With unemployment expected to reach new highs and millions already out of work, creating employment and supporting business has never been more crucial. The Work Avenue Foundation (Work Avenue) provides people in the Jewish community with essential lifelong skills to support themselves and their families by helping people into work and supporting the building of sustainable businesses.

Work Avenue helps people to achieve financial independence, with a focus on dignity. In the past year, as well as adapting to deliver our services virtually, we have complimented our key services of Employment and Business Support with new programs to ensure more people in our community can access wider training programs, to empower them to secure employment.

Chief Executive Officer

Work Avenue

Finchley, London

Circa £100,000

We are looking for an inspirational leader to grow Work Avenue to its next level of impact. Working closely with the Board and building on our strong reputation, the CEO will review the current landscape and identify new opportunities to ensure we can reach and support more members of our community. This will include developing our networks with businesses to create win:win solutions to current employment challenges. In addition, the CEO will develop and maintain our relationships with donors and supporters, ensure we continue to deliver sustainable income and build our profile within Anglo-Jewry. They will also provide the leadership and resources for our passionate team, enabling them to achieve the best in their roles.

In order to continue to develop and provide the best possible service for our community, we seek a creative and innovative individual with inspirational leadership experience and a track record of developing organisations to excel, from developing external opportunities to maintaining support for staff. Our new CEO will have worked within or alongside business and will be able to develop new opportunities within the business community. They will also bring experience of building and maintaining a breadth of stakeholder relationships, including funders, and a track record of raising an organisation's profile. As a credible and adaptable leader, the incoming CEO will be a strong communicator and a supportive leader who is able to juggle multiple priorities and the aspiration of a small team with large ambitions.

To download the candidate information pack and for further details on how to apply please download this on the Prospectus website.

If having reviewed the candidate information pack you have any questions, please contact Anna Gardet or Roberta Giubilini at Prospectus with a copy of your CV.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 6th April 2021

Interviews with Prospectus: 12-15th April 2021

Interviews with Work Avenue: 21st April 2021

Founded in 2014 by a small group of individuals conscious that one of the wealthiest cities in the world experiences food poverty and staggering food waste daily, City Harvest's goal is to connect all available surplus food with those who desperately need it.

City Harvest is now well established as London’s emergency response unit for surplus food, with our vans being recognised as symbols of hope for those facing hunger. To date, City Harvest has delivered 17.5 million meals, whilst offsetting food wastage and CO2 emissions.

We provide a lifeline of support for beneficiaries, not only through food but the social connection our food forges. The physical and emotional loads some have had to carry is astounding and City Harvest stands as a pillar of support for vulnerable Londoners. Through the long-lasting relationships with our 340 charity partners, we have been able to reach millions.  

Demand for our food grows exponentially and we intend to be equipped to meet it. We have just moved into a new depot, significantly increasing our warehouse capacity, and have received strong support from our funders year on year.

Having established City Harvest and taken it to this strong growth position, our founder and CEO, Laura Winningham, has decided to step aside to enable a new CEO to come in and take the charity to the next level.

Key details:

Role: City Harvest - CEO

Salary: circa £80,000

Hours of work: Full time

Location: Acton, West London, with some home working

Our next CEO will have:

• Experience of senior strategic leadership experience in the running of a £5-15 million turnover organisation.
• Proven team leadership experience, developing teams to achieve and exceed organisational goals.
• Experience in running all aspects of a small but growing organisation.
• An understanding of the charity sector and a demonstrable alignment with the mission, work and values of City Harvest.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

If you think this might be the challenge for you, please send an expression of interest in confidence to Jenny Hills at Harris Hill via the apply button to receive the full information pack. 

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 22nd March.

Co-Mission is a growing network of Reformed Evangelical churches in London co-operating in gospel ministry.  To facilitate its mission to London and to properly support its churches, Co-Mission is recruiting a full-time Charity Finance Officer to join its small Charity Services Team. 

If you want to facilitate gospel ministry in London and strengthen local churches by providing financial and governance support, then please get in touch!

This exciting role will involve:

• Enabling gospel work by assisting in the administration and running of two medium-sized charities;
• Wide-ranging financial responsibilities including financial management, bookkeeping, donor support and internal reporting;
• Depending on experience and interests, the opportunity to provide wider governance support to church planters and churches in some of the following areas: financial, legal, HR, data protection and/or health and safety;
• On the job training for the successful candidate.

Salary negotiable depending upon level of experience.

Closing date for applications: 22nd March 2021. Start date: June 2021.

Details of how to apply can be found in the Job Information Sheet and on our website. 

Are you an experienced marketing and communications professional looking for your next challenge?

Are you interested in working for a progressive and constantly evolving organisation?

Are you passionate about creating real social change?

We’re looking for a Marketing and Communications Officer to help us to optimise our impact. You will help deliver a programme of engaging and effective marketing activity and ensuring our brand is effectively deployed across the organisation, and outcomes are measured and evaluated to ensure success.

With a strong foundation in marketing and communications principles, we’re looking for someone who has a good understanding of brand deployment, impactful and effective social media campaign planning, management and evaluation and ideally knows their way around CRM (customer relationship management).

You will have strong organisational skills, the ability to work flexibility within a busy team environment and be willing to support colleagues with strong interpersonal skills, and the confidence and ability to communicate effectively.  You’ll be an excellent time manager and multi-tasker with experience working in a marketing and communications team, preferably in a charity or membership environment.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website.

About Us

We are the RSA.  The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce.  We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents out values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life out Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 22 March 2021. Screening calls are expected to take place on 25 March and interviews will be on 30 March. A second interview will follow in the week commencing 5 April if you are successful in these initial stages, to be arranged on a 1:1 basis.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and skilled professional to join the Policy, Campaigns and Communications team at Become, working alongside care-experienced young people to drive meaningful change in the care system.

You will be responsible for coordinating Become's participation activity, ensuring that care-experienced young people's views are heard and acted upon by decision-makers, and that young people with lived experience of care are supported to participate in our policy, campaigns and communications activity meaningfully and safely. 

You will have experience working with children and young people in a participation, youth work, education or other relevant setting. You will be a passionate advocate for care-experienced young people's views and expertise, and an energetic leader of engaging and creative participation work which respects and values lived experience. 

At Become we value and celebrate people’s diversity and believe this strengthens our team. As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we strongly encourage applications from people with experience of care and recognise the importance of having care-experienced staff within our team. All care-experienced applicants who meet the requirements listed in the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. We are also actively seeking to bring more diversity of perspectives and experience and especially welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

To apply, please provide a CV (in Word or PDF format) alongside a supporting statement of no more than two sides detailing your suitability for the role by the closing date of Monday 15 March 2021 at 9am. Interviews will be held over Zoom on the afternoons of Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 March. 

Please refer to the attached job pack or the Become website for a full job descriptio and person specification, as well as guidance on writing your supporting statement and further information about the shortlisting and interview process. 

Individual Giving Officer – Cause

The Individual Giving team has seen some fantastic results over the last 12 months – managing to meet all the challenges that 2020 has thrown at us! But we are not resting on our laurels and have ambitious plans to build on that success and achieve even better income results in 2021/22.

Individual Giving Officer Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for the campaign management of some of the programme’s cash giving campaigns, so the successful candidate will need to be very organised as they will be working on multiple campaigns and channels at once. The role is very diverse and ideal for someone looking to progress in the sector as it incorporates campaign management of both acquisition and retention activity across a range of channels, such as email, direct mail, digital (social media, PPC and others), cold print (inserts, door drop, Partially Addressed Mail and Cold DM lists) and DRTV.

Individual Giving Officer Requirements:

Following internal promotion, we’re looking for two Individual Giving Officers to join the Cause team. The successful candidate will ideally have experience within Individual Giving (or a similar marketing/ fundraising role) and will relish the opportunity to manage activity across a range of channels on time and to budget, using their excellent project management skills.

You will be ambitious, target-driven & will be passionate about bringing real growth to your campaigns. You will be enthusiastic about evaluating results and making recommendations; you will come up with new ideas by using past learnings & experience, participating in ideation sessions with agencies, and keeping abreast of any key sector trends.

You will have a passion for developing strong working relationships with stakeholders both within and outside the Society. You will have the confidence to negotiate and influence stakeholders to make sure you are getting the best value and standard of work from them.

Finally, you will be passionate about working for Alzheimer’s Society. Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges of our time and you will be joining a team passionate about bringing real change for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Location: Home Worker (England and Wales).
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing date: 18 March 2021
Interview date: W/C 29 March 2021

You may have experience of the following: Senior Individual Giving Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Fundraising Officer, Business Development, Direct Marketing, Campaign Management, Support Engagement, Individual Giving, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 97488

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

The role sits in the Partnerships and Philanthropy team (PPT) within the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement (FSE) directorate of Christian Aid. The role will be line managed by the Prospect Research Manager, will work closely with all PPT income teams particularly supporting the sub-streams of SALT, Middle Value and small and medium Trusts and Foundations. It will also work in an integrated way with the Community Fundraising & Public Engagement team and the Marketing & Fundraising team of the FSE. The role will work closely with the Prospect Research Officer and a senior prospect research volunteer. Where necessary, the role may take on recruitment, training and management of volunteers to support delivery of these outcomes.

To ensure higher prospect to donor conversion rates, align fundraising efforts with the external funder landscape, leverage actionable intel and facilitate the team's shift towards a more evidence-based and donor informed working culture -- under supervision of the Prospect Research Manager-- the role will support development of compelling fundraising content and coordination of cultivation initiatives centrally, for the purposes of new business development.

The role will support development of principle fundraising content and collateral to service communications needs of all Philanthropy and Partnerships teams (PPT) including Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations and Private Sector Engagement. The role holder is expected to work in close collaboration with income teams and related income sub-set streams to ensure delivery of qualitative communications collateral, coordination of organisational and bespoke events, thematic mapping of CA flagship programmes as well as support prioritisation and fundraising for CA's restricted, co-financing liabilities.

To ensure uniformity of communications messaging, the role is expected to work in close consultation with relevant communications departments outside of Philanthropy and Partnerships team and may be required to collaborate closely with the wider FSE department and other income generating teams as necessary.

Key outcomes

• Thematic Mapping: Priority thematic areas of intervention from CA existing programmes as relevant for the Philanthropy and Partnerships teams, are identified in alignment with the external funder landscape.

• Comprehensive thematic Cases for Support including overall programme needs, impact, focus countries, objectives/outputs, activity types, beneficiary data, programme highlights/successes and lessons learned etc are developed.

• Relevant communications collateral such as case studies/success stories, infographics, videos/b-rolls, pictures etc are developed for each case for support.

• An updated and accurate central repository of thematic cases for support, subsidiary projects including CA co-financing initiatives/liabilities and related communications collateral is developed and managed on a relevant platform.

• An updated and accurate central financial monitoring and reporting system for thematic cases for support and subsidiary PPT projects including CA co-financing initiatives/liabilities is developed and managed on the CRM.

• Development of tailored communications content such as newsletters, appeals etc mainly for PPT income/engagement sub-streams (MV, SALT and S/M Trusts) is supported in uniformity and alignment with organisational messaging and principle cases for support;

• A central calendar of events to facilitate and coordinate PPT engagement is developed, maintained and coordinated;

• Central PPT donor missions and trips are planned, coordinated and executed effectively, ensuring a rewarding experience for all PPT donors and relationships;

About you

Essential

• Educated to degree level or have relevant work experience

• Experience in grant writing, reporting or communications

• Working knowledge and understanding of fundraising from public or private funders

• Experience of developing fundraising content such as project proposals, concept notes, theories of change, logical framework analysis, donor narrative and financial reports etc

• Understanding of fundraising communications such as case studies/success stories, fact sheets, A/V content, imagery and visuals etc

• Experience of using digital archiving systems and repositories such as SharePoint, Shared Drives, organisational databases and Enterprise and Resource Planning (ERP) systems etc

• Experience of using a CRM database

• Prior work experience with an international development organisation/INGO

• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience/knowledge of copy writing and/or marketing

• Ability to take initiative, structure, prioritise and coordinate their work as well as take ownership of related outputs

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, the Communications Officer will provide digital, editorial, and creative support across the DPP’s work. He/she will play a key role in ensuring our communications are influential, informative, and engaging for a wide range of stakeholders.

Key responsibilities 

Press, Digital, and Communications

• Develop and deliver a communications strategy across the entire spectrum including media, marketing, digital and social media and production of publications and promotional material
• Track, measure and report on the effectiveness of DPP’s communication channels
• Develop key messages, lead on creating and maintaining appropriate and consistent language and terminology across all media
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists and the media in the UK and internationally (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and relevant online media)
• Keep up to date on best practice within the charity sector generally and specifically changes to communications legislation and codes of practice

• Develop and publish content for DPP’s digital communication channels, including the website and social media feeds
• Prepare press releases and media statements
• Promote and increase access to DPP’s online training resources and outreach
• Plan and create multi-media communications assets and material
• Manage the production of DPP publications, including research reports, annual reports, newsletters
• Support the development, promotion and organisation of the DPP’s seminars and events

Digital fundraising

• Assist with the overall management and delivery of virtual fundraising campaigns and events
• Track all digital fundraising efforts using a CRM platform

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Three or more years of experience in a communications role
• Excellent written communications skills, with proven ability to write engaging copy for a range of channels and audiences
• Experience of managing and creating content for organisational accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, with an understanding of the inherent reputational risks of social media and how to mitigate them
• Experience of using content management (CMS)
• Experience of editing content for digital publication and distribution
• Self-motivation to work independently, as well as part of a small team

Desirable

• Experience of working in the charity sector
• Experience using design software- Photoshop or InDesign
• Photo/video editing skills

Closing date: 26 March 2021. We are looking for someone with an immediate start. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Grants Officer

THE ORGANISATION

The Fund for Global Human Rights (the Fund) is a leading supporter of locally rooted human rights groups around the world. Dedicated to finding and funding the most effective human rights organisations, the Fund offers grants and facilitates technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of frontline groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources.

Since 2002, the Fund has awarded more than $95 million to nearly 650 human rights organisations across the globe. Grantees work on a wide range of issues from indigenous land rights in Guatemala, to women’s rights in Morocco, to discrimination against HIV positive people in India. The Fund currently maintains programmes in five regions. 

Based in London, the Fund’s European Office leads its work in Europe and seeks to raise the profile of the organization and its grantees in front of key audiences across the continent. The Office is expanding with a dynamic staff of ten working across a range of departments – communications, development, program, and operations.

THE POSITION

The Grants Management team sits within the Fund’s Operations department and is primarily focused on ensuring that resources are reaching frontline activist organisations. The team seeks an Arabic-speaking Grants Officer who will report to the Manager of Grantmaking Operations and manage the Fund’s programmes in the Middle East & North Africa.  Please note that portfolio assignments are subject to change.

The successful candidate will join a high-performing, enthusiastic grants management team, a deeply committed global staff, and an organisation constantly learning and adapting to global contexts.

Essential Duties of the Position

Grants Management

• Manage the Fund’s Middle East & North Africa grant
• Manage incoming grant proposals and evaluate eligibility of prospective grantees
• Prepare and send grantees grant letters
• Disburse funds to grantees, track disbursements, and troubleshoot disbursements when issues arise
• Track reporting deadlines and communicate with grantees to ensure that they are met
• Work collaboratively with fundraising and finance staff to track restricted funding, manage donor-advised funds and administer donor-advised grants
• Collaborate closely with programme officers to ensure grants and grantee relationships are managed according to their risk level and operating context; identifying operational challenges due to changing contexts and local financial and compliance regulations
• Occasional travel to the field and/or domestic conferences
• Translate grant-related documents and materials as needed
• Correspond with grantees in Arabic, French and English

Database and Systems Management

• Act as an internal expert on the Fund's grants management database (GIFTS Online), including:
• Ensuring that all grant and grantee information is entered consistently and accurately
• Generating reports and dashboards for the programme, fundraising, and finance teams
• Acting as a point person with GIFTS Online support staff when we encounter glitches
• Support staff training across departments on how to use the database to get the information they depend on
• Work collaboratively with the Manager and Sr. Grants Manager to implement new and refresh current grants management workflows, processes, and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy, as needed
• Collaborate with programme, finance, and fundraising staff to ensure grantmaking budgets are accurate ad regularly updated
• Responsible manage and monitor grantmaking financial platforms and currency tools
• Maintain accurate digital grantee files

Docket Preparation

• Collaboratively project manage the docket workflow with the Manager of Grantmaking Operations
• Work closely with programme officers to prepare and assemble docket materials

Organisational Citizenship

• Participate in cross-departmental working groups as needed
• Participate in annual grants management retreat
• Participate in annual all-staff retreat
• Be an enthusiastic member of the Fund’s European Office

Qualifications:

• One+ years of experience managing grants or Two+ years of relevant work experience, e.g. managing workflows and processes
• Strong organisational, time-management and problem-solving skills
• Track record of strong and consistent attention to detail while managing a large portfolio in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Working knowledge of databases
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Able to exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information.
• Fluent in English and strong working proficiency in Arabic and French (written and verbal)
• Authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a non-profit environment; grants management experience at private or public foundation a plus
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Experience in or demonstrated interest in human rights and/or social justice issues
• Additional language proficiency, especially in Spanish, Hindi, Thai, or Burmese
• Familiarity with US and/or UK non-profit compliance requirements and best practices
• Familiarity with a grants management database, especially GIFTS Online, Fluxx, or Foundation Connect

The ideal candidate will also possess the following attributes:

• A constructive and solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey information accurately and listen effectively
• Exceptional and consistent attention to detail while performing routine tasks in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Ability to manage workflows and processes for different programmes at the same time
• Thinks strategically and analytically; anticipates the impact of changes—small and large
• Works proactively to address molehills before they become mountains
• Comfortable in fast-moving, ever-changing environment
• Enterprising, curious and willing to take on new projects
• Strong interpersonal skills and thrives in collaborative, diverse team settings
• Customer service oriented; understands who we serve and, considers the client(s) when managing change

The Fund for Global Human Rights UK encourages candidates of all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds to apply; we especially encourage people of colour, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTIQ applicants.  As a human rights organization, cultural competency and sensitivity are requirements for all staff positions at the Fund. The Fund for Global Human Rights UK is an equal opportunity employer.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a deadline of March 31st 2021. The position will be filled as soon as a qualified candidate is identified. Start date is flexible, but April 2021 preferred. No phone calls please.

Privacy Notice for Candidates

We will use any personal data you provide for recruitment purposes only. More information on how we will use and store your data can be found in our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Job title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: 50,000 p.a.
Location: Teddington (currently remote working)

Absolute Support Leading Light (ASLL) aspires to provide support within independent living settings for adults with learning disabilities or a mental health condition. We currently support 13 adults with learning disabilities who live in three shared houses in the London Borough of Richmond. We also provide support to adults living in their own homes within the community.

ASLL is committed to ensuring that our clients become and remain valued members of their community. We promote self-esteem and empower our young adults by advocating team spirit and camaraderie. We pride ourselves on finding creative pathways to enable our clients to live the lives of their choice. Our focus on a holistic, person centred working approach is essential to the support we provide.

ASLL is seeking a new CEO who will be responsible for ensuring that the charity continues to achieve its primary objective of providing the people in its care with the opportunity to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Key responsibilities:
- Act as an ambassador for the charity and an advocate for the client group through building strong relationships with key stakeholders including but not limited to, clients, parents, trustees, local authority partners and the CQC.
- Responsible, along with the board of trustees, for the development of the charity s strategy, determining overall direction and developing plans which ensure that the charity s objectives are operationalised.
- Lead, manage and motivate employees to ensure they deliver high quality and supportive care and development for the charity s clients.
- Measure and monitor performance against CQC standards to ensure client provision meets acceptable quality standards.

As well as a passion for the work of Absolute Support, the successful candidate will have experience of:
- Proven experience as CEO or senior manager in the social care sector.
- Experience of financial management and control, including budget setting and reviews.
- Proven experience in developing strategic plans in the care and charitable sector.
- Understanding of the Social Model of Disability and the Medical Model of Disability and their appropriate application.
- Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities/mental health conditions is preferred

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, or for an informal conversation, please contact Nick Shanks at [email protected] with your number and suitable times to speak.

Please note: responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification in the information pack.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th March 21

A unique opportunity to devise, develop and implement the delivery of Prison Fellowship's internal and external communications.

Put your faith into practice and enable us to tell our story in a way which inspires action.

You will be an experienced communications professional, working as part of a small team who are passionate about serving people in prison.

This role is currently home-based due to the ongoing pandemic. Once it is safe to do so, the post holder will be required to spend some of their working week in our Westminster office.

Please apply with a full CV and covering letter.

Recruiting an Estates Officer to join our Housing team in Westminster!

£24,500 per annum, 35 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Each year, Look Ahead collects c£21m of rent and service charge from the c3,000 units of property that we own and manage. This amount represents roughly a third of Look Ahead's annual income and therefore it is essential for us to maximise our income collection and estate management. This is a varied opportunity that will see you managing a range of situations including complex cases of ASB (anti-social behaviour), this may include attending evictions, liaising with tenancy enforcement agencies, gathering relevant information to support any action taken. You will regularly carry out inspections within your patch to ensure that the buildings are a safe environment for our customers and that they meet any legislative requirement. You will ensure empty homes are re-let as quickly as possible and support new tenants once they move into their homes to sustain their tenancies. You will be the operational lead for all Welfare visits and sign post residents to support agencies where necessary. The role entails a majority of the time spent visiting our estates, properties and customers and it would be expected that at least 80% of the work will be carried out on-site conducting these visits.

As part of the application process please upload your supporting statement within your CV. Please answer the following question in your supporting statement:

What interested you to apply for this role?

Key Responsibilities:

- Pro-actively manage, maintain a patch of c.350 properties
- Represent Look Ahead in Court for all cases brought against customers in your patch
- Minimising void rent loss, identify possible issues and working in partnership with internal colleagues to efficiently re-let empty homes
- Carry out a Estate Inspections and ensure that any Health and Safety issues are resolved a quickly as possible
- Carry out tenancy audit and welfare visits for vulnerable customers and keep records of all visits undertaken
- Carry out Fire Risk Assessment remedial actions within timescales inline with Look Ahead's Compliance requirements
- Respond to customer complaints in line with Look Ahead's Policy & Procedures
- Record and investigate any ASB complaints received and aim for a resolution in each case
- Work collaboratively with the Housing & Income Officer to ensure that customer queries and concerns are address in a timely manner
- Build effective and strong relationships with customers, identify customer's needs and aspirations, and provide targeted support and use of customer intelligence to drive tenancy sustainability
- Work with customers to minimise and resolve issues and complaints
- Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
- Any other duties as reasonably can be expected of the post holder

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Proven track record of delivering high quality customer service; preferably in the housing sector
- Effective stakeholder management, both internally and external to the organisation
- Customer focused with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the
- ability to work independently
- Proven track record of successfully solving difficult problems
- Ability to remain calm in a pressurised environment
- Proficient use of a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office
- Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
- Strong IT skills particularly in MS Word and Excel
- Good communication skills, both written and oral
- Well organised and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks

Desirable:
- Highly motivated
- Experience of lone-working
- Customer service skills to a diverse client group that meets individual needs and requirements

For more information or to apply, please visit our website.

Development and Funding Officer

Salary: £30K- £35K, depending on experience

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location: London, UK

Contract type: Permanent contract

Unique opportunity to get involved in a conflict resolution and peace building organisation based in central London with responsibility for working to ensure that income meets the organisation’s needs, and in support of achieving the strategic objectives through the development and management of fundraising and donor relations.

DPI aims to foster an environment of sharing information, ideas, knowledge and concerns for furthering of democratic solutions and outcomes. Our work supports the development of a pluralistic political arena capable of generating consensus and ownership over work on key issues at political and local levels. We provide expertise and practical frameworks to encourage stronger public debate and involvement in promoting peace and democracy building internationally with a special focus on Turkey.

Job Description Summary

The Development and Funding Officer plays a key role at DPI, working to ensure that income meets the organisation’s needs, and in support of achieving the strategic objectives through the development and management of fundraising and donor relations.

The Development and Funding Officer is responsible for identifying and pursuing diverse funding streams; writing applications, reporting back and progress letters to meet existing and future funders’ guidelines; monitoring the implementation of projects to ensure funders’ guidelines are met; and liaising with funders and other stakeholders. The Development and Funding Officer works closely with the Finance Officer to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to donors.

The Development and Funding Officer collaborates with Project Officers with regards to expenditure across budget lines to ensure compliance with grant contracts and grants periods. The Development and Funding Officer assists the Finance Manager with audit preparations of accounts at the end of the financial year and ensures the timely drafting of the Trustee report.

The Development and Funding Officer works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Manager and the Chief Operating Officer in the preparation and presentation of the annual organisational budget.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising and Grants Management

• Leads the development and delivery of short, medium and long-term fundraising strategies for DPI
• Identifies and nurtures the successful implementation of appropriate grant funding and contracting
• Researches and assesses DPI’s eligibility in line with DPI strategy and donor criteria
• Produces and submits grants proposals, expressions of interest and donor reports
• Oversees compliance with funding requirement to ensure that deadlines and criteria for donor reporting are met, including financial reporting in close collaboration with the Finance Manager

Stakeholder Engagement 

• Manages and develops external relationships as a representative of DPI, attending meetings and public events where necessary
• Follows up with potential donors to open up new funding opportunities
• Conducts regular updates with current donors to maintain and strengthen relationships 
• Prepares and oversees the dissemination of external materials such as the Quarterly Update and Trustee Report to all relevant contacts
• Prepares background information ahead of DPI meetings with donors and prospective donors
• Oversees donor communication history, ensuring that notes and information are logged and shared accordingly

Development and Impact

• Leads process and system improvements/developments to ensure that all DPI material shared externally is of good quality, in line with the strategy and structure of the organisation
• Reviews all programme activities in line with the external environment and donor requirements to ensure sustainability and identify growth opportunities
• Assists the COO and Programmes team to develop organisational work plan to ensure that all activities and research comply with a applications and donor obligation
• Develops M&E and risk assessment frameworks to carry out monitoring and evaluation of activities to measure outcomes and the impact in relation to our strategic aims, and acting to make improvements if required
• Establishes close working relationships and develop efficient systems with key individuals in the programmes, research and finance functions, to access knowledge and information needed for funding propositions and reporting
• Maintains close collaboration with DPI staff to ensure sound project management, including by ensuring regular M&E meetings with the Senior Development Officer and programmes team are conducted to ensure that donor requirements and output standards are met

Financial Management

• Helps to develop and implement the organisation’s financial planning, budgeting and reporting processes along with the Finance Manager and COO.
• Collaborates with Project Officers with regards to the allocation of expenditure across budget lines and donors, to ensure compliance with grant contracts.
• Assists the Finance Manager in their work on audit preparations of accounts at the end of the financial year, and ensures the timely drafting of the Trustee report

• Works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Manager and COO in the preparation and presentation of the annual organisational budget.
• Ensures that the Chief Executive Officer, and all members of staff, are kept aware of their obligations and opportunities in relation to donors

Administrative Tasks

• Maintains an accurate record of donor information
• Ensures an effective and clean S-drive structure for files relating to grants and fundraising, including financial reports

Person Specification

Essential

• 2-3 years of fundraising experience, ideally with a focus on governmental and intergovernmental funding
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including evidence of structured thinking and the ability to inspire confidence and enthusiasm in others
• Self-starter with the ability to initiate projects and see them through to successful completion
• Ability to work independently, but also as part of a small team, on different projects
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong time management and organisational skills, ability to prioritise, pay attention to detail and attend to multiple assignments
• The flexibility, creativity, judgment and humour needed to work effectively in cross cultural settings
• Good interpersonal abilities for networking and interaction with high level stakeholders at DPI events
• Fluency in English
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), plus Outlook
• Ability to manage working relationships remotely

Desirable

• Experience or interest in trust and government fundraising in relation to human rights, peace building and conflict resolution or similar fields
• Knowledge of the political situation in the areas of DPI’s current programmes
• An interest in peacebuilding, conflict resolution and transitional justice
• A sound and current knowledge of funding streams via the UK, EU and UN or similar

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Please send an email to us  making sure to include  the following:

• Your CV, relating each section to the job description
• A cover letter which contains one paragraph on your experience in each of the following:
• Fundraising and Grants Administration
• Donor Relations
• Project Development and Monitoring and Evaluation
• Financial Management
• Administrative Tasks

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with the final deadline set as the 12th March 2021.

Unfortunately only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY

DPI maintains employment policies which ensure that no one is unfairly discriminated against, whether directly or indirectly, on any grounds including race, ethnic origin, culture, gender, sexuality, disability, age or religion. These policies will apply in relation to all those involved in the work of the organisation including paid staff, trainees, consultants, interns, volunteers, those offering services on a pro bono basis and trustees.

DPI is committed to Equal Opportunities and Cultural Diversity. Unfortunately, we believe that we will be unsuccessful in obtaining a work permit for these posts. For this reason you should only apply if you already have the right to work within the United Kingdom. This includes citizens of the European Union. Please refer to the government website  for more information about work permit eligibility.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000-£35,000 per year

Position: Marketing Officer (Brand)
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Centre, London
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Marketing & Brand

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

As we move through an extremely exciting transformation period with a brand-new organisational strategy and focus, we’re looking for a passionate Marketing Officer to join our newly structured Marketing and Brand team to support the organisation in putting our audiences at the centre of everything we do.

This role will focus on ensuring we’re always being led by insights from people affected by MS in order to meet their needs and beyond. We want to ensure we’re empowering our community as well as providing a platform as well as being a powerful voice for our community. Co-production is essential and working with our community will be central to all our actions.

We’ll create a clear and purposeful brand story that everyone can understand and talk about that will provide a more consistent experience of the MS Society.

The Marketing Officer – Brand, will support the Brand Marketing Manager on ensuring the quality, consistency and strategic development of our brand. This role will be responsible for maintaining and co-ordinating the marketing resource systems and respond to user enquiries, supplier correspondence, monitor creation of new assets, provide performance and stock reports, and billing/transactions reports from the respective systems.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 10 March

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.