Project Administrator Jobs in Islington, Greater London
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
We have a great opportunity within the finance team as part of the wider Finance and Procurement Department. This opportunity is ideal for a graduate who is passionate about making a positive impact in the nonprofit sector. It's an excellent opportunity for an individual who is seeking a career in finance to gain solid experience, develop their skills and mentorship, and access professional development opportunities to kickstart their career in our organisation.
About the Role
- Assist in project planning, implementation, and monitoring under the guidance of senior team members.
- Contribute to research, data analysis, and report preparation for key initiatives and milestones.
- Provide administrative assistance, including collating key feedback and test run reports from various stakeholders, organising documentation for each stage of project implementation.
- Participate in training programs, workshops, and skill-building activities to enhance your professional competencies.
- Work collaboratively with team members and cross-departmental colleagues to achieve project goals and deliverables.
About you :
To be successful in this role:
- Education to a Bachelor's degree in Finance/Law or similar field from an accredited institution
- Knowledge and understanding of due diligence and compliance.
- Strong academic record and a passion for the nonprofit sector and social impact.
- Knowledge of International development interventions in Asia & Africa.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Why you should Apply:
Are you ready to kickstart your career in finance and administration? Look no further! Here at Muslim Aid, we're on the lookout for ambitious graduates who are eager to dive into the dynamic world of finance and make their mark.
Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
How to apply:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit your CV, cover letter, and academic transcripts.to our Muslim Aid Website, please highlight your interest in working with our charity and how your skills and experiences align with the role.
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Job Title: HR Administrator
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 Months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 35 per week (Full Time)
Salary: £26,000 – £28,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Location: Coram Campus – Bloomsbury, London (with flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week)
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About the Role
We are seeking a HR Administrator to join our Human Resources team at Coram.
This is an exciting opportunity either for an individual who is looking to develop their HR skills in an experienced and supportive HR team or who has relevant HR experience and is looking for a new challenge.
This multi-faceted HR administration role covers all parts of the employee life-cycle, along with opportunities to get involved in projects such as TUPE, well-being, and recruitment and retention strategies. You will work closely with one or more business partners to support specific entities within the Group and will play an integral role in providing an efficient and effective HR service that adds value to the wider organisation.
We are looking for an individual who:
- has experience of working in a HR environment or administrative experience combined with HR qualifications;
- strives to deliver an excellent service;
- has strong interpersonal skills with the ability to relate professionally to staff and build good working relationships at all levels;
- has the enthusiasm and willingness to learn new skills;
- is a team player with a professional, flexible, and positive approach to work;
- can be flexible in order to support the needs of a busy department.
If this sounds like you - we’d love to hear from you!
More information about the role and its responsibilities and expectations can be found in the job description and person specification.
Working at Coram
If successful, you will join a supportive and collaborative team, where everyone’s contributions are recognised and valued.
At Coram, we’re driven by a purpose we care very much about. Delivering the right results for the children and families that depend on us needs people who feel supported, valued and appreciated for their efforts. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and fulfilling work environment in which our staff can thrive.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 11.59pm, Wednesday 8th May 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neurodiversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our programme supporting Higher Technical Education has big ambitions. Known as the ‘missing middle’ of higher education in England, we want to see the declines in level 4 and 5 technical education reversed and more providers emerge who can offer high-quality education and training to help people access highskilled occupations. Key to this transformation is the role of Institutes of Technology (IoTs) – collaborations between further education colleges, universities and employers – and we have been working closely with the National Network of Institutes of Technology to support their success. We are looking for a Project Officer to play an integral part in the successful delivery of this programme, as well as becoming an advocate for Higher Technical Qualifications more broadly.
This role sits within the small Higher Education Team at Gatsby, and you will work closely with the Project Manager and Director of Programmes to: develop and deliver a range of projects to support our programme objectives; represent Gatsby at external meetings; organise meetings and events; and develop strong working relationships with key partners.
Key Role Responsibilities:
- Deliver projects to support Gatsby’s Higher Technical Education programme, with clear objectives and planning, delivering outputs on time and within budget.
- Research, create and write compelling communications that support programme objectives.
- Co-ordinate regular meetings and external events, including drafting agendas, writing minutes, liaising with and organising contributions from external stakeholders.
- Work effectively with other Gatsby programme teams to ensure higher technical education is appropriately represented within their areas of focus.
- Commission consultants/researchers to undertake pieces of work that will inform programme direction.
- Undertake project evaluations to measure success, analysing outputs/feedback and making informed recommendations to improve activity.
- Manage the National Network of Institutes of Technology website and LinkedIn pages, ensuring they remain a compelling national presence with engaging and relevant content.
- Provide administrative and budget support for beneficiary grants and contracts.
- Create and maintain data and contact information relevant to the Institutes of Technology and other key stakeholders in higher technical education.
- Maintain a secure understanding of all high-level Gatsby policy positions and able to communicate them effectively in written form and verbally.
About You:
Experience
- Managed projects to successful outcomes, including some budget responsibility.
- Organised meetings and external events.
- Managed external contracts or grants to deliver agreed objectives on time and within budget.
- Developed and maintained a network of external contacts.
- Have produced effective communication materials for different audiences.
Knowledge & Expertise
- Some knowledge and understanding of the UK post-18 education and skills landscape.
- Basic understanding of the ways in which policy decisions are influenced and enacted in England.
Skills & Abilities
- Comfortable working with partners in education and industry, able to initiate and develop positive relationships with a diverse range of people and organisations.
- Able to persuade, engage and build rapport quickly with new contacts, and maintain important working partnerships.
- Oral and written fluency in English and able to prepare and present accurate and readable briefings and reports from complex information.
- Constantly striving to improve own projects and processes. Open to new ideas and ways of doing things, enabling constructive contributions to organisational progress and innovation.
- Able to set and meet own deadlines under pressure, often balancing conflicting priorities, and dealing calmly with unforeseen issues.
- Diplomatic and politically sensitive, using good judgement and evidence to form opinions.
- An ability to apply an awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
Personal Attributes & Other Requirements
- Strong interest in the role of technical education and careers guidance in improving life chances.
- Highly self-motivated, setting high standards for themselves and those they work with.
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- Enjoys working as part of a small team.
- Able to be flexible about working hours and locations, including working remotely and travelling to meetings around the UK and potentially overseas (may include overnight stays).
For the full job pack and details of the application process, please click the How to Apply button.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Focused on developing cultural and accessible opportunities for new and existing audiences, building local and long-term relationships, embedding meaningful and relevant ways of working with young people and collaborating with artists, partners, programme team to create impact. Emphasising an audience-centred approach, this new role has been established to develop and deliver new initiatives and engagement projects that bridge the gap between artistic programme and communities.
Key aims include:
• Platform new narratives, underrepresented perspectives and reflective discourse to widen audience engagement
• Futureproof the creative industry for generations to come through inclusive pathways and progression routes – supporting young people that enter the programme to expand and grow skills set and build the talent pipeline.
• To produce programmes that have impact by ensuring effective implementation of the Learning and Engagement and Audience Development strategy.
Strategy
• Deliver on the ICA’s vision and mission, the L&E strategy, audience development targets, increasing reach to work with diverse audiences, working to team targets and SMART objectives. Promote equality and inclusivity in all aspects of work.
• Instigating new collaborative models to engage with contemporary society that leverages the ICA’s assets as a resource.
Programme delivery
• Working closely with the Head of Learning and Engagement to devise and produce ICA’s Learning and Engagement programme, including co-creating with young people on our core youth projects (ICA Creatives and youth forum), monthly talks programme, book launches, symposia, workshops (inc reading groups), residencies.
• Developing programme that is responsive to the artistic programme and audience need.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with institutions including higher education and third sector for collaborative purposes and to grow new audiences.
• Liaise and collaborate with the Bookstore Manager on creating opportunities in line with the talks programme and book launches. 
• Ensure programmes are accessible, in content, language and reach.
• Contracting freelance artists, facilitators, and other collaborators, ensuring they understand and apply the organisation ethos and policies in their approach to work.
• Devising and delivering new online content opportunities, that create programme visibility, promote and target audience reach, including contributing towards digital strategies (in collaboration with comms team).
• Contribute to and participate in a collaborative working environment, including weekly team discussions and other conversations.
Finance Management
• Manage the project budget ensuring both quality control and good value for money, including authorising expenditure via any payment method, tracking all transactions, and tracking actual, committed, and forecast (uncommitted) costs. With oversight from Head of L&E.
• Track income, request sales invoices, and submit a third-party audit trail for all income received.
• Reconcile project budgets and cashflow to our accounting system monthly, in collaboration with the Finance Manager.
Comms & Marketing
• Work to maintain the profile of ICA and our projects.
• Work with the Communications Team to plan and deliver communication and participant recruitment campaigns and implement appropriate strategic marketing for each project.
• Arrange photography and video documentation as necessary.
• Write copy in line with ICA guidelines to promote programme
General Administration
• Ensure all day-to-day project administration is carried out efficiently and appropriately.
• Maintain that all project activity and outcomes are carried out in line with ICA’s policies and procedures, including and not limited to insurance, liability, health & safety, safeguarding, privacy & data protection, access, equity, diversity, inclusion, safer spaces, and anti-racism.
• Work in a sustainable and environmentally conscious manner in the production and presentation of ICA programme.
• Maintaining data collection to contribute towards evaluation, tracking monitoring information to monitor impact.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
• At least 5 years’ experience of working effectively as a producer in the cultural sector within a participation / learning / engagement context
• A strong track record of producing programmes that respond to audience need and create impact
• Experience working with diverse audiences including young people and communities
• Knowledge of access, diversity, equality and inclusion, anti-racism policies in the cultural sector.
• Growth specific mind-set; adaptive and fresh thinking in new approaches to engage audiences
• Experience of working with artists and supporting them in complex project delivery
• Excellent project management, administrative and organisational skills
• Good numeracy and project budgeting skills
• IT literate and confident across a range of programmes and platforms
• A strong written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people
• Awareness of safeguarding management principles and best practices
• Keen interest in contemporary culture and shifts in generations and society.
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Age UK is currently recruiting for a motivated Salesforce Training & Adoption Manager to lead on the training and strategy of our Salesforce solution. In this role, you'll be working directly with our extensive Partner Network, supporting them to gain the most value out of the solution.
As Salesforce Training & Adoption Manager, you'll have a pro-active, strategic, and concise approach, with exceptional stakeholder management skills. Working as part of the Service and Business Improvement team, you'll develop a training strategy for our Salesforce solution, implement successful adoption strategies for our different Network Partners, and create self-service training materials to support our different users.
This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. The expectation is that you will attend our London office once a week. There will also be regular travel to our local network partners across the nation.
Age UK internal grade - 6L
Must haves:
* Experience of providing training to end users of digital systems.
* Experience creating training strategies and plans.
* Significant experience of driving adoption of CRM solutions across a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce.
* Experience of undertaking adoption reviews with staff groups, and achieving improvements in adoption of CRM solutions.
* Strong soft skills, with a confident and clear manner of presenting information in an engaging way.
* Must be understanding of the various challenges experienced with digital transformation projects.
* Experience of designing and developing training material.
* Confident use of Microsoft applications such as Office 365 Applications including Teams, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
* Willingness to travel Nationally to various locations to deliver training and support.
* Experience facilitating listening groups and feedback sessions.
Great to haves:
* Experience working with non-profit organisations.
* Experience with Moodle.
* Experience with Salesforce service cloud.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Involve is at the vanguard of changing our democracy. Combining innovative, high-quality practice with making a clear case for a democracy fit for the 21st century, we are showing exactly what our democratic future holds.
As Project Administrator you will play a key role in our team, working together to build a vibrant democracy, where people are at the heart of decision-making. Your focus will be to support the delivery of Involve’s projects and programmes to a high standard, helping to manage relationships, budgets, logistics, events and systems effectively.
To succeed in the role, you will be an outstanding and detail oriented administrator who has excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills. You will show lots of initiative, be a strong team player whilst also being able to work autonomously, as well as have a passion for our mission
The first major project that will play a significant part of your role will be the Democracy Network - a major project for Involve whose aim is to connect people working on issues of power and democracy to increase our understanding and effectiveness, take action together, and lead on issues to build a stronger democracy.
Role Summary
You will work closely with The Governance and Team Lead to ensure smooth and effective running of our finance and HR processes. You will work with the wider team supporting their effective delivery of training and projects as well as provide day to day support. This is a mixed and self-directed role with opportunity to contribute to a range of work and projects. We require some core office hours, by agreement and support team members to work flexibly to accommodate good work/life balance.
Role Description
HR
- Support management of team Compliance and Training
- Support the organisation to be legally compliant
- Support the organisation to reflect its values in HR process
Finance
- Issue invoices and monitor and pursue unpaid invoices
- Manage and administer monthly procedures linked to payroll
- Manage and monitor monetary transactions
- Monitor expenditure against budgets
- Monitor and support wellbeing fund spend
- Monitor associate invoices and provide support as needed
General
- Be a point of contact and support team members
- Support to project team including monitoring emails and responding to enquiries
- Support online events and manage bookings
- Provide basic IT support to team members
- Format documents in line with the company brand guidelines
- Support team members to produce reports and presentations
- Work with our team and partners to enable Neurodiverse Connection to run efficiently in line with the overall company aims
Personal Specification can be found in the Application Pack
About Neurodiverse Connection
Neurodiverse Connection is a Neurodivergent led Community Interest Company.
Our mission is to:
- Listen to and amplify neurodivergent views and voices.
- Give additional consideration to intersectionality and how we can support the amplification of views and voices that are often unseen and unheard.
- Support people from different neurologies to understand each other, facilitating solutions to the double empathy problem.
- Lead on changing understanding of sensory and social processing differences, particularly in relation to the built environment.
- Challenge the common misunderstandings and misconceptions of autism and support an improved understanding of neurodiversity within health and social care.
- Promote an improved understanding of neurodivergent culture and communication.
- Support neurodivergent people to have equal opportunities in life.
- Support neurodivergent people to have equal opportunities and outcomes in health.
- Support neurodivergent employment, including in leadership positions and facilitating change for the neurodivergent community.
Our commitment to you
It’s part of our mission to be a great place to work and to demonstrate how to work in neurodivergent affirming ways. We believe this is beneficial to everyone, regardless of neurology.
We aim to:
- Offer flexibility in delivery hours, within agreed parameters.
- Work to make Neurodiverse Connection an organisation that you enjoy being part of, that supports you in your role, that recognises your contribution and that delivers great outcomes for the neurodivergent people we work to support.
- Involve you in shaping and directing the organisation.
- Listen when we don’t get it right, and welcome constructive feedback.
- Involve team members in development opportunities and spending the social value we’ve accumulated together.
- 35 hour full time working week.
- 4% work place pension contribution.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata.
- Access to a wellbeing fund.
Recruitment details
Recruitment Timeline
- Deadline for applications : Tuesday 7th May 9am (unfortuantely we cannot accept any applications past this deadline)
- Applicants notified if shortlisted : Thursday 9th May
- Dates of interviews : Thursday 16th May
- Interviewees notified if they have been appointed : no later than Friday 24th May
How to apply
The application process is two stages.
Stage 1: download and complete the application form.
- You will be asked to enter some of your contact details and details of previous work.
- You will then be asked to answer 3 questions.
- You will also be asked to complete an optional equality and diversity form.
Stage 2: If you are shortlisted you will be invited to attend an online interview. You will be sent the interview questions 5 days ahead of the interview date.
As part of the interview, you will be asked to complete two tasks that are relevant to the role. One task is responding to email enquiries, and one task is to review and update a finance spreadsheet.
To apply for the role download the application form and return it to recruitment@ndconnection by Tuesday 7th May 9am.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
Further details can be found on our website
We are a neurodivergent-led Community Interest Company (CIC) created to improve support and outcomes for neurodivergent people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
UKCF are the membership organisation for 47 UK community foundations; the only national network of charitable funders with a physical presence in every part of the UK and the UK’s 4th largest funder.
We are currently using a shared legacy system built with Salesforce Classic though will be implementing and supporting 38 individual Salesforce instances from June 2024 for each Community Foundation. Each individual instance will be based on a network agreed Salesforce design, with the ability for foundations to bespoke their system to fit their individual needs if required.
This role of Systems Administrator reports into the Network Digital Transformation Lead and will initially cover our existing legacy system and be an integral part of the implementation, data migration and ongoing development and support of the new system and structure.
Closing date: 1pm on Thursday 25th April
Interviews to take place: Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th April or Wednesday 1st May
We’re looking for two self-starting team members who will help coordinate our JUMP befriending project for unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees.
You’ll be responsible for half of the befriending pairs (currently 28, increasing to 50 in the coming months) and undertake tasks such as working with our partner organisations, managing referrals for young people, recruiting volunteer befrienders, and setting-up and sustaining pairs. This includes leading an initial training day.
You’ll also provide JUMP young people with casework support, help organise our group events and facilitate support from our Hardship Fund.
Main functions
Supporting young people and the JUMP Community
- Managing a caseload of young people; including offering casework support; arranging and attending appointments with the young person where necessary and signposting to available support.
- Helping plan and organise quarterly group events.
- Conducting initial assessments with young people to understand their needs, and once paired with a volunteer, hosting befriending initial meetings.
Supervising and supporting volunteers
- Recruiting, interviewing and onboarding new befrienders, including organising and delivering training.
- Supporting befriending volunteers through regular supervisions, meetings, emails and phone calls, and responding promptly to any safeguarding concerns raised.
- Ensuring that volunteers uphold JUMP’s policies and boundaries for befriending.
Publicising JUMP, and engaging with key stakeholders
- Publicising the project to existing and potential referral agencies, and establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with them.
- Representing HIAS+JCORE and JUMP in the refugee sector as required, for example at the Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium (RMCC) meetings.
Project monitoring, evaluation and record keeping
- Working with experts and the JUMP Project Manager on supporting the project and its evaluation, and keeping accurate records in JUMP’s database.
Other Duties
- Ensuring that JUMP informs our campaigns, communications and education work. As the project develops, there will be opportunities for the post-holder to contribute to and support these areas of our work.
We're looking for candidates who have
- Ability to support, develop rapport and trust with, and motivate both young people and volunteers from a range of backgrounds and ages in challenging circumstances, including the ability to facilitate and engage in cross cultural communication.
- Knowledge of issues facing separated asylum seeking and refugee children and young people, and the rights and entitlements of ‘Looked After’ children and young people.
- Understanding of the current context surrounding immigration, asylum and welfare issues facing children and young people in the UK today.
- Understanding of Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding, and ability to communicate this to volunteers.
- Understanding of youth work principles and methods, including the benefits and challenges of befriending and other participatory methods.
- Ability to network in the refugee sector and develop strong working relationships.
- Ability to work independently and to self-motivate.
- Commitment to HIAS+JCORE values, social justice and antiracism.
- The ability to communicate in languages other than English, in particular Arabic, Spanish and French (desirable)
Experience required
Essential
- A track record of working directly with asylum seeking and refugee children and young people.
- Experience of social work, youth work, or other relevant methods of supporting people in challenging circumstances.
- Experience of training, coordinating and supporting volunteers.
- Experience of juggling commitments and responding to relevant stressful situations.
Desirable
- Educated to at least undergraduate degree level, or equivalent background or experience.
- Working knowledge of Local Authorities’ responsibilities for Looked After Children and Care Leavers.
- Experience of project management including administration, monitoring, evaluation and report writing.
About HIAS+JCORE
HIAS+JCORE is the UK Jewish voice on refugees and racial justice. Our work is driven by the belief that the Jewish community should play an active part in building a society in which refugees are able to live in dignity where the UK is a welcoming place free from racism.
Role details
Salary: £30,000 (pro-rata'd to £18,000)
Hours: 21 hours per week. Flexible working; some evening and weekend work will be required.
Location: Hybrid working between home and our North London office space.
Applicants must be UK based either in London/the South-East or be willing to relocate. We are only able to consider applicants who have the right to work in the UK. HIAS+JCORE is unable to sponsor working visas to the UK.
We warmly encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and people with any, or no, particular religious faith or beliefs. We particularly encourage applicants from people with lived experience of the asylum system.
Interviews will be held in person in north London in mid-May.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a Projects Officer for Live Unlimited you'll be helping to make a difference to the lives of care experienced young people living in Barnet, north London.
Here at Live Unlimited our vision is that all care-experienced children and young people are able to achieve their potential and lead happy, fulfilled lives.
Most care experienced young people will have experienced trauma and adverse childhood experiences before they went into care system.
Early intervention is key and we know at Live Unlimited the life-changing impact our schemes can make. As someone who shares our passion for social mobility, you'll be driven by a desire to help us to deliver first class opportunities to these incredible young people, providing support and inspiration along the way.
Reporting to: Operations Director & Fundraising Manager
Location: Flexible and remote working is offered to all of our staff. We have an office based in Colindale, London, which we tend to work around two days per week, with two days remote working.
About the Role: This is an interesting and varied role. As the post holder you'll be not only be setting up, administering and delivering schemes and activities to benefit Barnet’s looked after young people, you'll also be creating marketing materials and supporting fundraising events. Promoting the work of our charity is key too through updating our website, writing our quarterly newsletter and social media channels, as well as supporting the running and administration of the charity.
About You:
You'll have experience of managing and delivering projects, schemes or activities and supporting administrative tasks including keeping accurate records, financial tracking and expenditure.
You'll also have experience of creating engaging content for newsletters, websites and/or social media channels especially Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver common goals.
Having a passion for Live Unlimited’s vision and objectives is very useful in this role. We particularly welcome applicants with experience or being a looked after child, care leaver or personal experience of the care system.
If you are organised and efficient, passionate about social mobility, and have a creative flair, this is the perfect job for you!
Working hours: 28 hours (4 days per week) Could be split across five days. Core hours: 10am-4pm
Salary: £135.35pd for 4 days per week (£35,191 FTE) The role is for 12 months with a view to possible extension dependent on funding. Would consider suitable candidates interested in working 21 hours (3 days per week).
Closing date: 10th May 2024.
Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.
Key responsibilities:
(1) The set up, administration and running of schemes and activities
(2) To deliver marketing and fundraising activities as needed for specific schemes and activities
(3) To support wider awareness building and promote the work of the charity to enable it to meet its charitable aims and objectives
(4) To provide support in the running and administration of the charity
Experience and Knowledge
• Experience of project management and delivering schemes or activities and supporting administrative tasks including keeping accurate records, budgeting, booking rooms, responding to emails etc. (essential)
• Experience of coordinating and updating online and social media channels especially Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (essential)
* Experience of marketing and communications (essential)
• Experience of building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver common goals (essential)
• Experience of working within not for profit or charitable sector (desirable)
• Fundraising experience (desirable)
• Knowledge of the challenges facing looked after young people (desirable)
• Knowledge and/or experience of safeguarding issues working with children and young people (desirable)
Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (essential)
• Excellent time management and organisational skills (essential)
• Ability to work under own initiative, taking responsibility and ownership for researching and solving problems (essential)
• Computer literate and ability to work with Word and Excel (essential) and website management systems (desirable)
• Awareness of data protection legislation (desirable)
Other:
• Relevant work experience
• An enhanced DBS check is a requirement of this role
The right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role.
Live Unlimited’s vision is that all care-experienced children and young people are able to achieve their potential and lead happy, fulfilled lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Remote (UK-based), role may require occasional travel
Salary: £42,750 per annum
Length of contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025
Hours per week: 37
Reports to: Head of Strategic Programmes
Closing date: TBC – 30th April 2024
Interviews: w/c 6th May or w/c 13th May 2024
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Project Manager role:
As Project Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in working across the organisation to ensure that sound project management principles are being used in all aspects of our work. You will be responsible for delivering cross-cutting, significant and complex programmes and projects that underpin Women’s Aid’s strategy.
You will support the Head of Strategic Programmes to effectively schedule and monitor the projects, programmes and core business activity across the organisation, in line with our key strategic goals.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager:
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Full scale project management of key strategic projects across a project’s full life cycle, to deliver within scope, on time, on budget, and within quality commitments. This includes designing project models, allocating resources, scheduling, monitoring, stakeholder communications, reporting and budget management.
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Assessing and recommending to the senior leadership team the viability and suitability of new proposed projects.
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Continually ensuring project specific risks are identified, assessed and mitigated, and escalating to senior managers as appropriate.
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Supporting the creation, embedding and monitoring of performance and outcome measures relating to project deliverables.
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Monitoring and managing interdependencies between projects across the organisation, and ensuring that projects are delivered in line with Women’s Aid’s strategic objectives.
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Building professional and functional working relationships with key stakeholders, across all levels, to ensure optimum information flow and understanding of key business areas.
What we are looking for in our Project Manager:
Essential:
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Substantial (5+ years) proven experience in project planning and execution, monitoring and reporting, and achievement of objectives.
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Experience managing large (£50k+) and complex (e.g. cross-cutting multiple teams/functions) budgets.
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Ability to work at pace and deliver to deadlines, prioritising work depending on organisational need.
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Ability to interpret top-line briefs and turn these into practical action.
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Ability to identify and manage project-based risks and issues, identify key decision points and define options for decision-makers.
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Ability to work on own initiative to meet objectives in a complex, changing environment
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation and presenting to a wide range of audiences
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Knowledge of a variety of project management principles and frameworks.
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Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
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Willingness to travel across the UK on occasion, as required by the job role
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A basic understanding of the experiences and needs of women and children affected by gender-based violence.
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An understanding of the role and work of Women’s Aid, and commitment to its values.
Desirable:
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Project management qualification.
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Cross-organisational matrix programme management.
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Project management work in a similar not for profit setting.
Benefits of joining us as our Project Manager include:
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Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
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Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
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Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
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Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
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Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
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Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
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Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to recruitment. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
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Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
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If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
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We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
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All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
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Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
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We are a Disability Confident employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies. For an informal chat about your needs or to receive the application pack in another format, please email recruitment.
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Please read our Single Sex Statement here: Women's Aid: Single sex services statement - Women’s Aid
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Rose Voucher Project Officer, Southwark Rose Vouchers for Fruit and Veg Project
The Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project in Southwark has been successfully supporting families with young children to ensure fruit and vegetables are a part of their everyday diet since 2018. As we enter the seventh year of the project, we are now looking for a new member of staff to join the 1st Place Rose Voucher Project team and support our work in delivering the project, while measuring its wider impact on families. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience of working in a community setting and an understanding of impact and evaluation to take on a key role in the project, involving ongoing interaction with families and professionals.
Job Summary
As Rose Voucher Project Officer, you will be working alongside the Southwark Rose Voucher Project Lead to forward the development of the Rose Voucher Project in Southwark. Your key areas of responsibility will be registering new families onto the Rose Voucher Project, overseeing the two Rose Voucher distribution sessions which take place at both our centres, supported by our dedicated Rose Voucher volunteers, and coordinating and supporting the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the Project. You will also provide support to our network of other Rose Voucher distribution centres in Southwark to ensure they are working in a coordinated way and according to agreed processes.
You will be a motivated individual, with excellent written and communication skills, and proven experience of working in a community setting where service users are valued, listened to and respected. Previous experience working with and signposting families is essential to ensure that our Rose Voucher families are aware of the many services and activities available to support and increase their health and wellbeing. The Rose Vouchers Project is an integral part of the wider Family Hub team at 1st Place, so you will be working in a busy environment, with colleagues who are all as committed to providing a friendly service and positive experience for families as you are.
Closing Date: 23rd April 2024
Interviews: 29th April 2024
We value equality and diversity in our organisation, and are striving to build a workforce reflective of the communities we work in. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This role will be a crucial part of Baytree’s Adult Education team, which currently consists of an Academic Manager, one other Academic Administrator (who is reducing her working hours after many years of service for Baytree), two ESOL tutors and the Women’s Service Director. This new role will work collaboratively with the current Academic Administrator and the rest of the team to ensure the delivery of relevant and high-quality academic, adult education programmes in accordance with secured funding contracts. The primary focus of these roles is to recruit, welcome and guide potential new students through the admissions process and undertake the administrative tasks necessary to ensure the smooth running of the Adult Education department, particularly the planning and delivery of high quality, relevant adult education courses.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic individual, with some event management experience, to join our team to deliver the World Physiotherapy Congress 2025.
Working closely with the congress project manager and the head of events, the event administrator will be the first point of call for congress enquiries, providing information and support to congress participants in the run-up, onsite, and after the event. This will include liaising with congress participants, volunteers, industry partners, and event suppliers.
The successful candidate will have a passion to develop and grow their experience within the scientific meetings and/or association meeting sector.
You love working for a growing, values-driven organisation where you can work collaboratively and contribute your ideas. You thrive in a dynamic, international team where you can harness creative ideas and translate them into workable plans. You will be excited to be joining a team that delivers an award-winning congress.
We reserve the right to close applications before the deadline.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Flexible – London (Bethnal Green) / Hybrid / Fully Remote
About the role
This role will contribute to the achievement of the “Forest for the Future” and CAR programmes objectives by monitoring project implementation against objectives, providing comprehensive support to the L&L team, and directly supporting partner NGOs involved in the projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation working at the forefront of the fight against tropical deforestation, climate change and social injustice.
Person specifications
The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of and/or interest in forest governance and human rights, particularly in Central Africa. They should have experience and/or interest in providing project management support within a charitable organisation or in an international development context, as well as collaborating with local NGOs in developing countries. Additionally, they should have experience and/or interest in managing development project budgets, monitoring expenditure and processing payments.
Basic understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), project work plans, and logical frameworks is necessary, along with proficiency in producing high-quality financial and narrative reports.
The candidate must demonstrate the capability to manage projects in accordance with the requirements of institutional donors and contribute to strategic project development, including project design and the creation of funding proposals.
Furthermore, the successful applicant must be fluent in both written and spoken English and French.
They should also be willing to undertake travel for up to 16 weeks per year, including visits to remote forest areas.
We encourage all interested candidates to apply, even if they believe they may not fully meet all the requirements. Applicants are encouraged to elaborate on their suitability for the role in their cover letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.