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Rinova Ltd is an established and successful employee-owned company, with headquarters in Central London and a branch in Malaga, Spain. Rinova is a key deliverer in both UK and EU funded provision, and we were granted funding under the Mayor’s ESF Academies Programme, to set up the Creative Academy. Since its launch, the project has successfully supported dancers to enhance their professional development and is now delivering a range of courses as part of the Mayors Adult Skills provision. 

Free accredited courses in Dance Leadership, Performance Skills and Investigating Enterprise Skills, offer learners the opportunity to develop their skills and potential career opportunities. 

This role is an opportunity to join an innovative, fast-growing company that offers the right applicant the chance to develop their career aspirations.

About the job

Rinova Ltd are currently seeking an experienced Dance Tutor and Learning Support Officer for their Creative Re Work Programme, with a background in the arts and creative sector, keen and able to work with young people and adults entering or re-entering the world of work.

The successful candidate will be committed to helping people achieve their potential and to assist with the delivery of our accredited courses in London locations. We need a committed, enthusiastic, and positive individual to join our fantastic team of professionals - empathy, great communication skills and a passion for helping people achieve their potential are must-haves. An understanding of the very specific barriers and considerations, that those within, (or transitioning into) the creative sector, face.

The successful candidate will also be required to be competent in collaboratively designing lesson plans, learner timetables and schemes of work.

In addition, be able to conduct learner reviews, competent marking abilities of learner portfolios, demonstrate effective administrative skills and deliver high quality information, advice and guidance.

The role will be offered initially on a part-time basis mainly working across London boroughs and the office, with the opportunity to work remotely on occasions. There may be potential for this to become a full-time post in the future. You will be required to complete a practical assessment as part of the interview process.

About us

Rinova Ltd is an employee-owned company and a social enterprise operating in the fields of social, economic and cultural development. We specialise in the design and delivery of projects in employment, learning and skills, enterprise, arts and culture and regeneration - in London and internationally. Whilst this role is focused on our UK delivery, there may be opportunities to be involved in our international work and in European travel. Our work includes project development, project management, research, evaluation, funding development, training and capacity building. The client is at the heart of everything we do; our success depends upon partnership working and forging positive and productive relationships with our partners and stakeholders.

We are an Approved Centre for the delivery of accredited courses with both NCFE and the Leadership Skills Foundation, Awarding Bodies. We have been awarded a Matrix Accreditation, which is recognition of our high standards of IAG delivery, and we have Centre of Excellence status from the Leadership Skills Foundation.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has experience in the arts, has developed excellent networks and understands the issues facing those entering the sector. The successful candidate will have a commitment to supporting individuals and want to be part of an organisation, which changes lives for the better.

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement, which should address all points on the person specification. Applications without the required documents will not be considered for shortlisting.

Closing date: 17th June 2025

 

Job description

Delivery and line management

• To assist in the delivery of practical dance and performance skills classes as and when required.
• To manage a caseload of participants requiring Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG), mentoring and confidence building
• Completing appropriate action plans and reviews with participants
• To act as the single point of contact for small caseload of participants
• Complete marking of learner portfolios and reviews in a timely manner, ensuring high quality assurance standards
• To identify suitable referral partners i.e. universities, colleges, established networks, dance and community organisations from which to recruit course participants
• To communicate effectively with stakeholders, clients and team members
• To confidently deliver high quality teaching, information, advice and guidance
• To efficiently complete relevant paperwork, ensuring that accurate records are kept

Development of training materials and delivery

• To develop lesson plans, schemes of work and learner timetables that support delivery of the outcomes
• To provide resources relevant to individual courses
• To ensure that accurate records are kept for all sessions with appropriate sheets signed and stored
• To assist in the development of training materials to support the delivery
• To use available networks to recruit course participants from appropriate organisations
• To liaise with stakeholders and partners to develop effective referral mechanisms and future possible collaborations

 

 

 

Person Specification (skills knowledge and experience required)

Please address all points in your supporting statement and give examples

• Competent practical skills and/or experience as a performance artist. Dance conservatoire training, University education or equivalent with at least 3 years' experience.
• Practical experience of having worked within the creative industries and an understanding of the challenges faced by those either entering or transitioning within the creative sector.
• Some experience of working ( in a formal or informal capacity) with adults or young people aiming to access employment in the creative industries or wishing to retrain, would be an advantage.
• Existing networks which can be utilised to enable you to meet your targets in relation to recruitments and progression routes. Ability to develop networks in support of organisational goals
• Good IT skills and the ability to produce professional presentations and training materials
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
• Experience of designing content across various social media platforms and knowledge to be able to implement this in a work environment to promote the work of the projects
• Ability to work to tight deadline and targets
• Able to create engaging and motivating training materials
• High standard of organisation, written and oral communications skills
• Good understanding of the social and educational issues relating to a multi-cultural cohort and how this relates to learners
• Able to prioritise a diverse workload working to strict deadlines, pre-empt upcoming issues, and solve problems
• The successful candidate must be willing to work outside normal working hours on occasions and travel within London Boroughs to deliver at satellite locations

We are looking for a dynamic leader with proven fundraising experience to become our new Head of Fundraising, helping When You Wish Upon a Star to make magical memories for sick children. We have recently moved into a modern new office, have appointed a new CEO and are celebrating 35 years of Wish granting across the UK. So, it is an exciting time to join our dedicated team, some of whom work remotely or from our Scotland office.

Your key focus is to grow our income generation, allowing us to grant even more Wishes to children living with life threatening illness. The Head of Fundraising and their team play a huge part in helping us achieve this vision and, occasionally, have some direct engagement with delivering Wishes.

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Fundraising will be responsible for developing, directing and delivering the fundraising strategy.  You will be an inspirational leader; motivating the team to promote the Charity and successfully engage external stake holders, including both new and existing supporters, and develop long-term relationships through excellent stewardship.

The successful candidate will be able to manage legacy, grants & trusts, events, corporate and community fundraising. Ensuring that income targets are achieved, along with securing high value donors to support major events and campaigns. Using ThankQ CRM, you will be required to monitor fundraising performance and budget, produce reports, and presenting to the CEO and Trustees.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.

Conduct regular online marketing performance reviews and lessons learnt.

Work alongside the Performance Marketing Specialist, Senior Digital Campaign Officer, PR and Communication Officer and colleagues in the Creative and Content team to deliver online growth.

Social Media Strategy

Develop and implement a robust social media growth and engagement strategy.

Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and set measurable goals.

Stay updated with the latest social media trends and best practices.

Content Creative and Management

Collaborate with the creative team to produce high quality, engaging and relevant content for all social media channels.

Be hands on in the creation of multimedia content for email campaigns, social media and our brand website, including creating engaging images and videos.

Develop our online identity, while ensuring brand consistency in tone, voice, and terminology.

Integrate SEO best practice into content creation to improve online visibility and rankings.

Community Engagement

Monitor and respond to appropriate comments, messages, and mentions across relevant social media channels.

Cultivate relationships, boost loyalty and foster a positive and active online community.

Ensure supporter queries and issues are addressed promptly and professionally.

Analytics and Reporting

Track, analyse, and report on social media performance metrics.

Use data-driven insights to optimize content and strategy.

Prepare regular reports for senior management.

Public Relations

Develop and maintain relationships with key online media contacts and influencers, securing coverage to help achieve the charity's aims.

Create, coordinate and manage online PR campaigns and initiatives to maximise engagement and exposure.

Alongside the PR and Communications Officer, write and distribute press releases and other PR materials.

Work with the Senior Head of Communications to develop and implement a robust PR strategy.

We believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets.

Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference? Do you have the drive to create positive change in children’s lives and inspire others to do the same?

If the answer is yes, then read on to hear about this exciting opportunity.

We’re Railway Children, an international charity working to create long-lasting change for street-connected children and young people in the UK, India and Tanzania. Founded in 1996, we’ve dedicated over a quarter of a century to developing outstanding practice and services for vulnerable children and their families. As we embark on our new strategy to 2027, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.

About the role

We are looking for a Training & Youth Participation Officer for our UK Safeguarding on Transport Project. This is a Hybrid role with some home working and requires frequent travel and overnight stays across the UK.  

As a Training and Participation Officer you will be responsible for the delivery of face to face and online training to various stakeholders and groups within the transport community ensuring that our partners and colleagues become our ‘eyes and ears’ in responding to and reporting safeguarding and vulnerability concerns. Through engagement with such partners and community members you will be responsible for delivering training and consultancy activities relating to safeguarding and provision of services to vulnerable children, young people and adults.

Being comfortable with public engagement events, leading training and working as part of multi-agency safeguarding action groups isa must as well as being able to engage and support the young people who form part of our Youth Forum and national Youth Participation.

You’ll play a key role in the development of our UK Programme and part of a dynamic team delivering Railway Children’s programme in the UK.

What we offer

As well as helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people, we offer some great perks:

• Time out. You’ll start with 25 days holiday per year to recharge the batteries. After three years, this will increase by an extra day per year until you reach a relaxing 30 days leave.
• Pension. We offer a pension contribution of 6% of annual salary.
• Birthday leave and ‘Railway Children Day’. You’ll get two additional days of annual leave in your birthday month and around Christmas time.
• A culture we’re proud of. Driven by our CEO, family values are at the heart of our culture and make Railway Children an incredible place to work.
• Flexible working environment and home working. It’s one of the reasons why our staff retention is so impressive!

What we’re looking for

You will have a relevant training or teaching qualification with experience of delivering and developing inclusive, engaging & high-quality training.  Alongside this were looking for someone with experience of e-learning platforms and working with awarded bodies, working with a wide range of audiences and collating feedback

An experienced professional who has worked with vulnerable children and young people previously gaining user voices and feedback in a trauma informed way.  

Someone with a good understanding of the issues that affect children and young people and how this can be best incorporated into training – lived experience of accessing services will be welcomed

You will have the ability to be creative, and solution orientated who can create accessible learning materials and use methods that will engage adults whose primary role is not safeguarding

A full person specification can be found in the job pack.

Application notes

Closing date: Friday 6th June 2025 at 5pm

Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful.

At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.

• Would you like to work for an organisation that values its people and is friendly, fun, flexible with good staff benefits?
• Are you empathetic and compassionate with excellent communication and engagement skills?
• Are you a strong, practical, approachable, leader with proven management experience and a passion for making a positive difference to the lives of vulnerable people?
• Are you a confident practitioner with the ability to work independently and have the skills and experience to work effectively and collaboratively with a range of professionals?
• Are you super organised, proactive, energetic and enthusiastic with the ability to effectively lead, inspire, motivate and support a team to deliver a quality person-centered service to achieve the best outcomes for carers?
• Do you have experience of community outreach work and of managing and delivering front-line services for vulnerable client groups and have the skills and experience to deal effectively with challenging situations?

If the answer to all these questions is yes, and you’re looking for rewarding role where you can truly make an impact, then we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking a Dementia Carers Support Officer who can make a positive difference to the lives of unpaid carers in the diverse communities of Redbridge. We are a Queen's Award winning charity with over 30 years experience of supporting unpaid carers in Redbridge. The post holder will focus on supporting carers of someone with dementia, by providing them with advice, information, referrals and access to peer social and learning activities.  The role requires an understanding of health and social care services, particularly in relation to support for unpaid carers and someone who can show compassion and understanding to carers in crises or facing complex challenges.  A key outcome is ensuring carers can live a healthy and fulfilling life alongside caring and not be at risk of acute isolation.

This is a varied role, suited to someone with the experience and confidence to lead peer groups, activities, outreach and work with professionals at all levels.  There is plenty of scope within the role to develop new services in response to carer needs.  The post holder will work within a team of Community Support Officers. This is a job-share post with an existing part-time Dementia Support Officer.  The role is based mainly in Ilford and throughout Redbridge, with some home working.

Do you have outstanding communications, events and customer care skills? Are you ready to bring delight to donors and help a busy team achieve key fundraising goals? 

· Permanent, full-time: 35 hours a week worked over five days We would be open to some flexibility on hours worked.

· Hybrid working – up to 40% home working.

· Starting salary £30,925 per annum with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.

· 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

· Generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

o access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors

o wellbeing coffee mornings

o menopause support

o up to three volunteer days a year

o up to three family emergency leave days a year

o retreats and resources for prayer life

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.

Your role

Church Mission Society is passionate about God’s mission and fired up to see more and more people become followers of Jesus. As part of the fundraising and communications team you will bring delight our donors by dealing with enquiries successfully as first port of call and proactively contacting supporters and churches to encourage them to give and engage with CMS. Through this, your role will make a significant contribution to the work of Church Mission Society.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.

What you’ll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have proven experience working within a customer/supporter facing environment. Experience in telephoning to get results in a customer care environment is essential as well as administrative skill.

It is also a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy with CMS’s values and aims.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 25 May

Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 3 June at CMS House, Oxford.

To apply

Please send your application form and CV tvia our website or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ. CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.

At Saint Francis Hospice, having just celebrated 40 years of caring we are now embarking on an exciting and ambitious 5-year strategy ensuring that we will be here for our local community.

Supporters are at the heart of everything we do and delivering a first-class experience is central to the effective stewardship of our donors and potential donors. 

This role will be crucial in ensuring this take place, using a natural ability to engage with people on the phone or in person. Will also require previous experience within a customer services / administrative role and the ability to be friendly, compassionate and self-motivated. 

This will involve the overseeing of the fundraising Hub and being the first point of contact for potential supporters visiting the hospice as well as administrative duties such as thanking supporters and responding to enquiries.

Please note that a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) basic criminal record check will be screening for the successful candidate.

Please click on the apply button to download an application form and we would appreciate if you could also complete & return a Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Press and Public Relations Officer to join a respected professional membership body. This is a full-time, permanent role within the Communications team, focused on increasing national media coverage and raising the organisation’s public profile in line with its strategic goals.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Develop and deliver proactive media plans to promote key organisational priorities across print, broadcast, online, and social media
• Draft high-quality press releases, articles, and statements to drive national media attention and showcase the organisation’s impact
• Respond promptly to media enquiries, including handling sensitive or critical coverage to protect and enhance the organisation’s reputation
• Provide strategic media advice and briefing materials to senior leadership, including key spokespeople and executives
• Contribute to the production of internal and external communications, including a member magazine
• Build strong relationships with journalists, commentators, and media influencers to raise the organisation’s voice within the sector
• Work closely with digital and social media colleagues to ensure consistent messaging across platforms
• Monitor media coverage, prepare regular impact reports, and identify opportunities for media engagement
• Take part in the out-of-hours media rota, providing responsive media handling support during evenings, weekends, and public holidays

Ideal candidate profile:

• Background in journalism, public relations, or media communications, ideally within a charity, health, or membership-based organisation
• Demonstrated experience of delivering PR campaigns and managing crisis communications
• Exceptional writing skills and the ability to produce compelling content tailored to a variety of audiences and channels
• Confident communicator who can advise senior stakeholders and represent the organisation to the media
• Strong understanding of the media landscape and how to generate positive coverage
• Able to manage multiple projects under pressure with attention to detail and clear prioritisation
• Proactive, strategic thinker who brings creativity to campaign planning and execution
• Comfortable collaborating across teams and departments to identify stories and share consistent messaging
• Familiar with monitoring tools and evaluation of media impact

Location: Central London

Salary: £39,000

Working hours: Full-time

Working pattern: Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

This vacancy is being actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced e-commerce officer to join our Trading team to showcase and promote our exciting year round range of products to raise income and engage supporters via our online shop, catalogues and commercial partnerships.

You’ll be a great communicator and maximise the potential income while ensuring every supporter has a great experience shopping with us.

What you’ll do:

• Lead on the development and day-to-day running of the online shop including platform improvements
• Develop digital marketing plans, that complement the overall Trading communication plans, to drive traffic and sales to the online shop
• Add products to the online shop using clear, consistent content that is bold and creative to drive sales
• Constantly review content to ensure that the information is compelling, audience-focused accurate and relevant

What you’ll bring:

• A strong understanding and experience of Shopify including designing pages, basic HTML and CSS coding, digital best practice and marketing 
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating digital marketing activity across paid and owned channels 
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to convey complex matters clearly and coherently 
• Significant experience of CMS management and tools such as Canva, Photoshop and Figma 
• Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace, including using digital tools 

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Interviews for this role will be held from Thursday 19 June 2025, in person at our London office

The successful candidate will be required to:

• attend the UK London office a minimum of 2 days per week (one of which is a Wednesday).
• provide your own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb 
• have a confidential space in which to work when working at home

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Job Title: Housing Support Worker

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Housing Support Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children living in our dispersed refuge accommodation in Warwickshire.

You will be forming a team that makes up the Warwickshire Dispersed Safe Accommodation service. This service will provide emergency safe accommodation across Warwickshire with high-quality domestic abuse support, ‘by-and-for’ services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children.

Housing Support Workers will work closely with the Floating Support Workers and Child Support Workers (who provide the personal support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children) to ensure that the emergency accommodation and support meets the whole range of survivors’ needs.

The post holder will be responsible for the Health and Safety and maintenance of emergency safe accommodation units in multiple 1–3-bedroom properties across Warwickshire. This will include the practical set up and maintenance of home furnishings and utilities in each property and the management of the cleaning and replacements required between each use of the accommodation unit.

The post holder will provide support to survivors fleeing domestic abuse around accessing housing benefit for the dispersed accommodation and support survivors with exploring and accessing move on accommodation.

The Housing Support Worker (HSW) will be responsible for ensuring that the properties will maintain Refuge’s accommodation standards and comply with all Health and Safety legislation and requirements

Housing Support Workers will work in partnership with both statutory and voluntary sector partners to ensure that the properties are managed to a high standard and ensure a welcoming approach to all survivors and their children.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing Date: 09:00am 20 June 2025

Interview Date: 3 July 2025

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

As Chief Executive, you will lead the staff team, be responsible for providing overall strategic direction, coordination and management of all CAP programmes. Partnership building is a key role to maximise our impact.

Church Action on Poverty is a medium sized social justice charity, with a vision for the UK to become a country where everyone can flourish free from poverty. We are an ecumenical organisation with a Christian ethos and roots in the churches who remain key partners for us. We support programmes across the UK improving the lives of people in poverty and create opportunities for those with lived experience to voice their concerns with the aim of educating the public to raise awareness and understanding in line with our charitable objectives.

Currently, our programmes are structured on the principles of dignity, agency and power. They comprise: supporting a network of 130 food pantries with a membership of over 50,000; enabling people with lived experience of poverty to speak truth to power and supporting churches to explore what it means to be a ‘church on the margins’ as well as playing a leading role in high profile national campaigns.

It is anticipated that the role will be varied and flexible, but will include:

• Assisting the CAP Council of Management in the development and implementation of the organisation's programmes, campaigns, partnership building and public affairs work. 

• Managing CAP's staff and resources in line with the organisation's agreed policies and priorities, and core values of collaboration, participation and empowerment. 

• Fundraising and organisational strategy to achieve our aims.

• Ensuring that people with lived experience of poverty are actively involved in all aspects of CAP's work. 

• Leading and line managing the Senior Leadership and Management Team.

• Working with the whole staff team to develop and implement strategies that build dignity, agency and power to end poverty.

Key responsibilities 

1. Supporting CAP's Council of Management in its governance function

• Maintaining regular contact with the CAP Chairperson and Officer Group. 

• Providing regular written reports to CAP's Council of Management and attending all meetings of the CAP Council of Management and Officers Group. 

• Agreeing and implementing an annual planning cycle with the Council of Management, in line with CAP’s strategic values and vision.

• Working with the chair and officers to ensure good governance of the organisation. 

2. Ensuring the effective management of CAP's staff team by: 

• Providing day-to-day management and support for the Senior Management and Leadership Team. 

• Holding oversight of the policies and procedures of the organisation and ensuring that they are up to date and fit for purpose 

• Setting the culture of the organisation, with a focus on promoting collaborative working, learning and staff wellbeing. 

3. Finance and fundraising

• Setting a clear, viable organisational and financial strategy and implement through

• Fundraising and relationship building to secure the resources needed for the programme work and campaigning.

• Formulating appropriate applications for programme funding.

• Providing resources for donors and churches to organise fundraising.

4. Programme Development

Leading the process of programme development within CAP in order to: 

• Promote new approaches to combating poverty, which build the dignity, agency and power of people and communities struggling against poverty. 

• Ensure that programmes have clearly identified aims, objectives and methods and that projects are monitored and evaluated. 

5. Partnership Building
Building partnerships and contribute to the shared leadership and development of a movement based on dignity, agency and power with people and struggling communities against poverty, by

• Working with a wide range of partners and people with lived experience, to connect and build networks of people and groups who are committed to challenging poverty.

• Ensuring that CAP works collaboratively, leading CAP's involvement in strategic coalitions, alliances and other movement building opportunities.

• Ensuring CAP’s work is informed by the insights of people with lived experience of poverty, as well as wider public policy, debate and research. 

• Ensuring that CAP’s views are shared with government, politicians, churches and others, where possible, led by people with lived experience of poverty.

6. Membership and supporters
Working with CAP’s Communications and Supporter Relations manager to ensure the recruitment and retention of members, donors and supporters by ensuring that: 

• CAP members are provided with regular mailings and appropriate support for local/national activity. 

• Ensuring that requests from CAP members and others for information and support are dealt with appropriately. 

• Overseeing resources for Challenge Poverty Week and Poverty Sunday

7. Public Profile
In collaboration with CAP's Council of Management and staff, ensuring that CAP maintains a high profile within both the church and secular media, including: 

• Ensuring CAP contributes effectively to public and media debate, including mainstream secular and church media, TV, radio and new/social media etc.

• Prioritising opportunities for people with lived experience to act as spokespeople and the public face for CAP.

• Attending and speaking at appropriate conferences and events making sure that CAP is represented at key events.

• Representing CAP views to national, regional and local government.

8. Theological Development
Facilitating the development of theological and other resources which reflect 

• the lived experience of people and communities struggling against poverty, biblical sources, personal faith and other theological writing.

• wider analysis of social, political and economic issues.

Accountability and relationships 

The Chief Executive is accountable to the elected Council of Management. Regular contact is maintained with the Officers Group, and in particular the Chair.

The Chief Executive provides line management to the other members of the Senior Leadership and Management Team, and works closely with other members of the CAP staff team, and external partners. 

Other details about employment

Duration: Permanent contract with six month probationary period.

Hours: 35 hours per week including occasional 'unsocial' hours, weekend working and overnight travelling for which Time Off in Lieu is provided.

Salary: Church Action on Poverty Salary Band L, starting at scale point 43 on the NJC scales (currently £52,805 pay award pending).  Rising by increments after 3 years and every 2 years thereafter to point 46 (currently £56,073), paid monthly on the 14th day of each month.

Pension: Church Action on Poverty operates the Nest auto-enrolment pension scheme, and contributes a 10% employer contribution provided the staff member commits to making a 5% employee contribution. 

Benefits: Simply Health Cash Plan, Working from Home allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff Expenses Debits Cards, National Gym and Partner Discounts.

Holidays: 25 days’ annual leave pro rata (30 after five years’ service) plus statutory holidays. Office closure over New Year period on top of annual leave.

Location:  Hybrid working on a flexible basis from home with some time each week in the Manchester office. 

No CVs or other attachments please, only applications using our standard application form (available to download above) will be considered.

Are you passionate about Jesus and gospel outreach into London?

Are you creative, wise, and inspirational?

Then London City Mission would like to hear from you!

London City Mission shares the gospel alongside the local church of London, equipping everyday Christians to lovingly bring a message of hope in Christ to those least likely to hear it.

One in two people don’t have a Christian friend to invite them to church, open a Bible with them, or tell them the good news of Jesus. We want to see that change. The poor areas of London are incredibly diverse, in fact London is the most ethnically diverse in the world, growing at over 100,000 people a year. The world has come to London – we long to see the Gospel taken to the world by working alongside churches to visit homes and go out into the streets of London with the good news of the Gospel.

We are praying for a talented Director of Fundraising and Supporter Partnerships to join our Leadership Team. You will be inheriting a skilled and diverse team raising income from individuals, legacies, trusts and foundations, corporates and major donors with the support from a new CRM system, to fulfil your responsibilities.

• Salary: £73,000 depending on experience + 13.8% employer contribution to pension, 30 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and 3 days ex-gracia during Christmas and New year + other benefits.
• Location: London City Mission will carefully consider flexible working patterns where possible, though at least 2 days a week presence at Nasmith House, 175 Tower Bridge Road will be necessary.
• Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week). Permanent. Let us know if you need more flexibility than this.
• Responsible for: Currently the team is 12 people, with four direct reports.
• Closing date: Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 5pm BST.
• Interview dates:  A selection of candidates will be invited to a first interview via MS Teams on either Wednesday 25th or Friday 27th June. Those who are invited to a second interview will also be asked to complete a psychometric test. In addition finalist candidates will have the opportunity to have an informal meeting with the CEO, Graham Miller in w/c 30th June.  A second round of in-person interviews is scheduled for Friday 11th July along with the opportunity to meet the team. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leading and overseeing the development of Fundraising and Supporter Partnerships Strategy and Operation.

2. Leading and overseeing the management and development of the Fundraising and Supporter Partnerships team.

3. Providing inspiring leadership and contributing proactively to a vibrant worshipping Christian community.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act that the post holder be a practising Christian (see application pack for details).

The Trust offers hybrid working, with staff splitting their time between offices, reserves, visitor centres and some remote work, depending on their role.
 
About us: 

Kent Wildlife Trust Group (KWTG) is a dedicated, hard-working and passionate organisation whose structure and initiatives are aligned to delivering the greatest possible local and national impact by taking action and enabling innovations that help address the global nature and climate crisis.  
 
Kent Wildlife Trust is the parent charity and our mission is to restore nature in Kent. We have over 32,000 members, a small army of volunteers and manage over 80 nature reserves.  
 
In addition to the charity the KWT Group also includes Adonis Blue Environmental Consulting, Wilder Carbon and Kent Wildlife Trust Enterprises.  
 
Our ambitious Wilder Kent Strategy 2030 seeks to reverse the nature crisis and see 30% of land and sea in Kent restored to nature by 2030. To achieve this strategy we need a skilled and passionate PR & Marketing Officer to support a variety of campaigns.  
 
About the role:

Reporting to the Marketing & Campaigns Manager, the PR & Marketing Officer will play a critical role in developing and delivering an engaging public relations strategy.  
 
The first point of contact for the media and public enquiries, you will work with colleagues across the KWT group to respond to media enquiries and identify newsworthy stories.  
 
Using your network of media contacts and your ability to match stories to the right media, you will secure press coverage in local, regional and national publications.  
 
You will also have the opportunity to help shape campaigns across the Kent Wildlife Trust Group and will be expected to scope out, create and deliver compelling content across various digital and print platforms to a range of audiences.  
 
About you: 

• You’re a confident, creative person who thrives on identifying great stories, building effective relationships and engaging different audiences. 
• You enjoy creating high-quality, compelling content which appeals to people across Kent and beyond. 
• You’ll bring experience of working on media, advocacy and fundraising campaigns.  
• You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where you can prioritise work and ensure the right projects get their chance to shine.  

 
What we will offer in return:  

We offer exceptional enhanced benefits.  Recognising the wellbeing pressures related to the climate and nature crises we face as a society, we provide flexible work options, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development opportunities. Whatever stage of your career you’re at, our comprehensive benefits package at Kent Wildlife Trust can be a key factor in your choice to join us. 
 
Next steps:   

If you're ready to join our team and help us create a Wilder Kent, simply click "Apply now" to apply via our website. Here you can find out more about the role and complete the online application form. Be sure to include your personal statement in the space provided and upload your CV, and take a moment to review the guidance notes for helpful tips.
 
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview during the week commencing 16th June 2025.  We will let unsuccessful candidates know if they have not been shortlisted.       
 
If you’d like to learn more about the role before applying, feel free to email us.
 
We are unable to recruit anyone who does not have a right to work in the UK.   
 
Kent Wildlife Trust believes that everyone has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people, and adults at risk; we are committed to ensuring their safety and wellbeing is at the heart of our engagement with people.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to references, Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks as appropriate to the role.
 
The Kent Wildlife Trust Group is Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better.  It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!  
 
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