Programme Officer Jobs in Cambridge
BACKGROUND
CARE’s vision is to seek a world of hope, inclusion, and social justice; where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE puts gender equality, diversity, and inclusion at the centre of all we do because we know that we cannot overcome poverty and social injustice until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE’s Vision2030 places gender equality at the heart of our ambitions and it radiates through all our work at the level of individuals, teams, the organisation, our programs and our partnerships.
CARE International (CI) is among the world’s largest international non-governmental humanitarian relief and development Confederations. Drawing on its 75 years of experience, through its 21 Members, Candidates and Affiliate, as both a practitioner and thought leader, CI’s work reaches over 100 countries worldwide to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.
At the core of the Confederation is a small, globally distributed Secretariat, which provides coordination and support to its members in many areas as governance, strategic planning, communications, membership development and accountability and advocacy. CARE International is committed to gender equality and inclusion, gender justice, human rights and women’s and girls’ empowerment. This commitment is manifested at the individual and team level as well as in our programming, communications, fundraising and advocacy.
POSITION SUMMARY
The main purpose of this role is to provide day to day support to the management of CARE International’s global platforms (website and social media), monitor performance and support effective and timely communications planning globally. This is an exciting entry level position for those passionate about digital communications and engagement, and its intersection with social justice.
Main Responsibilities: - Key areas of responsibility but not limited to:
Support to Global Digital Platform Management (70%)
· Support the day-to-day management of CARE International Secretariat’s digital platforms including website and social media.
· Producing copy and graphics according to the guidelines agreed with Global Content Manager.
· Editing and uploading content to the CARE International website according to the digital strategy and guidelines set by the Global Content Manager.
· Act as the focal point for contact with the website development agency, overseeing technical upgrades and developments
· Support communications planning including management of a global external calendar with relevant dates and events to guide digital content creation.
· Support the management of social media dashboards and the elaboration of performance analysis with a view to improving outreach and optimizing content.
· Support the knowledge management of relevant materials for the digital content team.
· Actively seek out new trends and opportunities in the digital space.
· Support the Global Content Manager in other activities as required.
Support to Global Communications Working Group Coordination (20%)
· Support the Global Content Manager in implementing global communities of practice and content support.
· Manage internal engagement plan and calendar for communications team, ensuring timely coordination moments, sourcing translations, and setting up technical requirements
Support to Advocacy and Communications Department (10%)
· Work with the Knowledge Management and Learning officer in support of strong internal communications, in alignment with the wider CI Secretariat, using the latest digital technologies to support confederation engagement with the work of the CI Secretariat.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
CI Secretariat staff, CARE International communications staff and communications colleagues in the wider CARE network.
External
Work with suppliers
Team
Reports to the Global Content Manager, works closely with the Knowledge Management and Learning Coordinator, the Humanitarian Communications team and wider advocacy team.
Supervisory responsibilities
None
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Required
· 1-2 years of experience in website and social media management
· Solid understanding of communications principles and approaches and excellent communication skills
· Experience working with a Content Management System, with an understanding of SEO principles. Knowledge of Drupal a distinct advantage.
· Competent in the use of Canva or similar platforms for social media content production. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, video-editing software, and graphic design skills a distinct advantage.
· Excellent command of the English language. Knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic a distinct advantage.
Desired
· Experience in digital communications and content production for an international relief or aid organization
· Strong knowledge of CARE's work or work of peer organization
· Project management experience
· Experience with tools and platforms for knowledge management such as Sharepoint, and Microsoft Teams
· Experience in monitoring content performance using analytics tools for social media and web and in ways that have improved performance and audience engagement
· Degree in Communications, Media, Film, Social Development or related field
Work attributes:
· Proactive approach to work planning and prioritisation
· Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
· Excellent attention to detail
· Good communication and team-working skills
· Demonstrable interest in, and knowledge of, CARE's work, international development and humanitarian relief, especially on issues impacting gender equality
· Commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism
CARE International is committed to preventing all unwanted behaviour and all forms of misconduct at work, including fraud and corruption and sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. Everyone who works for CARE is expected to share this commitment and work within CARE International’s Safeguarding Policy and sign our Safeguarding Code and Conduct.
CARE International is committed to a safe recruitment process to help attract and appoint the right staff for the role and responsibilities set out in the vacancy notice. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We will seek at least two references, one of which must be your most recent employer. In addition, we participate in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers, about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding and agreement of these checks.
CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Road Safety Trust
The Road Safety Trust (“RST”, “The Trust”) is a grant-giving charitable organisation working hard to reduce the numbers of people killed or injured on our roads. We do this by providing independent funding for vital research and practical interventions into new approaches to road safety.
We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our team and provide valuable administrative support across the organisation.
The Road Safety Trust values and respects each individual employee, client and customer and is committed to promoting equal opportunities throughout its workforce. As such, all relevant applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, disability, or pregnancy status.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers is looking for an experienced and collaborative Global Technical Lead - who will join our team of Social Inclusion experts to provide technical support on inclusion and mainstreaming in the design of new projects.
Salary: £54,158 - £63,715
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required and regular overseas travel
Contract: Permanent (UK)
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
Sightsavers' programming portfolio is growing, and we deliver a range of disability rights programming in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, which are designed to expand civic space and to make systems and processes more inclusive of people with a range of impairments.
Our social inclusion strategy covers four thematic areas: inclusive health, economic empowerment, citizenship, and political participation, and promoting the rights of women and girls with disabilities. Gender mainstreaming is a core commitment of our work and addressing stigma, negative stereotypes and discrimination is a priority. Similarly, climate action is a core organisational commitment, and all projects now have a climate-related component. Cross-cutting all our work is a strong influencing commitment to ensure that the SDGs, Disability Summit Commitments and UN treaties are implemented effectively, particularly those relating to disability (UNCRPD).
We seek a Global Technical Lead - Social Inclusion and Mainstreaming, with expertise in addressing inequalities, to join our team of social inclusion professionals. The post-holder will be responsible for providing technical support in the design of new projects, the provision of technical expertise to ongoing initiatives and will also play a role in shaping the strategic direction of Sightsavers' approach to disability inclusive decision-making, gender mainstreaming, and supporting our policy and global advocacy priorities.
The Global Technical Lead - will support the Deputy Technical Director, Social inclusion in delivering Sightsavers' work in inclusive decision-making. This will include working closely with country office staff to deliver our West Africa portfolio of projects addressing inclusive citizenship and political participation (CPP). Inclusive democracy is an area of growth for Sightsavers, and the post-holder will have a significant role in contributing to growing the portfolio.
Principal accountabilities will include:
- Providing Sightsavers staff and our partners, technical leadership, support and guidance in the area of disability inclusion across our thematic area of citizenship and political participation
- Identifying the capacity building needs of Sightsavers' staff and partners globally to deliver social inclusion programming
- Working with Global Technical Leads and other teams to identify new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in social inclusion including in fragile environments and promoting locally led development.
- Developing tools and guidance around disability mainstreaming
- Representing Sightsavers externally and strengthening partnerships with relevant stakeholders
- Working with fundraisers to generate additional financial resources.
- Contributing to the design of new opportunities
- Actively engaging in the Social Inclusion Thematic Group
- Contributing to communications about our work - internally and externally
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details
This is an ideal opportunity for someone enthusiastic about leading our efforts in disability mainstreaming across a number of key projects as well as designing new programmes in the future. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Significant and demonstrable practical experience in a relevant field (social work/social inclusion; gender studies, disability studies, international development etc.)
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in social inclusion, gender, disability and development
- Experience in social inclusion and rights-based programming in low-resource settings
- Experience in developing and adapting programme guidance tools and other resource materials.
- Experience in collating, synthesising and disseminating best practice guidance, research and programme learning.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting capacity strengthening initiatives and programmes with marginalised groups in low-resource settings
- Good knowledge of the key international networks and organisations working on social justice and inclusion
- Experience of representing an organisation at conferences and events
- Excellent oral and writing skills in English and French
- The ability to travel for up to 12 weeks a year
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) and attend in-person meetings on at least a quarterly basis. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place w/c Monday 29 April 2024 and the evaluation process will include a written exercise in English and French to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
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ROLE SUMMARY
The Global Grants and Engagement Manager is responsible for managing the Grants Programme of ProVeg International and leading the activities and staff within the ProVeg International Grants team. You will ensure the global grantmaking of ProVeg International aligns with its mission and goals, while also engaging with key players in the global plant-based movement, and raising funds for the Grants programme and other movement-building activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Grants Programme :
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Team-lead for ProVeg Grants team, including direct line management of Grants Programme Manager.
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Oversee quarterly grantmaking process, including reviewing and evaluating proposals, and providing recommendations aligned with ProVeg International’s grantmaking criteria.
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Ensure that all grantmaking is aligned and approved by all decision makers, including CEO, funder network, and Board Members.
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Oversee the team to ensure that all grants admin is fulfilled, including due diligence, and payment processing aligned with US regulations; accurately tracked grant records; queries are responded to timely, etc.
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Oversee and optimise grantmaking process infrastructure, and regularly implement improvements as needed.
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Oversee and optimise further capacity building initiatives developed for global grantee network
Stakeholder Engagement:
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Research and identify potential grant opportunities from foundations, donors, and other sources aligned with ProVeg's mission.
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Collaborate with internal teams to develop engagement strategies for stakeholders including donors, grantees, and supporters.
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Build and nurture relationships with existing and potential donors, foundations, and funding organisations to cultivate support for ProVeg's programmes and initiatives.
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Represent ProVeg at meetings, conferences, and events to promote our mission and establish strategic partnerships.
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Develop and oversee strategies to engage with individuals and organisations through digital platforms, including social media, email campaigns, and virtual events.
Strategic Development:
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Continue to develop the Strategy of ProVeg Grants Programme in alignment with ProVeg International’s global strategy and the wider plant-based advocacy/food system transformation movement.
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Ensure alignment, communication and collaboration across ProVeg International’s wider network and global initiatives.
Monitoring and Reporting:
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Track and evaluate grant programme’s performance against established goals and objectives, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
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Prepare timely and accurate reports for funders, highlighting project achievements, impact, and financial accountability.
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Monitor Grants Programme budgets, expenditures, and timelines to ensure effective utilisation of funds and compliance with funder requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in grantmaking and donor relations in the nonprofit sector is a must.
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Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as nonprofit management, international development, communications, or related field). Master's degree preferred.
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Highly organised and able to translate complex ideas into tangible and actionable tasks.
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Proven track record of successfully securing grants from diverse funding sources.
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Strong communication skills, including exceptional writing and editing abilities.
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Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders.
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Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Experience working with databases and grant management software (HubSpot).
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Passion for and commitment to ProVeg's mission.
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Travel once per quarter for 4-5 days per trip will be likely.
Benefits of working with us
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career-development support.
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Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Remote role, with regular travel across West Yorkshire and North East England.
We are Zarach: the children’s bed charity. Our story and our work have captured the nation’s attention, with regular appearances on local and national TV, and with our 2023 Christmas Appeal being supported by The Independent. Our charity was built upon voluntary endeavour and over the last six years we have continued to be incredibly well supported by people who choose to give their time, effort, skills, and experiences as volunteers to our mission of seeking to end child bed poverty in England.
We are honoured and humbled to have people volunteer with us on both a regular and more ad-hoc basis, and across different areas of the work we do. In the coming years we are seeking to respond to the increasing problem of child bed poverty through:
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Providing more bed bundles to children.
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Providing additional support for families.
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Using our experiences and learning to influence for change.
There are a significant number of volunteering opportunities we want to provide, and we are now looking for a Volunteer Development Officer to take this vital area of our work forward.
The ideal candidate will have experience of successfully supporting the promotion of volunteering opportunities, recruiting volunteers, overseeing volunteers’ induction and core training, and in the ongoing engagement and recognition of volunteers and their amazing contributions.
The main geographical areas (whilst not exclusively) of focus for us in the coming period are across the M62 corridor and the North East of England. The postholder would be required to travel across these areas but also beyond this, as we seek to then support more children in areas of greatest need across England in due course.
If joining a nationally captivating charity, that is in a period of exciting development, is what you’re looking for, please:
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Look at the job description and person specification for this role.
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Read through the supporting slides about our Mission, Values and Vision.
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Look at us across social media to find out more about our work and story.
If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an up-to-date CV and a supporting letter (of no more than three pages in size 12 font) about why you would like to join Zarach and how you fulfil the requirements of the role. The deadline for applications is Sunday 7th April at 5pm and we won’t be able to accept applications after this time. We will be looking to hold interviews on 18th April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours 36 hours (net) with evening and weekend working
Location Home-based within 45 minutes travel time of Evesham (WR11), looking after churches in Herefordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire
We’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join a talented team to inspire and empower communities to support their historic places of worship. This is a fundamental role within our West regional team, internally the role is known as Local Community Officer.
Churches Conservation Trust works with communities to look after 357 historic churches, over two million visitors annually and hundreds of events both private and public. These ancient, listed sites are among the most beautiful locations in England.
You’ll be visiting sites in your patch regularly, encouraging new supporters, holding local meetings, and raising funds to meet each building’s unique needs. Sharing progress through a growing church plan for each of the 22 churches in your area, you’ll ensure these buildings thrive as beautifully maintained visitor attractions, as venues for events and as central parts of village, town or city life.
You’ll be supported by our team of experts, including fundraising, conservation, and learning and by our large network of church supporters.
If you know how to build and sustain community projects across a wide area, whether that’s in towns, cities or remote areas, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our vacancies page, where you will be directed to our online recruitment system. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.
Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role, only applications submitted through our recruitment portal will be considered.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Thursday 4th April 2024.
Please note there is a two-stage interview process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a familiarisation visit on Tuesday 16th April 2024 in Evesham. This will be followed by interviews on Friday 19th April 2024 via Teams. Please note that the interview dates have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO?
We are the UK’s student mental health charity. We challenge the higher education sector, health sector, and government to work with students when making decisions that impact them, and make them accountable for prioritising student mental health. In collaboration with students, we show sector professionals what effective student mental health looks like, and bridge the gap between students and the communities around them to ensure their voices are always heard.
By creating and curating resources, stories and tools, we empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond. We want to empower and inspire students to use their voice to share their stories and advocate for themselves.
ROLE PURPOSE
As our Executive Assistant (Maternity Cover, 0.8 FTE, Fixed term for 12 months), you will play a crucial role in developing and supporting our charity and strengthening our administration and governance. You will be providing flexible assistance primarily to our CEO, in the planning and delivery of their workload. You will also provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, Trustee Board and other structured groups which shape the charity’s strategy and activities, for example our Clinical Advisory Group. As such, you will have the opportunity to work with the entire Student Minds team and a variety of stakeholders across the health and higher education sectors.
Key responsibilities:
Chief Executive Officer assistance
- Email and calendar management: helping to prioritise demands, responding to correspondence on behalf of the CEO and following up with contacts post-meetings.
- Arrange meetings and itineraries and coordinate travel as required.
- Stakeholder management support: utilising CRM to maintain updated databases for organisational contacts; support with the completion of contracts and registering purchase orders with suppliers,where the CEO is the lead contact.
Meeting management
- Plan and coordinate relevant meetings to ensure they are purposeful and relevant. These will include Board meetings, Senior Leadership Team Meetings, Leadership Group meetings and any other general committee meetings.
- Provide logistical and administrative support for all meetings, arranging suitable meeting premises or software, preparing and circulating agendas and meeting papers in consultation with the relevant participants (e.g. Chair of the Board, CEO and Senior Leadership Team).
- Coordinate catering requirements and liaise with the finance team to make purchases.
- Take high-quality and accurate meeting minutes and circulate them for appropriate approval and sign-off.
- Ensure prompt follow-up with agreed action points and follow through with ongoing delivery of commitments.
Governance support
- Provide administrative support where applicable to meet the charity’s requirements with
- Companies House and the Charity Commission.
- Support with Trustee recruitment, induction and training.
- Support the charity’s continuous improvement and compliance using tools such as the Governance
- Code.
Senior Leadership Team coordination
- Support with coordinating multi-stakeholder meetings, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support members of the Senior Leadership Team or their guests with the use of our core systems and software (Google Workspace, Google Meet, Slack, Mural, Zoom).
- Process any travel expenses for the Senior Leadership Team.
- Manage charity records: provide historical reference by supporting procedures for the retention and disposal of records.
- Welcome guests and provide tours of facilities or support guests to use online meeting software where required.
Other duties
- Such other duties as may be reasonably prescribed by the organisation, appropriate to the grade and responsibilities of this post.
- Provide cover for other team members as necessary to ensure seamless operations and support across the organisation.
- Work to agreed charity and personal targets.
- Attend regular team meetings with Student Minds colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with Student Minds’ internal procedures and all external legal requirements.
- Ensure equality and inclusion responsibilities for your area of work.
- Undertake training and attend conferences as appropriate.
- Engage with and provide feedback on projects and strategic reports developed by other members of the team.
- Work flexibly and undertake tasks to support Student Minds colleagues as required.
BENEFITS
- Generous annual leave allowance - 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus a 2-week winter closure
- Flexible working - we encourage all employees to reflect on when and where they work best and how they need to fit work around caring or other commitments.
- Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do - we support staff to implement Wellness Action Plans and offer 10% of weekly working hours for you to invest in your wellbeing.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme - we also offer wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of resources as well as confidential counselling.
We’re just beginning our journey… Join us as we move into our next strategic phase of growth, change and evolution…. ensuring a brighter future for young people.
About us
Founded in 2022 by four co-leaders with experience of charity-led mentoring provision and philanthropist John Caudwell, Caudwell Youth mentors at-risk young people aged 11-24 years into new futures.
Through our unique 1:1 mentoring programme we bring positive change, showing clear movement towards reducing risk of exploitation and offending, whilst engaging more in their community, bettering their relationships, finances and overcoming personal hurdles.
We currently work across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, but with significant ambition to reach at-risk young people across the UK.
About the opportunity
We now seek a values led CEO for Caudwell Youth to play a pivotal role in steering the organisation through its next phase of development.
You will work closely with the leadership team, the Chair and Trustees and to secure sustainable growth and drive the strategic direction of the organisation ensuring continued outstanding delivery through dynamic leadership.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional and inspirational people leader who is focused on mission, vision and the values of our organisation. As a collaborative leader you will empower and motivate our skilled and high performing staff.
You will be skilled in working effectively and confidently across a broad range of stakeholders and crucially have a proven track record of success within the non-profit or social impact sector, with a deep connection and understanding of the complexities and challenges facing young people.
You will be ambitious and keen to develop Caudwell Youth whilst remaining committed to supporting the vulnerable young people we support. Developing an ethos of shared values and a positive and inclusive culture, your strategic vision will translate passion into measurable impact and ultimately increase our reach.
Closing date: By 9am, Tuesday 23rd April 2024
SINCE 9/11 are seeking a dynamic and driven leader to manage the charity through its next phase of development.
The Charity Director will be responsible for managing the charity on a day to day basis throughout its next phase of development: developing and implementing the strategy for the organisation, building its capability to deliver this strategy through fundraising activities and putting in place a small team; driving awareness of the SINCE 9/11 Education Programme among key audiences and overseeing the financial administration of the charity, in line with the goals set out by the charity trustees.
CHARITY DIRECTOR ROLE OVERVIEW
This is an important and exciting time for the charity. More than 20 years after the horrific events of 9/11, with our acclaimed SINCE 9/11 education programmes for schools (developed by the world no.1 UCL Institute of Education) and our strategy and vision for the future both now in place, we want to drive the charity even further forward.
Our work remains as important as ever, teaching young people across the UK – who weren’t even born in September 2001 – about the events, causes and consequences of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist atrocities.
In a world where extremism and terrorism pose a huge risk, both to life and to the pluralist ideals of democratic societies, SINCE 9/11 seeks to lead the way in educating young people and steering society towards a more peaceful and tolerant future. In order to do so, we are now seeking a talented, driven and engaging leader who can take our charity to the next level. We believe that we have a high-quality programme to take into schools and other settings working with young people; our challenge now is to ensure that our programme reaches as many schools as possible.
We therefore need a leader who is confident and creative in building relationships with schools, academy trusts, local authorities, subject associations and teaching unions; someone who is familiar with the national education environment. Supported by a high-profile and committed board, our new director will be tasked with putting all of their energy into building those relationships and ensuring that we have a step change in the number of young people accessing our programme.
We believe that doing so will bring us long term financial sustainability and thus the ability to grow and develop our programmes further. In the tough operating environment, with schools currently facing many challenges of their own, we know this will be no easy task. The Board will be ready and willing to support you in any way that we can, as we recognise that appointing a dynamic, committed director is crucial to a continuing successful future for SINCE 9/11.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Peter Rosengard (Chair and Founder)
Matthew Hartley (Vice Chair)
Lady Lucy French OBE
Professor Colin Diamond CBE
Sir Anthony Seldon
Dame Sally Coates
Dame Cressida Dick
Ishtiaq Hussain OBE
THE PROCESS
To apply for the role, please submit a CV and covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you are applying for the role.
Key dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 2nd April (midday): closing date for applications
- Monday 8th April: first round interview
- Monday 15th April: second round interview
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The vacancy
Who are we?
We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.
Do you want to be part of that?
Our structured programmes of volunteering, physical and skills based challenges inspire, guide, and encourage young people to widen their experiences and learn new skills.
Through a licensing process, we partner with youth organisations and support them in their delivery of our programmes to their young people. These organisations range from schools and colleges to local authorities, charities, secure units, and community organisations.
We have recently launched our new strategy for the next five years, Youth Without Limits, which will ensure the DofE is open to all young people aged 14-24 across the UK, and that our participants reflect the most diverse generation of young people ever.
What is the role?
This is a Fixed Term Contract until the 31st of March 2025.
Working within our values and behavioural framework, the role involves closely managing the relationships of our partner organisations (known as Licensed Organisations – LOs) and ensuring those within your portfolio offer quality and inclusive DofE programmes to young people.
While managing these relationships, across your portfolio area you will also identify and develop new relationships with appropriate educational and community organisations to widen the access of the DofE to young people, particularly those who experience marginalisation.
You will be undertaking regular meetings, in person and virtually, engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders at different levels within different organisations across your portfolio area. When not out at meetings, you will be working from home.
Whilst you won’t be working directly with young people, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are having a positive impact on their future opportunities.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a team player who has a passion for the development of young people and who will be enthusiastic, who can engage and influence a variety of stakeholders and who will be an authentic ambassador for the DofE.
You will need to have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders and have the skills to inspire and influence them to enable young people to participate in DofE.
To undertake the role, you’ll need to be exceptionally organised, have the ability to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and have excellent administrative skills, being both computer literate and competent in MS Office applications.
We are looking for someone who is flexible in their approach, has a positive outlook and who will actively contribute to our team.
The successful application should live within, or very close to, the portfolio area.
What will you get in return?
The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.
You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.
From day one we offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, paid director days, volunteering hours, Healthcare cash plan, employee assistance programme and an extensive online training programme, plus many more. (based on 35 hours).
How to apply
If you feel excited by this role and believe you have the necessary skills and experience to become a valued team member, please go to our website and apply.
The deadline for applying for this role is: Midnight 7th of April 2024.
Interviews will take place on w/c 15th April via Teams.
Second Interviews will take place: w/c 22nd April in person, venue TBC.
The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including references, checks covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm the ability to work in the UK and a health check.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Can you inspire people to fundraise and support children with life-limiting conditions and complex disabilities? Have you a proven track record of building sustainable, long-term relationships? Do you enjoy a challenge and want to build new partnerships that will allow our charity to increase its reach and impact across Britain and Ireland?
Lifelites is a unique charity that has been providing innovative assistive and sensory equipment, specialist training and technical support to the children’s palliative care sector for 25 years.
Our inclusive technology empowers over 12,500 children to play, create and communicate, helping families build joyful memories and experience moments of fun and connectivity.
We are looking for an experienced relationship fundraiser to join our small team and help us engage with, and fundraise from, membership organisations, special interest groups and community groups across Britain and Ireland.
The role may be either fully remote or Hybrid with a London Office location depending on the location of the candidate
This is an amazing opportunity to join an established charity looking to grow and diversify both its fundraising and service provision over the next 5 years.
Whether you are looking for a new challenge or are ready for the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.
Applications close: Monday 8th April 2024 at 5pm
Interviews: Monday 15th April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interim Chief Executive
“We're seeking a dynamic leader who thrives at the crossroads of creativity, social impact, and strategic vision. One who excels in managing a small but ambitious team, committed to accelerating health impact through the arts. You'll champion our innovative approach, forge powerful partnerships, and secure the funding needed to scale our programmes nationwide.
If you yearn to make a real difference, if and the idea of weaving the arts into the fabric of well-being excites you, then Aesop is your calling. Join us in building a healthier, more vibrant society, one artistic intervention at a time. Be the leader who inspires a future where creativity heals.” Professor Kevin Fenton CBE PrFPH FRCP PhD - Interim CEO and Chair
About the Role
Aesop are seeking an Interim Chief Executive to work with the Chair, to ensure that Aesop’s charitable vision, mission and strategic plans are developed and delivered effectively and sustainably. The Chief Executive will ensure the charity is well administered and meets its governance responsibilities. The Chief Executive will act as an ambassador to secure Aesop’s impact and profile locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
About you
You will have successful experience in leadership and the growth of a national charity. Due to the nature of the role, you will have proven turnaround and/or transformation experience and skill set.
A track record of raising funds through grants and success in tendering and bidding for contracts is also crucial. Ideally you will be experienced in working in a resource constraint environment.
With regard to people management, you will have strong leadership expertise and experienced in leading volunteers. Externally, you will represent Aesop positively and effectively in order to secure Aesop’s impact.
It would be great if you …
Have experience within the Arts, health, or social care, or have existing networks in health and grant giving organisations. Strong commercial marketing and sales experience would be advantageous.
What we do
Aesop is an ambitious organisation that has grown since professionalising in 2014. Our vision is of a future when arts solutions for society’s problems are valued and available for all who need them. Our current focus is on major health challenges.
Our team is a welcoming group of people from a diverse range of sectors: health, arts, social care, education, and business, all with a commitment to helping those in need through the power of the arts. We are creative, adaptable, agile, and resilient, responding quickly to challenges and opportunities, putting Aesop at the forefront of the Arts and Health sector.
How to apply
If you are interested in what you have read, then we look forward to hearing from you. We very much hope that you have enough information to help you decide whether to apply for the post.
To be considered for this role you will need to apply with an online application through the recruitment portal. Along with your application please submit an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement of no more than 1,000 words outlining your suitability for the role addressing the job description and person specification.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert will be closed early if an appointment is made prior to the closing date so please do not delay in applying.
All applications must be received no later than Tuesday 16th April at 12pm.
The interviews for this role are anticipated to take place at the end of April/beginning of May. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to confirm the date.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract, Part time
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum (FTE) dependent on expertise.
Contract: 6-month contract, part-time, circa 3 days per week.
Benefits Competitive
Location: Home-based with the expectation of meeting the team, stakeholders and funders in person as appropriate. Registered office is currently in Witney, Oxfordshire but not used as HQ.
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Youth Liaison Officer – Dorset
Salary: £14,147.69 pro-rata including holiday pay, based on a working pattern of 25hrs/week and 39 weeks/year. £24,200 FTE
Hours: 25hrs a week, working term time only (39 weeks/year).
Contract: Permanent
Ideal opportunity if you enjoy working with young people and want to help them be the best they can be.
Flexible and rewarding position within a dedicated and supportive team, working together to develop teamwork, leadership, and employability skills that inspire the next generation to aim high.
Join our team and make a real difference!
Our charity, the Jon Egging Trust, is looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of working with young people, to plan and deliver inspiring teamwork, leadership and employability programmes in Dorset. The role involves liaising with school staff, local partners (including the Military and local businesses) and volunteers to ensure programmes meet the needs of our young people and is supported by the Regional Manager, Dorset.
The successful candidate will be based from home with a requirement to travel to partner schools and business sites in and around Dorset. Fuel expenses are paid and travel time is included as part of working hours. Working with secondary schools to provide early support programmes, core delivery time is usually within the school working day and during school terms only. All other working hours can be managed with flexibility by the post holder to ensure that all administrative tasks are completed as required.
About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)
At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.
Our benefits package includes:
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Flexible working
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Enhanced annual leave
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Homeworking allowance
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Occupational pension scheme
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Occupational sickness scheme
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Special paid leave provision
Child and adult at risk protection policy statement
The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
The closing date is Sunday 14th April 2024 at 23:59.
Interviews to be held in person at one of our partner schools in Dorset the week after closing date for applications,location to be confirmed.
Questions?
Please find our contact details on the JET website: Contact | Jon Egging Trust
Please note: In order to become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check – enhanced with children’s barred – is required for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Operating Officer: NHS Retirement Fellowship
£47,420 - £56,918 FTE
22.5 hours per week (0.6)
The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a registered charity No. 287936 which exists for people who have worked in or for health and social care services.
We offer social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to our members. We facilitate continued and new friendships, focused on local branches across the UK and postal members. We offer national support and events, including a hugely popular national conference.
We have a clear ambition to build our membership, anticipating their needs and developing new ways of meeting them.
This is a new, senior role within our well-established charity and we expect the post holder to play a proactive and productive role as a member of the organisation’s small Management Team.
You must have significant operational experience preferably in a similar role in the NHS or in another public sector or charitable organisation.
Closing date: Application is by CV and a supporting statement by 3rd April 2024
Interviews by Zoom: 18th April 2024
As Local Mobilisation Officer, you will support the delivery of our ambitious programme to mobilise food banks in the Trussell network to campaign for change. You will support the development and delivery of campaign content and resources for our food bank network, leading on specific elements as required and ensuring people with lived experience are at the heart of their campaigning. You will be a central point of contact for food banks engaged in Trussell policy campaigns, working with them to ensure that content and actions are accessible to our whole network. You will work with colleagues from across Trussell Trust and work closely with our Senior Manager for OLM and our OLM Development Manager.
Role responsibilities
· Development of high-level campaigns content:
Supporting content creation for communications to food banks, briefings, training sessions, and other digital and physical resources. Lead on specific elements/projects as required.
· Liaising with Food banks on campaign action development and delivery:
Ensuring that food banks have: a direct point of contact as actions are developed and during mobilisation periods for queries, and receive support and campaign materials on time. Support food banks and Trussell colleagues that support them to give feedback on the development of campaigning training, resources, and support.
· Development of assigned mobilisation strategic projects:
Support various strategic projects within the OLM team to mobilise food banks to campaign more effectively.
· Support the OLM team to develop robust participation structures for Organising and Mobilising:
Ensuring that people with lived experience are at the heart of food bank network’s campaigning, ensuring content is accessible for a diverse range of audiences.
· Identify patterns and trends from the food bank network’s local and regional campaigning activity, and feedback on these.
Your understanding of the food bank network will help the voices, needs and culture of the network to inform our mobilisation work.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Experience of designing and developing resources, activities, and content for campaigners and social change makers.
· Experience of developing simple and accessible content for public facing
· audiences.
· Experience of working with people with lived experience and providing structures to get their meaningful input.
· Experience of working across teams/ departments, to ensure alignment and understanding on any given project.
· Demonstrable experience of engaging with internal and external stakeholders
Behaviours and competencies
· Confident in communicating to a range of audiences from a diverse range of backgrounds including people with lived experiences of poverty and able to seek and balance a range of views and stakeholders, influencing where required.
· Sound project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities.
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
· Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust.
· Deliver work within a cross-Directorate matrix structure where operational and development benefits arise from resource sharing.
· Demonstrates empathy for people from underrepresented, historically excluded and marginalised backgrounds.
Key Stakeholders
· Food banks, including project managers, volunteers and people they support, as well as local OLM funded roles.
· Learning & Development Partner and the wider Learning & Development team
· Network Resources Manager
· Volunteering Development Manager
· Network Leads, Area Managers, Network Church Engagement Managers, Network Volunteer Engagement Managers, and Pathfinder Leads who support food banks in their operational and strategic work.
· Network Policy and Research Officers
· Strategic Communications Managers
· Volunteer Engagement Manager
· Participation team
Our Values
The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQIA+, from racially minoritised communities such as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.