We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience in public affairs to help build our profile across the UK.

Bringing a passion for influencing and an excellent understanding of how Parliament works, you will help us raise awareness of cervical cancer and drive improvements in prevention and treatment across the 4 nations.

You will help us develop policy and reports to build a clear and compelling narrative which motivates support and drives change. Through building and developing parliamentary contacts across the UK, and representing the charity at stakeholder meetings, you will be helping us to get closer to our vision of eliminating cervical cancer.

You will regularly arrange meetings and draft briefings for attendees, in addition to working with the Head of the department to respond to consultations. You will play a key role in supporting our campaigning work, ensuring our reports and research reach a wide audience and identifying opportunities to use public affairs activities to support work across the charity.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to their work. You will be working closely with women affected by cervical cancer, helping to tell their stories, so a high degree of empathy and sensitivity is required.

To apply for this role please send a CV and a covering letter to Kate Sanger, Head of Communication and Public Affairs. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date for application:  5pm on the 25th October 2020

Interview date: Friday 30th October 2020 

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focussed Communities Engagement Team Manager as part of our Building Futures service at HMP Pentonville.

As a Communities Engagement Manager you will have up to date knowledge and understanding of the support available in the community for our service users upon release. You will have line management duties and will be responsible for representing our service in a variety of multi-stakeholder meetings. You will develop Through the Gate and Family support initiatives and will be confident in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partnership agencies in order to fully support the client through their recovery. 

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated and good problem solver who can work on their own initiative, and as part of a team. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate challenging situations with a solution focused approach.

Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with keen insight into transition of care from custody into the community. The ideal candidate will have experience of line management, safeguarding and working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. You’ll also have access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, outgoing, pro-active, Engagement Officer to develop, design and maintain high quality and effective community engagement activities and to co-ordinate Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire’s volunteers which includes recruitment, on-going support, training and involvement in community engagement activities.

The successful candidate will need to have sufficient experience of working with the public on a programme of engagement or consultation and event management; demonstrable success in planning, organising and delivering a range of community engagement activities, campaigns and events and demonstrable experience of working and supporting a team of volunteers, including recruitment and training, and experience of working or volunteering in a voluntary organisation or community group.

The Salvation Army Community & Events Unit are looking to recruit a Community & Events Fundraising Officer (Digital) to play a key role in the creation of a digital event fundraising strategy which develops new, and maximises existing, digital fundraising opportunities for The Salvation Army Events Unit, delivering all digital fundraising campaigns.

You will work with the Community & Fundraising Events Manager and alongside the Digital Marketing & Fundraising Manager as well as PR & Communications digital teams to implement The Salvation Army’s digital communication strategy to increase participant signup, engagement and income as well as broadening the awareness, reputation and visibility externally.

You will manage interactions on the technical aspects of the Communications team’s work such as email marketing, digital advertising, social media, video production, analytics and the running of a Google Ad grant.

This is a permanent position. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic the team was based at our Headquarters currently at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. Since that time the team has been working remotely and this will continue until at least 2nd January 2021. Within the next 1-2 years the current offices in Newington Causeway will be vacated. New flexible working arrangements are being developed in the Central London area to reflect the changed world of work that has arisen following the pandemic.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.

In order to complete your application please download and read the Advert and Job Profile. 

Closing date: 25 October 2020.

CVs will not be accepted.

Promoting equality in the workplace

We are looking for someone who has experience of creating, planning and delivering projects. You would be working on campaigns and engagement activities such as National Vegetarian Week, Food Boxes to Food Banks and the UK Food Plan. 

We are looking for someone who is creative and enthusiastic and likes to get things done!  You will need to have good organisational skills, be able to manage a busy workload and work across several teams. You will be able to put together projects that will inspire and motivate people to get involved, delivering measurable impacts. 

Our physical offices are closed at the moment because of COVID-19 so the position currently involves working from home. When the office re-opens the role will be based in our headquarters which is located within close proximity to Altrincham.

To apply for this post please send a letter detailing how you meet each of the criteria set out in the person specification along with your CV.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 18th November 2020 at 9 am.

You must be available for the first round of virtual interviews on Tuesday 24 November 2020 and in-person interviews at our offices on Thursday 26 November, when you will be asked to give a presentation.

The Vegetarian Society aims to be a positive employer. We operate a 35-hour week, flexible working-time scheme and stakeholder pension.

If you have any queries regarding the post, please call the Vegetarian Society and ask for Lynne

No agencies please

Position Title: Community Engagement Officer
Reference: 2019
Location: Lambeth (Currently virtual/work from home) The post holder may start the position while NCB is working remotely due to Covid-19, therefore all candidates must be able to work at home temporarily
Status: Fixed Term - 2 Years (Full Time)
Salary: £31,711 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) is part of the NCB family. LEAP is on a mission to reduce the barriers to involvement and isolation. We are reaching out to and working closely with families and communities across distinct Lambeth wards; including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, in order to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP team and play a key role in helping the partnership to build rich relationships with the community, whilst coordinating and liaising effectively with stakeholders in order to help implement, develop and monitor LEAP’s community engagement work.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving the lives of others, they will have strong communication and people management skills with a desire to further challenge themselves

Applications close at 11:59pm on the 27th October 2020
Assessment and interviews to be conducted during week commencing 9th November 2020. 

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and application form. 

Please quote job title and reference number. CV’s will not be accepted. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The National Children’s Bureau is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?

If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Gloucestershire, we are committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it.  We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Gloucestershire offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

You will need a can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and a ‘people person’. You will also need to be a team player who enjoys being part of and contributing to a small and dynamic team.

If you want to know more, visit our website and download our job pack.

In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Quedgeley and flexible working practices.

Alternatively, do you work as a consultant and interested in this opportunity?  If so, please get in touch with us directly to express an interest or have a chat to find out more.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based in the East Midlands, to work with at-risk communities, law enforcement and business to develop an effective community-based approach to address modern day slavery, while developing effective networks and building trust with victims to help them escape their traffickers.

This role requires someone with fluency in English and either Bulgarian or one or more other Balkan languages, alongside other specific skills.

The role will depend on using local and cultural knowledge and language skills to engage effectively with potential victims and with key stakeholders in these communities.

The ideal candidate will have fantastic communication skills and well-developed emotional intelligence. They will be a confident self-starter, able to work unsupervised and with an understanding of the sensitivities and discretion required when working with vulnerable people.

This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone seeking to develop skills in community-based work while making a profound difference to the lives of people trapped in modern slavery.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Leicester, UK. *Please note that with the current Covid 19 restrictions, there will be a requirement to initially work from home for office and administration activities, though office space and meeting facilities are available through partners *

To apply, please visit our website and complete the application form to accompany your CV. Please note that this is a newly funded role for a minimum of 12 months. Further funding will be sought but cannot be guaranteed.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

Once in a while a rare opportunity comes along for a suitably qualified individual to put their already amazing combination of ‘people skills’ - including patience, integrity and a sense of humour – plus an innovative approach to learning to full use.  This is it!

The postholder will be one of three Creative Learning and Engagement Officers (CLEOs) employed at Moat Brae, the National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling, in Dumfries.  In this role they will help to ensure that our programme of creative learning engages with, and is accessible to, as wide a range of audiences as possible, in support of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust’s objectives to encourage reading and storytelling.

Reporting to the Centre Director, the role involves developing, implementing, evaluating and coordinating delivery of a range of creative learning initiatives using a mixture of arts-based practitioners (actors, authors, illustrators, etc), online activities, outreach, dedicated on-site workshops, public events, pupil/student and volunteer placements, staff training and specialist research or academic support. 

With a strong emphasis on participation, the postholder will work directly or indirectly - through community partners, cultural organisations and specialist charities and other agencies - with relevant audiences including: local residents, schools, youth projects, people with additional learning needs or English as a second language, in vulnerable groups or from deprived backgrounds, plus volunteers and staff.

The post is permanent and full-time, subject to a three-month probationary period, with a salary of between £24-27,000 / year depending on experience.  

This post is supported by: The Holywood Trust

The Garfield Weston Foundation

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Museums And Galleries Scotland

At Voluntary Action Calderdale (VAC) we are on a mission to create connections, solutions and opportunities that build stronger communities. We are a membership organisation that delivers a range of support and services to Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations and groups across the Boroughs of Calderdale and Kirklees.  We also have a regional and national profile linked to the Quality For Health Accreditation which is a product of VAC.

Our vision is to improve local lives by promoting positive social change. Our work includes organisational development support, driving quality across the sector and influencing local and regional developments creating opportunities for the VCS sector to grow and thrive.

The Engagement Coordinator (Health and Care) will be part of a team that will work closely with NHS Calderdale CCG engagement team to lead on and/or support a wide range of patient and public engagement projects.  Working in partnership with appropriate stakeholders and engaging key audiences to ensure a strategic and joined up approach to deliver Calderdale Cares in line with the Calderdale’s Involving People Strategy.

The post will be hosted by VAC based at VAC Office, The Resource Centre, Hall St, Halifax, HX1 5AY, however you will be expected to work across the Calderdale health and care system.

Please read the accompanying job pack for more information. 

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 3 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience).

Interviews will take place on the 4th & 5th November 2020 remotely via video conferencing.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Volunteer Engagement Manager to join our team on a maternity cover contract. It is an integral role to our continued success, supporing vulnerable women with multiple complex needs during pregnancy and those who experienced gender violence of FGM.

We are looking for someone, who can 'hit the ground running' following a handover from our current Volunteer Engagament Manager.

About you

You will have a successful track record of working with volunteers from diverse backgrounds, of recruiting and motivating volunteers and providing the environment for a rewarding experience. You will be experienced with gathering and interpreting data to determine strategies for recruitment, motivating and retaining volunteers; at ease with influencing stakeholders and championing new ideas for success. You will work collaboratively with the wider  WHFS team, share our values and be passionate and committed to improving the lives of vulnerable women.

Due to the nature of our work, we only accept applications from women candidates.

We will not take forward any applications submitted without a covering letter. We encourage you to refer to the job specification before applying.

Interviews will take place on Friday 30th October 2020

28 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, excellent non-contributory pension.

Flexible working considered. All staff are currently working fully from home, with expected 2 days in Godalming office in future.

This brand new role will identify, build, engage and grow an online communities, developing a framework giving people the space and power to influence and play an active role in the League, with the aim to mobilise communities into action, be it donating, campaigning or advocacy. 

You will have an excellent opportunity to develop and deliver the League’s social media and online digital strategy; combining a data driven approach with a passion for multimedia content and storytelling; and to set KPIs and analyse results and campaigns, translating qualitative and anecdotal data into recommendations. 

Managing the Social Engagement Officers, as a team you will develop and communicate the League’s shared vision, through social channels being an advocate for the League, engaging in online dialogues with our communities; and internally, working collaboratively with the marketing, fundraising and campaigns teams to integrate all marketing channels and deliver the campaign activities online. 

You will have at least four years’ experience in a senior media/digital role with demonstrable experience of developing a successful online digital/social engagement strategy, based on testing and metrics and experience using creativity and immersion in social media. Alongside SEO, ‘Search and Social’, content management knowledge you will have strong management skills. 

Our benefits include generous holiday entitlement of 28 days in addition to public holidays, excellent non-contributory pension scheme, discounts on shopping and cinema, working in a dog friendly office amongst others, but most importantly working with a passionate and committed team.

The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain’s leading charity working towards a kinder society where persecuting animals for ‘sport’ is in the past.

Redefining what is acceptable and inspiring change, we were instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004. Driven by compassion and empowered by knowledge, we manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife, carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals, and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties.

United, we will end animal cruelty in the name of ‘sport’.

Transforming Communities in Lichfield Diocese - the Black Country, Stoke, Staffordshire and Shropshre

Are you an experienced, passionate leader who feels called to energise and sustain this vibrant and established charity into a new phase of its development?
Do you have initiative, creativity, and the ability to think, plan, and act strategically? Most importantly do you have a heart for social justice that longs to see communities flourish and those who are vulnerable, isolated, and disadvantaged enjoy life in its fullness?
If the answer to these questions is a resounding yes, then please consider applying for this role!

Home-Start Elmbridge is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families and children.  The Scheme organises events and groups offering family support and weekly volunteer support who offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families in their own homes.  The service helps to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

We are seeking to recruit a part-time Charity Support Officer who will be responsible to the Scheme Director, with excellent digital engagement skills, planning the logistics and coordination of group services and administration.  

A good standard of education (GCSE, and relevant administration qualifications), together with sensitivity, ability to maintain and respect confidentiality and excellent communication skills are essential.

You should understand and be committed to the role of the voluntary sector and Home-Starts objectives, be able to work in a small team and demonstrate the ability of taking initiative.

Use of your own car (expenses paid) may be necessary. An enhanced disclosure check will be required.

Hours of Work: 20 hours per week over 4 days

Closing date: Monday 2nd November 2020

Interviews: Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th November 2020

Purpose of the job

• To provide effective digital engagement to Home-Start Elmbridge stakeholders
• To provide smooth planning and management of events and support groups
• To ensure the efficient administration of the Home-Start office

Main Responsibilities

• To proactively promote the charity through publications and digital platforms, i.e. website, social media
• Organising and supporting events, meetings and support groups
• Ensuring good communication with all scheme stakeholders, ensuring good practice in equality, diversity, and fairness
• Data inputting onto the charities database
• Working with all other members of the team to ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme’s work
• Assisting the co-ordinator (s) to maintain efficient, accurate and confidential records, including statistics collection and collation
• Preparing newsletters and publicity material
• Providing administrative support to assist in the recruitment and support of volunteers
• General office duties, photocopying, database management, filing, mailing, etc
• Maintaining supplies of stationery and office supplies
• Complying with all Home-Start policies and procedures

Experience of the following would be desirable

• GDPR, data protection
• Health & Safety at work
• The voluntary sector

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

The job description is current as at October 5th 2020.