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:

• Provide ad hoc administrative and logistical support to the GPD Core Function;

• Provide effective administrative support for the everyday running of the FOC Project, including:

  • Assist in the preparation of documents such as team agendas, meeting notes and reports

  • Maintain and support an effective file storage and data management system

  • Provide support to the FOC team in the management of budgets, including maintaining up to date records and arranging the payment of expenditure

  • Assist in drafting of financial and narrative reporting to project funders;

• Assist in the organisation of meetings, either online or in-person, including arranging invitations, room bookings, travel itineraries and accommodation, if necessary;

• Support effective communication across FOC stakeholders and networks;

• Support the maintenance and updating of the FOC's website, including the storage of documents online;

• Support the implementation of the FOC communications strategy, including:

  • Contribute to the development of FOC external communications outputs

  • Support the running and monitoring of FOC's social media channels.

*The role may involve some travel to locations overseas.

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in a professional environment;

• An undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, including but not limited to international relations, human rights, communications and media;

• Self-motivated and organised, able to work independently to meet deadlines;

• Strong coordination and communication skills;

• Ability to build collaborative and positive relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders;

• Demonstrated experience organising events;

• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement;

• An interest in international affairs, human rights and internet-related and digital issues;

• Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Practical experience assisting with the implementation of government-funded projects;

• Practical experience of working in an international or national bureaucracy, including international organisations and government administrations;

• Practical experience of working with civil society, governments and the private sector, particularly from the global South;

• Practical experience of working on human rights and internet-related and digital issues;

• Fluency in a language other than English.

Benefits

• Flexible working

• Company pension

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata, plus bank holidays and extra time over the Christmas period

• Dental plan

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave package

• Professional development and wellbeing funds

• 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

• Working days: Full time

• Start date: ASAP

• Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (with possibility for extension)

• Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 (dependent on experience, pro rata)

• Reporting to: FOC Programme Lead

• UK based (with permission to live and work in the UK) 

• Remote working or co-working based

Closing date: 5th June 2022

First round interviews: week commencing 13th June 2022

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.

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.

Project Administrator

Salary: £19,305 - £21,000 (pro rata). 
Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week). However, we can be flexible (upon discussion for the right candidate).
Working days: Monday – Friday. 
Contract: Permanent. 
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 7th June 2022 at 5 pm. 

About us:

At Life Cycle UK, we believe that cycling is the key to helping people feel happier, healthier and more connected with their community.

Our work is underpinned by our belief that cycling is an inherently simple, safe and accessible activity. We work to remove the barriers to accessing this low-cost, ‘green’ and healthy form of transport by giving people of all ages and backgrounds the skills and confidence to cycle safely.

Since 1999, we’ve been guided by our mission to transform lives and the environment. We are based in Bristol, but over time our projects have spread across the West of England and Derbyshire.

We are at an exciting time in our charity's growth and development. We are now looking for a friendly and empathetic Administrator to join our Inclusive Cycling team and help more people gain access to cycling!

Job description:

As an Administrator for our Inclusive Cycling team, you will be the first point of contact for all enquiries – connecting a diverse range of individuals with projects that best suit their needs.

You will assist with arranging cycling activities such as tandem rides for visually impaired people, and buddy rides for those who lack confidence in their abilities - making existing and potential service users feel welcomed, supported and empowered throughout their journey with us. 

Having excellent organisational skills, you will keep our database up to date by capturing records of our events. As part of the Inclusive Cycling team, your role will be fundamental in helping us report to our funders so that we can continue supporting individuals through our projects. 

Benefits: 

• Salary of £19,305 – £21,000 per annum, pro-rata. 
• Pension scheme (5% of salary). 
• 31 days holiday per annum (pro-rata). 
• Company sick pay. 
• Training and CPD to help you grow and develop. 
• Staff discounts on refurbished bikes.
• Cycle to work scheme and Techscheme. 
• Free cycle training and an annual bike check-up.
• Discounted Endura cycle clothing.

Key responsibilities: 

• Be the first point of contact for all enquiries (phone, email, online, social media), booking requests, queries, amendments and cancellations for our Inclusive Cycling Projects. 
• Organise activities and events, booking venues, freelancers and volunteers as required.
• Liaise with service users, freelancers and volunteers to troubleshoot any issues.
• Use our database and internal IT systems for accurate record keeping.
• Help staff, freelancers and volunteers with information requests, reporting and use of our systems.
• Ensure your team maintains data security, data hygiene and GDPR compliance.
• Provide invoicing and financial information to the Finance team.
• Schedule the maintenance of our small fleet of loan bikes.
• Order tools, equipment and replacement parts.
• Arrange for bikes and equipment to be moved from venue to venue, as required.
• Book meetings, meeting rooms, order office supplies (etc.) to help with the smooth running of the workplace.
• Work flexibly across all Inclusive Cycling activities as required.
• Any other general administration tasks, as necessary.

Person specification: 

Essential: 

• Minimum 1 year’s administration/office assistant/customer service experience. 
• Excellent customer service skills, including a clear and friendly telephone manner. 
• Confident communicator (spoken and written). 
• Good attention to detail. 
• Proactive and highly organised. 
• The ability to stay calm and organised under pressure. 
• Reliable and punctual. 
• A good level of numeracy. 
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and office management applications. 
• Ability and willingness to learn confident use of databases and different software types. 
• Friendly, compassionate and approachable, able to relate to people from all walks of life. 
• Committed to equality, diversity and accessibility. 
• Committed to continuous professional development and learning. 

Desirable: 

• Experience in creating and updating records and databases with personnel, financial or other data. 
• Basic knowledge of GDPR and cybersecurity.
• Basic, day-to-day website maintenance experience. 
• Basic social media skills. 
• Knowledge of cycling issues and their relevance to environmental, health, transport and social inclusion agendas. 

Note: This job description is for guidance only. You will be expected to undertake activities as required in order to help the charity develop and increase its social impact. 

Deadline: Tuesday 7th June 2022 at 5 pm. 

Interviews: Friday 10th June 2022.

We will hold interviews at: The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN. Remote interviews can also be offered.

Start date: We are looking to have a candidate in post as soon as possible.  
 

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. ​

​Last year alone, nearly 13,500 professionals received our training. Over 70,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last four years, over 2,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start.

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and highly organised PA to work with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The successful candidate will provide high quality, effective, proactive, and confidential support so that the team is able to deliver its strategic and operational objectives.

You will work closely with the Trustees to provide governance support and the wider Operational Management Team when required. This is a pivotal and varied role in which you will be involved at all levels of the charity. It will provide valuable opportunities to learn and develop.

Location: Bristol/Remote/London with Occasional travel across UK

Benefits: A generous package including 26 days holiday a year and public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit your 500-word cover letter and CV by 9.00am, Wednesday 25th May 2022.

No agencies please. 

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

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.

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

• Strengthening and growing organising hubs in key financial centers by working with organisations on campaign strategies, plans, timelines, and tactics.

• 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.

• Convening local network meetings and facilitating calls designed to build greater connections and achieve  growth in the movement.

• 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.

• 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.

• Managing budgets, directing funding support and small grants for European hubs.

• 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.

• Aligning programmatic strategies andObjectives and Key Results (OKRs) with Sunrise’s Values.  

Required skills and experience

• Significant experience developing and implementing long term organising and/or campaign strategies, preferably within Germany, France, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, or other European countries.

• Strong skills and experience in using digital campaigning and digital tools to mobilise effort, build momentum and bring about social change.

• 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.

• Well-developed cross cultural verbal communication skills including, presentation, training, facilitation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills.

• An ability to write engaging content e.g. storytelling skills.

• Flexibility with the ability to pivot and leverage different types of organising strategies and tactics.

• A collaborative mindset and a proven ability to work effectively in alliance with diverse stakeholders.

• 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.

• 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: 

• Intermittent travel with advanced notice

• Employment background checks may be required

• 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.

• Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.

• Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:

  • Birthday leave (if it’s your birthday, you get a day off)

  • Solidarity and community leave up to 1 week p.a.

  • Floating public holidays (cultural leave)

  • Gifted leave (during Christmas and New Years public holidays)

  • Flexible work policy

  • Employee Assistance Program

Additionally, our offering includes:

• A commitment to your professional development

• Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings

• Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow

• A co-developed initial 3 month work plan to set goals and provide clarity on your role and responsibilities

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

Frank Water is an international development charity and wholly owned trading subsidiary, working domestically in the UK as well as overseas in India and Nepal, with a vision of a future where everyone, everywhere has access to resilient water resources for generations to come.

Frank Water is now seeking to appoint a new Communications Manager to a permanent contract, joining a small, passionate team.

This role will report to the Head of Operations & Fundraising and will work closely with the whole Frank Water team in the UK and overseas.

The purpose of the role is to develop and implement a communications strategy in line with the organisational strategy and values. This role aims to build on the strong brand of Frank Water, providing fresh, powerful narratives to team members to encourage donations, engagement and support. This role will shape the direction of communications for Frank Water, starting with an animated video, as we enter our 18th year.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years’ experience in communications and have knowledge of how to translate technical information into a positive story demonstrating need.

You’ll communicate the organisation’s purpose and needs in a clear, consistent way to team members for external use, and will manage the branding of the charity and CIC. You will also manage, empower and develop the Digital Marketing Assistant to grow as they support you with online communications.

The successful candidate will be proactive, organised, and a great communicator with strong attention to detail. You will have proven your communications skills and have a gift for quickly building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will possess a self-motivated, tenacious, and can-do attitude.

It is essential you have a passion for our cause and a desire to develop an understanding of all aspects of our work, with the ability to travel throughout the UK,and on occasion to our projects overseas, as required.

We are looking for someone to suit a varied role to deliver our communications primarily and to support the team in a general assistant role. This also includes feeding into the national England’s Community Forest communications work.

The Forest of Avon Trust is the West of England’s tree charity, an independent charity and one of a national network of England’s Community Forests, connecting people with their local trees and creating new woodland.

We are growing our work and impact through implementing the Forest of Avon Plan: A Tree and Woodland Strategy for the West of England launched through a wide scale partnership in June 2021, delivering a multi-million pound Defra Nature for Climate tree planting programme, as well as delivering a growing series of courses in woodland health and wellbeing.

We work across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our main activities are based around tree planting, woodland management, delivering health and wellbeing activities, education and training.

We are looking for someone to suit a varied role to deliver our communications primarily and to support the team in a general assistant role. This also includes feeding into the national England’s Community Forest communications work.

We are offering a one year fixed term contract, starting as soon as possible. The intention is that the contract will be annually renewable, subject to ongoing funding.

Job Details:

• 4 days per week (30 hours)
• Flexible working hours and days
• We aim to have an office space available by the time this role starts and so the role can involve a mix of home working and office working, to be discussed at interview
• Salary of £23,000 per annum, pro rata

• Employee Pension Scheme
• Home base does not need to be within the West of England border, provided the role can be fulfilled but must be within the South West / nearby surrounding areas to the Forest of Avon
• Expenses paid for approved mileage or travel costs incurred within the West of England
• Opportunity of a highly creative, varied and exciting role in a growing charity with development and training potential as the charity grows.

Job Description – Working to the Executive Director and other team members work tasks will be quite flexible but to include:

Communications

• Website content
• Newsletters
• Social media
• Press and PR
• Supporting business relationships and sponsorships including the Forest of Avon Pledge
• Promoting all of the above to audiences across the region
• Communications reporting on the Trees for Climate programme
• Supporting volunteers who may take on communications and events tasks
• Developing a bank of project case studies with the team

England’s Community Forests

• Representing the Forest of Avon and inputting into the national Trees for Climate and England’s Community Forests communications planning and delivery

Design and brand

• Designing leaflets, posters, annual reports, social media visuals and other templates (working with external agencies, where appropriate)

Events

• Supporting events planning and promotion
• Attending events

Supporting partnerships

• Working with the Admin and Finance Officer to support donor and business sponsor relationships, managing elements of the donor journey, responding to enquiries and thanking donors, recording and reporting on donations and preparing reports, sending out certificates and processing payments. 

General / Administration relating to Trees for Climate programme (and other projects where applicable)

• Reporting – planting schemes on the pipeline, comms reporting requirements, uploading evidence to sharefile, checks on claims
• Supporting the Tree and Woodland Officers in searches, procurement etc.
• Drafting parts of application forms and supporting the applicant journey
• Arranging site visits and getting forms signed by applicants in a timely manner
• Filing and keeping files in order on MS Sharepoint
• Supporting the online regulatory process and timelines with technical input from the Tree and Woodland Officers

Miscellaneous

• General administrative tasks, as required to support the Admin and Finance Officer role.

Job Specification

Essential Criteria – evidenced with experience and skills

• Ability to manage social media accounts, websites, newsletters, press and PR and general communications of a small organisation
• Ability to undertake limited design work in your role and work with designers
• Ability to organise events and manage small budgets for these
• Ability to work proactively with partners and donors to build two way connections and awareness and support for the objectives of the charity
• Ability to use own initiative, improve systems and work proactively to support the team.
• Accuracy and attention to detail, keeping data, plans and information in an organised way

• A professional manner in representing the charity and its work
• A commitment to the Forest of Avon Trust’s goals and values

Desirable Criteria

• Access to a vehicle and/or the ability to travel to meetings, events and other commitments in the West of England

The above overview contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organisation such as The Forest of Avon Trust, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably proposed but which are not part of their regular job description.

Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee.

We encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, in particular candidates from communities and catchments in which The Forest of Avon Trust is engaged. We are pleased to be an equal opportunity employer and applications will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, veteran status or age. The Forest of Avon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment.

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

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.