Engagement Lead – Challenge Programme Job Description

Organisation: Babbasa CIC

Job Type: 1yr Fixed Term contract (this post is offered as a fixed-term contract for the third year of a 3-year grant programme, but with possibility of extension subject to Babbasa securing ongoing grant funding during the year).

Hours: 35 hours

Salary: £25,480

Start date: August 2021

About Babbasa

Babbasa is an award-winning, Bristol-based, social enterprise with a vision to create a world where all people are inspired and able to realise their employment and enterprise ambitions, irrespective of where they live, their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality or faith. Babbasa realises its mission through its subsidiary enterprises including Babbasa’s Youth Empowerment Programmes and Recruitment & Inclusion Services (BRIS) and our core values of Imagination, Determination and Kindness.

Babbasa supports low income and ethnic minority young people to prepare for the workplace as well as support employers to recruit diverse talent, develop cultural competencies and create inclusive work environments for all to thrive. The direct support for young people includes soft skills training, mentoring, and information and guidance support. The direct support for employers includes Recruitment, Inclusion Advisory Support, Cultural Competency Training, Research, Inclusion Needs Analysis and Onboarding Support. Over the next decade, Babbasa plans to grow its services to both young people and employers to respond to the pressing imperative to overcome the structural barriers to workforce inclusion and associated social inequalities in Bristol and beyond.

Job Purpose

The Engagement Lead is an exciting and important role that leads delivery of Babbasa’s Challenge Programme. This involves working with a group of enterprising young people to develop their skills and confidence through a stimulating and experiential training course and social action project, followed by a mentoring programme. In recent years, the Challenge Programme’s Youth Ambassadors have developed a youth manifesto and organised the ‘Our Bristol, Our World’ youth conference Our Bristol. Our World. Our Manifesto. - Babbasa; run Bristol’s first online festival for young people ‘Skill Swap’ and devised and delivered the ‘City of Change’ campaign to challenge Bristol businesses to pledge at least one career opportunity for a young person from an ethnic minority or low income background City Of Change - Babbasa. The post is funded by The National Lottery (TNL) Reaching Communities Fund and has been nominated as a national case study example of the Lottery’s community projects. 

Core Responsibilities

●   Deliver and facilitate Babbasa’s workshop and training activities including the recruitment, enrolment and induction of participants (Youth Ambassadors) onto the Challenge programme

●   Design and deliver weekly training and workshop materials through the use of appropriate teaching, learning and assessment methods - with the aim of encouraging challenge thinking, debates and developing the ability of participants to engage in critical discourse and rational thinking

●   Build a trusting relationship (based on Babbasa values) with young people engaged - to ensure we meet their progression outcome and identify/address any health and safety, disability, equality, concerns or welfare issues.

●   Lead a group of young people in the delivery of a social action project which develops their employability and enterprise knowledge and experience

●   Support Youth Ambassadors to engage successfully with businesses and city wide voluntary organisations, schools, colleges and local youth agencies on the social action project.

●   Coordinate a mentoring scheme after the social action project, which includes matching, training, and facilitation of first meetings and reviewing progress of mentoring pairs.

●   Monitor and evaluate each of the core elements of the Challenge programme and assist to produce a final report after the 6-month programme cycle.

General Responsibilities

●   Ensure young peoples’ comments, voices and suggestions are at the heart of service delivery and respond to their needs.

●   Ensure internal administrative tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner as required by Babbasa and the activity funder.

●   Deliver support and guidance to participants using best practice.

●   To attend and take part in all core Babbasa meetings

●   To support in the induction of Equal Opportunity Ambassadors

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

●   Good organisation and time management skills, able to manage own workload effectively, meet deadlines, monitor outcomes and achieve targets

●   Able to provide young people with enjoyable, stimulating and challenging experiences

●   Able to provide young people with appropriate information, advice, support and challenge, and refer them to specialist help when required.

●   Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with young people, including agreeing limits for acceptable behaviour

●   Able to use a variety of approaches creatively – matched to young people’s different needs, abilities and interests

●   Prepared to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and other unsocial hours

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of designing and delivering skills-development training and support packages (preferably with a training or Information & Guidance qualification such as PGCE, PTLLS, assessor award, or willingness to complete further relevant qualification training)

• Knowledge of, and interest in, Equality and Inclusion

●   Experience of working with young people aged 16-25

●   Experience of delivering training or workshops

●   Experience of working with or across agencies

●   An understanding of the principles and implementation of Equality and Inclusion, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies

●   Experience of using a variety of information technology and the ability to maintain records on a database

Incentives/ Benefits

• Work in an inclusive environment and supportive team who will support you to be great

• Have the opportunity to demonstrate your enterprise skills being part of the development of a new business unit

• Work for one of the few organisations in the UK honoured with Queen’s Award For Enterprise

• Be part of transforming the lives of low income and ethnic minority young people in Bristol

• Help Bristol to become an inclusive city by directly working with us to address inequalities

• Have access to flexi-working arrangements

Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service men and women of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915, we’ve provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans. 

We are looking for a confident and friendly individual with excellent communication skills who will enjoy recruiting, training and supporting the diverse range of volunteers who give their time to Blind Veterans UK.

The job involves: 

• Identifying and responding to the needs of members within the local community by reviewing and assessing volunteering opportunities. 
• Organising and implementing the recruitment of volunteers in line with our volunteer recruitment policy 
• Maintaining regular contact with volunteers to provide ongoing support. Being the first point of contact for volunteer’s enquiries. 
• Maintaining accurate, secure and up to date records on the volunteers and other service data for monthly reporting 
• Promoting volunteering in the area through attending events and building networks to increase awareness. 

Experience in a similar role would be an advantage but we will consider applications from those who are able to demonstrate how their alternate skill, knowledge and experience is relevant to this role.

This is a Monday to Friday role, however there will be occasional evening and weekend work.  It is primarily a home-based role, however travel to locations within the area will be necessary. Benefits include free life assurance, sickness benefit scheme, childcare voucher scheme, generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. This post is subject to enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Closing date:  Monday 28th June at noon   

Virtual Interviews:  Wednesday 30th June 2021 

If you think you have what it takes to be part of a developing and growing charity that values its beneficiaries, staff and volunteers, please look at the full Job Description and complete an Application Form, which can be downloaded from our website.

Relate are seeking an experienced practitioner to the role of Senior Practitioner, working on the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (RPCP) in the North East.

Based in Newcastle and the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of intervention workers who are offering support to families across the North East Region (excluding the Tees Valley).

The parents we work with often already have other support in place, so the skills and experience of working holistically with families is essential, particularly working with delivery partners, and our referral partner, Gateshead Council

This is a great opportunity for someone with the skills, knowledge and experience below to join a committed and supportive team, offering much-needed support to parents who are experiencing relationship difficulties

Overall purpose

1. To support the Delivery Manager in ensuring professional delivery of ‘Relationships Matter’ - the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme in the North East including managing risk and safeguarding concerns.
2. To support and line manage the delivery staff working in the North East to deliver evidence-based interventions designed to reduce parental conflict.
3. To support parents who are referred to Relationships Matter to access and attend the programme.
4. To carry a small case load of parents to help parents resolve conflict in a more constructive way

Key Activities

• Support the delivery staff who work directly with parents on the Relationships Matter Programme by facilitating frequent reflective case discussions with them to contribute to high quality work with parents.
• Fulfil line management responsibility for delivery staff who work directly with parents on the Relationships Matter Programme.
• Hold case discussions around eligibility of parents referred to the Relationships Matter programme, including the assessment of the risk of Domestic Abuse and Mental health needs of parents.
• Work with individual parents and couples accessing the Relationships Matter Programme, either online or, when we can, in their home or a community venue, to meet the needs of their family.
• To provide support to parents by delivering group and couple specialist interventions to reduce parental conflict or providing support to staff delivery. This includes doorstep visits to parents to deliver manuals where this can be done safely.
• To manage own case load of parents accessing the Relationships Matter Programme , including accurate record keeping and reporting. Ensure robust case and session recording, report writing, modelling completion of all necessary paperwork to a high standard and providing all required information for performance management of the programme.
• To proactively evaluate systems of work and suggest improvements that could be made; including gathering and reporting qualitative feedback from delivery staff pertinent to the delivery of the programme.
• To work cooperatively with other professionals in children’s services, health agencies and other community based services and signpost families to additional support.
• Support the delivery team including recruitment and development as required.
• Assist in ensuring all relevant Safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented for the programme.
• To participate in meetings as required.
• Deputise for the Delivery Manager as required.
• Monitor and manage the client experience and the consistency of delivery across the RPCP
• Maintain effective administrative systems to support the delivery of interventions and maintain client records and data to be reported to DWP.

Any other duties which may be regarded as reasonable within the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that any change of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms with the Managers agreement.

Key relationships and contacts

• Delivery Manager
• Programme Manager
• Senior Administrator
• Delivery Staff - Family Support Workers and Mentalization Practitioners
• Relate Supervisors
• RPCP Delivery Partners
• Local Authorities and Gateway Team

Dimensions/scope

• Responsible for contributing to the RPCP delivery team’s overall performance.

General duties (Common to all Relate roles)

• Safeguarding
• Health and safety
• Equality and diversity
• To observe the Policies and Procedures of Relate
• Acting as a Relate ambassador

Key skills and competencies

Essential

• Significant knowledge and experience of delivering services to people with multiple and complex needs, including parents/families
• A ‘can-do’ attitude and approach to the targets of the programme and the needs of parents accessing the programme
• Knowledge and experience of working with people at risk of and those who have experienced Domestic Abuse
• Experience of delivering group interventions
• Experience of line managing staff
• Experience of motivating and developing teams
• Experience of supporting staff to have reflective case discussions and assess risk
• Understanding and ability to work with those in the counselling and workless services arena
• Understanding of Safeguarding thresholds, policies and procedures and experience of implementing these
• Experience of supporting others to implement Safeguarding procedures
• Be confident discussing, assessing and managing risk around Safeguarding for Adults and Children and Domestic Abuse
• Approachable personality with ability to remain calm and patient under pressure
• Excellent communicator and empathiser
• Able to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences including colleagues from a range of services, managers and service users (parents)
• Ability to reflect on own practice and behaviours
• Good ICT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to travel across the North East as required.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering therapeutic work with couples
• Experience of delivering group interventions to service users
• Experience of developing teams and motivating individuals
• Experience of supporting mobile and dispersed teams
• Experience of working with Government programmes / projects
• Experience of delivery on a Payment by Results programme
• Membership of relevant professional body

Job title: Navigator – Employment Support Advisor
Salary: Circa £21,500 per annum
Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term
Reporting to: Project Manager  
Location: Sunderland

About us 
Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.

Moving On Tyne & Wear (MOTW) is joint-funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and European Social Fund, and aims to support people with a range of complex needs across Tyne and Wear to move towards or into training and employment.

This project is led by Mental Health Concern (MHC) and supported by 8 partner organisations, including Groundwork NE & Cumrbia.

About the role 
We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic individual to join our Moving On Tyne & Wear team as a Navigator. 

The successful candidate will work as part of a team and will manage a caseload of Moving on Tyne and Wear participants in Sunderland providing them with 1:1 support, helping them overcome health barriers to employment and training.

The post holder will help participants to accept, adjust to and when able recover from physical and/or mental health conditions. They will be responsible for supporting them through every stage of their journey, addressing barriers to engagement and introducing activities to support progression into education and employment.

As a Navigator you would be responsible for supporting participants through every stage in their journey, addressing barriers and introducing activities to support progression.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About you 
We are seeking someone with experience in supporting people with health problems to access mainstream activities and resources which will help them to better manage their conditions and move towards or into employment. You must have the ability to work effectively as a member of a team as well as the ability to work on your own initiative. Having experience of working in communities and engaging workless participants is essential whilst maintaining a professional, tactful and patient approach.

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 4th July 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.

Groundwork NE & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

No agencies please.

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.

Richmond Fellowship is 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.

Right now, our West Berkshire Supported Housing service is looking for someone like you to support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties. You will need to have access to your own vehicle which you are willing to use for business purposes and a willingness to travel in and around the Berkshire area. Mileage expenses are paid on a biweekly basis.

It is an essential requirement for this role that the post holder has a full driving licence and access to their own vehicle which they are willing to use for business purposes.

This is a permanent role, requiring the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week. The salary for this role is £19,048 per annum.

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

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.

The closing date for this post is 1st July 2021 at 11.59pm, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date if sufficient applications are received prior.

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

Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service men and women of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915, we’ve provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans. 

We are looking for a confident and friendly individual with excellent communication skills who will enjoy recruiting, training and supporting the diverse range of volunteers who give their time to Blind Veterans UK.

The job involves: 

• Identifying and responding to the needs of members within the local community by reviewing and assessing volunteering opportunities. 
• Organising and implementing the recruitment of volunteers in line with our volunteer recruitment policy 
• Maintaining regular contact with volunteers to provide ongoing support. Being the first point of contact for volunteer’s enquiries. 
• Maintaining accurate, secure and up to date records on the volunteers and other service data for monthly reporting 

• Promoting volunteering in the area through attending events and building networks to increase awareness. 

Experience in a similar role would be an advantage but we will consider applications from those who are able to demonstrate how their alternate skill, knowledge and experience is relevant to this role.

This is a Monday to Friday role, however there will be occasional evening and weekend work.  It is primarily a home-based role, however travel to locations within the area will be necessary. Benefits include free life assurance, sickness benefit scheme, childcare voucher scheme, generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. This post is subject to enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Closing date:  Monday 28th June at noon   

Virtual Interviews:  Thursday 1st July 2021  

If you think you have what it takes to be part of a developing and growing charity that values its beneficiaries, staff and volunteers, please look at the full Job Description and complete an Application Form which can be downloaded from our website. 

Working with and in response to our most recent review and data analysis to meet the increasing complexity in community need, we are recruiting for a mental health practitioner to provide high-quality complex triaging using knowledge, skills, critical thinking and professional judgement to establish client support needs, identify risk and identify the most appropriate support.

The postholder will be highly skilled at dealing with clients with complex mental health and crisis management needs, acting as an effective gateway for people to access LIC and external services as appropriate.

ABOUT THE LIC

The London Irish Centre is the Irish Heart of London. Our Mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture.

For over sixty years, we’ve been proud to provide vital frontline welfare services to multi-generational Irish diaspora in London, whilst instilling positive impact within local communities through education, entertainment and cultural awareness. Our commitment lies in meeting the wants and needs of our shared communities, now and for the future.

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

We’re recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team in Wolverhampton leading on the development and management of the Good Shepherd’s volunteering and mentoring programme and corporate volunteer offer.

We have a great team of volunteers, fantastic links with the local community, and a service user volunteer programme already in place and want to expand and develop them as we grow as a charity.

To provide effective general administrative support to Autism Service (AS) staff and provide specific administrative support to the Autism Adviser.

These include:

• Understanding and working within all Barnet Mencap policies including Safeguarding; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Data Protection; and IT. 
• Receiving and inputting referrals and enquiries onto our CRM database, Charitylog.
• Maintaining the waiting list and diary; calling clients and booking appointments for the Autism Adviser; sending Zoom/Teams links; sending consent forms and other AS information. Offering IT support to the Autism Adviser.
• Entering AS client data onto Charitylog and keeping client records up to date; updating and renewing GDPR and other consent forms; uploading relevant documents; ensuring data is held within GDPR principles.
• Printing and posting correspondence for clients, GPs and other professionals.
• Liaising (by phone, letter or email) with GP practices and other services, as needed to support clients.
• Maintaining an up-to-date email address list of clients (according to clients’ consent). Maintaining up to date lists of clients to be invited to specific events by email and/or text (Peer Support Group, women’s group, workshops, etc.).
• Producing a monthly newsletter to be emailed to clients. Researching and compiling events and information to be included in these newsletters.
• Maintaining bookings and workshop attendance lists. 
• Participating in supervision, appraisal and training.
• Attending weekly AS team meetings, staff meetings and other meetings as required
• Helping to facilitate the group activities for clients, such as attending online or in person Peer Support Group and other meetings as needed.

Knowledge/Skills

A lived experience of autism is desirable

An understanding of the different communication needs of people on the autistic spectrum

An understanding of autism and a willingness to attend autism awareness training.

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook and SharePoint; Knowledge of remote meeting technology e.g. Zoom and Teams. Ideally to have knowledge of Publisher and CRMs such as Charitylog.

An understanding of data protection and what is personal information, and a willingness to undertake data protection training

An attention to detail and being organised

Being a team player and able to manage one’s own workload

An ability to prioritise and follow up on many ongoing cases.

A willingness to discuss issues openly with rest of the team.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The organisation actively promotes equal opportunities policies and anti-discriminatory practices at all times.

PROMOTION OF SERVICE

Barnet Mencap develops links with the community and other organisations and promotes positive images of people with learning disabilities and autism. It is expected that the post holder will perform the role in a way that furthers the values of the organisation with reference to equal access and opportunity and quality of service provided.

GENERAL

The duties and responsibilities of this post may change over a period of time. Only significant additional duties or responsibilities as required by the Chief Executive will render the post for re-evaluation.

We are looking to recruit suitably qualified and/or experienced Senior Practitioners, Practitioners and Support Workers who will support the planning and delivery of Specialist Short Breaks group sessions in Attleborough. There will be 25 sessions per year to take place one Saturday each month with the remainder during school holidays. This exciting role is perfect for those seeking the opportunity to earn an income whilst studying, parenting or working elsewhere.

You will be committed to providing a child centred, fun, safe and positive environment for the children. The group will offer a range of stimulating, play, activities and experiences and will involve the children and young people in the planning of these. You will provide support and guidance to parents of children with disabilities.

The Senior Practitoners will support the Team Leader and offer individual support to young people with exceptional and complex individual needs. 

The Practitoners will support the Senior Practitoners and offer individual support to young people with high support needs. 

The Support Workers will offer individual and group support to young people with low to moderate support needs and support the Senior Practitioners or Practitioners with supporting young people with exceptional and high support needs where there is a 2:1 ratio.

You will be required to hold or be working towards a relevant qualification and/or have experience and knowledge of working with children with a diverse range of individual needs.

The contracts are all for 140 hours per year to be worked over the 25 sessions (one on Saturday each month and remainder in school holiday). 

The Benjamin Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for successful applicants.

The Benjamin Foundation embeds the Nurtured Heart Approach ® which creates strong and improved relationships by focusing on positive behaviour rather than energising negativity, providing clear rules and consequences, creating an environment in which people thrive.

For further information and to obtain an application form, please visit our website or drop us an email.

Closing Date: Friday 25th June 9am

Interview Date: Shortlisted candidates will take part in an online Safer Recruitment Interview on Wednesday 30th June prior to an interview in Norwich on Friday 2nd July

Home-Start is a leading family support charity, committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of 5. Parent volunteers offer regular support to families in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. We are seeking a creative and self-motivated person to deliver group sessions that meet the need of vulnerable families in creative and flexible and new ways. The role is community-based in locations across South West Hertfordshire, office base in Central Watford with some flexible home working

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of three years of direct experience working with families
• Ability to think creatively to deliver groups session in a variety of ways including online
• Enthusiasm to be an ambassador for children play/craft activities seeking out opportunities to deliver fun engaging sessions
• Committed to improving outcomes for children and their families
• A passion and energy for working with volunteers and families in the local community with a ‘can-do' attitude

Additional requirements include knowledge of the voluntary sector, managing volunteer excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Project Finance and Risk Advisor

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for a Project Finance and Risk Advisor to work closely with country office staff and other support teams to ensure that projects funded by donors run smoothly.

Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex with some flexibility around home working and hours worked

Contract: Two-year fixed term

Salary: £28,000 - £33,000 depending upon experience

About the role

The Project Finance and Risk Advisor, reporting to the Head of Programme Finance, specialises in support and advice of project financial management and donor compliance to key stakeholders across the organisation.  They offer support and advice across the key stages of Sightsavers’ projects life cycle: design, launch, implementation and close-out. They ensure that project financial planning, monitoring and reporting are delivered on time and to a high standard. This role also provides support to Sightsavers’ overall project financial management processes through capacity building and special projects/ objectives.

The main driver of workflow and structure in the Project Finance and Risk Advisor role is the project cycle for donor funded projects. A project follows the cycle: Design, Start-up and Inception, Implementation, Evaluation and Review, Close-out or re-design. Risk management and compliance are central and key duties and accountabilities include:

• Project cycle; financial management support and advice, project design and proposal development, project start-up and inception, implementation and close-out/ exit.
• Capacity building; identifying gaps and challenges and generating/ implementing the capacity building plan.
• Working on a portfolio independently, with support.
• Engaging in special objectives/ special projects as assigned.
• Providing other support as a member of the Programme Finance team.

This is an involved role so see the job description for full details. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW). Once it is possible to travel again, we anticipate that there will be 3 - 4 international trips per year of approximately one week each.

About you

This job may be for you if:

• You are proactive by nature and have initiative.
• You are comfortable taking decisions and have a good sense of when to escalate issues.
• You are quick to notice irregularities, yet you do not lose sight of the bigger picture.
• You enjoy solving problems and have a keen eye for improvement.
• You communicate clearly. You adapt your language and pace to suit your listeners.
• You are confident holding close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Able to demonstrate finance and accountancy experience or excellent numerical skills
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Experience of working for an international (INGO)
• Proven experience of institutional donor project financial management
• Good English language skills and experience working in English
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong attention to detail with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution
• Continuous improvement mindset, seeking ways to improve processes and mitigate risk

Desirable:

• Proven experience of USAID, EC and FCDO project financial management
• Proven experience of financial training to finance staff
• Able to explain financial issues and procedures to a non-financial audience.
• Experience of a computer-based accounting system
• Any knowledge of languages in addition to English (French, Portuguese, Wolof, or Swahili would be particularly useful)
• High level of programmatic and financial understanding of the project cycle

Benefits

In addition to our offices being an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London, we offer some fantastic benefits.  Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts.

Next Steps

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from early July onwards and the evaluation process will include a one-hour Excel assessment. Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 4 July 2021

Victim Support is looking to recruit victim focused telephone support workers for their busy National inbound call centre based in St Mellons, Wales. This role will require shift work covering a 24/7 rota.

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 purpose of this role to provide confidential information and support for victims who contact the call centre. The current services are the Victim Information Service; Support Line; and the Information Line for the Independent Inquiry to Child Sexual Abuse. Provide high quality, accessible and relevant support for victims. Enable users of the service to access further support and information, according to their need and preference.

Main duties include responding to callers by providing emotional support, information and referral on to Victim Support services and other agencies. Also be responsible for escalating safeguarding situations to the 'Designated Safeguarding Officer', and follow up on advice given. You will also need to carry out service needs assessment following agreed processes and timescales. You will have to identify service needs, record the results of the assessment and contribute towards risk assessment processes.

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 A. 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.

£33,783 to £36,922 per annum

40 hours per week

Permanent

Harrogate

Ref: INSTC616700

New and Exciting Opportunity!

Are you an outstanding individual, who is high-performing and passionate about the provision of exceptional support to people on probation?

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with effective management and leadership skills to join our Harrogate Young Peoples Pathway service.

The service aims to support young people, offenders and vulnerable people with a range of issues from domestic abuse, drugs and alcohol, breakdown of family relationships, at risk of homelessness, and poor mental health.

As an experienced manager you will have a proven track record in delivering services to a high standard. You will have experience in working across multiple partnerships ensuring positive partnership working whilst maintaining autonomy, along with the ability to advocate on behalf of service users.

The office location for this role is based in Harrogate and covers the Harrogate and Craven area.

In return for your exceptional work you’ll receive a competitive salary and you'll be part of a growing, friendly and talented team.

If you think you can do a remarkable job for us and our partners, we’d love to hear from you. Please click here for more information and to apply.

You will be joining Foundation, an award winning, leading social housing provider working across the region of Yorkshire and the Humber whose core values are: People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion.

Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 27th June 2021

Interviews to be held 20th July 2021

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve.