Contract Type: Fixed term for 8 months (Maternity cover January to August 2020)

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Bristol with regular travel

As our Event Manager, you will be responsible for delivering a programme of both active, special and supporter-led events, contributing towards a team-wide income target of around £7m initially, with ambitions for steady income growth over the period to 2023.

Responsibilities include managing project teams and working closely with event committees to ensure that events are delivered on time and to budget, while maintaining the Trust's reputation of delivering high quality events.

Experience of working in a complex organization and running projects or initiatives that span disciplines and reporting lines is not essential but may be advantageous.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description. 

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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We believe in the power of your personal lived-experience of the criminal justice system.

We believe with the right opportunity, encouragement and support everybody can change.

Do you want to use your experience to enable others to change the system from within?

IF YOU DO, THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU!

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• Been in prison or on probation?
• Able to lead a team of dedicated staff?
• Excellent communication skills?
• Drive and have your own car?
• Strong IT skills?
• Experience of managing multiple projects?
• Experienced managing volunteers or small groups?
• Experienced managing budgets?
• Highly motivated and passionate about change

IF THE ANSWER TO ALL OF THESE IS YES, THIS IS THE JOB FOR YOU.!

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

• Full time position
• 12 month fixed-term contract (likely to be extended)
• Up to £30,000 depending on experience
• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays

* The post is subject to a 6 month probationary period and Enhanced DBS check

This is a role working across Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire & Somerset

ABOUT US

At User Voice we believe in transformation powered by experience, and are committed to making the criminal justice system work for everyone.We believe that with the right opportunity, encouragement and support everybody can change.Only offenders can stop re-offending…

HOW TO APPLY

Visit our website for details of how to apply for this role.

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

Become part of a vibrant team living our values – collaborative, democratic, resilient optimistic, ordering chaos and authentic. You’ll get an experience like no other with the chance to fast forward your career.

We offer career enhancing opportunity, support and encouragement to develop new skills.

Successful candidates will be results and outcome-orientated with knowledge of the criminal justice sector. As well as managing the development and delivery of the service, we are looking for motivated people willing to travel and go above and beyond to get the job done.

Our Engagement Teams are responsible for engaging with a diverse range of service users with different experiences in order to improve services and promote active citizenship.  As balanced Teams they have a range of complementary skills in order to achieve these aims, including service user engagement, service provider engagement, project management and administration.

Project Manager

£28,000 – £35,000 + Benefits

London or Bristol Based, with travel between the two.

Deadline: Wednesday 28th November 2019, 11:59pm

Application Method: CV and Covering Letter, both no more than 2 pages please.

Due to the high number of applications that we receive we are sadly unable to get back to everyone. If you haven’t heard from us by Friday 6th December 2019, it means that you haven’t been successful this time. We do our best to combine the Job Description and Person Spec into this advert.

Semble is looking for an amazing, passionate and energetic person to support our delivery of high profile, purpose-led projects and campaigns.

• Have you a minimum of two years experience of project / campaign management and are keen to learn more?
• Do you believe in the power of people coming together and taking positive action to change the world?
• Do you love engaging with communities and community projects?
• Do you yearn to work in the intense but rewarding environment of a small organisation trying to change the world

If that’s four big ticks from you then you should definitely read on!

1. What is the purpose of this role?

Our community is thriving, with new projects & initiatives and volunteers signing up every week, and new campaigns launching in order to help as many of those initiatives get the resources that they need.

Therefore we need someone to help our growing team to deliver the growing portfolio of projects and campaigns to the highest level possible.

2. What will the job be like?

You will work closely with Senior Campaign Managers to deliver our large projects and campaigns, and lead on delivering smaller ones. 

The role will also provide a real opportunity to learn when you work directly with Senior Campaign Managers, and also to influence approaches and processes drawn from your own experience.

❏ Working closely with our Campaign Delivery team

❏ Helping source community projects to receive funding or volunteers from our campaigns

❏ Attend partner / funder / client meetings and key volunteer days

❏ Gain diverse experience assisting on the day to day delivery of our high-impact campaigns

❏ Community project visits and creating content from those visits

❏ Providing content for social media

❏ Helping to coordinate events

❏ Social media posting, writing and commenting on blogs

❏ Coming up with ideas about how we can get even better at all of this

❏ Connecting volunteers to those projects that have listed volunteering opportunities

3. What are you like?

Most importantly, you will have bags of energy and enthusiasm, and be a joy to work with. That is an essential part of this role and for working in such a busy environment, so please think carefully about whether this is really you before you apply.

A close second will be your desire to want to do good, and work on projects and campaigns that are ultimately trying to make the world a better place.

You will also have a minimum of two years project management experience and be able to clearly define what is required in that role. You will be dilligent, organised, self-confident and self-motivated. 

You will always be willing to get stuck in, and be comfortable with admin tasks, but excited by the genuine opportunity to do more as the opportunity arises. Your written and spoken English will be excellent, you will be very comfortable speaking to people in person and over the phone, and your attention to detail will be fantastic.

You need to be comfortable using various tools including Microsoft Office and G-Drive, and expeirence with Slack, Trello and Harvest will be an advantage but not essential. However qucikly being able to learn how to use new tools is essential.

4. About Semble and Our Community
Semble is the UK’s most active network of community projects with an online platform that currently hosts over 3,500 environmental and social projects. We connect community projects with local people and companies who want to help them to achieve their goals and join their story.

Our vision is: Bring people together to make a change

For the past six years, Semble has been growing its platform for community projects nationally and developing an impressive client base. We’re building the team, developing our brand and platform, and are now looking for someone to help us super-charge our community!

We run projects such as #GreenerwithGreggs (an environmental fund for Greggs), #GivexCollaborate (a team-based volunteering campaign for Dentsu Aegis Network), #YourPintCan (a neighbourhood investment fund for Carling), and Outdoor Classroom Day (a global day to get over 20m children outdoors to learn & play at school, in partnership with Unilever and a network of NGOs). Last year we ran the Offline Festival for community businesses.

5. Benefits & Further Details

In this role, you will be working closely with the Head of Campaigns and the campaigns team. You will have significant opportunities for personal development and play an important role in developing and nurturing our community.

We have a lot of fun, with drinks evenings, picnics & team away days. Community volunteering is actively encouraged with each team member having 3 days per year to volunteer.

Other benefits include:
• £28k – £35k depending on experience
• Central London or Bristol location, with option of working remotely for some of the time
• 25 days holiday allowance p.a.
• Pension contribution
• Training and development opportunities 
• Discretionary profit share scheme
• Shared gym membership

No Recruitment Agencies please, you do a great job but we’ve got this one covered.

Part-time: 10 hours p/week with flexibility on when hours are worked

Salary: £32k p/annum (pro rata)

Interviews held: Friday 13th December 2019

Purpose of the post:

The Finance Manager (FM) is responsible for the smooth running of the financial aspects of SIP, as specified below, and for innovations that enhance these facets of the organisation whilst in pursuance of SIP’s charitable objectives. 

About SIP:

The Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy (SIP) is a registered charity (1079390) founded in May 1985 by a group of psychoanalytic psychotherapists. Our main objectives are to provide and assist in the provision of psychotherapeutic (and related support services) to members of the public and to promote and develop psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy in the South West through our training courses.

Scope: 

The FM is responsible for maintaining the highest quality of financial management of all parts of the organisation. S/he will also act as Company Secretary providing administrative support to the Board of Trustees in line with the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House. 

Key Tasks:

Bookkeeping:

• Oversee the processing of all invoices, claim forms, the receipt and processing of deposits.
• Monthly bank reconciliations and monitoring account balances, maintaining bank mandates and online signatories.
• Providing MMC with information regarding changes in fees and expenses.
• Filing and safe disposal of confidential documents.

HR & PAYE

• Producing and collecting signed copies of contracts of employment
• Maintaining and keeping up to date all PAYE files (P45s and P60s etc) and making HMRC submissions in conjunction with an outsourced payroll provider.
• Keeping abreast of HMRC PAYE requirements.

Financial Planning, Development and Fundraising

• Providing financial advice and expertise to the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee.

• Identifying financial and/or operational opportunities and innovations that will aid the development and long-term stability of the organisation, and in consultation with the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, taking forward those which fit SIP’s strategy.
• Assembling draft central costs budgets for use in draft departmental budgets, and combined departmental budgets for presentation to Trustees, Executive Committee and the Membership.
• Liaising and co-ordinating with officers and the Training Co-ordinator in order to assist and make recommendations regarding future budgets and the setting of fees and expenses.
• Assembling and distributing quarterly financial updates and advising the 
• Executive Committee and Trustees of any activity to note.
• Point of contact for accountant including assembling end of year information for delivery to the accountant and co-ordinating the production of Financial Statement and Annual Report in time for delivery to membership pre-AGM.
• Managing the operational and book-keeping aspects of fundraising activities.

Company Secretary (approx. 12 hours per quarter)

• Taking minutes at meetings of the Board of Trustees.
• Providing general administrative support to Trustees when needed.
• Filing returns to Companies House and the Charity Commission by designated deadlines.
• Maintaining an awareness of procedures as laid out in the company’s procedural documents and advising the Trustees accordingly.
• Overseeing the preparation and gathering of reports and proposals for General Meetings.
• Managing production of revised procedural documents.

General

• Attending meetings as required and ensuring that those falling within the remit of the FM are administratively serviced
• Holding knowledge of and work within the requirements of SIP’s confidentiality and equal opportunities policies
• Ensuring, together with the TC, that all SIP documents and resources (including website) are kept up-to-date, centralised and accessible as appropriate to officers, members, associates and members of the public
• Making sure all essential deadlines are met

Person specification:

Essential

1. Financial management skills (i.e. assembling budgets, production of management accounts, advising on financial implications of business decisions).
2. Experienced bookkeeper
3. Excellent computer skills (including Word and Excel, and QuickBooks, Sage or equivalent).
4. Good communication skills.
5. Able to work as part of a team.
6. Organised and systematic.
7. Ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines.
8. Empathy with objectives of SIP.

Desirable

1. Understanding of psychotherapy work and terminology.
2. PAYE and Gift Aid experience.
3. Quick learner.

Together for Short Lives, the UK’s leading children’s palliative care charity, is offering an exciting opportunity to influence public policy to improve quality of life for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.

Our Public Affairs and Policy Officer will work within our Communications and Public Affairs Team, reporting to our Head of Public Affairs and Policy. The post-holder will engage with politicians, officials and other policy makers at both national and local levels in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They will also help keep young people, families and children’s palliative care providers abreast of latest developments in public policy. Collating, analysing and reporting evidence from families, services and public bodies will be an important part of the role.

Together for Short Lives is the UK charity that is here to make sure the 49,000 seriously ill children and their families can make the most of every moment they have together, whether that’s for years, months or only hours. Many of these children have complex conditions and need specialist care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We stand alongside families, supporting them to make sure they get the vital care and help that they need.

Supporter Care and CRM Manager
Bristol

Are you a fundraising, membership or direct marketing professional with a passion for wildlife? Could you inspire others to explore their local wild spaces, stand up for wildlife and protect some of the UK’s most beautiful sites?

If so, this is an amazing opportunity to make a significant impact on Avon Wildlife Trust’s voluntary income as a Supporter Care and CRM Manager.

About Us

We are Avon Wildlife Trust, a charity dedicated to protecting and restoring wildlife in Bristol, Bath and the West of England. We care for over 30 nature reserves, from ancient bluebell woods, to wildflower meadows and havens for rare wading birds.

We create, connect and care for places rich in wildlife, champion the value of nature, and inspire people and communities to care for our natural environment.

Our Trust has over 16,000 members, manages over nature reserves and educates 10,000 children a year.

We’re looking for a Supporter Care and CRM Manager to join us and develop an excellent supporter experience for our donors, as well as championing the use of our CRM database.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,000 - £29,000 per annum DOE
- Support a charity that is protecting and enhancing nature in our region
- Welcoming and engaging work environment
- Join a team who are passionate about what they do

The nature we love needs our help. Currently, 1 in 7 of our species is in danger of extinction, including hedgehogs, otters, bumblebees and barn owls.

With the generous support of our donors, we can protect our special habitats and threatened species to make a real difference to local wildlife. Our supporters are integral to achieving our vision, which is why it’s so important that we deliver a first-class supporter care experience.

You will have the chance to make a real impact on our fundraising efforts, which will directly enable us to do more to preserve our wildlife and protect the animals that make our part of the world so special.

With a CRM system (ThankQ), a committed membership community and a wide network of warm leads, this is the ideal role in which to make a lasting difference.

The Role

As our Supporter Care and CRM Manager, you will continue to develop and shape our supporter care experience and stewardship programme. You will also manage and promote the use of our CRM system, ThankQ.

Your duties will include:

- Supporting and guiding the Membership Recruitment Team
- Building positive, lasting relationships with our members
- Preparing engaging donor and membership communications
- Overseeing the administration of donations
- Using our CRM system to enhance the supporter experience
- Acting as the main point of contact for CRM enquiries

About You

To join us as a Supporter Care and CRM Manager, you will need experience of the following:

- Working in a fundraising, membership or direct marketing function
- Developing and implementing a supporter journey, using data to inform fundraising and marketing activity
- Supporter, membership and/or customer recruitment and retention
- Line management
- Complying with best practice and charity legislation
- CRM database experience, ideally with ThankQ

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: co-ordinating the production of publications, communicating an environmental/wildlife cause or planning and developing an annual strategy.

We would like to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Fundraising Manager, Membership Manager, Direct Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Marketing Manager, Supporter Engagement Manager, Senior Fundraising Officer, or Senior Supporter Engagement Officer.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 18th November 2019.

Webrecruit and Avon Wildlife Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Supporter Care and CRM Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Programme Executive
Home Based (with regular travel to our partner schools in Bristol)

About Us

Action Tutoring is an education charity that supports pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school.

In the UK today, young people facing socio-economic disadvantage are less likely to achieve the grades they need to progress in life. This isn’t because they are any less able – it’s because they have less access to tools to support them to realise their potential.

We help to level the playing field by working in partnership with schools to deliver weekly tutoring in English or Maths, to pupils who need it the most.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Executive to join our team.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,135 per annum
- Travel expenses
- Flexible working and TOIL
- 33 days’ holiday, including Bank Holidays
- Workplace pension
- Team socials and a culture of celebrating

If you are a confident communicator and work well with deadlines while managing others, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience with a charity that’s supporting the UK’s most disadvantaged young people.

As an education charity, we understand the importance of providing learning and development opportunities for our staff. You’ll receive a comprehensive induction and full training and will have the chance to broaden your areas of responsibility as you grow alongside the organisation. 

Our vision is a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background. If you share our values and want to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Programme Executive you will be responsible for your own caseload of programmes and managing one person.

This is a home-based role with occasional travel to our offices in London and Action Tutoring’s partner schools throughout Bristol.

Some of your duties will involve:

- Visiting schools and building positive relationships
- Managing and training the volunteer tutors
- Managing the pupils that use the service
- Measuring impact and success via accessing performance data

About You

To be considered as a Programme Executive, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience of working with young people, schools or volunteers
- The ability to manage and lead others, leading by example
- To be educated to degree level
- The ability to develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to undertake public speaking to deliver high quality tutor training
- To be committed to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment

Ideally, you will have line management experience or the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding and skills that make for effective line management.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Project Co-ordinator, Education Programme Executive, Project Executive, Education Project Executive, Charity Programme Co-ordinator, Charity Project Co-ordinator or Charity Service Co-ordinator.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday November 11th 2019 with interviews to be held on Thursday November 14th 2019.

Webrecruit and Action Tutoring are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Programme Executive, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Unseen is a UK charity with its headquarters in Bristol. We focus on three main areas as we work towards a world without slavery:

Supporting survivors and potential victims of slavery by providing access to a range of specialist services, enabling them to safely recover and develop resilient independent lives;

Equipping stakeholders by providing training, advice and resources to facilitate the identification and support of potential victims of slavery; and

Influencing systemic changes by using our experience and research to impact and inspire transformation across legislation, policy and society.

We are looking for a full-time Head of Communications to develop and deliver external and internal communications for Unseen. Candidates should have experience of developing and implementing communications strategies with a focus on media and public relations, brand marketing, advertising and digital & social media. This a varied role with plenty of scope for creativity as we communicate the work we do and raise awareness about the issue of modern slavery.

Candidates should possess strong project management skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to develop a range of materials for different target audiences.

The role will be based at Unseen head office, in Bristol.

For further information, please refer to the job description.

The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd November 2019 at 5pm.

Interviews will be held on Monday 2nd December 2019.

We are seeking to appoint a Membership and Marketing Director to increase ASDAN’s member­ship base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners. As we embark on the next stage of our journey to be a leader in personal, social and work-related learning, our new Membership and Marketing Director will play a pivotal role in developing a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow mem­bership income, and extend our impact.

Being a director of ASDAN will require a real com­mitment to our beliefs, values and principles. In return, you will be joining a team charging themselves with a truly reward­ing mission - transforming the life chances of children and young people.

About ASDAN

ASDAN is a successful national educational charity and awarding organisation for a range of qualifications, programmes and curriculum resources used by more than 3,000 schools, colleges and other education providers in the UK and internationally. 

Job purpose

To sustainably increase ASDAN’s membership base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners.

To lead the development, implementation and review of a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow membership income, and support growth in product sales.

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver the annual membership income budget by achieving targets for member retention, new members and growth in member spend, with responsibility for reporting to the trustees, including the Performance, Audit, Risk and Compliance (PARC) committee, on performance
2. Develop and implement a coherent membership and marketing strategy to build an inclusive community identity and brand for ASDAN through fully integrating three key areas of activity: marketing and communications; customer experience; customer relationships
3. Create fully integrated membership and marketing strategies that support the charity’s overall strategic direction, and are fully integrated with its education, product development and business operations functions
4. Deliver extended reach for ASDAN’s courses to a wider membership and secure evidence of the charity’s increased performance, impact and contribution to its overall charitable purpose
5. Share collective responsibility for the overall leadership of ASDAN with the director team and trustees

For full details including role description, person specification and terms and conditions, please download the Membership and Marketing Director recruitment pack.

How to apply

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

• Applications close: Thursday 14th November, with shortlisting completed by Tuesday 19th November
• Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 in Bristol

Send a Cow is a growing and dynamic international development charity providing training, and ongoing support to smallholder farmers in Africa. We give poor families and communities the hope and the means to secure their own futures from the land, in line with our vision of a confident and thriving rural Africa. 

This post sits within the newly formed Public Fundraising team that develops and manages all relationships with the general public who support our work through Community, Events and Individual Giving. 

This role will involve working throughout the UK with communities including groups and institutions, education facilities - students and staff, volunteer lead activities, and events, to raise income, support and awareness of this charity.

The ideal candidate will bring experience working in a similar role whether that be paid or voluntary, be used to working to income targets, and be a strong communicator who is able to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and external contacts.

Communications & Marketing Administrator

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

This is a varied role involving you working across a fast-paced team on a range of administrative tasks ranging from diary management, answering queries, maintaining databases, running reports, creating presentations and supporting events. You will provide essential PA support to the Head of the team and will also be comfortable supporting a number of other managers on key tasks.

Salary: £18,097 per annum

Hours: Full time, Permanent - 35 Hours

Location: Emersons Green, Bristol

What we Offer

20 days holiday increasing to 25 days after first year, automatic work-place pension enrolment, access to the Hft Plus benefits package (discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out), an Employee Assistance Programme, annual staff award schemes, access to award winning training and development.

We are looking for someone who thrives working at the heart of team in a busy and dynamic environment.

You will need to be organised, a meticulous planner and get a buzz from anticipating the needs of others. Excellent customer service skills and experience with liaising with a number of different stakeholders is essential.

You will need:

- GCSE qualifications in Maths and English (or equivalent)
- Demonstrable experience of providing PA support
- Good understanding and experience of administering the budget management process
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2010 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Join us and help us change lives.

Closing date: Thursday 14th November 2019

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Administrator, Administration, Administrative Assistant, Office Administrator, Admin Assistant, Office Admin, Office Assistant, Team Administrator, etc.

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