About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Shop from Crisis is expanding! We currently have 9 shops across London but we are looking to grow our business over the next five years, with a view to have 25+ shops in our portfolio, and need people with a vision and appetite to join our dynamic and motivated Retail team.

Location: London – working across multiple London stores, with the option of working from home in line with the Crisis’ homeworking policy.

About the role
As Area Manager, you will head up a team of shop managers to deliver financial excellence in a supportive and collaborative environment. You will nurture a creative shop environment, one where shop teams seek to maximise income in new and innovative ways both within the shop and through new entrepreneurial channels, such as ecommerce and fundraising events.

You will, as Area Manager, work with the Head of Retail and Retail Ops Manager with the launch new shops across London and beyond, and be heavily involved with the formation of new teams to run these shops.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a background in either charity or high street retail and the ability to lead and motivate a team of shop managers across multiple sites. We are looking for someone who is flexible and adaptable in their approach, and enjoys working in a dynamic and changing environment.

You may have experience in managing multiple sites in either charity or high street retail.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Thursday 9th December 2021
Interviews will be held on 16th & 17th December in London
 

Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

We are looking for a confident and caring individual with previous management and operational experience and a flexible, enthusiastic, can-do attitude to join our team as the House Manager. Reporting regularly to the Board of Trustees, the House Manager will line-manage our team of housekeepers and manage all aspects of the service provided to our elderly residents in our Supported Sheltered House in Streatham. The position has become vacant as our current House Manager is retiring.

About us:

The Abbeyfield (Streatham) Society Limited is committed to providing the highest standards of accommodation and support to our residents. Our house in Streatham provides supported sheltered housing for six residents who each enjoy their own space and independence, but also the company of others, sharing 2 meals a day together cooked by our wonderful team of housekeepers.

As a charity, the interests of our valued staff and residents sit at the heart of what we do. We have been established for over 25 years. We are affiliated with The Abbeyfield Society, a wider network of similar homes, and they inspect our home regularly to ensure it meets their standards of providing excellent care for older people.

Candidate profile:

The ideal candidate will have previous management experience, and some experience of working in a care or support environment. Good communication skills, both written and verbal are essential, as are excellent organisation skills, IT skills, practical / problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. Employment is subject to completion of an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, due to working with vulnerable adults.

What we can offer you:

• Excellent job satisfaction, each day knowing that you are making a direct difference to the lives of residents and staff.
• A varied and interesting role with both people-facing and office-based work.
• A competitive salary: £18,750 - £21,875 (FTE £30,000 - £35,000)
• 140 hours holiday entitlement (equivalent to 20 x 5 hour days and 8 bank holidays).
• Employer pension scheme
• Potential for flexibility of working hours as agreed with the Trustees.
• Hours of work (p/w): 25 (usually 5 hours/day Mon-Fri unless otherwise agreed)
• Place of work: 28 Conyers Road, London, SW16 6LT

For full details, please download our full job description and person specification.

Application deadline: midnight on Sunday 5th December

Are you a talented D2C marketer who is motivated by delivering results and wants a role with a social purpose? We’re looking for an exceptional candidate to take on the newly-created role of Marketing Manager which is responsible for rapidly growing our customer base.

At Good Life Sorted we're professionalising home help for elderly people and are looking for a passionate, creative and results-driven Marketing Manager to help take our business to the next stage. As a marketplace we have two audiences – Helpers and Customers – and this role is responsible for raising awareness and generating high-quality leads for both.

About Good Life Sorted

Launched in 2019, social enterprise digital start-up Good Life Sorted is an online marketplace connecting older adults and their families with hand-picked local Helpers, who provide a range of home help services like cleaning, welfare checks, laundry, shopping, dog walking, meal preparation and above all, companionship. We’re experiencing exponential growth and, following a recent funding round, we’re growing our team and embarking on our next phase of rapid expansion.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, develop and manage marketing campaigns at a local and national level to increase brand awareness, acquire new customers and recruit new helpers
• Test new marketing messaging and channels (online and offline), measure the results and optimise for future campaigns
• Manage the creation of engaging and relevant content, including video, images and landing pages
• Manage tracking, optimise the conversion funnel and maintain marketing reports to track performance and enable effective planning

Required skills & knowledge

• Degree educated, or A-Levels (or similar) plus at least 2 years' experience in a performance-driven marketing role at a B2C start-up, charity or agency
• Creative flair, with an abundance of great ideas and the ability to create engaging content (eg. Adobe Suite, Canva)
• Data driven and proficient on a wide range of platforms and tools including Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc
• Strong knowledge of reporting and performance metrics, and a background in data-driven decision making
• Online marketplace or 'gig economy' experience is highly desirable

You’ll need to enjoy working in a fast-paced, start-up environment with a willingness to roll your sleeves up and support all areas of the business.

Reporting to the Cofounder who is a highly experienced leader in Marketing and Operations, this role is a key member of a fast-growing team. We have a fantastic work environment with a lovely London office as well as hybrid working arrangements. We strive to hire the best people and empower them to deliver on their goals while knowing they’re making a positive difference to people’s lives.

We’re offering a salary of up to £40k as well as participation in our share option scheme and 25 days’ annual holiday.

Fundraising & Development Manager

Maternity cover, with likelihood of becoming permanent. 
Full-time. £32-35K pa. Job share considered. Some working from home may be possible

Brooklands Museum, in Surrey, has had several years of success and recognition and has exciting plans for the future. We inspire people to shape the future using Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour. This focus on the impact Brooklands had in the past and its relevance to today and tomorrow, has helped us form significant partnerships, including a TV series, an exhibition with McLaren Automotive and apprenticeships with Heritage Skills Academy. It has led us to improve our learning and participation STEM programmes, and has won us significant support from individuals, grant givers and businesses, with over £2m raised in the past eighteen months. 

We have drawn up a masterplan for the development of the Museum’s 32 acre site, which builds on the national recognition received for the £8m Re-engineering Brooklands project, completed in 2017. A prestigious appeal board are ready to help us raise the funds we need to realise our long-term ambitions and we also raise money for our current programmes and projects. 

This is an opportunity to work directly with the Chief Executive, an experienced fundraiser, across all areas of fundraising activity, to deliver Brooklands’ future. You should be able to develop compelling and credible project proposals and cases for support and present these in person and in writing. You should understand fundraising strategy and cultivation processes and be able to pro-actively support Trustees and Appeal Board members in their work. You should excel at developing warm, professional relationships with a wide range of people. You also need to be good at planning, being pro-active and managing processes and people (especially managing up). Brooklands Museum is a fast paced and fun place to work.

This post is initially offered as maternity cover for the Fundraising and Development Officer, but the Museum’s fundraising needs are growing, and it is likely that the position will be made permanent. 

 
We are working on a strategy to make Brooklands Museum more inclusive and representative of our community and we actively welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. We were a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021. 

About us

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a leading Hospice who aspires to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Your new role

We have an exciting new position for a Marketing Manager to join our spirited Communications team, who lead on all marketing and communications activities for the hospice – covering the effective promotion of our clinical services, St Christopher’s CARE (our education offer), fundraising appeals, our charity shops and commercial partnerships. 

As the Marketing Manager, you will take a leading role in driving an insight-driven, integrated and innovative approach to delivering marketing campaigns that put our audiences at the heart. You will be responsible for working with teams across the hospice to design and deliver creative, multi-channel marketing plans, to achieve the greatest possible impact for the charity and the people we support which includes achieving ambitious income and sign-up targets.

To succeed in this role

• You will have substantial marketing experience and digital marketing prowess with strong experience of developing engaging multichannel content for a range of audiences as well as developing and implementing innovative and successful marketing and communications strategies.
• You will be a creative thinker who is adept at dreaming up fresh, innovative and engaging campaigns with the ability to put yourself in the shoes of others so the creative captures the attention of the intended audience and encourages action.
• A natural project manager you will have experience running large scope projects across departments and motivating project teams ensuring everyone completes the tasks required of them on time and to a high standard.
• You will have the ability to present and communicate ideas clearly and persuasively at all levels across a broad range of audiences, contexts, medium and channels and be adept at building strong working relationships and advising colleagues on measuring success, channel planning and efficient marketing.
• It is important that you possess strong experience in setting meaningful metrics, using analytics and using agile marketing tactics to deliver successful campaigns.
• You will possess strong copywriting skills with the ability to generate insightful articles, website copy and other marketing collateral. You will also have excellent attention to detail - you will be the one that picks up mistakes in articles and wonders why no one stopped it getting through.

If this sounds like you, we will be excited to hear from you!

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities
• Season ticket loans
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking
• Working from home options

Closing Date:  Sunday 12 December 2021 at Midnight

Provisional Interview Date: Monday 20 December 2021

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

Cluster Team Manager

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Join us as a manager with Hft and you’ll develop your social care career with one of the leading names in the sector. You’ll go to work each day knowing you can make a real difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities.

As a Cluster Team Manager at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. You will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent support to those we support and you will help the Registered Area Managers to coach, support and manage staff teams effectively. You will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.

The purpose of the role role is to assist the Registered Area Manager by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the supported living activity/service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of support workers.

Salary: £32,398.49 + £5,000 London weighting per annum

Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: London

Requirements:

• You will have experience supporting adults with complex learning disabilities.
• You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role.
• You need to hold a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care or above (or acceptable equivalent).
• You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (or acceptable equivalent) OR have the ability to achieve this within 18 months of appointment.

If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management within the first 12-18 months of your employment.

If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you..

What we Offer

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Free DBS check.

Closing date: Sunday 5th December 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Cluster Team Manager, Registered Manager, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Learning Disabilities, Senior Support Worker, etc.

Charity People are pleased to have partnered with Ministry of Stories in their search for a Development Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the fundraising programme for a unique and creative charity, which empowers young people through their writing.

About Ministry of Stories

Ministry of Stories champions the writer in every child. Co-founded by author Nick Hornby, they help young people develop their confidence, imagination and potential through the power of their writing and empowers them to write brighter futures for themselves.

Inspired by San Francisco's 826 Valencia, Ministry of Stories is based behind their social enterprise shop, Hoxton Street Monster Supplies. Their innovative writing programmes and one to one mentoring for children living in under-resourced communities are delivered in schools and at their dedicated writing centre in east London.

Benefits & Culture

* Join a small, creative and inspiring team
* Permanent role, full or part-time
* Flexible, hybrid home/office model

About the role

This is a senior role in the fundraising and operations team, responsible for the delivery of a multi-year fundraising strategy and will plan and deliver work with trusts, foundations and public funders. The role will also grow and support work with high value donors.

You will work closely with the leadership team and an engaged board of trustees. You will also provide leadership and support to their newly appointed Development Coordinator.

About you

We are looking for an ambitious candidate who is able to initiate, build and sustain excellent relationships and create opportunities with funders that result in income.

You will be an excellent listener and researcher. You will be creative, able to write cases for support and trust applications that connect donors to Ministry of Stories' mission.

You may be an experienced fundraiser looking to take a step up into a management role or your background may come from business development, bid management or grants.

This role is open to full and part-time candidates and offers flexible working. The salary is £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience.

To apply please send your CV to Emma Adams at Charity People. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity

Salary: S01-SP32a £34,074 including Inner London Weighting
Contract: Fixed term until December 2022
Hours: 37.5 hours p/w - 5 days/week
Reports to: Data and Evaluation Manager

Getting the right mental health support to people matters more than ever. Mind CHWF are seeking a dynamic, community development focused project manager to support local grassroots organisations to contribute to addressing mental health challenges in minoritized groups.

Role summary and context statement

You will be working as part of the management team supporting the City and Hackney Wellbeing Network, a network of 9 local specialist mental health support providers.

In response to the Pandemic widening health inequalities, we are expanding the Network to enable specialist support for specific minoritized groups, through supporting non mental health specialist community organisations to join the Network.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the new partner organisations to join the network, including building their capacity to manage contracts, KPIs and evaluation.

The organisation offers opportunities for learning and development and supports a collaborative and creative working environment. This is an opportunity for a motivated individual with initiative, excellent IT, organisation and leadership skills who wishes to be part of an innovative and diverse service contribute to an innovative approach to reducing health inequities.

Accountabilities/Duties/Tasks

Project Management

Onboard partners through mentoring, completing a Readiness Check, set up of KPIS, reporting and appropriate outcomes measures.

Supporting with our core Wellbeing Network training (doing this as a accelerated programme).

Monthly reviews with partners.

Supporting pathway development with partners.
Data collation and evaluation.

Communicate key service changes, produce guidance, training to support teams and frontline staff.
Support service evaluation.

The deadline for applications is the 28th November 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via Breathe HR, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. Their vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all.

They are now looking for an IT Operations Manager, to be responsible for the organisation’s IT infrastructure, applications, and services to meet their user requirements.  You will lead and continuously develop IT resources in accordance with the organisation’s needs, strategy and values, ensuring compliance with IT strategy, cyber security standards and prevailing legislation.

Main responsibilities

• Designs, develops and delivers a robust, efficient and professional operational IT service to stakeholders, to the agreed service levels, within the context of the IT strategy and in response to changing business needs.
• Manages the Senior IT Support & Infrastructure Analyst and the IT Infrastructure Analyst.
• Oversees the provision of the service desk and its effective operation.
• Manages the security of the Fund’s network and IT resources, maintaining the existing Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
• Manages resources to ensure adequate cover for both day to day workload and project delivery.
• Manages the infrastructure and services elements of the IT project pipeline and monitors on-going progress against plan to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Manages the provision, configuration, and deployment of hardware resources.
• Ensures the maintenance of documentation of systems, maps, procedures, user and technical information.
• Develops, communicates, and implements processes, policies and procedures to promote best practice in the use of IT services.
• Provides cover for the Head of IT in their absence.

About You-Knowledge and experience

• Experience of managing and developing people
• Experience of working in a similar role, managing networks, network security and infrastructure
• Experience securing cloud technologies (Microsoft 365 and Azure)
• Experience of working as a part of a wider, multidisciplinary team in the delivery of projects and using a project management framework
• Experience of working in a service desk environment
• Experience of providing a high-quality service and client satisfaction 

The King’s Fund  expects everyone who works there  to be committed to their values and to share their  commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

The King’s Fund is a stimulating, innovative and friendly place to work. They actively support the development of their people and are committed to being a learning organisation. Salaries are competitively pitched for the charity sector, with starting salaries  dependent upon experience, allowing room for progression, further enhanced by an occupational pension scheme and generous holiday entitlements.

As a health charity, health and wellbeing is important – they provide free flu jabs and well-person screening, on-site gym facilities, a confidential counselling service and a range of policies which support flexible working.

The location in the heart of London’s West End is another perk – just minutes away from Oxford Circus tube station with easy access to shops, parks, theatres and restaurants.

Have you got a flair for fashion and a good eye for colour? Are you passionate about pre-loved clothes, furniture and accessories? Then join the retail team at one of our high street shops and help raise vital funds for St Christopher’s; all profits go directly to the Hospice to support end of life care.

St Christopher’s trading is a growing, forward thinking, leading charity retailer. We are currently looking to recruit dynamic and motivated individuals to assist in the management of our well-established shops. These are an essential link between the community and the hospice and you will act as an ambassador for our charity.

You will be a self-starter with the ability to prioritise the demands of the role and optimise sales and revenue generation. Your great communication skills and drive to achieve excellent customer service will enable you to provide a warm, welcoming experience for customers, staff and volunteers alike. Experience gained in the retail and service sector is desirable but not essential.

It is essential that you have the flexibility to work over 7 days and occasionally at different locations.

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Annual leave of 25 days rising to 27 days plus bank holidays

Closing Date: 8th December 2021 at Midnight

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

Mencap's vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included. Our Legacy Marketing team are at the heart of delivering that vision.

We are recruiting for a Legacy Marketing Manager to join our established Fundraising Team. This is a full-time (37.5 hrs per week), permanent role with the option of working flexibly between your home and our London office, located near Barbican.

The main purpose of this role is to oversee development and implementation of the Legacy Marketing team strategy, in order to deliver long-term transformational growth for Royal Mencap Society.

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and highly motivated Legacy Marketing fundraiser who wants to develop their career in a role which spans a wide range of activity and encourages innovation.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

Key Responsibilities:

• To deliver all Legacy Marketing activity within budget - monitoring spend and reforecasting as necessary.
• Line manage the Legacy Marketing Officer to support delivery of effective campaigns.
• Develop and implement campaigns to recruit and retain supporters using direct mail, digital channels, telephone and other media.
• Deliver brilliant stewardship of our existing supporters to encourage loyalty and engagement.
• Introduce and maintain new processes and ways of working to maximise the efficiency of the Legacy Marketing team.
• Act as a source of expertise for Mencap in the area of Legacy Marketing, training and advising other teams where necessary.
• Develop and maintain the In Memory Giving Programme alongside the Legacy Marketing Officer.

Please see the JD for a more extensive list of essential skills and experiences.

Come and join Mencap at this exciting time of growth and development! Please apply with an up to date CV.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  

Our work includes;  

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want

Have you got a flair for fashion and a good eye for colour? Are you passionate about pre-loved clothes, furniture and accessories? Then join the retail team at one of our high street shops and help raise vital funds for St Christopher’s; all profits go directly to the Hospice to support end of life care.

St Christopher’s trading is a growing, forward thinking, leading charity retailer. We are currently looking to recruit dynamic and motivated individuals to assist in the management of our well established shops. These are an essential link between the community and the hospice and you will act as an ambassador for our charity.

You will be a self-starter with the ability to prioritise the demands of the role and optimise sales and revenue generation. Your great communication skills and drive to achieve excellent customer service will enable you to provide a warm, welcoming experience for customers, staff and volunteers alike. Experience gained in the retail and service sector is desirable but not essential.

You must have the flexibility to work over 7 days and occasionally cover different locations as needed.

At St Christopher’s you will benefit from access to excellent training and development opportunities, a number of staff health and wellbeing schemes, 25 days holiday rising to 27 days plus bank holiday allowance, a competitive contributory pension and Life Assurance scheme with a generous beneficiary plan.

Closing Date: 9th December 2021 at Midnight

Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they consider they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Media Relations Manager, with extensive current media relationships, able to proactively create compelling content for St John, that will resonate with the public.This is an exciting publicity role, central to increasing the public’s awareness and understanding of St John’s vital, lifesaving work.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About you

You will have excellent knowledge of the media landscape and, based on the charity’s strategic direction, know how to develop news story angles and content that will resonate with our target media.

You will own and develop relationships with key media outlets and journalists to position St John at the forefront of health coverage, young people and first aid issues.

You will be responsible for working with key internal stakeholders to ensure crisis comms protocols and procedures are up to date, fit for purpose and consistent when responding to reputational risks

About us

St John Ambulance responds to health emergencies, supports communities, and saves lives, relying on the public’s generosity to do so. Compassionate care isn’t just part of our heritage, it’s in our hearts. With our clinical expertise and nationwide presence, our volunteer-led health and first aid charity is uniquely placed to serve the country.

From our vibrant youth programmes to our world-class training, we empower people of all ages with lifesaving skills and the confidence to use them, every day. St John volunteers treat and transport thousands of patients each year, and in times of crisis we are England’s national health reserve. St John people have given more than a million hours of their time during the COVID-19 pandemic, including 800,000+ hours of vaccinations.

As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. St John Ambulance has relieved people from illness, injury, distress and suffering for over 140 years and, with the public’s support, will do so for decades to come.

You will receive:

· Competitive salary and pension scheme

· Cycle to work scheme

· Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme

· Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays, and shopping.

Interview date: wk commencing 12th dec

Application review date: 10.12.2021

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, so are particularly interested in applications from women, trans and non-binary people, as well as those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with different accessibility needs.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any speculative CVs submitted without invitation will not be considered