We are looking for a warm and dynamic Clinical Director to lead our team of dedicated therapists as we work to reach more women in need of our support across London. With a strong track record in delivering trauma-informed mental health services, the ability to support and manage a diverse team working part-time, and a keen eye for detailed clinical monitoring and reporting, you will work closely with the CEO and Trustees to develop our services with a focus on creative and inclusive women-centred support.
The Maya Centre is a unique women-only charity based in Islington, offering free specialist psychotherapy and holistic support to women on low incomes, whose mental health and wellbeing have been affected by experiences ranging from deprivation and isolation to racism, exploitation and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). 65% of our clients come from Black, Ethnic Minority and Refugee backgrounds and we adopt specifically intercultural and intersectional approaches in supporting them towards greater voice, choice and control in their lives. Offered in over 13 languages, our trauma-informed services are BACP accredited and include:
- 1:1 psychodynamic counselling
- Group therapy including psychoeducation and creative arts therapies
- Complementary therapies including Reiki, Massage and Yoga
- Targeted support – Irish Women’s Project and Black Women’s Group
- Community development, outreach and support
Please note this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the women we serve and we particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience, and from under-represented groups including women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
This role is currently offered as work-from-home during COVID-19 only.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on the clinical aspects of strategic planning and organisational management in liaison with the CEO and Board of Trustees
- Develop the Maya Centre Clinical Model, utilising evidence from both internal and external sources relating to women’s wellbeing, VAWG and trauma-informed practice
- Manage the intake, assessment and allocation process according to different support and project funding streams.
- Manage and support the centre’s clinical staff including the Clinical Administrator, Sessional Therapists and Placement Volunteers
- Act as Designated Person for Adult Safeguarding
- Ensure all complaints, incidents and subject access requests are investigated following due process.
- Ensure staff compliance with Data Protection and Confidentiality policies in respect of client data, working closely with the Core Team to maximise data security across the organization.
- Work with all Maya Centre staff and Trustees to develop better participation, co-design and representation within the organisation from women with lived experience, particularly those from minoritised communities.
- Represent The Maya Centre at external meetings, conferences and networks in order to develop partnerships, promote our vision and clinical expertise.
- Carry out any duties consistent with the efficient and effective management of the organisation as may be required
Person Specification
Essential
- Strategic & operational clinical leadership within a small organisation, department or unit.
- Experience of managing assessment, intake and allocation of clients with mental health issues.
- Successful experience in line-managing clinical staff, including the use of professional development, performance management and safeguarding protocols.
- Successful experience of managing and developing clinical monitoring and reporting systems which support both targets and outcomes.
- Training and experience in both psychodynamic and trauma-informed approaches to psychotherapy.
- Accreditation with the BACP, UKCP or similar relevant body
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience of working with minoritised or deprived groups with multiple barriers and limited access to psychotherapy.
- Demonstrable commitment to the spirit and practice of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion within mental health services.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the CORE outcome measures database.
- Experience of project funding, management and reporting.
- Direct experience of managing VAWG services.
- Experience of delivering or managing NHS/ IAPT compliant services under contract.
- Experience of maintaining organisational accreditation and/ or quality standards in counselling and psychotherapy with a relevant body e.g. BACP.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Rate: £42,000 gross per annum.
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Start date: immediate.
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Ideally full-time (37.5 hours per week).
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Fixed term for 6 months.
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Based remotely during Covid19 restrictions, otherwise based in London office.
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Managing the Finance Officer.
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Reporting to the Head of Operations and Finance.
Role Purpose
To manage the finance function of Safe Passage International, embedding effective financial systems and controls, and enabling continued growth in our ground-breaking work to open and defend safe, legal routes to sanctuary for people seeking asylum.
This is a great opportunity to take forward and enhance the finance function of this young, £1.2m turnover organisation: you will manage and deliver on the April audit for the group’s 2020 financial statements, you will embed new processes for closing the month in the accounting system (Xero), and you will deliver the monthly management accounts for the Leadership Team. You will also dive into the restricted funds of the charity, streamlining processes between Xero and the fundraising system (Salesforce) to ensure regular income reconciliations are completed and no double-funding occurs, and you will be responsible for grant reporting during the interim period.
Working with the Finance Officer, you will manage the day-to-day financial running of the London-based office, ensuring timely payments are made and statutory returns are delivered within deadlines with all transactions entered into the Xero system accordingly. The role will also involve liaising with other independent accountants in our two European operations, to prepare consolidated light-touch reports on the group for the Leadership Team and Board where required (at least quarterly).
About Safe Passage
Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to what became known as Europe’s modern ‘refugee crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project to an international organisation with 25 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe.
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Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
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We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
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We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.
To date more than 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened.
Working at Safe Passage means working at a different sort of charity. We are small, nimble and laser focused on the impact that only we can bring.
To apply: visit our website to view the full Job Description & Person Specification and for full details of how to apply.
Closing date: we are reviewing applications as they are received with a view to appoint immediately.
Start date: February 2021
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Organization Overview
Rights and Security International (RSI), formerly Rights Watch (UK), promotes just and effective security. For over three decades, initially in Northern Ireland and now globally, RSI has successfully advocated for a rights-based approach to national security and held Governments to account for unlawful actions taken in the name of security. Our vision is of a world that recognises that our individual freedoms are essential to our collective security.
RSI is one of, if not the only, human rights organization that is exclusively working on national security issues. We mobilise our knowledge and expertise, in partnership with civil society globally, to address cutting-edge contemporary issues – including the weaponization of counter terrorism measures to close democratic and civil space, the use of emergency and securitized measures in response to the global health pandemic and other non-terrorism related threats, the impact of national security measures on children and vulnerable adults, including those held in IS-associated detention camps in Northeast Syria, the unlawful use of lethal force in the context of counterterrorism, and the proliferation of non-criminal counter terrorism measures.
RSI carries out its work through innovative and high-quality research, strategic litigation, collective action with trusted partners, and advocacy at the domestic, regional and international levels. Through its work, RSI has become a critical reference point and central hub of expertise and action on issues of national security and human rights. Our work has brought about important systemic reforms and justice for individuals, and consistently informs the work of the UN, governments and other influential stakeholders.
We have received wide acclaim for our work including receiving the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Human Rights Prize for ‘outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe’, the Irish World Damien Gaffney Award, and the Beacon Prize for Human Rights and were shortlisted for the Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Award for Best Legal Services 2018.
The work of RSI is becoming increasing relevant given the stark rise globally in national security measures that silence dissidents, disproportionately impact and/or target vulnerable and marginalised communities, or otherwise close civic and democratic space. In parallel, the obstacles for victims to access justice have significantly increased as governments hide behind the well-worn cloak of national security and at the same time are systematically dismantling vital legal protections and other safeguards.
As the Legal and Advocacy Director, you will help lead the organization and make an impact worldwide as we increase our work with international partners and implement our exciting and innovative new strategies.
This position reports to the Executive Director. It may entail personnel management responsibilities.
Person Specification:
- RSI is looking for a passionate and experienced human rights professional who:
- Has a post-graduate qualification in law, preferably including coursework in several areas of international law.
- Has a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in human rights, preferably including at least some experience with issues of national security.
- Has experience managing individuals or small teams.
- Is highly self-motivated, creative, open-minded, and a strategic thinker.
- Has a proven track record of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Has advanced skills in strategic litigation, legislative advocacy, UN advocacy, or grassroots activism, including the development of detailed strategic plans.
- Has experience building coalitions, ideally internationally.
- Has a demonstrable record of completing successful, complex projects in a timely manner.
- Has a strong commitment to working in a collegial and respectful manner with colleagues as well as a broader range of partners and stakeholders.
- Ideally, has expertise in gender rights.
- We are especially – but not exclusively – interested in receiving applications from candidates with expertise in the law or political context of Northern Ireland, and with an ability to conduct research and advocacy related to that context.
- You must speak and write English fluently, and fluency in other languages is a plus.
- You must have a right to work in the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Executive Director to create and implement strategic plans for specific projects as well as the organization as a whole.
- Draft and review expert legal materials on matters of international law such as international and regional human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international refugee and asylum law.
- Draft and review expert legal materials on issues of UK law.
- Develop and implement law reform and litigation strategies.
- Create and lead efforts to inform and shape public opinion, such as by drafting opinion pieces and calls to action.
- Build and strengthen an international coalition of civil society organizations and academic experts addressing national security issues from a human rights perspective.
- Build effective and lasting relationships with other key stakeholders.
- Potentially, manage a small team of law and policy specialists.
- Be a strategic leader and thinker in the field of national security and human rights.
Application details:
If you are interested in this position, please send the following material:
- Your CV
- A cover letter which describes how you fulfil the person specification and your experience of the below-mentioned responsibilities – maximum 2 pages
By submitting your application, you consent to our processing and retention of your personal data to the extent, and for the time period, necessary to consider the application. We will keep your application on file for no more than six months.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a motivated, imaginative and organised human to be the heart and soul of this small team and large community. You would be responsible for innovating and implementing new Covid-safe cycling adventures whilst meeting ambitious fundraising targets to support Choose Love.
Thighs of Steel
Our purpose is to raise money and awareness for refugee-supporting organisations. We do this by running empowering and community building cycle adventure events. To date, we have raised over £450,000 for Choose Love, Europe’s largest donor of grassroots refugee aid, providing emergency support and long term solutions where they are most needed.
Our rides are deliberately uncompetitive, accidentally but proudly feminist, and offer genuine adventure. Our organisation is small, purpose-led and independent. The team consists of two Directors, who will coach you into the role and work together with you on strategy, finances and impact goals. There is also a dedicated team of volunteers within our community who run aspects of the organisation including Comms and the London Cycle Club. With this small team around you, you will be the driving force of the organisation, spending more time working on it than anyone else. Our community of cyclists are so engaged we see them as a wider part of the organisation . With many of our community craving adventure after lockdown, but social distancing necessities reaching into 2021, it is a creative time to join the organisation as new events and adapting existing ones will be the first priority.
Essential responsibilities:
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Inventing: Creating new fundraising cycle adventures, that empower, challenge and are enjoyable for participants. They must also be financially sustainable and add to our purpose, fundraising for Choose Love
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Fundraising: Meeting an ambitious fundraising goal of £150,000 per year for Choose Love.
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Organising: Making the cycle adventures happen on time and to a budget. Recruit and organise training for the core team for the rides. Build a team of volunteers from the community to support you with route planning, booking accommodation, etc
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Community Building: You will be the point of contact for all communication with participants. You’ll be a highly organised and easygoing person that always has time for people on and offline. Community building will include ensuring the Cycle ‘Clubs’ are thriving and led by the community itself as much as possible.
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Partnerships: Collaborating and communicating with our key partner, Choose Love, including regular check-ins about our fundraising progress, comms collaboration and event opportunities. Additionally, building and exploring new partnerships to help us meet our goals.
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Comms: Creating the strategy and delivering content to engage and grow our audience through online and occasionally offline mediums. This includes social media platforms, website building, content creation and designing. Comms strategy will involve working towards building the breadth of our community, in collaboration with Choose Love.
About you
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Experience in an organisational role in the third sector (social enterprise, charity etc)
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Passionate about refugee rights and freedom of movement
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Have an interest in cycling and adventures
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Organised with good attention to detail and comfortable organising online with tools such as Mailchimp, Slack and Google Drive incl Sheets, Docs.
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A good communicator, sociable and able to contribute and encourage a close knit community.
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Good at multitasking a varied workload
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Comfortable being your own boss, taking initiative and responsibility, whilst co-creating a team who collaborate and respect each other.
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Flexible with workload, there may be times in the year where things are busy and other times where it’s a lot quieter, so weekly hours will vary, whilst monthly pay remains at an average of your annual workload.
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You are passionate about helping to create an inclusive, anti-oppressive organisation that treats people with respect and dignity. Considering accessibility in the ways you work, such as in communication and events design
Practical information
Contract: 12 months (possibility of extension depending on funding) with a 6 month probationary period
Salary: £21,000 pro rata, 0.6FTE, therefore pay is £12,600. 28 days of holiday pay are offered, including bank holidays, pro rata. Salary is the London Living Wage.
Hours: 3 days a week on average, if working 7.5 hours a day.
Location: Whilst Covid-19 restrictions make supported group rides impossible, the role can be remote. However once rides are possible you would need to be able to work regularly in Bristol or London, where the majority of our community are. If this wouldn't be possible but you still feel you are right for the role, please do apply and let us know your location and how you think it would work.
Our approach to hiring:
We encourage applications from a wide variety of backgrounds who can drive and inspire change for refugees and displaced people. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic candidates, and candidates with disabilities.
We promote 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 are happy to talk about flexible working and we promote a workplace where you can be your authentic self and achieve success based only on your merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Roma Aspiration Project Worker
Ref: RoM 49
Hours: 21 hrs per week
Salary: £16,380 per annum plus statutory pension contribution
This post is funded by the BBC Children in Need for 10 months.
We are seeking to appoint a motivated and dynamic person to deliver one-to-one education advocacy and afterschool activities in East London to young Roma refugees and migrants, aged 6 - 18 years, which will address their social exclusion, enhance their confidence and wellbeing, and raise their aspirations.
The successful candidate will have experience of supporting and advocating for vulnerable children and young people with complex/ multiple needs, good working knowledge of British education system, understanding of Roma culture and empathy with issues affecting Roma communities in the UK. Fluency in Romanes and/or an East European language is desirable.
Closing Date: Monday, 01/02/2021 at 5pm
Interview Dates: Wednesday, 10/02/2021 and Thursday, 11/02/2021
Please note that because of the constraints imposed on us by the Covid-19 crisis, interviews will be conducted via Skype, Zoom or another video conferencing service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ESOL Tutor - CIRCLE & IMPACT
Ref: 738/ESOL
Contract: Initial full-time contract until the end of September 2021 with a possible extension
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Groundwork London’s offices with a requirement to work across London
This role primarily delivers within the London boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea.
NB The successful candidate will work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic in order to comply with social distancing measures.
Groundwork London’s Employment and Skills Department is seeking a proactive and skilled ESOL Tutor to join our Employment and Skills Training Team. The role supports the Training and Skills Manager, and also has responsibility for managing Sessional Staff and Volunteers supporting the Tutor in the delivery of training to migrants and refugee clients at various offices across London.
The successful candidate will work on two established Groundwork London projects; IMPACT and CIRCLE. Both projects are designed to support refugees and migrants (Third Country Nationals) with their integration into UK society and culture through a programme of holistic learning activities, coordinated and delivered through three key competency areas: Language, Preparation for Work and Cultural/Community activities.
The ESOL Tutor will be responsible for delivering group and one-to-one conversational English language sessions under the ‘Language’ strand in the CIRCLE and IMPACT learning programmes. By providing conversational English support the programme seeks to improve participants’ abilities to communicate with UK citizens and to enable them to link with and access services.
This exciting role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to enable learning delivery at various skill levels depending from the individual needs of the clients.
An excellent team player you will hold an appropriate ESOL qualification and have the experience to enable you to deliver ESOL programmes to individuals and groups, and also to supervise sessional workers and volunteers supporting the projects and your delivery. You will also have a sound knowledge of and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Corporate Applications Software (Microsoft 10), and be able to utilize them to effectively manage and deliver your work tasks and responsibilities.
Closing date for applications: 1800 hours on Wednesday, 27th January 2021
Interview date: Week commencing Monday, 1st February 2021
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application for this position.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
No agencies please.
About Migrant Help
Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.
The Role:
We are currently recruiting for an Adviser to work in our Stratford office in a fixed term position (Maternity Cover).
The scope of this role is to provide a high quality professional support service to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery as part of the Victims of Slavery Support Service team, ensuring a seamless service to all clients. This includes the provision of support, advice and guidance in addition to providing assistance with the completion of any relevant support applications. There is a requirement that the post-holder will meet the changing local business needs and will re-prioritise work as necessary. The post-holder will work consistently to support the continuous local development of the service; they will ensure that all advisory processes and procedures are followed efficiently, consistently and with professionalism at all times. The post-holder is expected to contribute to the overall success of the Organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims, objectives, vision and values.
The Requirements:
The successful post holder ideally will have experience (but not essential) working with clients who present complex needs, including mental health, substance mis-use and people in highly sensitive and emotionally challenging situations. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of providing information and advice within frontline operations, ideally having previously worked with, vulnerable individuals with complex needs, victims of trafficking and/or asylum seekers and refugees.
We are seeking a person who has the ability to manage a complex caseload, work under pressure whilst empathically working with people facing transition and uncertainty. Excellent listening, communication and IT skills in word processing, databases and spreadsheets is essential. The ideal candidate will exercise the ability to negotiate and liaise with other agencies on behalf of clients and have the ability to absorb complex written information and explain it to the client including the use of an interpreter.
We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.
Benefits include:
• Flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Additional holiday entitlements
• Perkbox benefits
• Non-contributory pension scheme.
Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.
Special Requirements:
-This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Reference and Identity checks including Right to Work in the UK
JOB TITLE: Advocacy and Casework Project Workers
BASED: Holloway, Islington N7. During the Covid-19 restrictions our staff are able to work from home. We expect to return to in person working at the centre after this time.
HOURS: Fixed Term full-time, part-time (flexible hours considered) and sessional roles are available. We are looking to hire contracted fixed term posts immediately, and also build a pool of potential sessional staff, who can be offered short-term work on an occasional basis in times of high demand.
SALARY: NCJ Scale 2 point 5, £23,427 pa FTE
CONTRACT:
We have two contract options available for these roles:
- Fixed Term - 3 month contracts available, with the possibility of extension. Full time and part time roles available, please indicate the number of working hours you would be interested in as part of your application.
- Sessional – candidates may apply to join a pool of potential sessional staff who can be offered short-term work on an occasional basis in times of high demand.
Candidates may apply to one or both contract options.
Manor Gardens is looking for committed caseworkers to support us in providing our ongoing advocacy and triage support across Islington. These roles will be responsible for carrying out initial needs assessments of referrals that come through to our universal referral service, and providing ongoing advocacy and casework support to clients to address their complex needs. You will be a people person who is passionate about providing person-focused, holistic support to enable good health, resilience and opportunity for all.
Previous experience in providing support to individuals is required, although this may have been in a voluntary capacity. Experience of working in an Islington or North London context would be beneficial but not essential. These roles will work across our diverse communities in Islington, and we welcome applicants who can offer to work in an additional language.
About Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust is a charity with an excellent history of supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing since 1913. Our mission is to work with people and communities to take action and enable good health, resilience and opportunity.
Manor Gardens is a local community hub providing health and wellbeing services alongside two Early Years services. Many of our health and wellbeing services operate across North London, but our main base is in Islington. We offer a variety of services to people of all ages and all communities, with a particular focus on those that experience identified barriers and difficulties in accessing support and services. This includes but isn’t limited to those living with long-term physical or mental health conditions, refugee and migrant communities, survivors of or those experiencing abuse, those who are socially isolated, and others who for many reasons are experiencing poor health and wellbeing.
We understand that wellbeing and good health mean different things to different people. We work alongside our communities and recruit many of our staff from those communities. We work creatively and flexibly to have a positive impact.
In any role at Manor Gardens Welfare Trust, you will be encouraged to contribute across the organisation and grow and develop as a professional in this field.
How To Apply
We will be offering interviews on a rolling basis, and we will recruit for the Fixed Term 3 month roles as soon as we have identified a suitable candidate, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We expect to receive applications for the Fixed Term roles no later than Monday 1st February 2021 at 9am.
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust is committed to valuing, respecting and celebrating diversity, and maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities with which we work. We recognise the value of lived experience in any role we offer, and we welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation or religious belief.
We also encourage potential candidates to contact us for an informal conversation or email response to any questions you may have. For further information or an informal conversation to discuss this post please contact Alex Britten (see email on website).
Manor Gardens Welfare Trust follows safer recruitment procedures, and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Any disclosures within a DBS check do not necessarily prevent an individual from taking up a position with us, and we encourage those with questions about this to contact us to discuss further.
Please click 'Apply on website' and you will be redirected to our website with our application pack and instructions on how to apply. Please outline in your email if you are applying for a Fixed Term or Sessional role, or both. Please also outline the number of hours per week you would be available.
ESOL Tutor – Reclaim
Reference: 739/ESOL
Contract: Initial full-time contract until the end of December 2022 with a possible extension
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Office location TBC based in London with travel to Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley (working from home during Covid-19 social distancing measures)
Groundwork London’s Employment and Skills Department is seeking a proactive and skilled ESOL Tutor to join our Employment and Skills Training Team. The role supports the Training and Skills Manager, and also has responsibility for managing Sessional Staff and Volunteers supporting the Tutor in the delivery of training to migrant clients.
The successful candidate will work on Reclaim which is one of a group of integrated projects designed to support refugees and migrants (Third Country Nationals) with their integration into UK society and culture through a programme of holistic activities, coordinated and delivered through three key competency areas: Language, Preparation for Work and Cultural/Community activities.
The ESOL Tutor will be responsible for delivering group and one-to-one conversational English language sessions under the ‘Language’ strand of the Reclaim project. By providing conversational English language support the programme seeks to improve participants’ abilities to communicate with UK citizens and to enable them to link with and access services.
This exciting role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to enable learning delivery at various skill levels depending from the individual needs of the clients.
An excellent team player you will hold an appropriate ESOL qualification and have the experience to enable you to deliver ESOL programmes to individuals and groups, and also to supervise sessional workers and volunteers supporting the project and your delivery. You will also have a sound knowledge of and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Corporate Applications Software (Microsoft 10), and be able to utilize them to effectively manage and deliver your work tasks and responsibilities.
Closing date for applications: 18:00 hours on Wednesday, 27th January 2021
Interview date: Week commencing Monday, 1st February 2021(to be conducted on Zoom)
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
No agencies please.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional individual with a demonstrable record of policy and research work, ideally within an asylum or immigration detention context.
You will be responsible for the delivery of our policy, research and parliamentary work. As part of your role you will gather evidence from our casework and elsewhere to prepare briefings, papers and research reports about the harm caused by immigration detention to alert the Home Office, NHS England, medical professional bodies, parliamentarians, and the courts to ongoing issues.
Influenced by our robust and unique evidence base, our credibility and effectiveness, as well as the expertise of our staff and volunteers, Medical Justice enjoys excellent collaboration with lawyers, other NGO’s in the field, medical professionals and parliamentarians. Medical Justice is the only NGO consulted by NHS England on its Service Specifications for healthcare provision in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs). In 2019 Medical Justice became the secretariat for the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention. In 2020 Medical Justice was granted Core Participant status in the Brook House IRC Public Inquiry which provides what is probably the best prospect there has ever been to expose ongoing systemic failures in immigration detention.
Working closely with the Director and the Casework Manager, and line managing the Parliamentary and Research Analyst, the successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring Medical Justice has the greatest possible impact on immigration detention policy and practice.
Though the full-time Policy, Research & Parliamentary Manager post is very much preferred, Medical Justice might alternatively consider a combination of a 3 day a week Policy Manager post plus a 2 or 3 day a week Researcher post – if you would be interested in either of those part-time roles, please express your interest as soon as possible.
Medical Justice is keen to look beyond the traditional review of your qualifications and work experience to what relevant knowledge and skills you may have acquired through your life experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential, we want you to join our partnership! Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and Renewal Programme (RP) have come together in an exciting new youth project and are seeking 2 x experienced Youth Co-coordinators to provide the young people of Newham with spaces to enjoy, support to achieve their best, and opportunities to make a positive difference in their community.
About us
BDCA is a dynamic community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”. The Renewal Programme has also been working in the borough for 50 years and is passionate about investing in community and supporting people to rise through dignity, inspiration, and empowerment. Together we have a combined track record of over 70 years’ Newham focussed service delivery. including local club youth provision. holiday activities, evening drop-ins, sports activities and youth leadership programmes.
About the roles
These new posts offer an exciting opportunity to play a driving role in launching a new package of services for young people across the economically disadvantaged but beautifully diverse East Ham area of Newham. Each role is 36 hours per week and for an initial fixed term period of 2 years pending further funding. Please see the full job descriptions and person specifications attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.
Our ideal candidates will have significant youth work experience, a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds and a high level of motivation to develop an excellent and impactful youth offer. You will be excellent relationship builders that are enthused by partnership working, and given current circumstances you will also need to be creative in your approach to adapt youth engagement offers safely and in line with Covid-19 restrictions. You will need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage our sessional youth staff, sports coaches, junior leaders and workshop providers. You will also have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures.
With one role based predominantly at BDCA (London E6) and the other at RP (London E12), you will work together to plan, lead, manage and evaluate sessions in venues across the East Ham community, ensuring project outcomes are effectively delivered. Key shared project outcomes are:
- Provide safe places to enjoy = at least 6 venues will be open for a total of 1759 hours of youth activities each year.
- Increase youth engagement = Each year, at least 495 unique young people will access our regular activities and accredited courses and feel a greater sense of community connection as a result.
- Grow youth leadership = Each year, at least 45 young people will receive intensive year-long support to achieve their best and build their hope and agency to make positive change in their own lives and in their wider community too through accredited youth leadership courses and social action campaigns.
- Deliver inspiring and diverting activities = Each year, the programme will deliver at least 25 co-produced activities including sports, creative arts, wellbeing workshops, free play, tuition support, educational workshops, offsite trips, training and mentoring.
Each role will however have slightly different areas of responsibility as follows:
Youth co-ordinator 1 (BDCA)
This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating: four outdoor MUGA sports sessions and one outdoor BMX session per week; year round Saturday volunteering sessions for young sports leaders; support to complete Duke of Edinburgh award scheme led by specialist partner and an annual music production project led by specialist provider. They will also be directly delivering: three virtual activity videos per month; two annual residentials for 15 participants; three-week summer volunteering placement with accredited Sports Leadership Award for 30 participants; monthly Stepping Up life skills training and social action campaign planning workshops plus regular mentoring calls for 15 participants; annual music premiere event for up to 100 attendees; and 10 day trips per year for up to 15 participants.
Youth co-ordinator 2 (RP)
This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating and delivering five evening youth clubs per week including a tuition club, journalism club and three drop-in free play sessions with creative workshops. They will be charged with leading the project’s monthly youth forums during the above sessions and also supporting participants to attend borough-wide Youth Citizens Assemblies and Area Youth Forum meetings. So as well as delivering high quality inclusive activities in safe supervised spaces, this new Project Coordinator will focus on increasing access to platforms where youth voices can be heard and younger leaders are supported to help steer local services to boost engagement and impact.
Application process: Please apply by attaching an up to date CV AND covering letter (max 2 pages, applications without cover letters WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED) demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification and why you are interesting in applying for the role. If your application preference or request is for one specific role over the other then please state this in your cover letter otherwise we will assume you wish to be considered for either role within a single application. We are also willing to consider job share applications for each role from strong candidates
Application deadline:
Please note there is no fixed closing date, but we are keen to recruit to these posts as quickly as possible and so early applications are very much encouraged. We will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have the positions filled as soon as appropriate candidates are identified. Candidates will need to apply before 1st February to be considered for the first set of interviews fixed for 4th February.
- First interviews via Zoom: Thursday 4th February 2021
- Ideal start date: w/c 15th February 2021
Equal Opportunities Statement
Both BDCA and RP are committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the jobs on offer regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.
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The IRC has invested significantly in the UK fundraising team which has increased its capacity considerably over the past 3 years. There are ambitious plans to increase this even further as part of an exciting global revenue generation strategy in development. This is therefore an exciting time to join a fast-paced, dynamic team with ambitious but achievable targets.
This role sits within the UK Trusts & Foundations Team. Currently comprising 3 members of staff, the Trusts & Foundations team is part of the Global Foundations & Trusts pillar within the International Partnerships & Philanthropy (IPP) department. The team also works alongside the Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships and Mass Markets teams in the UK.
Trusts & Foundations is a key growth area for IPP, with significant potential to grow revenue from existing supporters and a robust new business pipeline in place for financial year (FY) 2021. This role will be critical in enabling the sub-team to achieve this potential and surpass targets for FY2021 and beyond.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
As Trusts and Foundations Executive you:
Work with the other Trusts global team members to maximise restricted and unrestricted income from existing and new donors within the Trusts & Foundations function,
Identify, research and cultivate potential new supporters of the IRC’s work to meet ambitious new business development targets
Deliver outstanding donor stewardship and grants management support to existing IRC trust and foundation supporters.
SCOPE AND AUTHORITY
Authority: Contribute to the delivery of the trusts and foundations annual fundraising target, including supporting the development of strategic new donor relationships.
Responsibility for Resources: None
Key Working Relationships
Key contacts:
IRC UK high value fundraisers
IPP & Global Foundations & Trusts teams
International field and technical staff within country and regional programmes and the US
Representatives of existing and potential trust & foundation supporters, including senior stakeholders (e.g. trust Board members)
Finance staff in the UK
Fundraising and communications colleagues in the UK, US and Europe
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
New business development (50%)
Responsible for maintaining and developing a portfolio of current and potential trust and foundation donors in order to maximise sustainable unrestricted and restricted income.
Develop, prepare and submit funding applications to trusts and foundations, and contribute to the delivery of the Fundraising team’s target to raise both unrestricted and restricted funds, with a particular focus on priority funding needs.
Support the Head of Trusts & Foundations on strategic partnership opportunities as required.
Maintain a good knowledge and understanding of the IRC’s international programmes to ensure the development and delivery of high-quality concept notes and applications.
Produce donor development plans and bespoke communications.
Ensure all trust and foundation business development and relationship management activity, including new gifts and opportunities, is captured accurately on Salesforce, and support timely and accurate internal reporting on the team’s activity.
Donor Stewardship & Grants Management (40%)
Ensure that the Trusts team is able to develop its existing supporter relationships to maximise revenue and other strategic objectives through outstanding donor stewardship, including at senior stakeholder level.
Ensure the highest standards in grants management, working with colleagues in International Programmes, Technical Units and Finance to develop high quality narrative and financial reports in line with IRC processes, including through the IRC’s grants management system OTIS.
Strategic Support (10%)
Collaborate with global fundraising and International Programmes staff to develop timely, accurate and compelling information about the IRC’s work and impact.
Monitor developments and trends in trust fundraising, including through relevant sector events and networks.
Contribute to overall strategic and financial planning as required.
Actively participate in Fundraising team meetings and events.
Carry out other duties, as required, to maximise IRC’s trust and foundation fundraising.
Special Conditions
Must be flexible and able to attend occasional weekend and evening events.
The deadline for applications is midnight between Thursday 28th January / Friday 29th January.
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview on a rolling basis. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
IRCUK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees.
IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.
IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Programme Officer– Non-Discrimination
Location: The Trust’s office in West London
Reporting to: A Programme Manager
Management
responsibility: None
Grade and salary: Grade D, £48,719
Contract terms: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week
About the Trust
The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation.
In pursuit of these goals, the Trust has given away approximately £397 million to organisations all over the world. Its current annual budget is approximately £47 million. The Trust is led by nine Trustees and currently employs 25 staff.
Purpose of the role
To advise the Trustees of the Sigrid Rausing Trust on grant-making related to non-discrimination. The Programme Officer will work across the Women’s Rights, LGBTI and Xenophobia and Intolerance programmes, and will also advise other Trust programmes on integrating non-discrimination in their work and how different forms of discrimination intersect to create exclusion.
The Women’s Rights Programme supports organisations working to uphold women's rights and promote gender equality in three areas: ending gender-based violence, protecting sexual and reproductive rights and securing women's land and property rights. We also support national, regional and international women's funds.
The LGBTI programme aims to improve the legal standing and social acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people in our focus regions. We support organisations working to address discriminatory laws, homophobia and violence.
The Xenophobia and Intolerance Programme supports organisations in our focus regions defending the rights of people who are discriminated against, subject to hate speech and demonisation or denied access to justice due to their ethnic identity or refugee status.
Relationships and reporting lines
The Programme Officer will report to a Programme Manager, and will work closely with other members of the programmes team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and operations staff.
Working for the Trust
The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development as a grant maker. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the human rights and philanthropic fields. The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of staff benefits.
It is important to us that our organisation is diverse, so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.
Main duties and responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.
Programme Officer Duties:
- Making a contribution to the strategic direction of the programmes;
- Liaising with staff and Trustees on the overall approach to the portfolios they work on;
- Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields of interest to the Trust, networking and attending relevant events;
- Providing expertise on the issues covered in the programmes they work on;
- Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations to the Trustees;
- Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
- Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
- Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
- Keeping informed of developments in relevant fields and in the Trust’s focus countries;
- Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field;
- Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.
Other Duties:
- Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed;
- Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
- Supporting learning across the Trust on how we can better address discrimination including intersectional discrimination in our grant-making;
- Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
Experience:
- At least seven to ten years of experience, on issues of equality and non-discrimination;
- Demonstrable experience of working across issues of discrimination and applying an intersectional approach;
- Experience of working in some of the Trust’s geographic focus areas;
- Demonstrable commitment to furthering the Trust’s vision;
- Knowledge of working with international and regional human rights mechanisms as they pertain to the issues addressed by the portfolios they work on;
- Experience of developing and managing relationships with civil society;
- Demonstrable interest, knowledge and experience of the issues addressed in the portfolios they work on;
- Prior experience of working in the civil society, legal or donor sector ideally on the issues in the portfolio.
- Experience of grantmaking is desirable.
Key Competences and Skills:
- Adaptability and flexibility;
- Organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;
- Ability to think strategically about opportunities for grantmaking in the given fields;
- Ability to work closely and sensitively with other team members;
- Good judgement, demonstrating objectivity and self-awareness;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Analytical, with excellent research skills;
- An understanding of good grant making practice, including due diligence, effective grants management, legal compliance and monitoring and evaluation;
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks;
- Attention to detail;
- Collaborative, with good interpersonal skills;
- Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;
- Integrity, humility and a sense of humour.
SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. The post will be based in London and will require travel up to a minimum of six weeks a year in the UK and internationally.
How to apply:
Please submit a two page CV and two page cover letter to apply. Please either use the word document template as a cover letter, or write a speerate cover letter (maximum 2 pages) to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Closing date for applications is midnight on 21st February 2021.
We expect to hold first round interviews during the week of 8th March.
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Doctors of the World UK are looking for an organised and motivated individual to lead our covid-19 advocacy work. As the pandemic continues to disproportionately impact migrant, BAME and other marginalised communities in the UK, this role is an opportunity to coordinate a fast-paced project fighting for equal access to covid-19 vaccinations, information, testing and treatment. We are looking to appoint a suitable candidate ASAP so applications will be reviewed as received.
Location
Remote – due to current circumstances otherwise located in London
How to Apply
To apply, please review the role profile below and email a CV, cover letter and a completed additional information form to the email address provided. Please mark the subject of your email as ‘Covid-19 Advocacy Project Lead Application”.
Your CV and cover letter (Maximum of two sides of A4) should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Applications that do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience and competencies will not be shortlisted.
Expected Dates of Interview
Applications will be reviewed on receipt, dates to be confirmed
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