To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

Recruiters are responsible for finding brilliant people to join our programmes. You will develop and own bespoke strategies for recruitment in your universities / regions and be accountable for meeting ambitious targets. Excellent relationships with your trainees, stakeholders and colleagues will be crucial. You will join a close-knit team working collaboratively to deliver results in a busy marketplace. In return, we will make sure that you’re able to develop your skills in role and continue to expand your expertise through an ongoing professional development plan. We are currently looking for two new recruiters to join our team.

• Do you have proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including overcoming challenges and barriers?
• Are you a confident and clear communicator, with demonstrable experience of adapting your style and approach for maximum impact?
• Are you confident at making decisions and experienced with using your judgement to take proactive action?
• Do you have demonstrable experience of planning and organising, confident in managing your time effectively independently and responding to unforeseen priorities?
• Do you have a good working knowledge of student and graduate recruitment, the education sector and our competitors?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next University Recruiter.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

Please note that we are reviewing applications as they come in, and scheduling interviews on a first-come, first-served basis. Early applications are highly recommended.

FareShare GM is Manchester’s #1 food redistribution charity.  We save good quality in-date food from going to waste, redistributing it around Greater Manchester to charities, schools and community groups who turn it into meals for vulnerable people.  Between April 2020 and March 2021, we redistributed 3,406 tonnes of food to 350 community food members – which is the equivalent to just over 8 million meals. 

Our Regional Food Sourcing Co-ordinator works closely with our in-house team as well as the FareShare UK Food and Food Co-ordination team, and partners with existing and new food companies across Greater Manchester to source and distribute surplus food as efficiently as possible.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maximising the volume of in-date surplus food available to Community Food Members, regional depots and FareShare UK
• Assisting with arranging transport solutions to ensure efficient collection and distribution of food considering the environmental, social and financial impacts
• Managing and building existing working relationships and developing new working relationships with food donors
• Identifying trends in food surplus availability and using this knowledge to maximise food surplus uptake and minimise food wastage 
• Ensuring accurate records are kept of food redistribution, keeping in-house databases up to date
• Delivering confident and effective presentations to a range of audiences to convey the purpose and mission of FareShare and to sell in the ethos of the organisation
• Generating appropriate content and ideas to assist with communications via social media
• Proactively supporting communications and PR in food donor relationships.

Person Specification

Essential skills include, but are not limited to:

• Strong communication skills (written and oral) at all levels (E)
• Proven excellent customer relationship skills and experience (E)
• Strong time management skills (E)
• Proven experience of successfully managing projects (E)
• Able to work on own initiative, effectively planning and organising your workload and coordinate other resources to meet deadlines. (E)
• Experience working in a target-driven environment and of developing and tracking plans to meet those targets (E)
• A high level of customer care ability and service delivery skills with proven experience of resolving supplier and/or customer issues satisfactorily. (E)
• Knowledge of and interest in sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (E)

Desirable skills include:

• Experience in the food industry in a sales, business development or manufacturing role (D)
• Commercial relationship management experience (D)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a fixed term contract until May 2023 as the Tackling Loneliness Project Officer in the Volunteer Network Operations Department at SSAFA, the UK’s oldest national tri-service military charity.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, supports the person behind the uniform; any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us. Every year, SSAFA helps more than 82,000 people from the Forces family to get back on their feet; those currently serving, reserves, veterans and their families. Support is there for people at any stage in their military career; from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran – no one’s service is ever forgotten. We give hope, help and personal support for as long as it takes to get that person’s life back to where they want it to be.

About the role

Based at home, with occasional travel to SSAFA Central Office in London, you will co-ordinate the Tackling Loneliness and Isolation workstream within SSAFA’s wider Serving Community Development Project. You will collaborate with SSAFA employees and volunteers to develop this exciting new service and in direct support of our Community Volunteers to deliver activities that improve social connections amongst the serving community and their families.  

About the team

You will be part of the small Serving Community Development Project Team, which is part of the Volunteer Network Operations Department.

About you

To carry out this role successfully you will have an in depth understanding of the way of life for today’s Armed Forces and their families, and a commitment to the provision of quality services to support beneficiaries.

You should be experienced in contributing to the delivery of projects within a set timescale and participating in organisational change. Previous experience of supporting and engaging volunteers is required. You will be required to build and sustain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: 1st August 21

Interviews: 9th August 21

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of a brand new youth service for Stockport . This new service will change and influence mental health services for children and young people in and across the borough, and you will be a key to shaping how it develops and grows in the coming years. Working closely with the Children's Services Manager and partner organisations, you will deliver the core part of the Early Help & Well-being Service in Stockport for children, young people and their families.

• Employment status: Employee
• Pay 25 hours per week at £25,000 pro rata
• Pension Automatic enrolment scheme with 3% employer contribution
• Other benefits Staff counselling scheme, cycle to work scheme, retail discount scheme
• Hours 25 hours per week (4 days)
• Holiday entitlement 23 days plus 8 bank holidays per year pro rata
• Contract Permanent (subject to references, satisfactory DBS check, and probationary period)

We are looking for an individual who has experience working with children and young people and a passion for improving their mental health, well-being and resilience. You will be comfortable communicating and presenting to a variety of audiences, and have experience facilitating group work with children and young people.

We are looking for someone who is flexible and motivated to succeed through working autonomously and with others, has high standards of work, and is passionate about seeing the best outcomes for children, young people and their families.

We are working to bring greater diversity in all areas of our workforce and are taking action to encourage applications from people of colour and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities, and are a Disability Confident employer. If you are unsure about applying or have any questions then please contact us directly and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within the voluntary sector and who likes working in a busy and thriving environment.

To apply, please read all of the attached information and return the application form.

Closing Date for all applications is Wednesday 4th August 2021
Interviews will take place Monday 9th August 2021

Role:                Engagement Coordinator - Inspiration 

Location:            Manchester 50% office based

Responsible to: Inspiration Manager 

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

The Engagement Coordinator role is crucial to the delivery of the Inspiration programme and ensuring our key stakeholders (speakers and schools) are engaging with the charity. Our Inspiration Programme provides a network of today’s most inspiring figures across business, arts, politics and more donating their time to help inspire students to fuel their ambition. We are passionate about providing a high quality and personal service, making it seamless for speakers, educators and organisations to get involved.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Managing the speaker network including mobilising speakers, responding to speaker queries, and ensuring they feel supported by the charity. Driving forward speaker participation with the charity
• Securing talk confirmations and progressing talks through the pipeline from matching speakers to schools, coordinating with schools and ensuring all stakeholder expectations are met
• Coordinating, hosting and producing virtual events and broadcasts for the Inspiration programme
• Working independently and swiftly on high-volume outreach and mobilisation within a structured programme plan to meet targets, as agreed and set by the Inspiration Manager
• Taking ownership of speaker network and planning approaches and engagement for the academic year
• Contacting speakers as agreed with Inspiration Manager
• Maintaining and increasing quality of SfS talks and providing speakers with feedback from schools and pupils
• Securing media collateral from talks as required
• Ensuring consistent and accurate updating of CRM and ensuring proper data management
• Confidently discussing SfS and our goals, aims via email communication, virtual meetings, and telephone
• Attending schools talks on behalf of the charity and where required
• Developing stakeholder’s relationships with speakers to maintain their participation in the charity
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Other duties as required, within the scope of your role.

Education / Experience / Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced team or organisation
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above 
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

Desirable

• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of producing, hosting and managing the technical functions of virtual events and broadcasts
• Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through July 2021 and appointing our Engagement Coordinator swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata to part-time equivalent) 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 30th July

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time. 

Events Senior Associate

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

£24,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented event delivery professional to join the Events team as a Senior Associate. This role is responsible for ensuring the organisation delivers events to the highest possible standard, balancing budget, internal ‘client’ requests and delivery constraints. You'll be a business partner leading an events programme for programmes you are assigned.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to the Events Manager, you'll work with Managers to support the leadership of a portfolio of programme, assessment and other events across the organisation, ranging from small 2-3 hour training sessions for 20 people to large, 10-day long residential conferences for hundreds of delegates to high-profile, external conferences with a number of VIPs.

This is an exciting role where you will be responsible for leading Associates and other staff to not only meet the specification/brief, but to also offer innovative ways to bring the events to life whilst striving for value for money at all times. You will also support the wider events team with feedback on the way in which we plan, run and evaluate events and practical improvement suggestions. You will work as part of a peer group responsible for supporting the strategy, policies, processes and culture of the whole events department.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better, and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer

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

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 2 August 2021. Interviews are expected to take place on 4th and 5th August 2021.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

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

Are you an experienced manager of social care services and now want to develop your career in a new direction, without having to manage rotas and with the added bonus of working Monday to Friday?

Are you an inspirational person with experience you can share, and do you have a real passion for training?

If you are, we would like to train you to teach health and social care staff at our vibrant Creative Academy, Head Office in Stockport.

Come and join an inspirational team of practitioners dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of our workforce and the lives of our service users.

We are looking for an inspirational, qualified trainer/practitioner with experience and knowledge of health and social care provision and management theory to develop and deliver training to our bright and enthusiastic staff teams. This is a central role within our staff development team and you will be based at our vibrant Stockport Head Office, located less than ten minutes walk from Stockport train station.

Working closely with the Head of Engagement & Learning and the Quality Enhancement Lead, the Training Team and key managers, you will develop and participate in employee learning and development programmes relating to all aspects of service provision. Developing and delivering staff education and skills enhancement and development opportunities in accordance with Care Quality Commission, Skills for Health, Social Care, national occupational standards and NICE guidelines.

As part of a fast paced team, and as a self-directed practitioner, you will inspire and develop a workforce focused initiative to enhance the skills and knowledge of the national health and social care workforce.

For our Stockport town centred based Training Officer role you must have experience in a senior role within social care services and a minimum Level 3 teaching qualification.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

-Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

-Competitive pay,

-A pension with company a contribution,

-Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff.

Interviews will take place in week commencing 23 August 2021

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with TCB (CYPF)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 28 per week (must include Tuesday mornings)

Location: Manchester

Salary:£41,148 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,918)

Closing date: 8 August 2021

Expected date of interviews: 12 August 2021

Job ref: VA452

Would you like to combine your professional Systemic Psychotherapy or Family Therapy skills, with your passion for working with survivors of torture, to make a positive difference in someone’s life?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly busy multi-disciplinary team, located in Manchester, where you will support in the clinical service delivery to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence.

Your client base will comprise of adults, children and families, many of whom have a breadth of complex needs. The key focus of the role will be to assess the needs of our client’s and create appropriate, jointly agreed treatment plans, comprising ofindividual/couple/ family and/or group therapy sessions, in line with evidence based practice.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes legal and welfare caseworkers as well as other clinical staff, you will be required to work holistically in support of each client’s care, ensuring that appropriate onward internal and external referrals are undertaken.

This post also involves Training and Capacity Building. You will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and engage in collaborative projects with external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to trainees.

To be successful in this role you must have a natural sense of compassion and sensitivity towards the experiences of our clients. You must also be qualified in Systemic Psychotherapy, Family Therapy or any other relevant discipline. It’s also essential that you are an accredited Member of a relevant professional body (BACP, UKCP, BABCP, HCPC). You must also have knowledge of current legislation affecting children, young people and families seeking asylum, particularly the Mental Health Act and other relevant safeguarding and child protection legislation.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for positive change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references and the Right to work in the UK.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies.

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with TCB (adults)

Contract: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 28 hours (must include Tuesday mornings)

Location: Manchester

Salary: £41,148 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,918)

Closing date: 8 August 2021

Expected date of interviews:12 August 2021

Job ref: VA456

Would you like to use your clinical psychology skills to provide tailored psychological therapies to help improve the lives and wellbeing of survivors of torture and organised violence?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologists to join our innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team. Our team of experienced clinicians offer a range of specialist therapy interventions, to survivors of torture and organised violence, on an individual and group therapy basis. The interventions equip survivors with the resolve to deal with the physical and psychological impacts of their experiences. Throughout the rehabilitative journey, we closely monitor the impact of the interventions as it relates to each survivor using specifically designed Outcome Tools, which in turn assist in ensuring that the survivors ultimately receive the best treatment possible.

To be successful in this role you must be qualified in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, (a doctorate in either discipline would be advantageous). It’s also key to this role that you’re able to be compassionate and sensitive to the experiences of the survivors. You must have demonstrable professional experience of at least one evidence based approach to trauma therapy including trauma focused CBT, NET and EMDR, sufficient to be able to deploy this model clinically and determine appropriate intervention pathways. Additionally you must be an accredited member of a relevant professional body. 

This post also involves Training and Capacity Building. You will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and engage in collaborative projects with external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role also includes offering supervision to trainees.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30 day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy. If you would like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors we would love to hear from you.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Ann Salter by email (address can be found on the apply link).

About Freedom from Torture

We are dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references and the Right to Work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities and community groups. 

We support a wide range of projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes.

Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£588.2 million) of National Lottery funding to over 14,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. Over eight in ten (83%) of our grants were for less than £10k, going to grassroots groups and charities.

We are here to support people and communities through bad times as well as good – and that has never been so important as this year. Thanks to National Lottery players, we’ve been able to respond quickly and positively to communities working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Their efforts have been humbling and inspiring and we’re delighted to have been able to help by distributing over £400 million pounds in National Lottery funding alone across the UK since the first lockdown began in March 2020.

About the Role

The overall purpose of the Portfolio Officer is to support the delivery of a range of funding programmes that aim to address long-term social issues and improve quality of life across the UK.

You will work across the whole lifecycle of grant-making (design and pre-application, assessment, decision making and grant management), placing the customer at the heart of what we do.

As a natural self-starter and organised person, you will be comfortable working at pace and able to use your initiative to complete given tasks. Bringing strong relationship building skills and experience to help identify communities, relationships and connections that will help us achieve the aims of our programmes.

As part of your role, you will work closely with customers to capture and understand their ideas, strategic approach, delivery plans and the potential of their ideas to deliver system change and benefit people and communities across the UK. You will spend time having in-depth conversations with applicants, their stakeholders, beneficiaries and the broader sector in your effort to understand their wider ecosystem, barriers and opportunities.

You will write thorough progress and assessment reports for the UK Funding Committee and Panel to update them on the progress of our work and seek strategic input or to provide them with evidence-based recommendations on how proposals fit with the Fund’s strategic objectives, enabling them to make fair and informed decisions. 

You will develop relationships with funding teams and other colleagues across our four Directorates and proactively create opportunities for exchange of learning and best practice. You will also reach out to them to seek advice on their local context.

You’ll use a variety of communication channels and tools to share learning internally and externally promoting learning through networks and platforms. You will be curious and excited about innovation in funding, and you will participate and contribute in peer review meetings driving discussion, debate and challenge.

You will identify opportunities for developing our pipeline, linking up with what is happening and making connections between similar initiatives within the Fund and externally by actively participating in networks, events etc.

You may need to travel from time to time for this role (when travel is more possible), supporting colleagues and communities across the UK as we develop and deliver their programme.

About the Team

The UK Portfolio sits alongside the Fund’s four-country directorates; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as the fifth portfolio supporting projects and ideas of UK wide impact and significance that are focusing on transformational change. We are a small, energetic and agile team with a range of expertise that combined with our unique position in the Fund, working across all four countries, we put learning and insight sharing at the heart of what we do.

Contract Types: Fixed Term.

There are two roles, please indicate the one that you are interested in:

Role 1 is a 12 months Fixed Term contract full time.

Role 2 is a 12 months Fixed Term contract part time (0.8 FTE).

Hours:

Role 1 37 Hours per week

Role 2 30 Hours per week

Flexible working will be considered. 

Interview Date: 18 and 19 August

Location: Flexible with ability to travel to our local office (when offices are open).

Essential Criteria:

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

In your application, you need to demonstrate how you address the following criteria: 

• Advanced critical and analytical skills and ability to draw connections across knowledge, relationships and systems.
• Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion. 
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills: Proven ability to take in and synthesise a large amount of information and break down and communicate complex ideas engagingly and simply addressing audience needs.
• Experience of producing written pieces (e.g. reports, assessment papers, articles, case studies or research papers) to high standard and to a tight deadline.

Desirable Criteria:

• An understanding of systems changes work/ participatory grant making and/ or equitable funding and approaches.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the sector and the ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for our programmes. 

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Charity People are so pleased to be working in partnership with Guide Dogs, to find new Academy Guide Mobility Specialists (A-GDMS) who will provide specialist advice and support to Guide Dog service users.

Guide Dogs is a leading, national organisation that provide support and services to enhance the lives of people who are blind and partially sighted, including breeding and training guide and companion dogs. Their ambition is to have a future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support, they need to live their lives to the full.

As an A-GDMS, you will be responsible for learning to deliver partnership training in line with our ethical and person-centred approach, as well as carry out assessments for matching dogs and service users, design and implement individual training plans and work closely with service users to develop their guide dog partnership skills. You will be key in ensuring service users become confident and skilled in their guide dog partnership. Once you have completed the learning and development programme, you will join your local team. This is not your normal 9 to 5 role, and no two days are the same, for example one day you may be in planning meetings, another day walking in the wind and rain training dogs, or you could be working with a service user working through challenges.

You will be provided with all the knowledge and skills to understand how Guide Dog partnerships work, however ideally you will also have:

* Practical experience of working with adults and young people, and/or with training animals.
* Previously taught or mentored individuals or groups of people.
* A good understanding of positive training approaches used in development of animal behaviour
* Sound knowledge of the safe practice of working with vulnerable adults and children.

Additionally, you will be empathetic and understanding of individual's needs, as well as demonstrate resilience working in a challenging environment and being flexible to change. It would be great if you have previous experience working with a range of stakeholders, including volunteers, but this is desirable and not essential.

For more details on how to apply for this role, please click on Apply on Website.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st August 2021

Selection Process: The various stages will take place throughout August. Initial stages will be online and further details will be sent if you choose to apply. Final stages will be held on site, at either Atherton, Leamington Spa, Bristol or Forfar.

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. If successful in this role, you will be required to complete a disclosure check.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility) 
Start date: September 2021
Salary: £25000 - £30,500 per annum, including London weighting if based in London
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 16th August 2021 Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. We help young people from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Officer for Student Attraction and Communications. This is an exciting opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of the charity through raising our profile and status among our potential beneficiaries, and to play a key role in all aspects of marketing our work to students and universities. This role would suit individuals with +2 years experience in marketing and/or communications or someone with prior experience of student attraction, and who has a passion for social mobility and is used to operating in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will take responsibility for setting a strategy regarding student attraction, and for marketing upReach and our work throughout a range of different platforms and networks. They will be a key member of a dynamic and growing national team. 

The Student Attraction and Communications Senior Officer will play a pivotal role in all aspects of our marketing and communications to students. They will seek to raise the profile of upReach and reach students who might benefit from our work. They will work alongside the leadership team to form plans and strategies for upReach’s outreach work to students and particularly on raising our presence on university campuses, including working with University Societies and Brand Ambassadors, and will create varied, engaging content to energise and excite students and universities. Core delivery responsibilities include:

Attraction:

• Develop and implement a creative attraction strategy across multiple relationships  including UK universities & schools/colleges as well as social media platforms to increase the attraction of eligible students applying to benefit from our programmes. 

• Increase student facing brand awareness across UK universities, schools/colleges and social media.

• Explore innovative attraction methods to increase awareness of our programmes amongst new audiences, particularly those underrepresented on our programmes.

• Design a range of collateral across multiple mediums (social media, video, direct marketing, flyers/posters) to engage students and help them to understand who upReach is and the benefits of the upReach programmes.

• Leading on all aspects of our outward-facing digital communications to students, including social media and website, proactively keeping content current and relevant in collaboration with Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications Officer.

• Facilitate outreach workshops (ie employability skills & career exploration) to raise aspirations and boost applications to our programmes (online and/or face to face). 

• Collaborate with our Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications officer on the “Aspire” project, our online platform of resources for sixth formers providing inspiration, information and advice to help sixth-formers to make informed decisions about their post-18 options. You will have responsibility for the distribution of the "Aspire" resources to engage sixth-formers, teachers and schools/colleges to raise awareness of career opportunities and attract early interest in our programme of support for University Students

• Build long standing relationships with schools/colleges, teachers and UK universities (in collaboration with University Partnership Manager). 

Community Building:

• Work collaboratively with the delivery team to: 

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Society strategy to increase brand awareness, build community at Universities and promote student led advocacy for Social Mobility. Including the provision of training and student development opportunities.

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Brand Ambassador strategy to increase brand awareness of the upReach programmes of support, the Future Charity Leader Programme Graduate Scheme, the Student Social Mobility Awards and other upReach opportunities (including the provision of training and student development opportunities).

Student Communications:

• Develop an Associate communication strategy across different mediums (Associate portal, newsletters, emails, etc) to create a sense of community and enhance engagement with the upReach programme opportunities.

•  Design, coordinate and facilitate all Associate communications to ensure efficient and effective communication.

Data & Impact:

• Maintain detailed records to consistently monitor and evaluate the performance of upReach’s attraction programme, and implement improvements where needed.

• Agree, monitor and report on student attraction KPIs.

• Maintain up-to-date University and school/college communication records on our CRM system. 

• Provide regular updates to the leadership team to note progress and inform decisions.

Other:

• Supporting and working with participants of our Future Charity Leaders Programme Graduate Scheme.

• Undertaking other marketing or administrative tasks that are required within this role.

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.  To be successful it is anticipated that you would have at least 2+ years’ experience either in student attraction or within Marketing and/or Communications. You should be proactive, resilient and used to managing competing priorities within a varied workload.  You should be flexible and willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the charity.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working independently to find solutions to problems.

2. At least 2 years experience working within marketing and/or communications or within a Student Attraction role.

3. Proven experience in creating content for online sources and marketing materials.

4. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with an eye for varied and engaging content, and the marketing flair to flex stylistically for different audiences.

5. Exceptional eye for detail, including excellent proofreading and editing skills.

6. Creativity and a proactive attitude.

7. Strong project management and problem solving skills, in addition to superb organisational skills to manage a varied workload.

8. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

9. University degree (2:1 or higher)* in any discipline, or equivalent experience.

10. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

11. Ability to engage and communicate confidently with stakeholders, such as Trustees, beneficiaries, upReach partners and all levels of employees across the organisation. 

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. As our beneficiaries are all undergraduates, a good understanding of the university experience is essential, although it is not necessary that this was acquired through personally gaining a degree.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Understanding of social mobility issues in the UK, the university landscape and graduate recruitment.

2. Experience of running social media platforms and campaigns.

3. Sound knowledge of GDPR legislation and regulations.

4. Familiarity with Canva, G Suite and Zoom video conferencing software.

Becoming an employee of the University of Salford Students’ Union is all about trying new things, having pride and passion in the work we do, and delivering it with integrity.

We are looking for someone to join our Student Opportunities team as our new Student Opportunities Coordinator (Give it a Go). You will take a lead on developing, coordinating and delivering a diverse programme of social, cultural and sport-based activities to appeal to a broad range of University of Salford students as part of the Give it a Go Programme and Campus Leagues programme.

This will be a student facing role so we are seeking an enthusiastic, friendly and approachable individual to fill this full-time post.

This role needs someone who can effectively promote a service and communicate with students, establishing strong working relationships with a wide range of individuals.

We aim to give you flexibility in an enjoyable working environment; we want a friendly approach and commitment in return. We want the right person to deliver the very best for our students.

Job Title: Therapy Administrator
Accountable to: Chief Executive
Responsible to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: IAPT Service Manager
Salary: £18,795.00
Hours: 35 Hours per week (Full time)
Location: Gaddum House and other locations as required

Job Purpose

Working as part of the Gaddum Therapy Administration Team your role will be to undertake all administrative tasks required to ensure the smooth running of the therapy services, including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Child Bereavement and Palliative Care.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that new referrals are given the earliest appointment; clinical diaries are managed, capturing DNA’s/Cancellations and discharges and ensuring that all administration tasks are completed with a high level of accuracy.

You will demonstrate an appropriate professionalism and empathy towards clients both face to face and over the phone. A keen eye for detail, good  organisational skills and the ability to multi-task is key to the success of this role.