We’re searching for someone to lead a team of events staff to deliver a series of events across different programmes. To be a business partner to some programmes to ensure high quality event delivery.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

•  A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievements and life chances of all children

• Experience of event delivery across a range of different events, from small to large, multifaceted events

• A commitment to very high-quality delivery, spotting things that others do not

• Exemplary organisational skills to manage a complex workload to a high standard

• Ability to liaise successfully across departments, working in a matrix style

• Excellent communication skills, tailoring and using different approaches relevant to different stakeholders 

•  Line Management experience and experience of managing medium-sized teams

• Good budget management understanding and creativity to find innovative ways to drive value for money >

• Ability to use own initiative to respond positively to change and/ or to challenging situations with a desire to seek solutions and make improvements

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

We are looking for a passionate, driven and hardworking Recruitment Manager to join our People team. You will be an experienced resourcing professional with knowledge, ability and experience of attracting, sourcing and selecting talent. Operationally, the HR Recruitment Manager will be responsible for all recruitment activities across the organisation and will manage processes to ensure they support the organisation to attract and retain the best talent. A key part of this role will be to launch and implement a new applicant tracking system.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Able to hit the ground running and get stuck into the role at pace and with minimal supervision.
• You will be adaptive, flexible and comfortable working at pace. 
• You will be versatile, flexible and collaborative, understanding the need for effective business partnering.
• You will have experience of leading a recruitment team or the recruitment process.
• You will have experience of working within a complex fast paced organisation and one that has gone through significant change.
• You will have experience of dealing with external candidates with a customer centric approach. 
• You will have experience of working with a wide variety of job boards and professional social sites such as TotalJobs, LinkedIn, Glassdoor etc.
• You will have proven experience of influencing hiring managers.
• Outstanding people skills, with the ability to influence others and establish effective working relationships with people of all working styles, backgrounds, experience, etc. 
• A team player, but with the ability to work under own initiative to deliver to deadline.
• Able to apply corporate style within a social enterprise.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

Desirable

• CIPD qualified or working towards a qualification relevant to HR and recruitment / resourcing and or employee retention

• Experienced HR Generalist knowledge with strong recruitment background

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

Job Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Salary:  Circa £42,000

Hours of work:  Full Time/Permanent

Location:  Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester

We are working in partnership with Trafford Carers Centre, a charity which supports an estimated 24,000 unpaid carers looking after someone who lives in the Trafford area.  The Centre supports both young and adult carers to recognise their own needs, have their voices heard, help with their physical and mental wellbeing and ensure they are fully understood, valued and supported in their caring role.

The charity is now seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide dynamic and inspirational leadership to the organisation and to assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its responsibilities in the governance and strategy of the Charity.  The CEO will drive the continued development of diversified income sources and maximise unrestricted income. 

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Three years’ senior experience in a people focused/social/health care charity
• Proven ability to motivate, develop, delegate and lead a team
• Demonstrable track record in fundraising in a competitive environment
• Proven experience of overseeing successful tenders and fundraising bids
• Ability to establish good working partnerships with Trustees, staff, volunteers, external agencies and funders
• Experience of business and financial management
• Demonstrable success of attracting and developing new business opportunities
• Understanding and knowledge of the legal duties of charities and the Care Act.

The post holder will have strong negotiation skills and excellent communication skills and have the ability to make confident decisions and manage change.You will be a forward thinking, committed and passionate individual who is able to work with a range of internal and external individuals and have a true belief in the ethos of the charity and the services they offer.

To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Jenny Warner, Managing Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO1733.

Closing date for applications: 16 February 2020

Interview date: week commencing 2 or 9 March 2019

We are seeking a highly motivated Recruitment Administrator to join our Recruitment team based in our friendly, busy Head Office near the town center of Stockport, 5 minutes’ walk from the train station. This would be a great opportunity for a graduate who has interest in developing a career in Recruitment for a not-for-profit organisation.

For this interesting and varied role you will be responsible for proofing and advertising recruitment focused job advertisements online, in addition to the production and review of associated job descriptions and interview question sets. Additionally, you will provide first class customer service to applicants and managers and will support the wider Recruitment department with other functions such as the processing of applications, maintaining department records, Probationary Review paperwork and dealing with applicant queries.

As part of a central department of the organisation, other duties central to this role will include providing supporting with scheduled CQC inspection requests and the maintenance of related systems and records.

You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work flexibly under pressure in order to meet deadlines. You will have proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel and will have a confident but polite telephone manner. Additionally you will have strong administration skills and an excellent standard of English to proof read text for inaccuracies and create high standard role specific texts.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are committed to providing responsive, person centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing and social inclusion of the people we support. We are a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion organisation and holder of the Investors in People Silver Award.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

• Guaranteed Contracted Hours, 37.5 hours per week

• Free life assurance

• Pension with company contribution

• A range of employee discounts

This is a full time role over five days with occasional weekend shift support for our Out of Hours On-Call desk. Interviews will be carried out as applications are received.

Hours: Part time - 21 hours per week (14 hours Stockport and 7 hours Always Heard)

Contract: Maternity Cover - Fixed term (9-12 months)

About this opportunity

We are looking for a new advocate to join our established team. The service is to provide advocacy to children and young people involved in Child Protection

The Advocate will be required to support children and young people in a range of settings and locations within Stockport. The advocate will ensure that the child’s wishes and feelings are taken into consideration when decisions are being made about their lives. Applicants will need to work with a degree of flexibility to accommodate short notice referrals and changing circumstances which occur in children’s lives.

Coram Voice is looking for a wide variety of people to take on our roles, however we would particularly welcome applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state. We are also actively encouraging applicants from Asian, African and Caribbean backgrounds to join our team. We recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help.

Closing Date: 23:59, Monday 20th January 

​Interviews: TBC

Warner Interviews: TBC

To apply please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to our application form

All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process.

Coram Voice - working towards quality through equality and the development of a diverse workforce.

We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position.

We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

About us

We are the international development agency for 41 sponsoring churches and keen to serve and work with other churches, too. We were established so that the sponsoring churches and others 'could respond to Christ's command to care for all in need'

We believe we can achieve even more when we team up with others, and so work alongside partners, donors and organisations to fight poverty and injustice.

-As the official relief, development and advocacy agency of 41 sponsoring churches in Britain and Ireland, we work as part of a worldwide church community.

-We carry out our relief, development and advocacy work through more than 700 local organisations, which are close to the people and communities we seek to help and so best understand their needs. We also work closely with governments and the private sector where appropriate. Read our Safeguarding Policy on protecting adults and children

-We are a founding member of ACT Alliance, a coalition of 146 churches and faith-based organisations working together in more than 100 countries.

-We regularly run projects on behalf of governmental and other major donors, including UK Aid and the European Commission, and are active members of 30 networks promoting excellence in the delivery of humanitarian and development programmes, including the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), BOND, Dochas, Sphere, CONCORD and VOICE.

-We take part in several coalitions - such as the Climate Coalition, the Green Economy Coalition and Leave No One Behind - to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and challenge the systems that keep people poor.

About the role

The Regional Office Coordinator role is a bedrock of regional supporter care and enabling of churches, groups and individuals in their praying, acting and especially in their giving, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. The Regional Office Coordinator proactively supports the Christian Aid Week groups and oversees and supports colleagues with supporter data input and management for the region. The Regional Office Coordinator provides stability and support within the office to Regional Coordinators, specialist fundraisers and Heads of region whose roles take them out and about the region with church leaders, supporters and volunteers. Regional office coordinators enact cross-team working within Christian Aid to ensure processes are as efficient and consistent as possible and to share best practice - this is a remote working role and while you will be based in Warrington you will be supporting colleagues across the Eastside of England from Northamptonshire up to Northumberland.

Key outcomes

-Supporters are motivated and equipped to give, act and pray, and feel part of a movement for justice

-Christian Aid supporter data systems are kept correct and up-to-date and useful for other staff in their evaluation and planning

-Christian Aid Week groups are inspired to continue their great work, the income they raise is maintained and opportunities to grow are explored

-Regional staff are remotely kept up-to-date with supporter communications, and support is given to enable them in their relationship building

-Donations are processed efficiently according to agreed standards and supporters are thanked in a consistent way that recognises their contribution and encourages further support.

-The regional office functions within its means with expenses processed efficiently

-The regional office is a safe environment and staff follow Christian Aid policies

-Christian Aid is able to maintain best practise in administrative and supporter relation functions

-Setting up systems and processes

-Working remotely with staff across the country.

About you

Essential ·

-Experience in administrative/secretarial/office management in a fast paced organisation

-Experience of church networks, denominational structures and working with church based

-Processing income, expenditure and managing office finances.

-Dealing with the general public - face-to-face, telephone and written communications.

-Ability to work under pressure in a busy office environment

-Ability to deal with a broad range of people in a friendly, outgoing and positive manner

-Confidentiality and discretion

-Excellent analytical skills, with an eye for detail and a systematic approach to work

-Flexibility in dealing with a variety of duties concurrently

-Excellent organisational and administrative skills

-Excellent word processing and spread sheet skills

-Passion for justice and enabling others to bring about change

-Desirable

-Good knowledge of the relevant geographical area

-Understanding of church structures

-Digital/IT competencies required

-Word, Excel, PowerPoint

-Internet based collaboration tools and video calling

-Intermediate Social Media Basic

-Data Visualisation Intermediate

This role will require continuous development of systems and processes in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The post holders will be required to identify trends and pattern in supporter behaviour and responses to assist resource planning and development. It will also require contribution to the innovative approach across the rest of the region. You will hold a low level of budgetary responsibility.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance

Appointment Type: Full-time, permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week, usually worked Monday to Friday. However, this role will require some evening and weekend working.

Location: Cathedral Campus, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP

Salary: £33,000-£40,000 per annum, dependent upon skills and experience

About:

The Diocese of Salford is seeking a Facilities and Operations Manager to support in managing the operations of the Cathedral Campus, which includes the Church, House, Centre and building under development. This role is to unify and integrate the aspects of facilities and operational management across the various buildings in the campus to ensure a consistently high standard across the premises.

What we’re looking for:

The Facilities and Operations Manager will be responsible for leadership and management across all operational and facilities management aspects of the Cathedral Campus. They will manage the catering, reception, caretaking and housekeeping functions to ensure the highest standards of safety, hygiene, hospitality and service are delivered.

What you’ll need:

Experience of managing staff and projects is essential for this role. the Facilities and Operations manager will have substantial and relevant experience, including facilities management and the relevant compliance aspects associated with this area. Knowledge of health and safety is key.

The Facilities and Operations Manager will be a strong communicator who is organised, driven and enthusiastic about effectively leading and managing others. He or she will be able to prioritise, problem-solve and innovate, making sound judgments and decisions in complex situations through clear-thinking and professional assertiveness.

The Diocese of Salford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post holder will be expected to contribute to a positive culture of safeguarding within the organisation.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 31st January 2020

To download an application pack or for more information on this post please visit our website.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the HR department:

Telephone: 0161-817-2203

Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity

Registered Charity No. 250037

TSSA represents people working in transport and travel. Our vision is to be a well organised and effective trade union where our members are at the heart of everything that we do. We are now involved in an ambitious growth project – our organising teams are focused on building bigger and stronger workplaces, where members have the power to challenge and create change, to ensure they are respected in their workplace and able to address inequalities.
Can you help us make our vision a reality? Then join our Organising team where we have vacancies in the North of England and in London.

Being an Organiser in TSSA – You will either be focusing on key priority transport companies including TfL, London Underground and Network Rail or/and leading on our innovative and progressive equality campaigns including our work to engage with and support LGBT+ and BAME workers. Through the application of strategic organising methods, you will drive membership growth and develop lay representatives to create sustainable active union workplaces where our members have the confidence to apply power and leverage to make a difference to everyone’s working lives. You will be responsible for coaching active members and will promote our equalities agenda in the workplace.

Do you have the skills we are looking for? - We are looking for talented and creative Organisers who are ready to be part of our progressive transport union and the opportunities that organising and bargaining in a new era of rail will bring. As a creative thinker you will be able to identify, plan and pursue organising and campaigning opportunities that achieve the strategic aims of TSSA. You will be able to identify and cultivate workplace leaders through your own strong interpersonal and leadership skills. You will be able to lead collective negotiations and challenge employers via the representation of members in pursuance of TSSA’s bargaining, organising and equality agenda.

In the current environmental, political and economic crisis that we are in, never has there been a more important and challenging time to play a part in creating change, drive social engagement and challenge discrimination via pro-active and positive campaigns in the public and private transport industry.
The office location for these roles is either York, Manchester or Liverpool St, London. All roles require travel across your region and will on occasion involve overnights stays.

TSSA Organisers starting salary is £41,323 plus London Weighting of £5,521 that can rise on an incremental scale to £50,736 plus LW over a period of five years.

TSSA offers all employees a generous annual leave entitlement and defined benefit pension scheme. TSSA is an equal opportunities employer striving to maintain and grow our diverse workplace community. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are a family friendly employer and pro-actively support staff with disabilities. We are proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion and have just recently signed the Time to Change pledge.

Interested – then visit the TSSA website or check us out on Linked In

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 27th January 10am and assessments will be held on either Monday 10th or Tuesday 11th February 2020.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Our Communications Officer will be an excellent writer and storyteller, able to use social media, news releases and printed materials to engage new and existing supporters with our work.

You will use your exceptional English language skills, media savvy and knowledge of marketing channels to inspire our donor base and raise awareness of the issue of modern slavery.

Working alongside a small and busy Global Communications team experienced in graphic design, copywriting, video production and web development, you will help increase positive coverage of Hope for Justice online and in the media, including mentions, quotes, interviews, bylined articles and headlines focused on our life-changing work.

This important role demands someone with at least 3 years’ experience in journalism, PR, copywriting, marketing or a related discipline – for full details, see the role profile below.

Change lives
End slavery

Role: Full time

Salary: £23,000 - £25,000 (subject to experience) and competitive benefits package incl pension

Location: Manchester, UK

Closing date: Thursday 30th January, 2020

Note: Early applications are welcomed, as preliminary interviews may be conducted throughout the process

Pharmacist Support – the pharmacy profession’s independent charity – is looking to recruit an experienced Marketing and Communications Officer with a passion for creating positive impact.

You will help the charity drive forward our new approach to marketing and communications by contributing to the development and implementation of an innovative and effective strategy that builds on existing relationships and engages with new audiences. You will work with the Marketing & Communications Manager, Senior Fundraising Officer and services team to support the development and implementation of marketing campaigns that maximise the impact and profile of our work and build awareness, our supporter base and raise income.

You will oversee and analyse online tools to measure and evaluate the charity’s marketing and communications activities and ensure high-quality, accurate data and messaging, including case studies, infographics and imagery.

As Communications and Marketing Officer you will provide support across the charity and work on a variety of projects, events and campaigns. In addition, you will also support internal communications to ensure staff and volunteer engagement.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking a creative individual with excellent written and verbal communications skills, experience across the full marketing and communications mix and with a track record in partnership working.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a similar marketing and communications role, be compassionate and fair and able to communicate effectively with a variety of people using a range of communications channels. A strong working knowledge of social media platforms, and an enthusiastic, positive and organised approach to work is essential.

About us

As a national charity Pharmacist Support provides free and confidential services to pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists and pharmacy students across GB. Support includes an information and enquiry service, stress helpline, wellbeing service, financial assistance, specialist advice in the areas of debt, benefits and employment law and addiction support. As a charity we listen, without judgement and encourage and empower people to create positive change. Each year we provide thousands of acts of support – we make good things happen.

How to apply

To apply for the above position, you must submit a completed application form (NB CVs will not be accepted).

We would be grateful if you could also complete the diversity monitoring form in order to ensure that our equal opportunities policy is adhered to.

Interviews will be held in Manchester on Monday 24th February 2020. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Monday 17th February 2020.  

To download an application form and job description click on the links below. 

Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events, staged every two years. From 2021, as well as producing a biennial festival, we will also run The Factory, a new state of the art building and producing organisation in the heart of Manchester.

The Director of Finance and Resources will be a member of the MIF Executive Team, working with the Executive Director on the development of the Five Year Strategic Business Plan and be the Executive Lead for the Finance and Administration teams, identifying potential operating efficiencies and improvements in reporting, systems and controls.

Responsibilities

− Executive Finance Lead at Board Meetings and Finance & Audit Committee Meetings, preparing relevant papers for these meetings.

− Work with the Director of Organisational Change and Transition to lead/contribute on the finance, legal and regulatory strand for transition into the Factory and identify other change needs.

− Be a significant contributor to the strategic development of the new organisation as it grows to a much larger company, responsible for The Factory, including the staffing model, resourcing and a viable business plan.

− Fulfil the role of Company Secretary and ensure that all relevant reporting and filing obligations are met.

− Represent MIF as Finance Lead at key Factory-related meetings as required.

− Lead the six-monthly reporting on the Five Year Business Plan to Government (in particular Arts Council England) working closely with the Executive Team.

− Work with the Executive Director and the Head of Finance to ensure accurate, timely, relevant and appropriate management reporting and forecasting to help manage the business. 

− Review and ensure effective management of cash balances and cash flow forecasts on a regular basis, recommending investment of cash on long term deposits to maximise income.

− Ensure effective management of cash and foreign exchange risk, in accordance with MIF’s Investment Policy and Foreign Exchange Policy.

− Support the Head of Finance with the ongoing management of key relationships including (but not limited to) audit services, tax advisors and Arts Council England.

− Broader leadership responsibility for the Admin (including IT & HR) ensuring the teams are delivering to the strategic aims of the organisation.

General

− Actively engage with the organisation’s vision and policies regarding equal opportunities and diversity, artistic ambition, participation and engagement, health and safety, evaluation and monitoring

− Training and talent development will be central to the organisation as we approach The Factory. All job roles are expected to engage with our training and development activity, be willing to support our training programmes

− Any other duties that are commensurate with the post

Closing date: 24 January 2020

Interview date: February 2020 (tbc)

Application process:

To apply please send a CV and covering letter using the 'Apply Online' button.

If you have any specific accessibility requirements (such as printed forms/Job Packs) please contact the MIF Office. MIF are always happy to make reasonal adjustments where possible for candidates.