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About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) works to reduce undernutrition globally. We enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being network-driven, independent and evidence-based.

Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible. 

We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN agencies, donors and academic organisations, and communities of practitioners. Through our work and collaborations, we support agencies and individuals to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries and in fragile and conflict-affected states.

ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Oxfordshire, UK. ENN is financially supported by foundations and trusts, bilateral donors, international non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies. For more information about ENN see our website.

What we do

Our Strategy aims to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning, building evidence and providing support and encouragement to practitioners and decision-makers involved in nutrition and related interventions.

ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their mothers (MAMI), as well as our highly regarded international publication, Field Exchange (FEX).

 Our People

ENN’s team is made up of a range of technical experts in nutrition, with decades of collective experience, and a small, experienced operational team. ENN is highly committed to diversity and inclusion, to enabling and promoting flexible working for our staff, and to supporting continued professional development.

We are proud that in our 2022 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff said they enjoy their work and that ENN is a flexible employer.

Terms and Conditions

•  Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Type of contract: 12-month Fixed Term - this role is offered on a temporary basis to cover a maternity leave
• Location: Office or home-based (with potential for limited travel).
• Holidays: 25 days plus UK Public Holidays 
• Pension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5%
• Salary: £40,118 - £50,676 dependent on experience and suitability for the role
•  Benefits: Dental cover, Life cover, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing contribution

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Nutritionist (maternity cover) will work specifically on the below ENN projects

•  Global Nutrition Cluster: Technical Alliance (GNC-TA) – project lead
•  Field Exchange (FEX) - sub-editing of long articles, development of research and report summaries, support to authors, communications e.g., supporting podcasts
• En-net - moderation and technical inputs

In addition, they may provide inputs into work across other parts of ENN’s portfolio including.

•  Women’s Nutrition
•  Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months and their mothers (MAMI)
•  Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE
•  Wasting and Stunting (WaSt)
•  Adolescent Nutrition
•  Sector Leadership (LEAD)

A full list of our work areas and projects may be found on the ENN website.

Examples of the types of responsibilities the postholder will hold, depending on the specific project requirements and their experience, may include:

• Coordination and collaboration (internal/external, multi-agency, working groups and forums)
• Network development within and across communities of practice/specialities
• Meeting/working group facilitation
• Contribute to project strategies and plans
• Development and updates of technical resources, e.g., briefs, summaries, guidance materials
• Knowledge management
• Research, e.g., scoping reviews, systematic reviews
• Publications – support and development of content, editing, liaising with stakeholders and suppliers
• Project Reporting
• Project Indicator development and management
• Contribution to project proposals
• Development of case studies
• External Representation
• Communications
• Synthesising and disseminating information from technical meetings
• Events engagement
• Line/contract management of nutritionists and/or consultants
• Support the development of learning agenda
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Person Specification

Essential requirements

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition/Community Nutrition or Public Health or Medicine discipline (or equivalent)
•  Demonstrable field experience across several relevant aspects of nutrition programming in humanitarian and low- and middle- income contexts, e.g., Malnutrition prevention and management, Nutrition Information Systems, IYCF, Maternal Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition.
•  Understanding of the humanitarian systems and architecture and of the Nutrition Cluster in particular.
•  Demonstratable experience of managing projects from start to finish, coordinating multiple outputs, managing budget, and supporting other members of the project team to deliver.
• Experience of in-depth knowledge management, and / or projects that focus on ‘learning’
• Strong knowledge of the current key topics and challenges in the humanitarian nutrition sector, including in the areas of malnutrition prevention and management, Nutrition Information Systems, IFE, maternal nutrition and beyond.
• Excellent communication, presentation, written and analytical skills
• Experience of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at national and global level
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to synthesise and make sense of complex data and information, including experience of literature reviews, evidence synthesis and report-writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, motivated, takes initiative, innovates and drives progress
• Strong influencing and stakeholder facilitation and management skills
• Good cross-cultural awareness
• Ability to independently manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively, and able to work both autonomously and as a member of a dispersed and diverse team
• Demonstrable experience of working on projects funded by government and international donors

Desirable requirements

• Post graduate level qualification (or equivalent extensive experience) in a relevant area would be a significant advantage
• Sub-editing experience / experience in producing high quality publications
• Experience of supporting health programmes/system strengthening in developing contexts
• Experience in research uptake or translating academic research into programme-relevant communications
• Nutrition/nutrition-related primary research experience
• Currently part of the ‘humanitarian community’ with own professional network of contacts
• French speaker or another relevant language to our portfolio would be an advantage
• Line management experience (staff or consultants) would be an advantage

Reporting Lines:

The Senior Nutritionist (maternity cover) will report to an ENN Senior Technical Associate. Working on multiple projects will also involve reporting into different project leads.

Eligibility to work:

Must have the right to work in the UK. A relocation package is not available for this position.

Application process:

Please apply by sending a one-page Cover Letter and your CV

Closing date for applications:

Friday 15th December 2023, although we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

ENN are committed to equality and diversity throughout our organisation and further expects all employees to comply with its codes of conduct, safeguarding policies and high ethical and professional standards.

We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Executive to project manage a range of Individual Giving campaigns for an incredible childrens charity.

This can be based anywhere across the UK with options for hybrid working.

The Charity
A passionate long standing charity dedicated to supporting children, parent and carers through adversity with a range of services. They have a staff of around 7000 staff and secured close to 300m last year. Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including but not limited to, options for flexible working arrangements, 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more along with a host of family friendly leave options.

The Role
Join a supportive, collaborative team of 7 to deliver the development and stewardship campaigns raising over 12m for the charity.

Support Individual Giving Managers on the on-going development of the supporter development & stewardship strategy.

Manage the day to day running of Individual Giving campaigns for regular givers; including appeals, newsletters, raffles, telemarketing, and loyalty emails.

Monitor the budget of the campaigns managed.

Mentor Individual Giving Assistants/Executives, supporting them during their probation and induction period, assessing their on-going
training needs, and providing and implementing training recommendations.

The Candidate
Experience project managing Fundraising campaigns across different media including face to face, telemarketing, direct mail, direct response TV, digital marketing.

Understanding of and an ability to manage and monitor budgets.

Experience of putting together data briefs and an understanding of the principals of data segmentation for use in Fundraising campaigns.

Experience of evaluating the effectiveness of Fundraising campaigns.

Experience of briefing and building relationships with external suppliers.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Join our welcoming team as we gear up to help even more people! You will provide high-level administrative support to the Chief Executive to facilitate the smooth running of the charity’s operations and governance functions. Your administrative duties will be exciting, challenging and varied as you support the continued development of a dynamic charity.

The cross-organisational nature of this role and the need to work with senior staff and Trustees mean the right person can make a big contribution to our mission to transform lives and the environment through cycling. No formal qualifications are needed for this role, nor is previous charity sector experience essential. What is important are the skills, capabilities, and potential you bring.

For a full list of responsibilities and the person specification, please download our Recruitment Pack on our website.

Benefits:

• Salary of £23,125 - £25,837 (pro rata)
• Pension scheme (5% of salary).
• 31 days holiday per annum (pro rata).
• Company sick pay.
• Staff discounts on refurbished bikes.
• Cycle to work scheme and Techscheme.
• Free cycle training and an annual bike check-up. 
• Discounted Endura cycle clothing.

Application Process:

To apply for this position, please fill out the application form on our website.

Deadline:  Tuesday 12th December 2023 by 9am 

Interviews: Friday 15th December 2023 

We will hold interviews at: The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

Start date:  We are looking to have a candidate in post as soon as possible.

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative, and passionate bunch of superstars. Focusing on sustainable fashion, engaging with local communities and leading our shop teams of colleagues and volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience, we raise much needed funds to deliver Everyday Equality for disabled people and their families.

Your role

As a Scope Area Manager, you’ll be out and about supporting a team of between 15-20 dedicated Shop Managers in the South London area. Overnights stays and travel will be an expected part of the role.

You’ll provide great leadership, inspiration and support to help our team be the very best they can be.  You will develop your team to deliver commercial success and be passionate ambassadors for Scope within the local communities.

Permanent - 35 hours per week (Monday - Friday does include quarterly weekend working). Some home working is involved.

Starting full-time salary £35,028.70 per annum, this role will also include a Car allowance of £3,500 per annum or a company car is available.

The role will be supporting 15 Scope shops in the South London area including Beckenham, Camberwell, Mitcham and Tolworth Scope shops.

You will have previous experience of being an Area Manager with either fashion or charity experience and in the following areas as well as a great attitude and willingness to learn:

Retail knowledge

You’ll love retail, enjoy the high street experience and be confident in maintaining high merchandising standards in your shops.  You will have an understanding of all the product types we sell and be able to understand the value of our stock identifying commercial sales opportunities on your area.

Leadership

You’ll have substantial leadership experience and will strive to motivate, inspire and influence your team to be the very best they can be.  You will need to have strong distance management skills, be an effective communicator and be able to organise and prioritise a busy working day.  We will help you to become confident in talking about the important work of Scope. You will also play a vital role in the recruitment, development and wellbeing of our Shop Managers, Assistant Shop Managers and Volunteers.

Being Commercial

You’ll support Shop Managers to work within a framework to ensure commercial success and bring solid experience in Health & Safety.

Teamwork

You will work as part of the divisional team and will encourage strong teamwork within your shops. At Scope, you’ll find friendly faces, welcome cuppas and chats.

About You

You’ll be passionate about retail, have a love of sustainable fashion and bring extensive, multi-site experience managing a large team. To be successful, you’ll need a commercial, resilient, can-do attitude and be a great coach and an inspirational leader.  You’ll be a dedicated team player with a strong work ethic, a great attention to detail and solid reporting skills. We ask you demonstrate an appreciation of Scope's values and ambition of achieving Everyday Equality for disabled people.

Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity and encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We are dedicated to creating a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve. If you are disabled, have the skills, and or the experience to do the job, then we would love to meet you for an interview. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Some disabled applicants and applicants with an impairment, condition or access need, might need adjustments during the application process. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.

Scope benefits

We encourage everyone to embrace our values of being open and fair, courageous, connected and pioneering. We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition and offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave
• Flexible working (where we can)
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Strong colleague networks across disability, LGBTQ+, race equality, carers, women and young colleagues
• Wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more

Who are we at Scope?

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We belong to one team, dedicated to achieving a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. Our mission is to achieve Everyday Equality for disabled people, and we campaign tirelessly to create change.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Purpose

As we celebrate our 35-year anniversary, there has never been a better time to join our dynamic, friendly team working to further global health. As the HR and Operations Coordinator, you will work as part of the Finance and Operations team.

The HR & Operations Coordinator takes responsibility for all aspects of the administration for the charity, including supporting HR, Operations, and IT (with outsourced support) processes. This post plays a key role in ensuring the efficient management and upkeep of the charity’s office. It is a very exciting time of growth for the charity which will see an increase in staff resources.

Main responsibilities                                                                 

Human Resources

1. To be the first point of contact advising managers and staff including secondees on all general HR operational enquiries in adherence to THET’s policies and procedures, legislation and best practice.
2. Supporting Senior Management on complex disciplinary, grievance, capability cases.
3. Coordinating recruitment campaigns and supporting the team in implementing the 2024 recruitment plans.
4. To support the learning and development function and needs arising from the appraisals process including the administration and co-ordination of internal training programmes.
5. To ensure HR Records are up to date, accurate and compliant with legislation including administration of the online system to record absence (sickness, holiday TOIL).
6. Provide departmental reports to the Senior Management Team when required.
7. Provide the monthly payroll data and liaise with the external payroll service provider to provide the smooth running of the monthly payroll.
8. To promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.
9. Supporting the programmes team with compliance in Country Offices.

Information Technology

1. To support the HR & Operations Manager in the on-going development of THET’s IT systems.
2. To support IT function and security of THET’s electronic records.
3. To act as the main point of contact for the outsourced supplier.

Administration and Facilities

1. To provide general administrative support to the HR & Operations Manager ensuring the smooth running of the organisation.
2. To coordinate the recruitment and onboarding plans and delivery for new staff,
3. To coordinate ongoing HR contract administration and changes.
4. To facilitate the purchasing of staff IT and other work equipment in line with budget.
5. To coordinate the monthly payroll communication and approvals
6. To arrange and service internal and external office meetings.
7. To be the first point of contact with shared working space (office) provider and ensure facilities are currently accessed and utilised.
8. Assist the HR & Operations Manager in resource planning for additional capacity for THET projects
9. To be the main contact for Health & Safety for the UK office, developing and implementing the health and safety policy and ensuring that staff comply with this.
10. Together with the HR & Operations Manager, ensure that THET has appropriate insurance cover.
11. To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested by the SMT commensurate with experience and THET requirements.

If this opportunity appeals to you, then please do apply by sending your CV and a cover letter through the application link by midnight on Tuesday, 5th December 2023. If you have any questions or you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Justine Nola.

This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK

We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Executive to project manage a range of Individual Giving campaigns for an incredible childrens charity.

This can be based anywhere across the UK with options for hybrid working.

The Charity
A passionate long standing charity dedicated to supporting children, parent and carers through adversity with a range of services. They have a staff of around 7000 staff and secured close to 300m last year. Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including but not limited to, options for flexible working arrangements, 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more along with a host of family friendly leave options.

The Role
Join a supportive, collaborative team of 7 to deliver the development and stewardship campaigns raising over 12m for the charity.

Support Individual Giving Managers on the on-going development of the supporter development & stewardship strategy.

Manage the day to day running of Individual Giving campaigns for regular givers; including appeals, newsletters, raffles, telemarketing, and loyalty emails.

Monitor the budget of the campaigns managed.

Mentor Individual Giving Assistants/Executives, supporting them during their probation and induction period, assessing their on-going
training needs, and providing and implementing training recommendations.

The Candidate
Experience project managing Fundraising campaigns across different media including face to face, telemarketing, direct mail, direct response TV, digital marketing.

Understanding of and an ability to manage and monitor budgets.

Experience of putting together data briefs and an understanding of the principals of data segmentation for use in Fundraising campaigns.

Experience of evaluating the effectiveness of Fundraising campaigns.

Experience of briefing and building relationships with external suppliers.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Corporate Fundraising Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and growing fundraising team as a Corporate Fundraising Manager, in this part-time, remote working role.

The charity is an international development organisation working with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people's incomes and restoring and protecting land.

Position: Corporate Fundraising Manager

Location: Remote (onsite at the Bristol office at least 1 day per fortnight)

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours, over 3+ days (working days are negotiable)

Salary: £39,783 pro rata plus competitive holiday and pension (6% employer contribution)

Closing date: 9am, Friday 1st December 2023

Interviews: Friday 8th December, online. 2nd round interviews 12th December in person (Bristol).

The Role

The charity has just launched an ambitious new strategy to grow its unrestricted income and is looking for an experienced corporate fundraiser to lead the delivery of the corporate fundraising. You will manage existing corporate supporters whilst identifying and securing new partnerships to meet annual income targets.

You will be working with the Head of Fundraising, a full-time Corporate Fundraising Assistant and a corporate fundraising consultant, plus other members of the fundraising and comms team to develop, manage and deliver the exciting corporate fundraising plans.

Key tasks of the Corporate Fundraising Manager include:

• Implementation of our corporate fundraising strategy, producing corporate fundraising plans and budgets to engage supporters and develop relationships.
• Maintenance and development of the existing portfolio of corporate supporters by providing excellent account management and delivering regular, effective communications.
• Develop and implement effective donor recruitment activities to build the portfolio of corporate partnerships.
• Management of budgets and reporting and analysis against monthly and annual targets.
• Line management of the Fundraising Assistant to ensure effective delivery of the corporate fundraising programme.

About You

You will have experience in a senior corporate fundraising role, or similar and experience of managing relationships and meeting/and exceeding ambitious targets.

You will have:

• Excellent, confident and persuasive communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• A positive, collaborate approach and the ability to work well with people at all levels (internal and external)
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office programmes
• A passion for, and commitment to, international development and to issues affecting rural communities in dryland Africa

If you feel you have the qualities, passion, skills, and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding, and vital role, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, you will be asked to send your CV, equal opportunities monitoring form and a cover letter (max 1 side of A4) setting out how you meet the person specification and why you are right for the role.

About the Organisation

The charity is an international development organisation working with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people’s incomes and restoring and protecting land.

The organisation value diversity and welcomes applications from applicants from all backgrounds. They particularly welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background.

They recruit with openness and transparency. They employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. They ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities, or hours of work.

You may also have experience in areas such as Corporate Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Income Generation Manager, Funding, Corporate Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Fundraiser, Income Generation Manager, Major Donor Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraiser

Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Community and Events Fundrasising Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a can-do attitude to help us deliver our exciting Community and Events Fundraising programme. No previous fundraising experience is required, just an organised individual with a knack for building relationships, a passion for exceptional ‘customer service’ and a drive for uniting communities and raising money for charitable causes.

You’ll work within the charity’s passionate Fundraising and Engagement Team to raise funds to support children and families affected by the childhood cancer neuroblastoma and our vision, for a future where no child dies of neuroblastoma or suffers due to the treatment they receive.

This extremely rewarding role would suit anyone looking to take their first step in their fundraising, marketing or charity career. Don’t think your experience directly aligns? Don’t worry; we’re interested in transferable skills and attitude, so consider and show us how these apply to this role.

Summary of role responsibilities

• To help deliver the charity’s Community and Events Fundraising Programme, including special events, community fundraising, challenge events, individual giving, and fundraising appeals.
• To ensure excellent supporter and donor care and build long-term valued relationships to optimise income generation.

This is a fixed-term role offered on a one-year contract. We are looking for the successful candidate to ideally start in January 2024, but there is flexibility with this.

For more detailed information about the role, charity and team, take a look at the Recruitment Pack.

Recruitment timetable

We aim to follow the schedule outlined below:

Applications opens: 22 November 2023

Applications closes: 10 December 2023, 11:59pm

Shortlisting: 11 December 2023

Interviews: 15 December 2023 (in person in London)

If there are any adjustments that would help you engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.

​We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.