Associate Organiser - Peterborough

Citizens UK is the country’s largest civil society alliance. We organise communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good.  We are the home of community organising in the UK, with diverse civil society alliances in London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Birmingham, Wales, Manchester, Essex, Leicester, Brighton and Hove, Tyne & Wear and Leeds.

We develop the leadership capacity of our members so they can hold politicians and other decision-makers to account on the issues that matter to them. Community organising is democracy in action: winning victories that change lives and transform communities. Read our values and code of conduct.

We are looking for an Associate Organiser for Peterborough. 

Contract: 2 - 3.5 days per week on a one year fixed term contract

Salary: £25,148 to £27,398 Pro Rata Per Annum (£10,059 - £19,179) depending on successful candidate

Location: Peterborough, Homebased

Working as an Associate Organiser in Peterborough for Citizens UK your main responsibilities will include:

Build relational power to further the goals of CUK
• Actively participate in the development of a comprehensive power analysis appropriate to the desired sphere of influence for each project/assignment
• Establish working relationships with identified leaders and demonstrate ability to move them into action, taking the initiative to establish new relationships as required
• Conduct one-to-ones in order to develop relationships with leaders and understand their concerns.
• Tell a wide range of Community Organising stories effectively in order to influence others and achieve CUK’s goals

Identify and develop relational leaders prepared to act with others for the common good
• Identify and discern actual and potential leaders with the passion and ability to drive change
• Proactively create opportunities for leaders to develop, in particular leaders that are new to broad-based organising; nominate for training on the core taster curriculum
• Successfully deliver training workshops in local institutions and on the core taster curriculum at a local level

Strengthen institutions and develop BBOs
• Ensure good understanding of the basic interests and traditions of typical member institutions
• Organise a small cluster of up to 5 standard member institutions or 1 strategic partner to work together for the achievement of common goals
• Support the Peterborough Citizens Sponsorship Team
Support leaders through the Cycle of Action in order to create change
• Support member institutions in running a listening campaign to find out what people care about and identify 1 local issue to take action on.
• Organise neighbourhood actions; demonstrating increasing independence in working without the need for close supervision
• Take the lead in supporting groups of leaders through the cycle of action on neighbourhood issues; aiming to achieve neighbourhood wins
• Evaluate the effectiveness of actions; demonstrating ability to incorporate lessons learned into future actions

Contribute to CUK’s financial viability through effective fundraising & financial management
• Find organisations willing to commit to becoming dues paying institutions in September 2021; work together with a more senior Organiser to establish annual membership fees and letters of understanding
• Contribute substantively to fundraising by securing £40k pa overall, at least half of which should be ‘hard money’ from recruitment of future member institutions.
• Liaise with the Finance & Operations team to update the membership database and ensure timely invoicing and fee collection

Contribute to effective teamwork
• Be proactive concerning personal professional development and wellbeing; i.e. by reading widely, developing a healthy work-life balance and demonstrating ability to reflect on own organising craft & improve on self-identified weaknesses
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with colleagues and participate in a team
• Produce all required reports and follow CUK’s procedures on time and to the required standards

Participate in the development of the craft of Community Organising and play a role in the Guild of Community Organisers
• Schedule an average of at least three 1-2-1 relational meetings into your daily schedule as a core part of your professional practice
• Commit 10 working days pa (pro rata for part-time staff) to the preparation, delivery and evaluation of Citizens UK National Community Leadership Training or other local or regional trainings;
• Participate in a Guild Team and help it develop as a Community of Practice that enables Organisers across the UK to develop their skills and experience

For information on how to apply for the post please click on 'Apply on Website' for simple application process. 

Citizens UK is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage anyone with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether you meet all the desirable criteria. We invest in our staff and will support you to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver the role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Please Note: Due to the expected high interest in the post, we may not be able to respond to unsuccessful applications. 

Community Organiser 
Upper Tulse Hill, London

Are you an organised individual with great people skills? Do you love the idea of being out and about in your community, speaking with residents, understanding their concerns and empowering them to bring about positive change? If so, read on. 

About Us

Founded by local residents in 1998, High Trees Community Development Trust is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor, delivering and leading a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.

Guided by the needs of our community, our work covers employment, education and training support, children, young people and family services and community engagement and development. 

We’re currently looking for a Community Organiser to join our Community Action Team, which supports residents to build more active, represented and civically engaged communities. 

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £27,000 per annum 
- A clear pay structure with annual increments (based on performance)
- 24 days’ holiday (rising with service to a maximum of 8 additional days) plus 3 days off for Christmas
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave (after two years’ service) 
- Pension (up to 5% employer contribution) 
- 24 hour employee support line 

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, yet highly rewarding role where you’ll be making a real difference on a local level.

At High Trees, our motto is ‘meeting everyone as a person of great potential’. You will have the chance to help local people see that potential in themselves and inspire them to be the change they want to see in their community.

We provide the ideal environment in which to build a career to be proud of. All our staff are supported to grow and develop through regular one-to-ones with their manager and a programme of organisation-wide and individual CPD. We’re proud of the fact that over 50% of our Service Managers have been promoted from within our organisation. 

The Role

As a Community Organiser, you will use the principles of community organising to engage with residents and support them to bring about action and long-term change. 

No two days will be the same as a member of our Community Action Team. You’ll be out and about in the community, listening to local people to identify the issues they care about, delivering training to community members and groups and designing and delivering projects. 

Some of your duties will include: 

- Knocking on doors and using grassroots engagement to meet with residents 
- Recruiting and helping to build local organising groups 
- Working with partners to pilot ways of enhancing community organising
- Helping local leaders to deliver actions and campaigns 
- Creating written content to promote Community Action activities 

About You 

To join us as a Community Organiser, you’ll need: 

- Strong interpersonal skills at all levels and the ability to negotiate effectively across organisational boundaries 
- Excellent IT skills, with a high level of proficiency in packages such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- The ability to organise and prioritise multiple deadlines and manage routine administrative tasks
- To be flexible and adaptable to new situations 
- The ability to motivate and inspire others 

Experience of community action or campaigning work would be beneficial, as would good social media awareness, including the use of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, website uploads and online blogs. 

Other organisations may call this role Community Outreach Officer, Community Project Co-ordinator, Community Programme Co-ordinator, Community Support Worker, or Community Outreach Co-ordinator.

The closing date for applications is the 4th August 2020.

Webrecruit and High Trees Community Development Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking a new challenge as a Community Organiser, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Senior Community Organiser
Upper Tulse Hill, London

If you have a background in community organising, community action or community development, this is a brilliant opportunity to progress your career while empowering local people to bring about positive, long-term change. 

About Us

Founded by local residents in 1998, High Trees Community Development Trust is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor, delivering and leading a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.

Guided by the needs of our community, our work covers employment, education and training support, children, young people and family services and community engagement and development. 

We’re currently looking for a Senior Community Organiser to join our Community Action Team, which supports residents to build more active, represented and civically engaged communities. 

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £32,000 per annum
- A clear pay structure with annual increments (based on performance)
- 24 days’ holiday (rising with service to a maximum of 8 additional days) plus 3 days off for Christmas
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave (after two years’ service) 
- Pension (up to 5% employer contribution) 
- 24 hour employee support line 

At High Trees, our motto is ‘meeting everyone as a person of great potential’. You will have the chance to help local people see that potential in themselves and inspire them to be the change they want to see in their community.

We provide the ideal environment in which to build a career to be proud of. All our staff are supported to grow and develop through regular one-to-ones with their manager and a programme of organisation-wide and individual CPD. We’re proud of the fact that over 50% of our Service Managers have been promoted from within our organisation. 

We are collaborative, inclusive, responsive, supportive and rooted in our community. We’re driven by a desire to make impactful change. If you think you would thrive as a member of our team, we’d love to hear from you. 

The Role 

As a Senior Community Organiser, you’ll embed the principles of community organising across our organisation. 

You will build trusting relationships and powerful networks locally, which will enable residents, groups, associations and businesses in the area to develop their collective power to act together for the common good. 

Specifically, you will: 

- Ensure that we are delivering a high-quality service by completing frequent observations and quality assurance checks
- Recruit new participants for our community action-related training 
- Make sure that we deliver services in line with contractual and funding requirements 
- Oversee the delivery of communications to promote our Community Action service 

About You

To join us as a Senior Community Organiser, you will need: 

- At least two years’ experience of co-ordinating or delivering projects, activities, or services in a professional setting 
- At a minimum, one year’s experience of community organising, community action or community development 
- Strong interpersonal skills at all levels and the ability to negotiate effectively across organisational boundaries
- An awareness and understanding Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and H&S
- The ability to organise and prioritise multiple deadlines and manage routine administrative tasks 
- To be flexible and adaptable to new situations and the ability to motivate and inspire others 

A Level 3 qualification in Education and Training would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of quality assurance management. Previous experience of facilitating community groups would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Community Project Manager, Community Programme Manager, Senior Community Programme Co-ordinator, Experienced Community Organiser, Community Development Co-ordinator, or Senior Community Outreach Officer.

The closing date for applications is the 4th August 2020.

Webrecruit and High Trees Community Development Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking a new challenge as a Senior Community Organiser, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Working hours: 35 hours per week (evening and weekend work required)

Hours: 4-5 days per week; permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation, flexible working, 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) and a generous staff development budget

Application deadline: 2nd August, 11:59pm
First interviews: w/c 17th August
Second Interviews: w/c 24th August

About the role: 

The Head of Messaging is a new role for the Comms Hub and will lead our strategic communications work across key topic areas, from climate to migration and housing. This is a practical and hands on role as part of an active team securing thousands of media hits on an annual basis working with many of the most exciting progressive groups in the UK and abroad. 

Day-to-day this means selecting what topics we should be developing messaging on, selecting the organisers and organisations we should be working with (in collaboration with our wider team), planning our messaging workshops, researching existing framing work and commissioning polling and focus group work. After the workshops it means writing up short, practical messaging guides and working to apply this insight in multiple settings from media interviews to organisational communications strategies.

Some of this work will be long term - e.g. what should our overall framing of the economy look like - some of it will be issue specific and time bound - e.g. what should we say about the third runway at Heathrow - and some of it will be rapid response e.g. how do we respond to a particular court ruling. You’ll work closely with our spokespeople and Progressive Comms Network to ensure that the materials we develop are practically useful and actually used. 

To apply and to find out more, download the application pack from our site.

We are looking to recruit a Conference & Events Coordinator (Programmes) to join our friendly team to help strengthen FIGO’s Events team to develop an expanding portfolio of large-scale and high-profile Congresses and events, and to help develop a long term FIGO Congress and events strategy.  This involves day to day interaction with FIGO Committees and Working Groups, FIGO Member Societies, Regional Federations, Supporting Organisations (e.g. the WHO and UN) and events venues and suppliers around the world.

This is a fixed term appointment (until December 2021) subject to annual performance review.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO’s) vision is that women of the world achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists on a global basis. For over 60 years FIGO has collaborated with the world's top health and donor bodies. FIGO currently has Member Societies in 132 countries/territories. FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and to the reduction of disparities in healthcare available to women and new-borns, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. FIGO pursues its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities, capacity strengthening of Member Associations, education and training.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

General and professional education 

Essential

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent work experience in a related area)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Experience of working on conferences / events (both planning, and on-site)

• Experience of working with event organisers and other event suppliers

• Experience of working with senior academic committees / groups and high-profile individuals

• Experience of working within an internationally focused, membership led organisation

Desirable

• Direct experience of organising international conferences / events e.g. within not for profit, medical, scientific or academic sectors

• Experience of working with international contacts and flexibility with regard to working with contacts in disparate locations and time zones

• Experience in coordinating scientific programme of large events

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Proven ability to work with a diverse and cross-cultural range of stakeholders

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail

• Adept at proactive planning and forward thinking

• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks concurrently

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Excellent marketing and promotional skills

• Confident use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

• Flexible and creative problem solver

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in a second language would be an advantage
• Experience in different accreditation schemes in medical field
• Knowledge of event management software, video conferencing software, virtual events platforms
• Project management skills

Any other requirements applicable

Essential

• Willing to travel internationally as required

BENEFITS (following successful completion of probation period)

•Optional  life assurance &  income protection available

•Pension - Up to 10% employer contribution available

•Season ticket loan available

• Optional dental and health insurance benefits

PLUS

•25 days annual leave (plus Bank and Statutory holidays and any working days between Christmas Day and the first working day in January) & other days e.g. Moving Day.

•Flexible working hours

•Employee assistance programme

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please review the additional documents and then send your CV and  cover letter outlining your experience via the 'Apply with Charity Job' button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered. Please note that only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

•Closing Date for applications :12 noon on Friday 17th July 2020

•N.B. Interviews will take place on 23rd July 2020 via Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION).

Freedom for Animals' campaign, ‘Rudolph’s Christmas Wish’, aims to tackle the growing problem of animals such as reindeer and penguins being exploited in festive events. Freedom for Animals carries out annual monitoring of events and supports the actions of local groups to raise awareness of this widely overlooked area of animal use.

You will help us deliver this campaign over the busiest months - September to January. In this role you will work alongside the Director carrying out research, liaising with event organisers including local authorities and supporting grassroots campaigners, as well as attending and documenting festive events that use animals.

In return you will be given the chance to develop a range of skills in campaigning and lobbying, as well as gaining experience of working in a team for a national, animal rights organisation, in a friendly and supportive environment.

Location: Manchester (preferred) or London. Staff are currently working remotely
Salary: Starting salary of £30,177 (2020 cost of living increase included)
Contract type: Fixed-term 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours: 3 days per week
Benefits:  7.5% employer matched pension after probation; flexible working; 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) increasing by one day per year worked, after 2 years of service; and generous staff development package 

Reporting to: Head of Media
Application deadline: 23.59pm, 16th August 2020
Interviews: For successful applicants, interviews will be held week commencing 31st August

About the role:

The New Economy Spokesperson Network is a project to train up and substantially boost the number of progressive, diverse voices in the mainstream media. We have begun building our regional media presence outside of the national and London base, starting in Manchester and the North West. This role will be responsible for recruiting spokespeople and establishing strong media contacts across the North West region, implementing the lessons of our recent regional communications review, alongside managing this project. 

You will act as a Press Officer for members of the network, including identifying broadcast opportunities, being in regular contact with spokespeople to help them develop messaging on key issues and proactively contacting outlets to get our spokespeople into broadcast and print.

In short you will be both a press officer and a media trainer. 

Background

Medact supports the health community to work together towards a world in which everyone can truly achieve and exercise their human right to health. We cover some of the most pressing national and global threats to health and wellbeing including climate change; human rights abuses; conflict and violence; and rising inequality. We’re member-led, and our membership spans a range of people who work in health including nurses, doctors, midwives, and clinical researchers.

Climate change is a public health emergency, damaging the health and lives of millions of people around the world.  Many of the communities which are suffering most from the impacts of Covid-19 are also those whose health and wellbeing is hardest hit by environmental damage. 

The Coronavirus pandemic is forcing Governments to rethink national and global economics. As the UK Government moves to develop a recovery package, it’s vital the progressive movement comes together to ensure a socially-just recovery which centres human and planetary health.  Health workers have a uniquely powerful voice, and a strong will to make a difference - there’s an exciting opportunity to bring large numbers of people together to campaign in ways which will have real impact.

Medact believes the health community has a key role to play in driving transformative social change - come work with us to help make that a reality.

About the role

The Climate & Health Campaigner leads Medact’s programme to support health workers to campaign for just and proportionate action on climate change, working closely with our Climate & Health Organiser. In spite of - or perhaps because of - the Coronavirus pandemic, there is huge energy among the health community on climate justice issues. The role includes holding Medact’s key knowledge base on climate justice and health and requires building strong relationships across the health community, from establishment institutions to frontline workers. 

About you

This isn’t an entry-level role, but you don’t need to have had a job in an NGO before or be a professional campaigner to be right for it. You might have worked with your local community or other group to campaign on a climate justice issue you care deeply about.  You’ll be a strategic thinker with a strong understanding of power, and know how to work with others to create pressure for change. You need to be a great communicator, able to build trusting relationships with frontline health workers, academics, partner organisations, and community groups alike - and you’ll have an eye for a good media story and know how to get it out into the world. 

How to apply

Please use the application form available on our website to upload a CV and a cover letter of no more than two A4 pages setting out why you are interested in the role, and how you meet the person specification.

Please:

• do not state when or where you were educated on your application. 
• do complete a copy of our monitoring form.

If your application is shortlisted, we will invite you to an interview. Interviews will involve a presentation, for which we will ask you to prepare in advance; a written task; and a conversation with a panel of interviewers.

We are happy to reimburse shortlisted candidates for travel costs; childcare costs; and lost wages incurred as a result of attending an interview.

Help applying

For advice on how to write your application, please see the attached guidance document.

We also have a member of the team on hand to talk to any candidates who would like further advice on whether or how to apply. This team-member won’t be involved in the recruitment process and any chats will be kept completely confidential. If you think this could be helpful for you please email application-advice [at] medact [dot] org

Key dates

Applications close on Monday 20th July @ 9am.

Interviews will be in the week of 27th July.

Our recruitment principles

Medact aims to be an inclusive and supportive employer, and we recognise that recruitment processes don’t work for everyone. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in the NGO sector, and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of colour; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGTBQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class or have a working class background. If you have any questions or uncertainties about this position, and whether you are right for it, please do get in touch.

Regional News Officer

Starting salary: £29,758 - £31,252 pa

Contract: 10 Months

Job profile

We are looking for a dynamic self-starter Media Officer, with a creative flair who relishes working across the full range of media outlets and can spot an opportunity to turn content into compelling and thought-provoking media coverage.  In this role you will work closely with the Head of Media, as well as with members of the Regional (England and Wales), Creative Content, Digital, International Programmes, Campaigns, Policy and Advocacy teams, to increase the organisation’s media visibility across UK regional, national and faith media outlets – with a strong emphasis on securing broadcast (radio and Tv), alongside print (broadsheets and tabloids), online, magazines and social media channels.

Over the coming six to nine months, media coverage of CAFOD’s Coronavirus appeal across various regional, national, and social media channels will be a core focus of the Media Officer role.

Accountability

The post holder is line managed by the Head of Media

Key Responsibilities

• To identify media opportunities to raise the profile of CAFOD’s work to key audiences
• To identify media opportunities in support of CAFOD’s Coronavirus Appeal, and develop and implement regional, national and faith media, as well as social media, plans
• Help guide and advise overseas programme teams on identifying story angles for UK media
• Develop productive working relationships with Regional Teams, Creative Content Manager, Digital and International Programme colleagues in support of scoping media worthy ideas for coverage
• Edit content produced by others, and pitch to key media targets. Write press releases, op-eds, and features
• Respond to and manage reactive media requests and develop proactive media opportunities – including sourcing media spokespeople and case studies for broadcast opportunities, and drafting quotes, statements, and topline messaging
• Coach and support spokespeople and staff partners in broadcast interviewing techniques for radio and Tv interviews and media visits to the field

Responding to humanitarian emergencies

• To work with Supporter-Fundraising teams to provide newsworthy content for regional media coverage - and secure broadcast media coverage of CAFOD’s regional spokespeople on radio and Tv
• To work in support of Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeals – ensuring CAFOD is offered prime broadcast slots

Skills and experience

• Experience of pitching and securing broadcast and print and online media coverage and maximising content for social media channels
• Ability to be flexible and work across different organisational briefs and activities – including Campaigns, Policy, Advocacy, Longer-Term Development and Emergencies
• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD digital channels) And verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work effectively, efficiently, and calmly on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

Person Specification/Essential Criteria

• Proven ability to identify and pitch compelling story ideas to national media outlets
• Ability to pitch CAFOD spokespeople to broadcasters

Understanding CAFOD

• Is able to communicate what is distinctive about CAFOD as a Catholic development agency and how this supports the vision and mission of Our Common Home

Working together

• Managing ourselves: Is a self-organiser, able to work to tight deadlines often under pressure. Willingly takes responsibility for getting work done, working systematically with accuracy. Readily shares ideas, knowledge and expertise with Media Team colleagues and others
• Working with others: Takes care to better understand the needs and perspectives of those we work with. Welcomes feedback or expert advice and takes it on board. Builds collaborative working relationships and challenges constructively
• Communicating: Has good verbal and written skills - a warm and approachable manner. Can share ideas, knowledge, and information with colleagues. Is confident working with senior members of the organisation – able to prepare them for broadcast interviews, or verbally brief on an issue

Making change happen

• Achieving results: Has a clear sense of purpose while prioritising several media pitches. Can be relied upon to meet deadlines
• Managing Resources: Uses information systems and processes to ensure work is completed efficiently

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD 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.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults 

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK, the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK, the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.

Interview Date: Monday, 10th August 2020 

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

 Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

We are passionate about seeing the people of Durham flourish. Following a recent successful funding bid, we are looking for three self-motivated faith-filled people who would love to come and work with us at a senior level to enable this flourishing. If you are gifted in project management, supporting charitable projects towards sustainability, and enjoy being part of a mutually supportive team then one of these roles could be for you.

• Project Manager (Church Planting and Resourcing Churches) £35,000pa
• Project Manager (Communities of Hope) £35,000pa
• Sustainability Manager (Communities of Hope) £35,000pa

For an informal conversation contact the Director of Strategic Growth (Revd. Canon David Tomlinson) - see attached documents.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

As Team Leader in the Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT), this role has overall responsibility for the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF), supports the production of the DCMS group consolidated annual report and accounts and also manages the core department’s fixed asset register. This role is also expected to provide high quality technical advice to the wider business as required. The role involves line management of one Financial Accountant and indirect management of an apprentice

This is an exciting role which will provide the successful applicant with opportunities to work with a diverse group of Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), following a number of financial accounting frameworks including pure IFRS, UK GAAP and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning and delivering the NLDF year end accounts
• Supervising the regular payments by the NLDF to the Lottery Distribution Bodies (LDB) and the monthly NLDF reporting to the LDBs
• Reviewing the year end data collection packs submitted by ALBs for the DCMS Group accounts to ensure these are complete, accurate and the submitted data passes all validations
• Preparing, reviewing, sense checking and proofreading of final DCMS Group accounts, including commissioning other sections, challenge and review and collation into a single cohesive document.
• Liaising with the National Audit Office and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit
• Managing of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring all month end and year end fixed asset journals are posted and all reconciliations are completed on time, along with preparing the monthly depreciation forecasts
• Line managing a team of finance staff

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Qualified financial accountant with significant experience of delivering in a large finance team
• Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards
• High level exposure and use of complex accounting systems, along with Advanced Excel skills
• High level management and interpersonal skills
• A background in audit (desirable) and experience of central government accounting (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge in the West Midlands.

Arden Place is a brand new supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities and autism in Tile Cross, Birmingham.  Arden Place is a Bromford My Place Service. My Place, is a unique Supported Living model created to provide appropriate accommodation for people with long term conditions such as learning disabilities or autism. Bethphage are the care provider, providing on site care and support for people living at Arden Place and helping them to connect with their community through meaningful activity.

These brand new purpose built flats are designed to meet people's current and future needs, providing a safe and secure long-term home in the heart of the community. The scheme has 14 purpose built self-contained one bedroom apartments.

Arden Place has a community hub with a lounge, meeting room and kitchen which not only provides a social area for people living in the scheme, but it also provides facilities to deliver training, employment advice and activities to both the people we support and the wider community.

This great opportunity has opened up for an Assistant Service Manager in our Supported living services in Birmingham.

As well as supporting the service manager in Arden Place, we require you to also support with our established supported living services for four adults with learning disabilities in North and South Birmingham. 

The people we support in all these areas have varying needs of support some of which require personal care. All services will be supporting people with Learning disabilities, Mental Health and Autism. The Assistant Service Manger will also be expected to support in all of these areas. 

Evening and Weekend Work may be required as part of the role and participating in our on-call rota.

All services will focus on a person centred approach and promoting people’s independence

About our organisation 

Bethphage is a registered charity which was established in 1994 and provides support to adults with learning and physical Disabilities in Shropshire and the West Midlands.
Everything we do is individually designed to enable people to achieve their potential and meet their objectives and need for support. The people that we support may live in their own home, a home that is shared with other people, their family home or a shared care home.
It is the aim of Bethphage to provide outstanding care and support throughout the organisation so it essential that you will be dedicated to providing the highest levels of care that you can.

You will be required to create a team that champions excellent support by actively coaching and modelling respectful positive approaches to achieve the greatest possible independence and quality of life for the people we support, based on an understanding of what is important to and for them.

If this opportunity sounds like you, and you can demonstrate the following attributes, please get in touch

• Open and Honest.
• Committed.
• Person Centred Approach.
• Proactive and innovative

Essential Requirements

• Level Three in Health and Social Care
• Previous Supervisory Experience
• Driver
• Car Owner

Desirable Requirements 

• Experience of developing new services for adults with a learning disability, Autism and/or Mental Health
• A good understanding of partnership working.

Benefits of Working for us

• Competitive pay
• Simply Health Cash Plan
• Long service rewards
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Development opportunities
• Recruitment awards
• Paid enhanced DBS certificate
• Paid training

*Please note, interested applicants must complete an application form

Closing date - 14th July (this may be extended) 

Interview Date - 22nd July - (this may change)

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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

The role will provide Senior Finance Business Partner services to one of the Department’s three Directors General and to the Budget Holders working to that Director General, building effective business relationships and using their specialist financial skills and expertise to provide support, advice and robust, but constructive, challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS’s systems of financial and budgetary control.

This role will lead and manage a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring they operate collaboratively and effectively to deliver a consistent and high quality business partnering service to their stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support senior leaders to embed Finance Business Partnering within DCMS ensuring the successful implementation, development and improvement of the structure
• Build and manage effective relationships with their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) to provide a trusted, single point of contact between the Finance function and the business
• Provide high quality finance advice and timely financial management data, information and analysis to the designated Director General area, and support and enable good policy decisions to be made
• Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policy-making.
• Support their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) through the annual (and multi-year) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through in-year budget review exercises.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training
• Experience of providing financial advice on complex issues
• Highly numerate and literate, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under own initiative
• Previous Business Partnering experience and prior experience of managing a team (desirable)
• Working knowledge of managing public money, and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.  

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit. 

In 2020 the team, with the active support of our senior leaders, are launching new transformational strategies on our approach to the management of grants and counter fraud within DCMS and its ALBs. We are looking for an interim Covid19 Counter Fraud and Assurance Lead on a fixed term basis until the end of March 2021, we have a strong preference for CTC cleared candidates due to urgent requirement. The responsibilities of the lead role will include:

• Work alongside the Fraud team to provide DCMS and Arm Length Bodies advice and guidance on counter fraud measures and post event assurance for Covid 19 schemes including fraud risk assessments and fraud recovery 

• To work with DCMS grant makers and Arm Length Bodies to implement the DCMS post event assurance action plan and report to Executive level Boards for COVID 19    

• Ensure DCMS Executive level Boards are provided with the information and data to make informed decisions about the progress and success of DCMS and Arm Length Bodies COVID 19 grants 

• Support the implementation of the DCMS Counter Fraud Action Plan 

• Work with Cabinet Office Counter Fraud and Grants management Function Covid 19 teams 

• Provide strategic guidance on post event assurance plans

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: 

• Understanding the principles of counter fraud and counter fraud functional standards, more specifically fraud measurement and post-event assurance.

• Being an excellent communicator, able to explain complex ideas both verbally and written at all levels, with proven strong project management expertise.

• Experience of working in a financial or risk team, or a similar setting (desirable). 

• Exposure to grants and risk including an understanding of the grants functional standards and evaluation/monitoring (desirable). 

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.