Area Manager for Lancashire

Young Enterprise is a national charity which helps thousands of young people every year to develop the life skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in the changing world of work. We are looking for an Area Manager to join our team in Lancashire and the neighbouring counties.

As Area Manager, you will coordinate projects and liaise with schools, volunteers and funders, alongside delivering our enterprise, careers and employability programmes directly to students. Coupled with occasional event management, reporting, and networking, the role will suit candidates who enjoy a varied work week.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter, who can inspire young people to achieve their potential, enable educators to meet their goals, and engage supporters in seeing the benefit of the charity's work. Experience of recruitment, training and onboarding of volunteers from community or corporate sources would be highly advantageous.

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate small team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

As part of Young Enterprise you will also benefit from:

• A People-focussed, friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance of 2x annual salary

This role is a home-based, and 4 days per week (30 hours).

It is a fixed term position until 1st August 2022 in the first instance, though may be extended subject to funding. For full details of the role, please see the attached Job Description.

If you think you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will take place with Anthony Brown (Regional Manager for North West and North Wales) and Claire Dever (Operations Director) via MS Teams on Tuesday 12th October.

Area Manager for Outer East London and Essex

Young Enterprise is a national charity which helps thousands of young people every year to develop the life skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in the changing world of work. We are looking for an Area Manager to join our team in Outer East London and Essex.

As Area Manager, you will coordinate projects and liaise with schools, volunteers and funders, alongside delivering our enterprise, careers and employability programmes directly to students. Coupled with occasional event management, reporting, and networking, the role will suit candidates who enjoy a varied work week.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter, who can inspire young people to achieve their potential, enable educators to meet their goals, and engage supporters in seeing the benefit of the charity's work. Experience of recruitment, training and onboarding of volunteers from community or corporate sources would be highly advantageous.

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate small team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

As part of Young Enterprise you will also benefit from:

• A People-focussed, friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance of 2x annual salary

This is a home-based role, but will require significant travel throughout Outer East London and Essex.

If you think you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will take place with Mike Anderson (Regional Manager) and Claire Dever (Operations Director) via MS Teams on Friday 8th October.

Job title:Regional Engagement Manager - Midlands & South West

Location:                Remote working in the UK

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£25,000 - £35,000

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of employer engagement in the Midlands and South West 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 doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

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 two 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 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region. You will work to deliver our customer experience across a portfolio of programmes, forging a regional ecosystem to provide quality experiences for young people with regional employers.

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Outreach to and onboarding of education and training providers, supporting our Progression Programme to reach ambitious targets. 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers, education & training providers, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Delivering commercial income from employers, and education & training providers to meet regional income targets. 

• Responsible for delivery and completion of own operational and administrative activity 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

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 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Excels at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 

• Strategic thinker and can change tactics while still meeting larger objective 

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• 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 Regional Engagement 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: 

• Flexiable 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 is Friday 24th September. 

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 User Voice we are all people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and we are passionate and energetic about making change, happy to have become part of the unique User Voice dynamic. We need you to join us to make a noise and make a difference – to you and to others. Forge your path, clear a path with others. 

This is a fascinating job with great people and a cracking philosophy. Demanding, yes, boring, no. Your lived experience, what you have, what you know, is what we need. Become part of a vibrant team living our values.  You’ll get an experience like no other with the chance to fast forward your career. We offer career enhancing opportunity, encouragement and support and the chance to develop new skills in the process.

THE  ROLE

You will have significant experience of engaging people through a range of techniques and approaches involving service users in the design, delivery and evaluation of services. 

You will be results and outcome-orientated with knowledge of the criminal justice sector based on lived experience, capable of managing the development and delivery of the service. We are also looking for someone willing and able to travel. 

User Voice’s regional Engagement Teams, which you will manage, are responsible for engaging with a brilliantly diverse range of people with lived experience of different kinds in order to improve services and promote active citizenship and confidence. As balanced Teams they will have a range of complementary skills in order to achieve these aims, including service user engagement, service provider engagement, project management and administration. 

You will use your expertise and talents to manage people in the regional Engagement Team and others involved in User Voice projects, to ensure the User Voice model, unique and proven, is delivered consistently and effectively to the people who need it and to meet 3rd party contractual requirements. 

You will be expected to form collaborative working relationships with your peers, support people in your teams and work alongside the founder Mark Johnson, to ensure that there is a consistent, sustainable and measurable approach to all User Voice activities. 

You will also be responsible for growing and managing relationships with local stakeholders in a range of forums so that we can grow our business and reach more people and change more lives.

At User Voice we are all people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and we are passionate and energetic about making change, happy to have become part of the unique User Voice dynamic. We need you to join us to make a noise and make a difference – to you and to others. Forge your path, clear a path with others. 

At Wycliffe Bible Translators our vision is a world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible.

We serve local partners worldwide as they bring God’s word to their communities in the language which speaks to them best.

While Wycliffe is well known in some denominations, there are others where it is largely unknown and the task of Bible translation has been assumed to have been completed many years ago. We love to introduce churches and individuals to the unfinished task and see fruit grow from these relationships.

This role is for a Church Relationships Manager for southern England. You will be someone who brings a deep passion for serving the church. Youwill be responsible for strengthening Wycliffe’s relationships with churches across the region, particularly in London and throughout the home counties. Drawing on your extensive experience of church-facing engagement and fundraising, you will lead a team of Wycliffe volunteers to invite growing numbers of churches from many different denominations to participate in making God’s word available to all people. As a confident and inspiring public speaker, you will be able to preach and present in a variety of church settings, and coach and mentor others to do the same.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). The role is home-based, but the chosen applicant will need to be based in the region so that regular travel can be undertaken.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

At Wycliffe Bible Translators our vision is a world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible.

We serve local partners worldwide as they bring God’s word to their communities in the language which speaks to them best.

While Wycliffe is well known in some denominations, there are others where it is largely unknown and the task of Bible translation has been assumed to have been completed many years ago. We love to introduce churches and individuals to the unfinished task and see fruit grow from these relationships.

Your role will be Church Relationships Manager for Central and Northern England. As a home-based role but with extensive travel required, you will be responsible for strengthening Wycliffe’s relationships with churches across the region, and recruiting Wycliffe’s next generation of members (missionaries). Drawing on your experience of church-facing fundraising and engagement, you will lead a team of Wycliffe members and volunteers and invite growing numbers of churches from many different denominations to participate in making God’s word available to all people. As a confident and inspiring public speaker, you will be able to preach and present in a variety of church settings, and coach and mentor others to do the same.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). The role is home-based, but the chosen applicant will need to be based in the region so that regular travel can be undertaken.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Job title:Regional Engagement Manager - London & South East

Location:                Remote working in the UK, Knowledge of employer engagement in London & South East is required. 

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£25,000 - £37,500 per annum FTE 

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 doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

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 two 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 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region. You will work to deliver our customer experience across a portfolio of programmes, forging a regional ecosystem to provide quality experiences for young people with regional employers.

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Outreach to and onboarding of education and training providers, supporting our Progression Programme to reach ambitious targets. 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers, education & training providers, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Delivering commercial income from employers, and education & training providers to meet regional income targets. 

• Responsible for delivery and completion of own operational and administrative activity 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

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 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Excels at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 

• Strategic thinker and can change tactics while still meeting larger objective 

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• 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 Regional Engagement 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: 

• Flexiable 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 is Friday 24th September. 

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.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. 

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We have an exciting opening in our Westminster Floating Support Service as the Regional Service Manager, leading a team of over 30 staff members. The service works with some of the most vulnerable residents of the borough, ensuring that they are able to maintain their tenancies and to live fulfilling lives within the community. The service is also the largest single support contract the borough funds with a budget of over £1.1m a year, working with over 700 individuals and it is constantly evolving to respond to the challenges locally.

Westminster is an exciting and dynamic central London borough with major challenges and opportunities. As the Regional Service Manager, you will lead and develop the service, building on our excellent reputation and relationships locally, identifying and responding to development opportunities and ensuring high quality service delivery.

If you feel you have the leadership skills, the commitment to supporting vulnerable individuals and the focus on quality, then this is the role for you.

Closing date: 27th September 2021 (at Midnight) 

Interviews to be held: 11th October 2021

The post will require an enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.

Location - Colombo or Bangkok. The salary will vary between $64,934 - $68,418 depending on location

Are you able to influence, support and steer cross-organisationally to drive income growth? Do you want to be the person that will lead transformational income growth for Amnesty International in Asia?

ABOUT THE ROLE

As part of the Regional Philanthropy & Partnerships team at Amnesty International's International Secretariat (IS), this role will lead and grow the income from Trust, Foundations, and institutional sources for the Asia Region. The role will work with IS Regional Offices to identify opportunities, pursue those opportunities and manage successful grants. Also, this role will be working with Amnesty offices based across Asia to support fundraising within and beyond their markets.

Managing Trust, Foundations and Institutional specialist fundraising and development initiatives in South, South East and East Asia, the role will be advising on and coordinating of financial investment and other capacity building resources which will drive direct fundraising activities and financial growth in Amnesty International markets in the region resulting in successful fundraising programmes in line with strategic fundraising goals.

ABOUT YOU

You will be:

• An experienced Fundraiser, with a strong understanding of the trust, foundation and institutional funding landscape across Asia.
• Able to work independently to drive fundraising growth and influence and lead others to support this work.
• Experienced in identifying funding information sources and carrying out in-depth research on funding opportunities.
• Excellent at written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex issues clearly for external audiences
• Experienced in monitoring and overseeing large budgets and taking strategic decisions on most cost-effective solutions, taking into considerations funders' requirements.
• Able to provide mentoring and training on fundraising issues and specifically grants fundraising.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Fundraising department is tasked with growing income for the International Secretariat and the wider movement. This growth drives increased human rights impact by securing funding for Amnesty International's work, promoting the international case for giving and distributing information and sharing fundraising tools to build fundraising capacity across the movement.

The Regional Philanthropy and Partnerships Team is a tasked with driving high value growth across the movement and we work with Trusts, Foundations, Institutional and individual major donors. With roles based globally the team is truly international. Team members cover Asia, Americas, Asia and Europe/MENA. The team has to balance it's role as facilitator and driver when working across multiple teams to increase income.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

We are looking for a Regional Philanthropy Manager (North-West England) to steward existing major donors and recruiting new high-net worth supporters.

The Company
An incredible animal welfare charity. This role is fully remote.

The Role
Reporting to the Major Gifts Manager and working alongside our existing Major Gifts Officers, you will be responsible for stewarding existing major donors and recruiting new high-net worth supporters.
You will be part of the wider Philanthropy Team, responsible for securing new high value donations from wealthy individuals and helping strengthen the wider income pipeline.
Managing a portfolio of existing major donors and prospects from across the region, ensuring a first- class cultivation and stewardship journey with which sets us apart from other charities in our sector.

The Candidate
Proven track record of personally securing 5/6 figure major gifts from individuals in a charity environment to meet agreed targets.
Proven experience of making the ask and supporting senior staff, volunteers and trustees to do so.
Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive and technically accurate proposals, tailored to a major donor audience and with a focus on outcomes and impact.
Articulate, persuasive and credible with all audiences, including those at the highest level both within the organisation and outside of it.
Confidence to pick up the phone and contact new prospects in order to follow-up on written approaches where necessary.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

We are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Regional Community Fundraising Manager' to join its dynamic Islamic Relief UK division based in either the Birmingham or Leicester office.

The purpose of the role is to:

• To develop and manage a fundraising strategy for the assigned region to meet set objectives, and ensure delivery
• To optimise sustainable supporter led fundraising in the assigned area - recruiting and working in partnership with key stakeholders and networks to maximise impact, cost effective delivery and ensuring all activity complies with organisational and legal requirements
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in other areas, regions, departments/sections to optimise profitable joint working and deliver shared objectives
• Be the key Islamic Relief staff point of contact and representative for your assigned region

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Proven experience of managing staff and/or volunteers to reach their potential
• Proven experience of budgeting and use of KPIs to monitor and manage financial performance
• Significant voluntary or professional fundraising experience
• Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management
• Proven experience of people management skills and the ability to distance manage a team, ensuring they are supported and motivated to achieve fundraising targets
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audience
• Significant voluntary or professional fundraising experience
• Proven experience of project management
• Proven experience of performance reviews, management development, motivation and effective management of performance issues
• Delivery of outcomes through others – peers, volunteers or staff – in a professional or voluntary context
• Knowledge and understanding of the community within this geographical area (i.e. Midlands & Wales)
• Excellent budget management skills to maximise contribution
• Working understanding of the legal requirements affecting community based fundraising and data protection regulations
• Broad understanding of fundraising techniques and the specific value, role and techniques utilised within Community Fundraising activity
• Ability to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate plans in a cycle of continuous improvement
• Able to prepare a compelling ‘case for support’ to capitalise on fundraising opportunities and match organisational need with potential supporters
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting demands, delegate, organise and plan time effectively
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing as well as build relationships with people of all backgrounds, levels and settings including business, social and educational
• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 04/10/2021.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Regional Advice & Support Adviser

Responsible for geographical regions of: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire plus other surrounding areas

- This is a fixed term contract of one year

- Home-based

- Monday-Friday, 34 hours per week

- £29,190 to £31,765 per annum (depending on experience) plus £5,000 per annum car allowance, generous pension, medical and dental insurance (on completion of probationary period)

- 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)

REPORTS TO

Advice & Support Team Leader (South)

OVERVIEW

Our Advisers are home-based workers. They are compassionate and dedicated to responding to the needs of Freemasons and their dependents in their area, providing essential support. They are professional and accountable, working independently but collaborating with volunteers, colleagues, and local agencies to provide an exceptional service on behalf of the charity.

Their main purpose is to visit and contact members of the Masonic community to determine their needs and to help them to access support from the MCF and other relevant agencies. Support is provided by providing a combination of home visits, telephone calls, or video calling.

The role also provides guidance, support and recommendations to office based staff processing applications for our extensive range of grants to support those in need. They form close and effective working relationships with local volunteers, providing support and guidance to extend our reach.

The right candidate will enjoy and excel at managing their own diary and workload and would have significant experience of working in an educational, health or social care environment. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are essential for this role along with the ability to show empathy. For this post, previous experience in an advisory role is essential to enable the candidate to quickly contribute to the team’s work. The role is field based and involves a significant amount of travel and home working so to be successful in this role you need to be able to prioritise and be comfortable working independently with limited day to day supervision.

The post holder will be responsible for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire plus other surrounding areas

The candidate must have their own vehicle, or be willing to purchase one themselves, and access to reliable broadband. A car allowance and mileage will be paid on top of the salary. IT equipment and a company mobile phone will be provided.

MAIN DUTIES

- Responding to/visiting freemasons and their dependents to:

oprovide support and advice; and

odetermine relevant support from the MCF or other agencies to meet their needs

- Face-to-face visits, video conferencing and substantial telephone calls are required to provide extensive and detailed support.

- Production of comprehensive accurate and comprehensive reports detailing agreed plans and all relevant supporting documents

- Liaising with colleagues within the department to provide guidance and support in processing applications for our extensive range of grants to assist those in need.

- Ambassadorial role for MCF, liaising with other stakeholders. Designing, collaborating and delivering presentations and workshops to raise awareness of the role of the Advice, Support and Enquiries Team and support available from the MCF.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

·Significant experience of working in an educational; health or social care environment

·Experience of working in an advisory role

·Good understanding of UK benefits and relevant legislation.

·Excellent communication skills

·Good interpersonal skills including ability to show empathy

·Report writing skills

·Resilience

·Ability to work independently and with limited day to day supervision

·Strong attention to detail especially in transposing facts and numerical data

·Good basic IT Skills and competent using everyday technology

·Full UK driving licence

Desirable

· Vocational or professional qualification in education; health or social care

·Community based experience

·Good understanding of financial matters such as self-employed accounts; small business accounts;  bankruptcy and debt management

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification

Deadline for applications: 22nd September 2021

Date for interviews:  Week commencing 27th September 2021

Please note interviews may take place remotely or at our London Head Office.

Job title: Regional Outreach Officer

Region: North of England. Home-based

Directorate: Operations

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract. Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,800 to £25,000 gross per annum

About The Royal British Legion

Careers in Advice and Welfare

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the Legion is there to support our Armed Forces community. As the largest charity of our kind, we have 235,000 members, 60,000 volunteers and a network of partners all helping us give support wherever and whenever it's needed.

Every day, everyone in our Advice and Welfare teams dedicate themselves to bettering the lives of those in this community.

Be it a conversation about financial support, physical and mental wellbeing, employment, housing, independent living, or social support – working in these teams means the time you’d spend with those who need our help, and the advice you’d offer, could have a profound effect on their lives.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge, and the values we all live by, that makes the Legion such a fulfilling place to thrive. We also want those who need our support to be able to get it when they need it, and from those best placed to give it. Which is why we’ve invested in multi-channel support services.

So, if you want to give your days meaning. To put your passion into a role with real impact. To support people and be supported yourself. In an inclusive team that faces every challenge together. Whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK.

The Role

To support vulnerable clients and their families, who are dealing with multiple complex needs, to find practical and sustainable ways to make positive changes achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. Previous experience of providing, person centred support, advice and advocacy to beneficiaries with complex needs including Addiction and Dependency, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Homelessness, criminal justice, Relationship and Family breakdown is required.

Please note this role is home-based with some requirements to travel within the North of England in line with government guidance in relation to Co-Vid19.

This job requires a DBS check at Enhanced level with barred list for Children and Adults.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome conversations on flexible working and any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding and service we show each, and every individual customer should be reflected in the way we all support, respect and include every individual who works with us.

It’s because of this that we have strived hard to create a One Legion culture that we can all feel part of and succeed in. It’s why we make sure that you have the opportunities you need to learn and develop. It’s why we’re invested in making RBL a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves. It’s why you’re welcome, whoever you might be. It’s why we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’.

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 26th September.

Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams w/c 27th September

The role:

We are looking for someone dynamic and engaging, with excellent communication and volunteer management skills, as well as a commitment to delivering a high quality service in line with our mission and core values. In addition, to working with the team in the FareShare Regional Centre you will also work closely with the FareShare UK Volunteering Team and use our internal volunteer management systems. You will work together to provide a consistent volunteer experience across the FareShare network, which is enjoyable, rewarding and safe for our volunteers. 

You should be self-motivated, with experience of working within volunteer management and able to manage ad-hoc corporate groups, short term volunteering schemes as well as long-term and regular volunteers. Additionally, you should be able to deliver end to end volunteer recruitment activities and provide on-going supervision and support to volunteers, ensuring that their training needs are met. You should also be able to develop and deliver a range of local volunteer engagement activities. Furthermore you should have experience promoting and championing the role of volunteers, so that they are respected and valued for their contribution to the organisation.

Responsiblities:

Volunteer recruitment

• Develop and implement a regional volunteer recruitment plan that will deliver an extensive pool of diverse and engaged volunteers to ensure the operational needs of your FareShare Regional Centre are met in a timely manner.
• Recruit, build and maintain relationships with a wide range of regional volunteer sources, ensuring regular engagement leading to long term partnerships.
• Regular liaison with the FareShare UK Volunteering Team to capitalise on national initiatives.

Volunteer engagement and communication strategies

• Develop and deliver a regional engagement programme that ensures all volunteers have a rewarding experience, whilst effectively contributing to FareShare’s overall development
• Promote volunteering, internally and externally in collaboration with the FareShare UK Volunteering Team, to ensure that the impact of volunteers is celebrated.
• Deliver the FareShare UK volunteer induction programme to maximise the engagement and contribution of each volunteer.
• Develop and deliver volunteer training, which ensures all volunteers are able to meet their potential and complete their volunteer roles effectively. 

Policies and procedures

• Implement volunteer management policies and procedures in line with guidance from the FareShare UK Volunteering Team.
• Develop new volunteering policies and procedures in collaboration with the FareShare UK Volunteering Team.

Making FareShare a destination for volunteering

• Enhance the experience of volunteering at your FareShare Regional Centre by delivering robust policies, together with effective engagement and communication programmes, so that volunteers enjoy what they do and can feel proud of their contribution and become ambassadors.
• Liaise with FareShare UK Marketing & Volunteering Teams to promote and publicise case studies and examples of volunteer success stories.
• To engage with other FareShare Regional Centres and the FareShare UK Volunteering Team on a monthly basis for central updates and to share local good practice with peers.
• Work alongside the FareShare UK Volunteering Team to evaluate volunteer experience and establish annual benchmarks for the FareShare Network, including volunteer satisfaction, conversion, retention, training, etc. This will be used for development of recruitment and engagement strategies.

Person Specification:

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential experience

• Developing and delivering successful volunteer recruitment, training and engagement programmes.
• Building relationships with external organisations and associations to create and promote volunteering programmes.
• Managing projects and associated budgets.
• Monitoring and evaluation of volunteer programmes.
• Reporting on volunteer programme metrics

Desirable

• Experience of working with volunteers / adults with additional support needs
• Experience of delivering effective marketing and communications campaigns
• Experience of using volunteer management systems

Skills and abilities

• Knowledge of the needs and experiences of volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds
• Knowledge of volunteer management good practice
• Able to establish and maintain appropriate systems for the management and accurate recording of volunteer programmes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with people at all levels
• Proven ability to build successful, productive business relationships, both internal and external
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated with excellent team-working skills
• Ability to use own initiative, working independently
• Strong presentation skills to promote FareShare as a destination for volunteering.
• Good time management with ability to manage workloads, set priorities and meet deadlines
• IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint)

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding.
• An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, FareShare’s mission and strategy.
• A commitment to continuous professional development.
• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs.
• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
• Willingness and ability to travel in the UK.