The Royal Society, the UK’s premier scientific body, is looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide essential support for its Grants team.

• Grants Team Administrator
• Full time, permanent
• Location: Hybrid with minimum 2 days per week at Carlton House Terrace, London

The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science. Our Grants team manage a range of fellowship and grants programmes which provide research funding support for high calibre scientists in the UK and overseas to conduct curiosity-led research.

It is an exciting time to join the Royal Society’s Grants team as it expands to meet the needs of an evolving research funding landscape. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to play an important role in providing essential secretarial and administrative support to the four Heads of Grants.

The role requires an experienced professional administrator, who has worked in a broad office environment. Requirements include proven ability to work with people at all levels, organisational sensitivity and excellent time management and prioritisation.

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and passionate team to help promote the work of its funded scientists.  

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and passionate team to help promote the work of its funded scientists.  

During COVID-19 our employees worked remotely, and we currently have a hybrid pattern of working in the office and remotely for some roles, and will be happy to discuss working patterns with candidates. Candidates considering applying should note that working outside of the UK is not permitted as part of our flexible working approach and travel from home to the London office will be at their personal expense regardless of location. With a fantastic historic central London office near St James’ Park, we hope to find an inclusive working arrangement that suits candidates. Under the UK Government’s Points Based System, this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored by The Royal Society for a Skilled Worker Route application.

Reports to: PA to Director of Grants and Chief Officer of Programmes, Partnerships and Engagement

Line manages: None

Location: Carlton House Terrace, London

Hours: full time, 35 hours per week

Contract type: permanent 

Pay band: C

Salary: £29,376-£32,000

Interviews will be held on 19/20 July 2022

Join our ambitious learning consultancy dedicated to imagining a better world.  You'll provide excellent administrative support to a portfolio of talent recruitment and business development campaigns.  You'll help to build our relationships and grow our work as well as cultivating new clients and driving new opportunities through business development conversations.  You'll also engage with team and self-development as part of a thriving working culture at the company.
 

Your main responsibilities

• Responsible for processing campaign communications and messages to potential and current clients and stakeholders and managing and triaging responses in busy inboxes

• Responsible for ensuring data regarding clients and business development opportunities are well managed and kept up to date routinely

• Responsible for developing and monitoring relationships across a portfolio of assigned client contacts and ensuring effective communication with them including managing responses to their issues and needs.

• Responsible for identifying, researching and processing data leads and ensuring that all business development tasks are tracked using company systems in accordance with data protection.

• Responsible for logging client and lead data including using CRM software for programme and business development purposes and producing basic operational reports and information in simple presentations and reports.

• Responsible for the delivery of information such as processing forms, surveys and other data points

• Responsible for assisting staff in the administration of other forms of communication including sending emails, compiling briefings and developing and sending newsletters, requesting and chasing clients and participants for compliance information and to support them in filling out information correctly and on time

• Responsible for supporting external communications including email and social media related to the delivery of talent recruitment and business development campaigns.

• Responsible for working to project plans, monitoring tasks and outcomes and effectively reporting on activity

Contributing to the team and personal development 

• Responsible for contributing to the development of a rich organisational culture across the company including but not limited to taking part in regular 121s, company check-ins, team meetings, events and development days 

• Responsible for being committed to self development, including taking part in regular performance reviews, evaluations and giving feedback to colleagues

• Contributing to Koreo’s strategy through sessions and workshops and being an ambassador for the company externally through events and sessions, webinars and other communications and marketing activities 

Person Specification 

Overview 

• Social change - You have a strong commitment to supporting social change work

• An interest in identifying and building new relationships - You are eager to form new relationships, keen to help others to see the value in our offer and provide exceptional service and support to our clients.

• Target driven - You feel comfortable working to targets, and eager to perform against numerical objectives.

• An analytical thinker - You enjoy working with data and can collect and manage different metrics and draw insights that shape your decisions, holding a high attention to detail.

• Organisation, time management and task efficiency – You are reliable and are able to work and deliver at pace to a high standard across a number of projects.

• Ability to spot, take initiative and solve problems – You are keen to solve problems. and you are able to quickly spot and highlight where things aren’ t working as well as they should.

• Build positive relationships – You are comfortable in a small, busy and ambitious team, leading and able to hold relationships with colleagues and our community

• Written and verbal communication – You can communicate clearly and effectively, with good verbal and writing skills.

• Adaptable – You cope well with competing demands and changing environments. You will be flexible and able to work in different settings and with different people

For more information please click "Quick Apply" and see the attached job pack.

First Give 

First Give inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc) in support of them.

At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where teams representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity. By the end of the programme, however, the whole year group will have given back meaningfully to their local community. 

First Give Administrator

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated administrator to join us. The successful candidate will provide support across all the functions of the organisation, including working alongside the Programmes Team, Partnerships Communications Team and providing administrative support to the Director and SLT. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a positive, supportive team and be part of the work of an inspirational organisation.

Contract:

4 days’ pro rata (or 09.30-3.30pm) – we are willing to be flexible regarding how the time is structured

Salary:

£19,200 (based on £24,000 full time)

Location:

Hybrid (in the office 3 days a week. Again, we are flexible regarding the specific days but would like them to be fixed once agreed)

Annual leave:

22.5 days’ annual leave

Reporting to:

Programme Manager

Key responsibilities

• Overseeing First Give’s school-facing financial administration:
  • Reviewing and identifying outstanding invoices;
  • Contacting school finance offices and business managers to remind of payments due and request them;
  • Track payments made on Salesforce;
  • Provide regular monthly reports on payment process to the Director
• Administering First Give’s charity grants to the charities who have won grants as part of our programme:
  • Contacting winning charities (email/phone call) to inform them and collect their payment details;
  • Uploading this information to Salesforce;
  • Providing details to an external accountant for payment;
  • Keeping records of payments processed up to date;
  • Running reports on payments on a monthly basis for the Director
• Overseeing the processes to secure audio/visual assets for First Give (photography/videography):
  • Booking, liaising with and managing photographers/videographers on a contract basis;
  • Arranging consent from students, teachers and other participants;
  • Monitoring consent approval to ensure First Give always complies with best practice in Safeguarding and GDPR;
  • Reviewing and selecting the best photographs from an event and ensuring all photography is stored securely
• Providing support to the team to secure volunteers from the community to attend our School Finals as VIP judges:
  • Liaising with Programme Managers regarding upcoming School Finals;
  • Communicating with local community figures (e.g. councillors, Mayors, MPs, local business people);
  • Keeping records of attendance on Salesforce
• Providing basic office administration/management: 
  • Managing First Give’s physical resources (held in our West Hampstead office), ensuring we have enough programme documents and equipment to resource the programme and re-stocking as necessary;
  • Executing mail outs to schools or facilitators as needed;
  • Providing reprographics support;
  • Monitoring First Give’s central email [email protected] email inbox
• Providing support to the First Give team, primarily the SLT, e.g. venue research, hire and small scale event co-ordination to support the team (e.g. Away Days etc.)

There may be opportunities for the successful candidate, if interested, to contribute to First Give’s social media work (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook etc.) and to support the production of blog pieces and case studies.

Person specification

Essential

• Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
• Highly organised with excellent time management and task prioritisation skills
• Evidence of ability to work independently, while responding to guidance and feedback
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable working in a hybrid setting, with a majority remote-networked team
• Comfortable using full MS Office suite (MS Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, Word etc.)
• Able to work ‘on location’ in our office in North West London 3 days’ a week

Desirable

• Experience of using Salesforce to process data and provide reports (if not, we will provide training)
• Experience of providing administrative support in a similar organisation
• Able to produce copy/content appropriate for social media and/or external audiences

Interviews will take place W/C 18th July, likely Tuesday 19th July. These will be in person at our West Hampstead office.

Kensington & Chelsea Mind Administrator - extended closing date

37.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,432 - £25,419 

Kensington & Chelsea Mind is looking to appoint an Administrator to join our Central Administration Team.

You will work the Administration and Personnel Manager to provide an excellent standard of administration support to Mind services.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent experience working in an administration role
• Excellent organisational, planning and communication skills
• Excellent IT and database skills, including CRM and HR systems
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of minute taking and servicing meetings
• Experience of drafting letters and working with spreadsheets
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information
• Experience of interacting and liaising with a variety of people in a diverse environment
• Successful track record of working with colleagues in order to achieve a common goal
• Educated to A level and desirable degree level

Experience of working in a charity sector and lived experienced of mental health problems is desirable.

We welcome applications from all sections of our community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in full compliance with the Equalities Act (2010).

How to apply:

Please complete and submit the application and diversity monitoring form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: July 13th, 2022. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a number of suitable applicants.

Due to the anticipated large number of applications, we are not able to respond to applications individually.  If you have not heard from us by week ending July 17thth, 2022 you’re your application has not been successful on this occasion, and we thank you for your interest.

Kensington & Chelsea Mental
Health Association (Mind)
Limited by Guarantee

Reg. Charity No. 1002986
Registered in England
Number 2597728

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis Skylight Croydon is located in the heart of the borough on Surrey Street. Our Skylight offers a wide variety of courses and 1-1 coaching as well as practical support in the form of showers and laundry facilities to assist and support individuals who are street homeless. 
 

About the role

As Administrator, you will assist with the day-to-day administrative tasks, health and safety and facilities management of a busy Skylight centre ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the office and member areas. This is a varied role and no two days are the same. You will assist with purchasing, stock control and deliveries as well as liaising with contractors. You will use internal systems to record client information. You will also help promote the Skylight internally and externally as well as with Skylight events.

This is a fixed term contract for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

About you

In this role you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills with good interpersonal skills, possessing the ability to develop and maintain working relationships within the team.  You will have experience of supporting a team in an administrative role with proven organizational skills.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 10th July 22 (at 23:59)

Interviews will be held on Friday 22nd July 22​​​​​​​

Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Since establishing as a social enterprise in 2013, Betknowmore UK has provided a range of award- winning support and training services, designed to address personal and societal issues caused by gambling. In late 2020 we made a significant change to our organisational structure, and transition to a registered charity, whilst retaining our social enterprise, BKM Evolve. We are continuing to strengthen each organisation, increasing capacity, and our ability to help and support those in need.

BKM Evolve offers a range of support and training services, tailored to prevent and address gambling harms. Our services are co-produced, combining the insight and knowledge from those with gambling lived experience with evidence-based approaches.

We are seeking an administrator to provide all forms of operational administrative support to the BKM Evolve team, and help develop our administrative processes as BKM Evolve grows. The successful candidate will have considerable administrative experience and be a team player, but also capable of working independently and prioritising their workload. They will have excellent IT and problem-solving skills and work with attention to detail with the ability to work confidentiality with participant data. Most of all, they will be friendly and collaborative with great organisational and self-management skills and be able to contribute to a positive social enterprise culture.

About us 

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

This is an exciting to time join the busy Community and Events Team, working across a portfolio of new and established events and products and implementing the roll-out of our new community fundraising strategy and volunteer recruitment drive. This role also supports the wider National and Regional Fundraising Team.

About the role 

We are looking for a Community and Events Administrator to join our Community and Events team. As a Community and Events Administrator, you will support the busy National and Regional Fundraising team. You will provide excellent stewardship to a range of supporters, community and event contacts and volunteers to ensure they have the best possible experience with Crisis. You will facilitate and maintain the systems and processes within the team such as managing donor records and data, thanking and coding income and will work with the National and Regional Fundraising team across the three nations and with other Skylight Centres  

Location: London E1 (Remote working is an option in line with Crisis homeworking policy – minimum of one day a week in the office)

About you 

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced administrator with a proven ability to develop and implement the support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of the national and regional fundraising team. You will share our passion and commitment to ending homelessness and will put Crisis supporters and members at the heart of our work.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy 

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5% 

• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website) 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 

Closing date: Sunday 10th July (at 23:59) ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Accessibility 

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Are you an optimistic, solution-focused admin assistant with a ‘can do’ attitude who is looking to develop your career?

About the role

This role offers an exciting opportunity for you to play a key role in providing a range of efficient secretarial and administrative services to our Service Directors. As the Admin Assistant for the Leadership Team you will work as part of our Leadership Admin Team, reporting to the Leadership Admin Team Leader. You will be exposed to the workings of the organisation, with consistent opportunities to learn about what the Leadership Team at St Mungo’s does, and how they do it.

In this role you will:

• Provide administrative support to our Service Directors, establishing and maintaining effective administrative processes
• Build relationships with the Service Directors and the wider Leadership Team and Client Services Leadership Team, and work with the rest of the Leadership Admin Team to ensure that efficient and effective administrative support is consistently provided
• Provide support, including minute-taking, for a range of key organisational meetings
   

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, and well-organised person for this Admin Assistant role. You will enjoy dealing directly with the public or customers in a busy service environment. To succeed, you will have the ability to work as part of a team and to initiate and maintain highly positive and effective working relationships with others. You will also have very strong written and oral communication skills; excellent attention to detail; strong IT and typing skills; and a good practical knowledge of Microsoft Office. Other requirements are the ability to process confidential information with the utmost discretion; and to manage your time and multi-task to deliver against agreed deadlines.

We seek to develop fast, self-motivated learners with transferable competencies and skills rather than expecting you to have necessarily worked in the same kind of role or organisation before.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.
   

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 4th July 2022

Interview and assessments on: 14th – 15th July 2022

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

This is an exciting time to join the Housing First team, a new service for Crisis which offers open-ended, flexible and intensive support to people who are face multiple disadvantages.

About the role

As Christmas Case Management Team Administrator, you will support the team by providing efficient and effective administration and co-ordination of support to the Housing First team and members.

This role is based in our London head office with the option to work from home up to 2 days per week. 

About you

To be successful in this role you will have experience of providing administrative support including general office duties and maintaining accurate records. The ability to deal tactfully, calmly and effectively with a wide range of people, and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel in particular.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy 

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5% 

• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website) 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 

Closing date: Sunday 17th July (at 23:59) ​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Interviews to be held on Tuesday 2nd August 2022

Accessibility 

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

The postholder will be responsible for supporting Bath and West Community Energy (BWCE)'s small and dynamic staff team in project delivery and supporting the development of organisational systems, maintaining them on a day-to-day basis. The postholder will have a specific role supporting the Board and coordinating Board and Member meetings, and in the delivery and financial reporting for an EU funded project called REDREAM.

Bath & West Community Energy is a not for profit, Community Benefit Society. Since 2010 when it was set up, BWCE has built over 12 MW of community owned solar power systems and one small hydro scheme, enough power to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of around 4,000 homes. BWCE is working to put people at the heart of the energy transition, placing ownership and control of energy in the hands of consumers via clean energy projects that actively involve and benefit local communities.

Job title: Work Experience Administrator

Location: Remote working in the UK.

Responsible to: Engagement Delivery Lead

Salary: £10.15 an hour

Contract: Part-time, 16 hours a week worked across Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday – 9:00am – 5:30pm

Sunday – 9:00am – 5:30pm

Closing Date: Tuesday 5th July at 5:00pm

Interview Date:    Week commencing 11th July 2022

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Speakers for Schools Values

PASSION: We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.

AGILITY: We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.

INTEGRITY: We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.

COLLABORATION: We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.

DIVERSITY: We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.

Role Summary

This role sits within our Delivery Team and will assist in the coordination and administration of thousands of work experience opportunities for young people across the UK.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Supporting our Delivery Team with admin support including mail merges, creating account for access to virtual work experience, navigating Google Classrooms and responding to stakeholder queries via email and phone

• Processing new user registrations on our portal
• Responding to email enquiries from schools and students
• Supporting customers via phone
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
• Data Management and CRM
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Supporting the delivery of charity programmes  

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience of providing admin support to a large team
• Experience of working with educators, young people and/or business stakeholders
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly
• Excellent customer support skills and telephone manner
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Experience of customer service via email and telephone

Desirable: -

• Experience of working in programme support in education charities
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes
• Experience of using Google Classrooms

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• 3 voluntary days per year
• Wellbeing programme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption package
• Subsidised office furniture
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity is at our core, join us.

Disability Confident Employer

Speakers for Schools are glad to be Disability Confident Employers. This means that if you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be invited to interview.

Please note that in certain recruitment situations, such as a high number of applications and seasonal and high-peak times, Speakers for Schools may limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

We usually ask for a CV and covering letter to be submitted as part of the application process. However, we understand that this is not always accessible to everyone, so we welcome video and phone call applications as alternative ways to apply. For additional information or support, please contact us.

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one-page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period. Please note, that if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

The closing date for this role will is Tuesday 5th July at 5:00pm

Successful candidates will be invited to interviews on the week commencing 11th July 2022. Please try to be available this week as alternative dates may not be possible.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the interview date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Summary

One of the key drivers in delivering our Charity's strategy to live well and longer with diabetes is Fighting diabetes with you. This role, within the Business Support team, provides support in that fight by working with our suppliers in the Fundraising Directorate. You will ensure the suppliers and teams that we engage with deliver what is expected of them. You will make sure they are compliant to regulations, and that supporters and Health Care Practitioners get the information and materials about Diabetes they need when requested

Interview Date: W/C 18 July 2022

We would consider flexibility on where this role could be based

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will monitor calls made by our external fundraising agencies to supporters and potential supporters to ensure these calls meet expected compliance and quality standards. You will be the first point of contact for staff at Diabetes UK with any fulfilment supplier queries, and liaising with those suppliers on campaigns they manage and any queries. You will log and resolve compliance and supplier incidents that have occurred predominantly within the Fundraising Directorate

Ideal Candidate

As a supplier administrator you will have experience in Fundraising, and preferably working with suppliers and fundraising agencies in the charity sector. You have an attention to detail and are an excellent communicator whoever the audience, staff or external partners. You're confident using the suite of Microsoft packages Excel, Word and Outlook. You have experience analysing issues and processes to identify improvements. You have good time management skills and able to manage deadlines for different priorities.

Key responsibilities of the post

The Administrative Coordinator will contribute to the overall success of the London wide Building Better Opportunities (BBO) project, Working for Carers, by providing comprehensive administrative support at the Redbridge hub. Working for Carers is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

As the Redbridge Hub Working for Carers Admin Coordinator, you will be required to work in and support a small team of Employment Personal Advisors that delivers the Working for Carers employment support project across East and North-West London Boroughs. You will also be required to support the project with audit and compliance tasks in preparing files for project end.

The Administrative Coordinator will take a proactive approach in supporting the Project Manager and the wider Working for Carers programme team to support carers across the region to move towards and realise their employment goals.

The Administrative Coordinator will be required to play a full part as a Redbridge Carers Support Service team member including team meetings, supervision, working as a part of the team and adhering to the organisation’s policies and procedures.

Are you a 'people person' with the integrity and ability to handle confidential information?

Are you an experienced office administrator?

If yes, we would like to meet you.

Harris Hill is working with one of the world's leading youth charities that helps to support young people for the challenges of life. Each year, thousands of young people take part and benefit from the charity's many initiatives & events.

Summary of Role

Your role will be to support the Executive Assistant and Office & Facilities Manager (9 months FTC). This is a team effort and together you will be responsible for maintaining the smooth operation of the London office, ensuring procedures are followed for the efficient management of day-to-day matters.

As mentioned, you will be required to support the Executive Assistant and Office & Facilities Manager for an initial 9-month fixed term contract assisting them in all aspects of their work. This includes international travel arrangements, diary management, and acting as the point of contact for enquires into the office.

The role will suit you because of your previous administrative experience in office management. And you will also be required to draw upon your strong written and verbal communication, excellent eye for detail and strong organisational skills. You will also have a positive and flexible approach to work, demonstrating the ability to problem solve.

This is a primarily office-based role with some flexibility around working from home.

Experience Required :

Previous experience in administrative support in a busy office environment

experience of communicating to a broad range of stakeholders using various media (e.g. email, publications, letters)

Experience of minute taking (or willingness to learn)

Previous experience of working in the charity/ not-for-profit sector

Experience of working or supporting others in the management

Skills Required :

Ability to maintain confidentiality

High level of written and verbal communication skills.

Fluency in English

Meticulous attention to detail

Strong organisational skills

Excellent time management

IT literate. (Experienced user of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Able to work on own initiative and with little supervision

Second language skills (desirable)

Experience of Salesforce or similar data management tool

Good Luck & we look forward to meeting you!