Length of contract:   12 months fixed term 

Salary:  £22,183 to £26,511 per annum (NJC scale 12/21)

Based at: Trafford

Hours:  37 hours                                                                                                       

Our Mission

We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high-quality advocacy.

Purpose of role

The role of a community advocate will be to provide support to individuals 18+ within the community to have a voice in decisions affecting their life, whilst helping them to understand their rights. The role will require the post holder to promote self-advocacy and empowerment and enable people to make informed decisions and get their views heard in matters relating to mental health and/or care and support needs within health and social care. This will be through one-to-one advocacy and other models of advocacy as required. This activity will include working with people of all ages, including those with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs, people with physical and sensory impairment, and older people.

Key Tasks

• Provide outreach work to engage with seldom heard groups, develop groups for self-advocacy and service user engagement and participation in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Contribute towards the work of the local reference group
• Promote and raise the profile of all contracted services
• Ensure the Community development function is effective and efficient and supports the front-line delivery of business plans
• Work with the Advocacy Manager and Service Delivery Director to monitor and support the development of the team and the individuals within it
• To provide management information reports on service delivery
• To manage a client caseload and ensure accurate case management and record keeping

Outreach Support Worker

We are looking for an Outreach Support Coordinator to provide effective support to the organisations Residential Rehabilitation Programme in a way that enables clients to overcome their addiction to gambling and move forward to recovery and independent living.

The Programme provides structured support, to females aged over 18 years with severe gambling history, through a 5-week residential stay.

Position: Outreach Support Coordinator

Location: Birmingham for 6 months and then moving to a WV3 postcode in Wolverhampton, which will be the permanent location

Salary: Starting at £22,000

Hours: 35 Hours per week – Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days’ annual leave, 6% pension contribution, occupational sick pay, wellbeing programme and eye care vouchers.

Closing Date: 17th February 2022. Please note this role may close early if suitable candidates are received after 2 weeks.

About the Role

As Outreach Support Coordinator, you will lead on service delivery. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Promoting positive behaviours and building effective and professional relationships
• Reporting and recording activity and service user information
• Contacting clients to agree outreach support needs and supporting needs as appropriate
• Being able to remotely support attendees of the programme post treatment on a one to one basis (creatively using different technologies)
• Delivering online and text-based support groups
• Assisting clients in development of their ongoing support and recovery network
• Providing relevant therapeutic approaches to support recovery and independence
• Developing and maintaining robust caseload management
• Sending out requests for follow up outcome information at regular intervals post treatment
• Identifying, arranging and monitoring external, specialist counselling post treatment if required, and in line with budget.

About You

As an Outreach Support Coordinator, you will have a Health and Social Care, IAG qualification or equivalent and experience in the field of problem gambling/gambling addiction or other addictions.

You will have:

• Demonstrable experience of supporting emotionally vulnerable individuals
• The ability to deliver and understanding of recovery focused addiction models
• Ability to promptly identify, report, and act on risk, safeguarding or other concerns
• Ability to understand and work comfortably with different gender specific needs
• Organisation skills, including support planning with vulnerable groups
• Communication skills, to include both written and verbal reporting
• Understanding of risk, incident and safeguarding processes
• Negotiation, advocacy, advice and signposting skills
• Ability to handle crisis situations and work flexibly to meet needs
• Experience of working in a health and social care environment (e.g. residential, mental health or drug support services)
• Experience of supporting group work with vulnerable and challenging groups
• Computer Literacy Skills including experience of using database systems, Microsoft Office and Outlook

About the Organisation

This registered charity has nearly 50 years’ experience in providing residential support and treatment for people who are severely addicted to gambling. They provide advice, education and high quality innovative therapeutic support to problem gamblers and those affected by gambling, through residential, online and outreach services.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in its workforce.

You may have experience in areas such as Residential Support Coordinator, Residential Rehabilitation Support Coordinator, Rehabilitation Support Coordinator, Programme Support Coordinator, Programme Officer, Residential Support Worker, Residential Support Officer, Residential Support Case Worker, Support Worker, Support Officer, Outreach Support Officer, Outreach Worker, Outreach Case Worker, Rehabilitation Outreach, Rehabilitation Outreach Worker, Care and Rehabilitation Outreach Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

About the Role

SBS is looking for 2 experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advocates to join our dynamic team in Southall to provide high-quality advice, support, and advocacy services to victims of domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence, including forced marriage, rape and sexual abuse, so-called honour crimes, and related issues such as immigration, asylum, and No Recourse to Public Funds.

You will assist women to access support under various destitution schemes, promote social inclusion, encourage independence, and develop the personal resilience of women using our advocacy service.

Working within a multi-agency framework, you will ensure women’s needs are met by encouraging engagement with a range of SBS and external services, keeping service users at the heart of all service delivery.

About You

You will need a strong commitment to tackling all forms of violence against women and children, and to fighting for the freedoms and rights of women and girls.

You will have a sound understanding of the practical, emotional, social, and economic issues facing Black and minoritised women affected by domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, and knowledge of the range of options available to survivors of domestic abuse including safe housing, criminal justice, and civil remedies.

You will have a CAADA/Safelives/Womens’ Aid IDVA/DAPA qualification, or be willing to undertake such training to ensure SBS provides the highest quality advocacy and casework to its service users.

About Southall Black Sisters

Originally set up in 1979, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) has established itself as an iconic organisation based in West London, but with a national reach and reputation for its landmark legal interventions, its contributions to changes in policy for the benefit of Black and minoritised women, and its unique approach to casework and advocacy.

In 1983, we set up a not for profit, advice, campaigning, resource, and advocacy centre for Black and minoritised women, defending women’s rights and freedoms, with a particular focus on challenging all forms of violence against South Asian women. SBS’ casework has highlighted flaws in community and state responses to Black and minoritised women and children and, alongside other BME organisations, we have developed a specialism in meeting the needs of Black and minoritised women and children that have been subjected to violence and abuse.

You will be joining a dynamic team of inspiring women, whose work empowers thousands of women worldwide to assert their fundamental human rights to justice, equality and freedom.

Working at Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters recognises that the nature of its work can be emotionally challenging, and is committed to maintaining a supportive working environment where team members feel valued, empowered, and safe. To that end, our employees benefit from:

• 25 days of annual leave (pro rata) excluding Bank Holidays, increasing by 1 additional day per completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists to help you to deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, physical/mental health, or general wellbeing
• Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore difficult issues arising from casework
• A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
• A 3% employer pension contribution

Due to the nature of our work, this post is open to Black and South Asian women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). 

Role Overview

Job Title: Child and Young Person Advocate

Salary: £25,104 per annum

Location: Warwickshire - Leamington

Contract type: Fixed Term - Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Child and Young Person Advocate to join our team in Leamington. We are looking to recruit a female candidate with experience in working with children and youngsters. It is desirable for the candidate to have completed or must have a commitment to undertake the Safelives training. In this role you will be responsible for developing individual support and risk management plans, including risk assessments, safety planning, and needs assessments to address the risk of harm to children and young people.

The job involves working closely with 11 – 17-year-old survivors of domestic abuse. A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support to them and ensure that they are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment. 

Essential Skills or Experience

The successful candidate must have knowledge of domestic (emotional and financial abuse, ‘honour’ based violence and forced marriage) and teenage dating relationship abuse and its impact upon survivors and children. You must have good communication and teamwork skills and be able to use your own initiative. You will show strong organisational and administration skills.

It is essential to have working knowledge of the legal system as it relates to victims of domestic abuse. As well as an up-to-date knowledge of criminal and civil legislation relating to domestic violence.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Other Information

Closing Date: Monday 31st January 2022 at 09:00 am 

Interview Date: Friday 4th February 2022

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role. Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs. We are currently recruiting for a part-time Employment Support Officer, as part of our Women Off to Work (WOW) programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

This is a holistic training and “into-work” programme for women in south Westminster and neighbouring areas, particularly those of Muslim and Arabic-speaking backgrounds. It includes life and vocational skills training, wellbeing and general employability support through work experience placements, internships, job brokerage, and practical advice on employment and self-employment.

The successful candidate will provide tailored support to women to help them into work or self-employment, including developing plans, CV writing, mock interviews, and advice on becoming self-employed.

The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs.

This role is a new post, funded by Charities Aid Foundation, that will support service users, including those with complex needs referred by colleagues and other organisations, on a wide range of issues. The successful candidate will provide advice, practical and emotional support and signposting to additional support, and so a qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance would be a distinct advantage.

Blesma Support Officer (North West) – Blesma, The Limbless Veterans

Are you an experienced welfare officer looking for a new challenge in the military charity sector that makes a difference?

We’re looking for a permanent full-time support officer to contribute their skills, experience, and personality to add value to our Blesma Support team within the Independence and Wellbeing department at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans. The role is a varied one, focusing on all aspects of welfare and support to our members. 

This home-based role is to support Blesma members in the North West of England by providing a lifeline to members by delivering effective wellbeing support to help reduce the negative impacts of disability and to assist them in leading independent and fulfilling lives. The role also involves representing Blesma and enhancing the charity’s profile within the local community of your area of responsibility. 

The Independence and Wellbeing team works collaboratively across the Association to ensure Blesma’s programmes and services can help our service personnel, veterans and their families.

Blesma is unique as a membership Association as well as a charity. Our members are the heart of all our work – therefore, the impact of Support Officers is clearly visible in the experiences of our inspirational limbless veterans.

If you are interested, and live within the following post code areas, IM, CA, LA, FY, PR, BB, L, WN, BL, OL, M, WA, SK or CW, please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter detailing why you would be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.

Savera UK is a leading national charity (no.1145564) tackling culturally-specific abuse in the UK, including forced marriage and female genital mutilation. We advocate for those who need a voice and offer a completely confidential and non-judgemental service.

As an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010, the post holder must be female under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 Part 7 to meet the needs of the majority of our service users.
                                                 
Job Summary:

The post holder’s overall responsibilities will be to coordinate and manage all aspects of the volunteers and community outreach, including: supervision; recruitment of volunteers and community champions; engaging with communities to raise awareness of Savera UK, ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and harmful practices; and working together and supporting the Savera UK team and management. 

Accountabilities: 

Volunteering and Outreach: 

• To identify needs, priorities and timescales for recruitment of volunteers;

• To develop a volunteer advertising and recruitment plan tailored to the needs of the locality, including succession planning, to ensure a sustainable approach to volunteering;

• To organise recruitment events and activities as required;

• To ensure that induction, support, learning and development opportunities are tailored to needs;

• Liaising with appropriate services and communities to promote the work of Savera UK and to develop partnerships;

• To work and engage with communities and group to address HBA and harmful practices;

• To identify and recruit volunteers and community champions to become part of and support Savera UK to deliver its vision and mission;

• To develop and create new ways of volunteering, including using a digital approach;

• To facilitate and take part in local activities and events to promote the work of Savera UK; 

• To support the development of Savera UK’s volunteering strategy and the policy and volunteer framework; 

• To review and develop Savera UK’s volunteer training, including volunteer induction programs and training accreditation;   

• To develop collaborative local and regional partnerships;

• To review and develop appropriate volunteering roles to respond to Savera UK’s needs and service gaps;

• To review and develop Savera UK’s local, national and international Student Internship Programme;

• To identify and develop key relationships with local volunteer agencies in order to identify opportunities for mutual support and development.

Management:

• To manage and coordinate all aspects of the Volunteer and Community Outreach Project;

• To provide and manage recruitment, induction, supervision and appraisals of all volunteers and those on student placements who you have responsibility for;

• To ensure all existing policies and procedures for volunteers and outreach are up to date and implemented; 

• To report to and keep the CEO fully updated on Savera UK’s volunteering and community outreach activities and programmes on a weekly/regular basis;

• To manage all training and development requests for volunteers and students who you have responsibility for; 

• To liaise with all our existing partners/professionals to ensure service delivery; 

• To strengthen our existing relationships and build new partnerships with links to local priorities where possible and appropriate;

• To monitor and ensure up to date record keeping for all volunteers;

• To manage your own day to day administration and communications.

Organisational and Development:

• To provide evaluation/monitoring and report to the CEO and Board when required; 

• To evaluate and develop the Volunteer and Community Outreach Project, in line with Savera UK’s vision;

• To contribute to and support the delivery of the short/long term Savera UK strategic business plan and communication strategy;

• To uphold the values of Savera UK, and all aspects of its confidentiality and data protection policies at all times, for clients and the business of the organisation;

• To maintain and advance the public profile of the organisation across all levels;

• To work closely with the wider team of Savera UK and to participate and contribute to all levels of communication and engagement;

• To ensure that all materials and communications used are accurate and always represent and reflect Savera UK branding;

• To support the development and delivery of training and awareness raising and to undertake presentations, as required by the CEO;

• To attend relevant meetings and partnership groups;

• To present at Board meetings when required;

• To support with funding bids as required;

• To support in providing monitoring and evaluation reports to external funders.

Health and Safety: 

• To be familiar with relevant policies concerning health and safety at work, safeguarding and relevant health-related policies;

• To act as the main point of contact for the Volunteer and Community Outreach Project, regarding external/partner issues, and to share information with the CEO;

• To assess and manage all risks related to volunteers, students, and anyone else that you have responsibility for; 

• To be the first point of contact for any safeguarding concerns, and report to the appropriate and responsible person, in line with Savera UK’s safeguarding policy.

General/other:

• To undertake training as identified and approved by the CEO and Board;

• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role, as required by the CEO and Board. Those with a particular skill/interest coming into Savera UK will have the opportunity, where appropriate, to develop that skill, in line with service requirements.

Review arrangements:

The details contained in this job description reflect the contents of this job at the date of being prepared. It is however possible that over time the nature of the job will change. At that time the CEO/Savera UK’s Board will expect to revise this job description in consultation with the post holder.

Closing date: 12pm on Friday 28th January 2022. Interviews will take place the following week.

Please visit our website for more information, including a copy of the Person Specification.

To apply:

To apply, please download and complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities and Monitoring Form on our website and return them to us by 12pm on Friday 28th January 2022. 

Please note, we do not accept CVs. 

We encourage all women to apply, in particular those from underrepresented groups. Please note that a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) will be required for this post. Savera UK is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Registered address: 151 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2AH

Company Number 7564891 Charity Number 1145564

Title:  Global Policy Officer 

Location:  London office (Central London)

Contract:  Permanent

Working hours: Full time

Salary:  £38,000

Other:  26 days annual leave, generous workplace pension, we can offer a modest relocation fund

ABOUT PI

About our work: We are a London-based charity that campaigns for legal and technological solutions to protect people and their data from exploitation. We envision a world where freedom and privacy will be the foundations of tomorrow’s societies. We target companies and governments who exploit our data and technologies. We expose harm and abuses, mobilise allies globally, campaign with the public for solutions, and pressure companies and governments to change. We are delivering our multi-year strategic plan to protect democracy, defend people’s dignity, and demand accountability from the powerful institutions who breach public trust.

About you: You are curious about the state and direction of the world. You understand that technologies play many roles in bolstering power and shaping the future. You are an advocate who wants to fight for change and ensure your voice is both credible and heard by key audiences, including the public. You want to shape an organisation that is always growing and learning and contribute to its strengthening. You want to work with colleagues and partner organisations across a variety of projects and use different skills-sets. You are keen to learn new multidisciplinary ways of achieving global change.

About PI: Everyone at PI works to build a good and resilient organisation, where we are always looking to learn and grow. We lead by example to make the most of our opportunities to shape the future. We work with others, including our network of partners across the world, to understand, engage and build a movement. We use creative approaches to deliver our work and share what we learn.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Policy Officer will work across PI to help deliver on our strategic plan, build a resilient organisation, and work to support our global movement. The person in this role will conduct advocacy to achieve PI’s goals. This will include policy research, outreach and public engagement initiatives in order to formulate new and creative ways to demand change globally, including working with our partners across the world.

The Policy Officer will be expected to participate in project planning, management and delivery across PI to build the organisation, the global movement, and create change in the world.

PARTICULAR TO THIS ROLE

This role will focus on global policy and decision-making processes, particularly:

• conducting policy research to identify and uncover gaps in existing regulatory and legal frameworks in relations to government and industry practices and policies
• conducting advocacy before international and regional organisations
• developing and disseminating PI’s policies
• building global narratives and campaigns
• conducting outreach to partners to coordinate these with them
• supporting outreach to global actors, including activist movements, on global stages
• monitoring global developments to inform campaigning and outreach to global stakeholders and relevant regional and national policy forums. 

Experiences and Skills

Essential

• Degree in law, human rights, political science or international relations, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in policy development and advocacy related to human rights and development, including with international/regional organisations
• Experience in designing and implementing innovative outreach and communications strategies targeting diverse global stakeholders.
• Experience of strategically engaging with diverse stakeholder groups including governmental, inter-governmental, industry, other non-state actors and the public.
• Experience working in and/or with the national and/or international NGO sector from across the world.
• Strong interpersonal skills in liaising, communicating and engaging with colleagues and external audiences from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Proactive and self-motivated individual capable of working unsupervised and taking responsibility for managing relationships with key partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional communications and presentation skills, both written and oral, with a proven track record of communicating complex issues to diverse audiences.
• Project Management, either as part of, or leading a team
• Willing and able to travel internationally. 

Desirable

• Fluency in a language other than English.
• Experience working in diverse environments and working globally
• Ability to work with and coordinate NGO coalitions.
• Experience in legal or regulatory interactions with technology

Knowledge of:

• Privacy and/or issues at the intersection of data, technology and human rights.
• General rights frameworks, including advocating for the protection of social, economic and cultural rights.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, please send:

a CV (not more than two pages)

a covering letter (not more than two pages)

The closing date for applications is the 20 February 2022. 

Please send the requested material in one email. (Please include the title of the post you are applying for in the subject of the email). 

Only complete applications will be considered.

The candidates who we choose to interview will be contacted by the end of the day on 23 February 2022.

Interviews will take place the week of 28 February 2022 – please reserve these days for a possible interview, which will be arranged as a video conference. 

We may conduct a second round of interviews, which will be decided only after the first round of interviews takes place. If necessary, the second round of interviews would be held on 07 March 2022.

For information about how Privacy International will use your data during recruitment please see Privacy International’s website.

Rainbow Migration, the leading UK charity supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, are recruiting a Legal Officer to advise and help improve the representation of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum, and help change the asylum and immigration system to one that treats everyone with compassion, dignity and respect. Our last Legal Officer won Solicitor of the Year – In-house at the Law Society Awards in 2021, and has written about his experience in the role here. We are looking for someone with the similar passion for helping LGBTQI+ people secure leave to remain / equality and human rights to develop their skills and specialist expertise with us.

Founded in 1993, Rainbow Migration has recently been through a period of rapid growth. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we prepare to develop a new organisational strategy.

We are looking for a qualified solicitor or barrister (authorised to practice without a supervising solicitor in a legal advice centre) with valid practising certificate, or already accredited to Level 3 OISC with two years’ experience in providing advice and representation in asylum including working in legal aid (see further requirements in person specification).

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the legal advice service. Under the guidance of our Legal and Policy Director, you will also build capacity amongst legal representatives by designing and delivering training, giving second tier advice and developing and coordinating a network of practitioners working in this area. You will use the knowledge you gain in this role to help deliver Rainbow Migration’s policy work, including attending meetings with policy makers and campaign partners when required.

We will also consider applications from people who do not want to do the policy and influencing and communications elements of the job, but to instead focus on first and second tier advice, this would then be a part time role only. Please mention in your covering letter if you are applying for this option.

This is a unique opportunity to build on your experience as a lawyer or caseworker to improve representation across the sector and create change in government policy and practice. You will be supported to develop as a specialist lawyer and influencer.

You will:

• Deliver Rainbow Migration’s legal advice service to adult LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum by giving one-off advice and working with support services colleagues to refer them to quality legal aid and pro bono lawyers.
• Provide occasional casework assistance e.g. helping to prepare witness statements, making referrals to other specialist organisations and taking other urgent steps (whilst not representing service users or maintaining a caseload).
• Provide occasional advice (within competence) on other issues affecting asylum and partnership service users such as asylum support, legal aid, trafficking, family reunion or community care.
• Deliver second tier advice to the legal representatives of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum and other charities and professionals.
• Work with the Legal and Policy Director to design and deliver training to lawyers, NGOs and other professionals.
• Coordinate a network of caseworkers and lawyers representing LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum.
• Write blogs and articles on asylum and immigration policy and legislation as they apply to LGBTQI+ people.
• Help write policy and briefing papers.
• Occasionally attend meetings with other charities, Home Office policy makers and other stakeholders when required.

The Legal Officer will not be providing direct legal representation of service users. However, the role includes substantive advice and casework within the scope of legal support and referrals for our clients, as well as merits testing and second tier advice.

Owing to the nature of the work giving immigration advice to vulnerable adults including people in detention, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS check. See our website for more information.

At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements. 

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of going through the UK asylum or immigration system and people of colour who are currently underrepresented among our staff. We will also interview all disabled applicants who meet the necessary criteria for this vacancy.

Salary: Starting at £34,000 with potential annual step increases up to £37,970 pro-rata for part-time employees), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April. 

Contract Type: Permanent.

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week), part-time or job share. Please state in your application what hours you are looking to work. As mentioned above, we will also consider applications from people who do not want to do the policy and influencing and communications elements of the job, but to instead focus on first and second tier advice, this would then be a part time role only. Occasional evening work is required, and possibly at weekends, but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.

Annual Leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).

Location: Remote or from Rainbow Migration’s offices in central London. You must be available to work from our offices in London for at least one day a week when face-to-face service delivery resumes, from which time there might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. At the time of posting this advert, all Rainbow Migration staff are working from home due to Covid-19.  

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but the first consideration of received applications will take place on 8 February 2022.

Interview date: Interviews will be scheduled on an ongoing basis in response to applications received.

More information: If you would like to speak with the recruiting manager to find out more, email us at the email address on the job description or call our main number which you will find on our website.

How to apply: Please email CVs, covering statement, and optional monitoring form to the email address on the job description. When writing your covering statement, please read the job description and person specification, and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that you feel we should know about when shortlisting candidates, including training, volunteering, interests and life experience. You can find the job descripton and monitoring form on our website as well.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities), providing such candidates meet the essential criteria. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear in your statement.

Please also indicate in your statement if you are applying for full-time or part-time position, and if the latter what days/hours you can commit to.

By submitting an application, you:

1. Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
2. Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify the dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.

Privacy Notice: Your privacy and data protection

In order to recruit and manage staff, Rainbow Migration needs to store personal information (data) about all applicants. Rainbow Migration is registered as a “controller of personal data” under the Data Protection Act 2018 with the Information Commissioner. By applying for this role, you agree that we will keep the information on your CV and covering statement. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. Monitoring information is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data then destroyed. Rainbow Migration keeps all personal information safely and securely, and does not share your information with anyone outside Rainbow Migration or any other organisation without your consent. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary which for CVs and covering statements for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign.

You have a right to request access to the information that we hold about you and you have other rights to protect your information. More details are available from any member of Rainbow Migration staff or on our website Privacy Policy.

About Internews

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives.

For 40 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging, dignity, and justice

Internews is an organization of dynamic, mission-driven individuals who are passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

Logistics

Internews Europe has a UK office in London which supports a hybrid workforce with staff working remotely, fully in-office and partially remote. This position is ideally based in the UK and will require some regular travel to the London office. Internews will also consider either basing this position in Paris or sponsoring a work permit application for the right candidate who is an EU citizen but needs employer sponsorship for UK right to work.

About the Role

The Executive Director will serve as chief executive of Internews Europe and will advance the mission and strategic development of Internews in Europe and the wider Internews alliance, ensuring that all programme work develops in alignment with the organisation’s strategic plans. The Executive Director is the primary spokesperson for Internews in Europe, and represents the organization at national and international levels, with governments, other international agencies, donors, the media, and the public. They are responsible for working with the Internews Executive team to ensure that the systems, structures, and policies meet all relevant statutory obligations of the UK government and European donors.

This position reports to a UK Board of Trustees, and to the President and CEO of Internews, Jeanne Bourgault. The Executive Director would lead Internews Europe in managing annually a £20million portfolio of programmes in 35 countries, with approximately 70+ employees.

Key Responsibilities Leadership

• Provide inspirational leadership through articulation, consultation, and active demonstration of ways of achieving Internews’ vision, mission, aims and objectives.
• Work with Trustees and the leadership team to create opportunities for fruitful partnerships, maximising outcomes and strengthening policy and advocacy messages.
• Foster good relations within the organisation and maintain a culture which attracts, motivates, and retains good quality staff; champion belonging, dignity and justice and role model the values of the organisation.
• Serve as a key leader within the Internews Alliance’s five-person Executive Team, which also includes a Chief Programs Officer, Chief Operating Officer, SVP for Technical Leadership Unit, and the Internews Alliance CEO/President.
• Serve as a trustee of the Paris-based entity, Internews International.
• Work with the Alliance CEO/President and Executive Team to advance the broader effectiveness and success of the Internews Alliance globally.

External Engagement

• Develop and promote the work of Internews by marketing, advocating, lobbying, and influencing relevant decision makers and stakeholders, including potential and existing donors, policy makers, journalists, at the highest levels, within Europe and internationally.
• Represent Internews via written articles, interviews, speaking engagements, conference facilitation and attendance, public speaking, and other related activities.
• Develop and maintain a keen understanding of the challenges and issues facing effective media and communications globally. 

Strategy, Planning & Management

• Lead and guide Internews Europe Trustee and team input into overall Internews global strategic planning. 
• Create and deliver effective implementation of annual Internews Europe operational plans that advance the Internews Europe mission and longer-term strategic plan of the Internews Alliance. 
• Ensure efficient use of the corporate and programme resources to achieve the organisations’ ongoing programmes and planned growth.
• Ensure that proper control procedures are in place so that Internews Europe is managed in accordance with its constitution, and all statutory, legal, and financial requirements. 

Outreach and Fundraising

• Work with the Board of Trustees and leadership team in Europe to ensure that Internews maintains awareness of developments across all sectors in which it operates.
• Support fundraising colleagues in Europe in designing and developing funding initiatives to major governmental and institutional sources; play an active role in private fundraising and opening new funding opportunities, including with individual donors, corporations, and private foundations.
• Work across the Alliance to evolve a programme delivery model that is responsive to growth and has the capacity to deliver quality at scale.

Finance and Administration

• Working in conjunction with the Internews Alliance COO, oversee the business operations functions relevant to Internews Europe at the highest level, ensuring an excellent standard of practice across all business operations teams.
• Ensure that the financial resources of Internews Europe are accounted for, planned, and managed within agreed parameters, in compliance with policy and regulations, and that these are reported to the Board of Trustees promptly and regularly.

Experience & Skills Needed

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader. A successful candidate for this role will bring a balance of external engagement / advocacy skills and organisational / operational experience.  

Experience

• 15+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience with 10+ years at the executive level leading organizations with an annual budget over £15million. Media background, especially in broadcast journalism or production, strongly preferred.
• A track record of setting clear direction for strategic and operational goals, and of effective stewardship of donor resources. 
• Strong leadership and proven managerial abilities with diverse and geographically dispersed teams.
• Extensive international experience in the development sector; an understanding of the evolving geopolitical landscape and its impact on development activity and humanitarian affairs.
• Experience of overseeing fundraising, with private and unrestricted fundraising experience especially desired.
• Demonstrable experience in building an organisation’s global profile, understanding strategic positioning and stakeholder engagements channels

Skills & Attributes

• The ability to sustain and convey a clear vision and to communicate this vision to a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to develop credibility and authority in the field of media freedom and information equality.
• Ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people, processes, technology, and systems; strong organization and problem-solving skills that enable sound decision-making.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, high levels of diplomacy and the ability to engender trust and respect.
• A flexible attitude and the ability to work within a complex organization and multidisciplinary and multi-national teams.
• Energy, drive, resilience, and focus; the capacity to flourish in responding to complex and competing demands.
• Fluency in English required. French and other world footprint languages (Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese) very desirable.

Are you eager to get to know our most successful inspirational alumni and find the right donors for our remarkable campaign projects?

We are looking for a Prospect Research Officer to join our highly successful Prospect Research Team, working in partnership with our Fundraising Team to manage their prospect pools and portfolios. You will provide insight and advice on high value donors, trusts, foundations, corporations, and other organisations, collating and reviewing data and writing concise and informative reports for the Fundraising Team and senior stakeholders within the University. You will proactively identify new prospects, ensuring that biographical information is accurate and up to date. Other responsibilities include leading on the improvement and expansion of research processes, supporting with bespoke research requests, supporting the Research and Strategy Manager with specialist research projects, and administering the philanthropic due diligence process.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through ‘Birmingham In Action’, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally.

As an office, we are committed to sustainability and value green working practices. The environment is an integral part of our campaign and we encourage eco-friendly ways of working in order to have a positive impact on our campus and global surroundings.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 21 February.

We are committed to supporting hybrid working and look forward to receiving your application.

The role of an assessing officer is to ensure that support plans for those providing care are properly implemented, through assessment, visiting, and interviewing carers, involving other key agencies, and participating in reviews.   

• You will have a strong interest in working with individuals who are potentially experiencing challenges in meeting their wellbeing as a result of providing essential care for others.
• You will ideally have a background in the provision of statutory services and be experienced in the assessment and review of carer related need; however, if you are highly organised, a good communicator and able to manage a constant workflow then this would also make you a strong candidate.
• You will have the ability to communicate ,using empathy, with carers, occasionally the people they care for and refer on to other professionals/ agencies as required to implement support planning.

• You will be knowledgeable, or willing to promptly learn, statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation, relevant when assessing carer related needs.   

The successful post holder will be committed to working with carers to empower them to reduce the impact their caring role has on their own wellbeing, and/or support them to withdraw from elements of, or even all, care provision should this be causing them concern.   

Good communication, admin and organisational skills together with an enthusiasm and commitment to providing a quality service are essential along with the willingness to work actively as part of a supportive centre team.   

The successful applicant must be a car driver and hold a full driving licence.  You will undergo an enhancedCRB/DBS check.  Home Visiting and satellite working are essential parts of the role, once this practice is safe to resume, the successful candidate will need to declare business use in their car insurance policy. 

The role of an assessing officer is to ensure that support plans for those providing care are properly implemented, through assessment, visiting, and interviewing carers, involving other key agencies, and participating in reviews.   

• You will have a strong interest in working with individuals who are potentially experiencing challenges in meeting their wellbeing as a result of providing essential care for others.
• You will ideally have a background in the provision of statutory services and be experienced in the assessment and review of carer related need; however, if you are highly organised, a good communicator and able to manage a constant workflow then this would also make you a strong candidate.
• You will have the ability to communicate ,using empathy, with carers, occasionally the people they care for and refer on to other professionals/ agencies as required to implement support planning.

• You will be knowledgeable, or willing to promptly learn, statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation, relevant when assessing carer related needs.   

The successful post holder will be committed to working with carers to empower them to reduce the impact their caring role has on their own wellbeing, and/or support them to withdraw from elements of, or even all, care provision should this be causing them concern.   

Good communication, admin and organisational skills together with an enthusiasm and commitment to providing a quality service are essential along with the willingness to work actively as part of a supportive centre team.   

The successful applicant must be a car driver and hold a full driving licence.  You will undergo an enhancedCRB/DBS check.  Home Visiting and satellite working are essential parts of the role, once this practice is safe to resume, the successful candidate will need to declare business use in their car insurance policy. 

Previous applicants need not apply. 

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Title:  Technology Officer 

Location:  London office (Central London)

Contract:  Permanent

Working hours: Full time

Salary:  £38,000

Other:  26 days annual leave, generous workplace pension, we can offer a modest relocation fund

ABOUT PI

About our work: We are a London-based charity that campaigns for legal and technological solutions to protect people and their data from exploitation. We envision a world where freedom and privacy will be the foundations of tomorrow’s societies. We target companies and governments who exploit our data and technologies. We expose harm and abuses, mobilise allies globally, campaign with the public for solutions, and pressure companies and governments to change. We are delivering our multi-year strategic plan to protect democracy, defend people’s dignity, and demand accountability from the powerful institutions who breach public trust.

About you: You are curious about the state and direction of the world. You understand that technologies play many roles in bolstering power and shaping the future. You are an advocate who wants to fight for change and ensure your voice is both credible and heard by key audiences, including the public. You want to shape an organisation that is always growing and learning and contribute to its strengthening. You want to work with colleagues and partner organisations across a variety of projects and use different skills-sets. You are keen to learn new multidisciplinary ways of achieving global change.

About PI: Everyone at PI works to build a good and resilient organisation, where we are always looking to learn and grow. We lead by example to make the most of our opportunities to shape the future. We work with others, including our network of partners across the world, to understand, engage and build a movement. We use creative approaches to deliver our work and share what we learn.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The person in this role will conduct advocacy to achieve PI’s goals. This will include tech and policy research, outreach and public engagement initiatives in order to formulate new and creative ways to demand change globally, including working with our partners across the world.

The role will join our Tech Coordination Group to support the delivery of PI's strategic and core objectives.

The Technology Officer will be expected to participate in project planning, management and delivery across PI to build the organisation, the global movement, and create change in the world.

PARTICULAR TO THIS ROLE

This role will focus on the role technology plays in data exploitation, particularly on:

• exploring and uncovering how data is exploited by industry and government
• conducting research that will appeal to policy-making processes around the world
• analysing devices, applications, and services, and their generation and uses of data, and what it takes to secure them
• exploring the use of software defined networking and infrastructure, for both internal and external use.
• advocating for and educating people on the key roles technology plays in the protection of privacy through engagement with our partners, communities and outside stakeholders

The Technology officer will also support the development and deployment of secure and sustainable internal and external services for us and our partners across the world.

Experiences and Skills

Essential

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or Informatics
• Knowledge of the intersection of human rights and technology, in particular privacy
• Experience in communication of sysadmin and cybersecurity concepts
• GNU/Linux or Unix system administration experience, including virtualisation, specifically VirtualBox and KVM
• Automation and Orchestration experience, using tools like Terraform, Puppet, Chef and/or Ansible
• Scripting experience in shell, python etc
• Experience with handling structured data, specifically JSON and YAML
• Experience in Project Management, either as part of, or leading a team.

Desirable

• Experience in legal or regulatory interactions with technology
• Experience in security and stability of systems and networks e.g. Firewalling, LUKS, PKI, IDS
• Participation in open source technology for privacy and security
• Experience working in diverse environments and working globally
• Experience with web technologies: CSS, SASS, HTML, JS, PHP etc
• Experience with Restful HTTP API Development and integration

Knowledge of:

• Webservers based on Nginx
• Databases based on MariaDB, SQLite or Postgres
• Groupware such as Redmine and Nextcloud
• Collaboration environments such as CVS, SVN or Git
• Web design and development processes, specifically in relation to Drupal
• Emergent technologies such neural networks, machine learning or blockchain, and their relationship to privacy

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, please send:

a CV (not more than two pages)

a covering letter (not more than two pages)

The closing date for applications is the 20 February 2022. 

Please send the requested material in one email. (Please include the title of the post you are applying for in the subject of the email). 

Only complete applications will be considered.

The candidates who we choose to interview will be contacted by the end of the day on 23 February 2022.

Interviews will take place the week of 28 February 2022 – please reserve these days for a possible interview, which will be arranged as a video conference. 

We may conduct a second round of interviews, which will be decided only after the first round of interviews takes place. If necessary, the second round of interviews would be held on 07 March 2022.

For information about how Privacy International will use your data during recruitment please see Privacy International’s website