You will be passionate about sharing USPG’s vision with a variety of existing and potential supporters.

Your role

• to increase engagement and gifts from churches currently supporting USPG; to engage new churches and supporters; and to re-engage churches whose support has lapsed.
• to increase engagement from individuals and recruit new individuals to become USPG supporters.
• to deliver fundraising appeals and campaigns ensuring that supporters go on a meaningful journey with USPG and become lifelong supporters
• to work closely with the with the wider Mission Engagement Team to ensure there are a growing number of engaged individuals and churches with an awareness of both fundraising and Mission Engagement activity

USPG is looking for someone with

• experience of managing fundraising or marketing campaigns and appeals
• ability to write compelling fundraising copy
• experience of managing a supporter CRM
• experience of and understanding of fundraising within the church context

You will be

• highly organised and efficient
• able to work in collaboration with a small staff team
• excited about engaging with a variety of supporters in order to help USPG achieve it’s mission

**To apply for this vacancy, please ensure you download a copy of our application form from the documents section of our online portal when you apply and follow the instructions provided at the top of our job description page.**

JOB PURPOSE

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new organisation in start-up mode and help shape our public relations, brand and profile-raising activity.

In this newly created role, the PR Manager will develop PR activity that connects new audiences with UNHCR’s humanitarian work for refugees and inspires them to take action through our charity’s campaigns, fundraising and events.

This will include campaigns that tap into passionate supporters of refugees, as well as finding innovative ways to educate new audiences about the refugee cause and our work, such as through business, sport, lifestyle, fashion, food, arts and culture.

This role supports issues management and during emergency appeals will help pitch for news coverage to raise awareness. The successful candidate will also help develop content, working with field colleagues, UNHCR’s London office and UNHCR head office teams, to develop storytelling for our own platforms and partnerships.

The role sits within the Communications team, which is responsible for raising awareness and public engagement, working closely with the Senior Digital Communications Officer who manages our website and social channels.  You will collaborate teams across the charity, including individual giving, partnerships and philanthropy, community fundraising, supporter care and events.

If you think you have the relevant skills and the passion to use them to support refugees, we would love to hear from you.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s new national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.

Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.

Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection. We want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.

We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 

We are also open to flexibility in many different ways, including an element of working from home and flexible hours.  Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what’s possible.

ROLE RESPONSIBLITIES 

Public engagement and awareness raising

• Create and deliver PR plans to publicise fundraising appeals, events and campaigns
• Secure multichannel awareness, including broadcast, social media, influencers, and print and online media
• Support the development and delivery of editorial partnerships with media and content platforms
• Proactively pitch story ideas to engage broad and special interest audiences with our humanitarian work and refugees
• Support the Director of Communications in the coordination of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador engagement and growing the charity’s influencer networks
• Establish robust KPIs to measure impact, engagement and reach of comms campaigns
• Coordinate speaking opportunities and conference research to support thought leadership and charity profile raising
• Provide press office function for reactive media enquiries
• Manage PR administration including reporting, media list management, media monitoring and budget tracking

Communications and content development

• Produce editorial content, including copy, photography and video assets to support media placements, events and corporate partnerships
• Liaise with comms colleagues in field operations and UNHCR head office to help research and acquire content to support campaigns
• Maintain information on key messages and positioning for organisation-wide use
• Write strategic communications products (including speaking points, media releases, exec briefings and annual report copy).
• Contribute articles and image research for our donor communications channels
• Engage external specialists, e.g. photographers, to help develop content
• Collaborate with fundraising teams to share communications content and coordinate with forward planning / issues
• Assist in implementation of UK for UNHCR’s Emergency Comms Plan during emergency appeals
• Supports on other projects as required

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Experience

• Experience developing and implementing PR/communications plans
• Experience delivering campaigns that created a measurable impression, raised awareness and generated action from target audiences
• Experience working with broadcast and online media platforms and delivering coverage
• Broad communications experience needed, but must include consumer facing PR
• Experience of managing external PR agencies and freelancers (e.g. photographers)

Essential Skills/Knowledge

• Strong understanding of UK broadcast and consumer media
• Strong journalistic skills, including an understanding of what makes a good news story proofreading and editing skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Curating images and video content to accompany media pitches and support events
• Ability to present complex issues in an accessible and engaging way to different audiences across different formats
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and execute tasks independently, managing deadlines and working well under pressure
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills 
• Advanced proficiency in all Microsoft office products; ability to use databases and CRM
• Must have an interest in global humanitarian affairs
• Must be diplomatic, tactful and comfortable dealing with sensitive issues

Desirable skills/experience

• Working in a not-for-profit or advocacy organisation
• Experience with refugee issues or field work
• Experience of working within a start-up team

About the role

This role will be key in communicating the work of the Trust to a number of different audiences internally and externally. You will work on our website, social media channels and publications, as well as increasing media coverage. You will be instrumental in increasing awareness and gathering support for our work across Leicestershire and Rutland.

You will be part of a dedicated, hardworking team providing organisational support to deliver our mission – protecting and enhancing local wildlife and wild places across Leicestershire and Rutland.

The role will be based at our head office in Leicester primarily, but due to COVID restrictions will initially involve home working. 

Main Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include co-ordinating effective communication of the Trust’s work, developing and growing our online presence and digital communications. Producing content and publicity materials including email newsletters, press releases, blogs and articles. Working closely and building relationships with staff and volunteers.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a driven, passionate individual who can use initiative and work in a team. You will have experience of managing social media channels and the ability to create engaging content. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills, be able to organise your own workload and have good IT skills.

Further information on this role is detailed in the role description which can be found on the Leicestershire and Rutland website.

BIHR’s Human Rights Officers are an integral part of the team, enabling change through human rights by working with People, Communities, and Systems, taking what we learn from this to influence Policy.

A passion for human rights in the UK is a must. A commitment to ensuring the best possible practical use of domestic standards outside the courts is essential. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with solid knowledge of the Human Rights Act. This not an entry level role, and requires a level of experience of working directly with people using public series, community and advocacy groups, or public authorities.

BIHR is based at QMUL School of Law in East London. In exchange for our offices we teach a module on human rights, providing undergraduates with a course that focuses on the practical work of a human rights organisation. Our HROs assist with the development and deliver of this innovative clinical model. The role is home-based initially, due to Coronavirus. When a return to the office commences the ability to travel to the office for a min. of 4 days monthly within the core hours of 10am-4pm, will be required. Whilst much of our delivery is currently digital, when face to face work returns, the HRO role includes significant and regular travel across the UK. This includes overnight stays / early starts / late finishes (TOIL policy applies). A willingness and ability to travel regularly for work is a key requirement for this role

Main tasks and Responsibilities

All staff members are required to deliver their work in accordance with BIHR’s core mission, always acting in the best interest of the charity. A genuine commitment to supporting change through human rights across the UK is required at all times.

A Human Rights Officer’s main responsibilities will be to develop, deliver, review and improve information resources and one-off training sessions, all on the practical use of UK human rights law (non-litigation). These training sessions will be for people with care and support needs, their community and advocacy groups, and public services and authorities

• Develop current human rights information resources, including guides, handbooks, factsheets. Identifying and creating new resources, once agreed with PPM.
• Develop our online advocacy tools that sit under Your Human Rights. Identifying and creating new online tools, once agreed with PPM.
• Deliver a range of one-off training sessions through BIHR’s open calander. Identifying and creating new trainings, once agreed with PPM.
• Deliver a range of one-off training sessions for client teams
• Provide short talks for a range of audiences. Identifying potential new clients and working with the PPM to develop these relationships.
• Reflect on the evaluation learnings of the above and incorporating this into future activities.
• Update BIHR’s website on the above activities, ensuring engaging and impactful content.
• To complete the above tasks using remote/digital means and via face-to-face work, with a clear understanding of accessibility and the needs of audiences

Develop, deliver, review and improve programmes on change through human rights. This is to be done alongside people with care and support needs, their community and advocacy groups and public services and authorities (including frontline staff, mangers and leaders, local and national commissioners and regulators)

• Develop, deliver and evaluate a range of projects with the above audiences, and a clear understanding of the needs of these different groups (rights-holders and duty-bearers)
• Use of a range of different learning and engagements approaches, including training, peer learning, network development, case and practice reviews, policy reviews and developments, and think creatively about the best means of supporting human rights capacity development.
• Establish clear project plans to guide deliverables and set expectations with partners, ensuring timely and effective interventions delivered within budget.
• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluations, with an emphasis on participative qualitative learning which can be shared internally and externally, including ensuring relevant information is collected and available for funder reporting.
• Update BIHR’s website on the above activities, ensuring engaging and impactful content.
• To complete the above tasks using remote/digital means and via face-to-face work, with a clear understanding of accessibility and the needs of audiences

Develop, deliver, review and improve policy work which enables people, community groups and public services/authority staff be heard in national debates about human rights law and policy

• Keep up to date with policy and legal reviews and opportunities in Westminster and the devolved nations, identifying key interventions for BIHR to share evidence on the practical value of a human rights approach to other laws and policy.
• Keep up to date with policy and legal review and opportunities in Westminster and the devolved nations, identifying key interventions for BIHR to share evidence on the value of domestic human rights law for people in their everyday lives.
• Lead policy interventions on the above by developing BIHR and joint/shared evidence submissions, policy papers, briefings, etc.
• Develop BIHR’s online communities of practice (3: people, community groups, public service/authority staff) supporting people to share their experiences to feed into policy interventions  
• Keep up to date with European and International mechanisms offering BIHR the opportunity to share evidence and commentary on human rights in the UK for the benefit of those we support. Agreeing any interventions with the PPM and actioning.

Research, analyse and produce commentary on a range of human rights issues impacting people’s everyday lives in the UK

• Use BIHR’s monitoring and evaluation data, and input from communities of practice, to research key human rights issues in the UK and develop public commentary
• Identify and respond to relevant external research and commentary on human rights issues relevant to BIHR’s work
• Provide commentary via a range of means including blogs and news pieces (for BIHR and for other groups and media), research papers, social media, etc.
• Keep up to date on key changes to law, policy and practice on UK human rights legislation, e.g. case law developments, new laws, etc.

Represent BIHR professionally and proactively including managing existing relationships and developing new ones, and participating in networks, forums and working groups

• Maintain and develop BIHR’s current relationships in the voluntary and public sectors, both on an individual basis and via network and forum memberships.
• Use initiative to identify and forge relationships with new partners and forums.
• Primary contact for your designated programme and policy work and relationship management and development.
• Ensuring good working relationships with a range of key contacts including policy and programmes partners and technical suppliers such as designers.

Additional supporting areas of work

• Work with the staff team to identify and secure income generating or fundraising opportunities to support BIHR’s growth and development.
• Supporting senior staff to ensure effective funder reporting.
• Teaching on our clinical module at QMUL Law School, sharing practical insights into BIHR’s work, convened by BIHR’s Director and PPM.
• Supporting colleagues with research and communications, including on social media and website development.
• Actively participating in internal meetings, review and development processes

Any other relevant duties as required by the Director or the PPM

Person specification

ESSENTIAL

Personal qualities

• Passionate commitment to BIHR’s mission and values and to working in the charity sector
• Strong team player with ability to get stuck in within a small organisation
• Efficient, reliable, flexible and collaborative working style and the ability to demonstrate initiative
• Self-motivating with ability to work effectively from home as part of a virtual team and in an office environment
• The ability, and appreciation of the need for, travel across the UK to deliver this role

Human rights knowledge and experience

• At least two years of experience of working on human rights, with specific experience of the Human Rights Act.
• A Masters level understanding of the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights, developed either through academic study or equivalent work-related experience.
• At least one year’s work experience of working in the charity sector or the public sector in a similar role.
• At least one year’s work experience developing an understanding of human rights standards in the delivery of health and social care, particularly mental health and/or mental capacity law.
• Demonstrable practical experience of human rights in relation to another area of people’s interactions with public services (e.g. housing, children, education, immigration, policing, welfare, etc.).

Learning and development skills and experience

• At least one years’ experience of development and delivery of rights-based training for adults, preferably including UK human rights.
• At least one years’ experience of developing and delivering programmes to build the capacity of people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to bring about social change. (By capacity building we mean more than training). This can be with people directly, with community, advocacy or voluntary sector groups, or with staff in public services/ authorities, or a combination of these.
• Experience of creative approaches to technical or legal training.
• Experience of the development of practical information resources for people to support them to make change in their lives.
• Experience of development and implementation of monitoring and evaluating work and learning from this for future practice.

Policy, research and communications skills and experience

• At least one years’ experience of policy work, demonstrating a practical understanding of political and parliamentary processes.
• Experience of developing and drafting policy submissions (e.g. work related to government consultations, parliamentary and other inquiries, or other international processes).
• Work related experience of conducting research either desk-based/legal research and/or participative research directly with stakeholder.
• Ability to understand and communicate the practical significance of complex legal issues (preferably human rights) for non-legal audiences, using plain and engaging language.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills, including the ability to communicate appropriately with a range of audiences.
• Excellent networking and relationship management skills, developed through demonstrable experience.

Computer and digital skills

• Technologically confident, working from a remote access cloud-based system
• High level skills in Microsoft Office particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Demonstrable ability to learn new packages, including BIHR’s website and social media platforms and programmes

Organisational skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, including meticulous proof-reading and editorial support to colleagues
• Excellent administration and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously to a high standard
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines, including remotely and adapt to a fast-moving environment

DESIRABLE

• Experience of using video conferencing or similar tools to delivery online sessions or a clear demonstrable ability to do so
• Experience of co-production approaches to working
• Experience of developing easy read material
• Knowledge of UN mechanisms relevant to the UK
• Experience of social media for professional purposes
• Experience of working with children or young people to deliver education and training
• Experience of delivering university level education

To apply for the post

Please use the application form provided. CVs or cover letters will not be considered. Please read the application form carefully and complete it in accordance with the instructions, particularly the personal statement section, which should address every part of the above person specification. Incomplete application forms will not be considered. No agencies please. Completed applications must be received by 10am Monday 10 August 2020. Late applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be online via Zoom are likely to take place on Friday 21 August 2020 you should be available for and online interview on this date. If you have not heard back by that date, please note you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted applicants.

We operate a rigorous interview process, which will consist of:

• A prepared verbal communication task for you to present at the interview (max 10 mins)
• A timed written task which you will be asked to complete within a time period prior to the interview, which you can chose (max 2-hour task)
• An online interview with a panel with unseen questions, using Zoom (max. 90 mins)

Jubilee Debt Campaign is recruiting a Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer to take forward our work on global South debt. This is a new, key role in the organisation and crucial to the success of our campaigns. You will be joining at a time when international debt is gaining in prominence as an issue, and it is crucial we campaign for a just response in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis and the climate emergency.

We are looking for someone with strong research and policy analysis skills, a strong campaigning mindset, experience of advocacy and statistical analysis, and a passion for social justice. We are not expecting you to already be an expert in all aspects of the role, but are looking for someone with the potential to develop quickly under the guidance of our Head of Policy.

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background.

The is a permanent role being offered on either a full-time basis or four days per week (35 or 28 hours). We offer pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary plus 1% of the average organisational salary, an annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year per annum plus bank holidays, and flexi-time working arrangements outside the core hours of 10am-4pm.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24 August. Interviews will be held in September (date to be confirmed).

Please see the recruitment pack for further details and information on how to apply.

Senior Communications Officer,

Behaviour Change

 (ref: SUS2958)

£27,528 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

This role is ideal for a passionate person who wants to tell the story of the active and sustainable travel initiatives being delivered by the Behaviour Change team using a variety of marketing channels, media outlets, social media and events, ensuring key influencing and consumer audiences hear the exciting news.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in a communications environment in either marketing, PR or similar and experience of writing / editing content for publications, press releases and website and using social media in a professional environment.  With a good understanding of the communications environment including media, digital and marketing, you will lead on the commissioning of promotional photography and video content and be part of the team creating engaging and dynamic content promoting Sustrans behaviour change projects in Scotland.  You will also be committed to the ideas of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

acta is recruiting a new Director with experience in fundraising and human resources to manage its innovative work in participatory Community Theatre; a unique opportunity to lead this internationally acclaimed company.

The new Director will have a proven track record in leading an organisation in the field of social change; strategic thinking; business management; success in identifying and securing funds; human resources; partnership working; with a strong commitment to facilitation, and collaborative/adaptive leadership.

We are looking for someone to respect and build on acta’s strong track record, but with the vision to develop and innovate.

This appointment is a new post and a key component of the Company’s managed transition process towards the stepping down of acta Founder and Artistic Director, Neil Beddow, in March 2021. Neil will work alongside the new Director for a transition period over the Winter months.

Further information

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 21 September, with interviews on 6 – 8 October.

Full job pack, including job description, person specification and application process now available on our website.

We encourage all applicants to take a detailed look at the website to truly understand what the history and mission of acta.

We will be recruiting in accordance with our equality and diversity recruitment procedures, so will be making opportunities available to all applicants on a fair basis. However, we are keen to recruit workers representative of the diverse cultural backgrounds of our participants, and encourage applications from BAME and / or disabled people, who are under-represented in the existing staff team, for this significant new leadership post.

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

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

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

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.

In the autumn of 2020, the Dunhill Medical Trust will launch its new five-year plan: "Investing for Impact".  It was back in the 1980s that our founder's niece recognised that the shifting demographics would drive a need for investment in a high-quality research base to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of ageing and the delivery of innovation in the health and social care of older people.  Our charitable objects were never more relevant than they are today as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the opportunities are immense to support our academic and clinical researcher community to make real systemic change. 

Today, we are an independently endowed charitable trust, distributing c.£5m pa in grant funding and plan to play our part in three broad ways:

• investing in ideas
• connecting research and practice and
• fostering flourishing communities.

We now have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced research management professional to help us to shape and deliver our new strategic plan. Reporting to the Executive Director, you will be the primary point of contact for organisations applying for funding for academic and clinical research.  As such, you will have responsibility for the development and delivery of the Trust’s core services, its commitment to high quality and its support for the research community.  If you have around five years’ relevant experience, a higher degree in a subject related to our work, the “can do” attitude and restless curiosity essential to the success of a small, expert team and think you can help us, go to our website to download the full job and person specification and find out how to apply.

Closing date:  1st September , 2020 at noon

The Dunhill Medical Trust, an independent charity (registered Charity Number: 1140372) and company limited by guarantee (registered in England: Company Number: 07472301). Registered Office: 5th Floor, 6 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AB. The Dunhill Medical Trust has no connection with the tobacco industry and complies fully with the Joint Protocol of Cancer Research and Universities UK on Tobacco Industry Funding to Universities (2004). 

Hours:  37.5 Full time (Part time considered)
Responsible to: Borough Service Manager
Responsible for: Volunteers, generalist advisers

Citizens Advice Hounslow is a well-established charity operating in the London Borough of Hounslow. Thanks to our amazing team of staff and volunteers, we support over 8,000 clients a year through our face to face, phone and digital services.

We are seeking to appoint a full time Money Adviser (Debt and Welfare Benefits) to meet the ever-growing demand on our service in to these challenging times to deliver debt and welfare benefits advice to our clients by phone and digital channels (also in person, subject to government guidance).

As an experienced debt adviser, you will be able to guide and empower clients as well as to negotiate with creditors on their behalf. You will look for ways to maximise income, provide budgeting advice and evaluate the best options and strategies that apply to the client’s debt problem.

For more details about the role please download the Job Description and Person Specification

How to apply: please email your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th August 2020 at 10:00 AM
Interview dates: Thursday 13th and Friday 14th August 2020

We are unable to respond to applicants who have not been shortlisted. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks from the closing date, it is likely that your application has not been successful.

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, pension contribution, and training and opportunities to continue your professional development.

We consider applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

Principal Urban Designer

£31,058 per annum

 (Ref: SUS2951)

37.5 hours per week - base: Birmingham, Nottingham or Peterborough

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to lead the Urban Design element of Sustrans regional Design and Engineering team and support the planning, development and delivery of high quality “local solutions” that feed into Sustrans Liveable Cities and Towns strategy project.Being responsible for the production of innovative designs for networks, neighbourhoods and streets, including public realm and infrastructure, your work will help to develop a portfolio of ground-breaking, community-led projects contributing to the creation of healthier, happier cities and towns, ensuring that best practice street design is available to local community groups and colleagues, allowing them to re-shape their local environment and create places that encourage active travel and benefit their health and wellbeing.

If you have a relevant qualification and experience of working on design projects with significant levels of community engagement or involvement, and a passion for active travel, this is an excellent opportunity to join a team of like-minded people.  We are looking for a talented individual with a background in project management, workshop facilitation and experience of working in partnership with local authorities. Someone who can help us provide strategic direction and professional leadership to all aspects of our design work, leading the urban designers in the preparation of high quality, imaginative and technically-competent design solutions.  You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 10 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams Thursday 20 August 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

As part of the Management Team the Fundraising Manager will lead the fundraising and membership initiatives and contribute to raising awareness of the Chiltern Society work internally and externally. 

Our Mission:  
Campaigning - to cut overbearing development, pollution, biodiversity loss, protect our chalk streams and climate change. 
Conserving - Chiltern landscapes, nature recovery networks, tranquillity, heritage, footpaths, and all rights of way. 

Promoting - enjoyment and environmental understanding of the Chilterns and encouraging health and wellbeing. 

What we are looking for: 

An enthusiastic individual who loves working within a small dedicated staff and volunteer teams, with strategic partners, local businesses, and the public. The role will provide an opportunity for you to further develop your existing skills in all aspect’s charity fundraising. The successful candidate will need to be a self-starter with excellent communication and project management abilities who is confident and flexible. You will be experienced in some or all aspects of the role, show positive initiative, and want to develop within a small, growing, impactful organisation which has big ambitions. 

Someone who will fit well within our small charity staff team, who will not only be able to help grow income and membership in their own right, but they will be able to work with our volunteers, and help raise the profile of the organisation. 

To apply email your CV and cover letter no later than 9.00am on Monday August 24th 

Location: Please note that the role is either office based in Warwickshire or home based from any location in the UK - dependent on candidate.

Details: an exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead on RDA’s Corporate Partnerships. This is a perfect challenge for an experienced corporate fundraiser to take on a strategic and operational leadership role in an expanding team. Corporate partnerships is a key growth area for the RDA with significant untapped potential. We are seeking a motivated and successful fundraiser with a talent for new business to drive growth.

You will be responsible for ensuring RDA maximises income from companies – including winning competitive Charity of the Year pitches, negotiating sponsorships that deliver mutual benefit, developing multi-layered strategic partnerships and more. You will have an excellent track record in generating new business and developing relationships with corporate partners.

About RDA: RDA is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. With the support of 18,000 volunteers and qualified coaches, RDA has 500 centres all over the UK, supporting cities and remote rural areas. Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.

To apply: download the job description and send a supporting letter identifying clearly how your skills match the person specification and what you would bring to this role, along with your CV. Completed applications should be emailed via Apply with CharityJob button, and titled Corporate Partnerships Manager Application in the subject box, by the closing date.