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This exciting new role at Goldsmiths will lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and the development and delivery of highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

The Development and Alumni Office is a small, dynamic team responsible for building a culture of support for Goldsmiths, whether that is through philanthropy, volunteering or advocacy. Our fundraising activities support highly impactful projects that change lives and even save lives, and that reflect Goldsmiths’ values of civic engagement, social inclusion and educational excellence.

The Alumni Relations and Regular Giving programme aims to build relationships that inspire alumni, colleagues and friends to support Goldsmiths through strategic projects and initiatives, donations or volunteering. Through our multi-channel giving campaigns, we seek individual gifts, mid-value gifts and legacy gifts.

About the Role

Goldsmiths has an alumni community of 93,500 former students and staff in 160 countries around the world, who offer a unique set of skills and experience. This new role at Goldsmiths has been created to help us expand our Alumni Engagement, Mid-Value and Legacies programmes, which seek the engagement and support of our alumni community.

This role will work closely with the Head of Alumni Relations and Regular Giving to lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and to develop and deliver highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

Alumni engagement and alumni strategic projects (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on the development of strategic initiatives to bring alumni together with Goldsmiths to form relationships, projects and initiatives that support education at Goldsmiths. Projects will be wide-ranging in nature, for example the development of cross-organisational projects such as alumni/student mentoring, or setting up alumni panels, committees or boards to support Goldsmiths.

Mid-value and legacy fundraising (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on engagement initiatives to develop and steward our mid-value and legacy donors who are acquired from our alumni engagement, individual giving and legacy marketing programmes. The legacy programme will deliver highly personalised engagement for legacy prospects and pledgers via events, a legacy society and other initiatives.

About the Candidate

We are seeking a strategic thinker and natural relationship builder. You will have the skills and experience to develop strategic projects that create partnerships between alumni and the College, for the benefit of Goldsmiths and our students. You will have an entrepreneurial approach to identifying new opportunities and developing ideas. You will be experienced in the development and delivery of mid-value and/or legacy programmes, including events, and building personal relationships with alumni and alumni donors, or equivalent. You will be skilled in writing engaging fundraising copy for communications and reports. We welcome applicants with a background in the Higher Education or Not for Profit sector.

Benefits

We have generous benefits - an agile working environment, 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of well-being initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

This is a key role within Learning and Work Institute’s research and development team, with responsibility for developing high-quality evidence and knowledge. You will play an integral role in maintaining excellence in the production of evidence and advice on learning, skills and employment. The ideal candidate will bring strong knowledge and experience of a range of statistical, analytical and evaluation techniques and an interest in the policy context for learning, skills and employment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake quantitative analysis to explore the effectiveness of different interventions and identify cohorts and areas most likely to benefit from them. 
• Support the implementation of evidence-based approaches and the development of new trials and pilots. Develop and utilise appropriate research and analytical methods and tools. 
• Develop and manage systems for gathering, recording, analysing and presenting data from a range of projects for maximum impact. 
• Contribute to the production of high-quality research, policy and evaluation reports, interpreting often complex evidence in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences. 
• Contribute to high quality evidence synthesis projects and evaluations to support policy makers, commissioners and practitioners to make decisions grounded in the latest, best available research. 
• Ensure research and findings are communicated to key stakeholders, including policy makers, commissioners and practitioners, in an informative and accessible way. 
• Support the design of toolkits and other dissemination products which key stakeholders can engage with and use to drive change in the way they design and deliver services. 
• Manage small projects and lead on elements of large projects. 
• Support the development and training of the wider team in collaboration with senior R&D staff. 
• Support income generation, in collaboration with other L&W staff, including contributing to the preparation of funding proposals. 
• Represent L&W at external meetings and undertake public speaking/presentations with support as necessary. 
• Undertake project administration and coordination tasks related to research activity. 
• Supervise interns, associates and temporary staff in relation to research activity, including possible line management responsibility for research interns. 
• Contribute to a positive, open and collaborative approach, operating in line with Learning and Work Institute’s core values and Staff Charter. 
• Demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity. 

Travel and occasional overnight stays will be required. 

About You

Essential

• Degree (in economics, statistics, research or social science with significant statistics element), equivalent qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience 
• Quantitative analysis skills, including regression, weighting, significance testing
• Skills in conducting analysis using statistical software packages such as Stata and SPSS 
• Ability to develop sampling strategies and draw samples using statistical software 
• Knowledge of large administrative and survey datasets in the areas of lifelong learning, employment and skills 
• Strong track record of organising, coordinating and managing a range of activities against competing deadlines and priorities 

Desirable

• Experience of designing complex quantitative analysis projects
• Experience of designing and analysing experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation projects (including randomised control trials, matched statistical designs, difference-in-difference designs or regression discontinuity designs) 
• Skills in designing and analysing value for money and/or economic evaluation (including cost-benefit analysis, Social Return on Investment) 
• Experience of disseminating statistical findings from research and evaluation via written reports, workshops and presentations 
• Experience of undertaking policy-related research projects, using a range of research methods

The successful candidate will have to undergo an enhanced DBS check. 

Benefits

Salary of £25,200 - £34,125 , depending on experience and location

- 31 days' holiday increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service, of which 3 are shutdown days in addition to public holidays.

- Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution

- Group Life Assurance 3*salary

- Hybrid working (with 40%-60% of your time in the office)

- Flexible working practices

- Employee Development Scheme

- Retailer Discounts

- Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay

- Enhanced occupational sick pay

- Eye care scheme

- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme

- Silver award in Investors in People

How to Apply

To apply, please fill out the application form and upload your CV and a short supporting statement answering the 4 questions below (no more than 250 words per question please).

1. Please tell us what attracted you to the researcher role at Learning and Work Institute. When answering this question, explain why you are interested in L&W in particular, and the attributes you bring to this specific role and the organisation.
2. Please outline your key research and analytical skills and capabilities, providing examples of how you have used them. When answering this question, explain how your skills and capabilities meet the job description and person specification. Examples should be detailed and include key considerations that you took into account when applying your skills and capabilities.
3. Please describe a time that you had to work as part of a team to deliver a project, and your role in delivering the project. When answering this question, explain the aspects of the project that you had responsibility for, how this related to the wider project and the steps you took to ensure there was effective teamwork and the project was successfully completed. Consider the key aspects to effective teamwork, and how these are demonstrated by your example.
4. Please tell us about a time you managed/coordinated a project or piece of work. How did you ensure that it was completed to time and quality expectations? When answering this question, explain the steps you took when managing/coordinating the project or piece of work, how you planned and prioritised tasks and the time required to complete them, and the outcome you achieved by doing this successfully.

Applications will only be considered when submitted with a CV and supporting statement.

The closing date for applications is: 2nd February 2025

L&W is passionate about equality and diversity, it drives our organisational values and mission, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from all under-represented groups in society.

This Intern role will afford you the opportunity to engage in every aspect of the planning and delivery of Wilton Park’s portfolio of events, with first-hand experience across several policy themes that we cover. This will involve a broad range of engagement across both the Wilton Park teams and FCDO main sections, and with partners and participants, all of whose contributions are vital to our role at the centre of the UK’s public diplomacy work. You will meet and interact with individuals from many countries and walks of life, helping to establish important dialogue and mutually supportive networks to tackle some of the most pressing issues of the day. 

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This is a great opportunity for individuals with a strong interest in international and domestic affairs, keen to support the UK’s foreign policy objectives and make a difference.

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Key responsibilities 

Duties will depend on project needs and will support the policy development and delivery of Wilton Park’s programme of events.

Tasks may include

• Provide intellectual and policy support for programme development and delivery, including drafting concept notes for sharing with partners and sponsors
• Attend partner calls to support event preparation, taking notes when needed
• Research and identify potential speakers and participants relating to Wilton Park’s priority themes
• Use our key information management system to log contact details and general databasing tasks
• Provide support to event teams including sending invitations, collating responses and support with logistical arrangements
• Support in the organisation of event breakout groups, including by drafting guidelines and managing participant allocations
• Actively support the delivery of events, remaining flexible and adaptable to the needs of the event team, event partners and participants.

​Other duties as required

• Engage in Wilton Park Learning and Development activities where appropriate
• Be an ambassador for Wilton Park and the wider Civil Service, attending Wilton Park dialogues and external networking events; model the Wilton Park values to be ethical, ambitious, creative, collaborative and respectful
• Carry out other duties as required.

Key information

Location: Westminster, London. Office-based with flexibility (Min. 2-3 days per week in the office).

Contract: Intern 6 month contract (with potential for progression to permanent role) Full time 37.5 hours a week

Coordinator Permanent. Full time 37.5 hours a week.

Salary: £27,007.50 – £28,450 per annum depending on experience.

Benefits and entitlements:

You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits including:

· 25 days annual leave per year, plus an additional “Day for You”, (pro rata for part-time or any period less than 1 year) which increases by a day each year after 2 years’ service up to a maximum annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year

· Opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years of service

· The Trust’s contributory pension scheme after three months – The charity will match your employee contribution up to 7%

· All travel expenses covered over and above your regular commute to and from work. Any extra travel for work purposes will be reimbursed.

· Access to Workplace Options EAP (a provider of employee support services)

· Opportunity to Work from Home

· Opportunity to take part in the wider team’s wellbeing and social activities

· A supportive Training and Development policy which encourages colleagues to develop as professionals and achieve relevant qualifications (e.g. CIOF’s Certificate in Fundraising).

Reporting to: TBC - Senior Data & IT Manger or another manager in the Central Resources team.

Make a big impact with a dynamic small charity transforming young people’s lives London.

Construction Youth Trust is an ambitious and innovative charity whose mission to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full career potential. Social mobility is at the heart of our work, and we prioritise working with young people from low-income backgrounds and those who are facing significant barriers to employment.

We help young people recognise their potential, develop their confidence and skills and discover career opportunities never previously presented to them. Through our long-standing partnerships with employers in the construction and built environment sector (over 200+ across London), we connect young people to relatable role models, world of work experiences and ultimately rewarding jobs and apprenticeships. The built environment is at the forefront of the drive towards achieving net zero and future economic growth, offering young people substantial opportunity for career progression.

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Central Resources & IT Intern/Coordinator who will join our Central Resources & IT Team to ensure that efficiency is at the forefront of our processes, reducing needless admin and promoting streamlined work practices that enable the wider team to concentrate their efforts on supporting young people to access life enhancing career opportunities.

We can offer a 6 month internship (with potential for progression to permanent role) for new entrants who are keen to start their charity career or a permanent role for candidates with experience.

What will I be doing?

You will have a varied role that allows you to experience many different facets of what it takes to run a successful charity. You will be supporting on tasks relating to day-to-day administration of essential internal process such as HR, Finance, Data & IT and more. You will be part of the core team that establishes and maintains employer relationships, acting as an advocate for the Trust across a number of high-worth partnerships aligned to our business need. You will also provide crucial support to our dynamic Data & IT function that underpins our ambition for growth and increased impact.  There is scope to tailor the emphasis of job role dependent on candidate's strengths.  

What abilities/skills/ experience are we looking for?

· Ideally educated to Level 3 (BTEC, A- Level, etc) or equivalent experience.

· A can do attitude with a love for a diverse workload

· Excellent relationship management skills with ability to communicate professionally with a range of people including young people, schools, funders, universities, industry representatives, training providers and community organisations.

· Excellent working knowledge of a range of IT programmes including Word, Outlook, Trello, Titan and other common office based programmes

· Highly analytical mind with an ability to identify problems and offer actionable solutions

· Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate and implement new processes across the wider team

· Ability to drive continuous improvement to improve the inner processes of the Trust

· Ability and willingness to follow and champion rigorous systems, standards and processes

NOTE: this role would be well suited to someone at the beginning of their career journey and looking for an opportunity to gain experience in the charity sector

What will I gain?

Every member of the CYT team gets involved in the charity's strategic development and impact and contributes to our work supporting young people to fulfil their potential.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a warm and collaborative team, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people at the start of their charity career, supporting them to develop their skills and experience in a much-needed sector of our society.

As one of our interns, you'll gain valuable skills to kickstart your career, with the prospect of progressing into a Coordinator role with us. Plus, you'll have an internal buddy to support you and help you settle in throughout your internship.

How do I apply?

If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, please send your fully completed application form with particular attention to your supporting statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification.

CV's will not be accepted.

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

Closing date: 24th January 2025. However, we may interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate is found.

A second interview may also be required.

You can access the Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification for this role via the charity Jobs site.

If you have not heard from us 2 weeks after the application closing date your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We will only consider candidates for employment that share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

About Young Westminster Foundation:

The Young Westminster Foundation was established in 2017 to support young people growing up in Westminster to have healthy, safe and bright futures. The foundation is a cross-sector partnership, working with youth organisations, schools, businesses, funders, government and Westminster City Council and is part of the wider YPF network supporting children across North-West London.

We are a membership organisation, supporting local youth organisations through grants, training, research and networking opportunities. Forging partnerships with businesses, public sector partners, individuals and major funders, our work helps strengthen services for all young people Westminster.

Our aims:

• Members: Helping youth clubs and youth organisations to thrive
• Partnerships: Fostering a community who care about Westminster’s young people
• Funding: Generating long term investment for youth organisations and young people in Westminster
• Knowledge: Listening, learning and sharing

​The Role: 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director of Communications and Engagement to join the team and be part of the Senior Management Team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing the charity's communications, focusing on building our profile as well as outreach to our growing community of member charities, businesses and strategic partners. You will ensure YWF's voice is impactful and authentic, blending creativity and strategy to elevate our organisation's presence and strengthen its relationships with young people, member organisations, the public and partners.

 You will cover digital, events and external communications, working closely with the team. This is a permanent part-time role (3 or 4 days per week) with flexible working options.

This is a hands-on role working within a small and busy charity. The scope of the role is varied and will evolve as YWF continues to develop, but will broadly involve the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with the CEO, create and implement a comprehensive communications strategy to promote the charity’s work and to maximise opportunities of key partner engagement
• Take stock of our current communications activity and lead efforts to elevate the charity's visibility and profile, including reporting and acting on analytics from the various platforms
• Oversee and implement communications across all platforms, including digital, print, and events. This includes creating regular business and member newsletters, website updates and events comms
• Oversee branding and communication guidelines, ensuring that staff are supported to follow and adhere to them
• Working closely with our Business Development Lead to support corporate fundraising efforts
• Work with our Evaluation and Data Specialist to develop communications proposals and maximise the use of in-house and external data
• Work closely with the team to develop compelling stories and formats and align communications strategy with the charity's mission and objectives
• Work closely with the Westminster Youth Hubs supporting them in their marketing and communications, encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing and helping build capacity
• Work closely with external agencies, including videographers and photographers, to create engaging content for YWF
• Work closely with our partner YPF Young K&C on the development of the OurCity Website
• Supporting the YWF Social media intern in the creation of content and templates aligned with brand guidelines, ensuring high quality is maintained
• Line Management of YWF staff
• Where appropriate, represent YWF at events

​Who Are We Looking For?

• We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:
• Understanding of strategies to grow influence and elevate an organisation's profile by fostering and maintaining strong, strategic relationships with key stakeholders and partners
• Proven experience in developing and executing communications strategies, content development and creation of campaigns, including culturally sensitive communications that resonate with diverse audiences
• Proven experience in gathering, analysing and leveraging analytics to inform and enhance communication strategies and engagement initiatives
• Understanding of organisational branding
• Proven experience of managing social media accounts, websites and marketing tools including Canva and mailchimp
• Excellent presentation, writing and storytelling skills across a wide range of applications and for varied audiences
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and empower YWF team members
• An understanding of the charity sector and children and young people and the issues facing both

​What else?

Interpersonal skills – you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have experience of developing relationships with a range of people

Mucking in – working in a small team with tight resources you will not be shy about helping out with getting things done but in return you will get flexible working arrangements and a fun working environment

The cause – you will be passionate about our vision to support children and young people and be aware of the issues young Londoners are facing

At YWF we offer an attractive package of benefits to our staff. This includes:

• Competitive pay package and pension scheme
• Annual leave – 28 days plus Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Sabbatical scheme
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion:

Young Westminster Foundation works with and supports diverse communities. Our member organisations are grassroots non-profits supporting young people in our communities. Many of these organisations are led by global majority groups.  As YPFs we work with our members to elevate their work and voices. We recognise the impact of poverty and racism on our communities and aim to work actively alongside communities rather than ‘doing to them’ and take an intersectional approach.  We also acknowledge the additional impact of discrimination experienced by women, disabled people and LGBT+ people of the global majority. As part of our commitment to equity, inclusion and cultural competency across our network, we ensure diverse communities are represented and supported in our organisation and structures and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Accessibility: Please note that our office is located on the second floor without lift access.

Application: As part of your application, please upload a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in this role and how you fit the experience and skills profile.