Supporter Relations Assistant Jobs in City Of London, England
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Age UK Wandsworth is an independent local charity. We've been working in the local community to help older people for over 60 years. We have dedicated staff and over 300 volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Wandsworth.
An opportunity has arisen to join our growing Community Engagement Team assisting older people and/or vulnerable adults to improve or maintain their overall wellbeing and stay independent for longer whilst enabling them to retain, gain or regain independence.
The Community Engagement Project Assistant role will include delivering groups and activities, hosting events and working with clients in their homes, within our day centre, and in community settings such as libraries, job centres, sheltered accommodation and other voluntary sector organisation hubs.
The service aspires to support, but is not limited to, older Wandsworth residents in the following groups: BAME; dementia; digitally isolated; financially isolated; LGBTQ; socially isolated; women; and those with, or at risk of, mental and/or physical ill health and disabilities.
What we can offer you:
· A vibrant workplace where no day is ever the same
· An experienced and supportive leadership team
· Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
· A great employer’s pension contribution
· A cycle to work scheme
· An employee shopping benefits scheme
· An employee assistance programme (EAP)
· A friendly hypo-allergenic office dog to play with
Important notes:
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and only full application packs will be reviewed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Homeless Link is the national membership charity for frontline homelessness services. We work to improve services through research, guidance and learning, and campaign for policy change that will ensure everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it.
Based in our London Head Office the Executive Assistant will organise, prepare agendas and take minutes of Board, Sub-Committees and management meetings, maintain excellent records and support the Company Secretary to ensure governance requirements are met. In addition, they will provide administrative support for routine HR issues including our recruitment process.
We are seeking someone with experience of supporting senior level meetings, who is comfortable working with senior executives and board members and dealing with sensitive or confidential information. They will also have excellent organisational, interpersonal and customer service skills and a strong attention to detail. If that sounds like you and you support our mission to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless we would love to hear from you!
We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our organisation, and would welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, from a black or minority ethnic background and/or with a disability. We can be flexible around the working pattern for this role, but it will require attendance at Board and Sub Committee meetings, some of which may be in early evening. Although this role is based in our Head Office our hybrid working arrangements, allow office based staff to work from home depending on work requirements.
For full details and how to apply please visit our website.
To develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About ADI
ADI is the worldwide federation of Alzheimer associations which support people with dementia and their families. ADI was founded in 1984 and registered as a non-profit organisation in the USA. Based in London, ADI has been in official relations with the World Health Organization since 1996.
ADI’s vision is risk reduction, timely diagnosis, care and inclusion today, and cure tomorrow. ADI works by empowering Alzheimer associations to promote and offer care and support for people with dementia and their family carers, while working globally to focus attention on dementia and campaign for policy change from governments. ADI produces global socioeconomic information on dementia and publishes the World Alzheimer Report as well as a host of other publications.
ADI holds official status with the World Health Organization and routinely works with the OCED, UN, G7, G20 and other multilateral and regional bodies, plus directly with government ministries and key stakeholders
Each of our members is a non-profit Alzheimer association supporting people with dementia and their care partners. We can only achieve our aims if we work closely together with our members and other non–governmental organisations.
Our values
- Respect: treating all people affected by dementia with respect and ensuring their rights are protected.
- Integrity: transparency in our relationships with each other and our external stakeholders.
- Inclusiveness: reaching out and enabling all stakeholders to be represented and heard equally without prejudice or discrimination while celebrating and leveraging our diversity.
- Accountability: being transparent and accountable, as well as fiscally responsible and effectively governed, with a commitment to excellence in all our work.
- Cooperation: developing mutually beneficial working relationships and partnerships.
Job description
This position is full-time, permanent, and based in the ADI office in London. Some international travel for several days at a time will be required. Remote or international applicants may be considered for this role depending on circumstances.
Salary £26,000-£29,000 p.a. (London based)
ADI offers flexible working, an 8% employer contribution to a contributory pension scheme, employer-sponsored pension guidance, and a cycle to work scheme.
Main purpose of the role
- Policy: Assisting and strengthening ADI’s policy & advocacy work, supporting campaigns and engagement with multilateral bodies, including the World Health Organization and United Nations, and supporting member associations in national level advocacy work with government and key stakeholders
- Communications: Supporting the delivery of ADI’s communications, particularly where this intersects with policy.
- Advocacy: Supporting ADI’s campaigning and advocacy work, including the annual World Alzheimer’s Month campaign, as well as other ad-hoc initiatives.
Key tasks
- Work with the Policy & Communications Manager to deliver ADI’s policy and advocacy output at multilateral, regional and national level
- Support policy strategy including the writing of briefing and position papers, official statements at World Health Organization, United Nations etc. Liaison with key organisations (World Health Organization, United Nations etc.) including setting up of meetings, agendas, report notes and managing action points.
- Preparation of presentation slides and speeches, predominantly for CEO, Deputy CEO and key Board members.
- Help build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders relevant to ADI’s policy portfolio, deputising for the Policy & Communications Manager, Deputy CEO or CEO in meetings where relevant.
- Assist ADI’s communication with national Governments, multilateral bodies and civil society partners including the drafting of official letters and meeting preparation.
- Assist in the development or press releases and other media engagement opportunities, working with the Policy & Communications Manager and ADI’s media agencies.
- Monitor and report on ADI’s coverage in the media.
- Work with ADI’s Digital Lead to translate and align ADI’s policy and advocacy work to its communication portfolio, through the development of blogs, emails, news items, social media posts or other relevant communication medium.
- Support policy event participation and policy event logistics, including the managing and briefing of speakers, participants and volunteers. Plus representing and presenting on ADI’s behalf.
- Support ADI’s campaigns, including ADI’s annual World Alzheimer’s Month campaign. Generate content to support ADI’s publications portfolio as required.
- Any other reasonable task commensurate with this post as required by the Policy & Communications Manager, Deputy CEO or CEO.
Person specification
Skills knowledge and experience
Essential:
- Experience in policy and advocacy, including helping develop evidence-based policy positions and recommendations.
- Experience in preparing for and supporting stakeholder meetings. Fluency in English with an ability to analyse and write clearly and concisely about complex issues and to varying audiences.
- Strong project management skills, and an organised approach to work, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience in communications, including the development of content for diverse audiences on social media, webpages and blogs, newsletters and other forms of dissemination. Experience working with the media.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, ideally with proven experience of developing quality presentations for diverse audiences.
- Experience of building constructive relationships with stakeholders across multiple organisations.
- Ability to communicate clearly, sensitively, and persuasively.
- Ability to work on own initiative without supervision, manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Ability and willingness to travel independently for several days at a time including internationally.
- Empathy with ADI’s aims and values.
Desirable:
- Experience working internationally with multilateral bodies
- A second major world language.
- Experience of working with elderly or other community organisations
- Experience of working for a charity or NGO
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description – Supporter Retention Manager (Individual Giving)
Reporting to: Senior Manager, Public Fundraising
Location: London Hybrid working: Mondays office-based, rest of the week flex.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 Hours
Salary: £39,414-£41,488
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.
About FareShare
FareShare is the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste. We are the only charity operating on a national scale, in partnership with our network, to redistribute edible surplus food to over a million people across the UK.
In addition to providing food, these charities and community groups help tackle the root causes of poverty and provide vital services such as domestic violence shelters, breakfast and after school clubs and older people’s lunch clubs. Thanks to the surplus food from FareShare, our network is supporting people to have better access to food, form stronger connections and reduce isolation to improve mental health.
FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.
Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.
Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.
Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead
Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen
Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries
Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger
Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.
The Role
FareShare has a dynamic fundraising department that has seen incredible growth in support in an incredibly short space of time. We are now looking for a proven Supporter Retention Manager to join us as we embark on our next phase of deepening engagement with current and new supporters.
This newly created role is an integral part of the Fundraising team’s growth plans to become a £40 million income generating team.
Working closely with the Supporter Acquisition Manager, Supporter Experience Manager (Fundraising Operations) and the wider Fundraising team, the post-holder will lead on stewardship campaigns encompassing Warm Appeals, Regular Giving asks, Supporter newsletters and cross-sell campaigns across FareShare’s audiences. Line management of an Individual Giving Officer (or Assistant) may form part of the roles and responsibilities further down the line.
The role offers a fantastic opportunity for a proven Individual Giving professional to help drive innovation in supporter retention and development and make a decisive contribution to a high-performing team.
Main areas of responsibility
1.Plan and deliver the Warm Appeals programme in line with agreed budget targets and annual workplans
- Campaign manage the Cash Appeals programme at all stages, from initial planning through to supplier management and post-campaign analysis
- Develop and implement a rolling programme of Regular Giving Asks.
2.Develop and manage a seamless supporter journey and consistency of messaging from the initial touchpoint through to longer-term giving
- Work with the Supporter Acquisition Manager and the Supporter Experience Manager on planning, delivering and managing a seamless supporter journey and consistency of messaging from the point of acquisition
- Actively monitor Supporter attrition levels and implement measures to mitigate disengagement
- Hold regular catch-ups with the Supporter Acquisition Manager and the Supporter Experience Manager to optimise collaborative working across both teams
- Keep up to date on the latest trends and techniques in Supporter Stewardship and apply learnings as appropriate on retention initiatives.
3.Maximise opportunities for cross-team campaigns
- Collaborate with the wider fundraising team on new and existing income generation opportunities.
4.General duties
- Provide support to the Individual Giving team where necessary.
Person Specification
As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with the criteria, outlined above, that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.
Essential Criteria
Experience
- Demonstrable track record in planning, implementing and managing Supporter Stewardship programmes
- Data Selection, Targeting and Segmentation experience
- Experience of working with fundraising budgets
- Experience of working with and managing suppliers including Marketing agencies
- Demonstrable track record in growing income from Individual Giving audiences
- Experience of writing post-campaign reports for a range of audiences
- Experience of using Salesforce CRM
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
- Strong project management, prioritisation and planning skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office
- Working knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection and other relevant legislation, guidance and practice.
Desirable Criteria
- Demonstrable understanding of Supporter Acquisition
- An interest in the impact of food waste on the environment
- An interest in food poverty and its causes
Values and behaviours
- A commitment to Equality and Diversity
- An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, FareShare’s mission and strategy
- A commitment to continuous professional development
- An empathy with Volunteers and an understanding of their needs
- Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work
- Willingness and ability to travel in the UK.
Benefits
- Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
- 28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Employers pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Program
- Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
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An exciting opportunity to join Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT), a vibrant East London charity dedicated to supporting individuals affected by homelessness and addiction. This role is crucial in ensuring excellent relationships with fundraisers and donors while supporting the administrative functions of the fundraising team.
Role Overview:
- Responding to Supporter Enquiries: Handle emails, calls, and postal enquiries, providing high standards of customer service.
- Fundraising Stewardship: Thank supporters and acknowledge key events.
- Platform Management: Manage Just Giving, Go Cardless, and other online payment platforms, ensuring accurate record-keeping and reporting.
- Financial Records: Maintain up-to-date financial records and donor databases.
- Event Support: Assist with the planning and execution of fundraising events.
- Communications Support: Aid in producing marketing materials and distributing them to SCT shops.
Salary: £24,324 pa FTE
Benefits: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus bank holidays (pro rata on basis of 35 pw full time equivalent), 5% employer contribution pension, BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Health Insurance cash plan, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
Hours: 21 hours per week
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you considering entering a career in law, having a strong passion for social justice? We are recruiting a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to PILC’s Gypsy and Traveller Legal Advice project which aims to defend and promote the rights of gypsies and travellers to pursue a nomadic way of life. You will assist our Supervising Solicitor, an expert in gypsy and traveller law, who has represented this underprivileged community over the last 15 years. As well as working on client files, you will liaise with the Legal Aid Agency to ensure their cases receive public funding, making sure documentation is prepared for court hearings, and arranging for experts and other participants to take part in proceedings.
Ideally you will be available to join us from the beginning of September to benefit from a full introduction by the incumbent.
Since becoming independent in 2019, PILC has gone from strength to strength by carefully expanding our strategic priorities and project areas. Our team is growing and currently made up of 17 staff working from our modern offices in Cambridge Heath, E2.
PILC exists to challenge systemic injustice through legal representation, strategic litigation, research and legal education.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
This role is crucial in supporting the Head of Strategy in developing the organisational strategy and operational plans, making sure that everything stays on track.
This will include assisting in monitoring the progress of strategic planning, planning workshops to facilitate internal communication and learning, but also supporting in routineday-to-day tasks including scheduling, managing the flow of, filing, archiving and securing of important/confidential information, facilitating smooth and effective communication with relevant stakeholders and by providing administrative support on small-scale projects.
We need someone who is a quick learner, proactive, and can adapt quickly. Your work directly impacts the future strategic direction of Muslim Aid.
About the Role:
- Assist in the development and implementation of organisational strategies and plans.
- Support in the monitoring of key deliverables against identified indicators in the operationalisation of the strategy, including effective coordination with relevant departments to ensure milestones are met.
- Undertake small-scale project work including researching, analysing and recommending next steps.
- Where necessary, read, research, and summarise documents, reports, and articles, advising the Head of Strategy on current sector developments.
- Develop a thorough understanding of Muslim Aid's work areas in order to ensure strategic linkages/appropriate dissemination of information or assignment/follow up of actions.
- Analyse data and metrics to provide insights and identify opportunities for improvement or innovation
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Educated to Bachelor’s degree level.
- Experience of organising and coordinating meetings and events.
- Ability to manage your time and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines and maintain a structured workflow.
- Ability to create, organise, and maintain both physical and digital records, ensuring easy retrieval and secure storage.
- Ability to effectively communicate with team members and all stakeholders to relay information and ensure alignment on goals and objectives.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and be able to quickly adjust plans and schedules as necessary.
Why you should apply:
Join us as a Strategic Support Officer and play a crucial role in driving our strategic initiatives. Facilitate stakeholder communication, manage strategic documentation, and assist in research and analysis to advance Muslim Aid’s mission. Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
Benefits you will enjoy working for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
- Pension Scheme
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.
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Prospectus are delighted to be working with a foundation that focuses their work within the education sector and furthering learning opportunities for young people recruit a new Programme Assistant to help it deliver its objectives.
The Programme Assistant role is a contracted position on a part time basis (4 days a week). The postholder will be office-based, at their Central London office. The salary for the role is £35,000-£38,000 FTE.
The Programme Assistant will play a key role when it comes to supporting the Foundation’s programme. The work will cover a wide remit of areas including: financial administration, supporting grant extension processes, general programme administration, and maintaining relationships with the Foundation’s network of contacts, supporting with scheduling meetings and taking minutes in meetings.
You will have strong verbal and written communication skills and experience working with and maintaining good relations with a variety of different stakeholders. You will have strong attention to detail and be able to manage multiple priorities. You will be comfortable working within a small team and be able to work on your own initiative. You will have sound computer skills (Microsoft Office 365). You will also have strong numeracy skills.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
This is a fast-moving recruitment process, and interviews will be taking place in the imminent future. Applications will be sent across on a rolling basis.
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Job description – Team and Office Assistant
Job title: Team and Office Assistant
Reports to: Senior Manager
Salary: £21,000 to £24,000 depending on experience
Location: High Holborn, London
The term: Permanent
Hours: Full time
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is a charity and membership society that has been dedicated to improving tropical medicine and global health since 1907.
Our ambition is to save lives and improve health around the world through increased access to greater equity in global health care. Through our activities we help further our members’ careers. We also bring together their collective knowledge and use our own expertise to achieve change within the sector.
We are looking for a motivated individual to join us as Team and Office Assistant, effectively supporting the small but busy RSTMH Team by providing proactive and comprehensive support across our key areas of work.
The role will require someone who preferably has some experience of providing support to a busy team (preferably within the charity/not-for-profit sector), who is flexible, has excellent time management skills and is able work on own initiative. The successful candidate will be working across various RSTMH activities, including membership, journals, events, Early Career Grants, and communications; therefore, they will need to be efficient and organised, with strong computer skills and a professional outlook.
The Role:
- To develop and maintain effective working relationships across RSTMH.
- To ensure that all general, email, telephone and written enquiries are dealt with efficiently and promptly.
- To support with the management of the RSTMH office and offices processes
- To undertake electronic and paper filing and maintaining filing systems appropriately
- To support with team planning, scheduling and social events and activities
- To assist with the management and promotion of the RSTMH meeting room.
- To support with financial administration
- To support the planning of RSTMH events, including handling delegate registration enquiries via telephone and email, collating event packs and materials, and conducting desk research on the cost and availability of venues and caterers.
- To attend RSTMH events, assisting with Zoom support on online events, and assisting as necessary at in person events.
- To assist with the administration associated with the RSTMH Early Career Grants programme, which includes analysing key data and helping produce reports for the team, our Committees and donors.
- Taking a role in the processes to select grant awardees including helping perform due diligence on the potential awardees
- To support the Communications Manager in scheduling and sourcing content for social media
- To support on the website by uploading and editing content through the CMS
- To help create and send the fortnightly member newsletter and the monthly non-member newsletter
- To support the Communications Manager in creating content to be shared across RSTMH communications channels
- To assist with communications planning
- To be responsible for the general administration and upkeep of RSTMH’s online opportunities platform, grow
- To support with strategies to increase members of RSTMH,
- To assist with enquiries from current and prospective members in a professional, timely manner, to agreed service targets.
- To support ensuring membership data is up to date using Civi CRM
- To prepare social media copy to promote newly accepted articles in the RSTMH journals
- To assist with enquiries from authors, reviewers and editorial board members in a professional, timely manner, to agreed service targets.
- To support the Managing Editor in ensuring manuscripts submitted to the journals are processed in a timely manner.
- To ensure that all assigned tasks are completed to a high standard.
- To participate in team meetings, planning and initiatives
- To undertake any other reasonable tasks as could be expected of a Team and Office Assistant
Essential Technical Skills:
- Ability to manage a diverse set of priorities and meet deadlines to a consistently high standard
- Capacity to set up and maintain administrative processes and office systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong understanding of delivering great customer service
- Good analytical skills with the ability to identify key points from complex material or information
- Experience of being responsible for initiating, planning, and developing own areas of work
- High computer literacy and confidence with Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
- Exceptional use of written and spoken English
- Experience providing administration support, preferably in an office environment.
Personal Skills:
- Ability to work with a wide range of people whilst presenting a professional image on behalf of RSTMH
- Ability to be calm under pressure and help build a collaborative team culture
- Flexibility and willingness to work under own initiative
- Discretion when dealing with confidential information
- Willingness to undertake other responsibilities and an eagerness to learn
- A demonstrated commitment to and interest in the aims and objectives of RSTMH
Desirable Skills:
- Filing experience
- Experience of working with databases
- Professional, polite, and confident telephone manner
- Experience of working in events
Please submit your application form by the 5th of July 4pm BST. We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we will be reviewing and interviewing candidates as they submit, and so may close recruitment before the deadline.
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Executive Assistant to Oasis Group CEO
(a charity committed to community transformation)
Permanent, full-time contract.
Salary: £37,416 per annum (Including London Weighting)
Are you an Executive Assistant or Operations Manager looking to work for a charitable organisation that is passionate about making positive change to the communities it works in? Oasis has a new opportunity for an Executive Assistant to provide high level support for our Group CEO.
Oasis Charitable Trust is a growing and fast-moving charitable organisation, a movement supporting young people and their families in 8 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full, God-given potential.
An opportunity has arisen for an organised and experienced senior-level Executive Assistant who is comfortable supporting our Group CEO and working alongside our Founder. Working as a key part of the Oasis Group Office, no two days will be the same and the pace is fast, yet the work and opportunities will be hugely rewarding.
This key role requires the successful candidate to:
· Provide support to the Group CEO in leading the Oasis family, ensuring effective governance systems and managing innovation and development
· Provide executive level in-person support to our Group CEO which may mean UK travel to meetings, media appearances and conferences.
· Collaborate with other members of the Oasis Group Office to provide general administrative support and diary management to Oasis senior leaders
· Offer wider project support when needed (e.g. events and gatherings).
This is a challenging role working with a team of inspirational and driven, high-profile change-makers. You will be well-supported by the Group CEO and Founder and will work alongside the Founder’s EA and Group Office Assistant. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate professionalism, calmness and be an ambassador for the Oasis ethos in their day-to-day work. Working alongside the Founder and Group CEO require this role to be largely London office-based with occasional national travel.
For your expertise and commitment, Oasis can offer:
· An opportunity to work alongside people with passion and a purpose, being part of senior level meetings in media and government.
· A truly supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment.
· A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% Employer contributions.
· 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holiday), rising to 33 days over time.
· A Cycle to Work scheme and eligibility to join a cashplan healthcare scheme.
· The opportunity to be part of a movement making positive change in communities.
For further information or to apply, please go to the Oasis UK charity website.
This is a rolling recruitment campaign until a suitable candidate is found, so please submit your CV and covering letter at your earliest convenience . In your covering letter, please answer the following three questions:
1. What inspires you about this role and what is your motivation for applying?
2. Please give examples that demonstrate you have the personal qualities, experience and knowledge required for this role. As well as general administrative skills, highlight your experience servicing senior staff, Boards/Trustee meetings, your innovative/entrepreneurial flair, project work, any volunteer work and transferrable skills you can bring.
3. After researching the Oasis ethos and 9 Habits, do any of these stand out to you? How might you incorporate them in your daily work and practice?
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know. Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The successful candidate will need to show proof of right to work in the UK. Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1026487
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Director of Communications - Central Government Body - £46,330 (including London Weighting)
Are you an Assistant Director of Communications with excellent stakeholder management skills who'd be excited to work for a respected government body.
We're seeking an Assistant Director Communications who's had proven success in developing B2B communication strategies within regulated financial or political environments.
Location: Hybrid (London office 2 to 3 days a week), 25 days plus bank holiday entitlement (1 day increasing each year) and opportunity to join generous pension scheme
The Role:
You will be working closely with the Director of Department to deliver an external affairs strategy. Your role will be pivotal in managing Employer Engagement campaigns, ensuring alignment and consistency across 13 regions. You'll be the go-to expert for the Employer Recognition Scheme communicating with major employers and play a key role in managing high-profile events and dispersed stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a three-year Communications strategy and an annual Communications plan.
- Lead the delivery of national Gold Award campaigns and key Employer Engagement events.
- Foster strong relationships with wider Communications and policy teams
- Manage a dedicated team of 4, inspiring and guiding them towards success.
We're Looking For:
- A background in general marketing communications where you've gained experience with stakeholder engagement and/or internal communications
- Experience in complex stakeholder management.
- Proven success in developing communication strategies within financial and political constraints.
- Leadership skills and the ability to create a positive, creative, and fun working environment.
- Practical experience in events management
Additional Requirements:
- Occasional UK travel to various regional sites.
- The post holder will be subject to security clearance check, enhanced DBS and two suitable referees.
If you'd like to manage a team and work on a wide range of communication please send an up to date CV and supporting statement outlining key experience and motivation for applying.
Please note I'm working to a tight deadline of 24th June so will be interviewing and submitting as I go.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
About the role:
When a person or their family member sustains a spinal cord injury it is a life changing experience. They can experience a huge drop in confidence, lose their independence and can feel isolated and that no one understands what they’re going through. Back Up was started by volunteers and our volunteers remain at the heart of everything we do, including shaping and delivering our range of services.
The Volunteer Development Assistant will be the main point of contact for volunteer enquiries and requests and will work across Back Up to understand volunteer needs in order for the volunteer team to grow and support delivery of our life changing services. They will be responsible for the administration and coordination of the annual calendar of volunteer training events ensuring that prospective volunteers feel supported and well prepared, and everything is in place for delivery of high-quality training.
Lived experience is an advantage; but most important is you sharing our commitment to transform the lives of everyone affected by spinal cord injury.
For full details please see our role description[BH1] .
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
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Our client, a leading London University, is looking to appoint a Student Funding Assistant to provide advice and information to staff and students in relation to tuition fees and UK student loans.
This is a short term post, running for 5 weeks in the first instance. You will be required on site 3 days per week, in south west London.
The main elements of the role will include:
- Providing advice to students applying for funding via external agencies, including the SLC, NHS, US Federal Aid and other national and international funding bodies
- Monitoring our shared mailboxes, responding to queries and referring matters to colleagues/other services as appropriate
- Assisting with processing students’ applications to our hardship funds and the Conference Presentation Fund
This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice in order to be considered.
If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a lively, dynamic and driven fundraising events team. Over the last decade, Breast Cancer Now has built up a strong events function community fundraising and events currently accounting for nearly a quarter of the charity’s overall voluntary income.
We’re now looking for an events officer to play a key role within the team. You’ll lead on the delivery of a range of events including runs, triathlons, cycles, treks and overseas challenges, with a focus on growing income and engagement. Your role will also help to drive us forward as the go-to charity for challenge events by providing an excellent supporter experience.
About you
We’re looking for someone with a real drive and a passion for charity events fundraising. You’ll be delivering your own portfolio of events including recruitment of participants, development of supporter journeys and stewardship communications to meet net income and supporter retention targets.
We’re a dedicated team with our supporters at the heart of what we do. If you have experience and interest in delivering events and building relationships with supporters, then this could be the role for you.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London or Glasgow office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any questions regarding this role please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team in the first instance.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date 9am on Friday 21 June 2024
Interview date Week commencing 1 July 2024
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The HR Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day HR operations, focusing on delivering high-quality HR services. The role oversees employee relations, employee experience, learning and development, reward, resourcing, talent management, people analytics, EDI, wellbeing and payroll. The HR Manager will ensure the effective execution of HR processes and the maintenance of HR good practices across Muslim Aid, with a specific focus on using HR metrics to inform strategic decisions.
About the Role:
- Oversee and manage all aspects of HR operations, ensuring compliance with legal and organisational policies.
- Oversee the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring they receive all necessary training and introductions to Muslim Aid policies.
- Manage the recruitment process from job posting to hiring, ensuring a smooth and efficient candidate experience.
- Respond promptly and effectively to HR-related inquiries from employees and management.
- Conduct training sessions to educate employees and managers on HR policies and best practices.
- Oversee the performance review process and ensure it is conducted fairly and consistently across all departments.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in managing HR operations and a team within a small to mid sized organisation.
- Strong background in employee relations, including handling disputes and ensuring compliance with employment laws.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, capable of mentoring and motivating the HR team.
- Strong communication skills to effectively liaise with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strategic HR management abilities to align HR functions with organisational goals.
Why you should apply:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping others, enjoys problem-solving, and is seeking a role where they can make a real impact and experience growth. As an HR Manager, you will have a unique chance to make a significant impact in a mission-driven organisation dedicated to global humanitarian efforts. You will work with a diverse and collaborative team, enhancing your leadership skills and HR expertise.
Benefits you will enjoy working for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
- Pension Scheme
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.