The Organisation - The Open University Students Association serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, continental Europe and beyond. Our role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and diverse community of students. The OU Students Association is an independent registered charity, governed by elected student leaders. Our team of vibrant, friendly and dedicated professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver. Our new strategy includes a strategic aim to ‘Influence and Transform’ by empowering students to take a leading role in influencing the decisions that impact their study journey and their student experience.
The Job - As part of the Volunteering and Representation team, the Events and Projects Officer will lead the planning and delivery of a range of events and projects to promote Volunteering and Representation to students, staff and volunteers. This role will sit in a newly restructured team who work together to support a large team of volunteers, and support the student engagement and student voice activity the Association are involved in.
As a member of a new team and with an exciting remit, this role will be working closely with the Volunteer Training and Wellbeing officer, to create a varied calendar of regular events both to support volunteers and to highlight the great work they are doing to others, creating awareness and engagement with the work of the team. This role is perfect for someone looking for a varied and exciting role in an open and inclusive environment.
Please note that this job is milton keynes based however staff are currently home working until October 2020.
The Person - You will be educated to degree – level standard and have experience of project management, ideally with training or qualifications in this area, though relevant experience is just as important. You should be a self-motivated and hard-working team player with good organisational and communication skills. This role requires you to be flexible and adaptable with a positive approach and excellent interpersonal skills. The right candidate should be able to plan, prioritise and manage their own time and workload as this role offers the opportunity to work autonomously on your own ideas, with the support of a great team. If you’re looking for a challenging and varied role in a stimulating and unique environment, then this is the role for you. A full person specification can be found in the Job Related Information whn you click 'apply now'.
For more details - The full the role description and person specification and details to apply is available on the OU Website. Click on 'Apply now' to get further details.
Closing date for applications: 5pm Wednesday 12 August 2020
Permanent
35 hours per week
£26,182 per annum
Location: White Cross Studios, 50 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8ST
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
We are currently looking for a talented individual to join our dynamic, ambitious and busy Supporter Engagement Team. In this role, you will be supporting individuals who have signed up to an event ranging from the London Marathon to community based events and student fundraisers supporting them to give their time, money and voice to our cause, collectively transforming the lives of vulnerable young people. This role sits within our ambitious Engagement & Income Directorate.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Outstanding customer service experience using varied platforms, including phone, social media, email
-At least one years' experience of working in events and fundraising role
-Experience of looking after a caseload of supporters with financial targets
-Good knowledge of using a database to manage supporter relationships and run queries.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 16th July 2020.
Interviews will be held on the week commencing 17th August.
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