Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Employment type: Fixed Term

Department: Funded Programmes

Interview date: w/b 24 May 2021

Contract Duration: Until March 2022

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

The Project Administrator will provide administrative assistance and support across a large and geographically dispersed project team to support the delivery of the project, core objectives and funder requirements. Responsibilities will include, coordinating communications to a large number of delivery partners, organisation of project events and meetings and developing and maintaining project records.​​​​​​​

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Position Summary 

If you love food and people then this is the ideal job for you!

FoodCycle is expanding into Yorkshire and Teeside. We are keen to open a number of Community Dining Projects in Leeds, Bradford, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop and open these projects ensuring people can look forward to a hearty weekly meal in their local community where they will make friends and feel well nourished.

You will manage recruit and train local volunteers to be empowered to run these projects. You will liaise with a network of charities, build local relationships with supermarkets, assess venues for suitability and create the most incredible community events in your area.

An excellent communicator, you will manage the volunteers at each Project ensuring they are trained, supported and on-message with FoodCycle strategy, ensuring that volunteers are confident enough to self-organise and make a success of their Projects.

Working at FoodCycle

Holidays: 23 working days (along with additional Christmas Close down days)

Pension: There is a pension scheme available – new staff are automatically enrolled after three month unless you choose to opt out.

Flexible working: We love flexible working! You will be on a flexible working contract, which means that you get to plan your week

Team working: We are a small but great team – super supportive and always willing to help each other out.

Equipment:  Whilst working with FoodCycle you will be provided with a work mobile and laptop

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We have an exciting vacancy for a Database & Supporter Care Executive to join our dynamic award-winning team on a 12-month contract.  

The successful candidate will be joining the Bone Cancer Research Trust at a very exciting time of growth and development and will play a key part in supporting this through the care and maintenance of our supporter database and supporter care processes. 

The post-holder will support the Database & Supporter Care Manager in the effective and efficient operation of the CRM system (thankQ), fundraising administration and the Supporter Care function of the charity. 

About us… 

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community. 

The Role 

The primary purpose of the role is to coordinate all financial and non-financial donor and fundraiser data between thankQ and our data providers: Facebook, JustGiving, Virgin Money Giving, Committed Giving, Dotmailer, BCRT Website and any other data sources to meet the charity needs. 

The Database & Supporter Care Executive will maintain data integrity by cleansing data, using de-duping and merge rules to match data against the correct contact records and/or create new records but minimising duplicates. Also working with the wider team to code financial data so income source and destinations are accurately recorded.

About You 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience undertaking database administration duties including data cleansing, financial batch processing, data loading, working with consents and Gift Aid management within a charitable organisation, ideally using ThankQ or a similar CRM. 

You will be proactive, detail focused, and have an organised approach to working with data processes and have a positive and can-do attitude. 

The ideal candidate should have a true passion for data management and supporter care delivery and understand the importance of these functions within a charity.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. 

The role can be Leeds or home based working remotely with the Database & Supporter Care Manager who is also home based. Please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month. 

Application Process 

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Monday 10th May  

1. Telephone interviews: 13th & 14th May 

1. Face to face interviews: W/C 17th May 

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Officer to join The Scholars Programme team. The Brilliant Club has a commitment to delivering consistent outcomes for our pupils, as outlined in The Path to Outcomes strategy. This role will manage a cluster of placements, working with teachers and university widening participation staff to arrange programme logistics, and managing a team of PhD tutors to design and deliver their courses in schools. This role will include frequent travel across the North of England, which may involve early starts, late finishes, overnight stays, and occasional weekend working. Full expenses are paid for work away from the main office and time off in lieu is given in line with the charity’s HR policy.  

The role requires a driven and dynamic team player, with experience of success in school teaching, academia, or programme management. To manage their placements, they will deliver aspects of our provision directly (e.g. PhD tutor training, university trips) and will support PhD tutors to deliver others (e.g. course design, in-school tutorials). They will build and maintain excellent relationships with teachers and university staff, which underpin The Brilliant Club’s collaborative model.

The successful candidate will champion the charity’s values and embody them in interactions with colleagues and partners. They will be comfortable in building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing logistics through our online CRM system. They will co-ordinate programme activities, track progress and deliver results. They will be positive and pro-active, with a commitment to delivering excellent standards. The successful candidate will also be comfortable working across multiple teams and adapting their priorities to meet the needs of the national programme, in addition to meeting key regional priorities.

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

We are looking for a part time fundraiser.  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Harrogate team and help us build our income to support and sustain the vital work we fund in Malawi.  

It is a broad and varied job where you can really make your mark. The role will suit self-motivated, enthusiastic individual who is well organised, a great communicator and passionate about international development.

As a fundraiser, you can expect to be creating and delivering fundraising programmes to achieve the business plan.  You will be involved in the full remit of our fundraising operation and have responsibilities for managing key income streams.

To contribute to our team you will need a can do attitude and the willingness to roll up your sleeves and jump right in.  The position is based in our small office in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Christians Together Calderdale are seeking a Business Development Manager to lead with the growth of our charity and ensure its financial security through seeking funding and completing relevant bids on our behalf.  We work to support the homeless and vulnerable community of Calderdale through our projects, including the Food Bank, Winter Shelter, Banqueting Table (free lunches three times a week) and drop in support.

As an international research-intensive university with a strong commitment to student education, we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from all backgrounds and from across the world.  

In line with this vision, the Alumni and Development Team is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We select candidates on the basis of merit and ability, and aspire to further diversify our community. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from candidates belonging to, but not limited to, the following groups: Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people; people who identify as LGBT+; and people with disabilities. 

Do you want to join a high profile, collaborative and passionate fundraising team raising funds for a values driven university with ambitious aims to reduce inequality and shape a better future for humanity? Do you want to play a leading role in developing one of the University's priority fundraising programmes by creatively using a variety of communication methods to raise philanthropic gifts?

This is a unique opportunity to play an integral role in shaping the future of a key area of innovative fundraising at the University of Leeds. We would like you to enable us to realise our ambition to be sector leading in leadership giving fundraising. Building on the success of the programme to date, you will bring colleagues together to ensure that the office develops relationships with alumni who have the capacity to make gifts to the University of between £1,000 - £25,000. You will strategically employ a variety of methods including face to face, phone and video meetings as well as telephone campaigns and direct mail. You will develop creative and effective ways to engage, ask and thank these donors and shape a long-term strategy to improve their acquisition and retention. Through your engagement of these individuals you will also cultivate a small pipeline of future major donors. This will play a key role in a new strategy across the Alumni and Development team which ensures future major supporters receive specially tailored communications to deepen their engagement with Leeds prior to them being asked for a major gift.

With support of colleagues you will implement and deliver the current leadership giving strategy and as the programme grows you will help lead its longer term, data driven vision and strategy, ensuring that it is a growth income stream for the University. 

You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.

We’re part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Join our Supported Housing service in Normanton and you could soon be helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. How? By working with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure - your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine.

Chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What’s for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure and know how to connect with people at all levels. And, like us, you’re keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh, and you’re happy working both independently and within a team and being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

The closing date for this post is 7 May 2021. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications being received prior.

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Hours:                20 hours per week, 11:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday

Salary:              £11,312 per annum (based on £21,210 pro rata)

Reporting to:     Home Operations Manager

Location:            Mercy UK, Oxenhope, BD22 9JE

Interview Date:   Interviews will happen as and when applications are received 

Please note: This position carries an Occupational Requirement (OR) on the grounds of gender, religion and belief in keeping with current guidance. The post holder must identify as, and be biologically female, and be able to demonstrate a Christian belief and value system in line with Mercy UK’s core objectives, statement of faith and values.

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we

are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to

deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very

best in attitude and activity in seeing hope restored and lives transformed.

As the Fitness Coordinator, your experience and your natural talent for seeing the individual person – their needs, desires, personality type and learning style – allows you to engage each individual participant online and onsite, in fitness strategies which complement and contribute to their individual freedom journeys.

Through innovative and creative development and delivery of training plans, workshops, goal-setting and new experiences, you create safe and enjoyable access for all participants to engage in a fitness programme that is right for them; helping them to set healthy goals and a healthy balance. Your organisation skills means that balanced meals are prepared on time and are well-portioned, and you see all these things as key life-skills towards maintaining life-long freedom.

Your experience in areas such as personal training or physiotherapy, enables you to identify deeper needs, seeing where participants require more focussed or even pastoral / spiritual support in the areas of physical wellbeing and you work collaboratively with the Mercy programme team and a network of professionals to deliver this support. 

Leeds Autism AIM is part of the Advonet Group, a growing organisation working with people who are marginalised, to raise their voices and have their rights respected. Leeds Autism AIM is co-led by autistic adults with the 75% of the staff team having an autism diagnosis.

We have an exciting opportunity based within the Leeds Autism AIM service for someone passionate about ensuring the autistic population, who experience a range of barriers and inequalities, have access to, and are enabled to live independent and fulfilling lives. The AIM service is recognised as being innovative, progressive, and pioneering by Third and Public Sector organisations and those who use our service.

A successful candidate will be instrumental in the day to day running of the service with the AIM Team. They will be a highly organised individual who will be primarily responsible for;

• Working with the AIM Team, external partners, and others to ensure the needs of those using the service are met.
• Providing information, signposting and resources.
• Working in a collaborative way to improve access to services and outcomes for autistic adults.
• Coordinating the running of the Autism Drop-In Hubs so that they run smoothly and efficiently.

You need to have relevant experience in similar type roles although there is plenty of opportunity to develop existing skills/experience within the role if you feel that you do not meet all the criteria in the personal specification.

As a Disability Confident Employer we will offer interviews to any applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria.

Additional funding for this role is likely to be secured in late 2021 which means there is a potential that the number of weekly hours would increase.

To apply for this role please visit our website and complete the Advonet Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted). Please send the applications to the Jobs email provided on our website.

Reasonable adjustments can be requested if you are successful in gaining an interview. We will inform all applicants whether they are successful in gaining an interview or not.

Interview questions will be provided 24 hours before interview.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applicants from those who have a lived experience of autism or other disabilities or come from diverse communities.

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the post please call us and ask to speak to Owen Walker, AIM Manager.

Established in 1998, The Advonet Group is an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds and working in partnership across other regions. The Advonet Group are comprised of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services and specialist services, (Asking You!, CHANGE, Leeds Autism AIM, Leep1 – Leeds People First) which ensure individuals voices are heard, their rights upheld and promote the rights of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

We are united in our commitment to uphold the nationally recognised advocacy principles and have a diverse staff team of 80 people working within the organisation. We are a disability confident and Mindful Employer with Investors in People and Volunteers and have achieved the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment and culture where everyone is valued and able to bring the whole of themselves to their work and organisation which benefits us all.  

Are you a motivated, passionate and experienced manager with an impressive track record of delivering high-quality services, to meet the needs of local communities in a social work/care, health or education profession? Want to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families? If so, read on.

Catholic Care is an ambitious Charity. We are always striving to offer even better services to give the children, young people, families and schools we work with quality and highly regarded support services. This means that as we look to the future we have the confidence to try something new.

We know it is our professionals working with children and young people who make the biggest difference to their lives and as we look to integrate our services, we require a Senior Manager who will share this vision and manage a team of experienced practitioners. Your role will be to provide management, professional support, advice and supervision to frontline practitioners, ensuring that a quality service is delivered to children and young people.

You will be responsible for the development of the teams and the results delivered. You will work in partnership with other agencies and with our commissioned services to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people that we work with.

This is an exciting time where we are keen to make a difference to service delivery. This is an inspirational opportunity to be part of the team and join us on our journey.

To be considered as the Senior Manager, you will need:

• A management qualification and extensive experience in a senior management role
• A thorough knowledge of good practice and legislation in relation to safeguarding children and adults, social care provision, outcome management and management controls
• A recognised professional qualification in social work and/or care, health, education or equivalent

In-depth knowledge of local services that provide support for families, across children’s social care would highly desirable.

If you are as excited by the prospect as we are, then we would like to speak to you as it may be just the role for you.

Job Title: Senior Manager for Children and Young People’s Services

Salary: SP38 to 41 £40,760 to £43,662 plus pension and other benefits

Post: Permanent Full Time

Location: As part of your role, you will be expected to travel across West and parts of North Yorkshire and be based at Head Office in Headingley, Leeds

Closing Date: 21st May 2021

Interview Date: 7thJune 2021

Catholic care was founded in 1863 and has evolved its services now caring for older people, adults at risk, children & families and helping those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized; people of all faiths or of no faith at all. The charity also employs people of all faiths and none.

Victim Support is looking for a full time Homicide Service Caseworker to join our North team covering the region of North Yorkshire, with some coverage of the surrounding areas. This is a home based role with regular travel; a full driving licence and access to a car will be essential.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The successful candidate will be joining our North team covering a large geographical area of the North of England and will be responsible for provide a high-quality, front-line service to bereaved people following Murder, Manslaughter or Infanticide, and deliver a premium service.

You will be expected to act as the named contact and manage a complex case-load while maintaining multi-agency links with Police Family Liaison Officers (FLOs) and other relevant organisations that can help to progress identified needs; you will ensure that bereaved people are central and integral to all processes that concern them.

You will need to have excellent communication skills (telephone, email and face to face meetings), an ability to build and sustain solid working relationships with various partners and most importantly build rapport with victims. The post requires Senior Caseworkers to visit victim's homes.

The ability to advocate and support victims through their recovery is a must, as well as managing the multi-faceted challenges you will experience on a day to day basis.

Applicants should have experience of working with vulnerable people. They should also be able to work under their own initiative and be able to prioritise work and conflicting demand/needs and interests, whilst keeping victims at the focus of all work undertaken.

You will be able to organise your diary to meet the needs of victims, whilst being able to respond to other tasks as they present.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Case Management systems) record keeping is an important aspect of the Case Worker role.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Education Worker Graduate Scheme

We are looking for people who will be committed to helping us to change the lives of young people, by taking up a permanent role as an Education Worker at one of our centres in Bradford and Leeds.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From Autumn 2021 we will have thirty-seven centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are also recruiting for Education Workers in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Weston-super-Mare

How to apply

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'Apply on website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 10 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on w/c 21 June 2021 with interviews in w/c 28 June 2021.

Here at Charity Horizons we are delighted to be supporting the wonderfully values orientated Heart Research UK in their search for an ambitious and experienced fundraiser to join their team at this crucial time. Heart Research UK have been helping hearts for over 50 years and have, to date, invested £25m into research across the UK. People now live longer as a result of the advancements in prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease that have been made possible by this incredible charity.

We are looking for an Individual Giving, Legacies and In Memory Officer to join the team to raise invaluable funds to tackle coronary heart disease, one of the single biggest killers in the UK. As Individual Giving, Legacies and In Memory Officer you will be responsible for delivering growth and maximising fundraising income across all these channels. The role will be varied and interesting and will include legacy management, marketing and administration as well as the management of the charity’s individual giving programme. The role will also involve the stewardship of existing donors, planning, implementing and measuring donor acquisition activity in order to continually engage and retain existing supporters.

To be considered for this role you should come to us with experience in legacy marketing and administration and be comfortable working towards income targets within this income stream. Additionally, you should have an understanding of how to raise funds from individuals and a knowledge of regular giving fundraising channels and methods. A strong and confident communicator, you should possess the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and be able to write persuasive, creative and compelling content. Heart Research UK is dedicated to fundraising ethically and ensuring supporters donations are spent in the best possible way so, perhaps most importantly, you should be a determined and values orientated individual enthusiastic about fundraising and the work of this charity. We are looking for someone who will add to the charity’s positive culture and have the drive and passion to help HRUK achieve their ambitious goals.

As a result of the impacts of Covid-19 the charity has adapted to accommodate home workers as well as a safe return to the offices in Leeds. This role will therefore offer the flexibility for a blend of both office and home working for the foreseeable future. With a generous renumeration package and inclusive and welcoming working culture this really is a role not to be missed.

The recruitment for this role is ongoing and the role will close when a sufficient number of suitable candidates has applied – early application is therefore advisable! If you’d like to find out more, please contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.