National Pr Manager Jobs in Bristol, Bristol City
Salary: £59,588 (London) / £55,890 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Fixed term until March 2025
Benefits:
- 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
- Attractive family friendly policies;
- Private healthcare cover;
- Season ticket loans;
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - employees are able to work from home on an arrangement agreed with their line manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for an interim Head of Member Relations to ensure that our members are at the heart of what we do. Working in a team with two other Heads you will lead and manage our member relations team of 8 External Affairs Managers, plus our member intelligence and business support teams. You will work closely with colleagues in Public Impact taking a lead on ensuring that our influencing strategy and policy positions reflect our Housing Association member priorities.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
Interested in a varied and challenging role in a trade association during a busy general election year? Are you committed to working to support our members in providing quality homes and tackling the housing crisis?
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
- You will shape our strategic engagement with members to ensure our external influencing and policy positions reflect their priorities, working collegiately with colleagues in the Public Impact Directorate.
- You will lead programmes of work, aligned with organisational priorities, leading teams of people from across the organisation.
- You will ensure member satisfaction and member risk is understood, monitored and managed effectively by the member relations team and wider organisation.
- You will work with colleagues across the NHF to ensure that the organisation’s resources are used to deliver agreed offers to cohorts of members, and exceptional service for all members.
- You will manage the work of at least two External Affairs Managers, the Member Intelligence team and the Member and Business Support team as agreed with the Executive Director.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the housing sector and the issues facing Housing Associations.
- Knowledge and experience of establishing and maintaining relationships with senior customers and stakeholders demonstrating credibility, diplomacy, effective communication and negotiation skills.
- Clear leadership skills, able to lead complex programmes of work effectively, both through direct line management and matrix management.
- Ability to manage budgets effectively.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to summarise complex information effectively to aid decision making.
- The ability to manage and motivate a high performing team.
- Ability to manage budgets effectively.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 6 May 2024
Interview date: 24 May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.
You will support the compliant delivery of our Face to Face strategy, including using data and insight to deliver strong ROI and KPI’s across a variety of channels and regular giving products (including monthly donations, sponsorship/ value-exchange and lottery.) You will also be responsible for the training and monitoring of the fundraising agents who deliver our Face to Face campaigns.
Reporting into the Face to Face Manager, you will either be able to work in a hybrid way working between home and 2 days per week at our London office or remotely working from home with a requirement to attend our London office for a team anchor day once a month.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days.
About You:
You will have experience of training and presenting as well as supporting Face to Face campaigns ideally within a third sector fundraising role. Key to this role will be the ability to build, manage and develop relationships.
Additionally, you’ll be able to run analysis and have experience using Dynamics 365, Raisers Edge or a similar database.
About The Role
- Provide continual training and compliance monitoring support to our Face to Face partners in the execution of all door, private Sites and events fundraising, this includes leading on developing new opportunities in conjunction with St John events.
- Oversee and collaboratively work with our Telephone Fundraising partners on their training and compliance of all deliverables such as welcome calls, upgrades, reactivations and other fundraising campaigns – includes caller listening
- Oversee regular audits of agents, to monitor against key auditory compliance and performance metrics.
- Manage relationships with our Face to Face partners with training, development and materials, and performance reviews. Monitoring various forms or training and reviewing inductions in line with our agreed contract.
- Build a strong knowledge of all areas of St John Ambulance’s work, carrying out continual research and gathering information, case studies and photos for use in training booklets, scripts and materials. Where appropriate, to liaise with external agencies such as designers and copywriters.
Please see the job description for more detail
About Us:
St John Ambulance is committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive; we have several networks including the Armed Forces Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equity, diversity and inclusion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
At Help for Heroes, we help the Armed Forces community live well after service.
There are many ways we help veterans, their relatives, serving personnel, and people who worked alongside the UK military. We help people with their physical and mental health needs, and a range of welfare issues. Our support gives people the skills, confidence and knowledge to make a success of life after service.
And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).
As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:
Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.
We have an incredible opportunity for a Community Occupational Therapist to join our team.
The post holder will work with communities in the below regions
- Kent
- Essex
- Lincolnshire
- Norfolk
- Leicester
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About You
Help For Heroes are looking for a highly skilled, professional, and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our expanding clinical team. Are you a committed, flexible OT with a minimum of 2 years of post-graduate experience looking to expand your skills and have the opportunity to work with the Armed Forces Community? If you have the ability to work independently but still enjoy having the support of a team, you could contribute your skills and experience to improve quality of life. Are you happy to embrace a flexible work pattern as the position will involve frequent travel to meet veterans in their own homes and communities and other organisational commitments including inductions, training and team meetings which may require some overnight stays? If you have experience of delivering Occupational Therapy in both physical and mental health conditions, then your holistic approach will help improve lives. Sleep difficulties and sensory needs are a large part of the role to enable veterans to live as they want to so experience in these areas would be beneficial.
About the Role
You will have the opportunity to work in the homes and local communities and be able to support them with physical and mental health needs that are creating barriers to meaningful occupation. By carrying your own defined caseload, you will be able to identify barriers that are affecting veterans’ ability to be as independent as possible and live the life they want to live. You will be assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating Occupational Therapy interventions for those who have served our country and improving the quality of life of our Heroes. You will have the opportunity to be creative in your solutions and the community setting will allow you to address these needs in the best environment for the Armed Forces Community. This role would be ideal for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career and is keen to be at the forefront of evidence-based practice in a supportive team.
About the Team
You will be joining the clinical team at Help for Heroes to provide community based Occupational Therapy input to armed forces veterans. We are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair in the healthcare domain. Our aim is to champion the Armed Forces Community and to do this as one team of OTs and Registered Nurses. If you feel that you could join a team that is excited, confident and ready for tomorrow’s challenges this may be role for you.
What we offer
To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there are also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 29 days paid holiday, enhanced family friendly packages, health cashback plan.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Communications and Engagement Officer
Salary: £26,000 FTE
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Home based
Benefits: CT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday.
Are you looking for a varied and exciting role where your passion, creativity and skills can make a real impact to thousands of new and expectant parents across the UK? Are you a confident communicator with an eye for detail and a flair for producing compelling copy and content?
Then come and join us!
About the role
We’re recruiting for a highly organised, proactive and creative Communications and Engagement Officer to come and join our busy Communications and Campaigns Team and support the planning and delivery of our internal and external communications activity.
This is a key role in our busy Communications and Campaigns Team and is an opportunity for someone seeking to put their communications skills to use, to grow our profile and keep our NCT community engaged and informed.
NCT is the UK’s leading charity for pregnancy, birth, infant feeding, and early parenthood, and it’s an exciting time to join our charity, as we deliver our ambitious five-year For Every Parent strategy.
The main objectives of the role are to:
• Work collaboratively across the Communications & Campaigns Team providing effective digital, editorial, creative, and operational support
• Support the planning and delivery of our internal and external communications activity, to keep our NCT community engaged and informed, grow our profile and manage our reputation and brand.
• Support the planning and delivery of NCT events, such as our All Community Events and members Annual General Meeting (AGM).
• Reporting and evaluation: proactively support and maintain insights, analytics and trends reports, producing regular reports detailing effectiveness of communications activity and channels.
Please visit our website for deatils on thejob description.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support. More details about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found on our website.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
If you’re interested in applying for the role, please visit our careers page.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 12 May 2024
Interviews: Friday 24 May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
As our Digital Marketing Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Marketing Manager and broader team in volunteer and school recruitment efforts, while managing our social media presence. Your primary responsibilities will include managing and curating content for Action Tutoring's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok.
In addition to social media management, you will contribute to the creation of diverse content, such as graphics, videos, and photography, with occasional visits to our school programmes and events. You will also monitor and report on the impact of our social media campaigns, staying abreast of industry trends to optimise our digital presence.
If you're creative, passionate about education, and thrive in community engagement, we'd love to have you on board.
Closing date: Sunday 19th May 2024
Interviews: 28th and 29th May 2024
Start date: June 2024
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in the UK. Occasional travel to London is required.
We use anonymised applications for our shortlisting process.
Duties and responsibilities
• Responsibility for managing Action Tutoring’s social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok and YouTube). Plan content (in collaboration with wider Marketing and Communications team) in line with the charity’s wider campaigns, volunteer recruitment rounds and key messages, ensuring regular diverse posting.
• Work with the Marketing Manager to develop engaging content which encourages the recruitment of high quality volunteer tutors, enquiries from potential partner schools and raises awareness of the charity to potential fundraisers, donors and employees.
• Promote the breadth of Action Tutoring’s activities and projects on social media, working across the whole team to gather content to raise brand awareness (including Programme, Philanthropy, Operations, Policy and Impact).
• Contribute to the development of content for social media channels including graphics, video and photography, with the occasional visit to school programmes and other charity events.
• Regularly analyse and report on the impact of Action Tutoring’s social media content through weekly analysis, quarterly reporting and campaign analysis.
• Monitor social media trends and industry developments to ensure we’re maximising content across all channels.
• Lead on blogger, influencer and community outreach (e.g. Facebook community groups, Next Door) to help raise awareness of Action Tutoring's volunteering opportunities and encourage applications.
• Manage our national digital adverts (such as Indeed, CharityJobs, Do-It). Respond to any direct enquiries sent through these and other digital platforms, including the Volunteer Facebook Group and Google business.
• Identify national digital advertising opportunities for volunteer and school marketing, and support with content for regional adverts. Work with the Marketing Manager to analyse impact and decide where our budget is best spent.
• Support the day to day management of Action Tutoring’s website, editing content with updates upon request. Support with creating high quality, engaging content for the Action Tutoring website to ensure it’s optimised.
• Create external marketing materials on request and support with ad-hoc visual design work.
• Support with the attendance at volunteering promotion events, mainly university fairs.
• Any other duties deemed reasonable by the Chief Executive Officer.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
• Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok.
• Copywriting skills: able to interact with a range of audiences and have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. The role involves representing our brand on various channels and you will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences and inspire them to engage with the charity.
• Able to work independently and use initiative in a range of situations.
• Able to think creatively and generate content to effectively convey messages and motivate audiences.
• Adaptable and open to learning. You will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation.
• Efficient and able to work under pressure when required, able to multi-task and juggle a varied workload.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Internal Comm Lead
Fixed Term: 12 month fixed term contract
Hours: 35 per week (part time or flexible working will be considered)
Location: Home based with travel to different locations
Salary: £37,000 plus working from home allowance
Essential:
- Experience of designing and delivering internal communications plans
- An excellent understanding of internal communications channels
- Proven change management and change communications skills
- Creative thinking with the ability to produce compelling ideas that engage and unite staff
- A problem solver that can translate complex issues into accessible communications using both interactive and passive channels
- Expectational relationship building skills across all levels of an organisation
- Alignment with United Responses values and a commitment to delivering our vision and mission.
United Response is a leading national charity. We have a great team of people who are passionate about providing care and support. Our support staff champion the rights of the people we support to live, work, socialise and participate in the community, free of discrimination and unnecessary boundaries. In our work we aim to be creative, strong, honest, responsive and united.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Climate Change Adaptation Officer
Salary: £31,000 - £35,000
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Callow Rock, Shipham Gorge, Cheddar
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report laid out in March 2023, we are now on the brink of irrevocable damage from climate change; this is our ‘final warning’ and the time is now for action to address this crisis.
The report highlighted that restoring nature was one of the key actions needed to address this issue. Somerset Wildlife Trust are at the forefront of this work in Somerset and are fully committed to this path through our Wilder Somerset 2030 Strategy and to delivering a vision whereby we reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the climate crisis.
Developing and further embedding the ‘Act to Adapt’ process, through our ‘Adapting Somerset’ and ‘Somerset’s Wilder Coast’ projects to support communities and to develop plans to adapt their local areas to the impacts of climate change.
Responsibility 1: Providing leadership and technical expertise
Being proactive and nurture strong relationships by:
- Providing leadership on SWT Climate Change Nature Adaptation work.
- Working closely with the Local Nature Partnership Coordinator and Advocacy Manager, and wider project team from partner organisations, to develop and deliver a programme of online and in-person communications, meetings and workshops. This is designed to foster climate change adaptation in the county supporting nature’s recovery and community resilience, and therefore involves working closely with farmers and landowners, all layers of local council, infrastructure experts, academics and the general public, including communities already impacted by flooding.
- Providing line management to the Climate Adaptation Assistant.
- Continuing developing the RAD approach for priority habitats, alongside the Landscape Recovery team, which will contribute to managing land within internationally important wetlands.
- Keeping abreast of national and international climate change developments and relate these to Somerset.
Responsibility 2: Engagement with Communities and Creating Robust Partnerships
Lead engagement efforts by:
- Contributing to discussions and workstreams developing climate change adaptation pathways at a county level, and in specific local areas relating to flooding, drought and wildfire.
- Developing information for a lay audience regarding the role of nature in reducing the impacts of climate change, including: sea-level rise; predicted changes in land use; warming, etc. and to help people understand what the future may bring especially in Somerset’s more vulnerable nature habitats.
- Supporting people’s wider understanding of the role of nature to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration and storage.
- Continuing the rollout of the Act to Adapt process in local communities, organising events and workshops and using the Climate Adaptation Toolkit to explain the process of developing community and nature based solutions to the big issues of climate change.
Responsibility 3: Developing sustainable projects and evaluation
Lead and support projects and reporting by:
- Working with the Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy team to incorporate climate adaptation and vulnerability principles to these priorities.
- Assisting with work to share information and project developments with project partners in the UK.
- Developing and implement a communications plan that raises awareness of the project and its impact; garners support; and highlights Somerset as a place at the frontline for climate change. This will include engagement through social media and the production of awareness materials in printed and online formats.
- Managing the budget of the Adapting Somerset project and keep track of time contributions to the ELM’s Landscape Recovery and Somerset’s Wilder Coast projects.
- Monitoring and evaluating progress and impact, meeting project milestones and reporting to funders.
- Representing SWT externally in meetings, in the media and by giving presentations to various audiences.
Closing date: Wednesday 15 May 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Somerset Wildlife Trust has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and is committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.
Please let us know if you require the documents in a different format, or any other adjustments to assist you in the recruitment process.
No agencies please.
The Pituitary Foundation are recruiting for a new CEO to lead us into the next phase of our journey.
The Pituitary Foundation is the UK’s leading charity providing support and information for people living with pituitary conditions, their families, friends and carers. We are based in an office in central Bristol, with some staff and volunteers working remotely throughout the UK. Pituitary conditions are uncommon, usually lifelong and can be life threatening. Conditions include acromegaly, Cushing's, prolactinoma, AVP-Deficiency and hypopituitarism.
It is an exciting time to join The Foundation. We are celebrating our 30th anniversary throughout 2024 and are working towards our ambitious strategy which we are excited to achieve. Our new website, and CRM, combined with robust processes and procedures offers a strong foundation, for a new CEO to build on.
About the Role
This role will combine the ambition of The Foundation without losing the core importance of being a person-centred patient support group, offering kindness and support at challenging times. You will bring excellent interpersonal skills, as well as financial acumen and an appetite for seeing the best possible service delivered to a wide demographic.
Location: Based in the Bristol office, with flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Reports to: Chair and Board of Trustees
Holiday: 30 days plus statutory bank holidays
Pension: 5% employer contribution
How to Apply
The recruitment pack and process for application can be found on our website or below.
Deadline for applications is 9am Tuesday 14 May 2024
The outgoing CEO and Chair, welcome informal phone conversations in advance of submitting an application.
The Pituitary Foundation believes in diversity and equality. We especially welcome applicants who are under-represented within the charity sector and want to build a team with a diverse range of perspectives, backgrounds and skills. You do not need to have lived experience, or direct knowledge of pituitary conditions – just empathy and an appetite to learn. We know that a diverse team is a strength, and we look forward to hearing from all interested applicants.
We invite all interested candidates to apply for the position. To ensure that your application is considered, we strongly recommend that you attach your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter. These documents will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of your motivations for the role.
See attached application pack and please send a cv and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4), or film of an equivalent length which includes:
o Why you are interested in this role,
o How your experience or interest meets each point of the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
North Bristol & South Gloucestershire (NBSG) Foodbank has operated for 12 years, providing emergency food parcels to people in crisis in the local community. Recently, we have shifted our focus to go beyond food and try to tackle the root causes of food insecurity. One goal of our new strategy is to change minds, change policy and create empathy about poverty. The Campaign Coordinator is responsible for working towards this goal by delivering the Trussell Trust’s (TT) influencing and mobilising work during the General Election (GE). You will do this by building strong relationships with other food banks in the Bristol & South Gloucestershire area. Campaign Coordinators implement TT’s national GE strategy, by using Organising techniques to put pressure on Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) in each Combined Local Authority.
You will lead local community teams of people who support ending the need for food banks, to secure commitments from your PPCs to ‘prioritise the problem of people going without essentials if re/elected, acknowledging the role social security needs to play in tackling it.’
This role is funded by TT as part of their GE strategy, and you will be part of a network of Campaign Coordinators around the UK doing this work. You will serve as the link between NBSG Foodbank and the Mobilisation team at TT, as we build a movement to end the need for food banks.
Desirable Key Skills and Experience:
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Experience of campaigning or organising to achieve a change.
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Experience working alongside people with lived experience of poverty.
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Experience facilitating groups and organising engaging group activities.
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Experience managing and working with volunteers.
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Experience of community outreach in the local area.
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Good project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities.
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A current full driving licence is required.
Personal Attributes:
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Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships and gain trust of people with lived experience of poverty and using food banks.
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Confident in communicating, and able to seek and balance a range of views and stakeholders, influencing where required.
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Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the TT & NBSG Foodbank.
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Be sympathetic toward the Christian ethos, origin and values of the project.
Roles & Responsibilities:
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To build trusted relationships with food banks during (pre and post) UK General Election. You will hold 121 conversations with each food bank in the Bristol & South Gloucestershire area and ensure there is clear communication between the food banks.
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To support teams of community volunteers. You will have 121’s with: food bank staff, volunteers, partner organisations and stakeholders in each community to develop community bases for your campaign work.
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To lead effective door-knocking teams in your community. You will door knock with your community campaign team to drum up support for the campaign, provide members of the public literature on food bank use in their local community, and invite people to their local hustings.
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To help each of your community campaign teams organise a local hustings. You will ensure that your community campaign teams: attend national TT webinars, receive national guidance on how to approach PPCs, understand the TT legal GE guidance, understand the logistics of organising a hustings, ensure that the hustings is as accessible as possible and ensure that the voices of people with lived experience are heard through the hustings.
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To develop good relationships with local press and media outlets. You will work alongside National TT colleagues to find key press and media contacts in your area, ensuring your community campaign teams get coverage for their hard work.
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To deliver the local campaigning strategy working with food bank staff, volunteers and clients.
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To work with the Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) team in TT and engage with the training and support on offer, including work with other Campaign Coordinators in the TT network.
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To liaise with the Foodbank Manager regularly, providing updates on campaigns work, coordinating its integration into the entire NBSG team, to ensure the work is sustainable.
Key Stakeholders
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NBSG Foodbank team.
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Other local food banks, including the project managers, volunteers, and people they support.
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Local elected representatives.
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Local stakeholders and partners (charities, churches, and other relevant community groups).
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Local organisations working to support people in poverty.
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The TT Area Team, who support your food banks in their day-to-day work.
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TT’s Senior Manager for OLM.
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The wider TT OLM Team who will deliver training and relational support.
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TT Head of Organising and Local Mobilising.
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TT’s Activations team.
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TT’s church engagement team.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation staff.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Caseworker
Forces Employment Charity is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Caseworker to join our team working on the CFO (Co-financing Organisation) programme in partnership with the probation service. In this role, you will provide specialist support to veterans within the criminal justice system, focused on early intervention, support and diversion to prevent re-offending. You will work closely with probation staff, partner organisations and lead providers to identify, engage and deliver emotional and practical support to veteran clients.
This is a Full-time 35 hours per week, home based role with regular attendance at Lewisham and Croydon Activity Hubs and frequent travel throughout the UK. This role has a salary £29,000 pa.
This will be a fixed term contract till 31 July 2024.
Role Overview:
For the CFO programme, Forces Employment Charity is working in partnership with probation service staff and other partner organisations to provide specialist support for veterans in the justice system.This support is focused on early intervention, support and diversion at point of contact with justice system in order to prevent re-offending.
The successful applicant will be providing activities and support to clients within a formal contractual framework working to challenging targets.The role holder will need a strong beneficiary focus and the ability to rapidly form relationships with partners and local agencies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with partners to identify and engage veterans with the CFO Programme.
- Undertake needs assessments with each veteran and jointly develop their support plan.
- Work as part of a team, together with Probation Service Staff and Lead Provider staff, was well as partner organisations providing specialist support.
- Deliver emotional and practical support to veterans working with partner organisations to provide specialist support for each individual as required.
- Work with the veteran to secure employment.
- Optimise the delivery of activities which are separately billed as part of CFO Programme.
- Ensure that all activity is recorded on the MOJ CATs system, or other system as required by the contract.
- Deliver any further activities reasonably required by the Op Nova National Manager or CFO Contract Manager, the Nova National Manager and the Forces Employment Charity.
Essential Competencies:
- Understanding, empathy and knowledge of ex-forces personnel and the challenges they may face.
- Highly motivated and independent, capable of working remotely from their line manager.
- Resilient and able to work with individuals with complex needs and cope with the rigors that arise from working with veterans in the criminal justice system.
- Commitment to working with each veteran without prejudice and in an equitable manner, including those who are arrested for violent or sexual offences.
- Experience of working with people using a mentoring or coaching approach to engage and support the individuals we work with change their lives.
- Experience of working with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent communication, organisation and IT/CRM skills.
- Excellent team players who will contribute to a diverse and dedicated team.
- Driving licence and use of own car.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (Enhanced) check and Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 2 security clearance.
If you are passionate about supporting veterans, resilient, and an exceptional team player, please apply with your CV and cover letter by midnight at 12:00 AM by 10th May 2024.
Forces Employment Charity is an equal opportunities employer, and values having a diverse workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we strengthen our impact as a small-sized charity. You will have an opportunity to use and develop your range of project management, design, social media, website, and communication skills in a dynamic supportive team that is committed to maximising our positive impact on Deaf and hard of hearing people in Bristol.
Summary of duties:
Our Communications and Engagement Officer will lead on the work of our new Community Hub project and promote all the great things that CfD does e.g. the events and activities as part of our Deaf People Together project. The post holder will be based at The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ.
This is an exciting opportunity to help CfD improve our communications, and to support the Deaf Community and hard of hearing people throughout Bristol with managing and sharing their information. You will work with Deaf and hard of hearing people by providing the training, tools, and resources to enable them to create their own information materials that can be shared with the community.
You will be responsible for developing and uploading website content, creating marketing material, use of social media and other communications platforms to help deliver the aims of our Community Hub project and to increase our community engagement and profile. You will also lead on commissioning a redesign of our website.
You will also have a role in supporting our Community Development Officer to arrange and publicise events.
You will use your time in this way:
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Half of your time on the Community Hub Project;
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About a day a week supporting our Community Development Officer;
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The rest of your time on promoting other projects and developing the CfD website.
This is a role for a creative individual who is well organised and is proactive, who has the ambition to develop and deliver fun, engaging, and effective accessible communication.
The main responsibilities are to:
Community Hub
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Provide training for and support deaf volunteers to improve CfD’s capacity to produce and share relevant community information from across Bristol. You will organise workshops for deaf people to develop their skills in video and media technology to produce accessible content.
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Develop a virtual information hub, where information on CfD events and other activities in Bristol will be fully accessible to all deaf people, using CfD’s website, social media, apps, and newsletters.
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Support deaf people with producing their own newsletters using BSL and subtitles. Our aim is to have a regular newsletter that is produced and managed by deaf people.
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Develop a CfD “newsround” – a regular video round-up of events, news, and information of interest to deaf people.
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Work with 4 Community Hubs in Bristol to increase their accessibility for and engagement with deaf people in their neighbourhoods, and to increase their understanding of how to include deaf people in activities. This work will include collaborating to deliver deaf-focused events.
Communications
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Support other projects at CfD with information dissemination, and media and communications, such as creating posters, video production, posting on social media, and basic updates on our website.
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Improve the quality and reach of information that CfD sends out e.g. using other social media platforms.
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Support the CFD Community Development Officer by arranging and promoting events.
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Ensure compliance across all media with CfD’s brand guidelines.
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Lead on reviewing the CfD website and commissioning a new design.
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Coordinate any media enquiries.
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Collect data to analyse and evaluate the impact of the role.
General
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Attend conferences, training, and other staff development opportunities.
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Develop an agreed personal training plan and carry this out using internal and external training as required.
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Adhere to and promote CfD’s policies and standards, especially the Equal Opportunities, Data Protection, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Communication policies.
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Act as an ambassador for CfD promoting a positive and professional image and attitude at all times.
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Support the CEO and other CfD staff in achieving the aims of CfD and carry out such other relevant duties as may be agreed.
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Support CfD to find funding for new projects involving Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
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Coordinate and manage own Access to Work support (if needed).
Terms and conditions:
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This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week. CfD’s core hours are 10am – 4pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
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Contract until January 31st 2026 with possibility of an extension subject to further funding.
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Salary £24,000 - £27,000a year.
Note:
The final interpretation of this job description rests with the CEO in consultation with the Board of Trustees and the jobholder. The job description will be reviewed in the course of supervision meetings and any amendments will be negotiated with the jobholder. The jobholder is also expected to share in other CfD activities as time permits and by agreement with the CEO.
Person specification
The successful candidate will have had at least two years in a relevant communications role.
You will have a pro-active approach and be committed to achieving results
Essential skills, abilities and knowledge
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A passion to communicate CfD’s values and to support the interests of the deaf and hard of hearing people that we work with.
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Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in communicating with Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users and hard of hearing people. This may be direct communication or through a BSL interpreter or speech-to-text operator.
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Ability to create high-quality communications material and to engage with a variety of audiences.
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Experience of social media management and familiarity with evolving and new digital media platforms.
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Ability to create graphics and images for communication materials.
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Ability to produce video material, including filming and editing and adding including subtitles.
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Ability to think creatively.
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Ability to write clear content for social media and website pages
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Experience of training and supporting groups of people, either as part of paid work or as a volunteer.
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Ability to form positive working relationships with other professionals and to collaborate on projects.
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Good influencing and negotiating skills so that you can persuade people to make their activities more inclusive of deaf people.
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Good attention to detail.
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Educated to A-Level standard, including Maths and English GCSEs.
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Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and associated software, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Desirable skills, abilities and knowledge:
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Relevant professional qualification.
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Experience of working with Deaf and/or hard of hearing people.
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Ability to communicate in British Sign Language (training can be provided).
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Experience working, paid or unpaid, in or with communities, the disability sector or in the third sector.
Things we expect all staff to support us with:
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Actively seek out opportunities for development and income generation.
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Read, understand and follow CfD’s policies and procedures.
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Stay up to date with key developments in your specialist area.
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Be willing to occasionally work evenings and weekends.
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Participate in team-meetings and development days.
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Be willing to travel across Bristol and occasionally further afield.
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Represent CfD at local, regional and national meetings and events.
In return, you will receive:
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Competitive pay and holiday allowance
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25 days a year plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
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Employee pension contributions
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A flexible working policy
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Our core hours are 10:00 until 16:00 Monday to Friday
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The opportunity to be part of a committed, skilled and supportive team
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Support to develop your skills further
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a national children and young people’s charity as they look to appoint a new Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on a permanent basis.
As the organisation’s first EDI strategy comes to an end, they are looking for an experience leader to join their team to drive forward the organisations ambition to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, with a deep sense of belonging felt by all staff. This summer, the charity will launch their new organisational strategy that will have a deep focus on systems change where this position will play a pivotal role.
The organisation is looking for EDI professional to build on thier journey, reflecting on the organisations strategic commitment to dismantle inequality and focus on action. You will develop the next EDI strategy to ensure they continue to develop a culture that is inclusive for everyone who works, and engages, with the organisation. You will work across teams to provide vision and direction in this work and drive forward change agendas.
The successful candidate will have developed and implemented an EDI strategy at a senior level with experience managing change initiatives, leading and inspiring staff and facilitating activities across national operations. You will have a deep understanding and knowledge of EDI legislation, policies and best practices as well as approaches to systems change.
In order to apply please submit your CV only. Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and be asked to provide further information to assist with this recruitment process. Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate a discussion, or at any point in the process, we will ensure we make arrangements for this.
Transition Together is seeking to continue the work of deepening connection and growing the voice of the Transition Movement in England and Wales through the freelance engagement of three Network Weavers. This exciting project will see this team, supported by Transition Together staff, co-design an in person Transition Assembly early next year to guide the future of our Movement in the UK as well as build relationships with Transitioners across Wales and England and connect to emerging and established networks across the UK. These roles will be around two days a week for 10 months and the deadline to apply is 13 May.
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Start date: beginning of June 2024
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Contract period: June 2024 to March 2025
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Fee: £15k with £2k budget to support role activities
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Core working day: Tuesdays
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This is a remote working position including substantial travel to visit Transition groups and events
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The post-holder needs to be England or Wales based as there will be travel required to visit UK Transition groups, and experience of UK communities is essential
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This role will require evenings and weekends working at specific points.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Project Worker
Oasis South Bristol Hub: Hengrove
FULL-TIME (40 hours)
18 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £29,319 per annum
Want to enable children, young people and families to have positive lives?
Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?
Want to make your community a better place?
Want to grow in confidence and experience?
Oasis South Bristol hub team is now in a position to employ a Community Project Worker to work alongside our Oasis Community Hub team in South Bristol and we are looking for a talented and adaptable person to join our busy team focussed on supporting our academies in Hengrove: Oasis John Williams and Oasis New Oak and the communities they serve.
The role will encompass community support activity as well developing and running school holiday provision.
Key responsibilities will be:
- To provide enrichment activities to the children’s youth work to include holiday schemes, afterschool and lunch time clubs.
- To develop a strong food poverty programme and offer support for the community through adult education, wellbeing, advocacy/family support and volunteering opportunities.
- To work alongside the Strategic Community Development Leader to develop funding and volunteer capacity which can support the Academies holistically across all of the Hub.
- To engage and work with families supporting them to access Hub services and activities to develop their skills, knowledge and aspirations.
The successful post holder must have:
- Proven experience of community development
- Self-motivation, resilience, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
- Successful experience of working with parents / carers (voluntary or paid work)
- Successful experience of working with children and young people
- Experience working with challenging behaviours and attitudes
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices and health and safety
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in a community and education setting. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.
· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).
· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.
Email your CV including a Supporting Statement . Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following question:
Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.
Completed applications should be returned by Midday Tuesday 7th May 2024
Interviews will take place in South Bristol on the week beginning the 13th May 2024
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.