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Check NowLocation: Flexible with preference North America or at least partial timezone overlap with US Eastern Time. This is a global role working with team-members and partners in multiple countries across multiple timezones. Eligible candidates must be legally authorized to work in the location from which they plan to work. The Sunrise Project will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.
Remuneration: Depending on experience (including unpaid and other experiences) and capacity to take on responsibility, the salary range is £61,000 - £70,000 per year if the candidate is located in the UK.
Hours: Full-time
Overtime Status: Exempt
Start date: Aug / Sep, 2022
About Us
Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project U.S. is a team of experienced change-makers with a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels. With affiliated programs and staff in Australia and Europe, we have developed a unique model of grant making and campaigning that supports networks of organizations to drive powerful change towards our mission.
We have a dynamic and nimble organisational culture. We’re serious about supporting our people to thrive as we tackle the urgent climate challenge.
We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams and movements. We take the broadest possible view of diversity and encourage First Nations people, people of colour, people living outside of cities, people living with disabilities, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA+ people to apply. We are continually working on becoming a better workplace for everyone.
About You
You are impact-focused and can work through complexity to identify what is needed to make change happen, and want to roll up your sleeves to make it happen.
You have a track record leading effective campaigns that win real world outcomes, leveraging your strong grasp of politics, policy and strategy, analysis, facilitation, and campaign skills.
You bring a global orientation and well-developed JEDI perspective to the work, to partnerships, and to collaboration.
You are a collaborative leader and facilitator, and effective listener and communicator that can thoughtfully work towards outcomes with a group.
You build strong relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders, internally and externally, and can have honest and sensitive conversations.
You are structured and organized and can be responsive when circumstances necessitate quick change.
You are excited to build and grow something new to drive automakers and their supply chain out of fossil fuels.
About The Role
The auto sector is a major source of emissions and as the EV transition accelerates, life-cycle emissions will shift from the tailpipe to the carbon-intensive supply chain, in particular: steel, aluminum, and battery minerals. The Auto Program works on both—the EV transition and the supply chain—and this new role will focus on the latter: ending fossil fuels and inequities in the auto supply chain.
This role will shape the auto supply chain campaign’s strategy and direction, near- and long-term planning, target prioritization, and execution in close collaboration with partner organizations. It will involve regular listening, facilitation, support, and activation with campaign partners—from activists to researchers, existing and new—in order to create real world change towards shared goals. This role will work in collaboration with the Auto Program Director and colleagues on closely related EV transition priorities, wider Auto program planning, and funder conversations as needed; as well as explore and pursue strategic cross-program opportunities in collaboration with other Sunrise program teams.
We support networks of organizations to work together to achieve outcomes that would not be possible by individual organizations acting alone. We expect all roles at Sunrise to actively support the capacity building of these networks and partner organizations.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead auto supply chain campaign strategy development, execution, and evolution over time, bringing a global and strategic orientation, and integrated JEDI perspective to the work and partner collaboration;
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Coordinate and facilitate partner organizations—and engage new partners as the campaign progresses—including hosting group calls and direct partner engagement, building and maintaining collaborative relationships, and grantmaking;
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Proactively support partners in the campaign’s development and execution, and bring partners together in important activation moments;
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Coordinate with communications partner (team member or contractor / consultant) on campaign content scoping, planning, and execution, including digital, press, and OOH;
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Work in close partnership with the Auto Program Director and Auto Program colleagues on campaign direction and evolution, OKR tracking, coalition engagement, cross-campaign opportunities (e.g. EV transition priorities), budget and grantmaking, and periodic funder engagement;
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Work in close partnership with Sunrise colleagues on cross-program opportunities, including Finance team priorities and other program areas;
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Contribute to a high performing, collaborative, and sustainable team environment, living and fostering Sunrise’s culture and values.
Required skills and experience
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At least 7 years’ experience in a similar or related role including unpaid, grassroots or lived experience;
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A passion for action on climate change and a commitment to social justice;
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Ability to learn and work through complexity quickly, and a well-developed understanding of corporate power in relation to climate change action (and inaction);
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Demonstrated experience developing and clearly articulating effective strategies to drive change in complex systems;
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Demonstrated experience managing campaign strategy and implementation, preferably at a global level;
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Collaborative mindset and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in alliance with diverse stakeholders;
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Excellent interpersonal communication and group facilitation skills;
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Strong organization and coordination skills and attention to detail;
Desirable Skills and Experience
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Auto and/or auto supply chain knowledge / experience;
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Climate campaigning experience;
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Corporate pressure campaign experience.
Job requirements
We value and recognize experience that has been unpaid, from the grassroots or is lived experience. If you meet some but not all of the criteria for this position, are unsure, but you’re keen on the role - please get in touch.
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You must have legal work authorization for the country in which you plan to work. The Sunrise Project will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.
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Some travel domestically and internationally usually with advance notice.
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Employment background checks may be required.
How Sunrise supports its staff:
The Sunrise Project. is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that:
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Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country/province in which you are employed.
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Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:
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Five weeks of vacation leave
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Birthday leave (if it’s your birthday, you get a day off)
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Cultural & solidarity leave
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Gifted leave (we close for two weeks at the end of each year)
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Parental leave
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Employee Assistance Program
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Flexible work policy, including hybrid remote home/office
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Laptop (Mac) and accessories
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Commitment to supporting to your professional development
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Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
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Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
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A co-developed initial 3 month work plan to ensure you have clarity on your role and responsibilities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Partners Digital (GPD) is a social purpose company dedicated to fostering a digital environment underpinned by human rights. We do this by making policy spaces and processes more open, inclusive and transparent, and by facilitating strategic, informed and coordinated engagement in these processes by public interest actors.
A core component of our work is our role as the Support Unit of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), an intergovernmental coalition of 34 member states who collectively advocate for the promotion of human rights online. We are currently seeking a highly motivated Project Assistant to join our team and contribute to the work of the FOC.
Roles and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a focused and committed individual joining a dedicated team that is passionate about human rights. You will be expected to demonstrate initiative, strong coordination skills, and the ability to collaborate well with your colleagues and partners globally*. Initially this role will provide support to both the FOC Support Unit and to the wider GPD team.
Reporting to the FOC Programme Lead, you’ll provide support to the FOC Support Unit to enable the Coalition to effectively achieve its goals and objectives, as well as to the wider GPD team.
Responsibilities include:
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Provide ad hoc administrative and logistical support to the GPD Core Function;
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Provide effective administrative support for the everyday running of the FOC Project, including:
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Assist in the preparation of documents such as team agendas, meeting notes and reports
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Maintain and support an effective file storage and data management system
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Provide support to the FOC team in the management of budgets, including maintaining up to date records and arranging the payment of expenditure
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Assist in drafting of financial and narrative reporting to project funders;
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Assist in the organisation of meetings, either online or in-person, including arranging invitations, room bookings, travel itineraries and accommodation, if necessary;
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Support effective communication across FOC stakeholders and networks;
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Support the maintenance and updating of the FOC's website, including the storage of documents online;
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Support the implementation of the FOC communications strategy, including:
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Contribute to the development of FOC external communications outputs
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Support the running and monitoring of FOC's social media channels.
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*The role may involve some travel to locations overseas.
Requirements
Essential Skills and Experience
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Demonstrated experience in a professional environment;
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An undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, including but not limited to international relations, human rights, communications and media;
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Self-motivated and organised, able to work independently to meet deadlines;
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Strong coordination and communication skills;
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Ability to build collaborative and positive relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders;
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Demonstrated experience organising events;
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A commitment to continuous learning and improvement;
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An interest in international affairs, human rights and internet-related and digital issues;
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Fluent written and spoken English.
Desirable Skills and Experience
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Practical experience assisting with the implementation of government-funded projects;
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Practical experience of working in an international or national bureaucracy, including international organisations and government administrations;
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Practical experience of working with civil society, governments and the private sector, particularly from the global South;
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Practical experience of working on human rights and internet-related and digital issues;
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Fluency in a language other than English.
Benefits
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Flexible working
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Company pension
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Generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata, plus bank holidays and extra time over the Christmas period
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Dental plan
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave package
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Professional development and wellbeing funds
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Employee loans
Equal Opportunities
GPD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all our employees. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply and consider candidates for all positions without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
Terms and Conditions
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Working days: Full time
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Start date: ASAP
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Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (with possibility for extension)
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Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 (dependent on experience, pro rata)
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Reporting to: FOC Programme Lead
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UK based (with permission to live and work in the UK)
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Remote working or co-working based
Closing date: 5th June 2022
First round interviews: week commencing 13th June 2022
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Interested in housing and the need for a retrofit revolution?
Action on Empty Homes is looking for a part-time Project Support Officer to work for a minimum of 10 months on a project to investigate the feasibility of retrofitting long-term empty homes to help meet the climate challenge in three local authority areas. If the project is successful, then a further three-year initiative may follow.
We are looking for someone with good communication and office skills, who can work with community groups and professional bodies and organise meetings and events. Some knowledge and/or experience of housing policy is essential, as will interest in, or experience of, climate action and retrofit policy, as we will be off to a flying start.
To apply please send a CV and write a covering letter outlining why you would be the best candidate for this job
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Project Co-ordinator Welsh Language
We have an exciting new role funded by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Language Project Co-ordinator will play an important role in the organisations Cymru’s Cwlwm work. The role supports early years, childcare and playwork practitioners with Welsh language skills
Position: Welsh Language Project Co-ordinator
Location: Home based
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £24,226
Duration: Funded to 31 March 2023, with possibility of extension subject to funding
Benefits: Include 25 days’ holiday, rising to 29 after service increments plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, flexible working patterns
The Role
As Welsh Language Project Co-ordinator, you will co-ordinate the Welsh language project, encourage members to embark onto the Camau online self-learning course, and provide ongoing support to practitioners on increasing their use of the Welsh language. Travel will be required to undertake this role.
Main duties include:
- Establish and manage robust procedures and systems to support the co- ordination, delivery and monitoring of the Welsh Language project
- Identify settings and recruitment of practitioners for the delivery of training courses
- Working with Cwlwm partners in the early years, childcare and playwork sector
- Promote the development of Welsh language skills
- Provide support to practitioners to ensure what is learnt in the training is implemented in the workplace
- Development of resources to ensure training influences practice
- Delivery of live interaction sessions with practitioners and other partners
- Collection of data, monitoring and tracking the progress of participants following their completion of the course
- Provide regular written reports identifying progress against targets for Senior Managers and funding bodies.
- Systematically gather and record sector intelligence and research from early years, childcare and play work providers and partners
- Promote the benefits of membership and access to its products, services and support
About You
As Welsh Language Project Co-ordinator, you will have:
- A good standard of education in Welsh and English
- Knowledge of the benefits and value of the Welsh language in the early year’s sector
- Good communication skills - fluent in both English and Welsh
- Experience of using a range of IT applications including Microsoft Office/ Excel
- Excellent administrative skills with attention to detail
- Able to build relationships easily and communicate at all levels,
- Enthusiasm for quality early years, childcare and playwork opportunities
To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
About the Organisation
The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.
The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.
You may also have experience as a Project Coordinator, Welsh Language, Project Administrator, Administrator, Admin, Administration, Welsh Speaker, Welsh Coordinator, Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Assistant.
At Cycling UK, we imagine a country where everyone is able to cycle. Where the streets are free of congestion and the air is clean to breathe.
As the UK’s cycling charity, we inspire more people to ride, making our streets safer for cyclists and opening up traffic free routes to reach our vision of millions more people cycling across the UK.
The Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme is a fantastic initiative which works with organisations across Scotland to enable those most in need to access a cycle repair. The project supports more adults and children to either continue or return to cycling, especially those least able to afford cycle repairs, an outcome which will further our vision to get a million more people cycling!
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised individual with strong attention to detail, and robust IT skills to enable success for this high-profile programme across Scotland. We need an excellent team worker with strong communication skills to work collaboratively with our managers and head of development Scotland to deliver this project successfully.
We are seeking proactive candidates with good knowledge and experience of Microsoft excel and who have the ability to manage large data sets comfortably.
Tell us why you are the person to drive success in this role.
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Due to expansion, a brand-new role has become available for a full time Project Administrator, part time will be considered - 25 hours a week minimum. This is a permanent role and will be based at our clients office in Coventry.
Our Client is an independent charity with over 27 years’ experience delivering bespoke grant programmes on behalf of a range of donors across the West Midlands and Warwickshire. The foundation works in partnership with a wide range of corporate donors, individuals, local government and other trusts and foundations.
If you have loads of self-motivation and not afraid to go the extra mile to contribute to the Foundation’s success, we want to talk to you!
Your new role
As our Project Administrator, you will work with the whole charity on various projects, providing administrative support.
In this varied role, you will be providing admin support to our team, answering phone and email queries, taking minutes at meetings, organising events and activities and support the general running of the
charity.
You’ll need to be an excellent communicator, who is organised and happy to work as part of a fun and busy team.
Other key duties will include
- Support the Grants Team during peak periods with programme administration such as importing, applicant support, panel administration and associated papers.
- Administer our funding programmes for individuals, including relationships with the applicants, donors, suppliers and manage monthly reporting.
- Work with the Communications Officers to collate case studies to promote the grants awarded.
- To work with the wider team on the general running of the charity.
- Be a professional representative and Ambassador for the Charity at all times both internally and externally.
What you will get in return
You will earn a salary of £21,000 - £23,000 (FTE) per annum, depending on experience.
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (full time), based in Coventry with some flexibility to work from home.
Additional benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 3% employer pension contribution, free onsite parking when in the office, access to EAP, discounted gym membership and flexible working, including working from home.
What to do next
If interested in this position, please apply before the closing date of Friday 10th June at 12pm.
Interviews for the first round will take place Wednesday 22nd June. Should we not find a suitable candidate, we will consider applications received after the closing date.
Please include a covering letter with your application, detailing why you are interested in this role, what you feel you can bring to this role and should you want full or part time hours.
You may have experience of the following: Admin, Project Administrator, Administrator, Administrator, Project Coordinator, Administration etc.
Location: Coventry
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent (Part Considered – Min 25 Hours Per Week
Salary: £21,000 to £23,000 PA
Benefits: Competitive
Ref: 133138
Purpose of Role:
Success looks like:
- Healthwatch Bucks delivers a balanced portfolio of projects that engage effectively with service users and communities and reflect its agreed priorities and lead to improvements in the delivery of health and social care
- Healthwatch Bucks projects are effectively managed and deliver to time, cost and quality in line with Healthwatch Bucks project management processes
- Healthwatch Bucks projects are recognised by health and social care service users and other stakeholders as supporting improved outcomes for health and social care
Key Responsibilities:
Project Identification and Definition
- To provide input into the planning and decision-making process for projects presenting at Healthwatch Bucks governance meetings as necessary.
- To work with other members of the Healthwatch Bucks team to make sure that the project is defined in a way that supports the delivery of insightful analysis and effective outcomes.
Project Management
- To manage projects ensuring that the planning and delivery of the projects are on target to meet pre –determined outcomes and impacts.
- To write relevant project documentation including project plans and identify dependencies, risks and realistic delivery dates dependant on resources available.
Project Delivery and Reporting
- To carry out the work required to deliver the project as identified in the plan with the support of other members of the Healthwatch Bucks team including volunteers, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.
- To provide written reports and briefings as required to support internal governance and external stakeholder engagement.
- To ensure that projects are followed up on to see whether they have made a difference to the delivery of health and social care and to report on this.
Communication, Engagement and Stakeholder Management
- To work with the Chief Executive to manage relevant stakeholders within the health and social care system and beyond to ensure that they understand the rationale behind the project, support it as necessary and are ready to take action based on the outcomes
- To work directly with individuals, communities and other VCSE organisations to engage with service users to support the delivery of a project, ensuring that contacts are followed up on and where possible outcomes are shared with those engaged
- To support the communications and engagement around projects to maximise awareness and impact of Healthwatch Bucks project activity
Volunteer Management
- To involve and engage volunteers in projects and support and manage them in their project related roles. To manage individual volunteers as agreed. To work with others to enable timely volunteer recruitment to support projects where required.
Representation
- To represent Healthwatch Bucks at external meetings as agreed, in particular those relevant to project activity
Value Add
- To look for opportunities to add value to project deliverables and impact and thereby build on the credibility and reputation of Healthwatch Bucks
- To work with the Chief Executive to identify new opportunities for paid for projects and to provide support as requested to secure any new work
The Person
Skills and Attributes:
- You have experience of project management – and using basic project management methodologies to assure project delivery
- You have experience of front line project delivery – being a key part of the team that gets the work done
- You have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to mobilise and motivate others to support project delivery and you ideally have experience of working with volunteers and managing them
- You have experience of engaging effectively with different communities and working with people that we might not normally hear from
- You can analyse evidence and relevant research to write reports that present a compelling case, including recommendations – presenting complex information to a variety of audiences in a clear and concise manner
- You have experience of working cooperatively and effectively across organisational boundaries to delivery desired outcomes
- You can work collaboratively as part of a team – supporting others in order to deliver Healthwatch Bucks’ Aims
- You are happy to represent Healthwatch Bucks and the views of the organisation at relevant meetings and events
- You will respect the wider work of the organisation and to ensure no activities have the effect of bringing the organisation into disrepute.
Motivation:
- Strong and demonstrable belief in improving health and social care services
- You are excited by the challenge this role presents and the opportunity to both manage and deliver project work that will make a difference
Fit:
- You feel comfortable working in a small, active team
- You are self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
- You are, helpful and positive in your approach
- You are happy to learn and develop as part of your role
- you are willing and able to travel to various locations across the county as required
- You are entitled to work in the UK and are on occasion (with prior notice) able to flex your working hours
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to make a difference and be part of an organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As an Agile Project Manager, you will act as a champion for alignment between the development of individual systems and the charity’s overall technology roadmap.
Exciting opportunity to join the Digital Transformation team! Working as part of a team of project managers, the Agile Project Manager is responsible for the management of a variety of concurrent digital change projects, delivering the charity’s wider technology strategy and roadmap using agile and lean processes.
The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), options to buy and sell holiday, Blue Light and NHS discounts, life assurance, eye care and mental health, wellbeing tools and volunteering days. It will also provide opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.
Can be based at any manned SJA office.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
About You:
- Agile Project Management Foundation / any other recognised project mgt qualification
- Delivered a portfolio of business change projects with proven experience in transitioning projects to business as usual
- Experience of directing and motivating cross-functional project teams
- Evidence of excellent stakeholder management at a variety of levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence and build effective relationships at all levels with excellent communication (both written and oral) and presentation skills
- Ability to translate complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience and gain the right level of buy-in and support
About the Role:
- Lead new technology solution and delivery rollouts on allocated projects
- Establish and attend project boards to report project progress, finances, risks and issues to stakeholders
- Communicate to and interact with senior stakeholders and assist functional departments in the development of business change canvases, business cases and option papers in support of technology-led business changes and work with Product Owners to develop specifications and scope for technology change projects
- Lead and have oversight of Project Teams driving collaboration and project success
- Where appropriate, manage third party suppliers, manage risks, issues, and change
About Us:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately about equity, diversity and inclusion.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.
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Location: Blended between office and home (England and Wales)
Policy isn’t working. Come help us fix it.
We’re in the middle of the biggest cost of living crisis in living memory. The energy market is in meltdown. Benefit claimants are facing real terms cuts as inflation soars. More people are coming to us for crisis support than at any time on record.
Winter will be cruel. We’re in a race against time for the kind of policy response this crisis needs - from government, from regulators and from businesses. And it hasn’t come yet.
Come and help us fix this!
We’ve been pretty successful over the past few years - our campaigning work has put billions of pounds back in people’s pockets. One thing that makes us different is that we don’t just talk about policy. Our work is based on real people’s experiences, and it changes real people’s lives. Every year millions of people come to Citizens Advice for help. That means no one has a better insight into how bad policy affects people’s lives.
And we’re not afraid to raise the topics that aren’t always on the front pages. In the last few months alone, we’ve sounded the alarm on racially discriminatory insurance prices, spoken up for people with no recourse to public funds, and raised red flags about the growing use of buy-now-pay-later products to cover essentials.
But the challenge is huge. We only succeed when we find the right people.
This is where you come in. We’re looking for talented Policy Research Assistants to join our policy teams.
We don’t mind if you have any prior policy experience. A lot of us do but some of our best people in the past have come from teaching, the NHS, consultancies - in one case, the actual circus. What we want is a curious mind.
We offer a culture where flexibility is the rule, not the exception. We really, really don’t care if you live in London. Our people are based across the country - in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Cardiff, in our offices or at their kitchen tables.
And how and when you do the job is completely up to you. Most of us work flexible hours. Lots of us are part-time. Some of us job-share. Our people are our biggest asset so we build our work around you.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.
The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
Citizens Advice seeks to redeploy staff who are at risk or under notice of redundancy where they satisfactorily demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the role at interview. Candidates who are formally at risk or under notice of redundancy will take priority over other candidates for interview. If you have been confirmed as at risk or under notice of redundancy please ensure you indicate this in the at-risk box in your application.
In the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.
37.5 hours per week (part time not available with this role)
Education Project Manager skills and experience:
- Experience of delivering high-impact education and/or youth work projects
- Qualified Teacher or Youth Worker (would consider equivalent by experience) and have a good understanding of contemporary education and/or youth work evidence and practice
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks with a solution-focused approach
- Demonstrable project and budget management experience, ideally gained in a complex / geographically dispersed organisation
- Experience of developing project success criteria and project outcome measurement
- Eye for detail and high level of accuracy. Drive and enthusiasm to make positive change.
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders and have constructively challenging conversations.
- Ability to present your ideas, plans and solutions clearly and to respond to feedback from within YHA and across the education, charity and hospitality sector.
- We welcome candidates with lived experiences that they are willing to share, that can inform/shape our approach, and help to reach those facing a range of personal or professional challenges.
We note that communication can take many forms. This may include sign language; other adaptions for those with hearing impairments; or other speech or language difficulties. Lived experience can include protected characteristics, class, educational experience, personal experience such as debt, caring responsibilities, illness, hobbies, community work and interests.
Education Project Manager role responsibilities:
- You’ll develop and manage the 1-3 year Education Growth plan in England and Wales based on detailed scoping and feedback from teams within YHA, from customers, stakeholders and based on intel’ from the market. The plan will be reviewed annually with agreement from the Executive team; you will ensure that deadlines and budget expectations within it are met.
- You will be primary point of contact for teams within YHA for advice and guidance on matters to do with delivery of the Education Growth Plan and represent YHA at external events as required.
- Under your supervision, the effective delivery of the project will establish YHA as exemplar of outdoor education (OE) as part of our wider youth work.
- You will support the development of new products / experiences for young people at YHA based on feedback from those in education including participants, teachers, staff and key stakeholder groups.
- You’ll improve the quality of the experience education groups have through feedback and performance measures, working with the hostel, central and operations teams.
- You’ll develop our impact and evaluation framework for education groups to evidence the impact that YHA experiences have on young people. This will provide tools and develop expertise in YHA, building both capacity to measure and to grow our evidence base.
- You will monitor developments in the external education market, such as curriculum changes and recommend YHA’s response to these as appropriate in the context of the growth plan.
Our strategic priorities and working culture
Our top priority is ensuring YHA is for everyone. To achieve this, we need a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work. Our people share a common purpose: to improve health, wellbeing, and life skills. Our culture is collaborative; we work together following core values and behaviours called HEART: Helpful, Efficient, Authentic, Respectful and Team-spirited. To ensure we are reaching all, we capture equality information at both the attraction and onboarding stages of employment.
As a YHA employee you’ll have access to a whole host of benefits designed to make your job as happy and rewarding as possible.
To apply for this vacancy an updated CV and short application form online should be completed, upon receipt of these two documents a link to video interview will be sent to your email, this video interview must be completed in the time assigned, in order to be considered for the shortlist of interviews.
Please note: YHA is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during our safer recruitment process in line with this commitment, this will include the checking of relevant ID’s for Right to work and a DBS application.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Location: Germany, France, UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, preferred, other European countries negotiable.
Remuneration: Depending on experience (including unpaid and other experiences) and capacity to take on responsibility, the base salary range, if based in London, £45,000 - £60,000 p.a. If the successful candidate is outside of London, UK, the salary will be adjusted based on local market equivalencies.
Overtime Status: Exempt (hours, country dependent)
About Us
Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project U.S. is a team of experienced change-makers with a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels. With affiliated programs and staff in Australia, the United States, and across Europe, we have developed a unique model of grant making and campaigning that supports networks of organizations to drive powerful change towards our mission.
We have a dynamic and nimble organisational culture. We’re serious about supporting our people to thrive as we tackle the urgent climate challenge.
We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams and movements. We take the broadest possible view of diversity and encourage First Nations people, people of colour, people living outside of cities, people living with disabilities, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA+ people to apply. We are continually working on becoming a better workplace for everyone. You can read our commitment to this work here.
About The Role
The Finance Action Organisers Network (“Finance Action”) is a global network of independent hubs in key finance locations made up of NGOs, grassroots groups, individuals and activists. Together in their local communities, and across the world, Finance Action is uniting for climate justice by building grassroots power to shift major financial institutions away from funding fossil fuels. The Sunrise Project builds the capabilities of Finance Action, supports hubs with funding and technology, and provides guidance on strategies and actions.
The Coordinator will uplift the work of those they are supporting to connect local communities to global hubs to grow a social movement that aims to end fossil fuel funding to address climate change. The Europe Coordinator will work with local finance hubs to deliver key elements of work, as well as collaborating on the collective work within Finance Action by: supporting capacity building; connecting mobilisations to sustained powerbuilding; running strategy sessions and planning workshops; connecting trainers to organisers to support local needs; directing funding/grants; and leveraging the exchange of knowledge and skills. On a day-to-day basis, the role undertakes a variety of organising activity from working with local organisers to share and amplify calls to action; to providing training and support on: organising, campaigning and storytelling, and capturing and sharing lessons learned with the broader global community.
About You
First and foremost you are a passionate organiser, with hands-on experience helping activists and groups mobilise and organise to build social movement momentum. You’re an intersectional relationship builder, who engages deeply with others and can bring diverse groups of people along the campaign journey. You believe in horizontal leadership and have a knack for enabling future leaders and empowering activists to take their next step.
You’re articulate and comfortable presenting and training small to large groups of like minded people, either virtually or face-to-face. You understand the political and economic drivers of social campaigns and can lead, motivate and engage with people across a large network spanning many countries. You’re adaptive and responsive to those you are supporting. You understand that organising from the bottom up ensures local voices and needs are listened to and are reflected in campaigns to help shift people from achieving small wins to gaining wins at scale . You’re an engaging and inclusive storyteller, who believes in the power of sharing local struggles to support global powerbuilding.
Key Responsibilities
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Strengthening and growing organising hubs in key financial centers by working with organisations on campaign strategies, plans, timelines, and tactics.
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Identifying local organising needs and taking action to build their capabilities by delivering training, running workshops, connecting trainers and organisers to each other, directing funding support, and collaborating with hubs in other locations.
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Convening local network meetings and facilitating calls designed to build greater connections and achieve growth in the movement.
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Collaborating with hub partners and organisers to build, expand, and maintain networks and high level relationships with NGOs, potential partners, grassroots groups, social movements and civil society in key areas.
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Utilising online and offline tools to share the experiences and learnings of hubs including writing website copy, curating and publishing stories, developing toolkits and trainings.
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Managing budgets, directing funding support and small grants for European hubs.
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Collaborating with the broader Sunrise Project team to identify and support opportunities for synergy across program areas and campaigns to ensure we have the biggest collective impact possible.
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Aligning programmatic strategies andObjectives and Key Results (OKRs) with Sunrise’s Values.
Required skills and experience
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Significant experience developing and implementing long term organising and/or campaign strategies, preferably within Germany, France, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, or other European countries.
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Strong skills and experience in using digital campaigning and digital tools to mobilise effort, build momentum and bring about social change.
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Demonstrated experience in building capabilities and/or supporting a network in organising and running campaigns via training, workshopping, running meetings, coaching new leaders, developing toolkits and sharing learning resources.
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Well-developed cross cultural verbal communication skills including, presentation, training, facilitation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills.
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An ability to write engaging content e.g. storytelling skills.
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Flexibility with the ability to pivot and leverage different types of organising strategies and tactics.
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A collaborative mindset and a proven ability to work effectively in alliance with diverse stakeholders.
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A passion for action on climate change and a commitment to social justice.
Job requirements
If you meet some but not all of the criteria for this position, are unsure, but you’re keen on the role - please get in touch. We value and recognize experience that has been unpaid, from the grassroots or is lived experience.
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You must have legal work authorization for the country in which you will be working. The Sunrise Project will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.
The following requirements may be required - please check for details:
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Intermittent travel with advanced notice
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Employment background checks may be required
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COVID-19 vaccinations in accordance with local legislation and/or Sunrise policy
How Sunrise supports its staff
The Sunrise Project is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that, noting that benefits listed may vary in accordance with the Professional Employment Office (PEO) we engage with for this role.
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Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.
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Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:
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Birthday leave (if it’s your birthday, you get a day off)
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Solidarity and community leave up to 1 week p.a.
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Floating public holidays (cultural leave)
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Gifted leave (during Christmas and New Years public holidays)
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Flexible work policy
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Employee Assistance Program
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Additionally, our offering includes:
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A commitment to your professional development
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Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
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Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
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A co-developed initial 3 month work plan to set goals and provide clarity on your role and responsibilities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview:
We are a growing team providing training to help refugees and their families toresettle in Bedfordshire. This post serves to deliver high quality mobile ESOL teaching to newly arrived refugees who cannot access our main classes inBedford. You will be responsible for planning and delivering lessons to learners in their homes and in the community. You will also be expected to hold a minimum TEFL/TESOL qualification or be willing to work towards it. The successful candidate will hold a current UK driving license and will undergo an enhanced DBS check.
KAP ESOL was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers pre-entry English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. King's Arms Project ESOL Team is composed of 3 experienced ESOL teachers, 3 creche workers and the ESOL Team Leader.
Terms: 30 hours per week, term-time only - fixed term contract to 31st Dec 2022
Location: Various locations around Bedfordshire
Salary: £11.73 per hour
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance, Employee Discount App
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To assist the development, delivery and quality assurance of all of Hope Project’s legal and advice services including the delivery of Legal Assessments to refused asylum seekers.
Under the supervision of the Senior Legal Officer:
- Help clients obtain documents required prior to initial interviews including client care letters, interview records, refusal letters and judges determinations
- Interview clients face to face or via videocalls in order to understand why they have been refused and what steps can be taken to challenge this and so access housing and support
- Write up casenotes as required
- Cooperate with Senior Legal Officer to draft and finalise letter of advice and so access housing and support
- Write short, user friendly summaries of case and advice for clients
- Carry out follow up work including referrals to help clients access help including legal advice, housing and financial support.
- Meet with clients to explain why they have been refused and what steps they can take to challenge this.
- Work with interpreters to ensure clients able to fully understand all steps of the process
- Accurately record data as required
- Raise awareness of the service, including visiting drop ins or events when required
- Contribute to Hopes longitudinal study, annual evaluations and periodic reviews
- Delivering training including at annual fighting destitution conferences
- Engage with case reviews and other processes Hope may use to ensure quality of casework
- Contribute to Hopes ongoing development
- Engage with training including Continuous Professional Development
- Contribute to Hopes work to raise awareness among policy makers, sector partners and the general public
- Work with Senior Legal Officer to maintain OISC registration
- Cooperate with and support Hope Project’s other services
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Qualified to give immigration and asylum advice at OISC level 2
Experience
- Proven experience of working supportively with people under stress
- Experience of working with groups of vulnerable / at risk people
- Experience of giving legal advice to asylum seekers
- Experience of working with interpreters
Ability
- Good listener
- Excellent organisational abilities
- Able to work sensitively within professional boundaries
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to use common office IT software
- Able to record data effectively
Knowledge
- Understanding of legal issues affecting destitute asylum seekers
Qualities
- Sympathy towards destitute asylum seekers
- Good at communicating with colleagues and managers
- Willing to work both from home and from Hope’s Birmingham office base
Please submit a CV and a covering letter of between 1 and 2 sides a4 showing how your experience, knowledge and skills meet the requirements set out in the person specification.
Post closes at 23.30 on Sunday 23rd May
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Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.
Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.
We are looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic Bereavement Care Resources Officer to help us deliver Sands’ aim of improving the quality and consistency of the bereavement care provided by professionals after pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.
This a newly-created role which exists to ensure that staff in hospitals and other settings providing bereavement care have access to the best possible resources, as well as updating and promoting Sands’ bereavement care resources plus embedding bereavement care standards into key national frameworks such as NICE guidelines.
You will have an in-depth knowledge of the current practice, policy and guidelines in healthcare and bereavement, as well as experience of creating and updating guidance materials and written resources which remain responsive to the changing needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Additionally, you will be a great communicator with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to reach out to, and engage with, diverse communities.
With a highly organised approach, you will have demonstrable experience of successfully managing and co-ordinating projects including the reporting, monitoring and measuring of outputs and impact.
In addition to the above, you will be able to absorb and understand complex issues and communicate them effectively to public and professional audiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an excellent Administrator looking to contribute towards an effective Wellbeing, Safety and Diversity Team.
If so, you are exactly what we are looking for!
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is fully committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of its staff, volunteers, contractors and customers.
As an Administrative Assistant for our Health & Safety team, you’ll play a pivotal role in dealing with the day to day administration of the BHF's online incident/accident reporting system (Alcumus) and ensure that all case workflows are escalated when necessary and followed through to completion.
You'll be the teams first point of contact answering health and safety enquiries via the phone, email, Yammer and Teams, whilst also supporting the wider health and safety team on other administrative projects as and when required.
You'll also be responsible for ensuring that the H&S Teams Safety Management System is maintained and updated where necessary.
Working arrangements
We're open to applications from candidates across the UK. You will need to be able to travel to your local BHF office when required and there may be occasional travel to other offices including London, Birmingham, Northampton or Claygate.
We understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
About you
You’ll have strong administration experience. With previous experience of working within an effective and dynamic team with changing priorities, you'll have the ability to actively follow up actions to ensure working practices are embedded.
Able to deliver a great customer experience, for both internal and external contacts, you’ll have excellent communication skills, ensuring all communications are responded to in a timely and professional manner.
Strong time management skills and being highly organised is essential and you'll also be proficient with MS Office.
Any previous knowledge of health and safety legislation and the Retail sector would be beneficial, but not essential.
If you are a well organised and proficient administrator with strong communication skills and highly competent using MS Office we'd love to hear from you.
What can we offer you
Our Career Academy provides you with support, inspiration, and opportunities to help you unlock your full potential.
Our generous staff benefits include:
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Dental health cover
• Contribution towards gym membership
• Pension with employer contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance
We have been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for our Live Well. Work Well. Programme. Heart health is central to our mission, and that starts with you. We provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support you to live a healthy and happy life, at home and at work.
Interview process
Interviews will be held via MS Teams on Tuesday 31st May 2022.
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click through to our careers site. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
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