Victim Support is looking for a Service Delivery Assistant based in Gloucester.

Victim Support (VS) 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 main purpose of the role is to provide comprehensive administrative support to both the Adult and Children and Young Peoples teams in accordance with our national standards and local procedures.

Main duties include; general administration and office management to support both Service Delivery teams to help victims of crime, developing and maintaining manual and computerised records and participating and organising local fundraising events.

To be successful in the role you will have experience in implementing and maintaining efficient administrative systems in a public-facing service. You will have strong IT skills and the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people.

VS 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 will be required.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20^th July 2020 . Interviews will take place via Skype on 27^th July 2020.

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 give good evidence and examples of how you meet the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

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 is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. 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 welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Remote working or based at one of our Shelter Offices (to be discussed and confirmed)

Closing date: 19th July 2020 at 11.30pm. Interviews: Initial interviews : 29th and 30th July 2020. Final Interviews: 5th August 2020

Are you a highly skilled manager with proven experience of overseeing complex services, budgets and contract requirements in a large-scale operation across a wide geographical area, ideally in the voluntary/not for profit sector? Can you evidence where you have led change, driven efficiency and improved service effectiveness?
Then join Shelter as Head of Local Services - North and you could soon be responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of our Hubs in the North region, driving through a change programme that will revolutionise how our services are delivered.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

With more than 500 staff and an annual budget of over £20 million, our Local Community Services division provides expert advice and support over the phone and face-to-face from a national network of Shelter hubs. Our vision? For our hubs to be at the heart of their communities, bases for activism as well as for help and support. To deliver a personalised housing service developed with the local community, which brings together all of our resources and expertise to maximise our impact on local housing issues and needs. You’ll help make sure we do this in our North region.

About the Role
This high profile role is all about transforming, rather than simply managing, services. Indeed, we want you to deliver a change programme with your managers that will ensure hubs inspire and enable people to support us in delivering sustainable systemic change for individuals, the wider local homeless community and local homeless practice. This will involve a massive shift in mindset on how our services are delivered and we will look to you to make suggestions in how to bring about tangible improvements. This is not a static change programme, it will need to continuously improve in order to meet ever-changing demand and deliver high quality, integrated services that meet the holistic needs of those in housing need.

About you
To succeed, you’ll need significant experience of leading change, driving efficiency and improving service effectiveness, along with a track record of managing remote teams across a large geographical area in a matrix management framework. You’ll also need experience of engaging with communities, understanding how they operate and working with them to drive systemic change. The tenacity, persuasiveness and resilience it takes to build partnerships and deal with push backs is important too, as is the compassion and empathy it takes to work with service users and people with lived experience and volunteers. 

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. 

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our North Region management team and be the change you want to see in society. 

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

To apply please email your CV and a supporting statement that addresses the key criteria on the job description via the apply button.

Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team in a key role having direct responisibilty for the administration of our counselling, support and other mental well-being services supporting the LGBT community. 

In this role you will provide support to the core operational team, and be pro active in establishing, promoting and maintaing administration of our centre services, and ensuring an organised, effcicient and smooth running of teh office and centre environment. Currently working remotely during Covid 19.  ELOP has been provding services for 25 years to the LGBT community and is a thriving and growing organisation and this is a chance to contribute to this and to make a difference. 

ELOP is a London based thriving community-led LGBT mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexaul and trans (LGBT+) communities. 

Full time: 37 hours per week with occassional evening and weekend work

Salary  £25,180 incl. London Weighting

Closing deadline: 10.00am Monday 3rd August

Interviews: taking place Friday 7th August 2020 during office hours

Supported Living Services Manager (Mental Health)

Essex (Benfleet) 

£32,077 per annum 

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week) 

Our client is currently seeking an experienced Services Manager to be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, innovative service(s). In this key role you will demonstrate your strong significant knowledge within mental health services and apply this to meet the needs and aspirations of our service users, commissioners and regulatory authorities. 

Their supported living schemes support adults with enduring mental health needs, they specialise in person centred support in order to provide excellent quality services for their residents. Individuals are supported to undertake activities of their choice, to maintain their independence and seek opportunities for a fulfilled and meaningful quality of life. 

Can you help them achieve this? 

Key responsibilities for this role also include: 

● Positively contribute to the directorates business plan and corporate objectives and to facilitate the active participation of Support Assistants in achieving objectives 

● Develop, maintain and work in partnership with a network of key stakeholders in order to deliver safe, high quality services 

● To identify recommend and implement improvements to the service given CQC and commissioning requirements, best practice and business plan priorities to achieve distinct, high quality service provision 

● To be responsible for the recruitment, development and management of staff in order to provide them with the skills, experience and behaviours necessary to provide a safe, high quality services 

For this role candidates must have: 

● Effective leadership skills or you’ll have significant experience as a deputy/team leader within mental health services, and are now ready for a bigger challenge. 

● Motivation and drive to identify and implement initiatives that will lead to service improvements and efficiencies 

● Excellent people management skills. You’ll have the ability to a high performing Team and therefore meet the needs of each individual who they support. 

● You will have already obtained or are committed to achieving QCF/RQF Level 5 in Management. 

In return for your hard work, we will provide you with ongoing training and support, excellent staff rewards and an exciting future in our services. 

If you are seeking a new and exciting opportunity, apply today! 

Value-based recruitment our client has a value-based recruitment policy which means their selection process is aligned with their core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation - this ensures that, when recruiting, they find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people they support. This supplements their requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role. 

Safeguarding & Recruitment they are committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. These posts are also subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS checks. 

Equality & Diversity they value inclusiveness and we are committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of their work. They aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage 

The DBS and Safeguarding Coordinator will be responsible for providing administrative support to the safeguarding advisory team and for managing the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) process for the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance (GDBF) and Guildford Cathedral (staff and volunteers) and for 161 parishes (staff and volunteers). The role is busy and varied - see the attached application pack for full details of the Job Description, Person Specification, more about what we do as an organisation and how to apply for the role.

We believe that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and is at the heart of all that we do.  We are on a journey, taking all possible steps to ensure that our churches and worshipping communities are truly a place where all are safe and can flourish. If you feel that you meet the criteria we are looking for in the person specification and the desire to support the aims of our safeguarding team, please do get in touch.

Our salaries are competitive within the charity sector with a generous non-contributory pension provision.Due to the Covid pandemic, we are currently able to work remotely from the safety of our own homes, but once we are able to return, we have an attractive, open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford (with free parking available).

If you wish to apply, your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 12 July 2020, midnight.

we look foward to hearing from you!

Are you a member of a Christian Church with pastoral skills and an ability to relate well to people of all ages and backgrounds? Are you able to offer a thoughtful and mature Christian presence in a variety of contexts?

We are seeking a Pastoral Worker to work in the Enfield Methodist Circuit from 1 September 2020.  You will work collaboratively with the presbyter in pastoral charge and others to provide pastoral care for a group of churches.  You will help the circuit to shape and reimagine patterns of pastoral care across those churches, enabling the churches to develop and build on partnerships, particularly with the local MHA Live at Home Scheme.

You will support the presbyter in enabling the church community to care and pray for one another.  To offer care that is complementary to Pastoral Visitors and house groups through meeting with those with specific pastoral need. By agreement with the presbyter, and following appropriate training, to visit members of the church, their families, and any linked with the church who have a particular pastoral need.

You will be part of a 15 person diverse Circuit Leadership Team and have opportunities for study and training.  Benefits include a contributory pension scheme and 28 days paid holiday per year in addition to bank holidays.

This is an opportunity to use your first class organisational and administrative skills to play a key HR role for a renowned and well-regarded Charity.

Reporting to the Head of HR, Volunteering and Training, this key role will provide administrative HR support for recruitment, staff induction and the employee life cycle, as well as liaising with processing payroll and assisting with first line HR enquiries. Working closely with the Finance, V&T team as well as other staff and other Restore stakeholders, this role requires the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Knowledge and experience within an HR function would be essential and experience of a volunteering setting desirable. We are looking for an expert administrator and coordinator who is able to balance conflicting priorities and who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills. If you have the passion to work in a leading community charity, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone from an enthusiastic school leaver to postgraduates who are looking for a genuine, challenging and rewarding career path with scope for career development. You will be offered on the job training and learn about our inspiring charity form the very heart, helping you achieve and exceed your career goals. This post requires a motivated, committed and highly organised person to work alongside Restore staff, volunteers and all stakeholders.

Person Specification 

You will have an understanding of the sector, and empathy with people with mental health problems is vital. Restore needs people who have the ability to cope with limited resources, seize opportunities and think creatively. Awareness of the stigma and other issues surrounding mental illness is important, as is the ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with sensitive staffing or member issues. 

Essential Requirements
 

• Knowledge of HR practice and policies.
• Intermediate understanding of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
• A self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively.
• Creative flair and an ability to work imaginatively.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a wide range of tasks.
• Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity to the opinions of others.
• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise work and meet deadlines.
• Excellent listening skills and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to manage a range of objectives.
• Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice.
• Experience of using SAGE or other HR/Payroll information systems.
• Experience of using Google suite or a similar system.
• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English 9 to 4 (A to C) or equivalent

Desirable Requirements

• Previous HR Experience.
• Experience of working in a voluntary sector setting.

This role plays a key part in the continued growth and development of our community-focused Credit Union.  It provides the opportunity to develop skills in delivering customer-centred products and services throughout Shropshire.

The right person will have high levels of initiative with a natural desire to learn.  They will have the opportunity to influence the development and delivery of savings and lending products through collaborative discussion across a small team.

Do you have an innate confidence in your own ability to achieve targets with a natural desire to learn, change and improve where necessary?  We are looking for an individual with excellent communication, people and IT skills to fit into our established credit union team.  You will play a key role as a point of contact for existing and potential loan applicants and will be responsible for collating, checking and processing all loan applications in line with policy and procedure, while maintaining excellent levels of customer care.

Assistant IT Manager

This is a role where you can make your mark. With your experience of leading or managing a technical team coupled with your operational experience of IT infrastructures and networks, you will have the opportunity to be part of shaping technological solutions that manage their service provision today and provide solutions that support our growth in the future.

Assistant IT Manager Responsibilities:

As their Deputy Technology Manager, you will be responsible for managing and developing a small team and report into the Technology Manager. You will manage the day-to-day service delivery in a mixed Windows and Mac environment.

Responsibilities will include; overseeing IT infrastructure and ensure it is fit for purspose, identifying potential issues and possible opportunities. Ensure Help desk runs smoothly and jobs are prioritised to business needs. Responsible for 3rd line trouble shooting. Have the ability to interpret and produce relevant KPIs.
Key systems are VN Ware, CISCO, LAN, WAN, DNS and DHCP

There may be the occasional need to be On Call over weekends and evenings.

Assistant IT Manager Requirements:

So that you can make your mark as quickly as possible, we will need you to be a true team player, have a proactive and collaborative style and an infectious drive to embed a service and results focused culture throughout your team, as well as a genuine desire to develop your team to release their full potential.
Strong knowledge of VN Ware, Cisco, Lan, Wan, DNS and DHCP is esstiential. Previous experience of Managing a team. The ability to priorites workload and identify security issues. You will ideally be a member of chartered insititute of BCS although this is not essential. Have a minimum of 2 years Managment experience.

About the company:

Their mission, simply put, is to change the lives of disabled children and their families. They provide access to the vital equipment they rely on, offer information and support through their team of dedicated healthcare professionals, sponsor pioneering medical research into the causes of birth defects and offer families a voice through our campaigns for change.

They are not like any other charity. All of the stock in their  stores is new, donated by retailers, allowing them to create a heaven for bargain hunters and savvy fashionista shoppers who want high street products at discount prices.

What they do and how they do it is unique and being part of the family is very special. Their team members are passionate about what they do and the contribution they make in helping the families they work with.

This is a truly great opportunity to make your mark and be part of creating something amazing!

Location: Cannock, WS11 7GF (with occasional travel)

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: up to £36,000 per annum depending on experience

Benefits: they can offer you the flexibility you need to help you strike the right balance between home and work. In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), health cash plan membership, team member store discount, company sick pay and pension scheme membership…. and of course the satisfaction of knowing that what you do is making a difference!

You may have experience of the following: IT Manager, Technical Support Manager, IT Support Manager, Infrastructure Manager, Network Manager, Helpdesk Manager, Technical Support Engineer, IT Support Engineer, IT Support Technician, Senior IT Support Engineer, Assistant IT Manager, Assistant Support Manager, etc.

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The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK). 

At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities.  We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.

In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:

• Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
• Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
• Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
• Learning and Evaluation Lead
• Data Insight Analyst.

Associate Executive Director - Community Engagement, Programming and Impact

We’re looking for an Associate Executive Director who will lead a strongly connected lifelong community of Senior Fellows and Program staff who together will amplify their impact in the world and ultimately accelerate the eradication of inequities. You will be responsible for Institute’s community engagement, programing and impact strategy and you will have lead responsibility for the design and implementation of programs in support of the work of Senior Fellows and program staff.

Core Competencies

Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Effective leadership skills, ability to motivate, engage and develop a team and community of purpose in an agile and complex environment
• Significant experience, ideally at least five years, in an executive leadership role with demonstrated success in transformative community engagement, strategy and programming for impact
• Demonstrated exceptional performance in building high performing teams and guiding and managing staff
• Strong intellectual capability with the capacity to engage with senior academics, business leaders, government officials, other leaders in a range of settings
• An undergraduate degree is essential. The successful candidate will ideally have a post-graduate qualification in a thematic area relevant to the Atlantic Fellows mission, public sector or business management.

To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.

Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.

St John Ambulance Cymru (SJAC) has supported people and communities across Wales since 1880. We existed before the National Health Service and provided the earliest ‘medical’ support to those who were sick or injured.

Now, in 2020, SJAC continues to perform a major role in strengthening community resilience, ensuring people are trained in first aid and able to fulfil key front-line roles to support our vulnerable people, in addition to offering the opportunity for people from all backgrounds to develop their personal skills and confidence to support our charitable and commercial services whilst assisting their own career development. As a Charity, we partner with the Welsh NHS Health Boards and the Ambulance Services NHS Trust, providing Non-emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) in addition to a falls service as well as maintaining our reputation as being the leading organisation to deliver first aid training to both commercial businesses and local-based communities including school throughout Wales.

We also provide additional support to the people of Wales through:

• Medical duties at events
• Community based divisions
• Falls Assistant programme
• Caring Caller programme
• Community First Responders (CFR)

Since March 2020, SJAC has worked in an even closer partnership with WAST and NHS than ever, as we have increased capacity and developed new innovative ways of working in order to assist and relieve the overwhelming pressure brought by COVID-19.

We have helped by providing an average of 30 additional ambulance crews per week, 3707 volunteer ambulance hours throughout April and May and 873 volunteer hours at the Dragon’s Heart Field Hospital. We are now also providing volunteer support to Pharmacy Deliveries throughout Wales.

St John Ambulance Cymru is currently undergo an extensive and exciting programme of modernisation, forward thinking, encompassing a review of its existing service, financial and workforce model, developing a rejuvenated culture aligned to our core vision and values to improve the volunteer experience and our offer to the people of Wales.

Your new role

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance and Corporate Services is a strategic and visible senior leadership role.

You will be technically and intellectually strong and have excellent vision and leadership skills to drive continuous improvement, providing high quality financial information and advice to enable the Senior Management Team to meet its operational and strategic challenges. You will provide strategic financial leadership to St John Ambulance Cymru (SJAC) through the development and implementation of financial plans to ensure that the business remains financially sustainable.

Within this, you will develop and lead the overall annual and long term strategic financial planning process across the organisation, including delivery and presentation of the financial part of the annual plan. You will lead the development of internal audit systems/processes and St John Ambulance Cymru’s strategic approach to finance and resourcing, including annual and long-term budget setting, performance analysis, capital expenditure/investment, risk management, project evaluation and decision making.

Additionally, the position will oversee responsibility for the provision of IT services equipped to support the overarching modernisation agenda, requiring development and implementation of a sponsored IM&T strategy which clearly outlines SJAC’s IT platforms and systems to meet our ambitions. This role will further require the post holder to develop and oversee the delivery of a property strategy to ensure robust management of the Charity’s assets and facilities management, aside from developing and implementing an effective procurement strategy to provide service improvements and cost reduction. This is envisaged to be a broad financial role that encompasses not only financial and treasury management but will also provide strategic leadership for the development of a modern corporate services function.

What you’ll need to succeed

To be considered for this role you will be a senior finance professional (i.e. Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA), educated to Masters Level with a proven track record of positive financial leadership. You will be able to evidence being an effective leader with exceptional people management and first class communication skills, with a passion for delivering excellent customer service, working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels. Commercially astute, you will have the ability to influence at Senior Management Level and at Board level.

Experience in financial management within the charitable sector is a distinct advantage.

For full details of the role including the required personnel specification please download the attached job description and application form.

To apply, please email your CV along with a statement of suitability (no longer than 2 pages) and your completed application form

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 8th July 2020.

Keeping it Wild Project Assistant  

Salary: £20,067- £21,123 per annum dependent on experience 

Role: Full-time fixed term contract, 1st September 2020 until 31 March 2021   

Based at: Central Office, Dean Bradley House, 52, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AF with significant time spent other London Wildlife Trust nature reserves around London. We are open to exploring flexible working arrangements (including working from home, when not delivering activities on site) 

Closing date: Friday 24th July 2020, 9am 

Provisional start date: 1st September 2020  

Do you love London's wildlife and want to help ensure it flourishes in the future? Are you passionate about inspiring, creating opportunities for, and working with young people? We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic person to join our Keeping it Wild team to support the delivery of our exciting youth-engagement project in London.  

Background 

Keeping it Wild is an ambitious three year project (launched in September 2018) supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, that aims to empower and inspire 600 young people aged 11-25 from backgrounds currently under-represented in the environmental sector, to gain vital skills while discovering, conserving and sharing their experiences of the capital’s wildlife and wild spaces. The project is working to inspire more young Londoners to care about and protect wildlife and wild spaces, through a range of exciting opportunities and utilising digital media and journalism creation to share and document their experiences.  Alongside John Muir Trust, London Wildlife Trust is working closely with youth partners, London Youth and Headliners (UK) to deliver this exciting project.

We are looking for someone who: 

• Enjoys being outdoors in all weather, is enthusiastic and hard working;  
   

• Has excellent communication, networking and facilitation skills with a range of partners and stakeholders;  
   

• Is interested in London’s wildlife and wild spaces;  
   

• Has knowledge of London’s young people and an understanding of the issues that they face;  
   

• Is interested in delivering face-to-face and digital-based activities for young people focussed on urban nature conservation;   
   

• Has exceptional organisational skills and ability to manage various tasks and project related administration at the same time, and capable of managing time effectively;  
   

• Is IT literate – including experience of working with the Microsoft Office suite;  
   

• Has experience of working within a team.   

Does this sound like you? If so we’d love to hear from you!  

London Wildlife Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that London’s diversity is one of its greatest assets and we endeavor to ensure our staff body reflects this. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. Read about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on our website.

If you aren’t sure if this role is for you and are cautious about putting yourself out there then why not have a chat with someone in the team first by contacting us. Let us know if we can do anything to make the application or interview process more accessible. 

About London Wildlife Trust London Wildlife Trust manages nature reserves across the capital that are exemplars of urban conservation land management and which greatly benefit the local communities that use these sites. The Trust delivers projects focusing on protecting priority habitats and wildlife species in London and works to influence policy makers to support this work.  The Trust engages London’s diverse communities through access to our nature reserves, volunteering programmes and education and outreach work.

An enhanced DBS Check is required for this role.   

Closing date: Friday 24th July 2020 at 9am 

Interview date: Friday 31st July 2020*  

Provisional start date: 1st September 2020  

* Interview dates and locations are subject to change depending on developing government advice on the Coronavirus, with the possibility of holding interviews virtually. More information will be given to those invited to an interview at the time. Let us know if we can do anything to make the application or interview process more accessible. 

This role is funded by the DCMS Youth Accelerator Fund via National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Transport team in Edinburgh working on transport programmes mostly focused on consumer advice and incentives. You will be a key player, working with EST colleagues in the transport team, marketing team and service delivery team along with external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of the Transport programme.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will assist with all elements of programme management. This will include engaging with a variety of external stakeholders, budget management, monitoring of progress against project plans and preparing reports for programme funders.

Your excellent communication skills and attention to detail will underpin successful delivery of the programme objectives. Additionally, awareness of project management methodologies will be fundamental to your effective performance along with an interest in sustainable transport and / or wider sustainability sector.

This is a full-time, permanent position. For more information, please see job description on EST Website. 

Applications close 12 noon, 13 July 2020.

To apply, please forward your curriculum vitae and cover letter that clearly outlines your suitability for the post (based on the job description) via our website. 

Only people with the right to work in the UK may apply for this position. 

Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London with occasional travel to Leeds
Role: Fixed Term Contract to 4th June 2021, Part-time, 3 days per week
Salary: £48,270 + £4,000 London Weighting pro rata at 0.6 (FTE)

Job Details

We welcome applications for secondment from the health sector and encourage anyone wishing to do this to have advance agreement from their employer.

The NHS Confederation is the independent voice of NHS leadership. Our aim is an empowered healthy population supported by world class health and care services. Our 500+ members span the full range of organisations that provide and commission services including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; independent providers; clinical commissioning groups; and academic health science networks. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and have a European Office focused on Brexit and international learning opportunities. We support our members to address the policy and strategic challenges facing the health and care system, influence the development of national policy and represent their views at the highest levels and in the public arena. In the last few months we have been working with members to ensure that there has been sufficient Government support to manage Covid-19 and we are now working on how we restore health and care services  more widely as part of our #NHSReset campaign.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent knowledge of contemporary health policy, service delivery challenges and the wider NHS.
• A successful track record of delivering insightful and influential thought leadership and influencing through policy products and engagement activities
• Ability to write accessible and compelling policy narratives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that cut through complexity and provide insight
• Proven ability to build strong personal relationships and effective formal and informal networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including being personally credible and influential with senior stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a mixed portfolio of policy work, including scoping, ensuring it is relevant, timely and of a high quality

The Role

At this time of profound change our members need support to address the policy and strategic challenges of the evolving health and care policy landscape and a strong voice that materially shapes and influences the direction of travel so that the needs of patients and local populations are met in the best way possible. 

We have an opportunity for an exceptional policy professional who can work closely with our members to understand their views and needs and shape a programme of policy and advocacy work to meet them. You will be used to working at national level, with members and stakeholders to gather intelligence, develop policy positions, reports and briefings. Also, in acting as an expert in your field, representing the organisation’s and members’ views. You will be used to working effectively as part of a team of policy experts but also flexibly across organisational teams.  

In return you have the opportunity to develop a strong public profile as a national expert commenting on and helping to influence the future direction of health policy and practice. As well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans. 

The NHS Confederation welcomes all applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We believe it is essential to build a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is also committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

Application deadline: Thursday 16th July (midnight)
Interview date: Tuesday 28th July (remotely)