I CAN is the UK’s leading children’s communication charity.  We exist solely to help children and young people with speech, language and communication needs find their voice, and develop the skills they need to thrive and fulfill their potential.

The issue we are tackling is enormous, and so will be your role in helping us achieve our mission that no child should be left out, or left behind, because of a difficulty speaking or understanding.

Following a restructure of the team, as we gear up towards achieving our goal of reaching a quarter of a million children by 2023, we are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Trusts Fundraiser within our Philanthropy team.

Your work will make a concrete difference to the lives of children affected by speech, language and communication needs in the UK.  As such, we seek professionals who share our ambition and donor-centred approach, are target-driven, and have strong work ethic.  This is your opportunity to be an exceptional fundraiser as part of a dedicated, hardworking team that loves nothing more than supporting one another succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Trusts & Statutory Fundraising and an active member of the team, you will raise income from grant making organisations and build strong relationships with them.

We are keen to hear from you if you match the criteria outlined in the person specification and can fulfill the requirements of the job description.  However, we expect the postholder to unequivocally demonstrate:

• Experience in fundraising
• Aptitude for developing relationships
• Ability to deliver against agreed targets
• Excellent written communication skills, and ability to develop compelling funding applications.

To apply, please send a one-page cover letter and your CV by the closing date. Your cover letter must address the above 4 points to support the shortlisting process.

For more information download our job description and recruitment pack.

Interviews will be held via video call on Thursday and Friday, 11th & 12th February 2021.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

I CAN is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. 

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Woman’s Trust is a registered charity based in Central London providing counselling and support services to women affected by domestic abuse.

We are facing one of the most challenging times in our organisation’s history, seeing a rising demand for our services against the backdrop of uncertain funding. We seek talented fundraisers to help us sustain and grow our income and help us succeed in our mission. If you think this is you, we want to hear from you.

We can offer you full-time (35 per week) or part-time (min. 21 per week) hours. As our Fundraiser, you will be based in the Edgeware Road / Paddington area, however remote working is required initially, with an option to continue some remote working longer term.

To find out more about this Fundraising opportunity, please download the job description.

To apply, please send us your CV and cover letter via the apply button.

Please apply as soon as possible as interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

This post is open to women only. The Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1 applies.

Position: Senior Campaigns Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Campaigns and External Relations

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re recruiting a Senior Campaigns Officer to help us make positive change for people affected by MS.

Shaping compelling campaigns that mobilise communities of supporters to rally behind our movement is a big part of our new strategy – and we have bold plans to drive this work forward.

This is an exciting, challenging opportunity which is ideal for a confident, motivated and ambitious individual with a track record for delivering effective campaigns.

Working with the Campaigns Manager, you will develop and implement our key national campaigns, aimed at effecting meaningful change – whether that is policy change, practice change or even changing perceptions of the MS Society and the way supporters engage with us.

Your role will be vital in coordinating a diverse range of campaigning activities, as well as growing and nurturing our campaigns community and working directly with people with MS to build their capacity to campaign both locally and nationally.

You will be joining the MS Society at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic and friendly team.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.

The Organisation

The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds who progress to highly-selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its expertise with state schools. We recruit, train and place PhD researchers to work with state schools: either part-time as tutors through The Scholars Programme or our new Brilliant Tutoring Programme; or full-time as classroom teachers through Researchers in Schools (RIS).

The Opportunity

With a charity fundraising target of over £800,000 per year, The Brilliant Club is looking for a Senior Fundraising Officer to grow our income from Trusts and Foundations, build our corporate partnerships and engage our supporters in the work of the charity.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will lead our Trust and Foundations and corporate fundraising, and they will work closely with the fundraising and operations team to grow these strands. This will include new business development, writing high-quality applications, and managing our supporter relationships.

The Senior Fundraising Officer will also ensure that that the charity’s fundraising is in line with sector best practice. The Senior Fundraising Officer will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and the External Affairs Director to track fundraising progress, escalate and manage fundraising risks and ensure that fundraising practices are aligned with the strategy and vision of the charity.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with external stakeholders in a fundraising capacity, with experience of building relationships, writing successful fundraising applications, producing high-quality reports, and delivering positive supporter engagement opportunities. They will also have experience in delivering cross-organisational projects and working with senior stakeholders.

The Brilliant Club has three core values, which we expect all employees to embody: 1) We get to a solution, 2) We seek and act on the best data available, and 3) We understand that little things go a long way. The successful candidate will have examples of where they have demonstrated these values in the past.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED STATUTORY BID WRITER TO JOIN OUR TEAM ON A FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Role: Statutory Bid Writer

Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Location: Hammersmith, with some travel across London and UK locations required

Contract: 6 month fixed-term contract

Hours: 21 hours (3 days) per week

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

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

About Advance:

Established in 1998, Advance is an award-winning innovative non-profit organisation supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and those women in the criminal justice system, enabling them to live safe, violence-free and equal lives. We are at the forefront of developing whole systems change services, establishing the first teams working within statutory settings to reach women and girls such as in police stations, hospitals, social care and probation services.

We are a passionate and dedicated team who believe in empathy, empowerment, collaboration and innovation and accountability. These qualities characterise our work with women and girls experiencing trauma, reaching over 6,000 women and their children each year.  The organisation has recently expanded its services, with annual income of £4m and approx. 90 staff working across London.

The Statutory Bid Writer will:

• Be responsible for researching and writing statutory bids with the aim of expanding the statutory funding for Advance via competitively priced tender submissions.
• Develop a clear strategy for funding applications, building strong working relationships with potential funders interested in aspects of the services that Advance delivers
• Take ownership of and manage a schedule for bid writing to ensure all funding requirements can be delivered
• Provide creative input into bids and supporting business case documents, to ensure they are appealing to a wide range of funders.
• Closely monitor and identify the ROI for all bid processes and review all bid feedback.
• Work closely with the Advance Insights team to ensure that powerful and relevant data is utilised during the bid process.

You must have:

• A proven track record in statutory bid writing, including but not limited to writing method statements, staffing structures, models of delivery, implementation plans and all relevant PQQ/ITT requirements.
• Demonstrable experience maintaining and elevating existing relationships with statutory funders as well as identifying new opportunities to expand funding income.
• Significant experience producing professionally written proposal content that clearly articulates an organisation's values and output.
• The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines with a consistently high level of attention to detail and accuracy.

A good understanding of this issues facing women related to domestic violence and the criminal justice system and the need for specialist services or experience in a similar area of work is desirable but not essential.

What we offer:

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

Please find the job description attached.

The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd January.

Shortlisting will commence week beginning 25th January and interviews will follow promptly.

To apply, please send your up to date CV along with a supporting statement demonstrating your particular experience with statutory bids and indicating where you first saw this role advertised, your notice period and salary expectations.

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

The Evangelical Alliance is the largest body serving evangelical Christians in the UK. Since 1846, we’ve been uniting Christians and making their voices heard in the corridors of power. We’ve been equipping churches for mission, inspiring them to drive the spiritual, social and physical transformation of their communities.

We are looking for a passionate, committed evangelical Christian who shares our vision to develop relationships and draw supporters more fully into the life of the Evangelical Alliance, working closely with the CEO who, himself is a great fundraiser!

The role oversees the creation and delivery of a fundraising strategy, which includes appeals, trusts, legacies, key partner programme, and major donor events – generating a non-membership income of c£800,000 pa. The role includes communicating relationally with major donors and implementing the giving team’s strategy for supporter relations.

You’ll have experience of high-value charitable fundraising (trusts and individuals) and managing and administrating campaigns – or other relevant experience.

You’ll be an excellent communicator, relating well to people from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures and you’ll be at ease communicating evangelical values and principles in a philanthropic context.

You’ll be organised, self-motivated and able to write clearly and concisely.

Most importantly, you’ll be actively engaged in an evangelical church and be comfortable sharing about Jesus and your relationship with him, applying your faith to your areas of expertise.

If you think this is something you would like to explore, then send your CV (maximum of 2 pages) with the subject heading Senior Fundraising Role, and we’ll contact you if we see a good match and would like to take things further.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Senior Housing Services Officer

Role Purpose:

To deliver a responsive customer focused Housing Management service to tenants and prospective tenants of the Association. To supervise The Neighbourhood Officer, the Income & Tenancy Sustainment Officer and to ensure performance and service delivery meets our standards.

Key accountabilities

• Income Collection
• Complaint handling
• Tenancy & Lease Management to ensure statutory and contractual obligations are met
• External Liaison to promote Housing Management Service
• Producing various mangement reports
• Managing voids & lettings
• Ensure the Service Delivery is customer focused
• Line management expereince/ Staff supervision
• Estate Management & Performance Monitoring
• Anti-social behaviour management

Core Comptetencies: 

• Result focus
• Customer Orientation
• Effective communication
• Teamwork
• Planning & Organisation
• Decision Making & Initiative
• Influencing & Negotiating
• Leadership

Please see attached the full job description for more information.

I am thrilled to be working with an International Animal Welfare Charity, who do brilliant work supporting animals in some of the poorest countries. Following a recent restructure, two carefully created and exciting roles have been developed, both focusing on supporter engagement and acquisition.

If you have experience in supporter engagement, experience of designing and delivering campaigns to recruit and harness personalised relationships with supporters then I'd love to hear from you. The framework for the team is to "define the steps a supporter takes to go from awareness about our cause, to donating to our cause, to sharing our cause with friends (becoming a true partner).

Key responsibilities:

* To support in the development of operational plans and targets for the First Engagement team.
* To project manage campaigns and supporter journeys that contribute to this plan - across a range of traditional (eg Direct Mail, DRTV, telemarketing) and digital (eg Paid Social, PPC etc)
* To manage recruitment and acquisition channels - eg Facebook ads manager and Google ads.
* To work closely with the wider Fundraising and Communications team to drive best in class integrated supporter engagement campaigns, across all digital and traditional channels, that achieve shared objectives (eg financial, engagement, advocacy)
* Using a data driven approach, identify opportunities to engage, recruit and mobilise new supporters - working closely with other teams in the department and external agencies.

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Salary £36,000.
Full-time, permanent. Based in London.

Closing Date: ASAP- the panel will review applications on a rolling basis.

I look forward to hearing from you.

We are thrilled to be working with a leading national animal welfare charity recruiting a Senior Innovation Officer.

Your role will be to develop a pipeline of insight driven concept tested products to produce sustainable income for the charity. To do this, you will develop cost effective methods of gathering audience insight to inform decision making, test and analyse product effectiveness.

This is a very exciting innovation role in a supportive and forward-thinking clarity.

Your demonstrable experience will be as follows;

• Proven experience within an Innovation role in the charity sector.


• Experience of the full innovation cycle and successfully bringing products to market.


• Substantial experience of project management including stakeholder management and innovation projects.

Please get in touch to hear more about this role.

Closing date: asap

Salary: £35,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

I am a delighted to be working with a leading children's disability charity who has a brand-new requirement for a fundraiser to join them on permanent basis.

As Senior income Generation Executive you will be required to solicit, manage, and secure trust & statutory donations that will result in the charities restricted income being increased .

You will need to have extensive knowledge of income generation with a focus on trust & statutory, have strong writing skills and experience of account management. In addition, you will need to have experience in developing relationships with a variety of funders.

This is a full time/ permanent position. However, please do get in touch if you are looking for four days per week.

You will initially be home based.

For a full job description please email [email protected]

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Senior Support Worker - Supported Living

Location: North London

Salary: £20,907.12 per annum (based on 25.5 hours as Senior and 11.5 hours as Support Worker)

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, with 25.5 hours as Senior Support Worker and 11.5 hours as Support Worker (please note that shift work entails evenings, weekends and bank holidays)

About the Company:

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Interested in a management or supervisory role as part of a team dedicated to offering high quality support to people with learning disabilities? Do you have engaging and creative activity ideas for the people we support to take part in, learn and have fun?

We have an exciting opportunity to take on the role of Senior Support Worker within one of our Supported Living Services in Islington, which provides support to 19 adults with learning disabilities - including mild-to-moderate and Profound to Multiple learning disabilities - and a range of other needs, including mental health and complex health needs.

The role involves assisting with management of the day-to-day running of the service, coordinating person-centred care for service users and overseeing the development and implementation of care plans designed to provide meaningful choice and increase independence and participation. Working in partnership with service-users and their families, you will actively participate in the aim of the service, including planning and delivering a range of creative and social activities both on site and in the community.

This role will also involve mentoring and providing support and supervision to a team of support staff.

Senior Support Worker Requirements:

* Willing and able to offer physical support to service users, including moving and handling safely
* Flexible and able to carry out a variety of shifts throughout the week, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
* Understanding of health and safety issues as they affect service users
* Understanding of person-centred values and self-directed support
* Awareness of issues affecting people with learning disabilities and/or Autism
* Understanding of and sensitivity to the discrimination experienced by members of vulnerable and/or minority groups
* Knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation, current and forthcoming issues relating to services for people with learning disabilities and/or Autism (Desirable)
* Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or Autism, or with another vulnerable client group
* Experience of working in a supervisory role involving staff management (Desirable)
* Experience of working with people from varied social and cultural backgrounds (Desirable)
* Skills & Values Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and collaborate effectively with a range of people
* IT proficient, with the ability to confidently use a range of computer software (i.e. Office and others), or willing to develop IT skills for the purposes of the role
* Ability to organise own and others' workloads effectively
* Able to work on own initiative, proactively resolving issues
* Strong self-reflective skills, able to take learning from situations
* Sufficient numeracy skills to confidently manage a budget (Desirable)
* Able to maintain professional boundaries and handle confidential information appropriately
* Committed to concepts of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion
* Committed to enabling choice, independence and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and/or Autism

What we offer in return:

* We believe in offering great opportunities for staff development, enabling staff to be innovative and proactive in delivering the best possible outcomes for the people we support
* A range of training and development opportunities
* Regular support and supervision, as well mentoring
* A vibrant, friendly and supportive work environment

How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement (either within the email itself or as an attachment) addressing the following: "Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience". Please ensure you refer to the person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria.

We would also appreciate if you could take the time to complete an applicant diversity survey.

Closing date: 31st January 2021 , although applications will be considered for shortlisting on a rolling basis, and the closing date will be brought forward if a successful candidate is found prior to 31st January

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS c

Senior Digital Fundraising Officer

Understanding Recruitment are delighted to announce we are working alongside Bowel Cancer UK on a very exciting Senior Digital Fundraising Officer vacancy as they look to bring the function in house for the first time!
Bowel Cancer UK have been supporting patients and their families for over 33 years as well as funding targeted nationwide campaigns to improve early diagnosis and access to first class treatment.

This is a brilliant chance for a Senior Digital Fundraising Officer to help build Digital Fundraising as a function as the charity look for different ways to increase income. Ultimately you will make a real difference to the charity and those people helped by it on a daily basis.
There will be extensive opportunity to identify and test new opportunities in digital fundraising to drive growth, which you will be encouraged to explore!

Bowel Cancer UK actively encourage a positive work-life balance offering flexible working hours and the ability to work from home.

Skills required for the Senior Digital Fundraising Officer:

- Strong Digital Marketing experience
- Understanding of ‘acquisition’ focused campaigns
- Some experience within a fundraising environment (charity)
- Strong stakeholder management

Digital Fundraiser / Digital Fundraising / Charity / Non-profit / Individual Giving / Direct Marketing

This is an incredibly exciting change for an ambitious Digital savvy marketer with a passion for fundraising to make the step into a role fully focused on Digital channel growth!

Location: Working remotely until at least the Spring 2021. Head office in Kennington

Salary: £30,000 - £31,000 + Excellent benefits!

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

Job Title: Trusts Fundraising Manager

Responsible To: Director of Fundraising & Marketing

Contact: Full time

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000  

About The Felix Project

The Felix Project is London's leading food redistribution charity. We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe – and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish. If Felix did not rescue this food, it would be thrown away and wasted. Instead, we deliver it completely free of charge to local charities, schools, food banks, COVID food hubs and other organisations serving people in need. Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers. Our vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.

The Felix Project is a very ambitious and dynamic young charity. We haven’t stopped growing since we were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw. Right now, we are running a very high-profile media fundraising campaign with the Evening Standard and Independent, which is on track to raise 10 million pounds. We have had celebrity endorsement from the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jack Whitehall. This winter, we will partner with FareShare to run their London depot independently. By the end of 2020, we plan to have delivered enough food for 20 million meals. We have huge growth plans for the next 4 years – aiming to have the capacity to deliver food for 100 million meals by 2024. This will be enough to almost eradicate hunger in London.  

About you

You will be an experienced fundraiser with significant experience in securing six-figure grants and achieving fundraising targets from trusts and foundations. The ability to prioritise, plan and develop compelling grant applications will be key to your success in this role. An excellent communicator, you will have a strong analytical flair for thorough, detailed prospect research. You will be an excellent relationship builder that uses their creativity and experience to develop a strategy and approach that maximises income growth.

Role Overview

The Trusts Fundraising Manager will be responsible for delivering the trusts 3-year strategy and support the future growth of The Felix Project.  The role will work closely with key stakeholders from across the organisation including managing the Trust Fundraising Officer. This position will be integral to the growth of income from both restricted and unrestricted sources through careful research, development of relationships and production of first-class proposals. We are looking for an experienced trust and relationship fundraiser who is motivated to work for a dynamic young charity helping the most vulnerable people in London. The role will require working from home until further notice.

Responsibilities

1. Strategy and Management

• With support from the Trusts Fundraising Officer, you will deliver the 3-year strategy to maximise income from trusts and foundations
• Implement the plan to time and budget, meeting specific financial and organisational objectives, targets and KPIs
• To manage and develop the Trusts Fundraising Officer

​​2. Securing New Income

• With support from the Director of Fundraising and Fundraising team, systematically identify, qualify and strategise a trust pipeline for restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Develop and implement a stewardship programme for funders, including site visits to our depots and delivering presentations to secure support
• Maintain accurate records of pipeline and secured income

3. Account Management

• To manage relationships and reporting needs from a portfolio of existing trusts and foundations
• To work closely with the Director of Fundraising to develop distinct and persuasive proposals to maximise and extend support from existing funders
• Ensure that funders receive timely, relevant and motivating updates about The Felix Project and impact of their support
• Create engagement moments to further cultivate support
• Build excellent working relationships with trustees and the Fundraising Committee

4. Proposal Development

• To develop compelling case for support and produce funding applications of the highest quality
• To work across the organisation to source the necessary budget and programme information for proposals

5. Administration and Cost Management

• Effectively create and maintain up-to-date trusts and foundation records on the fundraising CRM
• Provide regular analysis and income reports
• To manage the restricted funding income and ensure that Finance and Operations are aware of spend needs in line with grants

6. General

• Keep up to date with all major issues related to food surplus and food poverty
• To maintain an awareness of the best practice and legal requirements relating to trust fundraisings
• To contribute to team meetings
• To represent The Felix Project at external events

Essential Experience

• An experienced fundraiser with demonstratable success of securing six-figure grants from trusts and foundations
• Experience of providing detailed reports to funders
• Proven track record of identifying, qualifying and securing new trust income
• Experience of presenting and packaging budgets and knowledge of charitable financial accounting
• Proven ability to develop good working relationships with people of all levels
• Proven experience of managing fundraisers
• Confident and capable of presenting information for a variety of audiences

Desirable Experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics CRM or similar fundraising database
• Previous work experience in a food-based charity

Competencies and Behaviours

• Motivated and enthusiastic about our work
• A clear and concise writer who can write motivating proposals and impact reports
• Brilliant communicator and influencer – including strong writing skills
• Results-focused with a problem-solving approach to challenges
• Digital/IT savvy
• A good eye for design
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Organised with a methodical approach

Position: Senior Policy Officer (Welfare & Employment)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: Flexible
Salary: £33,886 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Policy and Evidence

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

This is an exciting opportunity to help the MS Society secure tangible changes for people with MS. Reporting to the Policy Manager (Welfare and Technology), you will lead on high profile policy issues across welfare and employment that affect people with MS.

You will ensure that our policy work is built around strong evidence and is informed by and developed with people affected by MS and relevant professionals.

Working closely with colleagues in External Relations, Communications & Campaigns you will play a key role in building effective campaigns and influencing programmes around key issues facing people with the condition.

You’ll have experience of working in a lobbying or campaigning role or a busy political environment and a proven track record of influencing others, ideally in a welfare and/or employment policy/practice context.

You’ll have a detailed understanding of the policy making processes that surround welfare, excellent analytical skills and the ability to present complex information at senior levels.

You will be joining the Society at an exciting stage of its development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.