My client are a small charity with it's office based in the centre of Bath, they have been established for 30 years and focus on a wide range international development projects including maternal health, gender based violence and harmful practices, disability, education, palliative care and the elderly.

The role is to cover a period of maternity leave and is expected to last a minimum of 6 months but will most likely be extended beyond this (approx.9-12 months).

This position will be responsible for the individual giving programme for the charity, focusing on direct mail, mid level donors and cold acquisition.  You will deliver and manage direct mail appeals to their database of warm supporters including creative copywriting and design, liaison with external agencies and reporting, monitoring and evaluating progress.

You will line manage a Fundraising Assistant whose role is to support the individual giving programme, develop income from their church audience and support other members of the team.

The charity would like the successful candidate to commence employment in the new year (Jan/Feb).

Experience within a fundraising role within individual giving programmes and direct mail campaigns would be essential and you will have experience of Raisers Edge software package or similar CRM platform.  A creative approach to storytelling and experience in copy writing is a must along with strong relationship management skills and a high level of attention to detail/accuracy.

Interested?  Apply online today or contact Jo Aldred - REED Marketing & Creative for further details. 

NCT is the UK’s largest charity for parents, providing invaluable support and information for new and expectant parents.  We support parents by giving them accurate, impartial information so that they can decide what’s best for their family, and we introduce them to a network of local parents to gain practical and emotional support.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people who share our vision and values. Working for the NCT is a rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to help enrich the lives of thousands of parents in the UK. It also offers you the opportunity to develop valuable skills and gain insight into working for a charity in the not-for-profit sector. NCT is committed to positive organisational culture, productive workplace and work-life balance that respects the individual.

We are looking for an excellent communicator to drive the delivery of our technology strategy through first class team leadership, project management and procurement underpinned by a track record of delivering a portfolio of products and services across a range of technologies.

 The role is based in Bristol but will require some travel to London, where a number of key stakeholders are based.

Although advertised as a permanent role, we are open to flexible arrangements and this role may be suitable for an individual looking to work 0.8 FTE

The Role

You will be:

• responsible for developing and implementing NCT’s technology roadmap this includes:
  • supporting the final stages of our Salesforce implementation – by providing Project Management support and establishing the key processes for support and ongoing development.
  • developing and managing our support team to provide support across Office365, hardware and voice/video communications.
  • ensuring secure and robust hosting arrangements throughout the charity
  • ensuring the safeguarding of data across the charity.
• responsible for managing relationships with key technology suppliers including web hosting, web development, CRM development, testing and security.
• responsible for managing the technology team’s budget including monthly reforecasting with the finance team.

About You

You will:

• have a solid professional background in a relevant technical discipline (such as software development)
• have demonstrable experience of agile project management
• have the ability to embrace lightweight, modern technology, and also be confident choosing tools/technologies that make everybody’s life easier (we are not looking to re-invent the wheel).
• be quick to understand wider pain points and challenges, and able to connect the dots, prioritise, and steer a team towards a clear end goal.
• have deep knowledge of best practices to help deliver the right products faster (whether working with users and stakeholders, development practices, continuous integration, devops etc.).
• need to be confident and assertive with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels
• be team orientated and able to maintain positive and supportive relationships with your colleagues at all time as teamwork is essential in this role

If you feel you are the right candidate for the role then please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the role when prompted.

Closing date: 18th December

Interviews: week commencing 6th January 

Royal Osteoporosis Society are looking for a Professional Development Officer to join their team in Camerton.

Job Title: Professional Development Officer

Salary: £24,557 - £27,286 per annum
Location: Camerton, Bath

Job Type: Full Time

Professional Development Officer - The Role:

We are seeking to appoint a Professional Development Officer who will be responsible for the project management and ongoing maintenance of clinical training programmes and resources for health professionals across the UK.

You will have experience in developing training and education programmes across a variety of platforms, ideally in a healthcare setting and influencing professional organisations and other bodies to encourage provision of high quality education and training.

It is important that you have project management experience: planning, delivering and evaluating your work to demonstrate a positive impact and outcomes against agreed KPIs.

Professional Development Officer - Duties and Responsibilities:

- Project manage the bone densitometry training programme for health professionals including liaison with clinical experts and advisors

- Lead the development and maintenance of our online training provision including delivering new resources, reviewing content and administering the online platform.

- Project manage the ongoing delivery of our digital publication for health professionals (3 issues per year)

- Support the delivery of the Charity’s biennial conference

- Support the delivery of other professional events.

-  Manage and report relevant income and expenditure budgets

-  Liaise with a broad range of external training providers, identifying existing resources and potential partnership opportunities

- Maintain the health professional sections of the website with support of the Digital team

- Liaise with Marketing & Communications team to promote training to health professionals through the development of communication and engagement plans

- Contribute to any ad hoc exercises, meetings or projects within as required.

If you are interested in this excellent Professional Development Officer Opportunity press ‘apply’ today, you will be redirected to our site where you can complete your application. Applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

All applicants applying must have the right to work in the UK. The relevant documentation to demonstrate your right to work in the UK will be requested at interview stage.

Resourcing Advisor / Recruitment Advisor 

Bristol

£28,785 - £32,029 pa

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

If you are personable, confident and client focused Resourcing/Recruitment professional or have relevant, transferable recruitment experience, this is an exciting opportunity to genuinely make a difference, helping our client to meet their growing talent needs and supporting work that really changes and rebuilds lives.

In this busy and varied role, you will work with managers across the South West of England, providing an efficient and effective recruitment service for permanent, casual, temporary or self-employed workers.

As the local representative of the Resourcing team in the South West of England, you will:

• Build effective working relationships with local managers, candidates and recruitment partners

• Advise on recruitment policy, processes and best practice recruitment

• Deliver regular training sessions related to recruitment and selection

• Develop recruitment marketing materials, advertising and social media campaigns

You will also work closely with a Recruitment Administrator to ensure that the pre-employment checking and on-boarding for new starters in the South West is progressed quickly, and that any delays or issues are quickly resolved in partnership with the hiring manager.

You will be based in one of their offices in Central Bristol, with regular travel (at least once a month) to their Head Office in London and travel to other locations across South West England as required.

You may have worked directly in an HR or Resourcing team before, but they also welcome applications from those with relevant transferable experience; for example, recruitment experience in relation to volunteers, temporary staff or perhaps from recruiting staff to a team you have managed.

If you are able to build effective relationships quickly, understand great customer service and can work with colleagues to solve problems and are assertive enough to be in a standalone role they would be delighted to hear from you.

In return, they offer a range of benefits including a 6% pension contribution and generous and very popular flexi-time scheme enabling you to balance your work and home life and accrue additional days off work to supplement your 25 days annual holiday.  They are also committed to providing their staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities and they are an accredited Investor in People Gold organisation.

Closing date: 10am on Wed 11th December

Assessments and Interviews: December, to be confirmed.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how they work. They are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, they are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and they are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of their clients as well as the communities that they live and work within, they encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Learning & Development Administrator

 (ref: SUS2807)

£19,735 pro rata per annum

Up to 22.5 hours per week (ideally over 5 days) – based in Bristol

This exciting and interesting new role will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Training Manager and the Head of Organisational Development in the provision of a responsive, effective and efficient learning and development service.

Educated to a good standard and experience in a similar administrative role, youwill have experience of office administration systems and of scheduling diaries.  With good administrative skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will have experience of working in a professional and efficient manner within a busy team.  You will have good organisational and attention to detail skills, the ability to maintain successful working relationships and be IT literate.  You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport. 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 10 December 2019.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 19December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Severn Wye are looking for driven, enthusiastic Community Outreach Officers (x 2) to work with households and communities to relieve fuel poverty and champion energy efficiency across the North of Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.

The Gloucestershire role represents a partnership between Severn Wye, Caring for Communities and People (CCP) and the NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and will be based at CCP's Cheltenham drop-in centre. The South Gloucestershire position is a partnership with Sirona Care and Health based in Kingswood, Bristol.

Both roles are focussed on supporting and educating vulnerable households to help lift them out of fuel poverty. As Energy Advocate you will support consumers through the process of securing a better energy deal, managing and reducing debt, accessing funding and engaging with smart technology. This will ensure that our vulnerable citizens are much more engaged in their energy use and make good decisions in relation to how to use and manage it ­— ultimately putting money back in their pockets and improving their health and wellbeing. This is a hugely rewarding role, working with people overwhelmed by the world of energy to help them find clarity.

This post requires a satisfactory DBS check and appropriate references, but if this is the sort of work you see yourself thriving in, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications for these roles are to be made via the application form on our website. Please indicate which role you are interested in.
 

HR Support Officer

 (ref: SUS2814)

£21,947 per annum

 37.5 hours per week – based in Bristol

This exciting and interesting role will provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support of HR-focussed processes and procedures and accurately record personal information on the HR database, Cascade.  There is also the requirement to provide HR colleagues with accurate and timely support through a range of administrative tasks and to assist with enquiries from staff through the HR email inbox.

With a good standard of education and experience in a similar administrative role, you will have experience in an HR service delivery setting and of HR administration procedures.  You will also have experience of offering a support service to others, of successfully working to deadlines and timescales and of dealing with enquiries and confidential information with tact and discretion.  You will have excellent administration skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to take a proactive approach to tasks, excellent attention to detail and be IT literate.  You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport. 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 10 December 2019.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 19December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle, by connecting people and places, creating liveable neighbourhoods, transforming the school run and delivering a happier, healthier commute.  Take the next step on your Sustrans journey by applying for the following key vacancy:

Recruitment Administrator

 (ref: SUS2816)

£19,735 per annum

37.5 hours per week – secondment cover to 31 May 2020 - based in Bristol

This is an exciting and varied role within our HR team! You will be responsible for providing an efficient recruitment service to the organisation and supporting candidates through their application journey. You will be working closely with other members of the HR team and our recruiting managers across the UK to ensure our recruitment processes and procedures are followed.

With a good standard of education, you will have experience in a similar administrative role and office administration systems and databases. With strong written and verbal communication skills, you will have the ability to manage your own workload, organise your time and be able to maintain successful working relationship. Working calmly and with good attention to detail is essential to this role. You will also be committed to Sustrans values, the promotion of active travel and sustainable transport. 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Tuesday 10 December 2019. Interviews will take place in central Bristol on Thursday 19 December 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Part-time: 10 hours p/week with flexibility on when hours are worked

Salary: £32k p/annum (pro rata)

Interviews held: Friday 13th December 2019

How to apply: Please send us a CV and Cover Letter addressing the points in the Person Specification in the attached Job Description & Person Specification as a point of reference

About SIP: 

The Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy (SIP) is a registered charity (1079390) founded in May 1985 by a group of psychoanalytic psychotherapists. Our main objectives are to provide and assist in the provision of psychotherapeutic (and related support services) to members of the public and to promote and develop psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy in the South West through our training courses.

About the role:

SIP is looking for a part-time Finance Manager & Company Secretary to join their small team to ensure the financial aspects of SIP run smoothly and for innovations that enhance these facets of the organisation whilst in pursuance of SIP’s charitable objectives. 

As a management-level position, the financial aspect of the role would involve overseeing bookkeeping, managing financial planning and budget preparation, identifying financial/operational opportunities and working with SIP’s accountants whilst the secretarial side of the role would involve attending and minuting Trustee meetings, overseeing the preparation for SIP’s Annual General Meeting, and providing general administrative support to Trustees in line with the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House.

About you:

It is essential that you:

• Are familiar with financial requirements of both the Charity Commission and Companies House

• Have sound Financial management skills (i.e. assembling budgets, production of management accounts, advising on financial implications of business decisions).
• Are an experienced bookkeeper
• Have excellent computer skills (including Word and Excel, and QuickBooks, Sage or equivalent).
• Possess good communication skills
• Are comfortable working as part of a team
• Are organised and systematic
• Have the ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines
• Empathy with objectives of SIP

It would be advantageous (but not essential) that you:

• Have previous experience using Quickbooks accounting software
• Have worked within a small charity setting 
• Have an understanding of psychotherapy work and terminology
• Have PAYE and Gift Aid experience
• Are a quick learner

This role is known as Prince’s Trust Executive in The Prince’s Trust

Contract Type: Fixed term Paternity cover from January 2020 to August 2020

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Bristol hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region.

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This fixed term position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Bristol, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• You will predominately be in the delivery team which focuses on personal and social development courses – this includes the use of Adventurous Activities.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes.
• You will be on delivery between 3-4 days a week.
• The days you aren’t on delivery, you will be in the office planning courses, maintenance checks of kit training, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Bristol, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.
• A strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust’s target groups face.
• Experience of facilitating skills development in informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors)
• A sound understanding of how Outdoor Education can be adjusted and applied in an urban setting.
• Good outdoor group management experience
• A minimum of two NGB qualifications from: Summer Mountain Leader/Walking Group Leader assessed – Rock climbing Instructor/Climbing Wall instructor – Paddle Sport Leader or Instructor – MIA S Level 2 or British cycling Level 2.
• Skills or training evidence in a third adventurous/outdoor activity
• First Aid qualification with outdoor focus and relevant to other qualifications (BASP, REC, etc)
• D1 driving license.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

Please download the job description for more information.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

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We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Events Fundraiser

Salary: Circa £18,000 depending on experience + 6% pension contribution
Location: Bristol
Contract type: Full time, permanent

Benefits
- 6% employer pension contribution
- 25 days of annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme in place with free access to confidential, professional legal and health advice
- Cycle to work scheme

Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF): We are a leading UK, Irish and international charity that aims to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of meningitis and septicaemia (also known as sepsis). It is an exciting time for the charity as we expand our reach and impact to meeting the challenges of meningitis and septicaemia wherever they exist in the world, and are set to play a role in developing a new global roadmap to defeat meningitis alongside major international public health organisations.

The candidate: We are seeking an enthusiastic, outgoing candidate who is passionate about fundraising especially within the student market. You will be sociable and enjoy networking as the role will require relationship management as well as looking to develop new university partnerships. You will also be a confident presenter and work well as part of a team.

The application process: The closing date for completed applications is Monday 9th December.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 16th December, please be available for these dates if shortlisted for interview. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further, please select the apply button shown.

Please be advised that CVs alone will not be considered.

Following receipt of satisfactory references, the successful candidate will ideally be able to start work in January 2020.

MRF is committed to safeguarding, any advertised role will require references and confirmation of your identity will be undertaken. Specific roles will state if there is a requirement for further checks.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as an Events Fundraiser, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role University Partnership Co-ordinator, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Co-ordinator, Supporter Engagement Assistant, Supporter Engagement Co-ordinator, or Fundraising Campaign Assistant.