The job of a Save the Children's UK Shop Manager is busy and fun.

• Do you have a genuine interest in working with the general public?
• Are you self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills?
• Are you passionate about delivering the best level of customer service?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Regional Retail Manager, the Shop Manager is responsible for leading, inspiring and growing the shops volunteering team in our well-loved shop based in Bath.

The Shop Manager will recruit, inspire, support and empower their own team of volunteers. You will utilise the volunteers' knowledge of the local community and enthusiasm for fashion to identify the right product mix and pricing levels for the shop to maximise sales.

They will generate high quality stock and lead a program of events to engage the local community and create a ‘buzz' around the shop.

The Shop Manager will also take ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the shop is managed in accordance with the organisation's policies and procedures for health & safety, financial safeguards and the safeguarding of children.

The chosen candidate must enjoy the excitement of a retail environment but most importantly, love people and have the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around you. The ultimate purpose of the job is to make as much money as possible to save children's lives

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

(Note: The role holder must be flexible and able to work weekends, bank holidays and additional hours when necessary)

Main Accountabilities

The Shop Manager will lead by example, being hands on when necessary. Key duties include:

Operations

• Being responsible for the management of the shop. Ensuring the organisation's policies, procedures and safeguards are adhered to at all times
• Empowering volunteers to deliver and maintain exceptional retail standards (including visual merchandising, customer service, stock generation and management, range selection, edit and effective pricing) through on-going training and development
• Engaging with the local community to build the level of donations and gift aid
• Working with the volunteer team to optimise the shop opening times and ensuring that the necessary cover is maintained when the shop is open
• Ensuring that the building and shop equipment are appropriately maintained at all times. Reporting any issues to the property department

Finance

• Working with the volunteer team to reach agreed financial targets
• Actively promoting the shop. Engaging with the local community with the shop and Save the Children to bring energy and drive sales

People Management

• Leading, inspiring and developing the shop volunteering team
• Ensuring that the team feel valued, motivated, happy and supported. Ensuring they are united in a common goal to raise as much money as possible for Save the Children

Person Profile

Experience

• Experience of leading teams and achieving results from developing and supporting others
• Enthusiasm for retail and fashion
• Experience in a customer facing role

Abilities

• Ability to lead and inspire those around them
• Ability to drive sales and control costs
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Excellent time management skills to ensure the shop runs effectively and own work/life balance is achieved 
• Ability to be able to work weekends, Bank Holidays and additional hours when necessary

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A confident approach to problem-solving and decision-making approach
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Chief Executive Officer - Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People, Bristol.

The Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People is seeking a skilled, competent, knowledgeable and experienced professional who is passionate about Deaf and hard of hearing people in Bristol.

This is a rare opportunity to join the Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (CfD) at a senior level. We are looking for an exceptional CEO to lead the strategic vision for CfD. You will be a skilled, competent, knowledgeable and experienced professional who is passionate about Deaf and hard of hearing issues in Bristol. You will help shape the business plan for the next five years, lead and deliver on an exciting portfolio of existing projects and work closely with the local Deaf community and hard of hearing people who live in Bristol, organisations, voluntary groups and other stakeholders and partners to fulfil the aims and objectives of the centre. This is as a great opportunity to make positive impact in the Deaf community.

We’re committed to diversity and keen to employ a CEO who will support the trustees as we shape the future of Centre of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People.

To see this ad in British Sign Language, please visit our website.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Siblings and Young Carers Project Assistant to support with the delivery of a high-quality, child-led service for children and young people who have a disabled family member.

This is a part-time, 22.5-hour per week post, based in Bristol, you can be home-based but will have access to the hot desks at Sense Woodside Centre and will also be running in person groups at our Bristol hub. Your hours will also include ad-hoc evenings and weekends. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing project and support the delivery of an impactful service to children and young people across the country. You will work with the project co-ordinator and volunteers to support and enable siblings and young carers to improve their wellbeing, gain confidence and build friendships with other young carers, by accessing and enjoying virtual leisure and wellbeing opportunities that they are interested in. As we look to develop the project you will help to support children and young people to access regional siblings and young carers groups, day events and potentially residentials.

Essential key skills and experience required:

Experience of delivering programmes or services for children, young people, or adults.
Experience of working with young people and/or disabled people and their families to identify and meet their needs, wants and aspirations.
Experience of putting in place processes that ensure the safeguarding of children and of delivering excellent quality standards.
Good communication skills including when working with people with non-formal communication methods.
Proficient in the use of IT, including MS Office and video calling software packages including Zoom, Teams, Skype etc.
Able to respond sensitively and appropriately to participants and families and provide signposting and listening support when necessary.

For the full job description and person specification please see below links. 

We'd love to hear from you if you have experience in supporting and working with young people and/or children. You will be an excellent communicator with a commitment to providing a fun, safe and accessible environment.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application; CVs will not be considered. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates in relation to the Personal Specification; therefore it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Position:  Permanent

Location: Bristol (although alternative locations will be considered)

Deadline for Applications: Sunday 24th October

The Position:

This post of Senior Policy Advisor will provide senior research and policy input for our global charity clients’ development finance portfolio of work.  Combining policy and data skills and a deep knowledge on key stakeholders and institutions in the field, you will lead high quality research and provide technical inputs to research projects.  You will also provide written outputs including reports, blogs, briefings and factsheets.  You will work closely with country and regional teams and represent our client externally.

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a policy research advisor within the international development sector.
• Expertise in the field of development finance that includes aid but also climate finance, and other actors, such as private finance for development.
• In-depth research skills including quantitative and qualitative methods and a technical understanding of development finance flows.
• Experience in a matrix or project based work environment.

South Wales, Gwent and Dyfed Powys’

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Are you a highly effective, proactive and inspiring individual who is passionate about making a difference? If so, St Giles is looking for an experienced Coach to provide centred support to a caseload of service users.

About St Giles and the St Giles Wise Partnership 

St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty. As an enterprise, we build bridges to opportunity for the most vulnerable in our society. Our team does this through mentoring support, employment, skills, and energy advice.  St Giles and The Wise Group came together to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. As a result, we have been awarded contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing Services for North and South Wales. These services will involve a range of support to community offenders and prison leavers including families, emotional wellbeing, lifestyle and associates and social inclusion (including meet at the gates).

About this exciting opportunity

Our successful candidate will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison. You will create a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons, partners, and others who will assist in achieving prescribed outcomes for service users is a key element of the role.

To secure this role, you must have:

• Experience of working within male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines
• An ability to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies, actively listening and able to use a range of communication methods when providing information and support
• Ability to work resiliently under pressure, meet deadlines, work on own initiative and part of a team. 

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

Vetting process will be in accordance with Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standards (BPSS) and will include Enhanced DBS check.

If you require further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 14 November 2021

Please note – This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Together for Short Lives is here to help families caring for a seriously ill child make the most of every moment together. We are the leading charity for the 99,000 babies, children, and young people in the UK with a life-limiting or terminal condition. We champion, improve and support children’s palliative care services, professionals, and children’s hospices to help families get the very best care and support they can.

The position is Bristol, or home-based in a location from which the ability to travel to Bristol and central London if required.

About you

As our Public Affairs and Policy Officer, you will engage with politicians, officials and other policy makers at national, regional and local levels across the UK. You will bring the voices of young people, families and children’s palliative care services to the UK’s governments, parliaments and to the NHS. You will collate, analyse and report evidence from families, services and public bodies to make a stronger case for action. Your knowledge and expertise in politics and the way governments work will help families and services understand what new policy developments mean for them.

What we offer

We offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and a staff assistance programme. Our offices are in central Bristol with easy access to public transport, shopping and gyms.

We are always looking for talented people and welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief and sexual orientation. However, we particularly encourage applications from those with disabilities or from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the charity sector.

About the role

This exciting role will provide support to the Communications team, sharing responsibility for house style, maintaining brand integrity and ensuring the highest quality of editorial control across all our outputs.

The successful candidate will play a key role in bringing print and digital products to life, ensuring that content we produce on poverty and development finance is presented in a compelling and accessible way. They will manage production processes, working closely with internal stakeholders across DI's locations, as well as our external suppliers.

Duties include:

• Ensure high standards across all our outputs by copyediting, proofreading and maintaining DI house style
• Manage production processes, ensuring project tasks are delivered to agreed deadlines
• Enable the delivery of effective, audience-focused materials on a range of DI’s key focus areas of work.

About you

We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills and a keen eye for detail who can create and present content for a range of projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of publishing techniques.

You will be required to have an undergraduate degree or equivalent and at least two years’ experience of copyediting and proofreading, and editorial management/production.

We are experimenting with a blended approach to home and office working and so are flexible on your location, provided that you are based within the UK and can visit our offices in Bristol on a regular basis.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full recruitment pack and apply by uploading your CV and cover letter to our online application system.