This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual with a demonstrable record of policy and research work, ideally within an asylum or immigration detention context.

You will be responsible for the delivery of our policy, research and parliamentary work.  As part of your role you will gather evidence from our casework and elsewhere to prepare briefings, papers and research reports about the harm caused by immigration detention to alert the Home Office, NHS England, medical professional bodies, parliamentarians, and the courts to ongoing issues.

Influenced by our robust and unique evidence base, our credibility and effectiveness, as well as the expertise of our staff and volunteers, Medical Justice enjoys excellent collaboration with lawyers, other NGO’s in the field, medical professionals and parliamentarians.  Medical Justice is the only NGO consulted by NHS England on its Service Specifications for healthcare provision in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs).  In 2019 Medical Justice became the secretariat for the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention.  In 2020 Medical Justice was granted Core Participant status in the Brook House IRC Public Inquiry which provides what is probably the best prospect there has ever been to expose ongoing systemic failures in immigration detention.

Working closely with the Director and the Casework Manager, and line managing the Parliamentary and Research Analyst, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Medical Justice has the greatest possible impact on immigration detention policy and practice.

Though the full-time Policy, Research & Parliamentary Manager post is very much preferred, Medical Justice might alternatively consider a combination of a 3 day a week Policy Manager post plus a 2 or 3 day a week Researcher post – if you would be interested in either of those part-time roles, please express your interest as soon as possible.

Medical Justice is keen to look beyond the traditional review of your qualifications and work experience to what relevant knowledge and skills you may have acquired through your life experience. 

Derbyshire Mind is looking for a well organised, enthusiastic and committed Administrator who enjoys talking to people on the phone and believes in providing excellent customer service to everyone who contacts us. 

This key role would suit someone with strong administrative and customer service skills with an interest in mental health, advocacy or working for a charity.

The role will be office based at Kingsway Hospital, Derby with occasional travel across Derbyshire.  The role is temporarily based at home however, due to the Coronavirus situation.

You will be inputting data into a database on a daily basis and working alongside a colleague in the same role, you will be the administrative support hub for advocates and managers. 

Many of our clients and people who contact Derbyshire Mind are vulnerable people who have a mental health problem, dementia, learning disabilities, or autism.  They will have differing support needs and may be distressed, so you will need to have an empathetic, non-judgemental and calm approach. 

The purpose of the role is to:-

• Provide a first response to clients and others contacting Derbyshire Mind by telephone, email or online.

• Respond effectively and efficiently to all enquiries, providing high standards of customer service.

• Provide a high standard of administration support for the advocacy services and the Senior Management Team.

• Accurately record all enquiries and referrals on a client management database.

Derbyshire Mind is a local mental health charity focused on improving mental health and wellbeing for people across Derbyshire.  We are one of a federated network of local Mind charities across the country.  We provide a range of advocacy and community wellbeing services designed to support people with mental health problems as well as the wider population.  We are committed to developing innovative and responsive services which further promote mental health awareness and wellbeing.

The role

You will provide strong leadership both internally and externally, working with the staff, the Board of Trustees, volunteers, partners and stakeholders to position SMA UK firmly as the SMA Community’s leading charity and voice.

Your key responsibility of developing and driving the strategic plan and vision for SMA UK includes ensuring the ongoing delivery of our support services to the SMA Community; increasing our financial resources through fundraising, partnerships, and campaigns; building public awareness and understanding of Spinal Muscular Atrophy; ensuring the highest standards of governance.

You will also be the lead advocate, spokesperson and liaison for SMA UK engaging with the SMA Community, Regulatory Authorities, Government, Pharmaceutical Companies, Patient Groups, clinicians, media, press and other national and international SMA organisations.

We are committed to safeguarding all children and adults at risk and expect you to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will have:

• A proven track record in leadership
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to engage with people from different backgrounds
• An ability to present people’s views and experiences in ways that will be accessible and capture people’s attention
• Creative vision and drive to develop new ideas
• An interest in quality of life for disabled people and a commitment to gaining an in depth understanding of SMA and the challenges faced by people affected by the condition
• All the qualities of an effective team player with a willingness and ability to work with and across all teams to meet the wider organisation’s objectives.

Diversity and equality of opportunity matter at SMA UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of our team – the more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect the breadth of our Community. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to, you are welcome. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

About us

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare, genetically inherited neuromuscular condition. It causes progressive muscle weakness and loss of movement due to muscle wasting (atrophy). This may affect crawling and walking ability, arm, hand and neck movement, breathing and swallowing.

Established for over 35 years, SMA UK is a national charity committed to providing support and services to those impacted by this rare and complex genetic condition. We are also active in funding research into SMA, involved with advocacy for access to drug treatments, and raising public awareness.

Location

SMA UK’s office is in Stratford-upon-Avon with staff living within commuting distance. Volunteers are UK wide. The charity has a good IT infrastructure. Working from home is possible but regular travel to the office and other locations will be required.

Closing date: Friday 14th February. Provisional Interview Date: Monday 1st March.

Following the retirement of its long serving CEO and now after a period of commercial stability through an interim CEO, Royds Community Association is looking for a highly motivated and experienced leader to continue the development of our organisation.

Comprising community, charitable and commercial elements, including the nationally recognised Royds Enterprise Park, Royds is a unique organisation delivering significant local community benefit as well as managing an important commercial business park and a number of funded projects.

The CEO will be accountable to the Board of Trustees and will be based at Royds Enterprise Park in Bradford. As CEO you will have overall responsibility for all aspects of the Royds Community Association business. Further it is important that the preferred candidate will have experience managing a numer of commercial assets to esnure they remain fit for purpose and meet all the latest legislational requirments.

Applications close on Friday 26th February 2021. Interviews will be held early / mid March 2021.

No Recruitment Agencies or Sales Calls / Emails please as they will be ignored.

Location: Flexible within the UK
Timeframe: Expected timeline for this work is approximately 27 weeks

Sightsavers is looking for external evaluators to undertake a short-term project over six to seven to assess programming needs concerning Leave No One behind (LNOB) initiatives across Ascend West and Central Africa to put in place systems, processes, and technical guidance that support their operationalisation and implementation across country partners.

At the beginning of the consultancy period, the consultant will coordinate with the Team Lead, Programme Optimisation Unit; Senior Global Technical Lead: Social Inclusion, Policy & Programme Strategy; and the chair of the LNOB working group to develop a detailed workplan for the consultancy period.

Context

The FCDO -funded Ascend West and Central Africa programme is a high profile, high value, multi-partner programme, making significant contributions to the control and elimination of five neglected tropical diseases across 12 countries. Sightsavers is the lead supplier, working with relevant government Ministries and departments within a consortium of partners.

The Ascend West programme promotes a Leave No-one Behind (LNOB) approach across all interventions. The consultant/s  will review and, where the evidence supports, operationalise Ascend West  Leave No One Behind (LNOB) strategy through the consortium and MOH structures.

Objective

• Undertake a consultation with consortium partners and national programmes to review and update on LNOB initiatives identified in a recent scoping review of programmes’ activities for Year 1. This consultation will need to identify and review any planning or M&E tools, if any, used as well as document examples of good practice.
• Review consolidated (programme-level) LNOB strategies structured by Ascend’s LNOB working group in terms of feasibility and suitability, providing recommendations on how to adapt proposals into existing programming structures, and consult with consortium partners and national programmes to agree on their implementation during Year 3 of Ascend.
• Work with country programmes, in coordination with the Integrated Systems and Programme Optimisation Units as well as the LNOB working group, to develop country-level LNOB workplans for Year 3 based on outputs from activities 1 and 2.
• Work with Integrated Systems Unit and Programme Optimisation Unit to find entry points for monitoring and evaluating LNOB activities. This may require adapting existing tools (e.g., coverage evaluation surveys, health facility assessment tools, etc) or may involve designing, introducing, and implementing new approaches.
• Coordinate with recently appointed beneficiary feedback consultants to ensure that produced recommendations and solutions to embedded beneficiary feedback into existing M&E tools or standalone beneficiary feedback sessions are guided by social inclusion criteria relevant to the programme’s LNOB agenda and workplans.
• Work in coordination with Sightsaver’s disability inclusion programme and Global Technical lead on Social Inclusion to identify and adapt existing participatory planning tools and resources to guide the organisation of inclusive planning events for MDAs and MMDPs, in alignment with the programme’s LNOB agenda.
• Work in coordination with Sightsavers’ disability inclusion as well as patient care and social inclusion programmes to identify and adapt existing tools and approaches for LNOB training purposes to the specific needs of programme staff, such as surgeons, CDDs and case finders.
• Provide overall guidance for the development of information materials to be distributed among staff alongside LNOB training events.
• Review lessons learnt from Ascend’s Covid-flexing communication campaigns as well as existing resources on inclusive communication strategies to provide overall guidance to national programmes about how to widen the reach of programme’s sensitisation campaigns among key LNOB categories, with a particular emphasis on participatory approaches.
• Work in coordination with Sightsavers’ disability inclusion programme to identify and adapt existing policy analyses and advocacy tools / resources to inform relevant LNOB initiatives for health systems strengthening among national partners.
• Identify safeguarding issues that may arise in relation to the adoption of social inclusion strategies for the implementation of NTD control activities and coordinate with the Team Lead Operations’ Safeguarding unit to ensure proper guidance is provided to national partners.
• Link up with Ascend’s WASH team to coordinate the documentation and reporting of social inclusion considerations adopted during decision-making processes and beneficiary feedback data on accessibility issues, if available.
• Work with Knowledge Innovation and Learning unit to develop a learning brief which examines the operational and contextual challenges in LNOB for NTD programmes, sharing evidence and approaches from Ascend.

Deliverables

• Activity 1: Report containing consolidated findings from programme-level consultation on ongoing LNOB initiatives, outlining key lessons from past initiatives as well as recommendations on how to improve existing tools and approaches to planning and M&E for LNOB.
• Activity 2: Brief technical document containing reviewed programme-level LNOB strategies, outlining proposals for their implementation through existing programming structures and procedures.
• Activity 3: Detailed country LNOB workplans.
• Activities 4 and 5: Design and development of tools or templates to be introduced into routine programme delivery to document and evaluate LNOB initiatives. This may include adapting existing survey forms or introducing new approaches.
• Activities 6 – 10: Develop a LNOB toolkit that can support programme managers in delivering quality programming, including step-by-step guidance slide deck to be shared with CPs explaining use and implementation of developed tools. The toolkit’s will be structured around the programming tools, resources, and approaches identified for key programming components: planning, training, sensitisation, monitoring and evaluation as well as health systems’ strengthening.
• Activity 11: Develop guidelines and protocols for sensitive areas of work to ensure “leave no one behind” initiatives adhere to Sightsavers safeguarding policy.
• Activity 12: Technical brief, documenting findings from consultation on social inclusion considerations used during WASH programming activities.
• Activity 13: Learning brief documenting lessons learnt on how to promote inclusive approaches in integrated NTD programming.

Consultant Requirements

The members of the Consultancy Team should possess the following qualifications:

• Proven experience and expertise in the field of Social Exclusion and Gender Analysis
• Experienced international development practitioner with a extensive direct field experience.
• Excellent communication skills in English and French (Portuguese is also desirable).
• Strong coordination skills and experience liaising with multiple partners/stakeholders.
• Project management skills and a proven ability to work as part of a team
• Confident working with quantitative and qualitative data.
• Systematic approach to work, ability to introduce new systems and processes to systemically and transparently capture programme information.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and prioritise tasks appropriately.
• Strong understanding of donor expectations in relation to inclusive programming and its importance for programme delivery.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Experience using other qualitative and quantitative statistical packages such as Power BI is an asset.
• Experience of using online or mobile survey and data collection tools will be advantageous.

Please see the attached Terms of Reference for more details on the programme and the consultancy opportunity.

How to express your interest:

To express your interest to undertake this assignment, please complete the following, with reference to: LNOB Consultancy, Ascend West and Central Africa programme. Please download the relevant documents using the below links. You will be asked to upload these as you progress through the application, which can be found via the Apply Here link.

• Expression of Interest form link
• Budget Template link
• A detailed CV (Maximum 2 pages)
• Details of previous experience working on inclusive programming in international development context-related projects/initiatives, with experience working on large-scale. DFID-funded programmes being desired.
• Examples of written reports to show proficiency in English.

Closing Date: Midnight (UK time), Sunday 14 February 2021.

We anticipate that interviews will be held in mid-March 2021.

Expressions of interest will be reviewed as received and therefore potential candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Our organisation is currently looking for an experienced Office Administrator to work with our Operations Manager to cover maternity leave. The primary aim of this post is to provide a crucial anchor to the whole team, and to ensure all contact with Neuroendocrine Cancer UK (NCUK) is followed up effectively and efficiently.

Neuroendocrine Cancer UK is a UK wide charity solely dedicated to providing support and information to those affected by Neuroendocrine Cancer. We also act as advocates, working with healthcare professionals and health policy makers, to promote access to best care and treatments, increase awareness, encourage and support clinical research and ultimately improve patient experience and outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join a forward-thinking charity and help achieve our exciting growth ambitions. We are looking for an energetic and inspiring Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care who is not afraid to go for it and will spearhead the growth in income set out in our 2025 fundraising strategy, seeking to exceed targets at all times.

Brain Tumour Research is an influential, game-changing, intelligent and focused charity embracing its fantastic supporter base across the UK. Despite the pandemic, Brain Tumour Research is determined to continue its growth trajectory. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK and increasing the national investment in brain tumour research.

Director of Fundraising and Supporter Care
Location: Head Office in Milton Keynes currently working from home in line with government guidelines
Salary: c. £60,000 per annum
Full Time – Permanent

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the implementation of the fundraising strategy which seeks to build and improve existing income streams, accelerate the growth in floundering and emerging income streams and invest in growth opportunities.
• Building a portfolio of high value prospects and supporters and a substantial corporate fundraising income stream.
• Developing innovative, enterprising and effective fundraising and supporter care strategies, together with operational plans, that ensure that the organisation exceeds its income targets and builds sustainability and predictability into forward income forecasts
• Inspiring, developing, motivating and leading a dynamic and effective fundraising team that can deliver diverse, innovative and cost-effective activities that exceed the organisation’s fundraising targets
• Being an active member of the leadership team. contributing to the overall strategic direction of the charity and representing the fundraising function at board meetings
• Growing and maintaining relationships with key volunteers and supporter groups, ensuring their needs are met and that they have the support and motivation to extend their volunteer contribution to achieve Brain Tumour Research’s aims

Closing date: Sunday 7th February

Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

Please read the attached full job description and upload your CV with a covering letter, demonstrating why you are a suitable candidate, how you could add value to our organisation and detailing your current salary.

No agencies please.

Auriga Services Ltd, a dynamic, fast growing public benefit entity are seeking a Senior Debt Adviser to join the team in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham offering a starting salary of £29,000.  With a track record spanning 23 years, Auriga Services are mature enough to provide outstanding service through the application of extraordinary levels of skills and experience.  They manage combined annual funds of over £15 million helping people alleviate their debt and realise income and benefits that make a real difference to the quality of their lives.  This is achieved through the administration of charitable trust funds for water company customers, and income realisation for local authority residents and patients within the NHS. We help 1,000 people every day who are experiencing financial hardship.

We enjoy flexible and home working, a generous holiday allowance, good pension and a great working environment.

As a Senior Debt Adviser you will:

• Work with and support a wide range of people experiencing problem debt, many of whom would be classed as vulnerable. This will include helping individuals gain the skills needed to improve their financial situation and empowering them to become better money managers.
• Establish relationships based on trust to ensure you provide the necessary support and assistance to people that are experiencing vulnerable circumstances.
• Develop and manage interviews with clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills in order to allow clients to explain their problem.
• Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and quality assurance.
• Have direct line management responsibility for a team of at least three Debt Advisers. This will include dealing with all aspects of people management including performance reviews, HR issues, training, coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure the Debt Advice caseworkers and trainees are developed, supervised and supported. To comply with MaPS this will be evidenced in a project plan.
• Keep up to date with legislation, case law, policies and procedures and undertake appropriate training as and when required.
• Conduct monthly file reviews of the Auriga Assist team and provide feedback to team members.

We are looking for a Senior Debt Adviser with:

• Good standard of education, including Mathematics and English. 
• Previous experience of delivering debt advice or have been through a recognised development programme.
• Technical supervision qualification or willingness to attain qualification.
• The ability to deal with all enquiries promptly and proactively, resolving the situation and exercising judgement. 
• Understanding of the issues effecting society which contribute to the increase in personal debt problems.
• Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate at all levels with particular emphasis on negotiating.
• Ability to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and co-operate in measures introduced to comply with this legislation.

This is a permanent full time contract, working 37½ hours per week with additional work as required.  The Senior Debt Adviser will be joining a company of over 65 friendly staff.  We are seeking exceptional people with passion, enthusiasm and ability to join and make our mission a reality. If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to join the team at Auriga Services click apply now.  Please send a job relevant CV and a covering letter that explains why you would be a suitable candidate for this position and why you would like to work for Auriga Services. We’re looking for those that take the extra effort to do some research about us, and demonstrate a desire to work in a company with our values.