About Community Leisure UK

Community Leisure UK is a national members’ association representing leisure and culture charitable trusts and social enterprises across the UK.

Community Leisure UK is a small organisation in terms of workforce but supports and represent a large collective of charitable leisure and culture trusts. Currently, Community Leisure UK has a membership of 110 trusts across the United Kingdom, who collectively operate across 3,700 public services and facilities. Members range from small trusts operating one or two or multiple services and facilities, or very large trusts operating in multiple geographical locations. The trusts play a major and distinctive role in the national delivery of vital local services and Community Leisure UK works closely with our members and many national bodies to assist this role and support best practice.

Community Leisure UK’s mission is to be the recognised voice of leisure and culture trusts; to raise awareness of our members’ and their social impact; and to protect the status of the trust model.

Community Leisure UK’s vision focuses on enabling and empowering our members to become the leading providers of accessible and affordable leisure and cultural services throughout the UK. Community Leisure UK will be the recognised authority in our field, with a focus on informing policy and increasing understanding of the trust model and its benefits.

Main Areas of Work and Requirements

This role will provide a good view of all aspects of the work of a small national ‘trade’ association representing a significant group of charities, societies and social enterprises which make a major contribution to several public policy objectives. The post-holder will need to be able to work quickly, independently and flexibly. The post-holder must be able to learn and gain knowledge quickly. 

The Project & Research Officer will make a substantial contribution – in leading and supporting the work of the Special Interest Groups, which are thematic groups within our membership, focusing on specific topics (HR, Finance, Health, Culture, Data, Safeguarding) event administration, coordination, communication and management for members and on various topics, and in supporting the Chief Executive and Policy and Engagement Manager. The Project and Research Officer will work across England and Wales, primarily remotely though some travel will be required to attend meetings once in person meetings are able to resume. The work will be both on planned initiatives and in responding to ‘demand led’ business occurring day-to-day.

The main areas of work and requirements of the Projects and Research Officer will therefore involve:

• Facilitating and supporting thematic network groups (Special Interest Groups)
• Leading on research and analysis from members’ surveys to inform policy and advocacy positions
• Developing and progressing specific projects to support policy intelligence and the wider advocacy work of the organisation
• Support with the organisation of members’ meetings and workshops
• Support with administrative tasks including website content updates
• Support work and responsibilities as required by the Chief Executive and the Community Leisure UK Executive
• Continually champion the charitable trust model in all aspects of work and engagement

The above areas of work for the Projects and Research Officer will form a work programme that will be reviewed and updated on a monthly basis.

Person specification

Prior experience

• Experience of providing administrative and meeting support
• Experience of carrying out research projects, interpreting and analysing data and drawing conclusions.
• Experience of summarising information and writing reports.

Knowledge and understanding

• An understanding of central and local government and of public policy issues
• Knowledge of the issues facing the public leisure and culture sectors
• Knowledge of research and engagement methods
• Interest in the charity and social enterprise sectors

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level

Skills

• Strong inter-personal skills supporting effective engagement and working with members, external stakeholders and venues
• Positive and engaging communication skills
• Workload management, with a high degree of organisation and administration capabilities
• The ability to deliver work from start to finish
• Ability to take in and interpret information and present in a succinct manner
• Completes work to a high standard and shares knowledge across the organisation
• Respect other individuals; listens and takes into account different opinions, feelings and motivations; is trustworthy and acts with integrity; responds and acts constructively towards others
• A solution-focused mind-set, finding solutions and positive ideas
• Take personal responsibility for the complete delivery of projects, tasks and outcomes
• A willingness to learn and develop their professional and personal skills
• Listen to members trusts and stakeholders, and draw conclusions

Closing date: Monday 12th October, 12 noon.

Interview date: w/b 19th October 2020, via Video Call.

Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements. 

Informal discussions regarding the role are welcomed – please use the email address provided in the advert to arrange a suitable time.

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £24,163 – £28,000 + 8% pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

Deadline: Monday 12 October 2020 at 9am

First stage interviews will take place from the week of the 19th

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

ShareAction’s corporate engagement programmes harness the power of investors to influence companies to drive improvements in their environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Our climate change campaigns have focused on decarbonisation, using science-based targets, and on the oil and gas and power generation sectors. We are currently exploring areas for new campaigns, which could include hard to abate sectors, transport and biomass.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Although your role will be varied and open to some change in the activities you will undertake, below are the types of activities that you can expect to be doing:

• You will plan and deliver campaign activity of the Investor Decarbonisation Initiative (IDI) with a range of activities, including researching targets, drafting letters, and arranging meetings with investors, companies and other stakeholders;
• Lead administration and recordkeeping for IDI using our Salesforce CRM system;
• Provide input to the climate change team in an effort to develop new programmes, including contributing to funding bids;
• Support the delivery of new campaign activities in our climate change programme;
• Where appropriate, manage relationships with external organisations, including funders and NGO partners involved in IDI;
• Play a role in wider team and cross-ShareAction activity related to climate change, to foster collaboration and partnership;
• Support the delivery of other ShareAction campaigns as required.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time.

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• Have a good understanding of climate change, including global efforts to tackle it, particularly the role of business;
• Experience in campaigning and making change happen, ideally in a corporate environment;
• Experience of managing relationships with external stakeholders;
• Ability to analyse information (including data) and makes concise, relevant recommendations;
• Strong communication skills - both written and spoken English;
• Excellent organisational skills, proven ability to manage competing demands on time while still meeting deadlines;
• Very strong attention to detail, able to deliver work of a high standard;
• Highly motivated, able to self-start and proactively seek guidance or direction where required;
• Ability and comfort flexing between different areas of work.

DESIRABLE

• Subject matter expertise in climate change as it relates to one or more industrial sectors, such as oil and gas, electric utilities, transport or heavy industries;
• Understanding of responsible investment, responsible business and ESG issues;
• Proficiency with common office software including Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint;
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM system.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online, you will also be expected to work from home for the foreseeable future.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size we are unable to sponsor visas.

To apply, please visit our vacancies page via the Apply button.

Action Against Hunger UK, as part of Action Against Hunger’s global humanitarian Network, supports our international programmes by raising funds, providing Nutrition and MEAL expertise, campaigning for change and raising awareness of child hunger.

The Operations Department at Action Against Hunger UK envisions a more effective humanitarian and nutrition sector, able to evidence effectively and adapt efficiently to meet the needs of those affected or at-risk of disasters and hunger. The department has a mission: to improve the quality and impact of humanitarian action by harnessing the power of information and knowledge.

The Senior Project officer will work on projects implementing assessment, monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management and learning services across the Action Against Hunger network as well as for a number of external organisations as part of our growing consultancy model.  You will play an integral part in MEAL and knowledge and information management of humanitarian response projects and nutrition projects, and will deliver key learning outcomes as part of a passionate team of practitioners. You will apply keen and creative analytical skills, strong technical experience, as well as bring fresh perspectives and new ideas. Within a flexible and adaptive working environment you will possess a positive, ‘can do’ attitude.

Come and work with an enthusiastic and committed team supporting a growing movement of Londoners who aim to build high quality, affordable homes for themselves and their communities.

Community Led Housing London is a resource and advice hub, supported by the Mayor of London, and hosted by CDS Co-operatives. Working closely with the Greater London Authority, we help people to create homes. We work with groups, offering mentoring and funding to support them from their early stages. We also work with boroughs and others to help create opportunities for community led housing, which fit their strategies and achieve their objectives.

You will be employed by CDS Co-operatives, and may at times be located (virtually or physically) with the Greater London Authority or London Boroughs.

You will be initiating and practically supporting community led housing projects and programmes funded by the Greater London Authority. You will be instrumental in ensuring initiatives progress and achieve their desired outcomes, ideally with relevant housing or regeneration knowledge and experience

We would like to hear from you if you enjoy a variety of tasks and challenges and are creative, enterprising, ambitious and focused on finding solutions and getting things done. You will also have experience of effectively communicating, negotiating and working collaboratively with a range professionals and communities, and be able to challenge constructively to achieve positive outcomes.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. This job is open to flexible working, and we welcome applications for flexible or from job-sharers.

If you are interested, please email the address above with your CV and a letter covering the following questions, by Friday 2 October 2020:

• Why would you like to work in Community Led Housing?
• What key areas of your experience and skills can you bring to this role?

Please ensure that you clearly address the requirements in the downloadable person specification, with examples.

Please include details of two referees (one of whom should be your current employer); your current or most recent salary; and when you would be available to start / notice period.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, last year, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.”

Project Officer

Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH-UK)

(The College Centre for Quality Improvement)

£26,500 per annum

35 hours per week

Based within the College Centre for Quality Improvement, the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH-UK) helps specialist mental health services across the UK improve the safety and effectiveness of their prescribing practice. We provide a series of audit-based quality improvement programmes, delivering customised reports that benchmark service and national level performance against clinical practice standards.

The successful candidate will have a keen interest in data analytics and quality improvement in patient care. They will show attention to detail and have excellent organisational, report writing and communication skills. Responsibilities will include assisting with the design of data collection tools, the analysis of large datasets, writing reports to a deadline, liaising with healthcare professionals and assisting in the organisation of events.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

For any queries or to apply for this role, please visit from the College website. 

Closing date for applications: Monday 12 October 2020 @10am

Interview date: Tuesday 27 October 2020 (via Microsoft Teams)

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Charity registration. no. 228636.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community.

NO AGENCIES OR PUBLICATIONS PLEASE.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Project Officer - Communications

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Full-time (40 hours per week inc breaks)

£23,801 per annum

STOP THE TRAFFIK is a groundbreaking charity established in 2006, working with communities across the world to assist in preventing modern slavery and human trafficking.

STOP THE TRAFFIK is looking to recruit a Project Officer - Communications. This communications role is critical to our model of building resilient communities, using various digital platforms.

The successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be to develop the communications for the Aman Safety project, which aims to raise awareness about human trafficking, ensuring vital information reaches Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers who are fleeing conflict and seeking safety.

For this role you must be fluent in both English and Arabic languages to a high level, both written and spoken.

Supported by the Project Manager, some of the activities the postholder will do include:

• Communicating analytical intelligence into an engaging narrative for a range of audiences.
• Assisting with Arabic and English translations and adding social media content in Arabic.
• Supporting and delivering presentations for multi-agency partnerships.
• Evaluating the projects and finding ways to use learnings in future work.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have an Undergraduate degree in relevant field or equivalent experience (e.g. journalism digital creative, communications assistant and social media.)
• Possess the advanced ability to craft written messages and tailor them to specific audiences.
• Open to the concept of agile working, moving between teams and using your skills and voice to support other teams’ projects.

In return you will be rewarded by working with a supportive and friendly team, working on an interesting high profile, global issue, conveniently based in our Central London office.  This could be the next exciting step in your communications career.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Wednesday 7th October 2020.

Interviews will be held on the 14th & 19th October 2020.

Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to create, own and manage project plans. One being a multi-million-pound, key international project within strict deadlines and quality controls.

CIPFA has a robust business plan and has identified a number of programmes and projects we will fund in order to drive income growth, enable transformation and achieve further efficiencies.

You will be:

- Creating a schedule and project timeline, along with keeping all project documentation updated.
- Helping define project scope, goals and deliverables.
- Implementing and managing change when necessary to meet project outputs.
- Identifying and resolving issues and risks quickly and smoothly and escalating to the Project Sponsor immediately where needs be.

Requirements:

You will be dynamic, confident, and driven with excellent communication skills. You will have a natural ability to build effective relationships and influence key colleagues across the organisation. Experience of delivering multiple projects successfully is essential.

In return we offer:

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 10% employer's pension contribution
• Season ticket loans
• Employee Assistance Helpline
• Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & well-being, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers.

Interested? And up for a new challenge, then we’d love to hear from you.

About CIPFA

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services, and our portfolio of qualifications is the foundation for a career in public finance.

Our members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

Location: London

Contract type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Project Management, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Programme Management, Change Management, Change Manager, Strategy Management, Strategy Manager, Business Change, Stakeholder Management, etc.

Ref: 94363

Extensive research shows that the impact on children of parental mental health is dependent of various factors including severity, circumstances and the support or protective factors that surround the child.  Anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties can affect attachment and the parent-child relationship, and the impact of disrupted attachment on children’s intellectual, psychological, social and emotional development is well documented.

Family Action’s Newpin model provides a range of interventions and support for children under 5 and their parents who are experiencing mental health problems and where Adverse Childhood Experiences are often a generational feature.  Our aim is to ensure both the child and their adults get the support they need to thrive and achieve their potential.  Our model harnesses the parent-child relationship, providing a structured, supportive environment to increase parents’ capacity to develop understanding of their child’s communication, emotions, behaviour and needs and to reflect on the impact of their own mental health on their child/ren’s wellbeing.

As Project Manager you will lead the day-to-day management, delivery and development of the service including: managing a small team of staff, providing quality reflective supervision of the direct work with parents and children, develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including families using the service, local partners and commissioners, manage the budget and contract requirements and work with the Operational Manager on the development and evaluation of the service.

You will have excellent direct practice skills where you have provided interventions to families with complex needs (ideally which maximise the development of the parent-child relationship) and promote positive outcomes for children. You will have experience of day-to-day service management including a confident approach to managing, supervising and developing a team of staff (or volunteers) who work with families with complex needs.

Our values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and ongoing quality training
• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
• Flexible working hours
• Managed work-loads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and experience

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent with a recognised professional qualification in early years, social work, health, education, psychology/counselling/psychotherapy.  Management qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

2. Proven knowledge of potential impact of parental mental health and parent-child relationship on children’s social, intellectual, emotional and psychological development. 

3. Extensive experience in delivering interventions for families with complex needs/ACE’s such as parental mental health, in a planned and structured way to promote positive outcomes for children, family resilience and wellbeing. 

4. Experience of managing services which work successfully to deliver positive outcomes for children and families.

5. Experience of supervising, managing and leading a staff team working with families who have complex needs.  Confidence in training and developing staff practice skills and professional development.

6. Experience and working knowledge of child and adult Safeguarding issues in a multi-agency arena and management of risk.

7. Experience of collecting information, writing case studies and outcome data which evaluates performance and impact.

Abilities and skills

8. Ability to maintain a focus on the child, their safety and lived experience at all times, particularly when responding to the needs of their adults who may be themselves experiencing (or have experienced) significant distress and trauma.

9. A confident and professional approach to work with families and a variety of stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal and proven ability to develop and sustain relationships with colleagues, partners and commissioners.

10. Excellent knowledge and understanding of risk management, health and safety issues and pan-London Child Protection procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children, as well as ability to work in accordance with local and organisational Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures (for both children and adults)  and keep up to date as required. Implementing child protection procedures in consultation with management.

11. A commitment to community participation and user involvement, as well as the professional credibility to influence individuals and groups through the provision of advice/consultation, negotiation and training with a proven commitment to reflective practice.

12. Excellent IT skills, experience of using database for case recording.  Ability to collect and analyse data that informs the service as well as local stakeholders and funders performance, trends, gaps in provision, risks, barriers as well as successes and contribute to production of monitoring and evaluation reports in accordance with funding specification.

13. Ability to problem solve, applying creativity and innovation.

14. Ability to draft, monitor and control budgets to ensure service costs are contained within contract fee.

15. Able to evidence Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by:

a) Being people focused
b) Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach
c) Striving for excellence in everything we do
d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

16. Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

Please visit our current vacancies page for further information and to download an application form and the documents to apply.

Closing date: 30th September 2020 at 9am

In this role you will need to ensure that projects are delivered within the agreed scope, time, cost, quality, and are in line with approved business cases.

You will be expected to manage a portfolio of organisational projects within a transformation programme and provide expertise, monitor progress, and drive the business towards delivery.

You will also be working with the Head of Project Management in the design, development, introduction, training, and ongoing iteration of the organisation's Project Management Methodology.

There is budget responsibility attached to this role and there are matrix management responsibilities to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Act in a 'business partner' capacity, taking a lead in planning, co-ordination, time, costs, quality and scope management and matrix management of business delivery teams assembled out of various stakeholders
• Analyse and define the scope for each project, highlight risks, assumptions, critical success factors, project team structures and roles & responsibilities
• Ensure detailed project, implementation and action plans are created for the duration of each project in accordance with project management lifecycle
• Ensure projects requirements and outputs are agreed, and that benefits realisation is managed through to programme level and strategic objectives
• Monitor progress against all projects, providing timely and accurate information to enable Sponsors and stakeholders to have visibility and sufficient data to make decisions
• Ensure risks, issues and dependencies are being recorded, monitored and proactively managed
• Ensure the appropriate and relevant level of testing is in place for all projects e.g. system, regression, UAT with stakeholder sign-off as part of the stage gating process
• Deliver an effective and timely schedule of project communications liaising with the relevant stakeholders including the Communications Team
• Ensure project teams have the required toolsets and processes in place and that all relevant staff are trained and equipped to deliver successfully
• Ensure that the PMO meets its targets and supports the delivery of organisational and strategic goals
• Manage the administration for project submissions and approvals through the agreed prioritisation and approval process, maintaining a pipeline of approved projects
• Ensure a clear and consistent approach is in place to manage risk with alignment to the Corporate risk management strategy
• Collate qualitative and quantitative information on project performance for the preparation and production of project reports for internal management purposes
• Ensure that information recorded in both electronic and hard copy meets with internal and external quality assurance standards
• Meet cost, time and quality objectives when delivering projects, measured through stage gated reviews of outputs against original business case
• Project milestones delivered against project plan, measured through progress meetings and reports
• Adoption of PMO processes and governance across key business areas, measured through internal audit and practical demonstration
• Production of consistent project artefacts such as project plans, RAID logs, status reporting and financial reporting, measured through physical production of artefacts
• Adoption of central PMO repository and ownership of all PMO data
• Accurate and robust budget and cost management against project plans, working with Sponsors and stakeholders including the Finance Team, measured through financial reporting
• A robust process of notification or escalation to report on both underspend and potential overspend with the appropriate approvals sought for either, measured through risk and issue reporting

What you will need for this role

• Strong project or programme management and excellent organisational skills are fundamental, as is the ability to liaise with people at all levels of the organisation
• Strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote best practices in managing interrelated projects and programmes to ensure successful delivery
• Recognised formal project/programme management qualification (PMP, Prince2 or MSP)
• Highly developed project/programme management and planning skills and experience
• Proven ability to manage a range of projects types and complex business initiatives and change programmes
• Experience of being a business partner and managing stakeholder relationships
• Experience of prioritisation models and working with the business to determine appropriate project prioritisation
• Proven ability to juggle different projects/priorities and deliver high quality outcomes under pressure

The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.  We are home to Mental Health Awareness Week and, with prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

Our focus is on three key areas:

1. Impact

We systematically consider how to scale ideas informed by evidence.  We build partnerships and alliances that increase the impact and reach of our work.

2. Influence

We harness evidence and the voice of lived experience to advocate for preventive approaches and create campaigns which tackle the root causes of poor mental health. 

3. Integrity

We continue to build a strong organisation that lives its values - that is open, kind, outward-looking and sustainable.

We have pioneered change for 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!

This exciting Project Manager role will deliver multiple projects for school leavers and university students that promote positive mental health and wellbeing at key educational transitions.  From pre-university to university and between years, focusing on prevention and early intervention through peer-led programmes of educational activities.  

What does the role involve?

• Designing curriculum and training for psychoeducation packages
• Facilitating coproduction with students and school leavers
• Managing relationships with external partners
• Working closely with research and communications teams to evaluate and promote projects effectively

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Evidenced strong experience of working in partnership and co-production, preferably in the field of mental health and/or working with young people
• Demonstrable excellent project management skills
• Demonstrable strong experience of writing and designing curriculum and training for youth programmes for print and digital use
• Demonstrable strong experience of facilitating workshops

Why should you join the Mental Health Foundation?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 27 after 5 years’ service

• 3 closure days between Christmas and New Year
• Up to 3 wellbeing days per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous non-contributory pension scheme, 8% at 3 months service, rising to 10% at 6 months service employer contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme at four times annual salary
• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme

Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require an enhanced DBS check.  Also, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. 

How to apply

If you think your skills, knowledge and experience  match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please apply through our website job page.  Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs will not be accepted.  Applications will close at midnight on 7th October 2020.  Interviews are planned for 15th October 2020.  You will be asked to prepare a presentation as part of the interview process.

Diversity is greatly valued at the Foundation.  Applications from all sections of the community are actively encouraged.  If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, again please contact us through our website jobs section.

Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are operating digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing) and on-boarding processes.  We are blending office and homeworking until further notice.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Department: Fundraising and Communications

Location: Central London (Home based for now)

Brooke over the next six months will work to implement a key operational and data transformation in the way in which it securely and compliantly receives, validates and imports our supporters’ personal financial and non-financial data into the charity’s supporter database (CARE NG); whilst ensuring the business processes which consume that supporter data continue to function effectively for business as usual.

This transformation will entail the migration of the charity’s third party suppliers (fufillment, thanking and banking) from the current (as-is) inhouse, bespoke, directly keyed system (BODS), to a future (to-be) where suppliers’ import files, of supporters’ personal financial and non-financial details, will be securely provided to Brooke; for the charity to then validate and import into its supporter database (CARE NG).

The project will also include ensuring that the charity’s business as usual processes, which consume this imported supporter data, will continue to function and, where necessary, change/update/create new business processes for improved efficiency and productivity.

The role will report to the CRM Programme Lead, liaise with senior stakeholders and manage a matrix project team comprised of colleagues within the CRM (project manager, data and business analysts), Information Services and Fundraising and Communications teams.

This is a vital role for Brooke and its CRM programme with the opportunity to work with a dedicated and friendly team. If you are an experienced project manager with a successful track record in change and transformation, working with third party suppliers of high volume transactions into CRM systems, software development and upgrades, we want you to apply.

You will be a Prince 2/PMP certified, self-starter, project manager with experience of the successful project management and delivery of change/transformation, working with third party suppliers of high volume transactions, software development and upgrades, allied with excellent stakeholder, communication and collaboration skills.

Experience of working within a medium to large charity is also desirable.

Interviews to be held on: w/c Monday, 12-Oct-20

We’re looking for an ambitious individual who is passionate about our cause and looking to develop a career in project management, to join us as a Project Management Executive and play a vital role at the heart of our award-winning Income Generation team.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About the role

This particular role sits within our Planning & Improvement Team. Part of our Income Generation Directorate, and relatively new, Planning & Improvement is the glue that binds together all income generation campaigns, appeals, activities and products. Your main focus will be to help deliver one of our main fundraising moments – the Winter Fundraising campaign. A key income generator for Shelter, it brings together many departments and touches nearly everyone in the organisation. It also consists of a broad range of public facing activity, including an advertising campaign, direct marketing fundraising appeal and various events and corporate partner activation, all supported by press and social media. Along the way, you’ll get to learn more about project management tools and processes, run projects from start to finish, work with a range of stakeholders and provide much needed admin and finance management support. In short, it will be a really great learning ground.

About you
You’ll need to be proactive, well-organised, never happier than when busy and genuinely keen to learn. Someone who craves responsibility and enjoys building positive relationships with lots of different people, some experience of managing projects would be useful, as would knowledge of project management methodologies and processes. A great time manager who is comfortable working on a diverse range of tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, you’re creative, innovative, customer focused and willing to challenge the status quo and suggest new ideas when appropriate.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, full support and training, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

• £20,660 per year (based on a full time salary of £27,670)
• 28 hours per week (to potentially include some evening work)
• Permanent
• Based in Greenwich

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded, innovative local Charity working alongside people with mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of more than £4m, over 120 staff and 250 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

Commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and delivered as part of an alliance of local Third sector organisations, the Connecting Communities service provides Greenwich residents with information, guidance and support to access mainstream services that can help them lead independent lives.

This is an exciting time to become part of the team at Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind, as we work with our partners Metro, Age UK Bromley & Greenwich, Greenwich Mencap, GAD (Greenwich Association for Disabled People) and the Volunteer Centre Greenwich.

About the role:

As Connecting Communities Project Worker, you will lead on the delivery and continued development of this service, working closely with internal and external teams to ensure a high quality service.  As well as providing support to clients, you will develop a team of reception information volunteers to respond to requests for information from phone and door callers.

Requirements:

Reporting to the Peer Support Volunteer Manager, you will have experience of the following to make you stand out:

• Providing appropriate and accessible information and guidance
• Supporting people with mental health problems
• Supporting volunteers

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

Staff benefits include:

• a matched contribution pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday (pro-rata, rising with service)
• quality supervision and training opportunities.

Closing date: 11:59pm on Thursday 8th October 2020

Likely interview date: Monday 19th October 2020

More information can be found on our website

Registered Charity: 1082972

Do you have a knack for systems and technology? Are you a people person and motivated to help others? Are you calm under pressure?

Support Through Court is an independent charity which provides much-needed practical and emotional support to people dealing with the court process without the benefit of legal representation. Most are frightened of and unfamiliar with the courts and may be facing serious issues that could affect their children and relationships, finances, or the roof over their head. 

We are starting a new, two year project piloting a virtual support initiative for those seeking help with divorce and/or child arrangements but do not have legal representation. Clients will virtually receive practical support from Support Through Court volunteers based at offices across the UK, and legal advice through our partnership with RCJ Advice. 

The post will be for two years. We are looking to recruit someone based in central London, however as volunteers will be based at Support Through Court offices around the UK, some travel will be required. The post holder will report to the Head of Systems & Information and will be part of the Systems & Information team. The primary focus of the post will be our new virtual support project with regards to:

• Ensuring continuous and smooth running of the hardware and IT systems.
• Providing face-to-face and remote support to volunteers and clients using the systems
• Pulling statistical information needed for reporting

Additionally, the post will assist the Systems & Information team with BAU activities and provide general IT support to staff and volunteers across the wider organisation.

The ideal candidate will have: excellent hardware and software troubleshooting skills, the ability to patiently explain technical solutions to a wide range of audiences, efficient administrative skills, empathy for our clients, a willingness to learn, and the flexibility to follow directions or take the initiative as needed.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application: please send a CV, together with a covering letter clearly explaining how you fulfil the criteria in the job specification and the requirements for the role.

Applications are due by 9:00 AM on 5 October 2020.

Interviews will take place on 8 October 2020.