Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

We are currently recruiting for the position of 'Regional Desk Coordinator MENA-EE' for the Middle East, North Africa and East Europe (MENA-EE) who will provide support to allocated country offices in delivery effective programmes according to the Country Programme and Regional Strategies and raising the profile amongst donors and potential funders. The post holder will keep an up to-dated overview of operational matters in the Region, with knowledge of IRW activities in Country Offices.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• A graduate degree or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas
• Experience of distance management
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to others’ views and perspectives, and conflict resolution.
• Proven track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO
• Strong and well developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports
• Written and spoken command of regional languages
• Willing to travel at very short notice

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place at the Mid-February, 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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
• 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

We are looking for a Programme Development Manager to help shape the future of the learning we offer.

Woodbrooke is changing how we offer learning – working more closely with Quaker communities and developing and expanding our local and regional work.

You will support this work during 2021.and will have a key role in identifying the needs of Quaker communities and in developing learning opportunities that respond to them.

You will work in collaboration with Quakers and partner organisations including Britain Yearly Meeting.

We are looking for someone who is excited by what spirit led growth might mean in a faith context and how learning can support this.

You will have experience of developing programmes, and of reshaping work to better meet the needs of beneficiaries. You will be comfortable working with multiple groups to nurture effective outcomes.

This is a 9 month fixed-term contract.

Location is flexible and remote/home working is possible with regular travel to Birmingham and other locations within Britain.

Deputy Head of England

Fixed Term Contract Up to 12mths

Location either: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester

London: £41,770 to £43,770 per annum

Regional: £38,690 to £39,690 per annum

We are looking for a Deputy Head of the England team to be at the heart of helping to shape the people-powered focus of Friends of the Earth’s grassroots campaigns. This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

In this role you’ll help ensure that our campaigns achieve real impact, diversifying at a grassroots level and building our movement-powered organisation. 

To be successful you will need demonstrable experience in delivering campaigns, particularly at a grass-roots level; using your knowledge of social and political change to utilise cutting-edge campaign strategies and tools. It is also essential that you are a strong people manager who is comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team.

Closing date:Monday 25th January 2021 (23:59)

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome expressions of interest from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

Do you want to work with an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

The Role

The Housing Expert Advice team at Citizens Advice are looking for individuals to submit an expression of interest to be a part of our group of Consultant Housing Experts. We are hoping to expand the panel of experts within our teams to support us to deliver advice within our organisation.

The consultant role will include providing second tier consultancy advice to our network of local Citizens Advice advisers. 

About You

You will have significant professional experience in a legal or advice setting with experience of interpreting legislation, giving credible, appropriate and high quality legal guidance and legal advice to a range of audiences.

As this is a rolling recruitment process we will contact those who have expressed an interest in the role within 3 weeks.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.

This role can be based at any of our 9 offices; Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle.

About us
Crisis is the UK’s national homelessness charity. We work side-by-side with people to help them rebuild their lives. Through decades of experience of working with people who are homeless, we know what’s needed to leave homelessness behind for good. We use this experience to shape the services we provide and the changes we campaign for. 

The News and Media team play a central role in building Crisis’ public profile, awareness of our year-round services and securing the changes we need to ensure everyone has a safe and stable place to call home. We tell compelling stories of people who’ve experienced homelessness, support our fundraising efforts on a national and regional level and highlight our work at Christmas and throughout the year in new and creative ways. 

About the role
As Crisis’ Senior Media Officer specialising in services, engagement and fundraising, you will play a key role helping us plan and deliver creative media campaigns that bring our work to life, demonstrating how we end peoples’ homelessness for good through education, training and support with housing, employment and health. You will also help raise the profile of our range of fundraising events, campaigns and corporate partnerships with key target audiences.  

Your role will be stimulating and varied. You’ll work with our frontline staff to identify people facing homelessness who want to share their stories and empower them to do so. You’ll also work alongside our Artist Liaison Manager to devise creative ways for our high-profile supporters and ambassadors to engage with the cause publicly and play a crucial role in some of our biggest organisational campaigns, like our annual Christmas campaign. You will also help make the most of reactive opportunities that come through to our press office and help build relationships with key journalists. 

About you
You’ll be a skilled communicator with experience of working within a busy press office environment/PR agency or as a journalist. 
You’ll have a track record of delivering high-profile, integrated media strategies that secure quality coverage in national, regional and consumer outlets. 
A passion for writing, and experience of working with and interviewing case studies, will mean you know how to tell a compelling story that will capture the attention of journalists and build public support for our goal of ending homelessness for good.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy 
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8% 
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Wednesday 27th January 2021 
Interviews will be held from w/c 8th February

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Anne Frank Workers are the new front-line delivery posts for all the education programmes of the Anne Frank Trust UK, leading our workshops, training our peer educators and mentoring our ambassadors in schools and communities across the country. This is a varied, exciting and demanding role for highly organised professionals with a deeply held commitment to equality and the skills to engage 10 to 15-year-olds in a structured, creative journey of learning and empowerment.

The Anne Frank Trust UK is an education charity, that empowers young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination. The life and work of Anne Frank provide a uniquely powerful springboard for our education programmes, and we have robust evidence of our impact on young people’s attitudes towards other social groups.

If young people are to become lifelong voices for empathy and tolerance, they need not just knowledge and the right attitudes, but a vivid sense of their own identities, passion to make a difference, and the skills to adapt to constant change. To achieve these outcomes, we need to make our programmes even more intense and lasting in their impact - especially by targeting our resources where they can make the biggest difference, and by engaging with young people more dynamically through creativity and empowerment.

We are launching the Anne Frank Worker role in January 2021 with 6 full-time equivalent posts recruited to cover different areas of the country. These workers will be managed by the Director of Education and a new post of Assistant Director for Schools & Communities. They will be supported by a specially commissioned package of training.

CONTRACT: Permanent.

SALARY: £26,000 per annum

Two increments on completion of satisfactory annual appraisal: after first year to 26,750; after second year to £27,500 (depending on available funding).

London weighting if applicable: additional £1,500 per annum.

HOURS: Full time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 22.5 hours per week). Usually Mon-Fri 9am to 5.30pm. Evening and weekend working for delivery to young people out of school hours – Time Off In Lieu provided.

BASED: Either at the Anne Frank Trust UK, Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA, Or home based. We require candidates who can deliver across London (Especially East London boroughs) and to the major cities of the following areas: South & West Yorkshire, the North East of England & West Midlands County. The role will require frequent local and regional travel, occasional UK-wide travel and overnight stays.

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. 

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. This includes understanding the importance of having a work life balance, offering enhanced family friendly provisions, additional holiday entitlements, Perkbox benefits and a non-contributory pension scheme.

Scope of the Role:

• Work as part of the Asylum Services team providing advice, guidance, assistance to complete support applications and briefings to eligible asylum seekers
• To contribute to the overall success of the organisation in accordance with Migrant Help's aims and objectives, by providing high quality service to clients

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and support to asylum seekers, within the specification of the Grant Agreement and Contract with the Home Office
• Provide a support service to asylum seekers to complete asylum support application forms (ASF) for support under Section 95 and Section4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Ensure that all applicants are aware of eligibility criteria and their obligations to provide supporting evidence within required timescales
• Provide outreach for vulnerable clients and those with additional support needs, by appointment, at designated locations, as required by the Regional Operations Manager
• Provide telephone advice as may be required and support the telephone advice line by assisting clients to complete asylum support and Section 4 applications by telephone and by appointment
• Assist clients to notify the authority of prescribed change of circumstances
• Provide guidance on immigration related matters advice within the scope of the relevant Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) accreditation level
• Provide advice on general matters e.g. sign-posting
• Provide advice on Voluntary Assisted Return
• Liaise and cooperate with relevant statutory and voluntary agencies on behalf of service users as necessary
• Act as a contact with the Home Office, Social Services, Healthcare Professionals and other relevant agencies for applicants with additional support needs.
• Deliver key touch point briefings to a high standard so that applicants fully understand the information provided. Ensure that information books are given out accordingly.
• Provide information to service users in a timely manner, being aware of other appointments, dispersal date.
• Make contact with dispersal accommodation providers and other relevant agencies, providing letters as appropriate, to ensure vulnerable clients are appropriately supported in their dispersal area.
• Link Asylum Seekers and Failed Asylum Seekers with other relevant organisations
• Keep full accurate and up-to-date case records , complete case follow up within the requisite time scales and undertake any necessary administrative tasks
• Ensure accurate records are kept, especially CRM
• Participate in rota duties on a planned or ad hoc basis as may be required to cover telephone advice line out of hours service
• Respond flexibly to provide cover for all other operational activities.
• Attend and participate in team briefs and meetings
• Keep up to date with legislation and the impact it may have on service users.
• Participate in the Performance and Development Review (PADR) appraisal process
• Participate in all mandatory training and training identified in the PADR process
• Undertake any other duties which may be assigned from time to time and may include cover for other funded projects e.g. Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking and anti-human trafficking operations etc.

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 an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

- This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

- Suitable candidate must be OISC registered or, have the willingless to work towards OISC qualification.

Therefore the applicant must:

- Hold a valid, full current 10 year British passport; full EU passport or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

- Provide full UK address history for the last five years.

- Provide full employment historry for previous 3 years and or suitable documenation to cover any gaps

We are looking for a brilliant Operations Executive to join the Health & Social Care Team to work as part of our Wellbeing and Impact Hub. They will be responsible for the central region but also coordinate with the national Health & Social Care Team.

We don’t just want to get our young people through the front door of their new employer, we want to support them to start a good career and to feel well at work, with this being just one vital part in The Prince’s Trust ambition to support 10,000 young people into jobs in health and social care over the next 3 years.

We need someone who will be dedicated to contacting people who have been on our health & social care programmes to check-in on how they are doing, offer extra support and connect them up to a range of benefits available to people in health jobs. You could help be the difference between someone leaving a new job in the first few weeks and someone sustaining a job that kickstarts their career.

You will be able to work both independently and as part of a team and use your initiative to find creative solutions to problems. This role is perfect for you if you have experience of delivering programmes with young people, with the ability to work to a project plan whilst responding to changing demands.  

Alongside supporting young people, this role will work with a smaller team to collect and generate insight from data and feedback. This is an exciting role with ample opportunity to continually improve our offer to young people. A curious, enthusiastic and pro-active person would fit right in. If you have a passion for data and reporting it will be a bonus!

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and would expect that you live these behaviours when you interact with colleagues, our partners, young people & the public.