Working with a network of 130 churches and projects, using website, email, and social media, but also with an awareness of communities which are digitally deprived, you will manage the digital and general communications of our District.  You will support, and where appropriate provide, pro-active communication, both internal to the District and between our churches and the public sphere.  You will pay attention to target, design, and method, and successfully increase both the public profile of the Methodist Church in our area, and the strength of relationships within the District.

Who we are looking for:

We will want you to have a qualification or equivalent experience in social media and online engagement.

We will want you to be in sympathy with the aims and purpose of the Methodist Church :

• centred on the good news of Jesus Christ
• inclusive and welcoming to all
• working for a good and just society

You will be IT literate, and will demonstrate the capacity to develop and implement a communications strategy across our geographically dispersed district (Oldham to Knutsford, and Buxton to Salford).  You will also be able to develop social networking websites, and be able to work with Zoom, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. 

You will have some experience of developing and offering training packages, and of building links with the media. 

We need someone with good interpersonal and social skills, able to relate to a wide range of people, and with excellent written and oral communication skills. 

We need someone who is prepared sometimes to work irregular hours including weekends, and who has an understanding of the importance of confidentiality and security in information sharing.

You will need a professional and positive approach, with a commitment to professional development and self-improvement.  You wil also need the be able to develop constructive working relationships and be very comfortable working in a team environment with other employees and volunteers.

You will show that you are able to set and work to goals and deadlines without direct supervision, while exercising deiscretion and retaining a high degree of confidentiality when required.  You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities

Raise the profile and awareness of the work of the district internally and externally

1. Ensure communication structures are fit for purpose and fully utilised

2. Ensure district staff involved in communications are suitably equipped and trained

3. Establish a set of common resources for all district staff

4. Identify key stakeholders – who needs to know what when and how and ensure that contentis sent in a targeted way.

5. Enable people in district and circuits to be equipped to exercise their particularly ministryand fulfil their calling

6. Increase the awareness of learning opportunities

7. Enable officers and other across the district to see new ways of doing things

8. Enable a flow of relevant information between churches, circuits, and individuals

9. Better inform churches and circuits about opportunities leading to new activities

10. Ensure that information which is available to be discovered (primarily the website and social media presence) is of high quality, up to date and easily accessible;

11. Promote stories of good news;

12. Work with the connexional communications team to manage communication in relation to crisis events.

Key tasks

1. To monitor and develop a communications strategy and plan for the District which will support the effective achievement of the District Mission and Development Plan.

2. To produce and develop electronic publications for use within the District, including by producing and writing appropriate material and the annual prayer handbook in printed and electronic forms.

3. To edit and develop the District website and the use of social media, ensuring they promote positive stories of the work of the Methodist Church throughout the District.

4. To work with the District Administrator to further develop the weekly bulletin and other regular communications from the district to circuits and churches.

5. To provide support to churches and circuits to help them develop and improve their communications, through networking, facilitated training and other means.

6. To provide support to district officers to enable their work to be better known throughout the District.

MIF invites great artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester. Our future home is The Factory, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where we’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else.

As Producer (Fixed Term), your role will be to support the development and delivery of a series of ambitious events designed by the people of Greater Manchester. The events will be part of the opening programme of The Factory (The Welcome) and will be created with a focus on sharing agency with those who don’t typically participate in arts and culture. Responsible to the Executive Producer, the Producer will plan and develop the Programme, working closely with the Creative Engagement team. In addition, the Producer will line produce some of the projects in the Programme.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Executive Producer, Creative Engagement, the Curatorial Group and departments across the organisation to develop the Programme
• Timeline the development and delivery of the overall Programme, communicating plans across the organisation to feed into wider organisational scheduling and resource planning
• Line producing projects as required and/or ensuring smooth hand over of projects to line producers at development stage, ensuring clear information is shared across all teams
• Working closely with the Executive Producer and the International team to manage Co-commission and Co-Production relationships, providing touring information, feeding into the contractual process and hosting partners as required
• Work with Creative Engagement and Producing to embed learning around publicly curated practice into the organisation

The essential requirements for this role include:

• Enthusiasm for working with the public to facilitate the creation of exciting projects
• Experience of delivering projects across a variety of scales
• Good financial skills including managing budgets of varying scales
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude and a flexible approach to developing and delivering work
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

Senior Project Officer, Collaborative Design

£27,804 per annum

(pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref:  SUS3400)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base within easy reach of Manchester / Liverpool area

About The Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to be part of a truly collaborative Design team, assisting in the management of programmes and projects across the North of England that lead to the development of new innovative designs for neighbourhoods and streets, including public realm and walking and cycling routes. You and the team will engage with the public and diverse communities to produce designs and feasibility studies, creating maps and drawings and undertaking site visits, working on our emerging portfolio of ground-breaking, community-led projects, contributing to the creation of healthier, happier cities and towns.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience of relevant qualification or significant work experience in urban design, landscape architecture or a related field / demonstrable specialism.  You will have experience of working on issues surrounding walking and cycling infrastructure or general transportation issues as well as design projects with a significant level of community engagement.  You will also have previous experience in workshop facilitation.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!

What we Offer?

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 25 October 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 3 November 2021.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

Project Administrator

Part Time - 21 hours per week

£19,704 to £22,605, pro-rata, per annum

Fixed term until 31st December 2023

Closing date: noon Monday 1st November 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11th November 2021, via Zoom

The Diocese of Manchester is the Church of England in Bolton, Bury, Leigh, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, and parts of Rossendale, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford. To find out more about the unique make-up of the diocese and its diverse activities, please visit our website.

We are seeking a well-organised, adaptable and professional administrator to join our Strategy team.  The successful candidate will work closely with the Strategic Programme Director providing a wide range of administrative support for the effective governance and delivery of funded projects.

The post holder will be experienced in office administration and able to prioritise their work, with good attention to detail and excellent IT and minute-taking skills.  They should be comfortable dealing with a diverse range of people, including clergy, laity and other members of the diocese.

Although experience of working within the Church of England is not required, the post holder should be sympathetic to the aims and values of the Church.

The role is based at Church House, 90 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GH.  However, there is the possibility of a move to Bury in 2023.

Benefits include generous annual leave: 22 days plus public holidays and 3 additional allotted days.  This rises to 25 days after 12 months’ service.  There is automatic enrolment into a Church Worker’s pension scheme and the support services of the Employee Assistance Programme.

Please click the APPLY button for application form.  Full job description/person specification are attached below.

About us

Carbon Co-op is an award-winning and fast-growing energy services and advocacy cooperative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change.

We’re led by our values: we’re trying to mitigate the worst effects of climate change in a socially just way.  The work we do makes a difference, both at the policy level and in terms of practical de-carbonisation of buildings and energy systems. We’re often working at the leading edge of the kind of work we do.

About the job

Carbon Co-op’s work focuses on the development of new projects and services that enable citizens and communities to collectively tackle climate change. We have a strong, interdisciplinary Retrofit Team involved in a number of projects ranging from the facilitation of peer learning and knowledge exchange between householders, the development of new heat pump services and the delivery of an area based scheme. The knowledge and skills sets required to manage and deliver these ranges from soft skills such as the facilitation of knowledge exchange to highly technical design and procurement. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager, to assist in the delivery of these schemes. We’re tackling new and challenging issues so you will be comfortable taking on new skills, juggling different tasks and prioritising. You don’t need specific experience in all the areas of work but you do need to be a diligent project manager and any experience of retrofit would be of benefit. 

The below describes the desired Essential, Preferred, and Useful characteristics of applicants.

Person specification

i) Skills and experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience of project management or project coordination. 

Preferred

• PRINCE2 or similar Project Management qualification
• Experience of operating within the retrofit construction sector 
• A higher education qualification or similar experience, demonstrating technical literacy and an understanding of general scientific or engineering concepts.
• Experience of stakeholder/funder/client management.
• Experience of developing communication materials (fact sheets, guides, podcasts etc) communicating technical issues to a lay audience
• Experience of facilitating peer learning and knowledge sharing within a group, network or co-operative.

Useful

• Qualification from the Centre for Alternative Technology graduate school and/or AECB. 
• Knowledge of the basic concepts of Building Physics as they relate to domestic properties. 
• Experience of overseeing or delivering retrofit or energy efficiency works
• Experience of a Service Design process or project
• Experience of Community Finance

ii) About you

Essential

• Able to plan work strategically, juggling tasks, prioritising competing aims, timeframes and capacity.
• A good problem solver with the ability to think laterally. 
• Able to coordinate an interdisciplinary team or partnership to effectively deliver a project or task.
• Able to communicate effectively with project stakeholders of all kinds including householders, contractors, council staff and funders, to set appropriate expectations and where necessary resolve conflicts. 
• Good at making presentations, an excellent verbal and written communicator, enthusiastic and engaging

Preferred

• Ability to facilitate groups in order to enable shared learning
• Able to demonstrate a systems thinking approach
• Experience of a self-managed workplace
• Motivated by environmental and social justice concerns

Values 

We require staff to demonstrate, understand and apply our core organisational values. These are embedded in all our roles and applicants are expected to demonstrate these values as part of the application process:

• Commitment to collective and community-based approaches to tackling climate change.
• Commitment to Co-operative Values.
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Commitment to environmental justice and tackling inequalities.

Our organisational culture

We are a small (but growing), multi-disciplinary not-for-profit with a mission built around tackling climate change. Community benefit is hardwired into our organisation’s structure, we are ‘asset locked’ and owned by our 300+ ley members who annually elect a management board. We subscribe to international co-operative principles. Our work culture is open and collaborative, we practice self management principles and we employ practices such as user-centred design, service design and agile development. We welcome new team members!

Location

This position requires you to be based in Manchester. Our office is located within the Bridge 5 Mill sustainability centre in Ancoats, close to Manchester Piccadilly. We offer flexible working and the number of days worked from the office is negotiable. 

Legal right to work

By the time you commence your employment you must have a legal right to work in the UK. We are currently not in a position to act as a sponsor.

Next steps

Email us your CV plus a single page covering letter, setting out your reasons for applying and how you meet the essential requirements set out in the Person Specification. If you have any questions or are unsure whether you should apply please get in touch. 

After the closing date we will shortlist candidates and then carry out interviews by video call before making an appointment. 

Please apply!

We’re an equal opportunity employer, value diversity and have flexible working practices. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented within our sector and our organisation – and we want to ensure we address this. We encourage applications from anyone with suitable skills, no matter their background or ability. If you don’t feel confident enough to apply, get in touch with us, we’d love to chat! 

The Alternative Provider Federation is seeking an experienced Project Manager to help us develop our membership, functions and role.

Your work will complement that of our Executive Chair – a new role we are also recruiting to.

The Alternative Provider Federation is effectively the new provider arm of the Greater Manchester VCSE Leadership Group and has been endorsed by the GM Integrated Care System (ICS) Transition Board.

Both roles are being funded via the Leadership Group as part of the work to deliver the GM Accord – an agreement between the VCSE sector, GMCA and the HSCP / ICS.

You will be employed by the 10GM partnership of local infrastructure organisations, who are founder members of the GM VCSE Leadership Group.

This is a critical role for us as we move to develop an idea into a functioning entity.

You will be an experienced, highly motivated Project Manager who is excited about this new initiative and committed to helping us ensure we deliver.

The main responsibilities of this role are:

• To develop the membership of the Alternative Provider Federation, in conjunction with the current steering group
• To develop a project plan that captures the mission, vision, values, purpose and priorities of the Provider Collaborative
• To organise regular meetings of the Alternative Provider Federation, supporting the Executive Chair and fulfilling secretariat duties as required
• To report back to the GM VCSE Leadership Group on a quarterly basis
• To attend regular line management sessions with a 10GM Director
• To work to ensure that the social enterprise and charitable providers in GM are supported to develop and grow in the provider space
• To work closely with the Executive Chair to support members, facilitate collaborations and ensure shared values and the highest standards of probity
• To ensure the flexibility and creativity of members of the Alternative Provider Federation are utilised to maximise their contribution to the ICS in the reduction of health inequalities in GM, alongside the Executive Chair

Specifically

• To manage the membership process for the Alternative Provider Federation
• To initiate and undertake monitoring and evaluation for the Federation, developing systems, writing reports and preparing data as appropriate
• To develop and maintain partnerships and stakeholder relationships for the Federation to further its objectives
• To ensure that the Federation conducts its business in the spirit of mutual and collective accountability
• To foster the development and sharing of good practice within the Federation
• To implement a marketing strategy for the Federation which includes developing website pages and a directory of member services

Vision 2026 is an agenda for growth and change agreed by the Blackburn Diocesan Synod in 2015. It challenges our parishes to be healthy churches which can transform the communities in which they are set. It also lays out four ways in which this over-arching goal can be achieved: Making Disciples, Being Witnesses, Growing Leaders and Inspiring Children and Young People for Jesus Christ.

Two central aspirations under Vision 2026 are to see 10 new Strategic Church Plants by 2026 and to see a step change in ministry with those aged 11 - 16. Resourcing Churches are key to realising these aspirations and in early 2021 we were successful in our application for £3.5 million Strategic Development Funding from the Church Commissioners to part-fund new Resourcing Churches in Blackpool and Blackburn. The project to establish and develop these two new Resourcing Churches is titled ‘Lighting Up New Generations’ and runs from July 2021 to June 2026.

The Project Manager will manage this new project as well as playing an important role in the wider delivery of Vision 2026 through analysing and reporting on statistics and data, communicating stories relating to Vision 2026, monitoring the realisation of aspirations under the Vision 2026 Implementation Plan (2021 – 2024), and working with the Director of Vision Delivery to encourage and enable the network of volunteer Vision Champions.

We are looking for someone who is excited about the vision of seeing Healthy Churches Transforming Communities across Lancashire with a real passion for the role that Resourcing Churches can play in delivering the Vision. They will need excellent written and verbal communication skills as the role will involve regular communication and interaction with ordained and lay colleagues across the diocese and national church. Strong project management skills and experience with the ability to analyse complex datasets and produce strategically useful reports are also essential.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact: Director of Vision Delivery, Carolyn Barton, details available via the recruitment pack.

All interviews to take place at the Diocesan Offices, Clayton House, Blackburn, BB1 2QE

Diversity - The Board of Finance believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds

There is an occupation requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

The salary shown is for 35 hours, salary for 28 hours would be £30,635 per annum.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an experienced team of blanket bog restoration practitioners to help deliver more than one million pounds worth of peatland restoration over the next three years.

Part-Time Project Manager (Fixed-Term)
Reference: AUG20210159
Location: Dove Stone, Oldham, OL3
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum FTE
Hours: Part Time, 18.75 hours per week
Contract: 3yrs Fixed until March 2025
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata)

Dove Stone is a partnership site between RSPB and United Utilities, in the north of the Peak District National Park. Peatland restoration at Dove Stone has been ongoing for 16 years, and the partnership team has been instrumental in developing some of the now standard restoration techniques, and we are still innovating! Come and join us at the cutting edge of UK peatland restoration!

What is the role about?

• This role will work alongside and report to the Site Manager at Dove Stone to manage the reporting and claiming processes of Dove Stone’s Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration funded project and will be responsible for;
• Producing quarterly, annual and final project reports for the funder and for partners
• Assist the warden team to manage the capital works tendering and contracts management process
• Be responsible for collating all the evidence needed, for producing and for submitting the annual grant claims as per the terms of the grant agreement
• Working with the Site Manager and the RSPB’s fundraising and finance teams, and taking responsibility for Dove Stone’s compliance with the funder requirements as per the terms of the grant agreement
• Working with the Dove Stone grant delivery team (Site Manager, Wardens, Assistant Warden, Visitor Experience Manager, Rangers, Volunteers) to ensure that all evidence needed for reporting and claiming is produced to standard in a timely manner
• Working with the Site Manager and the Area Finance Officer to monitor spend and manage the project budget accordingly, and provide annual accounts for grant audit
• Working with the Site Manager, nominated Fundraiser and Area Finance Officer, forecast budget once per quarter
• Become thoroughly familiar with the grant agreement and the RSPB’s obligations resulting from it and ensure that the RSPB meets those obligations to ensure full compliance.
• Become familiar and use the RSPB project management framework

What we need from you

As the Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration Project Manager, you will work with the Site Manager and the Area Finance Officer to manage the nature for Climate Peatland Restoration reporting and claiming process for Dove Stone.

Essential experience/qualifications:

• Proven track record in managing the reporting and claiming processes of a complex grant funded project
• Qualification or proven experience using a Project Management framework (for example PRINCE2 or similar)
• Proven experience of managing change within a project
• Experience of working with partners and external funders, good relationship building skills
• Experience of coordinating multiple members of staff to achieve outcomes (for example producing project reports)
• You will be an excellent team worker, be organised, and be a great representative of the RSPB to external partners and funders

Desirable experience/qualifications:

• Experience in contract management - contract preparation and tendering process, and will follow the RSPB’s procurement framework
• Experience of the RSPB’s project management framework and procurement procedure

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing date: 23:59, 24 October 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 1st November 2021.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete a full application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience requested.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven organization, working to achieve lasting social change. A unique opportunity to work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Britain. 

One Million Mentors has secured £50,000 through Young Manchester on behalf of the network as part of its ongoing business development. A portion of this funding will cover the part-time role of a Project Coordinator, needed to support the network in delivering the following key deliverables by the end of March 2022, when the funding ends

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Establish capacity building programme to strengthen the network’s infrastructure
• Coordinate regular steering group meetings
• Create and maintain a shared system that centralises mentoring opportunities in Manchester, ensuring there is a clear referral process and roadmap for children and young people.
• Commission research and evaluation to introduce quality standards for mentoring across the sector, enabling the network to identify a baseline and monitor the short, medium, and long term impact of mentoring.
• Develop a youth voice mechanism to ensure member organisations continue to meet the needs of beneficiaries in an accessible, appropriate and inclusive way.

Who we are

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students’ unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice, guidance and crisis support to students’ unions.

We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

What we do

Students’ unions can be transformational hubs for students, staff, and wider society. NUS Charity support our member’s development to enhance their capacity and harness opportunities to maximise their positive impact. We do this in many ways, from managing a purchasing consortium to drive great value for our members, to our development activity, supporting the best potential in students’ unions - we strive to make a difference to our members.

Within our small Union Development (UD) team we deal with a range of organisational development work, whether that’s being the Returning Officer and supporting students’ union elections, running development events/webinars, helping new students’ unions create the structures that they need, coaching a students’ union leader who needs extra support, helping students’ unions attract and retain their talent, or creating guidance on new legislation that will affect students’ unions – no two days are the same.

What we need

NUS Charity is looking to recruit a Union Development (UD) Project Coordinator to provide support across UD on projects, events, services and programmes.

The candidate should have experience within either membership support, customer services, HR/Recruitment or administration. Having experience of working in a third sector or charity is a bonus but not essential.

You will be tasked, either as lead coordinator or in a supporting capacity, to coordinate established programmes and services, such as the Careers in Students’ Union job site, Learning Academy, the QSU framework, Elections Service and cyclical projects such as the Employee Engagement Survey, QSU verifications and Lead and Change. You’ll also provide support for new UD projects and events and be a key contact within the UD team for NUS Charity members.

Experience of working with IT-based systems and data analysis is required as well as strong communication, customer service, organisation and administration skills.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

This role can be either homebased or based at our Macclesfield Office, with hybrid working options available.

Benefits

We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centered working environment with a great benefits package including:

- Generous holiday entitlement
- Flexible working opportunities
- Workplace pension- employer matched contributions up to 6%
- Enhanced parental pay policies
- Employee assistance programme
- Childcare Allowance
- Cycle to Work Scheme

For more details of what we offer as an employer please visit our website

Ref: 103 784

Main purpose and scope of the post:

To encourage and assist parishes in the vision objective of ‘Giving Generously of our time, talents and money to the cause of Christ, with particular emphasis on the IDEA section of the National ‘Building a Generous Church’ Strategy, helping parishes to Inspire, Disciple, Embed and Activate generosity across the diocese.

This will involve working in partnership with the current Stewardship Resourcing Officer (who will be focussing on the MINT section of the National Strategy (Mechanisms, Impact, Need and Trust) and other colleagues within the Diocesan Offices, churches and PCC’s to ensure the ongoing development of Christian Stewardship and Generosity throughout the Diocese.

Duties and Key responsibilities will include:

Parish Visits

• Visiting parishes to speak and teach about generosity to PCC’s, parish groups, deaneries and other natural groupings.
• Assisting and supporting parishes in the local use of Stewardship and Generosity resources including parish and deanery visits and offering advice and support where appropriate
• Keep records of parishes who have been visited and, in conjunction with other colleagues, identify those where input would be beneficial and endeavour to meet with them.

Resourcing a Generous Culture

• Helping parishes choose resources and methods that will help them explore generosity within their own context.
• Offering support and guidance to Bishop’s staff on issues of Christian Stewardship and Generosity.
• Creating resources for parishes to use, including further materials for small groups to help embed a culture of generosity across the diocese.
• Promotion of stewardship and generosity principles at all levels of the diocese

Communication

• Provision of appropriate articles on generosity for inclusion within Money Matters and other diocesan e-bulletins and publications.

Training

• Assisting the existing Stewardship Resourcing Officer in the training of PCC treasurers and Gift Aid Secretaries.  This is done in collaboration with the Finance Team.

Responding

• Work with the existing Stewardship Resourcing Officer and the Finance Team to provide ad hoc support to treasurers

For more information or to arrange an informal chat about this role please email Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn, who is lead for Making Disciples: please see contact details on the website link

Closing date: 7 November  

Interview date: 22 November 

Diversity - The Board of Finance believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds

All interviews will take place at Clayton House, Blackburn, BB1 2QE 

Location:                Remote working in the UK

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£25,000 to £30,000

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered. 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of education relationships in the Midlands and South West England is required. 

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

To engage with our network of 4,000 secondary schools and colleges as well as local authorities in sharing out programme, onboarding and training in their usage.  Taking on the views of educators and educational leaders in what we provide and need to provide and enabling us to more closely match local and national need with our programme. This role will also support the delivery team with the delivery of the programmes from marketing opportunities to schools/students work experience placements. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:-

• Recruit and onboard new educational establishments to working with us 
• Training and supporting users to maximise the opportunity to their students accessing our programmes through our newly developed portal and app. 
• Delivering training sessions to schools and colleges on our programmes and building on engagement in your defined region. 
• Building partnerships with Multi-Academy Trusts, SEND and PRU provision within your region to maximise our impact 
• Liaise with local government organisations to actively promote our programme to NEET young people in the region 
• Developing long standing relationships with school and college contacts to access, support and maximise employer engagement relationships in your region 
• Build a regional network of educational contacts, ensuring high level of customer service and reporting opportunities and issues to Head of Engagement 
• Retain our registered schools and colleges in our network, and increase engagement levels in all programmes across the region 
• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes 
• Support Fundraising Leads in region to embed school-based initiatives where appropriate 
• Ensuring all data relating to school and college engagement is accurate, recorded and presented in reports when required 
• Networking in the region with your regional team to collaboratively build brand awareness of Speakers for Schools across all partners and organisations working in the Education landscape. 
• Supporting the wider UK Education Strategy for Speakers for Schools 

Delivery Team support:

• Support our Delivery Partners to identify school contacts that can promote and support our programmes
• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Other duties as required, within the scope of the role. 

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery. 

Desirable: - 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Educational Providers/Youth/Engagement teams an advantage 
• Knowledge of SEND and PRU education establishments and NEET students 
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision and social mobility challenges within UK schools and colleges 
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September 2021 and appointing our Education Relationship Manager swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in October and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role will be on or before October 25th. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Network Engagement Officer (X1 North of England - 22.5 hours per week and x1 Central England 35 hours per week)

The Fostering Network

Salary: £22138 - £33,206 plus £3,737 (pro rata) London Weighting allowance (if applicable)

Location:

• North of England – covering North West, North East  and Yorkshire
• Central England – covering West Midlands, East Midlands and part of the East of England

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we’ve been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for more than 40 years. 

We are looking for 2 Network Engagement Officers to join our high achieving Membership Services and Engagement Team, providing relationship management to members across the North of England and Central England.

These posts will be located within our Membership and Engagement Directorate, but will operate across directorates by effectively maintaining strong working links with internal colleagues

These posts are central to delivering our newly created membership and engagement strategy and so we are looking for candidates with high levels of drive and ambition to help us both achieve and exceed our strategic aspirations.

A varied and exciting role, you will be involved in every aspect of relationship management  which will be delivered extensively through a programme of network engagement activities.

• You will help plan, support and deliver a varied programme of engagement activities for our network of 60,000 foster carers and 370 fostering services. This will be primarily be delivered via online engagement activities
• You will work closely with our network of members to collate their invaluable insights and use this to meet their needs.
• You will be expected to work collaboratively with internal teams, partners and stakeholders to share ideas and use your extensive expertise and knowledge to improve the way we engage with members.
• You will be a self-starter with strong presentation skills, particularly skilled at building, maintaining, and facilitating relationships, whilst also placing a strong emphasis on connecting members with one another whilst also creating a network environment amongst members that is conducive to collaboration, sharing of ideas and learning.

Closing date: Friday 22nd October 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 1st November 2021.

Interview location: Remote

Please note: CVs are not accepted.

For more information and details on how to apply, please visit The Fostering Network website.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charity with a track record in providing high quality, person centred support services in over 65 Local Authorities and volunteers play an integral role within our charity.

Volunteers contribute to our vision of person-centred care, a diverse and inclusive workforce and opportunities for personal and professional development for all.

We are seeking a motivated and engaging individual to join our Volunteering Team at our Head Office in Stockport.

This busy role will involve coordination of volunteers within services nationally; this will involve making contact with a range of services, helping them to find volunteers and ensuring volunteers are supported through the process. You will oversee the process from initial enquiry to ensuring candidates are interviewed and completing the pre-employment checks. You will then maintain excellent communication to ensure a positive experience for all our volunteers and services.

As part of the role you will also lead on development activities for volunteers and deliver some activities for service users (both virtually and locally in person) as part of our wider activities calendar. You will work closely with our Placement and Volunteers Manager to maintain our Investors in Volunteers accreditation.

The successful candidate will be skilled in effective communication, maintaining records, and effectively coordinating resources. They will also need to be well organised, hard working and flexible as this is a demanding role, working with multiple stakeholders/services and on project deadlines nationally. The successful candidate will also have an enthusiasm for working directly with people to create meaningful opportunities.

A genuine interest in and awareness of the wider social care sector is desirable. Continuous professional development will be provided but you must be able to work independently and flexibly to meet the goals and changing needs of the organisation.

You will be based at our friendly Stockport Head Office located in the town centre, within five minutes’ walk of Stockport train station, with the requirement for travel to services.

This year Creative Support is celebrating its 30th year of delivering care and support to individuals across England. You will be part of our Stockport based Head Office operation that has and will continue to work to provide not-for-profit based support that gives everyone the Opportunity to be themselves, the Choice to make decisions over their lives and advocates for the Wellbeing of everyone.

Creative Support is also a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.