Role: Engagement Support Officer/Team Administrator - Midlands & East 
Location: London or Leeds office
Role: 12-month secondment
Salary: £20,725 (FTE plus London Weighting)

We are looking for a capable administrator to provide support to the team to allow us to deliver our national engagement strategy.  We are the National Engagement Service for NHS Employers.  Our aim is to support NHS healthcare providers with workforce issues. We work with directors of human resources and workforce directors to develop tools and share best practice to support them to do their job more efficiently and effectively. We also work with trade unions and employers at Regional Social Partnership Forums to discuss the implication of policy on the workforce.

This role is based in either our London or Leeds office and needs a person able to provide a range of secretarial support to the Midlands & East team who work remotely. This will include:

• day-to-day diary management for the Midlands & East team
• arranging meetings and booking suitable venues
• planning and booking travel and accommodation
• note taking and action recording at internal/team meetings
• coordinating and attending internal meetings and events
• engaging with stakeholders (e.g. HR Directors and their teams) and promoting the National Engagement Team and NHS Employers tools and resources
• keeping a CRM system and other databases up to date
• uploading materials onto the NHS Employers website 
• provide support in financial forecasting and maintain spreadsheets
• raising purchase orders using FocalPoint
• using Social Media as a communication tool
• occasional requirement to travel

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a range of tasks and develop good relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.  

To Apply

Please download the job description and complete the application form.

Application deadline: 25th November 5pm
Interview date: Week commencing 2nd December

Do you want to end homelessness in Bradford? 

We're looking for a compassionate hard working individual to join our team. 

Positive Pathways out of Homelessness Worker

This exciting ‘Pathways out of Homelessness Worker’ post has been developed in partnership with and is partly funded by the Church Urban Fund and the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation through Wellsprings.  We have also received grants from the Safer Communities Fund and National Lottery to provide outreach support for homeless EEA migrants with addiction issues and to connect clients into a range of social support.  As well as supporting our existing work this post enables us to further extend our services to provide further crisis and short-term interventions to a wider range of clients experiencing/or at risk of homelessness ensuring that clients accessing our services develop skills and resilience to live a sustainable life.

Applications for the post are invited from those who have the relevant skills, experience and passion by submission of a detailed CV and covering application letter.

Only applicants providing a covering letter will be considered.

CVs should include: Name and contact details; Qualifications (level; date obtained; awarding body); Full employment history; Name of two referees (including current or most recent employer) – please indicate if these can be contacted after shortlisting

Covering letter should include: Why you are applying for the post; How you meet the essential and, if appropriate, desirable criteria; Confirmation that, if shortlisted, you are available for the interview date; Confirmation of right to work in the UK.

Closing Date:  Midnight, Thursday 10th December 2019

Shortlisting and Interview date: the following week

Job Title: Positive Pathways out of Homelessness Worker

Line Manager: Hope Housing Manager/Trustees

Main Base: Hope Housing Office                               

Salary: £20,495 p.a. £10.51 per hour

Pension:  3% until you have completed two years of service.

5% once you have completed two years’ service.

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week/ Part-time applications also welcome

Contract: Open ended.

Clearance required:  Enhanced DBS check

Purpose of the Post:

• To manage and provide support for clients in our supported tenancies to maintain their accommodation.
• Provide outreach support to homeless people to support them in a pathway out of homelessness.
• Connect beneficiaries into social support within the wider community, including recovery groups, walking groups, and other local activities.
• Specialise working with EEA migrants with addiction issues to support them on a pathway out of homelessness.
• As a member of the team to contribute to fulfilling Hope Housing's vision for the eradication of homelessness in Bradford.

Full time (37.5) 12 month fixed term contract in the first instance / Part-time (30hrs) working considered

The JU:MP Campaign Manager role is an exciting opportunity to join the Magpie team and to be part of a once in a life-time initiative which will have a real and lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families in some of the most deprived communities in the country.

Magpie is helping to create healthier and happier communities one person; one campaign, one community at a time and creating behaviour change campaigns that transform lives and tackle important social issues.

At Magpie we are on a mission to create campaigns which have a positive impact on the communities around us. We call this The Great Campaign.

Working as a Campaign Manager representing Magpie and based primarily within the JU:MP team. JU:MP (Join Us: Move Play) is an important social movement gaining momentum within the North Bradford area.

JU:MP is a National Lottery funded Sport England initiative. Part of Active Bradford, JU:MP works with families and communities in North Bradford to inspire, energise and support children to be active.

Magpie has been chosen to deliver innovative behaviour change solutions which make it easier for communities to access sport and physical activity. 

The role:

The JU:MP campaign manager will play a pivotal role within the programme, implementing marketing strategy, building strong client and community relationships.

Experienced in campaign and project management and in delivering multi-faceted marketing campaigns you will be comfortable in taking an overarching client strategy and turning it in to marketing implementation strategies, initiatives, and campaign briefs.

You will have an eye for detail and with your meticulous project planning and excellent communication skills you will be excited by this opportunity and ready to embrace the challenge.

Leading on the creation and getting stuck in with the hands-on delivery of the JU:MP campaign, you will be expected to deliver successfully on the strategy which aims to increase the physical activity of young people in the following areas of Bradford:

1. Allerton, Lower Grange and Fairweather Green
2. Manningham, Toller, Girlington
3. Eccleshill, Undercliffe, Thorpe Edge, Windhill and Wrose

In this role we expect that you will be a self-starter who has the ability to take initiative and make things happen.

Job Dimensions and scope

You will be responsible for delivering the strategy of the JU:MP social movement, contributing to the measurable behaviour change through the JU:MP social marketing and communications campaigns.

You will be expected to be self-motivated and able to take on and manage all aspects of campaign management, leading the campaign independently. Working directly with the client team and the Director of Impact at Magpie directing and managing campaigns and activity and liaising with all stakeholders, suppliers and partners throughout.

JU:MP is being evaluated by academic researchers so you will be expected to support the evaluation where necessary, including the provision of fortnightly reflections about your approach to the project.

You will be based in split locations sharing time with the Magpie team in Leeds and the JU:MP team in Bradford.

Key Responsibilities

Client Service

Representing Magpie within our clients’ environment, bringing marketing expertise to their team. Independent project direction, always achieving the very best outcome for our client.

Regular and effective communication and liaison with both JU:MP and Magpie to provide timely updates on project progress and to ensure that the client receives the very best of Magpie and our experience in delivering behaviour change campaigns.

Closely linked to Magpie and embracing the purpose, culture and approach of our unique behaviour change campaigns agency.

The clear interpretation and organisation of client feedback.

Campaign Strategy

Working closely with the client and Director of Impact at Magpie you will be responsible for overseeing and developing sub-strategies for areas such as: insight; brand; partnerships; social media; digital and events.

Creating implementation plans, scopes, delivery plans and schedules and determining approval milestones and practices which ensure that delivery is smooth and standards are high at every touch point through all campaigns.

You will be an experienced campaign manager with the ability to keep all projects on track whilst ensuring that communication with all key stakeholders and in particular the client and Director of Impact at Magpie.

You will embrace our behaviour change approach and the co-creation and collaboration embedded within the Magpie way.

As a part of this:

Collaborating with the JU:MP Community Engagement Managers to devise a comprehensive community engagement plan and maximise the success of the campaign.

Gaining insight in to the three community areas, working alongside Community Engagement Managers to ensure that we provide campaign information, engagement and materials in the most appropriate way.

Co-creating with the community members in an open and inclusive way and adapting the strategy and approach to meet the needs of the community.

Selecting and managing relationships with partners and suppliers.

Working alongside the JU:MP Communications Officer to ensure the campaign fits in to the wider programme communications strategy.

Providing hands-on marketing as and when needed - capturing and creating social content, managing emails/database, promoting events and activities, writing press releases.

Organisation and administration

You will be experienced in managing all aspects of budget control, administration and organisation and the communication of all aspects of campaign management in order to deliver in the most appropriate way, on-brand, on-brief on-time and on-budget.

You will be capable managing a high volume of information about stakeholders, their organisations and activities.

Essential Experience and Skills:

We are looking for an experienced team member who can hit the ground running and who will embrace the challenge. Self-motivated and confident, you will work on your own initiative.

• A solid background in creative or marketing environments, with a proven ability to manage a brief
• The ability to plan and manage social marketing campaigns at a strategic / senior level, including time/delivery management and budget management
• Significant experience in relationship management, with the ability to exercise sound judgement, sensitivity and political awareness in working with multiple stakeholders and interested groups
• Proven experience and the ability to work with a wider Magpie team – including campaign management, creative, digital and content producers plus any key suppliers in order to deliver impactful high-quality campaigns
• Experience of working collaboratively with a range of partners and proven experience of shaping partnership opportunities within communities to maximise campaign success

• A strong track record in meticulous project planning
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Effective team management and leadership capabilities
• A keen attention to detail and budgetary constraints
• Full awareness of creative processes and techniques – including digital platforms
• Innovative thinker, with proven ability to problem solve
• Self-motivation with confidence and ability to work on own initiative

Desirable

• A knowledge and understanding of the communities that the JU:MP campaign is targeting
• To be able to speak one or more of the following languages: Punjabi, Urdu, Polish, Bengali 

Background Information

Magpie

Magpie is a cause–led marketing agency placing behaviour change science at the heart of what we do. Our purpose is to help create healthier and happier communities; one person, one campaign at a time.

Born in Bradford

Born in Bradford (BIB) is an internationally acclaimed applied research programme which aims to improve health and wellbeing through the development and evaluation of interventions to promote health, and the application of research into practice.

BIB is experienced in delivering complex evaluations in real life settings and hosts a skilled staff set with expertise in qualitative and quantitive evaluation methods, routine data linkage, community engagement and dissemination.

Bradford Institute for Health Research

The Bradford Institute for Health Research aims to become a national centre for excellence in health research and to forge unique research collaboration between the people of Bradford, the NHS community and the Universities of Leeds Bradford and York.

Active Bradford

Active Bradford is a newly registered company made up of six member organisations who are committed to working together to increase the number of people being active and playing sport in Bradford. These six members are The University of Bradford, Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Bradford College, Bradford Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust (Born in Bradford), Yorkshire Sport Foundation and One in a Million.

Closing date – 1st December 2019

Volunteer Coordinator

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Salary £20,750

The Bridge Project is looking for a resourceful, motivated individual to become a Volunteer Coordinator working across the communities served by the following GP Practices: Haigh Hall, Shipley, Cowgill, Thornton and Denholme, Sunnybank and The Willows. The aim of the Volunteer Coordinator’s role is to manage all elements of a volunteer scheme in primary care including the recruitment, training, placement and retention of volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator will co-design a delivery model, that will enable volunteers to use their life experience and ability to improve the health and well-being of patients through the provision of a broad range of activities.

The ideal candidate will have worked in a voluntary sector, health or social care setting and have had experience of delivering training and working with volunteers.

Full details of the role and access to the on-line application form can be found on our website.

Please note, CVs will note be accepted.
Latest time and date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on 3rd December 2019
Interviews will be held on 11th or 12th December 2019