The cause: New Local (previously New Local Government Network) is an independent think tank and network with a mission to transform public services and unlock community power.

We are home to a network of 60+ councils and other organisations, united in a drive to create sustainable, inclusive and community-informed public services.

At the heart of our work is ‘community power’ - the belief that people should be given the means to transform the places they live and the services they use. We believe this is key to reducing the burden on our public services, and to creating a better society for all. 

The role

Over the last year, we’ve changed our name, renewed our brand and launched a new website. At the same time, we’ve seen our community power message take a greater hold, and our network grow as we expand into a new virtual space.

We’re seeking a Senior Communications Officer who can help us to build on our new identity and further increase the impact of our work. They will play a key role in supporting the Director of Communications to deliver the New Local communications strategy as our brand grows.

Your job will include: 

• Digital management: Day-to-day content planning and website upkeep, taking a leading role in our new site’s success
• Social media:  Running New Local’s channels to increase engagement and reach influential stakeholders
• External marketing: Promoting our membership and consultancy offer in creative and engaging ways, to both new and existing connections
• Media relations: Taking a proactive and reactive approach to promoting New Local’s work and interests with national, regional and specialist press
• Content:  Producing, planning and editing content - from blogs and reports to videos and podcasts
• Planning: Working cross-team to coordinate our communications and make sure our messages are heard by the right people at the right time
• Brand management: Acting as a ‘brand ambassador’ for New Local- ensuring that our messaging is understood and conveyed by all staff, and helping to develop and disseminate our brand identity 
• And more: Contributing to the planning and delivery of promotional, campaigning and events activity - including report launches, parliamentary influencing and members’ events. Taking on other tasks to support the communications strategy and our work as a whole 

The candidate

Our ideal candidate will be: 

• A great communicator, who can distil complex ideas and bring people together around a cause - verbally, visually and in writing
• A creative thinker, who has an eye for design and can bring fresh approaches to any challenge 
• Digitally savvy, with experience creating high levels of engagement online and through social media
• A keen planner, whose strategic understanding and attention-to-detail is proven to keep projects timely and impactful 
• A warm connector, with experience of building strong, supportive relationships inside and outside teams, ideally with press and local/national government
• Someone with quick judgement, who flourishes in an environment of autonomous working and speedy decision making, and can be trusted to make the right calls
• Driven by achieving change, both in terms of improving our own work and achieving New Local’s broader political and societal goals 
• Flexible and collaborative, generous in offering expertise and keen to work adaptably and openly with other members of New Local’s staff 

The organisation

New Local was founded in 1996 as New Local Government Network. Today, we’re a close team of 13. Until March 2020, we were based in a co-working space in London’s Victoria. Post-pandemic, we will offer the opportunity to work either at home or from a London co-working space, location TBC.  All staff will be expected to attend in-person team meetings in London around every two weeks, and will be expected to cover the cost of that travel.

The Senior Communications Officer role will report to the Director of Communications, and work alongside the Design Production Coordinator. They will work closely with all other members of staff, including the Research Team and the Network and Events Team. 

In addition to the advertised salary, we offer: 

• A minimum of 27 days’ holiday a year
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Regular training opportunities 

Wellbeing: New Local is committed to staff wellbeing. Working long and late hours is actively discouraged and all staff at New Local are committed to creating a pleasant, friendly and supportive working environment.

Diversity: New Local is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We don’t just ‘value diversity’, we think it is central to what makes for a high impact, successful organisation.  We positively encourage everyone to apply.  In order to monitor equal opportunities, we ask that the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form below is completed (this is entirely at the applicant’s discretion).  The collecting of this data is part of our diversity strategy, to understand how we can improve equal opportunities for external applicants to New Local.  All information gathered will be anonymised and then destroyed after 6 months, after which only aggregate data will be held.  Information collected for monitoring purposes will be treated as confidential and will not be used for any other purpose.

How to apply

Please email your:

• Cover letter (demonstrating, with examples, how you meet the criteria above)
• CV
• Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (if you wish) N.B. all equal opportunities forms will be separated from the application.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Katy Oglethorpe, Director of Communications; details on the 'People' page of our website.

Recruitment timeline

Post advertised: Thursday 12 November 2020

Deadline for applications: Monday 7 December 2020 (midnight)

Candidates contacted for interview by: Friday 11 December 2020

Interviews 1st round: Monday 14 December 2020 (inc. 45 min task)

Interviews 2nd round: Wednesday 16 December 2020

Start date: From 7 January 2021 

If you are unable to make either of the above interview dates, please let us know when you apply. Interviews will take place remotely via Zoom video conference.

Probation and Notice: This role is subject to a six-month probationary period and a two-month notice period.

Data Protection: New Local will process and store and your personal information (this means any information that identifies or could identify you) for the purposes of recruitment, for a period of up to six months after the closing date, after which it will be securely disposed.  For more information, please refer to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

Recruiting a Senioe Support Worker to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs Service in Kensington & Chelsea!

GBP 23,000 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

RBKC Complex Needs Service has 5 distinct housing components with a further 3 floating supporting sites accommodating up to 107 residents who present with multiple and/or complex needs including but not exclusive to, substance misuse, mental health, domestic violence, history of violent behaviour, ex-offenders, chaotic and hard to reach groups. All staff in the service may be required to work across any of the sites supported by the service.

Key Responsibilities:

- Carry out administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the team leader or contract manager.
- Work proactively with the team to handle the service caseload and support an effective team approach to meeting each customer's identified needs
- Motivate your team and champion a positive local culture within your service
- Carry out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the team leader and contract manager
- Contribute to a positive service environment, ensuring the service is supportive and a place of safety and stability for customers. This includes working flexibly and being proactively in delivering, reviewing and arranging effective support for emerging needs and risks in order to prevent escalating concerns
- Ensure daily activity take in place within customers choice .Supporting customers in the delivery of their prescribed health, physio, nutritional and sensory routines with guidance from/in partnership with external healthcare professionals
- Carry out initial assessment for new customers and Keep up to date referral log
- Deliver effective resident meetings with customers and ensure that information, reporting and communication
- Partnership working with a range of stakeholders including families, healthcare professionals, external personal assistants other support agencies to maximise outcomes for customers
- Deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer.
- Support customers to prepare for move on and work with externals to facilitate move on
- Participate in support planning, risk management and assessment of needs in line with support planning whilst supporting members of the team with case work management
- Work with customers to promote social inclusion to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices
- Involve customers in the design, development and delivery of the service through co-production.
- Report and react to any observations relating to customers welfare
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Shift lead, ensuring effective coordination of staff time so that all planned service and customer activities are attended to during the course of the shift
- Maintain a good standard of records as required at the project under the direction of the Managers.
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times, to ensure the safety of the customers and premises including responding to maintenance, fire and health and safety issues
- Attend and participate in team meetings and managers meetings
- Some rota management including use of Payroll Extra and PSA timesheets
- Competent use of relevant systems, company policies and frameworks
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Carry out other duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead including working at an alternative patch, if such a need arises

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

Zetetick Housing (ZHC) is seeking a highly experienced Head of Finance (HoF) to provide consistent, robust and expert financial support to the Exectutive Team. A new exciting role offering opportunities to help shape our future.

You will be expected to take on executive functions and provide operational line management to the finance team. Working closely with the finance team, the HoF will be accountable for all aspects of financial accounting and transactional finance for the Charity, ensuring all systems are updated and reporting is timely and in line with all annual financial returns.

This is a hands-on role working with the Executive team to develop and maintain a five-year business plan and associated budgets to meet the Boards strategic objectives for development and sustainability in operational and educational areas. 

You will be expected to develop new standard operating procedures, policies and protocols where needed for an organisation that has grown organically and intends to grow further, handling all aspects of finance recruitment.

The HoF will support the CEO in all aspects of our Company Secretarial obligations, in particular acting in similar capacity for the Chair of the Audit, Risk & Finance Committee.

This is a great time to join ZHC Executive team, as the Board sets ambitious goals to double in size over the next 5-7 years, as well as seeking approved registration as a Registered Provider with the Regulator for Social Housing.

The role

The role is designed to help support both our data selections and analysis teams to deliver key fundraising activity at a time where our database integration project is entering its most crucial period. This position will take ownership of the delivery of our Faststats selections, as well as supporting the fundraising teams with their key reporting requirements, using Power BI and SQL. Working collaboratively with several fundraising stakeholders, you will be responsible for ensuring multiple, concurrent deadlines are met. Please note that we will be reviewing applications and interviewing throughout the application process, so the closing date on the position may be sooner than advertised.

About you

You will be an experienced Faststats and Power BI user who is confident in their own abilities to take ownership of an important area of our selections and reporting delivery. You will be able to work on multiple projects at once and be able to identify the priorities within your workload, with joint support from the Senior Database Officer and the Senior Database Manager.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date Formally 11th December, but may close sooner.

Interview date Formally 17th December, but strong applicants may be contacted sooner

I am delighted to be working with an amazing homelessness charity to recruit an Assistant Director of Operations for a 6-month FTC. You will lead on the management and development of the charity's community-based services, which currently include the following work areas:

Rough sleeper outreach services,
Homeless health link service
Training and employment service
Community development and engagement
Young person's engagement service
Peer mentoring and service user involvement
Trainee worker scheme

This role will focus on the development of non-accommodation support services across the organisation, this role is key in developing innovative solutions to address rough sleeping, whilst developing services to tackle social isolation by increasing the personal development and life skills of the people that use the services.

A large proportion of this role will be to support the delivery of rough sleeper outreach, health engagement and personalisation services in the areas we work across. The services require expert leadership to develop and maintain the excellent results that are currently achieved.

This role will provide leadership in building the capacity of services users, leading the teams to engage with service users in a creative innovative way, this role will be the lead for contract management of the services and will need to demonstrate excellent contract management skills.

This role is required to think differently and implement service innovations by developing and managing positive, collaborative relationships with many partners and stakeholders that will have different perspectives and interests. Building strong relationships with commissioners and funders, to promote the charity.

This role will be required to create cohesion across the various teams, by demonstrating a strong work ethic and the ability to take initiative in proactively resolving issues and creating solutions that meet the needs of the service users.

Working with the Senior Management Team to develop new business models and participate in the tendering and fundraising processes.
Experience:
Experience of leading service delivery managing teams and services
Creating and develop business plans for the area of work
Experience of internal and external reporting to Senior Management Team and Board and stakeholders
Management of data and use of databases
Experience of analysing operational data to identify areas for improved performance
Experience of supporting new funding bids bid writing and data analysis
Experience of effective financial management through budget setting, management accounting

If you have the above skills and experience and for the full JD, please apply online today!

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust are looking to recruit an Employment Specialist as part of the Trust IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Service. You will work alongside the Specialist Mental Health Teams but also support additional community mental health teams within the organisation.

The Role:

You will work under the supervision of the Lead Employment Specialist with management support from the IPS/Vocational Services Manager.

Candidates will have a degree or equivalent qualification or will be a qualified mental health professional, for example, a registered Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker. Experience of working within health, Social Services or the Voluntary Sector is essential, preferably supporting clients experiencing mental health issues.

It is essential that the post holder is familiar with the IPS model; formal training in the model will be given. We will expect you to have an understanding of the challenges faced by mental health service users in gaining and sustaining employment.

You will be creative with available resources, and it is very important that you are able to communicate effectively with a wide range of agencies, sharing and presenting information clearly

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems who are unemployed and economically inactive.
• Provide employment support for our client group who are furthest away from the job market to move them closer to their employment goals, in the hope that these achievements aid individuals’ recovery and social inclusion goals.
• Work within a multidisciplinary environment with service users with complex needs, supporting them to move into employment and sustain this or other recovery, in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Liaise closely with DWP providers.
• Work proactively at employer engagement including educational, voluntary work and pre-vocational training opportunities and supporting employers on reasonable adjustments and retention of employees where necessary.
• Work within the principle of IPS and maintain own performance data to be collated and submitted to NHS England and other stakeholders

The Person:

• The successful candidates will be part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust‘s IPS Employment Service.
• You will have experience both in the field of employment support and with clients experiencing mental ill-health
• You will be capable of working independently and have the ability to take initiative, including making direct approaches to employers.
• Personal experience of recovery from mental ill-health is seen as an additional advantage in applying for this post although not essential.

If you feel you can meet the challenge of this exciting post we would welcome your application.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date: 23rd November 2020

Shortlisting date: 24th November 2020

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust’s view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need, therefore we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document ‘ Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice’ prior to applying for the role.

Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor.  Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render him/her liable to dismissal. 

Head of Media Relations - 12 months FTC job - to start ASAP -London £73,000 pa Job

Head of Media Relations - 12 months FTC - to start ASAP -London £73,000 pa

All interviews and on boarding will be held remotely and working remotely during the pandemic. Your new role is working for an International Government organisation based in central London The Head of Media Relations is responsible for managing the media team that consists of two senior communications offers and two assistant communication officers and an internal communications officer, and ensuring that they are effective in raising the profile and its programs in mainstream media: newspapers, radio and television channels. Cultivating and maintaining sound relations with the media across the organisation is essential to improving its reputation, brand recognition and its relevance as an international organisation committed to democratic governance and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Head of Media Relations will ensure that media organisations from across the world are effectively engaged with and informed about the organisation, its work and its role in the international community, and that the work of the organisation is communicated to as wide an audiences as possible.

The Head of Media Relations participates as a core member of the international organisation senior leadership team. Key Tasks will include: -

• Develop and implement a media strategy and workplan - with appropriate indicators of success - as an integral part of the broader divisional communications strategy, to help deliver the Strategic Plan.
• Lead and supervise the Media team so that they engage in proactive communications with the media at all levels - UK-based, national media in organisations member countries, and international media generally.
• Oversee the preparation by the Media team of concise media messages on all relevant topics for use by the Director and Spokesperson - Communications Division and other members of senior management. These messages should be updated on a regular basis.
• Organise press briefings/press conferences for the Secretary-General and other senior management staff as needed.
• Work closely with the other government bodies to ensure that all public messages and activity generated by them is fully consistent with media messages and strategies, and is integrated, planned and executed appropriately.
• Ensure that the Communications Division provides leadership on strategic press and media output, overseeing the development and production of media engagement campaigns, material and programmes.
• Ensure the production - including drafting, as well as editorial oversight - of media advisories, press releases, public statements, presentations, and speeches, ensuring that these products are produced to high standards.
• Ensure the targeted distribution of media advisories, press releases, statements, and speeches of the Secretary-General, ensuring wide coverage across the organisation.
• Seek additional resources for the work of the Communications Division from sponsors and donors.

The Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the below: -

• You will have extensive experience in Communications/Media roles as well as been able to demonstrate management of Press/Communications teams
• Highly experienced in building relationships with journalists and securing media coverage
• Shows respect and understanding of diverse points of view and demonstrates understanding in daily work and decision-making.
• Demonstrates balance between directness and diplomacy in negotiations.
• Encourages and supports others in demonstrating cultural awareness when working with others.
• Effectively analyses and assesses new or uncertain critical information.
• Mentors several employees at a senior level.
• Recognises the talent in the Section, seeking to develop, support, and grow it.
• Experience of work directly with senior leaders
• Able to show strong leadership skills and bring a team together
• Manages available resources to meet objectives e.g. by effective and efficient use of budgets
• Keeps abreast of developments in their area of work and takes a proactive approach to adopt or adapt innovative ideas and methods.
• Ideally you will have a journalist background
• Experience of working internationally is bonus
• Abe to write a wide range of engaging content for a diverse audience using multi-channels
• High attention to detail, editing, proofreading, and tailoring content
• Used to working under pressure and delivering to tight deadlines
• Horizon scanning with strong press acumen
• Public Sector or international experience

What you will receive in return: This is a rewarding role with a competitive salary of £ 73,171 plus benefits including 38 days annual leave and generous pension If this role is of interest please do apply ASAP with an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant t experience and feel free to contact myself for further information or to discuss the role in detail.

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The Head of Clinical Practice role is one of three key senior roles in Safety Net, who oversee all operations and business activities to ensure the organisation produces the desired results and is working to agreed contracts, funding requirements and within agreed mission, values, aims and objectives. The Head of Clinical Practice will attend the trustee board meetings and take part in management meetings. This is a 28 hours per week role, to be worked over 4 days. 

This is a new post, formed at an exciting time of targeted growth for the organisation to meet an increasing demand for services, and the successful applicant will lead and develop clinical practice. The post will combine expert practice development, staff development and supervision in one role. It is designed to build up practice skills and expertise, and to support all staff through case supervision and training. The appointed person will ensure operational staff are working safely, within Safety Net’s agreed framework and model, holding case accountability. 

We are looking for someone who has extensive service or other management experience, and a therapeutic qualification. You will hold a small caseload, alongside supporting, developing, and providing clinical case management for a team of specialist trauma-informed practitioners and therapists.

Closing date: noon Monday 16th November 2020, we will hold an awareness raising morning on the 25th November 2020, and interviews to be held week commencing 30th November 2020.

WMUK is the only charity in the UK focused solely on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM), a rare type of blood cancer. It is a slow growing, incurable cancer with its own distinct characteristics that require specialist treatment and care in centres of expertise. Around 400 people are diagnosed each year in the UK, with around 4000 people living with WM.

WMUK is a small, agile and ambitious organisation. We are looking for a new CEO to lead us through the next phase of our development. You will have the experience and energy to lead the delivery of WMUK’s five-year strategy and our plans for the future. Supported by an engaged Board of trustees, you will have the opportunity to develop new areas of work, help establish exciting new programmes, and ultimately make a real impact for our WM community.

We are seeking a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and presence to provide highly effective and inspiring leadership.

An understanding of and empathy with health issues would be an advantage as well the ability to lead technological change through digital technology and social media.

The post holder will be articulate and influential and be proficient at presenting to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners.

The role is perfect for an experienced CEO within the charitable sector who is seeking a new challenge, or someone with senior level experience in a relevant environment who is looking to step into their first CEO role.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility and accountability for WMUK aims, strategy and business plans, resourcing, organisation and operational planning and delivery of performance management.
• Delegate to, support and empower the team in delivery of their work.
• Identify and lead on strategic relationships with key stakeholders implicated in the success of WMUK’s plans in order to drive and support business objectives.
• Design, implement, and lead on transformational strategic initiatives and projects, in particular research and policy.
• Be the external face of the organisation, champion and effectively implement the WMUK brand, profile and messaging, and play a key role in positioning WMUK as a leading authoritative voice on WM and rare diseases generally.
• Actively seek election to and effectively represent WMUK on relevant highlevel committees and task-forces aligned to business objectives.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit support from and steward philanthropic and high-level donors.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate: 

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience at Director/CEO level or equivalent
• Working effectively with a Board of trustees
• Leading across different disciplines, teams and projects.
• Knowledge and experience of the medical, research and associated academic environment.
• Knowledge and experience of the policy environment and the NHS, particularly in relation to medicines regulators.
• Successful experience of influencing and developing partnerships with a range of senior external stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of fundraising, including Trusts, major donors and community fundraising.
• Detailed understanding of charity finances and the legal and constitutional responsibilities of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Good knowledge of developing and maintaining robust governance.

Skills and abilities

• Capacity to lead, inspire and motivate high performing teams.
• Engagement skills, including the ability to persuade and influence, build high value partnerships, and act as an ambassador for WMUK.
• Experience of developing and leading the implementation and delivery of a mid to long-term strategic plan.
• Excellent financial acumen and skills including the preparation and control of budgets, and a proven record of driving financial and operational growth.

Personal style and behaviours

• Excellent team player with a collaborative leadership style.
• Self-starter with energy, initiative and enthusiasm.
• Diplomatic style with a personal demeanour that instils trust and confidence quickly.
• Collaborative and participative leadership style.
• Confident, resilient and forward-thinking.
• Committed to putting people affected by WM at the heart of our organisational strategy. 

The above is provided for guidance, is not contractual or an exhaustive list of all accountabilities that the post holder may have. The role may be changed in line with the requirements of WMUK at any time after discussions with the post holder. 

Please submit your CV, along with a written application explaining how you meet the requirements of the role 

Please apply as soon as possible as we will be arranging to meet potential
candidates at the earliest opportunity.

Established in 1989, Splitz Support Service is a leading provider of domestic abuse services in South West England.   We are a service-user led organisation, working closely with partner agencies and local communities to develop and deliver a range of relevant and innovative services and solutions for the victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse.  Our founder and current CEO is now retiring and we are looking to recruit someone to lead us on the next stage of our development.  You will be working with the Trustees and the wider team to develop and deliver a financially robust and focussed strategy, ensuring we continue to evolve our services for the people who need us.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a leadership style that aligns with our values and ambitions and who has exactly the right balance of professionalism and compassion, able to influence and negotiate in a variety of settings. You will need to be able to manage your strategic and operational responsibilities in an environment where we put our clients at the heart of everything we do. At the same time, our staff are critical to what we do and investment in their on-going training and pastoral support is an essential part of the charity. Needless to say, you will be highly organised and able to juggle changing priorities, using the tools and the team around you to work effectively and efficiently.  Considerable financial acumen is also a key skill for this role.

Our Head Office is based in Wiltshire but we also deliver services in Devon, Bristol and Gloucestershire.  We are looking for someone who is happy to travel across the South West but will also be in our HO for a couple of days a week.

For further information about Splitz and the role, please download the information pack where you will also find details of the recruitment process.

We are working with Jackie Dawkins of Shine Charity Recruitment who will be supporting the Board of Trustees with this recruitment.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• Application by CV and covering letter to Jackie Dawkins, Shine Charity Recruitment

• Closing date:  4th January 2021

• First interview with Jackie Dawkins: Week commencing  11th January 2021

• Interview and Assessment Day: Week commencing  25th January 2021

• Start Date: ideally by end April 2021 (an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references)

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY WORKER TO JOIN OUR MINERVA WRAP AROUND TEAM

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

Job Title: Community Key Worker - WA

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Based in Hammersmith and co-located to boroughs covering West London with travel across boroughs as required to provide targeted support to women.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hour per week

What we do:

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

About the role:

Advance’s Minerva service works with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties.  Minerva aims are to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from Criminal Justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by Courts.

The Minerva WrapAround service is a 3-year programme launched in May 2018 to provide enhanced support to women and girls who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending, with complex multiple needs.  The service is designed to be a “whole system” response offering an enhanced service to women and girls who have been assessed as having complex needs and therefore require additional support in the form of additional key-work sessions, innovative interventions or diversionary and group-work sessions and access to a women-only Centre in their region.

What you will bring:

• Significant experience of front-line work with women experiencing issues related to offending, such as homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence or mental health, ideally within a criminal justice setting
• An in-depth understanding of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and outside of the criminal justice system. 
• Experience of crisis management in this key worker setting as well as experience of working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups and maintaining strong constructive working relationships.
• Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service and being able to cope in stressful situations.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays pro rata, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience and grow your career

Please find the full job description and person specification attached.

The closing date for this position is Friday 11th December. 

We will be assessing applications and scheduling interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the post earlier than advertised. We encourage applications at your earliest convenience.

To apply, please send your CV along with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role and indicating where you first saw this role advertised, your notice period and salary expectations.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

PLEASE NOTE: This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY KEY WORKER TO JOIN OUR MINERVA WRAP AROUND TEAM ON A PART TIME BASIS FOR A JOB SHARE

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

Job Title: Community Key Worker - WA

Salary: £28,000 per annum pro-rata for part time 

Location: Based in Islington/Finsbury Park and co-located to boroughs covering the North and East of London with travel across boroughs as required to provide targeted support to women.

Contract: Initial 6-month contract – with potential to extend until March 2022

Hours: 21 hours per week

What we do:

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

About the role:

Advance’s Minerva service works with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties.  Minerva aims are to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from Criminal Justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by Courts.

The Minerva WrapAround service is a 3-year programme launched in May 2018 to provide enhanced support to women and girls who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending, with complex multiple needs.  The service is designed to be a “whole system” response offering an enhanced service to women and girls who have been assessed as having complex needs and therefore require additional support in the form of additional key-work sessions, innovative interventions or diversionary and group-work sessions and access to a women-only Centre in their region.

What you will bring:

• Significant experience of front-line work with women experiencing issues related to offending, such as homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence or mental health, ideally within a criminal justice setting
• An in-depth understanding of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and outside of the criminal justice system. 
• Experience of crisis management in this key worker setting as well as experience of working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups and maintaining strong constructive working relationships.
• Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service and being able to cope in stressful situations.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays pro rata, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience and grow your career

Please find the full job description and person specification attached.

The closing date for this position is Friday 11th December

Shortlisting and interviews will occur on a rolling basis so we encourage applications at your earliest convenience. We reserve the right to close the post before the listed end date if a suitable candidate is appointed.

To apply, please send your CV along with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role and indicating where you first saw this role advertised, your notice period and salary expectations

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

PLEASE NOTE: This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

Programme Director – Tax and Public Finance

Salary: £40-45,000 + benefits

Location: London EC2 - remote working may be considered

Hours: Full time. 09:30 – 17:30, Monday-Friday. Some possible flexibility around hours worked

International Lawyers Project (ILP) was founded in 2005, We support civil society, investigative journalists and reform-minded governments in developing countries to address economic inequality issues. By leveraging our network of thousands of independent legal experts ILP has helped reformist actors balance the scales of justice in more than 80 countries to bring about economic and social justice through curbing fiscal leakages and tax evasion, reducing corruption, equalising tax policies and strengthening media freedom.

We are culturally sensitive and client-led. We help local actors build their legal capacity to achieve economic justice, whether through formal legal training sessions, workshops, reviewing or drafting legislation and policies, legal representation, and legal advice, or through extended engagement and mentoring for communities, officials, and civil society representatives on how to use legal approaches to create long-lasting change in some of the world's poorest regions.

The position of Programme Director is a prominent one within the ILP team. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, we are looking for a highly experienced professional with a background in Tax Law and Development and Public Finance to join our small but dynamic team. The role represents an excellent opportunity to be involved in leading our public financial governance, tax reform and international development work. This entails developing projects with a range of clients and partners, including governments and government bodies (such as revenue authorities), as well as international agencies and NGOs who focus on taxation reform. 

You will advise and support developing countries by implementing strategies at both national and regional levels, to address inequitable taxation, facilitating learning from each other and from international best practices on issues such as royalties on natural resource management, advising on double tax treaties, drafting and reviewing tax policies, legislation and regulations. The work is intended to promote fairer and more effective taxation/public financial management to help meet development goals, including enhanced rule of law and sustainability.

This role encompasses the full project cycle and typically requires focus on, assisting in obtaining funding for these projects, fulfilling compliance obligations including budgets and board reporting and dealing with the evaluation of, and learning from, projects.

Relevant skills and experience

• Substantial experience as a qualified lawyer preferred or, in another relevant discipline such as accountancy, economics, international financial policy

• Significant, relevant experience and knowledge relating to tax systems in an international and development context

• Effective interpersonal and team working skills and a collaborative mindset

• Strong administration and coordination experience

• Demonstrable international development project management skills and experience

• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, including donors, civil society organisations and government representatives on an international basis

● Experience or demonstrable ability in donor management, both in managing existing relationships and in raising funds for future projects and activities;

● Familiarity with, or understanding and enthusiasm for the concept and practice of, pro bono legal assistance

● Deep understanding (either from previous work experience or study) of key issues in sustainable international development, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals

● Fluency in English is essential complemented by another language used in Sub-Saharan Africa such as French, Portuguese, Swahili (desirable)

● Experience in developing countries and transitional economies.

In addition to the salary range indicated, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, Employer Contribution Pension Scheme and Childcare Voucher Scheme.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached.

If you firmly believe you are the ideal candidate for this key role, we would welcome your application as soon as possible. Please apply with full covering letter indicating how you meet the requirements of the role, along with your CV to: Gabrielle Beran using the email link provided.

Closing date for applications: 20th December 2020

International Lawyers Project is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes the opportunity to discuss possible modifications to make the interview process and job accessible to all qualified candidates.

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City & Hackney Carers seek a tech savvy, people friendly individual to lead our digital inclusion project. Many unpaid carers lack the equipment, skills and/or confidence to join online communities and to engage with digital life. We want to change that. We are looking for a Project Cordinator to identify digitally excluded people, work with local businesses and donors to source the equipment they need to get online, and to host and/or facilitate digital activities.