Disability Sports Coach are currently recruiting for a Marketing and Communications Officer to be responsible for the management and delivery of our marketing and communications activities.

We run 14 pan-disability community clubs across London, annual disability sports festivals and inclusive coaching sessions in schools, colleges and community groups. We also train teachers and PE teachers to confidently deliver sport to disabled children. Since 2013 we are proud to have reached over 21,000 disabled people.

We are seeking someone who shares our passion to empower disabled people to lead more active and connected lives through sport. This varied role will manage day-to-day activities like posting on social media and responding to queries across all platforms, project-manage key campaigns, and develop marketing plans to promote our activities.

As we are a small charity, you’ll have the opportunity to make the role your own and make a real difference to the lives of disabled people.

Salary: £22,000 - £28,000 dependent on experience

City: London / Remote Working

Job Type: Full-time (37.5 hours) with flexible working available.

Closing Date: 5pm 10th December 2021

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing key projects and developing marketing plans to increase engagement among service-users while reaching new people with our activities.
• Ability to effectively work with the team and external stakeholders to deliver all activities such as marketing communications, public relations and website developments.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and competence within marketing and communications functions including events and social media.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management.

Essential Qualifications

Degree level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. marketing, communications, business development) or equivalent experience

Benefits

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Pension and Private healthcare
• A network of social activities at the House of Sport
• Remote working with occasional visits to the House of Sport

Please note that applications must be made using the application form attached to this advert and on our website. Applications by CV will not be considered.

In2scienceUK is seeking a Communications and Marketing Officer to help us to deliver our programme and fundraising ambitions. You will support the planning and delivery of a communication strategy, develop content, including imagery to showcase the impact of the programme as well as our wonderful volunteers. We are looking for someone with proven experience of managing and delivering innovative social media and online campaigns for multiple stakeholders, including funders and partners, as well as a track record of creating engaging written and design content. This role would suit someone who has experience in managing and delivering professional marketing campaigns, as well as delivering communications and creative assets. We currently work with universities, research institutes and businesses. Our growth is dependent on increasing our network of partners, who support our work by providing funding and volunteers.

Key Responsibiliies

Campaign Management

• Manage and deliver creative and integrated campaigns across social, web, email, print media and editorial.
• Support the creation of regular newsletters to send to our subscribers.
• Identify new opportunities to communicate our mission to our key audiences as well as sourcing opportunities to generate interest from new stakeholders.
• Monitor campaign impact and update management team through regular reporting and drive continuing improvements.
• Meet and collaborate with external marketing professionals from partner organisations to deliver high quality campaigns.
• Produce high quality partnership launches for new funders that include social media posts, blogs and press releases.
• Identify new opportunities to spread the positive message regarding In2scienceUK’s work with young people.
• Meet and collaborate with external marketing professionals from partner organisations to deliver high quality campaigns.
• Produce high quality partnership launches for new funders that include social media posts, blogs and press releases.
• Identify new opportunities to spread the positive message regarding In2scienceUK’s work with young people.

Content Creation

• Create engaging written, print and digital content for campaign delivery. This might include images for social media, printed posters and written blogs for our funders.
• Work with our beneficiaries to create compelling story content.
• Development of ongoing social media campaigns and content, using a social media management system to drive programme awareness amongst our key stakeholders.
• Deliver ad-hoc assets to support development activities.
• Liaise with external contractors on the development of key organisational documents, e.g. Impact Reports.
• Manage our website to reflect organisational or programme changes using our CMS. 

Other

•  Support our Development team to announce new partnership development and liaising with partners to develop content for editorial.
• Managing creative assets and resources, such as software, logos, images, and special fonts, and act as the key contact for all things design.
• Keeping up to date and ensuring that our external communications comply with GDPR.
• Staying up to date with industry developments, tools and trends and be a leading voice and creative driver within the team, and a champion of our brand guidelines.
• Report regularly on activity and results.

Skills

Essential

• Experience of planning social media & marketing campaigns and ability to work with senior management to develop marketing strategies.
• Relevant experience developing content for marketing campaigns across a wide range of channels including social media, web, blogs, email and print marketing.
• Strong written copywriting and design skills to be used across the marketing mix.
• Experience with campaign and/or web analytics tools.
• Strong ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and teams within In2scienceUK and externally.
• Experience of managing multiple projects and campaigns concurrently. 

Desirable

• Experience leading developing marketing strategies.
• Graphic design capabilities for both digital and print. Adobe Suite preferred.
• Good knowledge of HTML for marketing purposes.
• Experience of delivering marketing campaigns to engage multiple audiences.
• Current programs used: Canva, Adobe Suite, Hootsuite or Hubspot, WordPress, MailChimp, Survey Gizmo. 

Personal Qualities

• Self-starter with strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Passion for design and written content, with a strong eye for detail and bags of creativity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and fast-growing environment, with ability to think end-to-end and connect moving parts.
• Highly organised and efficient, able to show initiative, prioritise tasks and be persistent.
• Able to show respect, humility and discretion in working with others.
• Passion or interest in STEM and STEM education.
• Committed to supporting equal opportunities for young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds

As a member of a dynamic and supportive team, you will provide support to people moving from the street into accommodation and to help them maintain their tenancy.

Aims for the Role

• To support people to move from being homeless into accommodation and becoming settled in the community, using a time limited phased support model.
• To deliver person centred work; having an understanding of the problems of resettlement for people who have previously been rough sleeping, basing decisions and developing a plan which prioritises their goals and priorities
• Links to high quality information, advice and guidance on appropriate services and support(internal and external)
• Use a soft outcomes measurement tool to help clients see the progress they are making using the monitoring and evaluation system to record basic information and the achievement of hard and soft outcomes.

To apply submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the points contained in the person specification (this will be used to shortlist for interview).

We are a UK wide membership organisation for all health professionals working in adult, paediatric and adolescent rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it, involving patients and carers at every step.

We are recruiting a Public Affairs Officer to join our team in the Practice and Quality Directorate. This is a 3-month fixed term contract for an individual with great interpersonal skills who is organised and adaptable and is confident working proactively and independently.

Location

Our head office is based in Central London. We currently have a hybrid working model in place with the ability to apply for additional flexible working arrangements. Support and equipment needed to work remotely will be provided. We expect the post holder to be comfortable working out of the office and outside of normal working hours to represent the Society at parliamentary events.

In this role you will:

• Monitor local and political developments relating to the delivery of rheumatology services
• To secure oral and written parliamentary questions with one or more governments of the UK in Q4 of 2021
• To secure and schedule meetings to discuss workforce report recommendations and garner support with parliamentarians
• Promote the Society’s strategic priorities within your networks and participate in regional events to encourage knowledge sharing and best practice
• Generate content to develop BSR’s leadership voice for increased stakeholder engagement
• Brief the Society’s lead representatives ahead of external events and parliamentary cross party groups to champion rheumatology and its multidisciplinary teams to key stakeholders and elected parliamentarians
• To monitor External Affairs Team general enquiries inbox in line with BSR standards
• To support the team’s proactive approach to work, with a willingness to take on duties (as required) to aid the smooth running of BSR

We want to hear from you if you: 

• Are self-motivated and have enthusiasm for public affairs
• Have a good understanding of the UK government and sound political judgement
• Have excellent time and project co-ordination skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Can engage with colleagues and collaborators to bring them on board in line with set targets
• Are confident in managing stakeholders at all levels and excited about seeking opportunities to develop new relationships
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and can liaise across all business levels
• Are a problem solver with a “can-do” attitude

We would like your experience of the following: 

• Working with a healthcare portfolio and / or an understanding of the NHS and the challenges and opportunities facing health and care organisations
• Influencing networks within the health sector

• Strong track record in a policy, campaigning or communications role within the UK
• Evidence of an established sphere of influence in Westminster, including working with clients, senior stakeholders, members and / or coalitions of interest
• Proven experience in producing clear, persuasive and accurate written and oral communications

We can offer: 

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People (Silver) accredited and committed to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity

• Flexible working approach
• 25 days holiday and bank holidays

• Regular staff social and wellbeing events, and team activities to build relationships and take a break from work

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. 

We want a working environment free of all the above, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all BSR employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Campaigns Officer to join our team and develop and co-produce local and national campaigns with blind and partially sighted people through the Sight Loss Councils across the UK and help us to communicate those plans.

You will need to be organised, be able to manage conflicting priorities and deliver results without close supervision. You will need excellent communication skills and have the ability to build and maintain relationships.

Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) is a national charity dedicated to delivering positive change for blind and partially sighted people.

A knowledge of the issues effecting blind and partially sighted people will be a distinct advantage in this role.

This role is home based with some job related travel.  This would include attending meetings at the TPT Hub in London.

TPT has great benefits to offer including a very generous annual leave entitlement plus public holidays and a 5% employer  contribution into the pension scheme.

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum (inc London Weighting)

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Location:  London (this role will be based in London but there will be some flexibility to work remotely in the UK).

Work Pattern: Full time

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding Officer (IPFO) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from institutional donors. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities.

The IPFO is based within the Integrated Funding & Business Innovation team (IFBI). S/he leads on establishing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based donors; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the institutional funding Community of Practice. Where relevant they will be expected to collaborate and develop synergies with other fundraising streams within CAFOD.

Donor lead responsibilities are a component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of allocated donors to be determined (CAFOD works with the UK Government, UN, START, DEC, EU, various other Governments etc). S/he works with funding colleagues as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers, and colleagues in the Finance,  Fundraising and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder may undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

The post-holder reports to the International Development Funding Team Leader. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants, or volunteers.

Key Responsibilities

Donor engagement, proposal development, and contract management (60%)

• Act as CAFOD’s donor lead for allocated donors (TBD). In collaboration with programme and funding colleagues and in line with CAFOD’s Integrated Funding & Business Innovation Strategy, support the development and coordination of donor funding engagement strategies and drive their implementation across CAFOD with other key stakeholders. This includes coordinating internal project selection processes.
• Support or lead on corporate, country, regional or multi-country programme funding opportunities, including proposal development.
• Participate in responses to requests from International Programmes for support on institutional funding, this may include temporary changes to contract portfolios and work-plan priorities.
• Represent CAFOD externally with agreed priority donors, leading on strategic relationship management in liaison with programme and funding colleagues; this includes attending relevant external fora and leading on the management and review of donor registration processes and/or framework agreements where required.
• Support colleagues to develop high quality programmes and projects by providing donor-specific technical and compliance advice, working collaboratively to increase the quality of funding bids and contract management.
• Where appropriate, lead on the preparation and submission of reports and on contract management, including the preparation, review and timely submission of financial and narrative reports and facilitating external evaluations.
• Work closely with Finance, the International Operations team, and other colleagues to ensure CAFOD’s business systems and processes satisfy specific donor requirements, including on financial and supply chain management, document retention, audit, transparency, and accountability.
• When required , undertake overseas trips to support country programmes in receipt of institutional funding or the subject of institutional funding applications.

Shared learning, new business development, and innovation (30%)

• Lead in the early identification, prospecting, and development of potential new donors and innovative funding streams for thematic or geographic areas. Develop a pipeline of new prospects and opportunities, prioritise, and schedule those opportunities.
• Develop and maintain professional and productive relationships with allocated donors, carrying out research, proactively disseminating information on new funding opportunities and sharing donor updates with other programme and funding colleagues.
• Keep abreast of evolving donor-specific and thematic or sector-wide policies and trends by representing CAFOD externally in agreed external networks and groups, and through professional contacts within the sector; when required, represent CAFOD on working groups and share and disseminate learning through the programme funding Community of Practice.
• Lead on the periodic review of donor feedback and trends, particularly those relating allocated priority donors, where appropriate preparing learning documents and presentations for dissemination and sharing with other colleagues and partners.
• Support colleagues in programme teams to strengthen CAFOD’s and partner’s institutional funding capacities, e.g., on proposal writing, programme development, monitoring & evaluation, and ensure learning on this is captured and shared across the international programme, including through the programme funding Community of Practice.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of the Institutional Funding policies, procedures, and ways of working as an active member of CAFOD’s institutional funding Community of Practice.

Strategy, planning, monitoring & reporting (10%)

• Contribute to the implementation of CAFOD’s Integrated Funding & Business Innovation Strategy, ensuring alignment with donor funding engagement strategies and responding to evolving donor trends.
• In collaboration with funding colleagues and those in programme teams, contribute to the annual planning process providing donor-specific data and analysis for annual income projections, cost recovery targets and country resource development plans, and contribute to country funding context analyses as part of CSP development.
• Effectively use CAFOD’s institutional funding information systems to ensure project information and documentation is up-to-date and accessible.
• Support the IFBI team with monitoring the performance of IF contracts and by contributing to quarterly and annual team and consolidated Institutional Funding reports, where necessary support the consolidation of IF data from international programme group colleagues during annual planning and reporting, particularly for allocated priority donors.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling out the application form

Our client is seeking an exceptional Web and Digital Officer to play a vital role within their Communications and Marketing team.

Web and Digital Officer Responsibilities:

Working closely with internal digital marketing and content specialists and external developers, you will be responsible for building user friendly content, and ensuring the ongoing optimisation and development of our client's websites, subdomains and digital products, as well as internal digital communications platforms.

You will analyse data and generate insights to understand how users behave online and identify barriers to conversion, aiming to improve website experience and conversion rates.

You will work closely with colleagues in the Communications, Marketing and Box Office teams to support online ticket sales, accurately track digital marketing campaigns, report on web traffic, and contribute to the overall success of our client’s digital content strategy

Web and Digital Officer Requirements:

• Relevant experience in a role responsible for digital communications and website management.
• Experienced in using Content Management Systems.
• Experience working closely with external web development agencies to brief in, manage and deliver improvements and projects.
• Excellent understanding of the principles of user-friendly design and development.
• Thorough understanding of digital analytics and measurement techniques, and the ability to accurately report and interpret data.
• Familiar with ticketing/CRM platforms
• Possess a good understanding of key digital communications tools and social networks.

The successful candidate will be creative, technically minded and analytical, with a great eye for detail and a passion for digital communications.

About our client:

They are England's national opera company in the north and a leading European arts organisation. Based in Leeds, the company is committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites, challenges and entertains. They tour throughout the north of England, and also nationally and internationally. Acclaimed for its imaginative programming and innovative productions on the main stage, they also programme their own venue with an enormous diversity of activity.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £24,000 per annum

Closing Date: Monday 20th December

You may have experience of the following: Digital Marketing & Communications, Website Manager, Digital Marketing Executive, Web Editor, Communications Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Administrator, Communications Officer, Marketing Communications, etc.

Ref: 104 856

Grants and Trusts Officer

Do you have experience of building relationships with funding organisations and working to secure grants? Do you want to use this experience and broaden your horizons beyond traditional grant management? If so, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.

The Grants and Trusts Officer is responsible for looking after a large diverse and varied portfolio of grants. This includes a mixture of working closely with our parish communities to shape their vision and develop projects and in helping them to showcase the transformational nature and impact of their projects. The post holder will also work closely with the Director of Communications and Fundraising to support funding and management of grants and the development of major projects in priority areas, giving an opportunity to expand and develop their management skills, work closely with the Catholic Church and its stakeholders and play a part in the real-life impact the funding makes.

You will be joining a busy and forward-thinking Fundraising team. The team are responsible for ensuring charitable funding supports high quality projects, for monitoring and evaluating funded projects, and providing support to a network of employees and volunteers at various levels.

We’re looking for a talented individual who is passionate about supporting transformational change across the local community. You will have grant management experience and be confident operating independently. You will be able to lead and deliver on large projects, with appropriate support, and work closely with important external and internal stakeholders.

At a time of ambitious organisational growth, this is a brilliant opportunity for someone to grow their skills and knowledge and develop their career in the charity sector. We are entering a new and ambitious two-year strategy and you will have the opportunity to work on a major fundraising campaign and receive first class career support from a range of external partners who are leaders in their field.

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role please contact:

Chris Smith – Director of Communications and Fundraising (contact details on Job Description)

Permanent Full time, 35 hours per week.

Based at St Edmund’s House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth PO1 3HQ

£30,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays and 5 closure days per annum, plus employer’s pension scheme.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 20th December 2021.

Interviews will take place on10th/11th January 2022

Please apply by sending in the following:

Covering letter:  Please tell us how your motivation, values, skills, experience and personal qualities demonstrate your suitability for the role (around 500 words). Please make it clear why you are attracted to this role.

Current CV and the details of two referees: This should include full education and employment history (including dates, with no gaps left unexplained). Please include your current or most recent employer as one of your referees.

Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity - Registered Charity No. 246871

Notes to candidates

1. Interviews: all shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview.

2. Unsuccessful applications: if you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of your application, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion.

3. General: this post will be subject to review under the relevant Diocesan Terms and Conditions of Service.

4. New employees to the Diocese will be subject to a probationary period of six months.

Permanent: FT (37.5) hrs.

 Hybrid: home and office working. Our head office is currently located on Kings Road, London SW3

About us

Glass Door is committed to supporting people get—and stay—off the street. We do this by coordinating London’s largest emergency winter shelter network and by providing a year-round advice service to help people move beyond homelessness. Since 1999, thousands of people have found safe shelter and the support needed to leave homelessness behind, thanks to the dedication of thousands of volunteers and partnerships formed with churches and drop-in centres. Our night shelters save lives and our support services help change lives.

 The role

We are looking for an exceptional individual with an open, collaborative style and a practical, can-do approach to join our Finance & Resources Team.

In this dual and varied role, working across the full range of finance and human resources functions, you will interact with  both our front-line and office staff to provide a range of finance and HR support across Glass Door. You will also provide support to the Head of Finance & Resources and HR Manager, and have some responsibility for a various range of administrative processes focusing on recruitment and onboarding as well as financial processing and systems, and assisting with the preparation of various HR documents and financial accounts.

About you

A team player and confident self- starter, you will have strong organisational, administrative and communication skills, and experience of working in a similar role or within a finance or HR team. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy will be traits that you will possess, coupled with the understanding of the importance of discretion and confidentiality.

 You will have an approachable and confident manner with the ability to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds, and at all levels with in a professional manner.

 In addition, you will be confident working with various software. Intermediate to advanced experience in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential.

 Some experience of working within the not-for-profit sector and experience of working with homeless people or similar disadvantaged client groups and an understanding of their needs is desirable. 

 We offer:

• ·24 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personal development training opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme

We are a  growing collaborative team who love making a positive impact. We are also a friendly, diverse and inclusive team and are committed to having employees that represent all communities. We welcome applications from people from all identities and backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from people with lived experiences of homelessness.

 Although Glass Door services often take place within churches or church-owned properties, please note individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door.

Do you have experience of working in policy or research? Are you passionate about using your knowledge of social care to improve the lives of older people? Join our team!

This is a new role, as we look to increase our capacity to undertake policy work and to ensure our wider work is underpinned by sound research. The role has two elements:

• Research: including monitoring legal developments and undertaking ad hoc research tasks to support our helpline, campaigns and other work
• Policy: including lobbying on reform of social care, monitoring the social care policy landscape and drafting responses to policy opportunities

You would be at the heart of R&RA’s policy and research work. You would report directly to the director and work alongside colleagues who are experts in their field, with opportunities for co-learning. You would work closely with this team to support our wider work through research and ensure our policy work aligns with our helpline service, campaigns and projects. You would join a small, dedicated, friendly team at an exciting period of change for the organisation as we undertake a programme of transformation (including reviewing our brand and creating a new website).  

The ideal candidate will be a positive, can-do person, with a passion for championing the rights of older people needing care, and an enthusiasm for using your policy and research skills to affect change.

We value equality and diversity in our organisation. We welcome applications from everyone.

For more information and details of how to apply, see the role description.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Orphans and Donor Care Officer' to join its dynamic Network & Resource Development Department. The purpose of the role is to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Islamic Relief Partner Development team focusing on Orphan Sponsorship and Donor Care responsibilities. To establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the team and other functions of IRW where relevant. Provide administrative support to Orphan Sponsorship from global donors and to help ensure that all donor queries are dealt with in a prompt and positive manner. To maintain Partner Development’s infrastructure, facilities and services to provide suitable work environment. To ensure Partner Development’s financial accountability, transparency and accuracy through participating in well designed and implemented systems, policies and procedures.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to organise; prioritise and work efficiently under pressure and subject to changing priorities; proven experience in meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Excellent levels of computer literacy
• Strong ability to work off of own initiative as well as be a team player
• Experience in managing multiple projects at the same time
• Experience in CRM management
• Experience in customer relations
• Considerable experience in general administration and customer service

Desirable:

• A professional or academic qualification in a Business Administration or International Development
• Working knowledge of a second language (e.g. Arabic/ Urdu/ Spanish/ Norwegian)
• Experience in working with volunteers
• Experience for working in non-profit organisation
• Experience in working for International Aid Organisation

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 24/01/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Title:  Programme Officer, Inclusive Education  

Location:  Nigeria (Jigawa and Kano) 
Contract: 2 years FTC 
Salary:  Local Terms & Conditions apply 

Sightsavers are recruiting Programme Officers in Jigawa and Kano states in Nigeria to enhance the quality of their Inclusive Education Program (IEP). The program focuses on the education of persons with disabilities through formal Education. The post holders will ensure the programme is planned, implemented, monitored, and evaluated to the highest possible quality standards.

About the role  

• Building effective partner relationships, engaging new partners to help fulfil the Program and Organisation’s strategic objective of ensuring people with disabilities have equal rights to education 

• Supporting long term partner relationships that go beyond the longevity of the program through dissemination of information, knowledge share and advocacy 

• Providing technical support to partners to help identify their technical and organisational capacity needs. 

• Managing all aspects of the programme, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, financial and asset management 

• Assisting partners with programme reporting and documentation 

• Helping with budgeting and forecasting. Monitoring project financial resources expenditure.

• Exampling quality case studies and materials in support of fundraising activities 

• Providing relevant fundraising materials and information to Sightsavers Head Office in the UK for donor reporting purposes 

Essential 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Education or Development Studies 

• Proven working experience within Inclusive Education programs within an INGO essential 

• Knowledge of current issues and best practices in disability, Inclusive Education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) essential 

• Strong experience in project implementation, ideally relating to Education within the disability sector 

• Previous experience designing, managing and acting as an advocate for Inclusive Education/Disability programmes 

• Strong IT, especially MS word and Excel 

• Strong networking and communication 

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English

The Programme Officer, Inclusive Education, is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills.

Please see the Job Description for full details. 

Closing date: 12 December 2021 

We intend to conduct interviews from 10 January 2022 

To apply  

Please visit our Sightsavers web site and complete an online application in English via our recruitment portal. Please include all your relevant work experience within the application form. 

As an equal opportunity Employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader, and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply 

Hours: 10 hours per week

Location: Flexible across the Borough with a central Bromley office base

About the role:

You will take the lead on developing user involvement for Bromley Mencap. In particular, you will establish both a Disabled People’s Focus Group and a Complex Needs Focus Group to consult on issues and developments relevant to disabled people and people with complex needs and ensure their views are fed into health and social care providers and decision-makers, set up a Quality Assurance Group to undertake monitoring and assessment visits to Bromley Mencap’s services and make recommendations to service managers and the Board of Trustees and facilitate a Community Network to ensure parents, carers and disabled people are connected and have a voice, feel part of the local community and help promote
positive models of disabled people.

Support will be flexibly based operating out of a central Bromley office but delivered at various, accessible locations. You will take a person-centred approach, ensuring services are joined up and holistic, provide advocacy and attend case management meetings as required. You will deliver monthly group workshops providing peer support and promote peer-to-peer activities, facilitating regular meetings and social opportunities. You will use a network of social media platforms to promote the service.

Requirements:

• Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, here are some of the skills that will make you stand out.
• Able to engage with disabled people and people with complex needs and ensure their views are fed into health and social care providers and decisionmakers.
• Ability to develop and motivate others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to travel around the borough independently, preferably by car.

How to apply:

Application packs with full job specifications are available on our website via the apply button.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Tuesday 14th December 2021

Interview date: To be arranged

About MicroLoan Foundation

At MicroLoan Foundation, we enable the poorest and most vulnerable women in sub-Saharan Africa to work their own way out of poverty. By providing them with small loans and the skills and tools to start a business, we support them to become self-sufficient for their daily needs.

Over time, the money they generate from their own efforts helps to ensure food security, improved housing, access to healthcare and an education for their children. We encourage them to make modest savings as insurance against future crop failure, family illness and other unexpected circumstances; giving them confidence in their ability to weather whatever life throws at them. Since 2002, MicroLoan has reached over 280,000 of the poorest women in sub-Saharan Africa, giving hope for the future, not simply handouts.

About the role

MicroLoan Foundation is looking for a proactive and friendly self-starter to join our fundraising team. The Trusts & Foundations Officer will play an essential role in the fundraising team, who have an income target of £1 million.

You will lead on a portfolio of smaller trusts and foundations with responsibility for building relationships and securing income, as well as developing a strong pipeline of new potential donors. Our portfolio is large and diverse and includes family and corporate trusts as well as government institutions from the UK, the US, Australia, the EU and the African countries we work in. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of developing a funding pipeline as well as support the department on high value bids to gain experience of strategic partnerships.

The successful Trusts & Foundations Officer will have a proven track record of securing income from trusts and foundations, have outstanding writing and communication skills, and a passion for international development. We are looking for a self-motivated person who is driven by results and is capable of handling multiple priorities simultaneously. You will bring energy and enthusiasm to the role and will be able to hit the ground running.

Knowledge, experience & skills

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of trusts and foundations fundraising, both in account management and business development
• Demonstrable track record of successfully securing grants in the region of £10,000
• Excellent organisational and record-keeping skills
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write engaging and persuasive proposals
• Strong prospect research skills
• Excellent stakeholder management, including experience of engaging and networking with internal stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent grammar and proofreading skills, excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to juggle a number of assignments at the same time, to plan ahead to meet application and report deadlines, to organise a busy workload and to prioritise tasks
• Calm under pressure, flexible and adaptable
• Good data analysis and budget skills
• Solid IT skills including fundraising databases (eTapestry or other), Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Permission to work in the UK

Desirable

• Experience of working with and managing volunteers
• Experience of working in international development organisations

Responsibilities:

• Grow income from existing Trusts & Foundations, in line with the organisations objectives and targets
• Have the highest standard of donor care, i.e. timely submissions of donor reports and responding to donor queries
• Proactively build relationships and secure new funding opportunities
• Research and continuously replenish the pipeline of new potential donors
• Update existing funding applications and creating new, well researched and high-quality funding proposals and budgets
• Write high-quality donor reports which include budget reporting and social impact data
• Record key information on existing and potential donors ensuring information is accurate and up to date
• Recruit, steward and motivate Trusts & Foundations volunteers
• Ensuring systems and databases are up to date and maintained at all times to enable analysis of the team’s performance

Benefits

Pension Scheme: 8% employer

Holidays: 25 days annual leave per year plus eight bank holidays

Flexible working with option to work from home

Applications

Please send your CV and a cover letter on no more than two sides of A4 clearly outlining your experience and suitability for the role, as well as your motivation to work for MicroLoan Foundation. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.