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We are looking for a Partner Engagement Manager to promote and develop the work of Family Fund, and contribute to our profile within the disability sector in Wales.
Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?
The role
As Partner Engagement Manager you will promote and develop the work of Family Fund in its reach to families. You’ll also contribute to its profile within the disability sector in Wales and with key Government/political stakeholders.
You will proactively work with a wide range of public, private and third sector organisations. Your goal will be to ensure Family Fund’s strategy is understood, and that mutually beneficial relationships are formed. In addition, you will seek out opportunities which allow Family Fund to achieve its key priorities, deliver added value for funders, and secure positive outcomes for our beneficiaries.
You will be acknowledged as a senior Family Fund representative across the disability sector, deputising for the Group CEO, or Directors on committees and at events as required.
Finally, you will build effective partnerships and proactively develop activities with key organisations across public, private and third sectors.
If you join us, you’ll be:
- Ensuring that Family Fund’s profile remains high amongst key organisations.
- Promoting the support offered by Family Fund to support demand generation, including targeted work in relation to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives.
- Being Family Fund’s key point of contact for all partners and stakeholders in Wales.
- Engage in sector working groups and consortia to help secure improved support for families raising disabled children.
About you
For this role you will need to have experience of presenting to external stakeholders and representing an organisation in a professional capacity. You’ll also need experience of managing budgets and delivering projects.
To be successful in this role you will need to be self-motivated and be able to engage positively with different teams. You must be flexible, adaptable and resilient to work demands and change. This post is home based with regular travel.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Employer. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.
For more information, please read and download the job description available on our website.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a right to work check and employment history verification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you looking for an engaging, fulfilling, and varied role? Young Enterprise is looking for a new Educational Partnerships Regional Manager (EPRM) for the Midlands region. This region includes West Midlands.
Young Enterprise is a national charity that works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers, and influencers to help young people succeed in the changing world of work. We are all about realising potential and building people’s futures – and committed to do the same for the people who join our dedicated team. We are passionate about equality, creating an environment in which each individual can thrive, contribute, and grow as a professional.
As an EPRM you will be a key contributor to the regional strategy working very much in a one team environment whilst giving you the space to grow and develop your skills. Your role as EPRM will see you work directly with young people and teachers in schools that take part in Young Enterprise programmes such as company programme, day programmes and digital programmes. You will also oversee regional relationships, at local authority level or equivalent.
The EPRM role involves being flexible to the needs of the region and your team and to provide regional leadership. Some of the duties include, which is not an exhaustive list
- Deliver and or support the delivery of Young Enterprise programmes and services in schools, colleges, universities, and youth centres
- Work as part of the regional team to proactively identify and generate sources of local income to support YE programmes.
- Manage and monitor KPIs and local contracts associated with the above tasks through the regional operations plan set out by the Regional Manager.
- Work with the local YE Volunteer Team (LVT), providing support, direction and opportunities to engage with local activity, which may include fundraising, volunteering on programmes and / or promoting our programmes to new school
- Work closely with Programmes & Services team to support the development and delivery of our full suite of programmes, while also developing your own knowledge and understanding of our full suite of programmes and services to promote to schools.
We are looking for:
· A motivated self-starter
· Confident leader who can quickly support develop an existing team
· Good organisational, prioritising, and problem-solving skills, with the resilience to work effectively under pressure.
· An understanding or experience of managing varying relationships, including volunteers
· A great promoter and inspirer in helping young people achieve their potential
· Computer literacy with understanding of word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams
You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate regional team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.
This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel throughout the Midlands region (covering both East and West Midlands)
DBS Required: YES
Additional Interviewing Details
Social mobility will be at the heart of Young Enterprise’s future strategy, what measures would you take to ensure that those most in need receive the support of our programmes and services?
Please prepare a presentation of no more than 5mins to outline your approach with young people, educators and business partners
To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity by no later than midday on 10th May 2024. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Interviews will take place with a Regional Manager (TBA), member of the Midlands team and Lee Palmer (Director of Educational Partnerships) via MS Teams, tentatively week commencing 24th May 2024.
Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us by two weeks from the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sport England is on a mission to get the nation moving and we're seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to join our team.
In this role, you'll play a key part in establishing, implementing, and managing the delivery of Sport England's strategic goals. You'll be responsible for ensuring our plans are effective, with a keen eye on monitoring performance and reporting on the impact of our work.
What you'll bring:
A proven track record in delivery management, ideally within a continual planning environment. Relevant professional qualifications or demonstrably strong experience in a similar role is essential.
Expertise in project planning, with the ability to critically evaluate and refine long-term strategies.
Experience working with various project delivery methodologies to ensure efficient and effective implementation.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for data-driven decision making.
The ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to a wide range of audiences.
A collaborative spirit with a talent for building strong relationships and inspiring teams.
Why Sport England?
Be part of an organisation transforming lives through the power of sport and physical activity.
Work with a dedicated Strategy team and collaborate with colleagues from all parts of the business dedicated to creating a healthier and happier nation.
Knowing that you will play a key role in developing and implementing strategies that will leave a lasting legacy.
Excellent benefits including compressed hours options, 32 days a year annual leave (plus bank holidays!), generous pension options, family friendly policies and comprehensive wellbeing offering.
If you're a strategic thinker and a commitment to making a positive impact, we want to hear from you!
Sport England recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people and those from culturally diverse communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Communications Officer
Location: Remote (with occasional travel)
Salary: £34,200
Length of contract: Permanent
Hours per week: 37
Interviews: 15th & 16th May
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Senior Communications Officer role:
As Senior Communications Officer, the successful candidate will be a creative, agile and impactful professional, who will play a pivotal role in shaping Women’s Aid’s communications campaigns, working closely with the Communications Manager and the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships. The successful candidate will take the lead on generating creative, engaging content and ideas for Women’s Aid communications – including major campaign moments and brand awareness. Working across all external channels, including traditional media and social media, you will curate compelling stories that build our profile and target key audiences in our mission to keep women and children safe from domestic abuse. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time, as we mark our 50th Birthday with some powerful campaigns and engagement.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Communications Officer:
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To be the key communications officer representing the communications team, developing the key messaging of external campaigns, brand-building and communications for the organisation and developing public awareness of these.
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To lead on planning, drafting and implementing a communications plan for Women’s Aid key communications campaigns such as International Women’s Day, 16 Days, as well as wider organisational projects, incorporating press and social media and providing media support as required.
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To develop relevant media and social media contacts, as well as contacts in the sector, to maximise the reach and coverage of key communications campaigns as well as wider organisational projects.
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To work with colleagues to ensure the campaigns take an intersectional approach and centres the most marginalised voices.
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To work with a diverse range of survivor case studies and media spokespeople, including Women’s Aid member organisations, and to ensure they are treated in an appropriate and safe manner.
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To help identify both proactive and reactive media opportunities.
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To write blogs, news articles and promotional copy for Women’s Aid.
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To proof and typeset publications as required.
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To be part of the communications team out-of-hours on call rota for media calls.
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To line manage the Junior Communications Officer
What we are looking for in our Senior Communications Officer:
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At least two years experience working in communications/journalism/publications or similar.
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Experience of liaising with a variety of individuals and organisations of all seniorities, internally and externally.
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Experience of maintaining systems for information storage and retrieval.
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Experience of online communications/websites/social media, including Content Management Systems.
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Experience delivering public-facing campaigns with a range of stakeholders.
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Experience in getting effective PR results.
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Ability to produce high quality written material, for copy writing, copy editing and publicity materials, posters and press releases.
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Capable of translating complex information into audience-friendly messages.
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Ability to carry out a range of research and information-gathering activities.
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IT skills, including accurate data inputting skills, ability to use Microsoft programmes, understanding of Content Management Systems and troubleshooting simple website problems, and willingness to learn new packages and IT skills as required.
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Ability to communicate sensitively with survivors of domestic violence to discuss case studies.
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Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work, work to tight deadlines and respond to urgent unplanned demands.
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An understanding of public affairs and the role that campaigning plays.
Benefits of joining us as our Senior Communications Officer include:
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Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
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Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
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Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
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Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
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Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
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Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
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Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to the recruitment email address. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
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Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
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If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
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We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
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All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
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Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
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We are a Disability Confident employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies.
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Please read our Single Sex Statement on the Women's Aid webste
As the Training Programmes Manager you will have oversight and responsibility for the healthcare professional training projects and activities, as well as growing the M4RD network within HCP groups and training institutions.
You will be key to rolling out Rare Disease 101 training for healthcare professionals all over the UK and potentially abroad. While you are not expected to deliver training yourself you will be pivotal to creating opportunities and facilitating all aspects of the programme.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Co-lead M4RD’s Ambassador Programme, managing the clinical and medical student ambassadors.
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Planning and delivering training events.
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Deliver educational and training projects inline with M4RD’s current strategy and work programme.
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Collaborate with training institutions and NHS workplaces inline with M4RD’s current strategy and work programme.
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Potential to manage up to two members of the M4RD Team.
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Support the CEO and Operations & Finance Manager with recruitment duties, operational strategy and development and coaching any relevant staff.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Finance Manager - Fostering
Salary: £37,539 - rising to £41,709 after 18 months in line with pay policy - plus £750 Home Working allowance and London Weighting £4,082 (if applicable)
Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased anywhere in UK with occasional travel to face to face events required
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and steadfast team of staff in the pivotal role of Finance Manager. As the Finance Manager, you will have the opportunity to showcase excellent financial and team management skills, as you provide outstanding support and services to senior Finance Team colleagues, regional area teams and our foster carers, on a daily basis. The Finance Manager may be homebased within England, Scotland or Wales but will be required to travel to face-to-face events occasionally for team meetings, training and wellbeing events.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Finance Manager will include:
- Implementing and Maintaining financial controls across the organisation
- Preparation of reports for the Executive and Trustees
- Responsibility for Children's Savings
- Progressing schedules / reconciliations and reports for statutory audits
- Leading on use and development of finance systems across the organisation
- Responsibility for electronic financial systems across the organisation
- Responsibility for payroll and associated procedures for employees
- Responsibility for payments and associated procedures for foster carers
- Line management and development of the finance team
- Liaison with third party providers such as banks, HRMC, Local Authorities etc
- Having up to date knowledge of security, data protection and charity sector legislation in relation to finance.
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy)
- Family friendly policies
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up
- Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis)
- An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointment
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles
A Standard / Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 29th April 2024
Interview Date: Wednesday 8th May 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about ensuring everyone can engage effectively with the digital world? Are you a brilliant influencer who relishes harnessing great policy and research to realise social change? Do you want to work in a pioneering initiative with impact at its core?
Then this could be the role for you. At the Digital Poverty Alliance, we are looking for our new Policy & Insights Manager. You must be able to inspire us and our partners and spearhead our public affairs work, including through our National Delivery Plan to unite action to end digital poverty by 2030.
We bring together charities, corporates and government to address the underlying issues stopping families gaining full access to digital services such as education, healthcare and employment. We seek social change through our National Delivery Plan, whilst also delivering solutions in local areas that help real people and provide evidence for change.
This is an exciting, high profile and fast-paced role, joining our small team and working alongside partners, National Delivery Committee members and our wider stakeholders to effect real change for people. You will report directly to the Chief Executive, working alongside our Head of External Affairs.
A big part of our social change ambition is delivered through our public affairs work; influencing policy makers so that our ambitions are shared with government, companies and with everyone able to deliver to our vision of a world where everyone is able to connect successfully with the digital world where and when they want to. You will also be responsible for drafting white papers, analysing trends and data, and identifying new insights. You will support our Industry Forum, working with existing and new members to broaden the group.
The DPA aims to work through partners in delivering to our core mission and, as such, we retain only a small core team with support from our PR agency. As such, you’ll lead on delivering our policy and public affairs work, from briefing MPs to developing our policy positions.
Whilst the role is remote based, you will regularly need to attend in-person meetings and events in central London (daytime and evening), as well as undertaking travel across the UK. Given the need to attend meetings in Westminster and Whitehall, you will need to live within commuting distance of London.
Key focus areas
- Building relationships with public, private and third sector organisations, including the wider DPA community.
- Working to convene and collaborate with organisations and individuals committed to ending digital poverty.
- Work with colleagues across local, regional and national governments and across political parties to advocate for policies to promote digital inclusion.
- Undertaking research and analysis to understand digital poverty and the impact of policies to address it.
- Managing policy and research projects including the ongoing development of the national delivery plan and supporting ‘proof of concept’ projects.
- Developing commercial and research partnerships with organisations and supporting the development of the industry forum.
- Communicating the DPA vision and perspective through verbal and written communication.
First interviews will be held w/b 6th May 2024 via Microsoft Teams. Second interviews will be held soon after. The role is to start as soon as possible. Please note this role will be subject to a DBS check.
Unfortunately, due to the expected volume of applications and our small team, we will not be able to acknowledge every application. If you have not heard from us by 6th May you have not been successful on this occasion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a Senior Project Officer, to work in our Innovation and Practice team and support exemplary, agile project management across Involve.
This is an exciting time to join the Involve team. Alongside increasing public and political interest in our approaches, we are increasing the size and impact of our project work. We have a couple of new multifaceted projects which need really effective and agile project management. As a Senior Project Officer you will contribute to all aspects of our delivery, with a particular focus on project and programme management of larger projects. Your main focus will be on:
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Project management and delivery - core project management and logistics, running onboarding for participants, event management, analysis and reporting, and facilitation
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Building our project management approach further - supporting Involve to build our project management capacity and resources that are appropriate for our creative, inclusive processes and culture
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Project and programme design - working with project teams to design entire projects and processes which use deliberative, qualitative and participatory methods
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Project impact - recording and monitoring how our projects work, the kinds of impacts they have, and the ways they contribute to Involve’s mission.
This Senior Project Officer role sits in our Innovation and Practice Function. Our team’s daily work includes setting up, managing, designing, delivering and reporting on a wide range of participatory and deliberative processes, ranging from small scale, hyper-local community engagements to large, national, multi-event Citizens’ Assemblies and longer term projects. Our processes can be face to face, hybrid, or online, and often involve bringing together different groups from within the public with interested parties and experts from across government, business , academia and civil society.
In addition, you would work closely with our Capacity Building and Standards team to support their work helping others to deliver these approaches and contribute to our communications and advocacy work. You will also support fundraising for grants and projects, responding to tenders and writing proposals and building relationships with our funders, collaborators and clients.
We are looking for an excellent project manager, able to manage fairly large projects and task manage others at all levels to ensure smooth delivery. You will be great at managing relationships at all levels and working with others to get things done. Given the nature of our work we are also looking for public participation skills, or relevant or transferable expertise and an understanding of deliberative practice. That will enable you to design and deliver project management, and support facilitation that fits our work and enables you to contribute to advising our clients on designing and delivering effective engagement. It is critical that you are open to new ideas, a good team player, committed to shifting power and addressing inequities in our society and that you are passionate about furthering our vision. Experience of building project management capacity, fundraising and staff management is desirable.
Salary band: £38,975 - £43,584
Location: Flexible. Must be comfortable with committing to regular travel both for project work and Involve team activities. Must be able to travel across the UK.
Hours: Full time preferred, 35 hours per week, with flexible or part time considered.
At NoFit State, our mission is to create extraordinary work that changes lives.
NoFit State is a dynamic creative organisation that thrives on challenge and is constantly seeking to learn and improve in all areas of everything that we do. We are inspired by the extraordinary things that ordinary people can achieve and celebrate the communal strength that comes from the traditional circus touring life and the incredible community around us.
The Development Manager is a senior manager role and key to supporting the strategic development of the company through designing and delivering the company’s overall fundraising and development strategy to define and achieve established financial targets.
It is a brilliant place to work where no two days are the same. There is a fantastic sense of support, interest and enthusiasm within the team, with others we work with and for the work we do.
For more information, please take a look at our website.
Role: Development Mananger
Hours: Full time (40hrs per week), permanant position
Location: Cardiff - office based with hybrid working available
Key dates
Closing date for applications: 10am, Thursday 25 April 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 29 April 2024
Indicative start date: June
Salary: £30,000 – £40,000 per annum, depending on experience
Main Responsibilities
· Develop and implement the company’s development strategy including (but not limited to):
- Public Funding (including both ACW and ACE)
- Trusts and Foundations
- Corporate supporters and sponsors
- Private giving (individual donors and major givers)
· Research, identify and draft applications, pitches and asks to appropriate funders/supporters, cultivating relationships and securing support to achieve defined targets
· Manage and nurture the ongoing relationships with current and past supporters/funders
· Plan, manage and deliver a planned programme of development events
· Design and deliver reporting processes that are fit for purpose and satisfy funders’ and supporters’ requirements
· Support Finance Officer and Company Administrator in financial reporting of designated funds
· Manage development budgets
Position in the Company
The Development Manager will;
· Be line managed by the Executive Director and report to her
· Produce written updates for the Board of Trustees and report verbally to them as required
· Work in partnership with the company’s Communications and Marketing Manager to engage donors, prospects and key stakeholders with the company, moving from purely transactional relationships to ones based on emotional connection and commitment
· Work with the company’s Executive Team to cultivate new supporters and strategic delivery partners with which to develop and grow the company’s work both within the UK and Internationally
· Work with the company’s Community Programme Manager to cultivate new opportunities for support
· Manage the Development Officer
NoFit State is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodiverse people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds and people under 30 are currently under-represented in our team so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments during the application or recruitment process and we’ll be happy to support you.
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this post, please visit our website to view the Job Description, complete the Application Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and send together with a covering letter and a copy of your CV by email or post to Development Manager Application, NoFit State Circus, Four Elms Road, Cardiff CF24 1LE
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Senior Media Relations Officer
Location: Remote (UK based)
Salary: £34,200
Length of contract: 12 months, fixed term contract
Hours per week: 37
Interview dates: 8th & 9th May
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Senior Media Relations Officer role:
As Senior Media Relations Officer, the successful candidate will play an integral role in all proactive and reactive media, working closely with the Communications Manager and the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships. This role is intrinsic to the running of Women’s Aid’s fast-paced press office, influencing, responding to and driving the media agenda on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time, as we mark our 50th Birthday with some powerful campaigns and engagement.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Media Relations Officer:
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To be the first point of contact for media and publicity enquiries, cultivating excellent media relationships
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To be part of the out-of-hours on call rota for media enquiries.
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To help identify media opportunities and to maximise positive media coverage for Women’s Aid.
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To employ extensive horizon-scanning and support on any media crisis communications.
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To produce press releases, statements and other promotional copy for Women’s Aid.
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To develop pitches and news stories in collaboration with other departments.
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To lead on media briefings that convey appropriate key messages and thoroughly prepare Women’s Aid spokespeople.
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To identify and interview case studies and media spokespeople and to ensure they are treated in an appropriate and safe manner.
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To work on Women’s Aid internal and external campaigns, providing media support as required.
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To manage our media database and monitoring systems to ensure we are effectively tracking and benchmarking coverage, as well as having robust systems in place to distribute media
What we are looking for in our Senior Media Relations Officer:
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At least 2 years’ professional experience of working in journalism, PR or similar.
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Demonstrated history of achieving significant proactive and reactive media coverage.
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Experience of working with the national press.
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Experience of responding at speed to breaking news and reactive requests to leverage coverage.
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Experience of adapting to the changing media landscape.
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Experience of using media monitoring and delivery platforms.
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Experience of briefing senior internal and external figures to convey organisational messages.
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Experience of using a range of computer packages, particularly Microsoft Office packages.
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Experience of online communications, including uploading copy to websites, and using social media.
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A basic understanding of, and sensitivity to, the issues relating to domestic abuse, including the nature of domestic abuse and its impact on women and children.
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Understanding of local and regional news structures and hierarchies within them.
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Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid
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Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities
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Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours as required.
Benefits of joining us as our Senior Media Relations Officer include:
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Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
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Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
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Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
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Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
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Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
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Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
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Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to rthe recruitment email address. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
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Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
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If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
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We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
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All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
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Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
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We’re looking for an experienced individual to join our Philanthropy & Partnerships team as Senior Stewardship and Events Officer. You will join us working 31.5 hours per week on a permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £34,376.31 per annum plus excellent benefits.
Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
This role sits in our brand-new Philanthropy and Partnership’s Prospect Research and Engagement team. This team will be responsible for ensuring direct fundraisers are equipped to make compelling asks and steward donors. This role will help drive growth and sustainability of high value giving by creating a donor stewardship strategy and delivery framework that provides a range of relevant, impactful and high-quality stewardship communications, events and other meaningful opportunities that build loyalty and connection with Cats Protection. As part of this the role will deliver large-scale special events as well as develop and deliver a programme of bespoke private events that help encourage greater levels of support and long-term relationships.
What we’re looking for in our Senior Stewardship & Events Officer:
- Extensive experience of high value fundraising event creation and management and associated evaluation
- Experience of high value donor stewardship and relationship development
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability and inclination to work collaboratively
- Creative thinker with scrupulous attention to detail
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £34,376.31 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits including private healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.
Closing date: 21st April 2024
Virtual interview date: w/c 29th April 2024
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Location: Remote or London hybrid
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious new strategy, which will be launching in the spring. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK, and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive online community professional to join our friendly and supportive Peer Support team. This role is part of our peer support services team and will be responsible for supporting our online peer support communities, including our forum and Facebook groups.
The post holder will work directly with the Peer Support Manager and the Senior Online Communities Officer, as well as with colleagues from across the charity to develop our online communities, helping us to reach and support more people affected by bowel cancer and those concerned about symptoms, risk and pre-diagnosis.
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification, and demonstrate how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Richard Ellis, Peer Support Manager.
Safeguarding:
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this
Closing date: 12pm, 02/05/2024
Interviews: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Relate is a household name and the UK’s best-known provider of specialist relationship counselling services. We’ve been helping families, individuals, couples and children since 1946 and have developed a passion for supporting people as they navigate the ups and downs of relationships at home, work and in the community. We are in a period of growth driven by increasing demand for our services. To power that growth, we need additional revenue streams from enterprises, EAP vendors, benevolent funds and philanthropic sources.
This is where you can make a difference to us. As our Commercial Business Development Manager, you’ll be in a newly created hands-on role at the forefront of nurturing and closing new business opportunities. You’ll be developing strategic partnerships, increasing revenue streams and contributing to our growth plans as a member of the Relate Senior Management Team.
Reporting to our National Partnerships Director, you’ll find us enthusiastic, open, willing to help and above all passionate about the difference we make to people’s lives every single day.
Key Responsibilities
- First and foremost, this is a sales role. So, we’ll need you to demonstrate a track-record of meeting and exceeding revenue targets.
- You’ll be able to demonstrate an ability to work autonomously without intensive supervision.
- You’ll be able to demonstrate the ability to define and action a go-to-market plan.
- Naturally, we expect first-class demonstrable sales-skills including the ability to:
- Identify and evaluate new business opportunities including new markets, customers, partnerships, products, and services.
- Develop a pipeline of qualified prospects.
- Negotiate and close deals with a seven-figure value.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and partners, ensuring their needs are met andexceeded.
- Provide detailed reports on business development activities, including market analysis, sales forecasts, and revenue projections
- Collaborate with the National Partnerships Director, Service Delivery Director, National Contracts Manager, Digital Services Manager, and other key colleagues to ensure the smooth implementation of new contracts.
- Deputise for the National Partnerships Director at Executive Leadership meetings
- Represent Relate at a range of events to promote the brand and the service offer.
- Contribute to annual budget and strategic planning cycles.
- Stay abreast of industry changes and competitive landscape to adjust strategies accordingly.
Education and Training
- Experience and formal training in a recognised Sales Methodology e.g. MEDDPICC, SPIN, Sandler
- BA Hons (desirable)
Demonstrable Experience and Knowledge
- Substantial proven experience in business development, b2b sales, or a similar role, in the service and/or not for profit sector
- Track record of securing seven-figure contracts.
- Strong understanding of sales principles and customer service practices.
- Proven experience of cultivating and sustaining strong partner relationships in a range of settings.
- Understanding of market drivers in the EAP/staff benefits sector.
- Strong track record of achieving or exceeding income targets.
Abilities and Skills
- Proven communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to the audience to achieve the optimum outcome.
- Ability to think strategically and analytically, with a problem-solving mindset.
- Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to develop comprehensive budgets and business plans
- Entrepreneurial approach with the ability to see and capitalise on opportunities.
- Ability to work independently, with a self-motivated, results-driven approach.
- Able to travel as required with occasional overnight stays.
Personal Qualities
- Driven
- Professional
- Collaborative
- Client led/Person centred.
- Resilient
Terms of Appointment
- Permanent position
- Full time, 35 hours per week (some evening/weekend work may be required)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 3 days over Christmas period
- c£55,000 oer annum salary
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Urban Saints are looking to recruit a new Communications Manager to join the team. This is a critical role, where you will be taking a lead to ensure that Urban Saints' internal and external communications are as effective as they can be. You will manage the Communications Team to ensure effective delivery of our communications strategy that promotes the identity and values of Urban Saints. Working with all other branches of Urban Saints, you will also maintain overall responsibility for ensuring that Urban Saints communicates well with the wide range of audiences we are seeking to connect with.
The ideal candidate will be one who understands and is passionate about ministry, particularly with opportunities provided through communications. They will also be experienced and confident with all primary channels and tools within the communications and marketing arena. We are also looking for someone who possesses a strategic mindset who is able to act as advisor to the CEO on Communications and Marketing matters, and to achieve impact through partnership and networking.
When joining Urban Saints, you’ll enjoy benefits including:
- 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus eight days bank holidays (pro-rata).
- Pension scheme: we contribute 6% to the Urban Saints pension scheme.
- Life assurance: you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary.
- Homeworking allowance.
- Eight Volunteering days (pro-rata): you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Stronger Together is an impact driven, not for profit organisation that provides businesses with practical training, resources, business services and collaborative programmes to achieve our wider vision of a world where all workers are recruited responsibly and have fair work, free from exploitation. We work across three continents and within multiple sectors with many organisations.
We are looking for an experienced Business Development and Advisory Manager to join our committed team, who will hit the ground running.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
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You will manage and grow Stronger Together’s business relations in a variety of sectors, both in the UK and globally to generate funding and drive impact. This includes taking the lead in developing project proposals for clients.
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You will deliver interactive training workshops and deliver premium quality services to businesses to support them to embed responsible recruitment and fair work and tackle modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.
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You will project manage all client projects from start to finish.
The role is diverse with opportunities to generate new funding to drive impact, project manage and implement training and activity with a variety of businesses, and to try out new ideas. You will work remotely, but in close cooperation with the Head of Business Development, and rest of our growing team across the world.
Who you are:
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An experienced professional with an in-depth understanding of and subject matter expertise on working with businesses on responsible recruitment, ethical labour practices and modern slavery, and significant experience in business engagement/developing and managing senior management corporate sponsor relations (min. 5 years’ experience).
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The ideal candidate should have experience in a business development role, a track record in building and developing business relations, and strong experience of giving presentations, delivering pitches and closing deals.
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Experienced in maintaining and developing corporate sponsor relations including writing client and grant proposals.
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An excellent trainer, with experience of delivering training to businesses.
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A strong project manager and great organiser, with the ability to set and meet demanding targets and deadlines, and to hold others accountable to those.
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A professional who has worked with or within the construction, manufacturing, consumer goods, apparel, finance or care sector on responsible business behaviour.
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An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, with experience of developing and building new successful working relationships with a range of stakeholders, as well as confidence in representing the organisation professionally at a variety of events.
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A motivated and enthusiastic worker, able to work independently and with remote colleagues/stakeholders.
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Someone with a good eye for detail, whilst retaining sight of the bigger picture.
What we can offer you
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A permanent contract (0.8 FTE or full-time).
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A competitive salary (salary band £39,861 - £51,248 gross annually; pro-rata if 0.8 FTE) and enhanced employee benefits.
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Being part of a growing, innovative, and exciting not for profit organisation.
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A friendly global team which is passionate about and committed to fair work, ethical recruitment and systemic change.
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Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements.
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Working remotely (UK-based), with regular online meetings and social team gatherings and in-person meetings as required.
Details: Closing date: 26/04/2024 | Interviews: Thurs 09/05/2024 | Starting date: ASAP
To apply: Please send us your CV and motivation letter (max. 2 pages of A4) outlining the skills and experience you have that meet the requirements of this role as outlined in the Job Description, please include ‘Application Business Development and Advisory Manager’ in the subject line.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.