• Full time

• £37,500 per year 

• Permanent role

• Based in London Borough of Lewisham

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £5M, over 150 staff and 260 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network

This is a new role requiring excellent leadership and management skills, where the successful candidate will be required to manage a team of BLG Mind staff and work closely with our partners at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and across the local mental health system. 

You should have experience of managing services, supporting individuals, and of working with people with mental health problems.

You will be a key person in maintaining quality within service delivery and maintaining clear communication and representation with clinical teams and team leaders. You will also oversee the effective implementation and delivery of the Culturally Diverse Communities mental health programme across the London Borough of Lewisham. 

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

Staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days' holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. See our website for more reasons to work for Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind.

Closing date: Wednesday 30th June (11:59pm)

Likely Interview date: Wednesday 14th July

Please apply via our website

The Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager – Live Independently & Well helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing political engagement and campaigns work. The role is responsible for developing strong relationships with key political opinion formers, Ministers, Secretary of States, select committees and relevant decision-makers in Westminster and Whitehall to promote Guide Dogs policy and Campaigns. Working with the Senior Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager in their team, the role holder manages the development and delivery of current and new campaigns. The role will also manage the activities or our campaigners – both e-campaigners and campaigns volunteers to ensure they are taking meaningful actions that further Guide Dogs’ campaigns.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Significant and in-depth experience of achieving impact in public affairs or campaigns when targeting national government.
• Demonstrable experience managing campaigns or communications at a national level.
• Significant experience of crafting policy positions that can be used for public affairs or campaigns work.
• Proven experience participating in or running complex partnership groups.

Desirable

• Experience of working for a charity in a similar role, or working for an MP in their Westminster office.
• While experience in one of the disciplines of policy, public affairs or campaigns is essential, experience in all three is desirable.
• Use of online and social media to further campaigns.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

About the role
At Young Enterprise, we give young people the life skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in the changing world of work. Working with the government, MPs, civil servants and wider industry, we aim to make sure that every young person is given the opportunity to develop crucial financial management and employability skills, as well as an understanding of the broad range of careers available to them.

We are looking for an experienced Public Affairs and Public Relations Manager to join our marketing and communications team to lead on our public affairs and public relations work to help support the successful delivery of our organisational strategy – No Time Like The Future.

Key skills and experience

• Ability to influence external audiences and identify opportunities to raise the profile of Young Enterprise and our work.
• Track record of developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders including MPs/peers/journalists/think tanks/civil servants/special advisers.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across a range of mediums, and experience of delivery to a variety of different audiences.
• Demonstrable experience of employing creative and innovative approaches to take a strategy forward.
   

About Young Enterprise
We believe that the potential of the UK’s young people is unlimited, and an academic education on its own is not enough. As a national charity, we motivate young people to succeed in the changing world of work by equipping them with the work skills, knowledge and confidence they need.

We work directly with young people, teachers, parents, businesses and influencers to help build a successful and sustainable future for all young people and society at large. Through our hands-on employability, enterprise and financial education programmes, resources and teacher training, we aim to reduce youth unemployment, help young people realise their potential beyond education and empower a generation to learn, to work and to live.

Closing date for applications: 18th July 2021
Interview date: Tuesday 3rd August

Main purpose of position

The Research Grants Manager works closely with Children with Cancer UK’s Trustees to co-ordinate both the Research grants and the Welfare grants. This includes the delivery of calls for Research grant applications according to the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) standards, coordinating the administration of the grant portfolio and leading the ongoing review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy. The post holder will also regularly work across teams, providing Marketing and Communications and Fundraising with scientific expertise and content, and work with external partners and groups, including co-funders, the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), the AMRC and others.  

The post holder is responsible for ongoing grant administration and portfolio management for the Research and Welfare Programmes. This includes delivering the launch of Research grant calls and coordinating the peer review process. To ensure strict independence of individual grant awards as per the AMRC Principles of Peer Review, the Charity’s Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) reviews all scientific funding applications, along with external written expert peer reviewers. This ensures that the Charity supports only the highest quality research that hold the greatest potential to impact patients. Applications for Welfare grants, by contrast, are submitted on an ad-hoc basis and reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The Research Grants Manager coordinates this process alongside the Research grant calls.

Once grants are awarded, the post-holder will monitor the outcomes and impact of the charity’s investments by reviewing narrative progress reports and Researchfish submissions. They will work closely with other teams within the charity to communicate the Research and Welfare programmes and showcase the charity’s investments to our staff and supporters.

This position is an opportunity to make an impact on how childhood, teenage and young adult cancer research is funded both nationally and internationally. The post holder with lead upon the ongoing review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy. With this is mind, the post holder will need to be a self-starter and identify and act upon areas for improvement to practice and governance within the Charity. They will also be the lead scientific contact, representing the charity and building collaborative relationships and our reputation with partners, clinicians and research and policy organisations, including co-funders and the AMRC, NCRI, Children and Young People with Cancer Coalition, One Cancer Voice, etc.

The post-holder will be responsible for line managing the Research Grants and Trusts Officer, providing them with support and identifying areas and opportunities for them to expand and develop their experience and skillset.

Our Vision

Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children's charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer.

Our mission is to improve survival rates across all types of childhood cancer and support children and their families to live better with and after treatment.

Around 4,500 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. Our aims are to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer. Our small team is united by a common goal – to save and improve young lives.

Since 1988, our research funding has helped to drive up childhood cancer survival rates have improved from 67.3% in 1990 to a predicted 85.5% in 2018*.

We fund research

We fund research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancers. We have accelerated breakthroughs to improve childhood cancer survival rates and find more effective treatments with fewer toxic side effects. Since 1988, Children with Cancer UK has raised over £250 million to support research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancers.

We support families

We help families deal with the burden of a cancer diagnosis by working with other organisation’s to fund free accommodation close to hospitals and financial grant programmes to support families during their cancer journey. We also organise special days out, giving families a welcome respite from hospitals and treatment.

We raise awareness

We bring childhood cancer to the forefront by sharing children and their families’ experiences in the hope this will reduce delays in diagnosis, raise awareness of life-limiting side effects of current treatments and encourage greater funding of childhood cancer research.

*Office for National Statistics (ONS) Childhood cancer survival in England: children diagnosed from 1990 to 2014 and followed up to 2015 and Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood – patients followed up to 2018. Survival rates are based on five-year survival.

Strategic Imperatives

The charity has a number of strategic objectives that are overlayed by a culture to have ambition, provide quality and protect our reputation in everything we do.

The themes of excellence behind the charities vision that the post holder must embody in all their work are;

1. We will aim to be the biggest not-for-profit annual financial contributor to research into cancer in children and young people in the UK
2. We will maintain a place in the top 100 UK charities, based on fundraising activity
3. We will continue to support respite homes and associated financial support for children and families affected by childhood cancer
4. We will fund high quality research aimed at developing treatments which are not only more effective but less debilitating and disruptive to young lives
5. We will contribute to peer reviewed research into the discovery and reduction of causes of cancer, including directly supporting the work of the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC, part of WHO)
6. We will provide capital funding to encourage the development of centers of excellence in childhood cancer research
7. We will raise public awareness about our activities and the results of relevant research
8. We will seek to influence the development of policy to promote the best interests of children with or at risk of cancer
9. We will continue to be a highly engaged and effective organisation that recognises and rewards the right behaviours, innovation and outcomes for the organisation and for those we help.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the portfolio of the charity’s active Research and Welfare grants. Monitor grant progress against agreed milestones, plus outcomes and impact by reviewing narrative progress reports and Researchfish submissions. Ensure timely reporting and build strong working relationships with the award holders.
• Work closely with the Trustees and SAP Chair to deliver Research funding calls to AMRC standards, including having the scope clearly defined and approved by the Board of Trustees, assembling documentation, co-ordination of timelines, triage and the peer review process, contracting, etc.
• Co-ordinate the Trustee assessment and approval of applications for Welfare Grants.
• Monitor expenditure on awarded grants against planned budgets and ensure projects adhere to the charity’s financial policies. Process invoices for awarded projects, supported by the Research Grants and Trusts Officer.
• Capture and monitor the outputs, outcomes and impact arising from the portfolio of Research and Welfare grants. Liaise with the Marketing and Communications team regarding any potential case studies and press releases to demonstrate impact from the charity’s investment.
• Lead the review and refresh of the Charity’s Research Strategy.
• Meticulous record keeping, including drafting operational guidelines and standard operating procedures. Support the continual use and development of the processes, systems and software used to manage our grant activities.
• Work closely with other directorates so they can better understand and use our research within their activities.
• Providing Marketing and Communications and Fundraising with scientific expertise, information and content for public-facing information and external campaigns.
• Attend & support the delivery of scientific meetings. 
• Manage and grow the Charity’s relationships with partners, including Research grant co-funders, and identify new opportunities for collaboration.
• Act as lead contact for the charity with external organisation’s, such as AMRC, NCRI, Children and Young People with Cancer Coalition, One Cancer Voice, etc.

• Respond to research enquiries from funded researchers, applicants, and members of the public.
• Line managing the Research Grants and Trusts Officer, providing support and identifying areas and opportunities for development expand her skillset and experience.

Personal Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Project management skills
• Ability to work with a large number of stakeholders, possibly with conflicting needs
• Able to effectively and appropriately communicate complex research messages to staff, researchers and members of the public 
• Ability to understand and communicate research and scientific concepts clearly
• Able to manage complex workload and to plan ahead effectively
• Confidence in establishing standards for best practice in research management and review
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, working to challenging targets and deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft packages including word, excel and databases
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to write clearly and concisely

• Ability to communicate with credibility and authority to high-value donors, to explain key research projects and the impact of the funded research

Qualifications, training and education

• Educated to degree level in a bio-medical (or related) science subject and able to understand a broad range of complex scientific information presented in funding applications, research papers and in conversations with researchers
• Knowledgeable about about financial budgets and contract management issues.

• Proficient in using Grant Management Systems (e.g. Flexi-Grant)

Experience

• Proven experience of research grant administration and grant management. Experience of managing research budgets
• Experience of working with senior external stakeholders
• Experience of preparing complex reports and papers
• Experience of grants or contract management at a senior level.
• Proactively identifies potential issues before they arise and help devise solutions
• Experience of overseeing a complex programme of work whilst maintaining links with other relevant internal and external teams.
• Ideally to be familiar with the national cancer research landscape
• Knowledgeable about research policies and procedures, such as: confidentiality & data handling/protection (GDPR), the attribution of clinical research costs (AcoRD), research involving the use of humans/animals, identification & protection of intellectual property etc.

Other requirements 

• A self-starter who is able to work independently and use their judgement to make day to day decisions without referral
• Well organised with a systematic approach
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute to a positive working environment and culture

This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.

At Children with Cancer UK we value diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Older People's Services Manager

NJC scale point 30, £29,916 pa incl. Inner London Weighting for 28 hours per week.

Bishop Creighton House (BCH), a Hammersmith & Fulham charity established in 1908, runs a community centre and projects for older and disabled people and families with children under five.

We are looking for a manager to run our Older People’s Services, which comprises Homeline, a befriending project for older people, and Keep Active, which helps older people back to fitness after a fall or illness.

As well as running OPS, you will be part of the management team of BCH. You will need experience of managing staff and volunteers and ideally, of working with older people.

Closing date: 9 am on 28/06/21.

A fantastic opportunity for someone who has a deep understanding of the UK IFA / Wealth Management market, strong sales and marketing experience and a passion to address climate change. We are a UK registered charity looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our small team

Our campaign, the Global Returns Project was launched in October 2020.

It is a pioneering initiative which has the potential to raise large amounts of money for climate solutions that are proven, scalable and happening now. It enables individuals to give 0.25% of their savings and investments annually to some of the most effective charities tackling the Climate Crisis: to Reinvest in Earth.

Our target market comprises the Mass Affluent and High Net Worth Individuals (people with savings and investments in the $100,000 - $30,000,000 range). This amounts to about 6 million people in the UK.

Although this is a global initiative, we are starting in the UK.  Our campaign is two-fold:

• First is to ask individual savers to Reinvest in Earth, that is to donate 0.25% of their savings to the most effective charities that we have carefully curated, and
• Second, which is how this initiative is going to scale and have the greatest impact, is to get financial advisers to sign up to the Project and roll it out to their clients.

We are looking for someone who has a proven sales record and a thorough understanding of the IFA market.  You will be persuading them that this is something they should be doing for their clients and for the planet.

Here are some of the many reasons why IFAs should be considering this option for their clients:

• Research has shown that if you have savings and investments, giving just £600 to the best climate charities annually is the most effective action an individual can take: up to 100 x more effective than other lifestyle actions such as giving up meat or avoiding air travel for a year;
• Rules are being introduced that require investment advisors to ask about and ensure that they clearly understand their clients’ sustainability preferences;
• Investment in ESG funds and green bonds is growing fast. We believe that a logical extension to an investment portfolio that has divested from fossil fuels and invested in more sustainable companies is one that allocates at least some capital to initiatives with no financial returns, but global benefits;
• Nearly 2/3 of Brits are willing to sacrifice part of their salary to tackle climate change;
• The younger generation who are inheriting wealth from the baby boomers, are more concerned about the Climate Crisis than their parents and grandparents:  37% of millennial investors currently own ESG-related investments and a further 40% are interested in owning these investments.

What we are looking for

A vital part of our ability to accelerate the funding of not-for-profits is to enlist independent financial advisors (IFAs) to offer an add-on service to their clients, enabling them to donate directly out of their portfolios.

You will have a proven track record of selling financial products and services and a deep knowledge of the IFA / Wealth Management market.

You will therefore already have thorough understanding of likely barriers to conversion and how to overcome them as well as a good network of contacts.  You will also be making cold approaches so you will need to able to make compelling pitches and proposals.

You will have skills in lead generation, presenting, relationship-building and conversion.  You will be competent at presenting on Zoom and face-to-face once Covid restrictions allow. You will need to be comfortable with presenting to both small and large audiences.

Once IFAs have signed up, you will also be responsible for managing ongoing relationships.  This will mean liaising with our Communications Manager on marketing and promotion of the IFA partnerships, such as website articles, video testimonials, panel events (for example at COP26), publicity opportunities, and webinars. You will be reporting to two of the Trustees who have their own networks and have started approaching financial institutions over the last few months

In summary, you will have a deep understanding of the independent financial advisor sector – how it operates, how the sector is evolving, how decisions are made and the nature of client relationships.

The role will be well-suited to someone with a significant degree of experience in the sector who is looking for a change of career.

And, of course, you will be someone who is passionate about addressing climate change.

Main duties and responsibilities

Financial Institutions (IFAs and Wealth Managers)

• Lead identification, tracking, and conversion of independent financial advisors, including developing partnerships, and building relationships with key decision-makers;
• Monitoring and evaluating progress on financial institution engagement, specifically with independent financial advisors;
• Monitoring and evaluating take-up of the Global Returns Project by end clients;
• Maintaining and updating relevant marketing materials and presentations;

CRM

• Support on managing company databases, including tracking and managing contact information and regular reporting to the Board of Trustees. Relevant software includes Salesforce, Mailchimp and the website.

General

• Supporting Executive Trustees on tasks as needed

Professional experience required

• Deep understanding of the independent financial advisor sector
• Demonstrable sales experience, including experience of successfully managing the relationship development process from initial lead to closure

Skills required

• Strong interest in addressing climate change
• Self-starter, adaptable and self-motivated
• Sophisticated relationship building skills
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills
• Creativity and effective writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Confidence and flexibility
• Strong time-management

Skills preferred but not required

• Experience in the climate charity sector
• Experience with Mailchimp and Salesforce, or other similar CRM systems

We recognise the importance of elevating underrepresented voices in climate action, therefore we highly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and people who are from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds from across the UK to apply.

Flexible working

Our staff currently all work from home.  Once restrictions are lifted there will be opportunities to meet as a team on a regular basis in central London.  It is expected that the candidate will be located in or near London which is where many of our target IFAs are based.

Applicants should respond by email and send a CV and a cover letter.

In no more than 300 words for each question, your cover letter should answer the following two questions:

1. Please explain why your skills and experience are suited to this role?
2. Please describe your level of knowledge and understanding of the Climate Crisis and related Environmental issues.

Timetable

Applications no later than 2nd July. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Start date: As soon as possible.

About Muslim Charity

Muslim Charity was founded in 1999 as a compassionate response to suffering and to tackle poverty across the globe. Muslim Charity has touched millions of vulnerable lives and implemented hundreds of relief and development projects as part of its humanitarian objectives and goals.

About the Job

Help fight international humanitarian crises and support global communities to reduce poverty and access their rights while developing your skills. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity to learn and get a deeper understanding of the humanitarian and development sector. Your work with Muslim Charity will maximise the impact it has on the lives of the most vulnerable communities in the world through planning and implementation with partnerships in countries of concern in multiple thematic areas, such as WASH, Education, Livelihood and other interventions.

The focus of the role will be to plan and track the progress of projects with partners under the guidance of the senior programme team, along with reporting to donors. The key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Preparing documentation for grants to selected partners.
• Preparing Partner Meeting Agendas, participating in such meetings and taking minutes along with follow-ups on the actions planned.
• Acting as a liaison between programmes, fundraising and community engagement departments under the guidance of programme manager.
• Preparation of donors reports based on the information from implementation partners.
• Coordination and communication with donors and implementation partners to ensure the timelines and achievement of desired results.

To apply for this role, please click the ‘apply’ button below where you can upload your CV and covering letter.

Closing date: 2nd July 2021

Muslim Charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes all applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith or disability.

We are seeking an Operations Manager to support the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees and to manage the Operations team, Human Resources, Health & Safety, and the general management of the building and related facilities and suppliers.

Candidates will have experience of working in a busy office and the ability to lead a small team, and to work with others to engender good working relationships with colleagues.

Inclusion and Diversity Manager

Up to £45k + benefits

12 month FTC

35 hours per week (happy to talk flexible working)

Wimbledon

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. We’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years, helping members build their professional expertise and organisations build their HR and leadership capability.

Given the many recent changes in the world of work, there has never been a more interesting and important time to join us. We offer a friendly and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities and benefits such as 28 days’ holiday, free access to LinkedIn Learning and flexible working arrangements.

The Role

The Inclusion and Diversity Manager will support with the delivery of CIPD’s I&D action plan and champion its achievement and progress. You will work closely with the CEO, Head of I&D and Leadership team to develop and implement a robust I&D strategy to support the organisation in achieving its overall strategic goals and objectives. You will be proactive in cultivating and driving an inclusive work environment for all of our people.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting with the roll out of the I&D strategy; reinforcing areas of accountability for the business and maintaining stakeholder engagement.
• Acting as the point of contact for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and supporting them in implementing I&D initiatives.
• Facilitating regular ERG meetings and updating the business on their needs, acting as a conduit between the Leadership team and the ERGs.
• Providing analysis and assessment of the diversity of internal people practices, offering expert advice and strategy for improvements.
• Working in collaboration with the Internal Comms team to communicate I&D initiatives and programmes of work to the business, responding to feedback and queries as needed.
• Delivering a solutions focused approach and create positive action interventions to support under-represented groups.
• Conducting diversity assessments and innovating processes impacted by I&D and implement stronger working solutions in line with I&D action plan and strategy.
• Creating diversity analytics to understand and measure performance in the organisation, including legislative requirements.
• Coaching and upskilling managers and colleagues on the value of diversity and inclusive practice.
• Delivering change to the organisation and impacting I&D initiatives for the better through its people.
• Celebrating diversity through organised events, workshops and awareness sessions.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• 5-7 years’ experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion, ideally in an organisation with complex matrix working and international/global exposure.
• Experience in a similar role; has worked closely with ERGs and/or has a background in learning and development or talent management.
• Strong analytical skill; and must have experience in diversity analytics and understanding diversity data.
• Advanced Excell skills; comfortable in manipulating data sets in vlookups and pivot tables.
• Has experience working closely with HRBPs to help drive I&D initiatives.
• Experience in building or scaling global ERGs.
• A self-starter that is nimble and knows how to navigate a hyper-growth and fast-paced environment without much supervision.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence a range of stakeholders.
• Developed project management skills with a proven track record of delivering change projects.
• Experience of writing I&D related content for internal and external audiences.
• Experience of attending panels, chairing meetings and facilitating round table discussions.
• Someone who is savvy, innovative, empathetic, curious and courageous.

Please note, this advert is due to close on Thursday 1 July 2021.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations, then click APPLY.

CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual!

The CIPD define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value all our employees, customers and clients as people. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge you to submit an application as soon as possible.

• Full time

• £33,830 per year 

• Permanent role

• Based in London Borough of Lewisham

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £5M, over 150 staff and 260 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network

The Supporting Culturally Diverse Communities Project is a new project working with our partners at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and across the local mental health system. It has been developed in recognition of long-standing inequalities affecting people from culturally diverse communities, who have often been under-served by mental health services. We aim to:

• engage with individuals who do not access mental health services 

• develop an excellent understanding of needs and anxieties in these communities

• Recruit, train, equip and support people from a range of culturally diverse communities to the Project Steering Group as Experts by Experience to contribute to the development & delivery of the project

• build resilience, confidence and trust in the communities that we work with

• equip community and faith groups to support people’s mental wellbeing 

• reduce stigma around mental health in communities across Lewisham

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the development & delivery of culturally appropriate peer support services and community engagement activity across Lewisham. You should have experience of managing services, supporting individuals or facilitating groups, and of working with people with mental health problems.

You will be developing and facilitating a series of Project Steering Group meetings to identify the support needs for people from culturally diverse communities with mental health problems in the London Borough of Lewisham. The information received through these meetings will inform the procurement of specific voluntary sector community services which the successful candidate will lead on and subsequently oversee and monitor their effectiveness & performance.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive workforce, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

• Young people

• Disabled people

• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.

BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days' holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. See our website for more reasons to work for Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind.

Closing date: Sunday 27th June 2021 (11:59pm)

Likely Interview date: Week beginning 12th July

Please apply via our website

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have Due to growth we have an exciting opportunity within our Business Development Team where you will join our friendly and inspiring team as a Business Development Manager. Your role will be a permanent position working full time, 35 hours per week with Agile working.

Our Business Development team sits within the Operations Directorate and works closely with colleagues to develop and grow our core activities which enable the Charity to deliver high quality mental health care and support to people when they need it and ensure we can help more people through our wider work.  

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

What will you be doing?

As Business Development Manager, you will work collaboratively with colleagues across the charity to develop winning tenders and proposals which further the delivery of Rethink Mental Illness’ strategy.

• Write high-quality tender submissions/proposals that clearly articulate Rethink Mental Illness’ offer, meet commissioners and funders’ requirements; and lead to success in winning and retaining contracts
• Lead the initial modelling of budgets, activity and staffing assumptions to develop service models and solutions with input from colleagues, working with Finance and HR colleagues to finalise these ahead of submission
• Think critically and write to the highest standard, producing high quality and engaging tenders/proposals utilising the experience and expertise of colleagues
• Manage the end-to-end bid development process in accordance with internal quality and governance protocols
• Accurately interpret all tender documentation and/or briefs, to produce a forensic review informing bid/no bid decisions and to identify and develop the best compliant response, sharing findings with and making recommendations to colleagues involved in the submission
• Work with the Co-Production, Involvement, and Evidence & Impact teams to promote involvement of individuals with lived experience.
• Support the team’s systems and process, including the bid library and  analysis of outcome feedback and application of lessons learnt for continuous improvement.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Demonstratable track record in generating income though writing successful competitive bids
• Have a relevant degree or equivalent experience / evidence a commitment to personal and career development relevant to the post
• Ability to analyse complex tender documents to understand commissioner needs
• Ability to construct budgets and have maths skills.
• Ideally, we would like you to have some experience or understanding of Mental Health, charity  industry, or health and social care sector

What will you receive?

• Positive and supportive working environments - We have a highly supportive working environment in which managers are challenging and supporting in equal measures.
• Positive work-life balance – Flexible working opportunities and support from our employee assistance programme.
• A competitive salary and pension scheme – We pay all employees the Real Living Wage and  benchmark our against our competitors. Annual increments to the top of the payscale.
• Strong management - A strong performance management culture is embedded across the organisation.
• A fantastic learning and development offer - A clearly set out and accessible learning and development pathway, offering an extensive range of training and learning opportunities is accessible for all. This includes funding for post qualifying courses.

The safety and wellbeing of our service users and colleagues is our first priority, which is why it is now a condition of employment for anyone joining us that they have either had the recommended Covid-19 vaccine or agree to have it when offered by the NHS. You can find more information on our approach and why we have made this important decision in our attached Covid-19 vaccination information document.

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £35,734.46 to £39,295  London salary of £38,390.57 to £41,941.49
• Annual Increments to the top of the spine
• Flexible working opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers

It is a hugely exciting time to join Career Ready; we are investing in our expert fundraising team as we build our income streams forward alongside our soon to be announced, new 3 year strategy.

Our Fundraising Team currently consists of 4 team members (two on Corporate Partnerships and a Trusts & Foundations Manager ) plus the Director but after an internal review we are looking to increase that number.

Purpose

The Partnerships Development Manager (Regional) is a new role in our Fundraising & Business Development department and has been created to help us achieve our Fundraising Forward strategy.  The post holder will be dedicated to generating new business with a responsibility for achieving £125k of mid-level new business wins (averaging £25k) this financial year (increasing thereafter).  This new post supports our drive for rapid grow in the number of quality corporate partner relationships we have, to diversify the sectors we work in and to achieve holistic engagement with partners across financial support, programme delivery and wider skills-based volunteering & capacity building.

The post holder will report to the Director but work collaboratively alongside the Head of Partnership Development who focusses on predominantly high value/FTSE350 level wins.  The post holder will personally prospect, pitch, negotiate and close deals with a portfolio of mid-level, regionally based supporters,  The post holder will work collaboratively with our Regional Managers to unlock potential leads as well as tapping into the BD ops among our Local Advisory Board networks, and bringing in completely new partners who don’t yet know that they should be working with us!  The post holder will also collaborate with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to onboard their new partner wins into account management and see them go onto fulfil partnership goals and nurture year on year retention and growth.

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising & Business Development

Reports: None but significant cross org working

Salary: £36,000

Contract: Full-time, perm, 35 Hours; (requests for flexible working between 28 – 35 hours week considered)

Please note - whilst the role is advertised as being based in our offices situated in Canary Wharf, London, Career Ready is currently operating as a remote-working organisation and will remain flexible in the future. During this remote-working period a WFH allowance of £300pa (pro rata) is paid.

Main responsibilities and accountabilities

Income generation

• Research, build, and develop our Corporate Partner pipeline, prospecting and relationship building and directly pursue a prioritised list of prospects to meet personal and team income target’s, inline with our sector strategy.
• Ensure that potential income sources are fully researched so that proposals can be appropriately targeted and that links with our local teams, LABs and wider supporter networks can be fully exploited.
• Use networking and commercial BD skills to cultivate potential donors, to make imaginative, accurate and timely partnership proposals and applications and to conclude each approach.
• Work with colleagues to ensure you have the appropriate programme narrative and insight, impact data, and governance policies to respond quickly and effectively to corporate income opportunities.
• Support our org wide work to research, develop and grow our High Net Worth network and employee fundraisers, through your corporate network.
• Support the Regional teams in their own BD pipelines and collaboratively utilise our local networks to develop long lasting social mobility partnerships.
• Working with local colleagues, devise and deliver cultivation and local BD activities, events and involvement strategies.
• At peak partner renewal times, work collaboratively with thein the team to support and nurture our partner portfolio to meet our retention and renewal targets.
• Build excellent relationships with the programme delivery team to identify and understand our programme and project needs and opportunities for partner engagement in the local areas you support.
• Champion our Income strategy and goals to diversify the geographies and sectors from which we secure corporate partners.

Person specification

Essential skills

• Experience and energy to drive fundraising from Corporate Partners;
• Strong commercial acumen gained to back up your passion to drive income;
• Demonstrable success of securing income and working with corporates to deliver our aims;
• Experience of creative proposal writing combined with the ability to demonstrate clear outcomes and impact and story telling;
• Good understanding of and experience working with corporate CSR, D&I, HR and commercial teams to build partnerships;
• Superb presentations skills and relationship management and networking;
• An good copy writer, with evidence of presenting a strong and compelling case to funders;
• Analytical skills and the ability to see an opportunity, make a connection and grab the moment in relation to partnership collaboration to meet mutual objectives;
• An independent thinker able to manage own workload and work to tight deadlines;
• Ability to work effectively with others and in a team, to convene and facilitate stakeholders to collaborate on projects.

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience of co-created development approaches in partnership working;
• Knowledge, understanding and interest in social, political and economic issues relating to Career Ready’s mission.

You will also have:

• IT literacy skills (databases, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and be social media savvy.

Behaviours

• Proactively manage and motivate yourself to deliver against income targets
• Ability to approach financial objectives with an entrepreneurial mind set
• Apply a consultative, coaching and collaborative style in bid development
• Use clarity of thought to apply creative innovations in fundraising whilst ensuring Career Ready’s principles, values and practices are maintained
• Align work with multiple stakeholder needs (fundraising experience in the areas of education, employability, talent development are useful)
• Communicate inspirationally, accurately and effectively to a wide variety of audiences
• Manage a project from setting objectives through to delivery of outcomes, and prepare project budgets   

Benefits

• Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The Charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans (or Cycle To Work Scheme).
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Work Anniversary Gift Voucher

Timetable:

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 28th June 2021

Initial interviews will be held in week commencing 5th July 2021 and if required, second interviews for successful candidates will be held the following week.

If you are interested in the role, please apply using the button below and submit your CV and a covering statement (of no more than 2 pages) that demonstrates clearly, through examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready. 

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Registered Charity Numbers 1092891 (England & Wales) SCO43678 (Scotland)

DEPUTY MANAGER.

Location: Haringey

Salary: £32,427 - £35,758

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives?

Are you passionate about supporting our clients on their journey to recovery?

About the role

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions.  As a homelessness charity and housing association our clients are at the heart of what we do. We provide a bed and support to more than 2,500 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, and work to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

The Haringey Pilot Engagement and Planning pathway provides low to medium level accommodation based support to 87 male and female residents aged 18 and over.  The service delivery is flexible and responsive to the multiple needs of service users including young people, people at risk of offending, have substance misuse issues, with mental health problems and those who have complex needs and/or have displayed anti-social behaviour. 

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and possess excellent time management skills. Able to network and build great relationships with clients, staff and statutory agencies.

In this role you will:

• Direct Line management of 6 staff

• Manage void and referrals processes

• Compliance with statutory regulation related to Health and Safety

• Ensure external and internal KPIS are met

• Key working support for clients

• Lead on assessments within the services

• Work in partnership with Haringey Pathways Team

About you

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Manager to support the smooth running of services located across the London Borough of Haringey. Reporting to the Service Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of project workers to provide housing related support to clients. You will ensure all clients have the opportunity for gaining life skills and achieve positive move on. The Deputy Manager will respond to incidents effectively and work as part of the team to provide a high quality, safe place to live.  

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate, empathetic and committed to supporting others using a recovery approach. You will have the ability to manage difficult and complex situations and experience of working in the homeless sector or related field.

The successful applicant will be based at various accommodation sites to assist with supporting the team and a number of clients. 

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.

• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 7 July 2021

Interview and assessments on: 20 July 2021

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced/standard DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Job Title: Community Solutions Digital Platform Manager
Salary:  £34,884 - £37,722 Grade: PO2
Hours per Week: 36
Nature of Employment: Fixed Term Contract – 1 year
DBS: None
Location: Hounslow House, cross borough locations and remote working

Would you like to be a part of The London Borough of Hounslow, whose diverse workforce are committed to making a positive difference for our residents and visitors by ensuring the quality of our services are maintained to a high standard?

The Council is embarking upon a major programme of change to modernise the way we work and reduce our carbon footprint. We’ve moved to Hounslow House, a new landmark building located in Hounslow town centre, our new technology will enable staff to work remotely and flexibly to improve the service we provide to residents and to help our staff achieve a better work/life balance.

About the Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to have a key role in the creation of an innovative new frontline community development programme in Hounslow Council.

One Hounslow Connect is a new online platform that brings together a number of Council directories and databases into one single information platform that will support the Council’s new approach to supporting our residents – called Community Solutions. This new platform will connect residents to a range of local support services so they receive the necessary advice and guidance to enable them to live healthier, happier and more independent lives.  

You will be part of the Council’s Community Partnerships Unit. This is the team that is delivering Hounslow Council’s vision of a vibrant, self-sustaining and ambitious VCSE sector in our borough and maintaining a strong and collaborative relationship between the Council and the groups and organisations that make up Hounslow’s voluntary sector.

Key Responsibilities

1. To establish the One Hounslow Connect platform as the borough’s primary information source for the full range of community-based offers, activities and services that are available in line with the Council’s new Community Solutions approach.
2. To proactively reach out to VCSE & health organisations within the borough to ensure as many of them as possible join and remain on the new platform. This will include organising and delivering an ongoing programme of 1- 1 engagement and information sessions and workshops to promote the benefits of One Hounslow Connect.
3. To liaise with external organisations and internal Council services to maximise the quality of their content on the platform – ensuring it is up to date, accurate and relevant.
4. To help shape the ongoing development of the platform by using data and insight to inform decisions over future functionality requirements.

Your Skills

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to proactively contact and communicate with a range of stakeholders across the many diverse communities in Hounslow.
2. Able to demonstrate technical competence in the relevant range of ICT skills to ensure the required understanding of all current and upcoming features of the One Hounslow Connect platform.
3. Relationship building skills; able to show evidence of successful networking skills as well as the proven ability to build collaborative relationships and manage stakeholders.
4. A thorough understanding of the role of the voluntary and community sector in supporting their communities together with experience of working successfully with external partners and VSCE organisations.

Essential for The Role

• Experience of working to strict deadlines and delivering work accurately and on time.
• Experience of writing and editing copy for websites and online platforms.
• Experience of working within a Third Sector environment.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the employee specification.

If you would like an informal conversation regarding the position please contact Aine Hayes. Contact detals can be found on the apply page.

Interviews will be held 6/7/8 July 2021.

To apply please click on the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: 27 June 2021