Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at an 145-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. The main tasks within this role are to upkeep and update current website content, create and publish new content and style and help develop the website for a better user experience. The post holder will be responsible for training others to manage the content with their sections on the sure, supporting offline events and campaigns with online content and promotion and ensuring pages follow out templates and are engaging, accessible and on brand.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of writing and editing copy for a variety of online channels and to a range of audiences
• Experience using Google Analytics and Content Management Systems
• Intermediate knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation
• An Understanding of CSS/HTML/Javascript/Jquery
• Ability and willingness to support colleagues and be a hard working team player

KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers multiple opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits such as weekly yoga and spin classes, free fruit and soft drinks, travel and computer loans and much more.

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application instructions.

Applications close: 1st March 2020

Interview date: 10th March

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

The Academic Programmes Coordinator will work as part of the Programme Management Team to ensure a first class participant experience of, and interaction with, the administrative elements of the Frontline programme.

The Coordinator will be required to be flexible and adaptable to respond to diverse requirements throughout the academic year and maintain a high standard of customer service throughout, particularly at peak periods, in order to help facilitate the exceptional Participant experience. They will be required to develop effective working relationships with a variety of teams and departments across the organisation and partner providers.

We are looking for someone who is active and committed to the values of Frontline, has a ‘can do’ attitude; is highly numerate and organised, with excellent attention to detail. Experience of working within a higher education environment is desirable.

UK COP26 Coalition Co-Coordinator (London)

(9-month fixed term contract)

Based in London

£35,061.45 starting salary (pro rata), War on Want also offers a 6% contributory pension scheme

The UN climate talks (COP26) will take place in Glasgow from 9-20 November 2020. The UK COP26 Coalition is a broad UK-wide coalition through which civil society will plan together, share resources and learning, and organise a mass mobilisation and Peoples' counter-summit during the talks. It aims to support the transformation of the climate movement in the UK, to a stronger, more climate-justice centred movement long after COP26 is over.

We are recruiting two Co-Coordinators, one based in Glasgow, one based in London to coordinate a broad, diverse and inclusive coalition of civil society groups, working in a flexible and open way that allows for different levels of access and involvement, engaging established and new actors across the breadth of sectoral, thematic and regional spaces. 

The successful applicants will need to be excellent networkers, highly organised, skilled in facilitation and communication with a wide range of audiences, have a strong track record of working with marginalised groups and an understanding of the wider political context around the climate summit. 

For more information on how to apply for the role, please visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you.

Application deadline: 12 noon Monday 16 March 2020

Date for interviews: Friday 27 March 2020

War on Want welcomes applications from all members of the community. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that we can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor working visa applications.

UK COP26 Coalition Equal Opportunities Statement

The UK COP26 Coalition would particularly like to encourage applications from people of colour / black or brown people and people most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice who are currently under-represented in the climate and environmental movements in the UK. The successful candidate will be selected purely on the basis of how well they fit the person specification, as judged by their application and interview. Where two or more candidates are judged to be of equal merit, priority may be given to a BME or migrant candidate as these groups are currently under-represented in the climate and environmental movements in the UK. 

Due to the UK's racist border policies we are unable to arrange work permits for applicants without UK residency.

An exciting opportunity to be a part-time Student Support Administrator, working for a school in London.

Client Details

A school in London.

Description

The Student Support Administrator will be responsible for:

• Liaising with parents and students alike
• Monitoring attendance of students
• Updating databases
• Assisting the Senior leadership team with administrative tasks
• Managing lost property

Profile

The Student Support Administrator will have:

• Experience in an administrative role
• Experience using SIMS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Job Offer

A salary of £21,000-25,000 FTE, plus annual leave and pension.

To apply for the position, please download and read the Adviser Job Pack. Then, download and complete the Application Form that can be found at the bottom of the page and email it to our recruitment email that can be found in the Job Pack.

As an Adviser, you will...

• Provide advice to students regarding university regulations

• Give support to students on related student life issues including sexual harassment, racism and disability discrimination.

• Record advice given using a case management system

• Prepare relevant documentation for academic appeals, complaints and misconduct investigations, attending meetings where appropriate.

• Maintain client records in a confidential manner

• Contribute towards the development of advice policies

• Provide occasional advice and information to students on welfare matters (housing, money, student life).

• Prepare relevant documents for welfare cases as appropriate

• Assist with the development and delivery of relevant training and briefing to staff, officers and volunteers.

• Attend meetings with university staff, students and community stakeholders as requested.

• Produce and update advisory documents and web site content for students on relevant issues

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of higher education, welfare matters and best practice in advisory services

To apply for the position, please download and read the Adviser Job Pack. Then, download and complete the Application Form that can be found at the bottom of the page and email it to our recruitment email that can be found in the Job Pack.

Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at a 147-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing KCLSU’s retail and business development functions consisting of the Union Shop, a clothing outlet at our Strand Campus; Nought, our new package free shop at our Guys campus; growing online trading for clothing and memorabilia and income generation through advertising, media sales, sponsorship and partnerships. The ideal candidate will deliver an outstanding customer experience and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the post holder will take a market let approach to maximising sales and minimising costs to enable a growing financial contribution to KCLSU.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of high street retail and a customer orientated environment
• Experience of leading an managing teams to deliver an outstanding customer service
• Ability to translate data and research in to a product range and proposition leading to increased financial contribution
• Knowledge of the student market and higher education sector generally
• Entrepreneurial skills and the ability to identify and develop income opportunities

Application Process

Please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application isntructions. 

Applications close: 9am Tuesday 10 March  

Interview dates: Wednesday 25 March

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Roehampton Students' Union is seeking the services of three external Trustees to join the Board at an exciting time for the organisation. Following a period of review, the union is positioned to embark upon a strategic review and consider what direction RSU takes over the next four years. Working in collaboration with other external and student Trustees, the role will help guide and steer the union following a successful period of transition.

The Trustee Board is the governing body of the Charity. The Trustees are responsible for making sure that Roehampton Students’ Union is run effectively, complies with the law, has a strong strategic plan based on members' needs. It is also responsible to making sure the Charity is financially stable.

We would like appointed Trustees to be open to serving a full four-year term. External Trustees can serve for a maximum of two terms. With the term of office much shorter for student and officer trustees, the long-term commitment of external trustees ensures that the union has consistency and stability as it navigates its strategic objectives.

What We Are Looking For

Attendance at Board Meetings

The Trustee Board will meet between four and six times a year. In addition to that it would be valuable if you attended our annual general members meeting where you can meet the part time officers and some students. These meetings can take place in the evening but also all day for more detailed work.

Support Officer Trustees

Outside of board meetings there may be occasions when the Officer Trustees will turn to you for your experience and knowledge.

An involvement with the Union

We would like Trustees to take an active interest in our services, campaigns and events to gain a greater understanding of what we do, how we represent students and celebrate the diversity of our student community.

In your application, it is important to emphasise any knowledge, skills or experience that you may have gained through employment, education or things that you have done in your spare time.

Following a skills audit, we have identified key areas where we would like to strengthen:

Governance

Financial Management and Audit

Charity and Company Directorship

Human Resources

Strategy and Performance

Hours:         22.2 hours per week (flexible), permanent

Location: Dalston, London E8

Reporting to:    Face to Face Campaign Manager

Direct Reports: None

Salary:         FTE £23,500 (Actual salary £14,100)

Closing Date: Monday 24 February, 5pm

Interview Date: tbc

We are looking for an organised private sites and fundraising coordinator to plan, negotiate, deliver and review the provision of high-quality venues and events for our team of collectors and fundraisers.

You will research and contact potential venues for our fundraisers, as well as maintaining regular contact with decision makers at venues. You will monitor performance of collections on a weekly basis. 

Do you have excellent communication skills, an ability to prioritise your own workload, confidence in using Microsoft Office including excel and maintaining accurate records and an understanding of fundraising or sales? We would like to hear from you.

If you can demonstrate our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition and Motivation and would like to improve the lives of vision impaired children, young people and their families, please apply with your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the person specification by Monday 24 February 2020, 5pm. CV’s alone will not be accepted.

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Primary Objectives

To plan, negotiate, deliver and review the provision of high-quality venues and events for collections and face to face fundraising teams so that recruitment targets, key performance indicators and return on investment is achieved in support of RSBC fundraising strategy.

Key Tasks and Main Duties

1. With guidance from the Face to Face Campaign Manager, research, identify and contact decision makers at potential new venue locations for fundraisers to attend, in order for collection and donor recruitment targets, key performance indicators and return on investment (RoI) to be achieved. 

2. Maintain regular contact with decision makers at new and existing venues, managing business relations between the RSBC and venues to increase the number of dates the fundraisers can attend, and to explore further opportunities within each venue, such as more rewarding pitch positions, increasing ROI and further partnership working.

3. Ensure all documentation, checks and information required by venues are completed accurately and delivered to time, including risk assessments, passes, directions and special instructions to ensure all events are attended in an efficient and effective manner. This will increase return on investment through saved time, increased membership income and reduced risk of injury, damage and litigation to the RSBC.

4. Record all confirmed events/sites to the current RSBC database system to avoid duplication of venue bookings and to ensure the maximum coverage of areas is attained to achieve the best possible income and return on investment.

5. Use negotiation skills, and in line with the RSBC procurement for project management, to achieve discounts on venue costs to ensure return on investment is achieved and that expenditure stays within the annual event budget. 

6. Record and monitor results on weekly basis to RSBC database so that collection performance is monitored and recorded. 

7. Support with Recruitment, interview and induct new fundraisers in line with RSBC procedures, ensure all new recruits are fully informed about regulations and expectations while fundraising. 

8. To support with the booking of all donations and banking of donations.

9. Ensure equality and diversity principles are embedded in all aspects of the service

10. Promote and safeguard the welfare of the Society’s students/beneficiaries and all other children and young people/vulnerable adults that have contact with the organisation.

Financial Responsibility 

This role is not responsible for specific budgets (including projects).  However, you are expected to: Monitors spend against targets whilst minimising risk. 

This Job Description cannot be considered to be exhaustive and other duties not included above may arise from time to time.  On the understanding that such duties are commensurate with the purpose of the job and have been identified as such by the postholder’s line manager and advised to the postholder, then such additional duties shall form part of the requirement of this post.

PERSON SPEC

Essential qualifications

• GCSE English and maths. 

Essential knowledge, skills and experience 

• Microsoft Office packages and spreadsheet skills relevant to the role. 

• Organise own workload and others including the diary management of multiple staff. 

• Communicate at all levels and in a variety of situations. 

• Work under pressure and prioritise workload. 

• Complete forms and paperwork accurately. 

• Work well with minimum supervision. 

• Confidence and credibility in making telephone calls, frequently cold calls – to businesses to “sell” RSBC favourably.

• Proven ability to negotiate.

• Tactful and diplomatic. 

• Previous administrative experience relevant to this role, such as maintaining spreadsheets and accurate records.   

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience 

• Minute-taking. 

• Working with volunteers. 

• Previous sales experience. 

• Telemarketing. 

• Quick learner who can assimilate information and then communicate accurately and credibly from RSBC’s brand perspective.

• Experience with charity databases (e.g. Raisers Edge).

Please apply online with your CV and covering letter.

Please check your email for confirmation that your application has been received and to follow further instructions if applicable.

Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of Royal Society for Blind Children. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.

 Ref: SR506677

Location: London ( Liverpool Street) and South Wales ( home base)

The Role:

We have two Trainer opportunities at the Springboard Charity.

Both roles will be responsible for delivering a range of specialist Hospitality, Leisure & Tourism national qualifications, soft skills, employability skills, practical skills workshops and masterclasses, and to deliver on The Springboard Charity and Springboard UK’s overall strategy and programme of work, tailored to the needs of beneficiaries, relevant industry and funding partners throughout London.

1. Delivery of Springboard Programmes and Objectives 

Train clients of the programmes and projects, including delivering Springboard soft skills and employability skills workshops, practical experiences and qualifications to beneficiaries and to those already working in the industry:

· Plan, prepare and deliver training and activities, collaborating with Employability Programme Managers

· Translate requirements into training that will prepare beneficiaries for the next step of their career path

· Deliver training courses and qualifications in an engaging way

· Use technology to increase the quality of blended learning

· Spend contact time with beneficiaries on a group basis

· Assess training effectiveness to ensure incorporation of taught skills and techniques into beneficiaries work behaviour

2. Development in delivery of regional presence

Support the National Head of Employability to further identify and secure regional opportunities for funding and sales of training to increase the programme of works in Wales and the South West of England

· Create and nurture working relationships with industry, supporting Employability Programme Managers to secure engagement with the Programme of Works

· Seek and secure new income streams through training – including delivering as part of other partners’ employability provision, and direct to industry

· Attend relevant network events, seminars and conferences to ensure that new business opportunities are not missed, and productive relationships are developed and maintained

· Support of Business Partners in the region and their return of investment.

3. Administration

· Deliver multiple projects within the agreed programme lifecycle and objectives.

· To provide a professional customer service for our partners, clients students and industry contacts and deal with enquiries in an effective and accurate manner

· To undertake periodic, comprehensive evaluation of training delivery to ensure it continues to be

• Relevant
• Cost effective and value for money
• Integrated
• High quality
• Up to date
• To ensure all relevant parties internal and external are kept up to date of progress

· Carry out the necessary administration required for audit trails – including inputting records and data on internal systems.

The Person:

Essential

· Training qualification, AET/PTLLS or equivalent 

· Qualified and experienced in delivering national HLT related qualifications, practical skills training, masterclasses and soft skills. Including: Personal licence, Food Safety, Customer Service; bar tending, floor service skills, customer service skills; cocktail, wine and Barista; soft skills development, i.e. team building, and communications

· Experience of training groups, including a range of learning styles and age groups (especially young people)

· Exceptional facilitating & coaching experience

· Experience of working within or demonstrable knowledge of the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism industry

· Experience of delivering Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism industry related training

· Ability to adapt and flex training to meet learners’ needs and meet changing industry standards

· Demonstrable experience of GDPR compliant process and procedures

· Client focused and attention to detail for data capture

· Proven track of managing several different projects at any one-time ensuring commitments are delivered within budget, on time and line with expectation

· Someone who is inspirational, passionate and committed

· Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

· This role will require significant regular daily travel and occasional overnight stays throughout the UK

· Full UK driving licence with access to car

Desirable

· Experience of working with target groups from diverse backgrounds, vulnerable people and understanding of safeguarding and related issues

· Knowledge of employability development and delivery

· Experienced in the use of Salesforce

Interviews: 

• Closing date 20 March
• First stage interview 27 March in Cardiff – second stage 1st April
• First Stage interview 1st April in London - second stage 8th April

We are looking for a Marketing and Sales Executive to help build and maintain productive travel trade relationships and partnerships and develop visitor product to grow our travel trade and groups business ensuring delivery of compelling travel trade packages, smooth booking processes to ensure positive outcomes of all Travel Trade offers.  The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience of promoting and selling travel products to national and overseas audiences, project management skills and an ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Administrator (part-time)

Re-Vision trains counsellors and psychotherapists.  Our training is becoming more and more sought-after and this means our courses are running at capacity – and we need more administrative help! 

The job is for 21 hours a week (over 3 or 4 days – we can negotiate the details, but would prefer that Mondays will be one of your regular days). We need an experienced administrator with a strong eye for detail, excellent communication and IT skills, good on the phone, with (or able to develop) a good understanding of Re-Vision’s training work, adaptable and able to work both alone and as part of a small hard-working team in our training centre near Queens Park tube station on the Bakerloo line. 

We offer a pro rata salary of £22,000 to start (ie £13,200 for 3 days), rising to £24,200 pro rata (£14,520) after six months.  We are a warm and friendly office, and we work hard to support Re-Vision's training programme, 

If you are interested, please download and read the job description and person specification (and check out our web site to find out more about Re-Vision) then send us your CV and a covering letter letting us know how your experience and abilities make you a good fit for the job.  The closing date is 7th  March 2020 and we are hoping to interview on 18th March.

We are recruiting an experienced Practice Educator, to support student social workers for the duration of their placements with us.

Home-Start Barnet is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Our volunteers support families experiencing difficulties by visiting them regularly in their own homes and offering them friendship, emotional and practical help.

We accommodate student social workers from local universities, who use the opportunity to assist their own learning while supporting Home-Start families through visits. We are now recruiting a Practice Educator to take overall responsibility for the students’ learning and assessment, utilising information from a range of evidence sources.

They will liaise with universities to set up placements and maintain regular communication to discuss specific concerns that may arise. They will also be required to devise an induction programme that considers learners’ needs, ensure that formal supervision is provided on a regular basis and ensure that all learning outcomes are achieved and demonstrated by the end of the placement.

We are looking for  a Marketing Officer to support the Marketing Manager in devising, implementing, monitoring and reporting on imagintive and cost-effective campaigns to drive ticket sales for our visitor offer and events.  The successful candidate will also have a responsibility for growing digital media by developing engaging and timely content.  The successful candidate is required to have an excellent understanding of digital communication channels and campaign targeting, with project management skills.

Are you passionate about education? Would you welcome the opportunity to become the next Chair of Governors of a secondary school, at the centre of one of the greatest knowledge clusters anywhere in the world?

If you would, Regent High School would like to hear from you.

Regent High School is a state-maintained, 11-19 co-educational comprehensive school close to King’s Cross in the London Borough of Camden. 

We serve an incredibly diverse community, which is represented in the demographics of our student body.  Students and their parents/carers are highly aspirational, and as a school we work with an extensive range of partner organisations to provide enhanced opportunities for our students, staff and the wider community. 

We are a nationally recognised award-winning school.  We opened our new £26m building in 2015. We have over 1000 students on roll, including c.120 in the Sixth Form. We were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ when they last visited in January 2018 and our Headteacher who joined the school in 2016, is working to ensure the school builds on its recent successes. 

We also benefit from a team of dedicated and experienced governors, including parent and staff governors, representatives from our partner organisations and members of the local community. 

Chair, Regent High School, King’s Cross

Following the recent announcement that our current Chair of Governors, the Chief Executive of The Anne Frank Trust is standing down after serving five years on the Governing Body, we seek to appoint another highly successful and innovative leader, with knowledge and a keen interest in education, learning and empowerment to become our next Chair.

You will be tasked with chairing our half termly meetings of the Full Governing Body, and any necessary ad-hoc sub-group meetings.  You will meet regularly with the Headteacher for 1:1 meetings. You will lead the Headteacher’s appraisal meetings and you will attend Camden Learning’s Secondary Chairs’ Network meeting, and the Chairs and Governors’ Forum meeting on behalf of the Governing Body.  You will also be required to attend school events and champion the school and its causes at external events.

You will be responsible for leading a highly effective, supportive and knowledgeable team of governors.  You will be expected to offer induction support and establish an ongoing programme of learning and development to help all governors maximise their effectiveness, and ensure governors are able to benefit from the specialist training programmes offered.  You will work proactively to ensure that the governing body is adequately skilled and sufficiently well informed to fulfil its role to challenge and support the school leadership to achieve the best outcomes for all our students.

This is a hugely exciting time to be a part of Regent High School, leading and developing our Governing Body and supporting the senior leadership of the school in achieving our key strategic priorities.

Closing date: Monday 2 March

Preliminary Interviews: Thursday 12 March

Final Panel Interviews: Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 March

If you are potentially interested and would welcome a confidential conversation, please contact our advising consultant, Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.