Sightsavers is looking for a motivated communications officer to play a key role in helping us raise the profile and awareness of our programme, policy and research work to a diverse range of audiences.

We’re looking for a passionate and committed individual to provide maternity cover within our busy team and will identify and develop key messages and compelling stories from across our work and turn these into engaging and targeted communications for audiences.

The role will have a specific emphasis on research, working closely with the research team rolling out initiatives in line with the research communications strategy. The communications will target audiences that include donors, NGOs, researchers, research associates and research associations.  

The right candidate will have significant communications experience and be confident developing communications plans. They will be experienced in developing on and offline communication products and content to deliver on these plans. Some experience communicating complex research or technical content would be an advantage.

If you’re passionate about making a difference through compelling communications, are equally comfortable working as part of a team as you are taking initiative and working independently, have a creative flair and can write clear, concise and compelling copy for a range of channels, this is the role for you.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more please read the complete Job Description for further details.

First stage interviews will take place remotely and candidates will be asked to conduct a short assessment as part of the interview process.  We anticipate that interviews will take place 13/14 October 2020

Closing date: 4 October 2020

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.  Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Recruiting for a part time Income and Rents Officer (12 month FTC) to join our Young Peoples service in Hounslow!

GBP 13,000 per annum, 20 hours per week (12 month FTC) plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Hounslow Young People Services is looking for a dedicated and target driven Income and Rents Officer who can maximise the service's rental income collection, effectively manage rent arrears and deal with other breaches of the occupancy agreement.
Managing a patch of 75 units across our 6 sites, the post holder will ensure that challenging rent collection targets are met but also that everything is done to avoid eviction. Personal qualities are as important in this role as work experience.
Working alongside Central Housing Officer and a large support team, the post holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of proactive and preventive income collection management to enable all of our customers to sustain their tenancies and develop finical management skills to prepare for independent living in the community. The post holder will be expected to meet tight rent collection KPI's and work in partnership with agencies such as Children Services, Social Services and LBH Housing teams to prevent evictions.
In order to effectively deliver the key accountabilities of the role, the post holder will need to work closely with Support Workers to empower customers to meet their rental responsibilities.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are a pre-requisite to the role. The post holder will be extremely flexible and have the ability to effectively manage multiple rent accounts at one time.

We are flexible as to what hours are worked between Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.

Key Responsibilities:

- Take responsibility for maximising rent collection across Hounslow Post holderng People services ensuring that rent collection targets are met and tenancies sustained
- Advise operational support team and work with the team to address arrears related activities, including holding surgeries with customers and staff, taking direct control of higher level and more complex arrears cases
- Work in partnership with Support staff and social service to ensure customers understand their rental responsibilities and agree with them how they will pay their rent
- Ensure that all sign ups within the services are done accurately on the correct type of tenancy and at the correct rent and service charge levels
- Lead on all Housing Benefit claims, support customers to apply for HB, support customers to apply for backdated HB if needed and make nil income HB claims if the customer does not have all their information
- Monitor rent accounts weekly for all customers checking for payments, Housing Benefit payments and actions needed.
- Regularly check local authority Housing Benefit portal to ensure payments are in place
- Ensure that there are effective and on going liaison processes in place with key agencies such as the housing benefit service , Department of Work and Pensions, the Job Centre and local debt advice agencies
- Lead on group and one to one workshops for customers to address any support needs relating to financial management, budgeting or maintaining a tenancy
- Develop and promote financial inclusion initiatives in the service such as advertising credit unions and local debt management advice services
- Follow up on all actions set out by the Housing Officer, liaise with support staff and management to ensure income collection is maximised and customers do not incur arrears
- Ensure that the rent collection function is carried out both sensitively and in a timely fashion so as to avoid the build up of excessive arrears and record all case details accurately.
- Develop preventive arrears action plan for each customer and meet with Support staff to review problematic cases and action plans
- Proactively monitor all current and former accounts and make recommendations to the Housing Officer for appropriate former accounts to be written off or referred to Look Ahead's debt collection agency
- Liaise with Housing offer to prepare files and documents for legal action
- Accurately and comprehensively record all actions on the housing management system and use reports from the housing management system to manage cases and monitor performance
- Ensure that confidentiality and data protection is maintained throughout the service including all information held in whatever form
- Assist in the training of new support staff in the tenancy aspects of support for customers
- Any other relevant tasks as required by the Service Manager.

Voluntary Action Islington (VAI) is the main provider of support to Islington’s thriving and diverse voluntary sector and promotes community action through volunteering in the Borough.
VAI works with over 500 voluntary organisations based or working in Islington. We provide information, advice, assistance and training for the staff, volunteers and trustees of local charities and represent the interests of the voluntary sector to our partners in the statutory and private sectors.
In addition we also run the local Volunteer Centre, providing support for and brokerage between local people and voluntary organisations seeking volunteers.

Our King’s Cross base is a voluntary sector hub providing serviced workspaces, conferencing, training and meeting facilities – and is the location of Islington Volunteer Centre.

VAI is seeking a new Chief Executive to move us forward in the next stage of our development. The Chief Executive will take responsibility for the overall management of VAI’s staff and volunteers; report to the Trustee Board on organisational performance; represent VAI – and indeed the local voluntary sector – at meetings with partners; and working with Trustees to review and develop strategy and operational activities in a period of significant change.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and Resources: Develop options and strategies for collaboration with and between voluntary, statutory and private sector  organisations in Islington and neighbouring boroughs to enhance the relevance and sustainability of services available to local voluntary and community organisations; to implement actions to achieve this agreed by the Trustees.
• Governance and Information: Provide appropriate and accurate management information and other guidance to the Board of Trustees to ensure they have a clear understanding of the health and performance of the organisation and are able to take informed decisions.
• External Relations: Pro-actively develop Voluntary Action Islington’s reputation and profile with members, other stakeholders and the wider voluntary and community sector locally, regionally and nationally.
• Service Delivery and Development: Ensure that services are developed, marketed and delivered in accordance with customer requirements and VAI’s leadership role in strengthening the voluntary sector in Islington.
• Leadership and Management: Ensure that Voluntary Action Islington has in place effective policies and procedures to manage human resources, associates, finance, information, communication, premises, and other resources and that these meet relevant legislative requirements and agreed quality standards.

Please see full details on website.

OVERALL PURPOSE

The Chief Executive provides strong leadership for the organisation and is responsible for delivering its services, administration, and financial management to appropriate standards. Working closely with the trustees, the Chief Executive develops long term strategy, budgets and business plans and ensures EHCVS complies with relevant law and regulations. The Chief Executive acts as an ambassador for EHCVS, playing a key role in developing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Chief Executive is accountable to the Board of Trustees via the Chair of the Board  

VALUES AND ATTITUDE

You will need to sign up to the values of EHCVS and be a passionate advocate for the voluntary and community sector within Ealing and Hounslow. Working in a small organisation necessitates the Chief Executive to be both strategic and hands on at various times. You will need to be able to inspire, develop and encourage our staff team whilst ensuring that performance is managed, targets are met, and that they work effectively and efficiently as a team. You will need to be a self-starter with a strong work ethic.

LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Chief Executive is responsible for maintaining an effective working relationship with the trustees and for corporate leadership and management including:

• Work with the trustees to develop long term strategies, policies and plans.
• Ensure that the operation of the organisation is consistent with the principles and objectives set by the board, advise the board on associated risks and managing those risks.
• Direct the operational activity of the organisation in cooperation with colleagues to ensure the achievement of business plans and objectives.
• Take overall responsibility for financial management and for delivering activities within agreed budgets.
• Annually review and update the EHCVS strategic plan.
• Oversee the implementation of the organisation’s marketing and communications plans.
• Develop and sustain appropriate quality frameworks.
• Identify and respond to external events that affect EHCVS and manage business and operational risks.
• Ensure systems are in place for monitoring, measuring and reporting on operational performance to trustees and funders.
• Develop and maintain the organisation’s reputation, culture and values with staff, beneficiaries, funders, partners and other bodies.
• Lead EHCVS’s operational management and ensure compliance with legislation, regulation and internal policies.
•  Advising and supporting the EHCVS Board of Trustees to fulfil its responsibilities for the proper governance of the organisation and act as the Company Secretary.
• Ensure the smooth running of the board including organising meetings, preparing Trustee briefings, keeping minutes/records, ensure action on Board decisions, responding to Trustee enquiries.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS

The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring ongoing positive strategic partnerships and for ensuring that EHCVS meets the needs of its current and future beneficiaries, including:  

• Develop productive relationships with funders in order to secure funding for EHCVS’s services to support front-line third sector organisations.
• Enhance and develop existing and new stakeholder relationships including relationships between the VCS and relevant local government and NHS bodies in Ealing and Hounslow and surrounding areas, and also with the private sector to maximise support for the voluntary and community sector.
• Promote and build greater awareness of the value of the VCS and of EHCVS, particularly with local statutory agencies, media and elected representatives in the boroughs we serve.
• Develop and maintain communication within the VCS and between the VCS and statutory partners
• Represent EHCVS at meetings, conferences and events, giving presentations and promoting a positive image of the borough, EHCVS and the VCS, and their achievements.
• Seek to build VCS consortia with multiple capabilities to bid for funding, thereby strengthening alliances within the sector and obtaining income for VCS partners.
• To ensure EHCVS representation on local and regional committees, working groups etc as appropriate within the constraints of available resources.
• Provide advice, assistance and influence on policy, strategy and practice including the implications of new legislation, changing service needs and demands, and emerging community issues to the VCS, Council, CCG and Borough Partnerships.
• Innovate, develop, challenge and evaluate existing policy and practice towards the VCS across the Council, CCG, LSP, private sector and other partners. 
• Work with local VCS organisations and statutory agencies to promote equality, inclusion, cohesion and community leadership.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging issues and good practice to inform the voluntary and community sector’s activity, development and engagement.
• Facilitate the voice, representation and influence of the VCS through the development of the relevant VCS networks.
• Ensure the development and delivery to the highest standard of appropriate services to meet the needs of VCS organisations in Ealing and Hounslow. Ensure the delivering of high-quality training, advice and support.

GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT

The Chief Executive assists the trustees with the stewardship of resources to ensure that EHCVS continues to be well financed and to:

• Support the Board of Trustees to fulfil their legal and financial responsibilities.
• Ensure adequate financial and human resources are available to carry out activity as agreed with the Board of Trustees, including income generation from a variety of sources.
•  Manage and work within agreed budgets.
•  Ensure the relevant management reporting of financial information, including preparation of annual budgets and reviews throughout the year.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of all funding bodies and all appropriate legislation.
•  Take overall responsibility for day-to-day financial management.
•  Responsibility for organising the annual general meeting and producing the annual report.

GENERAL

Attend personal supervision and appraisal meetings with the chair of Trustees or agreed substitute.

Be aware of own training needs and participate in training/education to improve performance considered relevant to the post and to achieve agreed targets.

Comply at all times with the policies and procedures of EHCVS.

Ensure that EHCVS Equal Opportunities policies, principles and practices are observed and implemented throughout service delivery.

Act as a representative of the values, beliefs and principles of EHCVS at all times.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation.

Please complete the application form below plus equal opportunities monitoring form.

Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd October, 5.00pm

Interviews will be held week-commencing Monday 19th October 2020

We look forward to receiving your completed application. However, if you have not heard from us by Friday 16th October, unfortunately this means that you have not been shortlisted. We will not be able to give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted.

· Full time, Permanent

· £29,190 per annum plus pension, medical and dental insurance

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

· 4pm finish on Fridays

· Central London location (Covent Garden) – currently working from home

REPORTS TO

Enquiries Team Leader

OVERVIEW

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is looking for an experienced enquiries or helpline officer to join our frontline enquiries team. Each month we receive hundreds of phone calls and emails from people who need our help. The team’s Enquiries Officers are often the first point of contact with the MCF and play a key role in our grants process.

You will need excellent customer service skills, a high level of personal resilience, the ability to quickly build a good rapport with callers and be a team player who is willing to support colleagues and prioritise the needs of the team. Previous experience in a comparable role is essential.

Day to day responsibilities include answering calls and responding to emails from individuals and families for a range of support (including daily living costs, health and care and education), liaising with our Advice and Support team and Visiting Volunteers, awarding grants for counselling and consultations and keeping the grants system up to date.

The successful candidate will join a busy and friendly department and have the support of their peers, a Senior Enquiries Officer and their Team Leader to enable them to settle into their new role.

The team is usually based in our central London office on the edge of Covent Garden but the majority of the charity is currently home-based due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Please note this job is subject to a basic DBS check.

MAIN DUTIES

· To answer calls and voicemails professionally and courteously, providing an excellent first impression of the charity

· To make an initial assessment of each enquiry to determine likely eligibility for support and to manage expectations appropriately

· To accurately record details of enquiries on the grants system

· To process grants to enable applicants to access medical consultations and the counselling service

· To signpost applicants to other sources of advice as appropriate

· To work effectively as part of the team, collaborating and supporting colleagues

· To act as the first point of contact and to build and maintain excellent working relationships with our Provincial contacts

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

· Excellent customer service skills

· Ability to diffuse high-emotion calls

· Resilience

· Compassion

· Strong written skills

· Ability to prioritise

· Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, internally and with stakeholders

· Excellent attention to detail

· Ability to understand and apply policy

· IT skills, particularly MS Office

Desirable

· Experience of grant processing and/or assessment

· Good understanding of UK state benefits

HOW TO APPLY

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

Deadline for applications:  9am Monday 12 October

Date for interviews:   w/c 19th October

Department: Customer Journey

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

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

We’re looking for an experienced and inclusive problem-solver, with lots of experience of product design, to lead our Product Design community at Citizens Advice. You’ll lead a multi-level team of Product Designers working across the organisation, collectively delivering a sustainable, user-led approach to advice. The team is at the heart of the organisation’s ambition to deliver our vision for 2022.

We’re growing fast, and today, we have 7 multidisciplinary product teams in our London office, split across four areas: public advice, adviser-facing services, platforms, and funded programmes.

What we mean when we say ‘Product Design’

In Customer Journey we often design digital products, but we’re not limited to digital. Our Product Designers designs products, touchpoints, and services. We break Product  Design down to 4 aspects of design:

• User Experience (UX) Design?—?how a thing feels
• Interaction Design?—?how a thing behaves
• User Interface Design?—?how a thing looks
• Information Architecture?—?how a thing is structured

You’ll lead the practice of product design across all of these areas, solving difficult design problems and working on things that really matter. You’ll bring your team onboard with ideas, and coordinate design activities across multiple products to enable a clear and unified user experience. 

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the right conditions for designers to work effectively. You’ll set design direction, assure the quality of design delivery across teams, and make sure we design with all users in mind. You’ll be an ally and mentor to other designers who will learn from your skills and experience.

You’ll provide leadership and coaching to the Product Design community, ensuring the team work collaboratively and consistently across all products and platforms. You will help us meet our mission by discovering new ways of approaching (and solving) complex problems and concepts, across the full breadth of product design.

Everyone is welcome at Citizens Advice. We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work flexibly, or part-time, we’ll facilitate this — whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. Several of our leadership team work 4 days a week, and we all work from home regularly.

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

This role is focussed on Inner City Birmingham or Ladywood and Perry Barr districts.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role

As a funding officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

Funding Officers will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: Phone interviews for long listed candidates will take place on the 20 & 22 October 2020. Full interviews will take place on the 3 November 2020 (interviews conducted remotely)

Essential Criteria

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have: 

• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
   
• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
   
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.
   
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering or have excellent knowledge of that area. You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria include:

• Lived experience or working knowledge of Birmingham’s inner city areas and its third sector.
   
• Demonstrate sound IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes

 For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
   
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
   
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
   
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
   
• Paid volunteering leave

How to Apply 

Visit our website on The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Data Selections Officer - 6-month contract

TPP are currently representing a large health support charity to support with the recruitment of a 6 month role in the data team, they are seeking an experience Data Selections Officer at a critical time for the charity, you will have extensive knowledge of the selections process in the context of fundraising and marketing to ultimately generate the charities income.

Key responsibilities

• To create data selections from the charity CRM from internal stakeholders, predominantly the Fundraising and Marketing directorate, in line with existing SLAs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the data selection process, including advice on completing data briefs, segmentation and GDPR.
• Work closely with the Marketing Analysis Manager maintain and develop segmentation for marketing campaigns, including mail and email.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to help the Database team to deliver objectives and SLAs.
• Support the Head of Data and the Database team to ensure that data quality is maintained and continually improved on an ongoing basis.
• Work with the database team to ensure that business processes are maintained and improved on an ongoing basis.

Person Specification

Essential skills and abilities

• Strong understanding and experience of segmentation concepts and applying them to data sets.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple data sets when creating data selections and ensuring that duplication is minimised.
• Strong experience of using data manipulation tools e.g. Excel Power Query, MS Access etc.
• Understanding of the importance of accurate data and its management in communicating with and stewarding individuals.
• Some experience within an office environment
• Basic MS Office skills
• Exceptional organisational skills and works well in a team
• Experience and understanding of GDPR to ensure that supporter data is used compliantly and in line with the supporters wishes.

Data Selections Officer

6-months contract

35hrs per week

Ref:73931PMR

ASAP start

£30k

London based office, remote working currently

We are recruiting for a new Finance & Administration Officer role to suit a skilled and ambitious person who would relish the chance to play a key role in the central team supporting the organisation to deliver our varied and impactful workload.

We work with over 6,000 people each year to tackle inequality in Brighton and Hove, delivering community development, equalities and youth work to create community-led solutions.

We are at an exciting time of organisational growth as we lead a new citywide partnership overseeing both community development and engagement work across the city and expand our youth work delivery.  However, many communities that we support are experiencing serious challenges as a result of Coronavirus, and it is vital that we adapt our delivery to meet growing need.

We are looking for an organised and detail orientated individual with a willingness to learn and collaborate with others.

The role is a chance of joining a skilled and dedicated team where there is the opportunity to develop your finance and administration skills and build solid experience working across a wide range of areas within the charity sector.

For the right candidate, this role will offer a fulfilling working opportunity and the chance to make a significant difference to the people of Brighton and Hove, and beyond.

Age UK Sutton is seeking a Home From Hospital officer on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract, to join its highly effective commissioned service, assisting older people at the point of discharge from hospital.

Age UK Sutton’s (AUKS) pioneering Home From Hospital Service provides practical support on discharge from hospital.  HFH is a service funded by the NHS through the South West London Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports older people (65+) in Sutton in order to:

•  Reduce number of readmissions to hospital

•  Aid discharge

•  Increase motivation, confidence and social integration after a hospital stay

•  Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions

The recruited post holder must have the skills to work across the service and quickly establish credibility with health and social care practitioners, patients, and their families. The right candidate will have a background in health, social care or voluntary sector provision, excellent communication skills, personal resilience combined with a passion for working with people in later life to enable them to set and reach meaningful personal goals.

Our Home from Hospital Service is delivered by a team of staff and skilled volunteers, led by the Head of Health and Care and working closely with our specialist Health and Social Care team, Home support social enterprise and wider staff and volunteer team.

Age UK Sutton works closely with partners including GPs, Pharmacists, Hospital Staff and Sutton Health and Care to ensure that we work collaboratively to deliver patient centred services.

Membership Marketing and Communications Officer

We are Parentkind, a leading charity that supports and champions all the ways parents can participate in education. We are the leading membership organisation for Parent Teacher Associations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We also provide training and support to teachers, governors and parents to build successful home-school relationships. We are looking for a Membership Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Head Office in Tonbridge, Kent.

Who you are: You will be an experienced marketer well versed in managing integrated communications programmes. You will be a creative thinker, an excellent writer and be brimming with innovative and interesting  ways to truly connect and engage with our members through our various platforms.

The role: The Membership Marketing & Communications Officer plays a key role within the Membership Team, supporting the growth and development of our membership across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in line with brand fit and organisational strategic aims.

The Membership Marketing & Communications Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing a membership communications annual plan, delivering content and the development of membership communication tools including website, social media channels, newsletters, mailing campaigns, digital and printed publications. They will ensure that our members are engaged with and feel central to our work by producing compelling, best-in-class and members-first content online and offline. In addition, the role will develop promotional campaigns for member activities and regularly reach out to attract new members.

Responsible to the Head of Membership, the Membership Marketing & Communications Officer is pivotal in aligning the membership marketing & communications strategy with the organisations corporate communications strategy and liaising with the Corporate Communications Team.

Job Type: Full-time (35 hours a week) although we will consider flexible working arrangements for the right candidate (Permanent)

Salary: £24,000-£30,000 per year depending on experience, plus attractive benefits package.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter via Parentkind’s online recruitment system. The job pack can also be downloaded from here too.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am Monday 5th October 2020. 

Unfortunately we are unable to consider any applications received after the deadline.

First interviews will be held week commencing Monday 12th October 2020.

Second interviews will be held week commencing Monday 19th October 2020.

This role is designed to lead, manage and develop the services function across the organisation. The post holder will also act as Deputy to the Chief Operating Officer and be an active member of the Senior Management Team, contributing towards the strategic development and operational management of all areas of the organisation.

The role will need someone that has experience of senior/ strategic leadership within a similar organisation. A proven track record of leading and inspiring diverse teams to high level of achievement and innovation. A successful track record of initiating, leading and managing multiple service functions in a complex environment. 

To apply please complete an application form. CV's will not be accepted. 

Do you have a flair for cultivating relationships? Are you a team player who is looking for an exciting career opportunity that will make a real difference to wildlife?

If the answer is yes, read on… 

Essex Wildlife Trust are the county’s leading conservation charity, committed  to protecting wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature; and we would love you to join our friendly and energetic team. 

In this exciting new role, you will build and maintain strong relationships with donors and run a variety of individual and community fundraising initiatives, including appeals and events, to provide crucial support to the work of the Trust. With highly developed organisational and interpersonal skills, an engaging manner and a methodical approach, you will need relevant fundraising experience in a similar role and an infectious enthusiasm for Essex Wildlife Trust’s work. 

If you have strong relevant experience, you would like to work at a Sunday Times Top 100 Best Company and you feel you would fit in our friendly, committed, passionate and professional organisation then we would love to hear from you. 

Essex Wildlife Trust aims to employ a diverse body of people with different perspectives, values and attitudes. We seek to promote an inclusive environment where differences are shared and valued; unfair treatment or discrimination is challenged; and everyone is able to reach their full potential.

Closing date: 4 October 2020 by midnight

Interviews are to be held in October 2020

To apply please visit the Essex Wildlife Trust Website and download and complete the Application Form.

UKCISA (the UK Council for International Student Affairs) is recruiting a Head of Finance and Resources to oversee the finance and resources function, and participate in the strategic development of the organisation.

About us

UKCISA provides membership services – including advice, training and policy guidance – to nearly 500 members and direct support services to thousands of international students each year. Our diverse membership includes every public university in the UK, many private universities and further education colleges, independent schools and students' unions.

The role

Effective financial management is central to our strategy and operating model. The Head of Finance and Resources will be crucial to managing our finances and resources whilst embedding a culture of financial efficiency and effective controls.

Reporting directly to the CEO, and working with the Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Head of Finance and Resources will lead on financial and resourcing matters and will be expected to provide critical financial information, insightful analysis, and timely reporting to facilitate the development of the organisation.

The role oversees a close-knit team of three part-time members of staff. The postholder will therefore have a degree of autonomy, but will be expected to ensure operational tasks are completed whilst contributing to the wider development of the organisation. 

The role’s main functions are to:

• Ensure the efficient and effective financial planning and management of UKCISA’s resources

• Support the effective functioning of the Finance & General Purposes Committee and Board of Trustees

• Contribute to the development and implementation of UKCISA policy and strategy

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant who has had wide exposure to financial reporting and processes. The ability to influence and communicate with a range of stakeholders will be crucial to the role as the postholder will be reporting to the Finance and General Purposes Committee as well as the Board. The role would therefore suit a dynamic and progressive individual who can thrive in a supporting and collaborative environment.

Our office is very close to Angel underground station, but our staff are currently working remotely. When conditions allow, we would expect working from the office to resume. However, we can be flexible about home working. Our preferred working pattern is four days per week, but there is flexibility around this and the role can be adapted for other working patterns for the right candidate. Working patterns and home working can be discussed at interview stage.

How to apply

To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter (two pages max). In the covering letter please explain how your experience is relevant to this role and how you meet the person specification.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in and interviewing on a rolling basis.  We will therefore close the recruitment before the deadline if a suitable candidate is found, so you are advised to apply early.

We are hoping for a November start date, but are flexible for the right candidate.