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Are you proactive, energetic, and organised? Do you have demonstrable experience of delivering events and managing projects against income and awareness generating targets?
If so, this exciting role within our Welsh Team could be a great next career move!
About the Role
Working closely with the wider Community teams, and our overarching Marketing, Fundraising and Events teams, you will promote and deliver a range of fundraising events within local communities across Wales, raising vital funds in support of Leonard Cheshire Cymru. You will report into the Regional Fundraising Manager for Wales.
You will identify opportunities and deliver a portfolio of other events throughout the Wales to meet agreed targets. You will also work collaboratively with the rest of the Welsh Team as well as working closely in collaborative environment with the Marketing and Fundraising department to assist in maximising overall charity income and reach.
About You
To be considered for this role you will have the following skills and experience:
- A minimum of 1-2 year event and marketing experience
- Ability to motivate and inspire a variety of individuals including senior decision makers
- Highest standard of written communication skills and excellent verbal, including presentations
- Ability to monitor and control financial budgets and evaluate potential income
- Excellent organisational, project management and planning skills with a meticulous eye for detail
- Proven experience of events fundraising or events / project management
- Broad understanding of other fundraising mechanisms, such as community fundraising
- Knowledge of the charity sectors
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Understanding of the importance in promoting a regional identity
- Current UK driving license.
- Willingness to travel to other premises and throughout the Wales, with occasional travel throughout the UK (this may incur overnight stays)
- Flexible approach to working hours including evenings and weekends
You will have a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire and be excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with disabilities.
Closing Date: Sunday 25th April
Interview Date: Friday 30th April 2021
About Leonard Cheshire Cymru
Leonard Cheshire in Wales supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities, we do everything humanly possible to empower people to live their lives as freely and as fully as they choose.
What we Offer
- A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
- Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
- Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
A satisfactory disclosure check may be required for this post.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.
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Permanent – 35 Hours per week
We are Mind. We are here to fight for mental health. For support. For respect. For you.
We are looking for a Senior Evaluation & Performance Analyst to join our high performing Strategy & Insight team.
You will conduct high quality evaluations of Mind’s work, monitor our organisational performance, and transparently share our impact & learning to help change the lives of people with mental health problems.
This is an exciting time to join Mind. Over the last few years, we've helped to transform public attitudes and the quality of mental health support. But there has not been enough progress.
There was already a mental health emergency before coronavirus. But the pandemic has increased the scale of need and entrenched inequalities in the nation’s mental health.
The focus of our new strategy is on supporting the people disproportionately affected by mental health problems – especially people from racialised communities, young people, and people living in poverty.
Come and join the fight for mental health.
This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please complete an application form addressing how you meet the criteria for the role and use the Job Description and Person Specification attached whilst doing so.
Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.
Closing date: Tuesday 20th April 2021 at 12.00 noon
Job title: Fundraising Manager
Responsible to: Director of Business Development
Salary: £30,000 - 33,000 per annum
Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working
Hours: Full-time
As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Employer pension contributions of 3%
Introduction
Over the last 40 years we’ve built up an impressive track record of improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society through working closely with the local community. This is an exciting time to join us as we are undergoing a period of transition building a new senior management team.
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced, Fundraising Manager to build a diverse funding base and lead a new fundraising team securing our services into the future, for people in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with the Business Development Director you will lead the small fundraising team. You will lead on statutory fundraising and large bids and you will line manage a team member who will focus on individual giving and digital fundraising and a consultant who will lead on trust and foundation fundraising.
Management & Leadership
• To lead, inspire and motivate fundraising staff and volunteers, providing them with clear direction and sound decision-making and enabling them to raise funds and contribute significantly to organisational development.
• Work with Business Development Director to review and implement fundraising strategy.
• Manage Digital & Marketing Officer post contributing to development of Communications Action Plan ensuring key targets are met
• Assist with developing and scrutinising project plans in collaboration with Project Teams, to ensure they are accurate, deliverable and will achieve their objectives.
• Lead and directly manage a portfolio of key relationships.
Income generation
• Research potential grant making organisations and analyse their suitability to feed into the grant prospect pipeline to achieve identified targets
• Research and develop diverse income generation initiatives including a local Lottery, digital fundraising, individual giving, legacy & in memoriam gifts, major donors.
• Prepare and submit high quality funding applications and reports to grant making organisations.
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Scrutinise project budgets and financial information for applications and for grant reports.
• Support the account management of successful applications, liaising with the programme project manager and finance team and ensuring that funding and reporting criteria are fully met and specific challenges in relation to programme objectives transparently communicated.
• Develop and initiate innovative fundraising ideas
Monitoring & Evaluation
• Maintain and develop the database of contacts: individual donors, corporates, grant making bodies ensuring the General Data Protection Regulations (2018) are adhered to across all income generation activities and that all data collection is in accordance with these regulations.
• Review grant agreements
• Ensure all incoming grants are processed in line with internal procedures and best practice guidelines.
• Ensure prompt and appropriate acknowledgement of all grant income, ensuring all information relating to each grant is accurate, up to date and well organised.
• Maintain a timetable of deadlines to ensure grant making organisations receive reports and other correspondence as required.
• Ensure that all donor communications are handled appropriately, promptly and courteously and that complaints and criticisms are logged, investigated and resolved
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Ensure collection of key data and evidence to enhance Valleys Kids case for support.
Compliance
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To ensure that Valleys Kids fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities adhering to Fundraising Code of Practise and GDPR legislation.
Person Specification
- At least 5 years experience of fundraising in the Charity/Social enterprise sector
- Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundation, trading income and individual giving.
- Experience of managing an effective team, with ability to delegate effectively and to hold people to account.
- A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.
- Resourceful, resilient and innovative, with the ability to manage different priorities
- Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.
- A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships with a wide variety of funders
- An effective communicator orally and in writing, able to articulate our work to a broad range of stakeholders and to negotiate well.
- Experience of budget and financial management
- An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully.
- Organised, with excellent time management skills and high levels of self-motivation.
- Awareness of Welsh language, culture and the public services context in Wales or a willingness to learn.
- Flexible with a willingness to work outside normal office hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Victim Support are recruiting for the position of Project Manager - Accredited Learning, this role is home based and has funding for two years with possible extension.
Victim Support is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
The role will lead the delivery and development of our accredited learning course ensuring that all process reach a high quality standard. You will work with internal and external stakeholders and be accountable for internal assessment and moderation of the accredited course.
To be successful you will have some experience of leading an accredited course, assessment and moderation (including practical application) and be able to work closely with an external accrediting body.
You will join an existing high performing Learning and Development Team, and will directly line manage two assessors. You will be supported by our Head of Learning and Development, but you will be accountable for all stages of our accredited course.
Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.
If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may required.
Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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We are excited to be recruiting a Legal, Governance and Data Manager to join the Operations Department on a fixed term basis. You will report to the HR Manager, taking on day to day responsibility for all first line legal and data protection work across the charity. You will also work to maintain our ISO27001 accreditation, project manage compliance projects, oversee our office space leases, and ensure that we maintain the right level of insurance coverage. This is a varied role with opportunities for substantial independent research, negotiation and casework. On a day-to-day basis you will support our programme, research, operations and senior leadership team to operate within required legal frameworks, making the right decisions to support our mission.
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.
Person Specification
Time and Resource Management
- You manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, understanding where your input is most crucial to the charity’s success and prioritising accordingly.
- You are a competent project manager, able to oversee the smooth roll-out of new legal and data protection practices, and support ISO accreditation and auditing processes.
Communication
- You build relationships effectively with colleagues, enabling you to advise proactively.
- You communicate clearly and concisely. You’ll be able to explain legal concepts and concerns to a non-specialist audience.
- You deliver training to non-specialists on areas such as contract negotiation and data protection
Initiative and Problem Solving
- You can work independently and with colleagues to negotiate favourable contracts, manage legal risk and respond to potential disputes.
Developing Self and Others
- You spot, assess, and resolve legal issues in our day-to-day operations, escalating to external counsel where necessary
- You act as a legal generalist, able to swiftly learn about unfamiliar areas of law, and advise the organisation accordingly.
Role Specific Experience and Qualifications
- Essential – UK qualified solicitor, barrister, or legal executive with general commercial or corporate background. No minimum PQE requirements
- Desirable – previous in-house experience, either in the charity or private sectors.
- Desirable – experience of work in the charity sector, including advice on fundraising
- Desirable – experience of employment and/or data protection advisory work
Role Specific Knowledge and Skills
- Essential – broad commercial and contractual skills
- Essential – understanding of UK GDPR and the UK data protection regime
- Essential – capable of adapting quickly to new digital systems and interfaces
Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Department: Business Development
Interview date: 29 April 2021
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The Market Development Team in the Business Development Department has responsibility for overseeing the strategy for the markets we currently operate in, as well as those we seek to move in to.
This role will be the Business Development Lead for both our consumer advice and our debt and money advice markets. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the consumer advice and / or debt and money advice; and the key stakeholders within these markets. Candidates will demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills and understanding of funding flows, competition, and the political environment and be driven by the desire to make the most difference to the people who come to us for help.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Employment type: Fixed Term
Department: Local Relationships and Change
Contract Duration: 12 months
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The Strategic Change team has a full-time fixed term opportunity for a Strategic Change Consultant. It's our expectation that the role will continue for 12 months after appointment.
The role has three key parts:
1) To safeguard the reputation of the Citizens Advice service by providing interventions to individual or groups of Local Citizens Advice that are timely, focused, time-limited and effective in respect of: a) Developmental Work, b) Major Strategic Change, and c) Remedial Work
2) To work closely with senior stakeholders across the service to develop and implement project plans to ensure the continuity of high quality services for Citizens Advice clients
3) To provide quality key services to other teams and departments across Citizens Advice to progress priority projects and other national initiatives.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
We are looking for people who will be committed to helping us to change the lives of young people, by taking up a permanent role as an Education Worker at one of our centres in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare.
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2021 we will have thirty-seven centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are also recruiting for Education Workers in Birmingham, Bradford, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Nottingham and Oxford.
How to apply
The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the ‘Apply on website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 10 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on w/c 21 June 2021 with interviews in w/c 28 June 2021.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
At this time of national crisis, your skills are needed more than ever. Citizens Advice are looking for a user researcher to join our mission and help the most vulnerable.
In these unprecedented times, Citizens Advice are at the frontline of helping people to face the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Our digital services are seeing record-breaking demand, with 2.2 million people seeking advice from our website. Our teams are working hard to provide the best advice for people in difficult situations. We’re responding rapidly to people’s changing needs, and helping those who need us most.
Citizens Advice is focused on delivering better services using the best technology and design, all informed by people’s needs. Our team’s mission is to understand people’s problems and provide accessible support to meet their needs through multi-channel products and services.
As a user researcher at Citizens Advice, you’ll be passionate about using data and research to help your team design products and services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers and platforms. You’ll be an active member of the user research team; contributing to high-quality research, sharing your skills and learning from others.
You’re comfortable designing and delivering research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
You’ll work with product managers, designers and developers in an agile environment. You’ll have access to the latest equipment needed to do your best work; including MacBooks, Google Suite, and software for remote and in-person research.
We're looking for someone passionate about using research to make sure we design services and products that enable our network of over 300 local offices to help the most vulnerable find a way forward. Our products will impact people’s everyday lives. It’s an exciting thing to be part of. We need you.
For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 14/04/2021
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
Title: Coordinator LCCC
Salary: £16,786 to £17,860
Hours/Contract: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Cardiff & The Vale Hospice
Closing date: 13th April 2021
Interview date: TBC
We are looking for a new team member to join the dynamic Wales Marie Curie Coordination Hub. This role is part of a team responsible for supporting the co-ordination and booking of the care for Marie Curie Services as required across Wales. This requires a high level of diplomacy and communication skills and the ability to work accurately and under pressure. You will directly support the Senior Coordinator, Senior Nurses, Registered Nurses and liaise with Marie Curie Nurses, District Nurses, the local care teams and patients' families and carers.
IT literacy, administration experience, a professional and sensitive telephone manner and experience of working in a customer service environment are essential. The ability to prioritise work and deal with changing service demands are also key to the role.
Marie Curie delivers care 365 days each year and the Local Coordination Team work together on a rota basis between 7am and 11pm 7 days a week. Enhancements are paid for bank holiday working.
If you want to work in an organisation that really makes a difference every day, we want to hear from you.
What we are looking for:
· Excellent communication, inter-personal and organisational skills
· Working knowledge of windows applications, including databases
· Experience of working within a customer services environment
· Flexibility and reliability, with a positive and professional attitude
What's in it for you:
· Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
· Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
· Season ticket loan
· Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
· Continuous development
· Industry leading training programmes
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible Working
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.
Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory standard criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
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Job Title: Director of Income Generation and Communications
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full time, permanent
Location: Flexible, with regular visits to the head office in Cardiff, as required.
We are looking for a passionate, creative and values-driven senior fundraising and communications leader to join our growing team and help position Llamau as the key charity in Wales, determined to end youth homelessness and homelessness for women.
Ending Homelessness, Changing Futures
At Llamau we believe that no young person or vulnerable woman should ever have to experience homelessness. Our mission is to eradicate homelessness for young people and vulnerable women. But for thousands of the most vulnerable people in Wales, homelessness is a frightening reality. We aim to change this.
We're looking for a warm, friendly, inspiring leader, with a demonstrable track record of growing income and delivering successful marketing and communications strategies. With an empathetic and collaborative management style, you will lead and motivate your team to deliver sustainable long-term income growth across all areas of fundraising and income generation, and to ensure Llamau's visibility and credibility as one of Wales' leading charities.
You will be a strategic doer, with the ability to develop and deliver income generation and marketing strategies which support our vision and ambition. You will be able to set the strategic direction for your team and engender next level growth.
Financially astute, with the ability to clearly set and monitor KPIs and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will also be happy to roll up your sleeves and get involved in the operational side of things as needed. You will be a proactive, dynamic and ambitious individual capable of co-ordinating and prioritising the diverse elements of this role. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and persuade. You will be comfortable developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders - both internal and external.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious, supportive, fun and high-achieving team. For lots more details or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Philippa at Charity People.
To Apply
Please share your CV in the first instance with Philippa at Charity People. If your experience matches what we are looking for, we will send you the full candidate pack and will arrange for a call and/or Zoom meeting to brief you on the role. Following this conversation, you will have everything you need to apply formally. We look forward to hearing from you.
Timeline
Deadline for applications 9am on Monday 26th April
Interviews with Charity People 26th - 29th April
1st stage interviews with Llamau w/c 3rd May
2nd stage interviews with Llamau w/c 10th May
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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