About us…

Sangam is a vibrant and respected charity in the heart of Burnt Oak that delivers a range advice, counselling and cultural services to its local community.

Operating for over 40 years, in 2018 we were awarded funding from The City Bridge Trust to set up a new debt advisory service.  Now in its second year, we’re seeking to recruit a new debt advisor who can take the project forward and deliver excellent outcomes for our clients.

The role…

The debt advisor will provide excellent service to Sangam’s clients: working on their behalf and providing them with the tools to manage their finances better, and assisting those with multiple debts and at risk of crisis. The post is funded until the 24th September 2021, but it is a role we are keen to continue and grow if additional funding can be secured.

Key activities include:

·Delivering high-quality, bespoke casework

·Negotiating on behalf of our clients 

·Developing and managing our outcomes framework

·Establishing new partnerships

·Delivering excellent customer service

About you…

This role with will be perfect for someone with two years’ experience working in a similar role delivering money /debt advice, but who’s also inspired to make a difference to those who depend upon our services. In addition to your experience, you’ll be able to demonstrate an ability to establish trust, a willingness to go the extra mile, and always be on the look out for new opportunities that can make a difference to our services and those who rely on them.

If this sounds like you, then please download the application pack and get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.

Full time, fixed term contract for six months

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

We’re looking for a Policy Advisor to help lead Scope's policy work to influence businesses and government to improve how they make sure disabled people can get into, stay in, and progress at work. 

This is an exciting time to be joining Scope as a Policy Advisor. We have started an ambitious new strategy with a focus on social change – putting our policy and campaigns work as central to this ambition.

Scope’s Policy Advisors are responsible for undertaking and delivering policy work around an area of Scope’s strategy, providing insight, evidence and recommendations for key bodies to create change.

Joining this well-established team, you’ll act as an internal and external ambassador for Scope’s policy and influencing work and you’ll contribute to the high performance and on-going development of the Influence and Social Change team.

You will support activities of the team, in particular around participation with disabled people to inform our policy and campaigns work.

About you

You’ll need to have excellent analytical skills and sharp political judgement to help Scope capitalise on opportunities to influence government, business, and shift attitudes around disability employment.

Using effective communication skills, you will have the ability to build relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to help drive forward Scope’s policy influencing and campaigns.

To apply

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of Scope’s mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace with equality of opportunity for everyone.

We welcome applications from disabled people, and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you are applying under the “Guaranteed Interview Scheme”

Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter fully detailing your suitability for the role.

Closing date for applications: 8 March 2020.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a UK Policy and Practice Impact Adviser and you will develop and deliver expert policy and practice influencing strategies at a country-wide level.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a UK Policy and Practice Impact Adviser you will build and maintain expert knowledge on the evidence, practice and policy landscape around early learning and child poverty in the South of England. You’ll work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams to develop change strategies which will help to overcome barriers resulting in the Early Years gap for children living in poverty for children and families in England. You will deliver engaging research products and developing ambitious policy proposals on early learning and child poverty in the UK. In addition you will:

• Develop, manage and deliver influential advocacy strategies among officials, practitioners, charities, think tanks and research organisations
• Build and maintain excellent external relationships in the policy and practice community, in order to gather intelligence and influence policy and practice change
• Work in partnership with children and families experiencing poverty to develop research proposals, policy and practice solutions and influencing strategies.

To be successful you will be a strong team player, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the evidence, practice and policy landscape surrounding early learning and child poverty in the UK. A creative and flexible worker, you will have experience of working with families to develop research plans, proposals and strategies, alongside experience of working effectively with partner organisations to influence practice at a national level. Additionally, you will have:

• Experience of analysing policy and practice challenges and developing creative, credible solutions
• Considerable proven skills in producing high-quality literature, policy and practice reviews
• Experience of developing and managing research, policy or practice projects to strict deadlines
• The ability to manage multiple activities at once and to resolve conflicting priorities
• The ability to travel occasionally within the UK, including some overnight stays.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 15th March 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a UK Policy and Practice Impact Adviser and develop and deliver expert policy and practice influencing strategies at a country-wide level.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a UK Policy and Practice Impact Adviser you will build and maintain expert knowledge on the evidence, practice and policy landscape around early learning and child poverty in the North of England. You’ll work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams to develop change strategies which will help to overcome barriers resulting in the Early Years gap for children living in poverty for children and families in England. You will deliver engaging research products and developing ambitious policy proposals on early learning and child poverty in the UK. In addition you will:

• Develop, manage and deliver influential advocacy strategies among officials, practitioners, charities, think tanks and research organisations
• Build and maintain excellent external relationships in the policy and practice community, in order to gather intelligence and influence policy and practice change
• Work in partnership with children and families experiencing poverty to develop research proposals, policy and practice solutions and influencing strategies.

To be successful you will be a strong team player, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the evidence, practice and policy landscape surrounding early learning and child poverty in the UK. A creative and flexible worker, you will have experience of working with families to develop research plans, proposals and strategies, alongside experience of working effectively with partner organisations to influence practice at a national level. Additionally, you will have:

• Experience of analysing policy and practice challenges and developing creative, credible solutions
• Considerable proven skills in producing high-quality literature, policy and practice reviews
• Experience of developing and managing research, policy or practice projects to strict deadlines
• The ability to manage multiple activities at once and to resolve conflicting priorities
• The ability to travel occasionally within the UK, including some overnight stays

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 15th March 2020

As a member of our dynamic team, based in London, your responsibilities will include:

• Development and implementation of Release’s research programme;
• Producing briefings and consultation responses;
• Developing contacts and liaising with external stakeholders;
• Attending external meetings on behalf of Release;
• Working with the Executive Director on funding for the policy and communications area of the organisation;
• Communications support including engaging with new and traditional media, website management, and working closely with our communications strategist to disseminate policy work.

Requirements for the post includes:

• At least 4 years’ working in a relevant field (drug policy; criminal justice; public health). 
• Experience of producing high quality research.
• Experience of working with external agencies.

35 hours per week / 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 2nd March 2020

Interview Date: 10th March 2020

A fantastic opportunity for a talented HR professional to join our dedicated Centre of Excellence Team. This is a new and varied role where priorities are to lead HR policy development and delivery, support the provision of employee engagement and HR communications planning.

You will work with colleagues across the HR function and you will bring your expertise in revising and creating HR policies for Marie Curie in an innovative, inclusive and well researched way.

Your influencing and communication skills will be crucial as you create, develop and maintain a HR communications plan which will form a working platform for how, why and when we engage with our committed staff across Marie Curie.

Alongside project work, you will work with the HR Team to deliver improvements through training and upskilling. This includes educating and promoting best practice and consistency, which in turn will result in the delivery of HR strategies and improvements

You will be CIPD qualified (or equivalent) and your experience will be a mixture of operational HR and policy work. You will have excellent current working knowledge of employment legislation, including regulations relating to trade union engagement.

This role includes occasional national travel commitments, including overnight stays

What's in it for you?

We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs and the sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to further your career.

In addition to this, we have a varied benefits package which includes 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life assurance and season ticket loan. We also encourage flexible working to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Join Marie Curie and you will become part of a fantastic team, where you can really make a difference.

About us:

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Marie Curie is an inclusive employer who values diversity and is a Stonewall champion.

We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Policy Officer, Scotland

 (ref: SUS2852)

£24,446 (pro rata) per annum

30-37.5 hours per week over 4 or 5 days - based in Edinburgh

This role will support Sustrans in ensuring our policies are strong, compelling and well-evidenced, working with colleagues to embed travelling actively in national and local policy. The role contributes to a programme of work that ensures Sustrans engages and influences key stakeholders to see the value of making it easy for people to walk and cycle more often for every day journeys.

With a good standard of education and proven experience in a similar role, you will have experience of researching or communicating public policy and of developing productive working relationships with a wide range of individuals and organisations. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, the ability to take an analytical approach to complex policy subject matters and to build and maintain effective working relationships. You will also have good organisational skills, be IT literate and have a good understanding of current transport issues and the politics in Scotland. You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 9 March 2020.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 19 March 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.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

 We are looking for individuals who are caring, demonstrate integrity, work well as part of a team and always strive for excellence in everything they do. Together we can make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.

Let us tell you a little bit about the role....

You’ll be part of a busy national press office, leading on high-profile proactive and reactive national stories, providing expert communications advice to senior colleagues and contributing to the development of strategic communication plans. 
Reporting to the Media Manager as part of a small team of senior media advisers, you will have the unique opportunity to influence the narrative around adult social care and be a driver for change in one of the most important issues facing our society.

What we're looking for from you... 

You will be someone with significant experience of working in a national press office, who thrives in a fast-moving environment, has strong news sense and excellent writing skills.

You must be comfortable and confident briefing and advising senior people and be unafraid to challenge and do things differently.

You will have an eye for detail and be able to identify risks while never losing sight of the bigger picture and your role in driving forward organisational aims.

Accountabilities

- Lead on the delivery of national media relations to support CQC’s regulation of adult social care, as well as providing advice to senior members of staff and contributing to other communications projects
- Build and maintain relationships across key media journalists and outlets, stakeholders and staff to support the delivery an effective media strategy for the organisation and ensure that its priorities, purpose and impact are understood
- Provide calm and measured responses to time-critical situations, understanding when to escalate to ensure their resolution
- Prepare well-written materials including press releases, statements, internal briefings, communications plans and project evaluations to agreed deadlines and specifications
- Respond flexibly and proactively to time-critical changes in priorities
- Keep up to date with the changing external context in which CQC works  and understand tis regulatory model and the impact media can have on its success
- Participate in out-of-hours rota to ensure a 24-hour media service for the organisation.
- Contribute to the media team’s social media offer
- Have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to actively promote diversity and equality of opportunity, treat everyone with dignity and respect and avoid unlawful discrimination

Specific Skills and Experience

- Experience of leading on projects within a press office environment and as part of team
- Educated to degree-level standard or equivalent
- Experience of planning and delivering high-profile national stories
- Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously and responding positively to change
- Experience in crisis management
- Experience in advising senior staff on media relations tactics, opportunities and issues
- Experience of utilising media evaluation metrics
- Experience of using multimedia platforms, including social media in a professional capacity
- Excellent writing, proof-reading and editing skills
- Computer literate – including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as media management software and social media
- Excellent relationship-building and networking skills , including the ability to provide advice and guidance at all levels
- Ability to be decisive and to analyse information, including policy documents and statistics, in order to make decisions and develop key messages
- High level of organisational, self-motivation and reasoning skills

We are seeking a policy officer to progress our policy and campaigning work with and for unpaid carers. You will work with colleagues and carers in Wales to identify, develop and convey Welsh policy positions, assemble, interpret and analyse information to support policy work and write robust, evidence based briefing documents and reports on carers’ issues in Wales.

You will have experience of research and data analysis, writing policy reports, briefings, consultation responses, press releases and communicating with politicians and policy makers. We are seeking someone with a keen interest in the field of unpaid carers and an understanding of the issues carers face, as well as good knowledge of the political system in Wales.

Job Title: Policy Officer

Salary: £24,780 to £28,404 (pro rata)

Hours: 4 days a week (28 hours)

Contract: 3 years fixed term (until March 2023)

Location: Cardiff, CF15

Are you a passionate, creative policy professional, motivated by delivering change for children without parental care in 136 countries and territories around the world? If so, this is the job for you.

At SOS Children's Villages, we believe that children everywhere deserve more from life than the basics for survival such as food, water and shelter. Children have the right to grow up feeling loved, safe and supported. The Strategic Adviser, Policy and Advocacy role will allow you to really make your mark growing the policy function of an exciting organisation. SOS UK is building its policy and advocacy presence in the UK to ensure we can work to improve UK Government policies that affect vulnerable children in some of the world’s poorest communities.

We are looking for a motivated, experienced policy professional who will be able to drive our political engagement work forward, increasing SOS UK’s influence, knowledge and reputation through relationship building and participation in coalition campaigning. If that sounds like you, please apply now.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Catherine Weston, Director of Communcations and Brand (details in JD/person spec).

Please apply with a CV and cover letter that clearly demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the attached person specification. CVs sent without cover letter will not be considered.

Citizens Advice Portsmouth helps the people of Portsmouth and surrounding area to deal with debt issues and to gain a better understanding of household budgeting, so that problems don’t recur.  The service is funded by the Money and Pension Service in partnership with Citizens Advice.

We are looking to recruit a full time Debt Adviser. Ideally you will be expected to have working knowledge & compliance within the remit of providing Debt Advice and the Money and Pension Service.  The role is based at our premises at Ark Royal House. Some local outreach work is involved.

We are currently going through an exciting time at Portsmouth, with many opportunities for future growth. We are happy to provide IMA (Institute of Money Advisers) training for the right applicant which is a recognised qualification provided by Staffordshire University.

Citizens Advice Portsmouth Money Advice Team won the IMA Debt Team of the Year award 2018

PLEASE NOTE:  We can only respond to successful applicants. If you do not hear from us within two weeks from the closing date of applications, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Advice & Support Team – Personal Advisor

Duration: 35 hrs per week

Job ref: AST-PA0220

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Providence Row’s Advice & Support service works with rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and the City of London.  The role of Personal Advisor (Advice and Support Team) is to engage with and support people who are sleeping rough or vulnerably housed. 

Our service is on the front line of both homelessness prevention and the local response to rough sleeping. Beginning with a volunteer led triage assessment process that begins in our Welcome Area clients are allocated according to specialisms in the team covering preventative work and support for rough sleepers. The main emphasis in the service is to do everything possible to move people into appropriate accommodation in a borough or community which they have rights and entitlements to services.  This work is often done in partnership with other organisations, some of which are funded to help people move away from a life on the streets or which may operate in other sectors such as health.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London, you will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

You have experience of delivering specialist support to vulnerable adults who have experienced homelessness. With experience in service delivery and a strong understanding of how other factors such as rough sleeping, mental health and substance use, affect an individual’s confidence and perceived ability to progress, you will live out our values in your approach to your work.

You will utilise your organisational and time management skills to ensure a smooth running of service. You are an excellent communicator and can create positive working relationships with a wide range of people. 

For an application pack, please visit our website.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday, 9 March 2020.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join the Brentwood Diocese providing support and guidance to Diocesan departments, Parishes and employees in all aspects of human resources.

As HR Advisor you will be CIPD qualified, have sound knowledge of current employment legislation and broad generalist HR experience. In this role you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining constructive working relationships with senior managers and clergy.
• Providing knowledgeable and professional advice to the organisation in respect of HR policy and procedures.
• Developing, reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures.
• The provision of advice and support for all employee relations matters including disciplinary and grievance.
• Implementing absence management procedures and monitoring of employee absence.
• Overseeing recruitment and induction of new staff across the Diocese ensuring all appropriate processes are followed and documentation provided.

This is an essential role within the Diocese with interesting opportunities. This is a full time role however a Job Share will also be considered. If you believe, you have the necessary knowledge and experience to be an asset to our team we would like to hear from you. 

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and covering letter and should highlight how their skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Advice & Support Team – Senior Advisor

Duration: 35 hrs per week

Job Ref:  ASTSPA0220

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Providence Row’s Advice & Support service works with rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and the City of London.  The role of Senior Personal Advisor (Advice and Support Team) is to engage with and support people who are sleeping rough or vulnerably housed.

Our service is on the front line of both homelessness prevention and the local response to rough sleeping. Beginning with a volunteer led triage assessment process that begins in our Welcome Area clients are allocated according to specialisms in the team covering preventative work and support for rough sleepers. The main emphasis in the service is to do everything possible to move people into appropriate accommodation in a borough or community which they have rights and entitlements to services.  This work is often done in partnership with other organisations, some of which are funded to help people move away from a life on the streets or which may operate in other sectors such as health.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London, you will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

You have experience of delivering specialist support to vulnerable adults who have experienced homelessness. Enthused by the opportunity to manage a small team and volunteers, you are willing to develop your skills in line management, supervision and case work management. 

You will utilise your organisational and time management skills to ensure a smooth running of service. You have excellent communication skills and can create positive working relationships with a wide range of people, including external services. 

For an application pack, please visit our website.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday, 9 March 2020.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.