and musicians. Whilst they hope to attract candidates with the experience outlined in the person specification, they encourage applications from those who do not fulfil all stated criteria.
Benefits include:
- Flexible working – flexible working is a priority and the organisation supports employees to balance work with caring or other responsibilities, or those returning to work after a break
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with office closure between Christmas and new year being the norm
- TOIL for out of hours work
- Attending gigs for free, including the annual two-night Ronnie Scott’s residency, and other cultural and sector events throughout the year
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Insight Manager to lead the delivery of Friends of the Earth’s organisational insight. You will be responsible for developing and delivering a strategic approach that shapes and informs our activity, enabling campaigning, income generation, and marketing activity to achieve maximum impact.
This is a hands-on leadership role. Therefore, strong analytical skills are required, along with the ability to manage a team of analysts and influence strategic direction at the leadership level. We’re looking for someone with a track record of success using data to inform strategic and tactical improvements in engagement activity.
Friends of the Earth has invested in strategic data management and reporting over the last few years, resulting in a modern self-service data reporting platform using PowerBI, supported by a data warehouse. We are nearing the launch of our new Microsoft Dynamics CRM, which will enable us to better track and coordinate all our activity and strive towards continuous improvement in our work.
Key Skills and Attributes:
The successful candidate will have a track record of success in using supporter/customer data to support offline and digital marketing segmentation and campaigns in a supporter/customer focused organisation.
You will be able to effectively lead an analytical team via proactive planning and prioritisation, with a focus on outcomes.
With excellent stakeholder management skills, you will have the ability to build strong working relationships and to influence and negotiate across the organisation and externally in a hybrid setting.
The team:
You will manage a small team of Analysts and work closely with colleagues across the organisation to further their impact through insight and reporting. Your team sits within the Income Generation Directorate, but the scope of your work is cross-organisational.
- Insight Manager
- Insight Analyst x3
For more information please read the job description.
Closing date: Wednesday 16th October 2024 (23:59)
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Salary: Regional £31,894 - £33,426, London £34,426 - £35,956 per annum based on 22.5 hours per week (Full-time Equivalent salary: Regional £42,528 - £44,568, London £45,902 - £47,942 per annum).
(London salary applicable to candidates who are based in the London office a minimum of two days a week)
Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.
We are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the UN Global Compact Network UK
We are a dynamic multi-stakeholder initiative, dedicated to connecting UK companies to the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest responsible business initiative. The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, rooted in UN treaties, provide a robust foundation and comprehensive framework for corporate sustainability and business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our mission is to champion sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in, by inspiring ambition, enabling impactful action, and collaborating to reshape the business environment for the better.
The UN Global Compact Network UK has over 850 participating companies and we are growing quickly. The Network Secretariat Team has expanded to 28 people and is growing.
Our work is guided by the core values of the UN – Integrity, Respect for Diversity, and Professionalism – alongside nine additional values and behaviours of the UN Global Compact. Find out more here. During a recent review, the team described our workplace as friendly, inclusive, supportive, passionate, and hard-working.
About the role
We are seeking a Participant Engagement Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, the chosen candidate will work with our member companies to maximise the impact of our programmes, driving sustainable business operations and enhancing the value they receive from their UN Global Compact participation.
The position will manage and keep track of the priorities, needs and challenges of our participating companies and ensure our offerings remain relevant and impactful for them by collaborating with our programme teams.
This role will exist alongside another individual working collectively to fulfil the responsibilities outlined below. The workload will be shared, ensuring a balanced distribution of tasks.
The Participant Engagement Manager will report to the Head of Operations and Participant Engagement. We offer a flexible hybrid working environment, with a minimum of two days per week in the office.
Who we are looking for:
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Someone excited about our mission, sustainability, and the pivotal role business can play in overcoming the environmental and social challenges the world is facing. Understanding business interests and the ability to promote our unique value proposition will be key to boosting engagement with our programmes.
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An effective communicator with a customer-focused mindset. You will engage regularly through email exchanges, calls, and meetings with representatives from participating businesses to build and nurture strong relationships with them and ensure high levels of engagement. Your ability to listen to their needs and provide relevant and timely support will be key.
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An experienced professional with a track record in account management, business development, or a similar role. Familiarity with Salesforce and Asana is highly desirable.
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Someone with experience working with SMEs would be highly desirable.
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Someone who is an organised team player, who enjoys collaboration and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
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A proactive and adaptable individual who is ready to take on a variety of activities and rapidly gain responsibility as the Network’s team, programmes and members are constantly evolving.
In your first 6 months:
To help you settle quickly, we will provide a thorough and comprehensive onboarding. Through meetings with key colleagues and online training, we will help you to become familiar with our way of working and our value proposition.
Key Responsibilities - after onboarding, we will expect you to:
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Take the lead in planning and delivering our monthly members’ breakfasts, initially with support from your line manager.
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Support the team in organising and delivering our annual Kick-off event, taking place in January.
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Support the team in organising and delivering our Annual General Meeting, taking place in June.
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Contribute to implementing our Light Key Account Management (KAM) plan by responding to participant queries, catering to their needs as well as scheduling, joining, and eventually leading calls with a subset of our participating companies to nurture strong relationships with them and ensure high engagement.
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Oversee onboarding of new participants and deliver regular onboarding webinars.
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Be the main contact point for Communication on Progress matters. This includes supporting participants with their submissions but also engaging with our global team to stay informed about/provide feedback on updates to the CoP.
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Develop and launch an SME Buddy Network to help connect SME participants and give them an opportunity to ask questions specific to their needs in a 'safe environment'.
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Coordinate engagement around high-level events organised by the global team including the Leaders Summit, Private Sector Forum, and COPs.
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Track priorities, needs, and challenges of participants and collaborate with the team to ensure our offerings remain relevant.
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Measure participant engagement levels and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
What we offer:
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Hybrid working – After onboarding, 2 days in the office per week, working from home 3 days per week.
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Flexible working once discussed with your line manager. Our core/active hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
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Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
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Three days off in December in addition to annual leave.
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One additional day off for mission-related volunteering.
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Enhanced sick leave.
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Compassionate leave.
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Season ticket loan.
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Cycle to Work Scheme.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week).
Before applying for this role, please note the following:
- We value originality. We use plagiarism detection software that can also detect the use of AI. Applicants found to be using AI tools will be scored down.
- Our hiring process aims to eliminate bias by using a software called Applied. To do this, we do not engage candidates outside the Applied programme until the final stages.
- The UN Global Compact Network UK is not able to sponsor work visas. We will only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
- While this role is within the UN Global Compact Network UK Secretariat, the successful candidate will not be formally employed by the United Nations. Learn more about the UN Global Compact Network UK's governance by visiting our website.
Next Steps:
The application process includes the following steps:
- Complete an equal opportunities questionnaire and provide essential admin information.
- Upload your CV.
- Longlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written test which includes questions designed to test your ability to excel in this role. Your answers will be scored by people, not AI tools.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with the Head of Operations and Participant Engagement, HR, and another member of the team.
- Final candidates will be invited to an informal, in-person meeting with the Head of Operations and Participant Engagement and HR.
We promote sustainability leadership to create a world we want to live and do business in.
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We are seeking a dynamic, experienced programme coordinator to lead our Travelling with Confidence grant, engaging and empowering disabled people, promoting independent mobility, using rail and connecting modes. Working with our members and partners you will coordinate and support the delivery of this important programme, helping to ensure it is participatory, empowering, effective and well-evaluated, while sharing learnings and building a lasting legacy.
Responsibilities
Programme coordination, delivery and monitoring and evaluation:
- Ensure good coordination and communication between delivery partners and support their high-quality delivery in line with timeframes and requirements, including via steering group meetings and individual support.
- Offer support, guidance and ideas to our delivery partners to assist their work, helping them to build capacity and confidence and meet their objectives. This includes support to engage with, and draw on the experiences, ideas and voices of disabled people.
- Support delivery partners in establishing co-creation principles and empowering ways of working for their projects, and drawing up theories of change, drawing on good practice and expertise.
- Work with stakeholders at all levels to facilitate positive collaboration and help develop our wider network while supporting project objectives and raising awareness about this work.
- Produce communications content to support project delivery, such as case studies and blogs, and work with our Communications and Policy team to promote the programme, its achievements, and amplify the voices/views/needs of the disabled people engaged.
- Set up and run an accompanying small grant fund (using/adapting our existing processes and systems) for other community rail partnerships/groups to deliver travel confidence initiatives with disabled people. Provide similar support and advice to those grant-funded to that offered to the core delivery partners, in line with their needs.
- Support monitoring, data collection and meaningful evaluation by all core and grant-funded delivery partners, ensuring this is in line with project reporting requirements, and serves our goals around legacy-building and empowering those involved.
- Monitor and review project objectives, troubleshooting any issues in a timely manner.
- Financial management of the grant budget, managing internal (Community Rail Network) budget spend as well as monitoring the delivery partner budgets in partnership with the project leads, ensuring these are in line with agreed grant funding.
Grant administration, reporting and liaison
- Maintain and develop relations with our grant provider, ensuring we meet reporting deadlines and other requirements (such as attendance at progress meetings).
- Work with project partners to agree the data set requirements and outcome parameters for evaluation, and provide suitable reporting tools.
- Completion of grant reports and financial statements, including coordinating and reviewing project delivery data (from project partners).
Evaluation and legacy building
- Produce guidance and tools to support wider delivery across community rail and beyond, working with our member support and communications teams.
- Work with colleagues, members and partners to raise wider awareness about the project and its findings and build a legacy. This includes set up and delivery of a member webinar (with support from the events team) to share project experiences.
Team and partnership working (as relevant and appropriate)
- Contribute to the wider objectives and development of Community Rail Network by sharing project progress and learning and offering advice and input. Work with our member support & development team to help embed lessons from the project and improve our ongoing support for members on rail confidence initiatives and the involvement and empowerment of disabled people.
- Feed into our senior team on strategic insights and ideas emerging from the programme to help us advocate for more inclusive, confident (rail) travel for disabled people.
- Attend, and support, community rail events (internal and external) to develop knowledge and understanding of the movement and its role.
- Contribute to the development of our internal systems (e.g. spreadsheets, CRM) such as by data capturing relevant contacts and details.
- As a member of the Community Rail Network team, assist with more general work as needed.
Skills and competencies
- A proven track record in project management, including coordinating between multiple delivery partners and ensuring project/funding requirements are met, and supporting/overseeing effective monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrable experience in supporting community projects, ideally related to inclusion and mobility, including working with disabled people.
- A good understanding of and confidence using community engagement, local communications, project planning and evaluation techniques.
- The ability to collaborate and communicate with community groups and other local partners, draw on their views and expertise, and support them to deliver effectively.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work confidently with stakeholders at all levels and facilitate positive discussion; articulate and assertive, and a great team player.
- A proven ability to bring partners and groups together, develop and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, deliver joint activities, and form professional networks.
- Good writing and analysis skills, with the ability to draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence, produce case studies and reports.
- Awareness of accessibility, social mobility and social inclusion issues, and an appreciation of the importance of rail, sustainable travel and mobility to communities and disabled people.
- A demonstrable ability to manage time effectively and juggle a range of activities in an organised, professional, productive manner, including planning and scheduling, coordinating with colleagues and partners, and bringing projects to fruition.
- Proactive, positive and self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and inspire and enthuse others, and overcome hurdles to achieve results.
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media.
Other information
Location: This post is home-based, but with some travel (including occasional overnight stays) for project meetings, events and external meetings. Applicants will need local access to a train station to enable rail-based travel for work as needed.
Additional benefits: Flexible working patterns available 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays; pension with employer contribution of 3%; flexi-time working (core hours 10am-3pm); access to Employee Assistance Programme.
This is a fixed term contract and includes a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment. Successful applicants will need to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK and provide two references.
Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from disabled people, who meet the skills for this role, and support positive representation within our workforce. We will provide reasonable adjustments for interviews as required.
We are committed to being a flexible, supportive, inclusive and understanding employer.
Please provide your CV and a covering letter of up to two sides of A4, by 09:00, Monday 14 October 2024, summarising, with evidence, how you match the role specification and why you are interested in this position. Please include a daytime phone number and an email address and identify your notice period in your cover letter. Due to limited resources, we cannot provide feedback to candidates not invited to interview.
Online interviews are scheduled for Thursday 24 October 2024, although we are actively interviewing and may recruit before this date.
Championing the community rail movement | Connecting people and their railways | Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities
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Support & Wellbeing worker (Young Adult Carer Lead)
Salary: £ 35,625 per annum (Pro rata according to working hours)
Hours: Part Time (28-35 hours per week)
Location: Main office based in North West London, opportunity of some flexible working
Department: Support & Wellbeing Team
Reports to: Support & Wellbeing Service Manager
Benefits: 30 Day annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time employees), 3% Pension from April 2020
Main Purpose of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team at Camden Carers and make a difference to the lives of carers and families in Camden. We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, enthusiastic and flexible team member who is able to adapt to the ever changing and challenging times we find ourselves currently in.
As a part of the Support & Wellbeing Team, you will be required to identify Young Adult Carers aged 18-30 years from all communities in the London Borough of Camden, who care for a family member, partner or friend with a disability or long-term illness. You will provide relevant and appropriate support, information and advocacy to Young Adult Carers. You will lead on developing and maintaining effective partnerships with other statutory and voluntary services as well as developing a service to support Young Adult Carers who are also NEET (not in education, employment or training).
Carers Trust estimate that there are at least 600,000 Young Adult Carers in the UK.
A consultation carried out in 2023 showed that over 75% of Young Adult Carers in Camden have poor emotional/mental health and poor physical health. The study also highlighted that high numbers of Young Adult Carers require support with finances, employment, education and managing personal relationships.
Camden Carers values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are provided with equality of opportunity in employment.
Please note that we do not accept CV's or Cover letter, please ensure to complete ALL relevant documents for this role.
Deadline: Monday 14th October 2024 by 9am
Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 via Zoom
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With 1 in 5 children struggling with their mental health, our surf therapy intervention is needed now more than ever. We transform the lives of children struggling with depression and anxiety. Through our 6 week course we help them to feel calm, confident, to have positive thoughts about themselves, to have higher self esteem and trust in others. We work with over 2000 children and young people across the UK every year and have reached over 14,000 over the past 14 years.
It is an exciting time to join the charity - we have a new CEO in post who has plans to take this charity to new heights - reaching even more children than ever before and we need an experienced fundraiser who can help us achieve that vision. Working as part of a small fundraising team you will have the ability to really make a substantial difference.
The role is advertised as 15 hours however there is the hope that this will end up being increased in the not too distant future. We will consider candidiates working remotely but for those based near HQ (Newquay, Cornwall) you will be able to join in with our pre work swims/paddles/coffee on the beach and our Bring and Share lunches! Please do not feel like you need to be a seasoned surfer for this role - the majority of the non delivery team are also not surfers!
Candidates are welcome to submit their CV and a covering letter or fill in the application form available on our website or on this advertisement
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About Young Enterprise
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity.
About the role
We are looking for a proactive individual to join our team. You will support impact measurement and evaluation across a suite of over 20 Young Enterprise programmes and services, plus fundraising, marketing, volunteering and alumni activity. You will be involved in collating learning from across Young Enterprise, including leading on data collection through our existing systems, analysis and disseminating findings through various means including our internal evidence hub, external reports, senior leadership updates and internal project reports.
This is a fast-moving role which will require you to have a flexible approach. You will be able to work independently on impact and evaluation tasks (with guidance from the Head of Impact and Insights) while working closely with colleagues from a range of teams and functions across the charity. The ability to manage your workload across multiple projects is a key part of this role, as well as thinking broadly and creatively about improving and embedding good impact practice at Young Enterprise as an integral part of our upcoming Transforming Futures strategy (2024-2030).
Why work for us?
· People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
· An active commitment to equality and diversity
· Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
· Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks plus your birthday off
· Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
· Cycle-to-work scheme
· Group Life Assurance
· Access to various employee friendly initiatives such as Discount and Benefits platform, Leave Purchase scheme, part financial contribution to Professional Development etc
Full details can be found in the attached Job Description.
If this role appeals to you - we would like to hear from you!
Please send your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (no more than 2 sides of A4) by no later than mid-day of 17th October.
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Interviews will take place via Teams videocall in the week commencing 21st October.
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.