Service manager jobs in ashtead, surrey
Summary
WE ARE SEEKING A POLICY OFFICER
About the Department/Role
The Church of England is continually striving to improve its safeguarding practices. The 2020 report by IICSA on the Church highlighted failures in respect of child sexual abuse and, more broadly, the challenges facing the Church to get safeguarding right.
The Church's aspiration is that safeguarding is not experienced and approached as a matter of administrative compliance. Rather, it should be what the Church is - something that flows from its core beliefs and values, part of its DNA.
The Church has made important and positive strides over recent years. There is, however, still much to be done to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, and to promote their well-being. The Church is a complex collection of different bodies. Most of the safeguarding work is carried out locally within the 42 dioceses and cathedrals in England. This work is supported centrally by a National Safeguarding Team (NST).
The Church of England seeks a committed and collaborative Safeguarding Policy Officer to join the National Safeguarding Team. This role is central to developing, revising, and implementing national safeguarding policies that protect and support all members of the Church community.
Working closely with Safeguarding Policy and Development Leads, you'll ensure policies are grounded in academic research, aligned with legislation and canon law, and informed by survivor experiences and Church-wide learning.
- Co-manage the development and roll-out of safeguarding policies, codes of practice and guidance
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including survivors, bishops, Diocesan Safeguarding Officers, and Church bodies
- Ensure policy relevance across dioceses, parishes, cathedrals, religious communities, and theological institutions
- Lead the coordination and improvement of the safeguarding e-manual
- Engage with NCIs departments to embed safeguarding policy into wider initiatives
- Support the NST's learning and review cycle to refine policies over time
- Represent survivor perspectives within policy, training, and quality assurance activities
- Provide briefings and respond to safeguarding queries from Church bodies
- Take ownership of non-legislative content creation related to safeguarding
Key role requirements
- A basic DBS check will be required as part of our pre-employment checks.
- This is a hybrid role, and working arrangements can be discussed with the hiring manager.
- Please note: This is a fixed-term opportunity, and we are seeking to appoint three candidates across the following contracts:
- 1 position: 2-year fixed-term contract
- 2 positions: 15-month fixed-term contracts
You will need to be/have:
To thrive in this role, you'll bring a unique blend of analytical skill, emotional intelligence, and commitment to safeguarding excellence. Below are the essential and desirable qualities we're looking for:
- A degree is not required for this role; however, the candidate will need to evidence at least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar field
- Strong written communication, able to tailor content for diverse audiences
- Skilled in analysing complex and conflicting information and distilling it into clear policy or guidance
- Confident working collaboratively across internal and external partnerships
- Able to lead and facilitate stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes
- Able to build trusted relationships with varied stakeholders, including survivors and Church colleagues
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with individuals from all backgrounds, both written and verbal
- Experience in producing clear, effective policy and guidance for a range of audiences.
- Knowledge of national safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and policy (e.g. Children Acts, Care Act, Working Together, criminal justice legislation), both current and historical, as relevant to non-recent abuse.
- A salary of £48,557 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario, and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
External Interviews will take place on 15 & 16 September 2025.
We are searching for an enthusiastic Account Executive to work within our small but driven team.
The Business Support team plays a key role in the charity, as our work with employers, helping them improve their frameworks and cultures, also creates safer work environments for whistleblowers, and supports our whole operation financially.
The role is varied and will help you enhance your negotiation, persuasion, organisation and creative skills. The vacancy would suit individuals who have some sales experience, and want to develop and enhance this, applying this experience in an environment that has a societal impact. It may also suit a graduate looking to work in a unique business development setting. Crucially, we are looking for self-starters who use their initiative to contribute great ideas and succeed with their sales.
Purpose:
You will generate income for the charity by identifying and securing new business, and maintain strong relationships with existing members and clients in order to explore further business opportunities with them.
The role will be selling Protect’s training, consultancy and membership services to employers who want to strive towards positive speak-up cultures.
Key responsibilities:
- Creating and converting a pipeline of potential members and other clients, in order to hit sales target and achieve KPIs
- Selling the charity’s services to inbound enquiries, resulting from marketing activity by the charity (eg webinars, SEO, social media and conferences)
- Enhancing the client relationship with existing clients through effective account management, and upselling services
- Being attentive to current legal affairs, whistleblowing cases and commercial market trends to accurately inform sector and client approaches
- Assist with business development projects and focuses including sector approaches, including round tables, breakfast briefings)
- Being a positive ambassador for the charity at national exhibitions, events and conferences
Required Experience & Skills
· Willingness to learn
· Passionate about excellent client service
· Ability to manage a varied workload with competing demands
· Commercially aware with good business acumen and financial awareness
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a track record of producing top quality research and policy analysis? Do you have a detailed understanding of health policy and its political context? Are you motivated to help shape future work and play a key role leading research that will have significant impact at both a local and national level?
The Nuffield Trust is looking for someone capable of leading projects across a range of topics within health and care; someone who will be an energetic, inspiring presence in the team. You will have strong critical appraisal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have the ability to analyse policy documents, grey literature and official reports related to specific policy areas.
In this role, you will be responsible for a mix of short- and long-term projects, including in-house research and policy analysis and reactive work. You will be expected to develop and lead research projects, including leading funding bids, and you will work with a range of stakeholders, including funders and academic partners. You will have strong quantitative skills, and you may have qualitative research experience too. Expertise in workforce research is desirable but not essential.
We’d really like to meet you if you have:
- Experience of designing and leading mixed methods research
- Advanced quantitative research skills and excellent analytical and critical appraisal skills
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of health policy in the UK
- Excellent and versatile writing skills, and the ability communicate effectively to a range of audiences
- A track record of leading research and analysis aimed at influencing policy.
About us
The Nuffield Trust is an independent health think tank. We aim to improve the quality of health care and health policy in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.
We want to help achieve a high-quality health and social care system that improves the health and care of people in the UK.
We set out to do this by:
- Improving the evidence base that leads to better care by undertaking rigorous applied research and policy analysis.
- Using our independence to provide expert commentary, analysis and scrutiny of policy and practice.
- Bringing together policy-makers, practitioners and others to develop solutions to the challenges facing the health and social care system.
Benefits
The Trust offers a competitive benefits package including a defined contribution pension scheme (with 14% employer contribution), death in service insurance, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Eligible employees also have access to a number of other benefits including interest-free travel loans, a cycle to work scheme, and enhanced carers, maternity, paternity and parental leave and pay. We operate a hybrid working policy (minimum 40-50% in-office working) and flexible start/finish times around core hours of 10am to 3pm.
Annual leave is 28 days per year. This rises to 30 days per year on completion of 5 years’ service with the Trust. All Annual leave is calculated pro rata for part time positions.
The Trust also encourages personal development and training programmes for all employees.
How to apply
To apply for the role, please download a copy of the Candidate Brief and follow the instructions on pages 10/11.
When preparing your answers to the application questions, please bear the following in mind with respect to the use of AI. The Nuffield Trust values authenticity and wants to understand your unique experiences, perspective, and personality. We acknowledge that AI can be used to refine responses, but this should not replace your own critical thinking. It is your unique insights and experiences that will make your application stand out.
Equal opportunities
The Nuffield Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
The diversity monitoring questions in the application form are optional and will not be shared with the selection panel. The selection panel will only have access to your CV and your responses to the application questions.
Final points
Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references. Applicants must also have the right to work in the UK. For further information please visit the UKVI website.
Strictly no agencies.
Evidence for better health care
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Co-Director
Status: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
Location: Home based in London area
Report To: Founder of The Black Economists Network
Hours: Part Time – commitment of 8 hours per week which must include at least 4 hours on Fridays
Salary: Based on experience; £23- £25 per hour.
Full time salary £45,000-48,100 per annum:
Pro-rata’d to £9,568-10,400 per annum
Benefits: Pension, holiday scheme
About us:
The Black Economists Network (TBEN) is a dynamic and progressive organisation dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive community for professionals and students of African and Caribbean descent in economics and related fields. We provide a platform for networking, collaboration, idea sharing, and mutual support. Additionally, TBEN aims to address the underrepresentation of Black individuals in economics and related fields by partnering with other organisations to drive diversity strategies and increase the visibility of Black economists.
Do you:
- Have a passion for our mission and have a commitment to social impact?
- Proven leadership or management experience
- Have the drive and experience to help us to develop our long-term strategy?
- Have strong decision making skills?
- Think strategically with the capability to develop and execute strategy, especially related to economic policy or research
- Enjoy working with people from a range of different backgrounds?
- Want to make a difference?
Would you
- Like to be part of an organisation that is striving to increase the visibility of Black economists?
- Be comfortable dealing with legal, financial and regulatory requirements?
Are you:
- An inspirational leader with lots of proven experience managing a team from an analytical, research or policy focused environment?
- A strong communicator who can break down barriers and build relationships?
- An engaging public speaker who can represent TBEN in front of a variety of audiences
- An experienced people manager who can build a successful, collaborative and supportive team environment?
- Flexible and adaptable and happy working in a range of different environments?
If so, this is the role for you……..
The opportunity:
We are looking for a Co-Director to join the team and be responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the organisation. The successful candidate will work with the Founder and stakeholders to ensure that TBEN fulfils its mission, but also ensuring that it maintains financial sustainability and delivers impactful programs.
This is a brand new role for TBEN and we are looking for someone who can join us and make a real difference to what we are able to deliver.
If you have:
Essential:
- Proven experience as an Economist or a field related to economics and related fields;
- Proven experience as a people manager who has recruited, nurtured and developed a successful team;
- Proven leadership and management experience
- Clear experience managing budgets, understanding funding cycles and financial reporting
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills;
- An in-depth understanding of – and a passion for – promoting diversity and inclusion;
- Experience of working collaboratively and making strategic decisions;
- Excellent organisational skills, multi-tasking and prioritising across multiple projects
- A minimum of a Degree in Economics or closely related within the economics field or relevant transferable qualification in Economics
- Commitment to TBEN’s mission; a deep understanding and passion for promoting racial equity and economic empowerment within Black communities
- Right to work in the UK.
Desirable:
- Organisational experience within a non-profit organisation, think tank or research organisation or an organisation focused on economic development or social justice
- Fundraising or partnership experience
- Experience securing grants
- Building strategy partnership
- Public speaking
- Strong financial acumen and understanding of non-profit funding models;
- Experience in event planning and management;
- Experience of working in the charity sector;
- Economics related qualification.
Does this sound like you? We would love to hear from you.
We encourage applications who may not have followed a traditional route into economics, but bring relevant lived experience, insight, or transferable skills that align with TBEN’s mission
Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025
About us
We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty. Our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe. However, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK. Never has this been more important than today.
National Energy Action’s teams are supportive, knowledgeable and dedicated to what we do. We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.
We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives every day.
The role
This is a time of unprecedented demand for our services. We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us as a Benefits Adviser on either a full or part time basis. Job Share applications are also welcome. Full time hours are 37 hours per week.
We’re looking for an experienced and knowledgeable professional to help us deliver our work programme and build our profile amongst regional stakeholders. The post-holder will deliver projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK.
This is a highly rewarding role where knowledge and experience are key. You will provide accurate, comprehensive benefit entitlement advice and support to householders, ensuring they receive the help they need. From initial consultation to form completion, you will be responsible for offering guidance across multiple channels – by phone, online and in person.
National Energy Advice’s Benefits Entitlements and Claims Support Officers are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive, and confident. You will obtain relevant information about a client’s circumstances and offer accurate guidance about potential eligibility for additional benefit entitlements. This will include the completion of application forms as appropriate. Advice will be given over the phone, via online contact and in face-to-face settings where appropriate.
What you will need to succeed
National Energy Action is seeking skilled and experienced individuals to join our team in a pivotal role supporting low income and vulnerable households.
You will have a strong background in providing welfare benefits advice and expert advice on welfare rights, including entitlements, systems, claim processes and current legislation and practices; all tailored to individual client circumstances. You will have demonstrable experience of providing welfare benefits advice via telephone and face to face is essential.
You will need good organisational skills, excellent communication skills as well as an understanding of the challenges faced by low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.
The role of Benefits Adviser will be part of the Communities Directorate and the postholder will report to the Benefits Entitlement and Claim Support Manager.
Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK. Hybrid working is subject to a risk assessment to ensure the working environment is appropriate under health and safety and GDPR requirements.
The job description provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria.
We are offering:
- £29,064 – £34,267 (FTE) – Points 12-22 (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable). Appointments are usually made at the starting point of the scale.
- 11½% non-contributory pension.
- 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff.
- Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working.
- Enhanced family friendly payments.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Employee benefits platform.
Salary: £37,280 starting salary (salary range will increase to a max £39,862 via the length of service) per annum plus £4,324 Inner London Weighting if based in the London office per annum
Contract: Fixed Term contract until 30 June 2026
Hours: Full-time. 35 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks). Some evening and weekend work may be required for which time off in lieu should be claimed.
Location: Any Refugee Action Office: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford. We will consider a UK-based hybrid working option.
Closing date to apply for the role: 23.59pm on 17th August*
*Please read carefully, the information below on how to apply for this role
*This is a readvertisement – previous applicants need not apply
Please read carefully – how to apply for this role:
Applications for this role are only* open to people who identify as having lived experience of forced displacement due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses
(This also includes British nationals living/working overseas who have been forced to leave due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses)
*Current Refugee Action employees with and without lived experience, are eligible to apply.
About Refugee Action
Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them.
About the post
This exciting role would mean joining Refugee Action at a crucial point in the charity’s 40-year history, full of opportunity and potential. You will use your creative skills to support the creation of innovative digital content to engage and mobilise existing supporters and add to Refugee Action’s rapidly growing audience. Working between the fundraising and campaigns team, this role will support the Digital Communications Manager to deliver our ambitious digital strategy, focusing on the development of engaging digital content, the management of one of our key supporter databases, and will lead on the engagement and retention work which supports Refugee Action’s fundraising and campaigning.
We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate:
• Commitment to removing barriers to power for people with lived experience, and commitment to anti-racist practices.
• Understanding of how the UK’s hostile refugee protection and asylum system impacts those affected by it.
• Strong understanding of the role of digital tactics in the development and execution of campaign strategies.
• Strong writing, editing and proof-reading skills, with experience of using these within a fast-paced environment and adapting content for difference audiences.
• Experience of maintaining and nurturing social media communities and creating impactful digital content.
• Knowledge of Facebook advertising, including the set-up, management and analysis of ad performance.
• Experience using Canva, or Adobe creative software – particularly Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere.
• Experience of using Engaging Networks or similar system or proven ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Thorough understanding of website optimisation with experience working with website content management systems.
• Experience of using Google AdWords, and of using reporting and analytics tools, such as Google Analytics.
• Understanding of the digital landscape, and emerging trends in web and social technology and digital fundraising.
Closing date: 23.59pm, Sunday 17 August
Interviews: Tuesday 26 August
Refugee Action only operates in the UK, so all roles are UK-based, and you must have the right to work in the UK.
This role is not on the Shortage Occupation List. If you have permission to work that is restricted to the Shortage Occupation List, we will be unable to appoint you to this role.
You can find out which roles are on the shortage occupation list via these two links:
• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations
• Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education
We are currently campaigning for people seeking asylum to have the right to work in the UK, see our Lift the Ban campaign here.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: up to 35 hours per week (can consider less hours, 35 hours is full time)
Location: Finsbury Park London, in our purpose-built centre and gardens
Starting salary: £54,520 - £63,243 per annum
Closing date: Monday 8th September 2025
Expected date of interviews: 17th-19th September 2025
Job ref: VA756
Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture? Do you have experience of coordinating clinical services delivery to marginalised groups in a community setting?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with an innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team at our London Centre.
You will line manage and supervise highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Adult Team Manager, London and operate as an integral part of the London Clinical Services Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our four-year strategy and work together to increase the number of clients who can access our services. It is based in a centre specifically designed to be a safe and welcoming environment for survivors and includes gardens and growing facilities.
About the role
This is a wide-ranging position, and your key areas of responsibility will include:
- To work with the Adult Team Manager and Heads of Clinical Services to implement FFT’s strategic goals. It will involve providing line management to paid staff and volunteers from different professions and disciplines and provide professional and clinical supervision to qualified clinicians and trainees in the service including, clinical/counselling psychologists. This role may also include providing remote clinical supervision to clinicians in our other regional centres (North West England and Scotland).
- To ensure that Freedom from Torture's clinical model continues to be fully rolled out, with particular emphasis on survivor empowerment and evidence-based practice for addressing PTSD and other mental health impacts of torture.
- Championing people development as well as influence delivery of evidenced -based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit-based services.
- To formulate and negotiate psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and to provide psychological treatment, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in line with the new clinical model “Pathways” (drawing on a range of evidence-based models for the presenting problems of the clients).
- Being an effective role model and leader to encourage, develop and enhance skills of others.
About you
This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. To be successful in this role you must have a high level of commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery. It is a key requirement that you must have knowledge of appropriate clinical standards and external regulatory bodies. You must also have sound financial awareness and experience of balancing the provision of quality care against budgetary parameters.
To be considered for this role you must be a Psychologist registered with HCPC and have qualified with a doctorate or equivalent in either clinical or counselling psychology. You must have professional experience of working with clients with complex PTSD and have post-qualification experience of using evidence-based trauma focused therapy models. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum, both in terms of pre-flight experience and the experience of living in exile. You must have previous management and supervision experience and be able to provide demonstrable examples of how you have successfully led and influenced clinical teams within community or health care settings.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution.
We also offer access to additional therapy training including NET and EMDR, access to high quality clinical supervision and an opportunity to hold a small case load alongside your management practice.
You will also have the opportunity to closely with the Head of Clinical Services and to attend a range of forums and working groups to support the clinical development of Freedom from Torture.
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality. Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £54,520 - £63,243 per annum.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.
To be considered for this role it is mandatory that at the point of application you must provide a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification. You must also provide proof of your professional accreditation status relevant to the role.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Purpose:
The Circle is an alternative to A&E for young people and children who are finding it hard to cope with their mental health, when medical intervention might not be necessary. We provide one-off in the moment support, and we are open every day of the year with no waiting list.
Mental health advisors are part of the core team, supporting children and young people aged 5-18 and their families every day. You are expected to work within HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures, and adhere to our code of conduct/values.
This role will suit those that have worked with vulnerable children in the past, including, but not limited to, support workers, CAMHS workers and mental health workers. We work within a diverse borough, and look to reflect this in our team.
Job Summary:
The mental health advisor role is a key part of the delivery of the Circle, working on the frontline to support young people and their families who are finding it hard to cope. They will conduct hour long, one-off sessions with children and young people aged 5-18, providing: safety planning, coping mechanisms, psychoeducation, and signposting, and supporting in de-escalation. This will be delivered with a non-judgemental and empathetic approach.
As a mental health advisor, you will need to be ready to respond in the moment to presenting (often unknown) concerns. You will have to dynamically risk assess situations, and be confident in raising concerns when necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
- Work as part of a team to provide support to service users and their families.
- Work within the Circle framework, and follow all HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures.
- Develop an understanding of the local area, and other services, to effectively signpost to.
- To deal with all safeguarding concerns in line with HFEH Mind’s safeguarding children policy.
- Take pride in the working environment, keeping it clean and tidy, and reporting any Health and Safety concerns appropriately.
- To utilise skills flexibly and effectively so that support can be tailored in a creative way.
Service Accountability:
- Maintain accurate, clear and concise records of all interactions with children, young people, parents/carers and professionals.
- Attend and engage in mandatory training, as directed by HFEH Mind.
- Ensure all support provided has an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects differences.
- To work collaboratively with all other partners and professionals, and represent HFEH Mind in a positive light.
- Ensure that all support provided has an inclusive values base which recognises and respects difference and diversity.
Other:
- To attend and engage constructively in 1-1 supervision, team meetings and group reflective practice, where applicable.
- Carry out any additional tasks as required by the Circle or Children and Young People’s Services in consultation with your manager.
Person Specification
Essential
- A minimum of two years’ experience supporting vulnerable children and/or young people in a paid or voluntary capacity, or equivalent.
- An ability to form supportive relationships with families, and tailor support to individual need.
- A child-centred approach to work.
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, whilst managing your own self-care.
- An openness to your approach to colleagues, managers and in 1:1s and reflective practice sessions.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package.
- Working understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into your work.
Desirable
- Experience of working with CYPs presenting with complex needs, and/or who are neurodiverse.
- Experience in managing relationships with professionals (e.g. schools, education psychologists, early help teams), commissioners and other stakeholders.
- Experience in co-producing activities and campaigns with young people.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team.
- Experience of supporting young people experiencing episodes of heightened stress/distress.
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
We are actively recruiting for a variety of roles – whether you're seeking full-time, part-time or bank work, we welcome your application. Our service runs seven days a week, out of hours, no later than 10pm. Shifts are set in advance on a monthly rota. Please indicate your preferred availability (e.g. weekends, evenings, specific days) in your application.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants available for weekend work.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a Consultant, you will manage a variety of evaluation, learning and co-design consultancy projects with charitable funders, charities, local authorities and public bodies. Our projects are varied but often include delivering: evaluations that involve primary and secondary data collection using mixed methods, analysis and impact measurement; learning partnerships with funders co-designing services with people with lived experience of social issues; developing accessible learning outputs for clients and stakeholders such as reports, case studies, blogs and presentations. We also provide strategic advice and learning partnerships that help organisations build a culture of learning and adaptation and we are known for engaging in large, complex place-based programmes of change.
You will play a key role in ensuring that projects are delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget. You will draw on your expertise in research methods, analysis, facilitation and project management to manage projects as part of multi-disciplinary teams. You will be the main point of contact for clients and ensure effective budget and resource management. Our project allocations are matched to your skills and interests wherever possible, providing room for professional development across sectors, themes and methodologies.
Alongside project delivery, you will contribute to business development by supporting proposal writing, relationship-building with prospective and existing clients and shaping new work aligned with our strategy.
Our client base includes organisations such as BBC Children in Need, Mission 44, Youth Endowment Fund, EY Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, City Bridge Foundation, the Mayor of London’s Office and various local authorities. We work across diverse policy areas including youth social action, prevention of violence, public health and education.
Recent and current projects illustrate the diversity of our work:
· Partnering with a national youth funder to shift power to youth organisations and Black-led groups with a focus on anti-racism and youth empowerment.
· Acting as learning partner for a foundation working with multi-academy trusts and charities to prevent school exclusions, supporting pilots and cross-sector learning.
· Building an evaluation framework for a foundation that is shifting its strategy from service delivery-focused to being systems change-focused.
Joining us as a Consultant is an excellent opportunity for someone who is curious, proactive and motivated by social impact. You will gain varied experience, deepen your expertise in research, evaluation and learning and contribute to addressing the root causes of social and economic exclusion across the UK.
For full information, Job description, Person Specification and details on how to apply please follow the link in the Application Pack or have a look at the Careers page on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Individual Giving Officer will work with the Individual and Legacy Manager to provide an exceptional level of stewardship to donors.
The role will work to increase income from a diverse range of products including our online shop, funeral collections, stewardship journeys and individual gifts. Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, empathy for those affected by bowel cancer, and a desire to show the impact of donations are all essential. You’ll also be a team player and capable of organising and managing a busy workload.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background to the role
In April 2024 we launched an ambitious five-year strategy. At the same time, in acknowledgement of the fact that if we are to deliver for older people we need to change as an organisation, we began a process of internal transformation.
Across the organisation trustees, staff and volunteers are working hard together to lead Age UK East London to become more professional, more collaborative and more sustainable. We are proud of the progress we have made; 95% of staff say they would recommend us as a place to work.
This new role, along with a new Operations Coordinator role, has been created to help us make faster progress towards achieving these transformational goals. We’re looking for someone who is highly resourceful, self-motivated and curious and who can model our values (accountable, kind, flexible, inclusive and collaborative) in the way they work.
Job description
Job Purpose
By providing high quality governance and administrative support you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our organisation. By supporting our Trustees and SMT you will improve our internal accountability and reduce the administrative burden on our senior team; freeing them to focus on organisational development, on building external relationships and pursuing opportunities which align with our strategy.
Key Tasks
Overseeing our Governance & Administration:
- You will organise and service the Trustee Board and Board Committee meetings, including agendas, minute-taking, follow-ups on actions, ensuring compliance with governing documents and charity law.
- Be the key contact for trustees, including overseeing their recruitment, induction and training.
- Better connect our governance and management processes through improving alignment of our Trustee and management reporting cycles and coordinating meetings and the delivery of Exec reports.
- Act as company secretary and ensure the Company House and Charity Commission websites are kept up to date.
Supporting our Executive team:
- Manage the CEO's diary, coordinate and prepare for SMT meetings, and monthly whole team meetings, maintain action logs, and provide proactive support in work planning.
- Lead on liaison with, and reports to, Age UK national. This will include coordinating visits and the collection of data.
- Develop and oversee our internal knowledge sharing systems
- Ensure our intranet is up to date and our new SharePoint file structure is maintained.
General
- To meet regularly with line manager for support, supervision and appraisal.
- To attend team and staff meetings, (and other meetings) as required.
- To undertake any other duties within the competence of the post holder as may be required from time to time for the continued smooth running of Age UK East London.
- To undertake all training required to fulfil the role.
- To carry out the duties of the post in accordance with Age UK’s East London’s policies and procedures including EDI, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Complaints, GDPR, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children.
Functional Links
- The role reports to the CE
- Close working relationship is required with the other members of SMT, the Chair of trustees and other members of the board.
Person Specification
Research shows that while middle class white men tend to apply for job when they meet around 60% of the criteria, women, people from the global majority, and people from other marginalised groups that encounter systematic discrimination tend to apply only when they meet all criteria. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don’t meet every single aspect of the job description, please still apply!
Experience
Essential
- Experience providing high-level administrative support to a senior team or a senior leader.
- Experience of minute taking Experience maintaining internal systems such as SharePoint, document storage, or intranet platforms.
Desirable
- Voluntary sector experience.
- Working with a trustee board.
- Experience acting as Company Secretary or supporting governance compliance.
- Experience of recruiting at board level.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection principles.
- Understanding of EDI and a commitment to working in an anti-racist and non-discriminatory way.
- Knowledge of the structure and roles within a charity, including the role of trustees.
Desirable
- Of charity governance, and business planning processes and accountabilities.
- Knowledge of Company secretary role and responsibilities via training or experience
Skills/Attributes
Essential
- High level IT skills in Microsoft Office .Good understanding of the capabilities and potential of 365
- Organisational Skills: Ability to manage calendars, meetings and documents efficiently
- Verbal & Written Communication: Must be able to communicate clearly, professionally and tactfully with internal and external stakeholders.
- Time Management: Ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple deadlines.
- Attention to Detail: Must be able to ensure accuracy in communication, scheduling, and documentation and take accurate minutes.
- Can demonstrate AUKEL values (accountable, kind, flexible, inclusive, collaborative) in the way the service is delivered.
- Commitment to learning and development and reflective practise.
Desirable
- Advanced AI skills
Additional Requirements
- Ideally, we would like the post holder to attend our evening trustee meetings (four a quarter, two online and two in person). This time will be available to be taken back in lieu. However, for the right candidate we can be flexible about this requirement.
- As Age UK East London works with children and vulnerable adults the post holder will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced DBS certificate. A criminal record will not necessarily, but may be, a bar to obtaining a position with the organisation.
Additional Information
- This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and deliverables for the role.
- In addition to the contents of this role description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by line management.
- Should you be successful in this role this job description will not form part of your terms and conditions
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Could you lead and manage British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Medical Technology portfolio to help deliver our vision of a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory disease?
We’re seeking an experience leader to join us as our Head of Product and manage our Medical Technology portfolio, which spans clinical and healthcare solutions, research platforms, and health insight products. This portfolio is delivered through a bi-modal approach—a blend of agile product development and structured project delivery—encompassing build, buy, and partner strategies.
About the role
As our Head of Product, you’ll:
- Own and evolve the Medical Technology product portfolio, ensuring alignment with BHF’s Medical and Technology strategies.
- Lead product strategy and execution across multiple disciplines, and product portfolio.
- Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders in the Medical Directorate to shape and deliver products that support BHF’s mission and medical objectives.
- Be responsible for prioritisation, customer value delivery, communication, scheduling, resourcing, and financial oversight across the portfolio.
- Operate as a key member of the Technology Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning and cross-functional leadership under the guidance of the Director of Technology and Chief Technology Officer.
About Technology at BHF
Technology is a critical enabler of BHF’s mission. From transforming patient experiences through digital health tools like RevivR and The Circuit, to advancing research through AI and data analytics, our Medical Technology portfolio is at the forefront of innovation.
We’ve established dedicated product teams to ensure consistent access to technology expertise and services, enabling the Medical Directorate to deliver impactful outcomes.
Working arrangements
Please note This is a 12-month fixed term contract, covering family leave, and we'll be looking for candidates to be able to join us as soon as possible.
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About you
You’ll bring:
- Proven experience in bi-modal product and portfolio delivery, ideally within a similarly complex organisation.
- A commercial mindset and strategic thinking capabilities, with a track record of shaping and delivering product strategies.
- Existing Head of knowledge and strong leadership skills, able to manage multi-disciplinary teams and influence senior stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of customer needs, market trends, and emerging technologies in health and research.
- Proficiency in agile methodologies (Agile), product ownership, and translating user insights into actionable product requirements.
About us
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change , along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Interview process
First stage interviews will be held w/c 1st September, via MS Teams. Second stage interviews will be held in person, at our London office, which will include a presentation element, as well as a chance for you to meet with some key stakeholders this role will work closely with.
How to Apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

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We are looking for 2 organised and dedicated Project Workers who have a strong empathy with single homeless people, to coordinate our intensive housing management services across our South London boroughs.
You will be joining a small , friendly registered charity and registered provider with a supportive team.
Job purpose
The Project Worker will be responsible for the delivery of a responsive intensive housing management service to clients allocated by the Team Leader.
The central aim of the role is to support homeless clients temporarily living in CLHT placements to become as independent as possible and to facilitate timely move-on into independent living settings.
This will be achieved through regular client-led keywork sessions and in close collaboration with external partners.
The Project Worker will coordinate the day-to-day smooth running of each house they are responsible for.
Duties and responsibilities specific to the role
Intensive Housing Management
- Responsible for a broad range of housing management activities, including signing up new residents, issuing licensing agreements, delivering new client inductions, occupancy management and eviction / abandonment.
- Evictions are a last resort and CLHT works within the Homeless Link guidance on preventing evictions and abandonment.
- Work collaboratively with the Finance team to coordinate rent/ service charge collections
- Carry out regular occupancy checks.
- Maintain accurate and timely records related to housing management activities, within the requirements of GDPR.
- Maintain a healthy and safe environment and encourage clients to take individual responsibility for their living environment and for positive relationships with fellow residents.
- Ensure the accommodation where clients live is clean and maintained to a high standard, in line with CLHT property standards.
- Ensure the accommodation meets all legal and statutory health and fire safety requirements
- Work in close collaboration with the Maintenance team to ensure all repairs and maintenance issues are correctly reported and resolved.
- To promote and encourage client participation in the Intensive Housing Management process and to act as advocate for clients when necessary.
- This includes leading regular house meetings and encouraging clients to become ‘resident representatives’.
- To document each visit to projects, detailing tasks undertaken, any changes that have occurred and other relevant information.
- Manage antisocial behaviour and clients complaints in line with our Anti-Social Behaviour and Complaints procedures.
- Liaise with senior managers to ensure complaints are addressed in a timely manner.
Health and Safety
- Adhere to best practice in meeting the requirements of health and safety legislation in all aspects of the organisation’s work.
- Ensure you undertake required health and safety training.
- Comply with Health and Safety requirements and conduct all activities in a manner which is safe for yourself and others.
- Ensure you follow the Lone Working Policies and Procedures - making full use of the IT Lone Working tools made available by CLHT
- To report and record any accident or incident which may occur- no matter how minor - whether to clients or staff, follow RIDDOR reporting procedures, report to the police where applicable in line with policies at all times.
- To report immediately to management on any aspect of a service user’s placement that may warrant an investigation or urgent action.
Keyworking, Support planning, risk assessment
- Ensure all clients have a robust risk assessment, needs assessment and support plan which identifies and meets their needs as far as possible within the remit of the service.
- Use the SMART process to ensure all actions from keyworking are followed up.
- Develop client engagement techniques, being creative in your approach to encourage client participation in the keyworking, support planning and risk assessment process.
- Always ensure that clients are provided with the full range of information required to make informed decisions which encourages freedom and empowerment.
- Signpost and refer to external statutory and voluntary sector partners where necessary
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with all key partners, escalating any concerns about partner agency engagement to your line manager.
- Maintain up-to-date, GDPR-compliant records on CLHT IT systems, including clients signed copies of all keyworking, support planning and risk assessment documents.
- Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of Adult Safeguarding
Team Working
- Foster a positive team culture, being supportive of colleagues
- Participate in minimum monthly one-to-one supervision and team meetings to assist you in carrying out your duties.
- Perform in line with policies and procedures, including drawing to the attention of senior manager’s matters concerning capability.
- Support apprentices and volunteers, ensuring that their skills are utilised to support quality service delivery.
- Work to meet team targets.
- Support new team members in progressing through an induction programme
- To advise of any ideas which may enhance or improve the level of service delivered
Other
- No job description can be entirely comprehensive. The post holder will be expected to carry out such other duties as may be required from time to time in accordance with the job description.
- Willingness to work flexibly in response to changing organisational requirements.
- Keep managers informed of all significant issues relating to and affecting service delivery.
- Ensure compliance with CLHT Equality and Diversity policy & procedure
- Ensure Client Information is stored in line with Data Protection and Confidentiality guidelines.
- Attend regular meetings as directed by management.
- Adhere to the Company's medication policy at all times, and ensure that medical emergencies are dealt with appropriately.
Person specification
Knowledge
- Working knowledge of the welfare benefits system, particularly in relation to clients accommodated in intensive housing management settings
- An understanding of the common reasons for homelessness amongst single homeless people with support needs
- Knowledge of other key partner agencies, such as Probation, Community Mental Health Teams , Local Authority homelessness services , the Refugee Council
- Knowledge of the principles of Adult Safeguarding in a housing setting
- Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of the Equalities Act
Skills
- Able to develop a quick rapport with clients, particularly those who may be mistrustful of services and reluctant to engage
- Ability to work under own initiative & maintain enthusiasm for a high level of contact with clients on a day-to-day basis.
- Assertiveness and de-escalation skills
- Able to proactively participate in a comprehensive induction to the organisation and the services provided
- Coaching skills
- Able to cope under pressure, using initiative to manage time and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work within a team, promoting open communication skills and creative thinking
- Proficient IT skills, including Excel and Word and basic keyboard skills.
- Confident dealing with people at all levels; displays appropriate verbal and non-verbal behaviour
- Excellent numeracy & literacy - able to produce clear written records
- Integrity, sensitivity and understanding.
- Approachable, adaptable and assertive.
- Able to recognise learning needs and seek out learning and development opportunities with your line manager
- Is open and honest about mistakes and willing to use mistakes as tools for development
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Experience
- Experience of working with single homeless clients with support needs , or demonstrable equivalent experience
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies to achieve effective outcomes.
- Experience of effectively prioritising your workload in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of de-escalating situations where clients have exhibited challenging behaviour
Other
- DBS Check.
- Strong empathy with homeless people, demonstrating a non-judgmental approach
- Commitment to the aims & objectives of the organisation.
Education and Qualifications
- Minimum 5 GCSE’S (A*-C) or equivalent – Including Maths and English.
- Evidence of a commitment to ongoing professional development
- It is desirable for the postholder to have a valid driving licence
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Chapter One
Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme currently supports over 3,200 children a year. It pairs disadvantaged, struggling five to eight-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who come from over 160 local and national businesses. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.
About the Role
The Finance Assistant has responsibility for a variety of finance functions including the purchase and sales ledger, making payments to suppliers, invoicing Corporate Partners and Schools and reconciling bank accounts. They support the day to day running of the Finance Team ensuring that tasks such as posting invoices, reconciling customer accounts, supporting credit control and chasing non-payments are carried out in a timely and accurate fashion.
The Finance Assistant reports to and works closely with the Head of Finance and plays a critical role in resolving finance queries from Chapter One colleagues, maintaining accurate financial records, supporting internal processes and contributing to the effective financial management of Chapter One.
This role is ideal for someone who has experience in a similar position within a finance team and has good working knowledge of accounting principles and a basic understanding of income for charities. They will work remotely and will need to have access to a reliable internet connection. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and the post-holder must be permanently based in the UK at the time of applying and for the duration of their employment.
All Chapter One employees are required to attend quarterly in-person staff meetings held in various locations across the UK (all expenses covered) as well as monthly all staff virtual meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of each month from 12:00 - 13:00; participation is mandatory.
How to Apply
Please read the full job description for details of the responsibilities of the role, and our employee recruitment pack to learn more about Chapter One. Application instructions included below.
Interview Dates
First Round Interviews: w/c Monday 1st September
Second Round Interviews: w/c Monday 8th September
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from individuals who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter via CharityJob. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should include:
1) A summary of your relevant experience, including clear examples
2) Tell us about a time when you identified an opportunity to improve a financial process or system
3) Tell us about your journey of continuing professional development
4) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents - please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Network Lead plays a central role in helping us achieve our vision to end the need for food banks in the UK. This is a varied, proactive and fast-paced role leading work to support our food banks to deliver a warm welcome, emergency food, and access to tailored support and advice for people experiencing poverty in communities across Northern Ireland, while we work together for long-term structural changes to tackle drivers of food bank need.
The role involves line management of Area Managers working directly with Food Banks, and the coordination of projects and partnerships to support food banks in our network to reduce the need for their services locally.
You will need to live in Northern Ireland or be planning to relocate as the role involves regular travel to visit our Northern Ireland food banks.
Role responsibilities
· Food Bank Support: Manage the delivery of support to food banks in Northern Ireland ensuring our community of food banks remain resilient and can provide a compassionate service to people in need of emergency food for as long as services are needed.
· Strategic Leadership: Coordinate the delivery of strategic programmes of work that are part of Trusell’s five-year strategy to end the need for food banks, including through developing and delivering Northern Ireland specific priorities.
· Projects and partnerships: Build partnerships with organisations to develop and build services and systems that help end the need for food banks in Northern Ireland, including with national government, elected representatives, churches, community organisations and research bodies.
· Team Leadership: Provide leadership, support, coaching, development, and line management to the area managers.
· Risk Management: Ensure consistent quality assurance of food banks across Northern Ireland, in line with the risk framework and support area managers to deal with complaints and manage food banks with high risks.
· Cross-organisational working: Act as a liaison between the area team, other teams within the Food Bank Resilience Programme, and other Programme colleagues, managing the flow of ideas and feedback to positive effect.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Confidence in representing Trussell with a range of stakeholders, including community and church leaders, civil servants and elected representatives, to enable the effective roll-out of the organisational strategy in Northern Ireland.
· Knowledge and experience of community development or local service provision and a good understanding of local systems of support relied upon by people experiencing poverty.
· Experience of managing projects and partnerships, from inception to evaluation, to achieve strategic goals.
· Experience of team leadership including line management and supervision, including dealing with performance issues and using coaching skills.
· Competent and efficient use of IT, including the main Microsoft Office programmes and database management.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Demonstrates a commitment to Trussell values and our vision and mission
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly listening skills.
· Confident, resilient and self-motivated team player
· Well-organised and able to juggle competing priorities.
· The ability to build effective relationships in contexts where Christian faith plays a major part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.