3 Coordinators for Carers Support Hospital Service

Based in Worthing, Haywards Heath or Redhill

Do you have experience of service delivery in a health, social care, hospital or community setting? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of unpaid friend and family Carers and enjoy working in a healthcare setting?

We are a successful charity provider working across the county with a critical service contract to support friend and family Carers. We have recently reorganised our hospital services and have three new Coordinator positions.

Managing a small team based in either Worthing General Hospital, Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath or East Surrey Hospital Redhill, you will be responsible for coordinating CSWS support of adult Carers who may be visiting, admitted or working within the hospital, offering individual personalised support and information and liaising with health and social acre professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a timely and supported discharge.

Key responsibilities include;

• Manage the staff team to deliver a best value, high quality, equitable county-wide Hospital Service including ensuring the hospital group rota is maintained and staffed appropriately.

• Participate in delivering the service including the CSWS response line.

• Ensure Carers are offered a choice of personalised and time-focused support to best meet their needs/preference including 1:1 casework, groups, telephone/web-based support.

• Promote CSWS service to health professionals and Carers using accessible materials and the most appropriate channels including social media, particularly targeting hard to reach and new carers from under-represented and diverse communities.

• Foster and maintain effective working partnerships with partner services to raise carer awareness and identify carers early to maximise wellbeing support opportunities. Provide coordination to enable the team to work effectively with local voluntary and statutory teams and practitioners - such as NHS and WSCC Social Work teams.

• Ensure CSWS Hospital services are shaped by carer views and opinion.

• Ensure all safeguarding concerns are recognised and reported to the duty manager or safeguarding lead

• Monitor, evaluate and report on activity and quality for contract compliance and internal management reporting.

• Support the Hospital Team Leader with the recruitment, induction and training of staff so that they are competent to provide high quality support.

• Carry out regular supervisions and support the Hospital Team Leader with performance appraisals.

• Working closely with the Fundraising team to support growth and development of the CSWS Hospital Service.

You will have experience of service delivery but this could be in health and social care, primary care and hospital services or broader community wellbeing services. Also a good understanding of Carers’ issues and needs, good communication and organisational skills together with an empathetic caring approach.

As well as making a real difference to the Carers we connect with, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, flexible and family friendly working practices, generous holiday allowance, free hospital parking, paid Carers leave and learning and development opportunities.

The role will involve some late (to 7pm) and weekend working.

A standard DBS check will be required.

For more information, please visit our web site. Application is by CV and covering letter.

The closing date for applications is 8 January 2020. Interviews are likely to be held 14 and 15 January 2020.

St Peter & St James Hospice is a rewarding organisation to work for. We are proud to support our local community in the heart of Sussex providing specialist care to adults living with terminal illness and supporting families, friends and carers. We are set in 36 acres of beautiful countryside including ancient woodland; our environment makes a positive contribution to the wellbeing of staff and volunteers, as do our donkeys, Dylan and Dudley and resident cats, Jasper and Willow. 

PROJECT COORDINATOR - COMPASSIONATE NEIGHBOURS: This is a funded fixed term contract until September 2020.

Part-time, 22.5 hours per week over 3 days.  £25,000 FTE (£15,000 pro rata)

You will need your own transport to make community visits.

Compassionate Neighbours is free, community-led support for people nearing the end of life through age or illness, or who are lonely or socially isolated. Compassionate Neighbours can really make a difference; they are a network of trained local people who are willing to offer their time, companionship and support to people living in their community.

As Project co-ordinator you will have significant experience of community development and project management and will be used to delivering tight deadlines and project milestones. You will be responsible for managing the relationships between the hospice, the Compassionate Neighbours, beneficiaries and the organisation leading on recruitment and training. You will be people-focused, quick to act and deliver and able to compile data and write succinct reports.

You will need to have experience of working with local people and preferably have experience of end of life care issues. Ideally you will have experience of working in vulnerable people’s homes and working with people with multiple complex issues. You will be confident in representing the project and the hospice to external groups at all levels.

For full details of this post, please visit our Website.  To apply for this position please download and complete an application form from the Website or email us your CV in the first instance to the HR Team.

We pride ourselves on being a values driven behaviour based organisation.We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity.

Benefits:

• Friendly and supportive environment
• Free onsite car parking
• Free BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
• 33 days annual leave (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Generous Pension (Option to transfer NHS Pension subject to pension rules)
• Full induction and ongoing training & development opportunities
• Free tea and coffee
• Subsidised staff meals from our Cafe and Kitchen
• Staff discount in our charity shops

Position Summary

The Senior Visit Coordinator will focus on delivering outstanding residential programmes to groups of children from partner schools based at Jamie’s Farm, just outside of Lewes, East Sussex. This position provides an exceptional opportunity for an individual with proven leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to serve an active role in our work with vulnerable children. 

About the Organisation

Jamie's Farm exists to transform the lives of vulnerable children by providing a unique combination of ‘farming, family, therapy and legacy’ through a one-week immersive residential and subsequent follow-up programme. We have built an excellent reputation working with at-risk young people, and currently offer our transformative experience to 1800 pupils each year across our four residential farms. 

Main responsibilities

The role is extremely varied, but principal responsibilities will be:

• Working alongside children to undertake jobs on our beautiful working farm just outside of Lewes. Jobs may include cooking, farming, gardening, art, horsework or log chopping.
• Going on walks on the South Downs and offering our visiting groups a combination of adventure and endeavour. 
• Conducting evening activities that keep children feel nurtured and safe, before putting the young people to bed - often through the help of a good bedtime story!
• Coordinating trips by liaising with visiting schools. This ensures they receive the professional and caring level of support that keeps them wanting to return, while simultaneously enhances the likelihood that the changes pupils make on the farm will be sustained back in school. 
• Managing some members of staff and volunteers, principally the housekeeping team that take such care in making sure our environment remains beautiful for our pupils. 
• Conducting some therapeutic one-to-one conversations in the Jamie's Farm style to enable young people to make sense of their immersive residential experience and commit to changes on their return home. 

NB: FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION. 

This role will engage a diverse range of beneficiaries across the UK, to listen to their views on how Terrence Higgins Trust services should develop, pilot projects to test this and to facilitate how they can actively participate in these future developments. You will:

• Test  innovative approaches with beneficiaries to keep our work fresh and relevant, shaping how we work and what we do.
• Develop and implement digital activity to support the programme
• Actively work with beneficiaries and colleagues to promote meaningful engagement with the programme

The nature of this programme is exploratory and so you will be comfortable with working in a fluid environment.

This role will focus on the East of England and can be based at any of our sites in the region (including Ipswich, Cambridge, Essex, Norwich and Bedford). The base of the role can be discussed in more detail at interview.

We particularly encourage applications from those with lived experience of HIV.

This recruitment may close early should a suitable candidate be found before the closing date.

Local Offer Coordinator

Full Time- Permanent Contract 
Salary- Band 1B on Cognus pay scale- £22,636 - £26,406

Full Time Post- 37 Hours

Location: Cognus Denmark Road, Carshalton

Cognus is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that it works with. As such, an offer of employment is subject to safer recruitment practices which includes an enhanced DBS check, two professional references acceptable to Cognus Limited, proof of qualifications, proof of immigration status, proof of personal address and employment history covering 5 years and, fitness to work with children (occupational health assessment). We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across the organisation.

This post focuses on the development and maintenance of the London Borough of Sutton’s Local Offer and Local Offer website, providing clear and accessible information for children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities age 0-25 and their families about the services available to them. If you enjoying working with children and young people, groups and individuals then this may be the role for you.

The successful candidate will have an understanding of the Local Offer, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and be willing to develop their knowledge and successfully complete relevant training.

If you are interested and would like to be considered for this role, please apply providing a copy of your CV and a supporting statement clearly identifying how you meet the competencies detailed in the role description. The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday 17th December 2019. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 6th January 2020.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role please contact Helen Gasparelli, Head of Inclusion - contact details via our website. 

Independent Travel Training Scheme

HCT Group’s travel training project will offer early intervention to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by providing travel training, enabling them to use public transport independently, reducing their reliance on specialist door to door transport and leading to greater social inclusion.  We will provide assessment, practical training and advice to young people, support for parents and carers and a service to the local authority and its' schools.

About HCT Group

HCT Group is an award winning Social Enterprise, using the power of business to achieve positive social impact. We generate our income from commercial transport contracts won in the marketplace, delivering them to a high standard, reinvesting profits into further transport services in the communities we serve, into training services for people who are long-term unemployed and into employment opportunities for people in deprived communities.

We deliver a wide range of transport services – from London red buses to special educational needs transport, from social care transport to Park and Ride, from community transport to training.

In 2017 we rolled out our first Social Impact Bond (SIB) funded travel training project and are currently mobilising two further programmes, with plans for additional projects through a new SIB.

Responsible to:

Independent Travel Manager (Surrey)

Responsible for:

Independent Travel Trainers (Surrey)

35 hours per week, usually carried out between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00. Weekend, early morning or evening work may occasionally be required.

The postholder will initially be based at Surrey County Hall, Kingston, and will be required to travel throughout Surrey. Occasional travel to other HCT sites around England may also be required. Travel around Surrey county is a prerequisite for the role and due to the logistics and times, the post holder must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car and be willing to use this in connection with work.

The successful applicant must have experience of coordinating and managing/supervising others either in a formal or non formal setting. Work experience ideally within either Special Educaitonal Needs and Disabilities, Public Travel and Transport and/or Health and Social care environment for children & adults. 

Job Summary

Supporting a travel training programme for Surrey, to provide assessment, practical training and advice to young people, support for parents and carers and a service to the local authority and its schools.  Co-ordinating a dispersed team of staff to deliver travel training to a cohort of young people each year, including recruitment, safeguarding, training, supervision and practical support. Supporting the stakeholder engagement plan, using publicity materials, and monitoring and reporting to the Independent Travel Training Manager.

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities

Referrals

• Contribute and provide feedback to the referral process, supporting the Local Authority’s training priorities
• Support the implementation and evidencing of the travel training assessment paperwork.

Recruit & Train Team

• Support the recruitment process
• Contribute to the training and induction programme to include: Safeguarding, First Aid, TT training, shadowing, and any other training as required
• Job risk assessment for staff
• Provide support and guidance on safeguarding best practice and support
• Ensure compliance to HCT’s risk management and health & safety processes

Travel Training

• Assess young people for the ability to travel train (home visit, practical & risk assessment)
• Develop a person-centered training programme for each young person, taking account of their needs such as accessibility and communication.
• Lead the sign-up process (with young people, parents and schools)
• Undertake risk & journey assessments for young people
• Provide advice & guidance to parents / carers
• Monitoring of progress & the training (on call / spot checks / shadowing)
• Undertake sign off & provide feedback to young people, parents / carers, schools and trainers.
• Undertake service evaluation

Stakeholder management / engagement

• Promote the service to schools, parents groups, and other stakeholders (as necessary)
• Contribute to the production of promotional materials, communications and marketing
• Upload stories and content onto website to engage learners, carers and stakeholders
• Support community engagement / transition meetings / parent group meetings
• Regular monitoring and reporting on the progress of the service to Project Manager, Commissioner and funders.

Co-ordination

• Co-ordinate trainers to effectively service the client group
• Manage payroll, sick leave and all HR processes
• Process purchase orders and invoices
• Keep and review accurate training records for all trainees
• Supervision – hold regular face-to-face sessions with travel trainers to review training and provide support and guidance
• Management of ongoing training needs
• Support team meetings: for peer support, sharing good practice, policy updates, team building and communication

Person Specification

Experience:

• Driving license with access to own vehicle
• Desired experience of working with people with special educational needs and disabilities or other vulnerable groups
• Desired experience of working with children and young people from diverse backgrounds
• Experience in managing and delivering projects to deadlines with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of carrying out individual assessment work
• Experience of conducting risk assessments
• Experience of working independently and planning programmes of work
• Facilitation and presentation skills including the ability to produce publicity materials and deliver presentations to a wide range of audiences
• Supervision of staff and/or volunteers in a formal or informal setting

Skills / Knowledge:

• Strong communication skills across diverse audiences
• Logical with good numeracy skills
• Clear written style and ability to accurately report data and information in a timely manner
• Awareness of disability issues in a transport context and the importance of independence is desirable

Location: Southwark, London

Position: Family Support Coordinator - Bump to Babe

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed term for 1 year - maternity cover

Salary: £24,174 - £25,951 (plus £3,470 London weighting) pro-rata

Start time: January 2020

Application deadline: Thursday 12th December at 5pm. Interviews will take place on 18th December.

About us

Home-Start Southwark has been providing targeted early intervention for vulnerable children and families for the past 24 years.  Our team of Coordinators recruit, train and support volunteers from the local community who help families to build on their strengths and increase their potential to make changes to improve their lives.

About the role

This is an exciting role where you will be able to work closely with our fabulous volunteers to deliver professional peer support for struggling families. You will also work directly with families with a range of complex needs to support them to achieve the best outcomes they can. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to continue the development of our Bump to Babe project that supports women through the perinatal period via one to one support and within targeted group activities.

About You

• You will have experience of implementing early intervention and prevention strategies with children & families
• You are skilled in building strong relationships with parents, volunteers and multi-agency partners
• It is desirable you have experience of delivering evidenced-based parenting programmes
• You are able to work proactively with volunteers supporting their practice and enabling their development
• You are accountable and responsible, always doing what you say you will do to high standards
• You are determined, resourceful and confident to deliver the best outcomes for children & families

How to Apply

To apply, please read the guidance for applicants and complete the application form.

Our ambition is to continue to develop outstanding services that meet the needs of our community; if you want to be part of our future, we would love to meet you to discuss this further.

To find out more about this role: Please see the full job description and application form.

To find out more about Home-Start Southwark: Please see our website.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity: Please call our Home-Start Southwark office and ask to speak to Juliet.

Home-Start is committed to safe recruitment as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults. Home-Start is committed to Equal Opportunities.

An exciting career step to lead on community building with a focus on older people, including LGBTQI+ residents: Would you like to be part of a new, innovative multi-agency programme supporting Haringey residents who are 50+, at risk of social isolation or who have suffered a recent life event that threatens their wellbeing?

We have two vacancies in the team where you will be responsible for one of eight localities offering generic and specialist information, signposting, guidance and short term support to older people living in Haringey to maintain their independence and remain in their own home. One of the roles will involve supporting the Programme Manager for the first six months (see appendix attached).

You will ensure that those from the LGBTQI+ community, those with mental health issues, learning disabilities and others at risk of social isolation are encouraged to engage with our services. If you are passionate about engaging with older people in a diverse community and can work on your own initiative to help us develop a new service, we would like to hear from you.

Your application should include a CV which addresses the person specification in no more than two sides of A4, Arial font 11 and a personal statement of no more than two sides of A4, Arial font 11 which explains why you would be an effective Community Connector.

Applications, with a copy of the monitoring form should be submitted by 5pm, Thursday 19th December 2019. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Beechwood Cancer Care, a charity based in Stockport, Greater Manchester is looking to recruit a Volunteer Coordinator at an exciting time as the charity approaches its 30th anniversary year in 2020. We’re looking for a personable and proactive individual to develop, evaluate and manage volunteer programmes to ensure the volunteering role is rewarding for individuals and for the charity.

Travel across the borough and Greater Manchester will be required in accordance with the duties of the role, e.g. visits to Beechwood Charity Shops, local events, meetings

HOURS: Full-time (part-time considered, min 30hrs/wk)

HOW TO APPLY: If you have the skills, we’d like to hear from you. Please email for an application form.

CLOSING DATE: All application forms to have been returned by Monday 30 December 2019

Nature of the Role:

The Volunteer Coordinator will develop and implement a sustainable cohort of volunteers to support the delivery of the Charity’s core objectives to support those affected by cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.

The Volunteer Coordinator will report to the Fundraising Manager and work closely with other departmental managers. You will implement a cohesive volunteer infrastructure of engaged and motivated volunteers across key business functions.

You will implement a core Volunteer Training Programme to support volunteer roles, development and paid employment opportunities.

Main Duties:

Develop and implement systems and procedures to engage new volunteers into the Charity and to retain relevant information in accordance with guidelines

Implement a sustainable volunteering function which will be ‘future fit’ and meet ‘best practice standards’ as the Charity moves into its 30th anniversary year

Proactively promote and offer advice and information to external organisations on corporate/occasional volunteering

Develop, encourage and co-ordinate a diverse volunteer function, with a specific focus on good communication pathways, recruitment & retention, induction, volunteer training, mentorships, progression pathways

Develop and implement Volunteer Role Profiles, Volunteer Information Packs

Implement volunteer bi-annual reviews

Liaise with the Charity’s department leads to understand what volunteer support is required for each specialism

Ensure all volunteers can undertake the role they will be assigned to and/or put in place core and role specific training to achieve this

Identify, ensure and enable volunteers to access online and face to face training

Ensure the contribution of volunteers and the impact of their support is recognised through reward and recognition activities and in an engaging and creative manner

Organise and attend profile-raising events to attract new volunteers

Attend and proactively participate in external networks and associated meetings to ensure Beechwood is up to date with the national volunteering movement

Attend and represent the Charity at in-house and local community events, to promote the Charity and to promote volunteering and engagement

Administration:

Implement robust systems and processes for the volunteer function

Maintain an up-to-date volunteer database

Interview, screen and attend to all core volunteer administration

Coordinate and facilitate volunteer and service user engagement forums

Be knowledgeable of and remain up to date with key legislation and policy related to volunteering

Prepare monthly summaries for the management team

Monitor and approve the reimbursement of expenses

Person Specification: – Essential

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)

• Excellent IT skills – to present data via Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF

• Excellent administrative skills and record keeping skills

• Personable and friendly – skilled at building strong and diverse relationships

• Experience of coordinating projects and volunteers (paid or unpaid)

• Ability to demonstrate empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs

• Ability to inspire and motivate others

• Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity

• Experience of working across different sectors and agencies

• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work

• An understanding of the sector and the challenges it faces

• Accountable and responsible, always doing what you say you will do to high standards

• Willingness to work outside of regular office hours occasionally and to attend/facilitate volunteer and fundraising events

• A full, clean driving licence and use of a car

Desirable:

• Line management and/or coordination experience

• Senior/high level administrative experience and skills

• Experience of working within dispersed and diverse groups

• Experience of project management

• Good working knowledge of social media platforms and an ability to utilise to engage with stakeholders, both existing and potential

Qualifications/Equivalent Experience:

Senior administration &/or direct volunteer coordination experience

Degree or alternative qualification/experience in relevant area e.g. business and management studies, youth and community work, project management, volunteering

Job Title: Volunteering Co-ordinator

Reports to: Volunteering Manager

Salary: £24k-£26k pro rata

Hours: 22.5 hours a week

Contract: Permanent

Location: 277 London Road, Mitcham, CR4 3NT

The role is based at Age UK Merton’s office with occasional travel throughout the borough. The role will require some evening work for volunteer interviews and induction.

Job summary

The postholder will co-ordinate all aspects of the volunteer journey from recruitment, selection, induction, training and supervision. You will work closely with the Volunteering Manager to deliver the Merton Befriending Service, which provides 1-2-1 support for some of Merton’s most isolated older adults. You will also support volunteer recognition events and produce volunteer communications.

Key responsibilities of the post:

Volunteer co-ordination

1. Deliver best practice volunteer management across all aspects of the volunteer journey – Recruitment, Induction, Training, Retention, Recognition & Exit
2. Work with the Volunteer Manager and Age UK Merton service departments to recruit skilled volunteers to roles across the organisation
3. Write-up create role descriptions for all volunteer positions across the charity
4. Deliver clear, informative and comprehensive induction processes for new volunteers
5. Support a programme of ongoing training to enhance volunteers’ skills and knowledge
6. Support retention processes through supervision, feedback and ongoing dialogue with volunteers
7. With the Volunteering Manager, develop meaningful recognition opportunities through local, national awards, events and regular communications
8. Deliver the administration of the volunteer journey, including checking applications, obtaining references and overseeing Disclosure and Barring Service checks. At all times ensuring that volunteer records are kept within Age UK Merton’s data protection policy.
9. Capture volunteering data to monitor and evaluate of the impact of volunteering for the organisation and producing reports as required for CEO, Trustees and funders.
10. As above to maintain Age UK Merton’s volunteering database in relation to the role and undertaking any other administrative duties as necessary.

Befriending

1. Conduct home visits to assess clients’ needs and build understanding of their requirements
2. With the Volunteering Manager, match volunteers with compatible service users
3. Provide volunteer support sessions, offering on-going training and support ensuring that volunteers have an excellent volunteering experience
4. Support the collection of quantitative and qualitative data
5. Maintain strong working links with partners to ensure a cohesive approach and smooth working of the partnership to deliver the outputs and outcomes required
6. Manage promotion of the service to outside agencies, especially any groups underrepresented on project outputs

How to apply

You can apply electronically, by submitting your CV and Personal Statement as relevant to the role, which can be returned to us by email or by post.

Please ensure that your supporting statement demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification.  These can be found in the next section of this pack.

Failure to complete a suitable Personal Statement will result in your application being rejected, please do not just submit CVs.

Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring section at the end of your application form.

Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.

Completed applications should be returned to us by 12 noon 13 December 2019.

Interview Process

Interviews will take place on Monday 16 or Tuesday 17 December. We will contact you as soon as possible after the closing date to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Passionate about bringing a change in people's health and wellbeing? We are recruiting a Project Coordinator for the Community Cancer Champions Project, to be delivered in London boroughs of Redbridge, Havering and Barking and Dagenham from November 2019 to May 2020. The aim of the project is to raise awareness on prevention of Cancer, including promoting cancer screening and thereby help prevent and early detection of cancer amongst at-risk communities in the three boroughs.  

Are you interested in playing a pivotal role helping indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon protect and steward large swathes of the Amazon forest and hold forest destroyers to account?

Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is an international human rights organisation that stands in solidarity with indigenous peoples, tribal groups and forest dependent communities. We work to secure the future they want, and counter top-down development and unaccountable private sector actors affecting their livelihoods and forest territories. Our work is built on long-term relationships with communities and social movements in tropical forest countries and is guided by the core principle of indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. FPP strives to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures.

We are looking for someone who can join our active Peru country team, working at the intersect between community self-determined development, finance, law and human rights, currently with Shipibo, Kichwa and Wampis indigenous peoples. As competition over land in the Peruvian Amazon grows, and agribusiness, extractive industries and other sectors have increasing impacts on the rights of indigenous and forest-dependent peoples, indigenous peoples are mobilising in response, to counter these threats through their own initiatives, complemented by the use of a range of tools including strategic litigation, targeted advocacy and mapping and monitoring. FPP is seeking a dynamic and committed person to coordinate our team’s policy and advocacy work in Peru alongside civil society and to strengthen the efforts of indigenous peoples to secure and care for their forest homes.

The role 

You will be a key player in FPP’s Peru country team, working out of Lima, helping to shape, coordinate and articulate the efforts of our indigenous and community partners currently in San Martin, Amazonas and Ucayali, in conjunction with national and international legal and advocacy actions with our partners including the Institute of Legal Defense (IDL) and with FPP colleagues. At the same time, you will strengthen collaboration and engagement with relevant government agencies and allied NGOs and indigenous peoples’ organisations working on these issues. 

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate our advocacy strategy in Peru, including day-to-day organisation, planning and support for implementation of all project activities in Peru led by partners in Lima, San Martin, Ucayali and Amazonas
• Lead our engagement and advocacy strategy with Peruvian government agencies, Peruvian CSOs and IPOs
• Representation of FPP in relevant meetings and policy spaces in Peru, as and when required
• Regular field trips to support planning, coordination and implementation of activities with our project partners to San Martin, Ucayali and Amazonas/Loreto (approximately 6-8 short trips/year)
• Coordinate narrative reporting to FPP’s Peru country lead of all country level activities including legal actions
• Assist FPP’s finance team to support local partners and coordinators with financial reporting where necessary
• Compile media releases and articles for FPP website and independent providers in conjunction with the FPP communications team
• Support future programme development 
• Compile short briefings and reports as and where needed (no more than one report per year)

Skills and Experience

• Experience in working with indigenous and forest-dependent peoples’ organisations and communities is highly desirable
• Track record of working on complex advocacy issues with linkage to grassroots struggles
• Experience of basic project management including financial and narrative reporting desirable
• Proven skills in networking with other organisations working on similar issues
• Knowledge of Peruvian law and policy on forests and indigenous peoples and an understanding of the different actors working on these issues in Peru
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural, dispersed team of FPP staff and partners to achieve shared objectives
• Good writing skills and capacity to compile written articles, policy analyses and reports (Spanish essential)
• Good written and spoken English desirable
• Competence in spoken and written English for the purposes of coordination with FPP colleagues in the UK
• Strong alignment with FPP’s core values and principles 
• Ability and willingness to spend time in Amazon region and with forest communities

Terms

• Salary in the range of $18,000-$24,000 /year (full time) depending on qualifications and experience
• Start date: Feb or March 2020 with availability for interviews in Lima in mid-January
• 12-month employment contract with potential for renewal
• Location preference is in Lima working out of IDL’s office (remote working for some of the days may be considered)
• Benefits include 20 days’ leave per year (pro rata), plus all Peruvian public holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year when the UK office is closed.

For further information and to apply for this post, please go to our website via the apply button.

Closing date: Monday 23rd December, 5pm Peru time.

Group Consolidations and Reporting Manager, London: 8 months - £400 per day Umbrella Co.

For a complex, international organisation, we're recruiting an interim Group Consolidations and Reporting Manager for 8 months. Reporting to the Director of Financial Operations, the Group Consolidations and Reporting Manager will lead on multiple global entity consolidations reporting, Group financial accounting and closure. The role will also lead initiatives to improve the quality and integrity of the financial and sub-ledgers through SAP.

Main Duties:

• Manage production of all Group statutory reporting and consolidation, liaising with regional and country offices to ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements
• Manage and enhance the year-end close processes to improve speed and quality of year-end reports
• Manage audit process including planning and coordination with NAO and PWC
• Drive and ensure implementation of financial procedures, policies and systems
• Analyse and advice on implications of changes in accounting rules around Government Financial Reporting Manual (FREM) and IFRS and WGA Accounting.
• Ensure all Group Trial Balance, Balance Sheet accounts are analysed and validated
• Enhance and develop balance sheet review processes
• Oversee and control financial management of the Fixed Assets
• Ensure all financial reporting controls are in place between each subsidiary (globally) and the UK holding company in accordance with GAAP requirements
• Ensure the inclusion in the consolidation processes of additional subsidiaries building relationships with SAP finance management, Tax and Global Networks

Person Specification:

• Qualified or finalist level CCAB accountant
• Group Financial Consolidation experience
• Statutory reporting - local and Group
• Shared Services
• SAP experience is essential, as is excellent Excel skills
• Exposure of continuous improvement of processes and implementation
• Experience of working in a complex, global organisation is essential

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About TimeBank

TimeBank is a national volunteering charity which is celebrating 20 years in 2020. We run volunteering projects which are designed to tackle social issues, working with a range of beneficiaries from asylum seekers/refugees to veterans and young people. We know the difference volunteers can make and are constantly expanding our tried and tested volunteer mentor model.

We also run an established employee volunteering programme for corporates to support their staff to volunteer in their local communities.

Purpose of the role

To coordinate and administer the delivery of our employee volunteering enquiries. This role involves providing support to corporates and the local charities they give time to. You will be inspiring, guiding and informing corporate leads by email and phone. This could be their first volunteering experience and we need you to help them have a positive encounter with volunteering, sustain their interest and help them to make a real difference to their communities. You will be a vital part of TimeBank’s high quality, end-to-end volunteer journey.

What we are looking for

An ambitious self-starter who’s great with people, able to juggle lots of different tasks, with strong attention to detail, in a short period of time, fun to be around and passionate about volunteering.

What you need to know

• The post is based at our London Office near Kings Cross there may be some travel across London and possibly some within the United Kingdom
• We are aiming to appoint as soon as possible
• Please read the job description and person specification attached and send a cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and an up to date CV.