Position: Senior Community Fundraiser (North, England)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Home-based, based in the North of England (Merseyside/Yorkshire)
Salary: £33,606 - £37,217 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Community and Events team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The MS Society is delivering some of the most exciting fundraising in the UK and we’re seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Community Fundraiser in the North of England to join our dedicated Community and Events team.

Our Community Fundraising Team are focused on raising £2m+ working across the UK in 2022. After a successful 2021 fundraising year, this role offers the opportunity to grow community fundraising with the enthusiastic support of people affected by MS, their friends and families, including members of our local groups.

Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where we break down barriers and collaborate to ensure supporters at all levels get the very best service. You’ll be given free rein to develop your skills and experience, while building relationships with grassroots supporters to maximise income.

• You’re likely to be in a similar role for another charity, confident, enthusiastic and with great customer care and communication skills.
• You'll know how work closely with supporters, volunteers, local groups and our wider fundraising team.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate a good understanding of community and events fundraising and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Most importantly, you’ll be supporter-focused and willing to go the extra mile to support our amazing fundraisers and help them reach their fundraising goals.
• You’ll be home based in SW England/the West Midlands.
• You must have a driving licence.

If you’re enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated by helping others achieve something amazing in support of a cause that means the world to them, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 24 January 2022

In order to apply for this role, please click the apply button and submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description (in application resources).

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.

The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make. 

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form  and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

Working as part of the TLG centre team in West London, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG West London is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. Working in partnership with Tasso Baptist Church, the Classroom Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons; leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience. The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 31st January 2022. Dates of interviews TBC

Who we are:

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

What we can offer you:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme

Who we are looking for:

Our commercial offer, is vital for our charity to continue to not only train and develop professionals who support autistic people, but also to bring in vital funds to support our wider charitable work.

We have ambitious plans and targets, and we are looking for a brilliant new Business Development Manager to support us to grow our commercial income through high value sales of professional development products which include autism training, consultancy and our Autism Accreditation suite of products.

We are looking for someone to oversee our team to maintain relationships with high-value customers, develop up/cross selling processes and new product ideas, support our responses to high value bids and tenders and grow business in new and existing markets. We are looking for someone able to look at sales and market data and advise our operational teams on new opportunities or proposed changes to our commercial business model.

To view the job description please follow the link to our website.

Where you will be working:

Head office – City Road, London

How to apply:

• To apply for this role please click the Apply button below
• When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

re you passionate about supporting and transforming the lives of people who are experiencing homelessness in Bristol?

About the roles

We are looking for people to join our teams across Bristol as Support Workers (known internally as a Project Worker). We have roles available working as part of the Complex Needs Team; or our Women’s Services (*female only). Working in these roles, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Work with clients who have complex needs to identify their personal aims and ambitions and work towards achieving them.
• Provide practical and personal support to clients in an approachable, caring and person centred way. 
• Work as part of a dedicated team to provide safe, high quality, positive and inclusive service to clients.
• Complete administrative records relating to client work, housing management and health and safety.
• Work on a weekly shift rota including early and late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

About you

Above all we are looking for inspirational individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives and will be committed to our Recovery Ethos, additionally these roles will suit people with:

• An understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people – you may have had personal experience of homelessness yourself.
• Experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change.
• Good interpersonal and listening skills, in order to be able to establish an effective working relationship with clients and an enthusiasm to learn and work with clients with a holistic and person-centred approach.

*For posts in our Women’s service for genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a female only for these posts (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, 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. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, South West, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

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%.

For these roles staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 

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 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

Please start your online application form by visting the St Mungo's Careers page and clicking the ‘Apply Now’ Button on the advert page. 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.

If you are successful, we will do our best to match you to a vacancy in your preferred service.

Closing date: 10am on 3 February 2022

Interview and assessments on: tbc

Do you have a passion for connecting people?  Do you love to see projects come to life and help others plan and deliver transformational change? We are recruiting seven new Deanery Transformation Support Officers who will play a key role in building capacity to deliver our transformation programme for the Diocese of Manchester and help our diocese deliver our 2030 vision. In this role you will play a key role in connecting people, sharing best practice across the diocese and helping parishes see their visions become a reality. 

We’re looking for individuals with proven experience of working in church contexts (in either a paid or voluntary capacity) together with experience of project management, event organisation and working with a broad demographic of individuals.  All the roles are home-based and will work closely with our new Area Deans, Mission Community Leaders and parishes.  If you have a passion for helping the church grow, nurture and serve its community this could be the role for you.

All of our Deaneries are different – if you are interested in the role but not sure which one is for you, please contact Helen Howe, Transformation Director, for an informal discussion; contact details are in the attached recruitment pack.  Applications for part time hours within some deaneries will be considered.

Closing Date: 6th February 2022

First stage interviews: 15th to 18th February 2022

Do you have the personal commitment, drive and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with complex needs?

We are seeking a highly committed, proactive and professional individual to join us as a Registered Service Manager to lead the operational management of a specialist supported living service located in Braintree. The service has been developed to meet the needs of people who have a learning disability and/or autism and complex needs, including mental health needs and behaviours which can challenge. The service supports 10 people in an attractive new-build supported housing scheme, commissioned as part of the Transforming Care Programme in Essex. The accommodation has been carefully designed to meet the needs of individuals with a range of needs and special requirements. The service is currently rated as Outstanding by CQC.

All tenants need well planned, personalised support to allow them to make a successful transition to supported living and to become more confident and independent. As a number of service users have forensic histories or can present with high risk behaviours, there is a requirement for positive and robust risk management and effective behaviour support strategies.

As the Registered Service Manager you will ensure that the service is of the highest quality, meeting all CQC standards and contract requirements and that this can be demonstrated through comprehensive quality and contract monitoring processes. You will ensure that the service works in a cohesive and coordinated manner and that service users experience fully integrated care, support and housing. You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections. You will promote and re-inforce a culture of responsive, person-centered practice and active support across the service, with relationships based on respect and unconditional positive regard. Your rewarding role will include responsibility for:

• Recruitment and selection of staff matched to needs of service users
• Management and deployment of staff to meet the needs of service users
• Ensuring continuous, reliable and consistent service delivery at all times
• Performance management
• Compliance with CQC & commissioner expectations and standards
• Contract management and achievement of planned outcomes
• Effective prevention and management of incidents
• Staff support, supervision, coaching and training
• Excellent customer care to all stakeholders
• Team building and management

You must have at least three years prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have complex needs and at least two years supervisory/management experience. You will also have relevant experience in implementing PBS and positive risk management approaches, founded on the principles of least restrictive practice. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. Some experience of managing successful transitions from and into services is essential.

You will have a good knowledge of CQC requirements and care standards and experience of auditing services against agreed quality and outcome expectations. You will also have a good knowledge of PBS principles and strategies and legal/good practice frameworks (including MCA, DOLs and MHA) and their application in a supported living setting. An understanding of attachment theory, relational security and psychologically informed environments is desirable. You will have a good knowledge of mental and physical health needs/conditions as the ability to promote holistic health and wellbeing is essential. A relevant professional or practice related qualification (such as social work, nursing or management) is essential.

You will be able to demonstrate skills in managing and motivating a large staff team to achieve the highest standards of person-centered practice. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively, as well as to work collaboratively in providing direct care and support as required. You will be warm and emotionally intelligent with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will be able to support our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity and rights. You will be a confident and professional practitioner and manager, able to communicate clearly and persuasively and to contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary decision making, planning and review processes.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People accredited employer of a diverse team of over 5,000 well supported staff across England. Our services in London and the South East employ over 600 staff supporting around 1,000 people with care and support needs.

You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your professional development through both practice-based training and academic study. You will also be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive team of operational managers in the South East region and a network of Registered Managers across the country who strive to meet and exceed CQC standards. By joining this team you will be able to access peer support and expertise.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview.

We empower each woman by giving her the clothes, coaching and the confidence she needs to succeed. After visiting Smart Works, 62% secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.

The role of Fundraising and Partnerships Manager is integral to the success of Smart Works Leeds and therefore the role requires a self-starting and proactive approach, excellent organisational skills and experience of fundraising streams available.

Toynbee Hall is a community organisation that pioneers ways to reduce structural disadvantage. Based in the East End of London, we work alongside people who live here, to tackle unfairness and make this a place where everyone has an equal chance to thrive. We take an asset-based approach to our work and believe everyone has something valuable to offer in the fight for a fairer London. What we learn from our work in London we use to influence change across the UK.

We try hard to make Toynbee Hall a great place to work – and you would be joining an outstanding, diverse team who have supported each other and shown great innovation and resilience over the past year and for many years before. We hope you are excited about applying for this role and to be part of our team.

Closing date: Wednesday 26th January 2022 at 9.00am
Shortlisted candidates invited to stage 2 and given tasks brief: w/c 31th January 2022
Stage 2 tasks: w/c 7th February 2022

Regional Manager – East Midlands Gateway

Remote based; with frequent travel across region.

£32,000 to £35,000 DOE, plus 25 days holiday & pension

Monday – Friday 35 hours per week

Career Ready is an award-winning agent for change. Over the last 18 Years, Career Ready has been transforming the lives of more than 150,000 Children and Young People across the UK. We believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding and successful future and to progress to a sustained, positive post-school destination.

We are working in partnership with SEGRO to recruit a Regional Manager to support the launch of a new partnership to deliver the transformational Career Ready 16-18 programme within local schools/colleges across the East Midlands Gateway. This new partnership will inspire the next generation of employees across the East Midlands Gateway and will help young people, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds - to meet their full potential.

Across the Midlands we are currently engaged in working with schools and colleges in Staffordshire, East and the West Midlands. This role will expand our reach in the region, into the East Midlands Gateway (Leicester and Leicestershire) an area of huge opportunity and need for young people. Our Career Ready programme is based on our Skills for Career Success learning outcomes, delivered by employer volunteers. The core pillars of our programmes are a series of structured masterclasses, mentoring, workplace visits and  four-week internship. Last year 98% of students aged 16-18 leaving our Career Ready programme went on to positive destinations.

You will be joining Career Ready at an exciting time following the launch of our most recent strategy 2021-2024. We are on a drive towards growing our work across the U.K with employers to support and invest in young talent. This role will support us over the next three years, as we grow our work and solidify our position as a sustainable charity that boosts social mobility for more young people across the UK. 

About the role

This is a significant opportunity for a new Regional Manager to lead on a landmark employer partnership and be at the centre of innovating to create partnerships locally. Identifying the schools/colleges and students who will benefit most from the programme, to ensure we are having the greatest impact possible on the lives of the young people. There will also be opportunities to collaborate and be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop programmes with your schools/colleges and employer accounts.

The Regional Manager will be responsible for launching the Career Ready programme across the East Midlands Gateway and will help to :

• Raise awareness and aspirations of career opportunities for young people across the East Midlands Gateway;
• Promote local industries and social mobility within local communities;
• Support participating students with practical and ‘real life’ learning opportunities
• Provide a sound medium to long term pool of young people entering the local workforce;
• Develop a pipeline to entry level roles with our students;
• Provide a significant volunteering programme to support local employer volunteering and skills opportunities.
• Deliver a robustly evaluated community investment for programme, with impact data for social value reporting.

Main duties and responsibilities

Regional management

• Stakeholder mapping and outreach to onboard new employers to support schools within the region.
• Recruit new schools/colleges to enrol on the programme for September 2022 in agreement with targets.
• Strategic account management and reporting for the Career Ready and SEGRO Partnerships.
• Project management of running the Career Ready programme working on a regular basis with schools and colleges e.g. support internships, managing events for students and corporate supporters, etc.
• Account manage relationships with regional and local corporate supporters and regional or local operations of national corporate supporters.
• Promote the contribution of Career Ready and awareness of Career Ready to potential supporters and assist in engaging their commitment to give both practical and financial support.
• Provide regular communication and reporting to the Lead Manager for the Midlands and external funders.
• Set up and Manage the  Local Advisory Boards (employer board) – for your region.
• Help support mentor volunteers with their programme support.
• Ensure that all regional management information is submitted to the organisational database (Salesforce) in a timely and accurate way.
• Support schools and colleges in delivery of internships and work placements.
• From time to time there will be need to deliver sessions to skills and careers leads and to groups of young people within the school and college setting.

National and strategic management

• Contribute to the corporate work of Career Ready.
• With the Chief Executive, Director of Programmes and Midlands Lead Manager  - monitor the state of Career Ready in the region and seek ways to promote its achievements and improve the service given by the central staff team.
• Attend meetings and training days .

Profile raising

• In conjunction with senior staff and the communications team, work to raise the profile of Career Ready in the Regional Manager’s area, and its key stakeholders in the regional and local media, business and education communities.
• Undertake public speaking and media engagements as required to promote the work of Career Ready in the Regional Manager’s area.                                       

Events

• Assist schools and colleges on our programmes to plan, manage and run events to promote Career Ready to potential corporate supporters, students, parents / carers and the local community, and be prepared to present at such events.
• Attend national Career Ready events such as A Capital Experience.
• Arrange and manage regional events including launch events, mentor icebreakers, work place visits.
• From time to time, Regional Managers may be required to deliver programme materials (e.g., assemblies, masterclasses etc.)

General

Promote a commitment to high standards of service, and to equality of opportunity through leadership, policy development and good practice. You will be able to build local partnerships with schools, colleges and employers with a view to growth with the Career Ready strategic plan. An entrepreneurial spirit allied with a can-do attitude will go a long way.

Person Specification

• Target driven, but able to balance financial and non-financial objectives.
• Entrepreneurial with the ability to follow through and achieve results.
• Forward planner with excellent time management skills.
• Able to deliver targets and objectives, often alone, but also to rise above the detail and take a strategic perspective.
• Able to communicate effectively in a wide variety of situations, including formal speaking engagements to large audiences.
• Able to reach, network with and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and potential stakeholders including senior business people, principals of schools and colleges and students.
• Able to operate corporately as part of the Career Ready team.
• Consultative and supportive management style.
• Skilled negotiator, internally and externally.
• Ability to use databases, Word, excel, PowerPoint and other ‘Office’ packages.

A flexible approach to working hours is essential as ‘out of hours’ meetings are common within the requirements of this role.

Experience

One of the following:

(i) Preferably three years in an education role.  Experience could have been gained in schools, FE colleges or not-for-profit organisations, but the successful applicant must be able to gain credibility with senior managers in a variety of educational institutions; or

(ii) Three years experience in a not-for-profit organisation involved with young people; or 

(iii) Three years experience in a community development or Corporate Social Responsibility role in a company; and

Evidence of commercial awareness and proven experience of account management.

Appointment will be subject to a 3-month probation period during which time the contract may be terminated with one week’s notice.

An enhanced criminal record (DBS) check will be required for the role.

The role is home based (remote working)

Salary & Benefits

• £32,000-35,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The Charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans.
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Work Anniversary Gift Voucher

Application

If you are interested in the role then please submit a CV and a covering letter stating why you believe you are suitable for the role, giving details of your current salary.

If you would like to discuss this role further before applying, you are welcome to request a call back.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Sunday 30th January 2022 and interviews will take place virtually in week commencing 7th February

Registered Charity Number 1092891

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

What we can offer you:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme

Who we are looking for:

An exciting new opportunity has come up in the Autism Education Trust team for the role of a Head of Business Development.  As the Head of Business development, you will  help achieve the AET’s vision of a world where all autistic children and young people experience a positive education that supports their wellbeing by:

• Promoting long term growth and financial sustainability for the AET through establishing business in new markets, growing business in existing markets, generating significant partnerships and improving the current customer base.
• Writing (in collaboration with our partners) and overseeing submissions for bid and tender opportunities.
• Deputising for the AET Director when appropriate.

The job description contains further information on the responsibilities and the requirement of the role. To view the job description please follow the link to our website.

If you are interested in applying for this great opportunity, please click on the apply button below

Where you will be working:

Home based

How to apply:

• To apply for this role please click the Apply button below.
• Please also complete the application task on the website. 
• Please attach your CV when submitting your application form.
• When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We have begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

Are you an experienced project manager? Do you enjoy managing large complex projects? Can you author meaningful project documentation, track interdependencies and deliver communications that inspire and inform, in a really human and straight forward way? Can you lead project teams? Are you excited to use your talents to help Girlguiding meet its objectives and help girls have amazing experiences?

Girlguiding is recruiting for a project manager to drive forward a large scale creative project across the organisation. This important role will lead on the planning, delivery and overall management of this key project, working collaboratively with colleagues across our organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Girlguiding as we embark on year three of our new strategy and portfolio of change initiatives. We’re looking for someone with experience of managing complex, multi work-package projects in a structured (ideally, creative) environment. Formal qualification is desirable, but experience is what counts. We’re particularly keen to hear from people with strong interpersonal, leadership and budget management skills who are used to driving the shaping of projects amongst many stakeholders. Practical experience of working in a creative production environment or agency is a bonus but not essential.

The role is based in the transformation portfolio management office (PMO) and will work across the portfolio, mainly on creative projects; reporting to the portfolio office manager while being an active team member in the brand, marketing and communications department. This exciting role is focussed on managing a large-scale transformation project while contributing to smaller portfolio initiatives.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, offering hybrid working and providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

With the recent announcement that £205 million of government funding will be made available to invest in community sports facilities across England in the next three years, the Football Foundation is well-supported to continue to invest in pitches and communities across the nation. This investment will be used by the Football Foundation to target communities up and down the country who will benefit most from access to better sports facilities.

As part of this approach, we have an ambition to deliver 330 new or improved Small Sided facilities by 2025. To do this, we will focus our investment into the communities with the greatest need by tackling inequalities in physical activity levels and creating inclusive opportunities for our priority audiences to become active through recreational formats of football and other sports, in safe, inclusive and accessible facilities

To help us with this important mission, we currently have a vacancy for a Programmes Officer (Small Sided), to provide critical support to this new and ambitious Programme, as we get ready to launch the capital programme to priority areas across the country. 

About the Football Foundation
We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity delivering upon a shared vision to help communities improve their local football facilities through our investment. We are the only example of a partnership between a national Government and a national sport coming together to support communities throughout the country.

Over the last 20 years we have been planting the seeds to grow grassroots football, transforming communities where demand is greatest, and the impact will be strongest. We have worked closely with local authorities, County FAs, and other passionate people in communities up and down the country to deliver over 17,000 sports projects worth over £1.8 billion and we’ve got big plans to revolutionise England’s grassroots facilities over the next decade.

About the role
With a great deal to do, the Programmes Officer will be pivotal in working with local groups to support them through the application process, and to ensure high quality projects are being developed based on local community need. 

What are we looking for?
You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives. 

You must be educated to HND/Degree standard, or with the equivalent experience, with knowledge of how sports development can be used for community benefit. You must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience of communicating with and supporting a diverse range of colleagues and customers remotely. 

You must be highly organised, with working knowledge of different project management techniques and experience of managing multiple projects at the same time. While not essential, experience of producing robust reports and of using dashboards to monitor the progress of projects would be useful.

A good understanding of the inequalities that exist across socio economic groups in supporting active lives, and experience of working to reduce these, as well as knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) interventions and strategic agendas linked to the football and sports sectors would also be useful.

What can we offer you?
The salary band for this role is £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience. 

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.

We are striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation which reflects the diverse communities, users and beneficiaries of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Becoming part of the Football Foundation team, will give you the chance to deliver a positive impact in every community in England; to help transform lives and communities through great places to play; and to be part of a supportive and inclusive staff team that works hard and plays fair to achieve its goals.

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment 
The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack.

• £30,263 per year

• Full time

• Permanent role

• Based in Woolwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich)

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £5M, over 150 staff and 200 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network

The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives. 

Employment rates for people with severe mental illness are unacceptably low and IPS is designed to change this. Getting into employment can be a critical part of a recovery journey. People with severe mental health problems who find paid employment, show reduced symptoms, improved quality of life and financial independence. 

As part of the NHS England initiative to expand access to evidenced based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services, we are delighted to be growing our team across Greenwich and currently seeking a full time Senior IPS Employment Specialist to join us. You will need a good understanding of the barriers faced by people with disabilities and/or mental health conditions, and a passion to work collaboratively to make a real impact in transforming someone’s life.

You will be managing a small caseload together with supporting and motivating a team of Employment Specialists, providing supervision, training and role modelling of the IPS approach. This is a dynamic and diverse role, where you will also work as part of community mental health team to promote employment and raise expectations around the ability of service users to access paid employment. You will also spend time building productive relationships with employers to identify and negotiate job opportunities in the hidden labour market. The ability to network in the local community and build strong relationships is essential.

The Senior IPS Employment Specialist role is funded by Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The successful candidate will join an existing team, where the service will support approximately 70 unemployed people with severe mental health problems into paid jobs each year.  The post-holder will represent Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind, working within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. 

Together we are looking to create growth and opportunity for individuals with mental health conditions and build a better and all-inclusive working world. We love what we do and feel we offer an incredibly rewarding career with an excellent training and development plan.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a positive difference to the lives of people needing mental health support and create a fairer, more inclusive society in a role where no two days are the same, please apply.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

BLG Mind offers flexibility for hybrid working (some days at home and some in the office) where this supports staff wellbeing and fits with the needs of clients and the charity. As a people-focused organisation, we expect all staff to spend regular time at their work base as part of these arrangements.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from culturally diverse communities 

• People aged 16-25

• Disabled people

• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people and always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems. 

This role may be subject to a requirement to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless medically exempt from April 2022

Closing date: Sunday 23 January (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Thursday 3 February

Please apply via our website 

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We have begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

The Welcome Project is a collaboration between Girlguiding and Scouts, funded by the Pears Foundation. We are working together to make the recruitment and joining experience for volunteers more inclusive, accessible and welcoming. We want all our volunteers to feel valued, starting from the very first moment they begin their volunteer journeys with us. 

Girlguiding and Scouts are two of the largest youth organisations in the UK. Combined, we have almost a million young people nationwide and are proud to develop life skills in future generations and have been doing so for over 110 years.

The core purpose of this role is to help us understand how users interact with Girlguiding and Scouts volunteer welcome experience, digital products and services. Providing key insights which will support product development and user conversion. Being data driven to influence our strategy and approach.

We’re looking for someone with a passion for analytics and data who can help us embed insights into everything we do and help to drive forward the transformation of the volunteer welcome experience.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, offering hybrid working and providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.