Healthy Teen Minds was started in 2013 by our Chief Executive Robin Barker who wanted to find a way to enable changes in education and policy for children and young people’s mental health utilising co-production; the co-design and co-delivery of a project or service. Originally an organisation of one, Healthy Teen Mind’s is now a limited company with a small central team working together to create a world in which young people’s voices have influence on the decisions, issues and systems that impact their lives.

We need a talented Team Assistant to support our team and help keep our organisation and projects on track. By playing a key role in ensuring all admin, planning, travel and training run smoothly, you will join us in our mission to change the future for young people. You will be working alongside Stuart our Coproduction and People Coordinator and Jodie our Project Coordinator , who you will report into as Team Assistant. 

In addition to our central team, we employ Young Advisors, young people with lived experience, and Associate Trainers (from various backgrounds - hospital, CAMHS, patient experience) to deliver training and support the projects.

We are proud to be delivering two main projects. We Can Talk, aimed at supporting hospital staff with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide high quality care to children and young people presenting to hospital in a mental health crisis. And Crisis Tools, a national online training resource for crisis workers who support young people.

If this sounds like a company you would fit in well with and you’re excited to play a crucial administrative role in, you can apply via our website! Please read through the job description and job pack carefully then complete our google form application form and submit the task before 23:59 on the 21st May 2021.

​Additional Key dates:

• Shortlisted candidates will hear from us on the 28th May 2021

• Interviews will take place on the Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th June 2021

• Successful candidate will be appointed on the 9th June with an anticipated start end of June 2021 (or sooner if possible)

To ensure the diversity of our team, using positive action under the Equality Act 2010, we will appoint a BAME candidate if 2 candidates are equally qualified.

We are looking for an experienced professional to join our friendly team to support online and face-to-face delivery of our training programmes and workshops including our accredited Diploma for Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) Practitioners and ISVA Service Managers.

The Survivors Trust (TST) is a UK-wide national membership organisation for 120 specialist voluntary sector rape and sexual abuse support services providing support for women, men, children and young people.  TST provides support and networking for member agencies; delivers accredited training; raises awareness about rape and sexual abuse and its effect on survivors, their supporters and society at large; promotes effective responses to rape and sexual abuse on a local, regional and national level.

The right candidate will ideally have previous experience of managing or working with ISVAs and have a good understanding of the role of the ISVA and the issues facing survivors of rape and sexual abuse in accessing support and engaging with the criminal justice system.  They will have a good knowledge of current policy relating to victims and survivors of rape and sexual abuse.  They will have excellent communication skills and an ability to engage positively with students. The role requires candidates to have a Level 3 Teaching Qualification (previously called PTLLS), although the right candidate would be supported to achieve this if needed. A good level of education, the ability to articulate themselves in a friendly and professional manner and IT competency are essential.

The role will be based at our head office in Rugby, Warwickshire, and at regional locations and flexible home working as agreed.

You will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance to work at The Survivors Trust and references will be sought.

Grassroots is a UK leader in suicide prevention. We have a simple but powerful goal: no one should have to contemplate suicide alone. We work locally and nationally with communities, organisations and individuals, helping them to become ready, willing and able to effectively support someone at risk of suicide, experiencing a mental health problem, or someone who self-harms. We help to create safe spaces in our communities to talk about suicide and we support people in all communities to develop the skills and confidence they need to save lives.

Our training, signposting, and innovation helps save lives by enabling conversations that can really make a difference. We work to fight the stigma that surrounds suicide, mental health and self-harm and encourage people to seek help through our thriving social media community and online presence.

Grassroots delivers a range of high-quality, evidence-led suicide prevention and mental health training, including: ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training; safeTALK – Suicide Alertness For Everyone; SFA – Suicide First; MHFA – Mental Health First Aid; Real Talk About Suicide; and Understanding Self-Harm. In turn, Grassroots offers expert consultancy around suicide prevention, and has led on a range of suicide prevention initiatives, including our innovative and award-winning StayAlive mobile phone app.

The Head of Training will lead the training team, helping to develop and deliver a range of high-quality training programmes for Grassroots, including the development of bespoke programmes and consultancy support to reach new audiences. The role will build and sustain relationships with our network of associate trainers, ensuring quality is at the heart of our training offer. In turn, they will be a main contact for partners and clients, supporting the team in securing new training and partnership work.

CPSL Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health organisation, working across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and experienced Training Coordinator to join our growing team.

Full Time Training Coordinator
Flexible hours considered for the right candidate
Contract: Permanent
Peterborough / Cambridge Office base with home working available
Salary: £25,991.00 per annum FTE
NJC Salary Scale Point: 20 (April 2020)

The successful candidate will have strong organisational and administration skills and experience of co-ordinating projects or services. You will be experienced in working with customers and a wide range of different stakeholders, and have excellent communication skills.

Working alongside our Trainers and Head of Training and Consultancy, your role will be to ensure efficient delivery of training and to coordinate the operational function of the training team.

If you are an experienced and self-motivated Co-ordinator with a passion for mental health, then we would love to hear from you.

CPSL Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date: 09:00 Monday 7th June 2021
Interviews: Friday 18th June 2021

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We will only accept complete applications, which should include: Application Form, Covering Letter and your completed Equality & Diversity Monitoring form. 

No agencies please. 

The role of Training and Assessment Officer will be part of the Operations Directorate.  The postholder will report to  NEA’s Training and Assessment Manager and work closely with the Head of NEA Cymru to deliver NEA’s training and qualifications to stakeholders working with low income and vulnerable households predominantly in Wales. These courses cover key issues associated with fuel poverty, fuel debt, affordable warmth, low carbon technologies and practical energy efficiency advice.

You will have a relevant training or education qualification and recent experience of delivering adult training. Ideally, you will

also have experience in the fields of energy, community development, debt or money advice, consumer issues or housing.

With excellent communication skills and IT skills, you will have a passion and enthusiasm to deliver training to people from diverse backgrounds and the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

You will need good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own and as part of a team, as well as an understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.

The post holder will also be involved in assisting with the identification of opportunities for new training-related activity and content.

The post holder will be expected to travel extensively across Wales, as well as occasionally in England. This will require overnight stays and flexibility on the part of the post holder.

We are looking for an individual with previous experience of developing and delivering training in both one-one and group settings. You will be able to analyse training needs and draft an annual training plan to ensure that our staff and volunteers provide high quality information and advice. 

Able to work on your own initiative and within a team, you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good IT skills, be able to undertake and check complex calculations and understand Citizens Advice quality requirements. Ideally, you will also have Citizens Advice or other social welfare law advice experience.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 36.25 per week (includes some Saturday work on rotation)

Salary: £24,000 - £25,500 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Leigh (and other locations across Wigan Borough)

Purpose of Role

• To recruit, train, develop and supervise volunteers, placements and paid advice staff, ensuring that trainees complete the Advice Learning programme in a timely manner 

• Analyse and meet the training requirements of existing volunteers and staff using a variety of tools and processes to ensure that high quality advice is provided to clients

• Line manage a small team of advisers under the Government’s Kick Start programme

• Promote the take up of Research and Campaigns 

• Develop advice and information provision in the Borough, through the delivery of training to advice and information staff (including volunteers) of partner organisations

Closing Date: we are looking for a quick start so the advert will close as soon as the position is filled

Stage 1 Interview: Online competency tests 

Stage 2 Interview: Video interview to include a presentation to the panel

Note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Why work with us?

• 34 days paid leave (including bank holidays)

• An Employee Assistance Scheme

• Flexible working, including some home working

• Access to discounted private health care

• A fun, supportive atmosphere

• An organisation that cares about its staff 

IS Training and Development Officer

Full time at 35 hours
Office Based, London, UK (temporary home working due to Covid-19)
Salary: £25,375 - £28,420 Dependent on experience
Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling related harms.

GamCare has enjoyed significant growth over the past few years and an excellent opportunity has now arisen for a dynamic training and development officer – passionate about preventing gambling harm and ensuring customer safety – to join our team.

With experience delivering training to a range of audiences, you will have an interest in the gambling industry and a commitment to making it safer. You will be an excellent oral and written communicator, able to express complex language in simple terms. You will be committed to protecting those at risk of developing a gambling problem.

You will also support the team in marketing, consolidating and developing GamCare’s existing suite of services for industry stakeholders. This includes our warm transfer service, e-learning and ‘Safer Gambling Lab’ focus groups with individuals with lived experience of gambling harms. You will undertake business development work and source content for our consumer and industry facing SaferGamblingStandard website

In particular, the job holder will be required to:

• Design [HL1] and deliver training on the topic of gambling related harm to a range of stakeholders including the gambling industry.
• Administer and support the development of GamCare’s e-learning courses.
• Support colleagues to deliver GamCare’s warm transfer service. This includes preparing quarterly reports for businesses on the number of successfully completed transfers and regularly monitoring data to ensure appropriate transfers are made.
• Manage pipeline of business, track and follow up on business development leads and proactively market our industry services, ensuring we meet team and individual targets.

In 2019 the Industry Services Team increased its training output by 62% and we are motivated to exceed this over the coming years. This is an exciting time to join the team as we look to boost our online offering and launch new e-learning courses to support delivery of our face-to-face services.

Support and training will be provided by the team, so we are open to considering candidates with more limited work experience if they can demonstrate the capacity, passion and initiative required for the role. Candidates with more limited experience may wish to draw on any transferable knowledge, skills or experience that they have developed which evidence how they meet the job description.

GamCare approach during Coronavirus

Whilst this is an office-based role, during the Coronavirus period you will be required to undertake duties from home. You will need to ensure that you have a confidential space within your home to work from, a home working risk assessment will be carried out by your line manager and you will be kept updated on the ongoing situation.

We are currently delivering training remotely though plan to resume face-to-face training soon, subject to the relevant risk assessments being carried out.

Location of new employees

GamCare’s Head Office is based in London and it is expected that time will need to be spent in the office on a regular basis.  As a result of the recent pandemic we are looking at our future ways of working and anticipate that there will be a mixture of home and office working, you will be responsible for covering all costs of travelling to and from the London office. As well as being present in the London office there may be occasions when you be required to travel to other GamCare sites and offices, so a flexible approach is welcomed at this time, associated reasonable costs of travelling to other places will be met by GamCare.  We can discuss what this may mean for you during the selection process.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete the application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <Training and Development Officer>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Andrew Bowring (Industry Services Training and Development Manager)

 Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications: 9am Friday June 4th 2021

Interview dates: Thursday June 10th 2021

Interviews are scheduled to take place remotely via videoconferencing software.

A rare and exciting opportunity to work with the Environmental Justice Foundation investigations and film teams to help design and implement investigations, developing advocacy materials (reports, briefings and film/photos) alongside work to identify and recruit candidates for our Activist Training programme, providing distance management with a specific focus on film commissions and investigations.

The role will focus on EJF’s campaigns to gather the evidence and visual materials that underpin and support our campaigns and advocacy work. It is a unique opportunity to work with an international leader in environmental protection and human rights.

The successful applicant will play a key role across a range of EJF's investigations, working with and reporting to the Investigations Unit, to deliver in-house field-based investigations. The post holder will also expand our network of partner organisations working under EJF's Activist Training Programme, with a specific focus and emphasis on film led investigations. In both these tasks the aim will be to provide high-calibre information, evidence and film to inform our campaigns and advocacy. Across both segments you will work closely with the EJF film unit. 

You will need demonstrable experience of field-based studies, research and/or investigations, alongside a professional history in campaigns, journalism or documentary production. 

A personal and professional commitment to EJF's Mission and Values, alongside a strong sense of journalistic ethics is essential.

Experience of filming and photography is strongly preferred.

About the successful candidate

• You enjoy and have extensive experience of research and understand the fundamental need for attention to detail, factual accuracy, intellectual and academic rigour
• You understand how visual material is used both to provide evidence of environmental and associated human rights abuse and to tell a story and you can brief and manage freelance photographers and videographers to achieve this
• You are able to work remotely and engage effectively with potential activists and contacts across the globe to deliver on campaign objectives. You have the necessary skills and experience to effectively distance manage multiple individuals and teams in diverse locations and across different cultures and settings.
• You are able to deliver to the highest professional standards on agreed outcomes on time and on budget, at times managing multiple projects and tight deadlines, prioritising your workload according to direction given, reflecting the needs of the campaigns and projects
• You are entirely comfortable taking and giving direction and feedback, working in an international, multicultural team, with equal ability to work independently, taking initiative and responsibility
• You are able to travel internationally, occasionally at very short notice and for extended periods. As covid-19 restrictions allow, you will be required to travel for up to 4 months per year - time off in lieu is not granted. 
• You will be able to collaborate across the international teams to ensure investigations have application and impact within the wider campaign strategy to further EJF’s campaigns for environmental protection.
• You are solutions-oriented, able to provide cost-effective, appropriate skills, equipment and capacity building to get the best out of grassroots partners.
• Committed to making change happen, you are also able to make swift judgement calls in challenging situations and keep people safe and secure. 
• You will have experience assessing and implementing safety and security protocols for investigations in a range of countries, including in the global South. This will include taking robust steps to ensure the safety of all colleagues, including external partners, agencies and individuals providing EJF with information. 

Essential skills and attributes:

• A minimum of five years of relevant work experience (journalism, NGOs, documentary production, etc)
• Developing leads for new investigations or stories, and working with sources
• Management of sensitive digital assets
• Experience working with external partners and commissioning new work
• Superb written communication, research and organisational skills. You will be required to draft detailed investigation reports to a standard suitable for publication.

Desirable skills:

• Foreign languages
• Camera experience
• Experience of working on hostile environments / training in personal and situational security. 
• Documentary/journalistic experience

Does the idea of using your experience of delivering training, predominantly across the subject area of housing and homelessness, for one of the UK’s leading charities appeal to you? Then join Shelter as a Trainer and you could soon be playing a vital at the heart of our Training team.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
Our Training Team delivers professional, effective and high-quality housing and homelessness (as well as welfare benefits and skills) training to a range of internal and external customers. Our external clients tend to be local authority housing departments, large housing associations or voluntary sector organisations, with courses being both off-the-shelf and tailor-made, depending on each customer’s specific needs. 

About the role
As well as delivering training to a range of audiences face-to-face and via webinar and e-learning, we’ll rely on you to assist our Consultancy Line Advisors as required and use your expertise to have input into training development and delivery improvement. You’ll also need to ensure you keep your theoretical and practical knowledge up-to-date, in order to deliver a catalogue of existing and new courses to a variety of customers. Continuously looking to enhance our training delivery through using new and innovative methods of delivery will be important too, as will ensuring consistently high rated feedback is received. What’s more, when appropriate, using your insight, you’ll be encouraged to have input into the development of new and existing courses and provide support to our Development Team.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you
You’ll need the relevant knowledge, skills and experience it takes to deliver a range of housing and homelessness related training and offer constructive advice to Consultancy Line Advisors. You’ll also need to be well-organised, with excellent attention to detail and written and verbal communication skills. A great believer in providing the very best customer service, you’re proactive, creative, enjoy working as part of a team and happy to travel as required, including with overnight stays when necessary, in order to ‘get the job done’.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As part of the services to its members, the Urban Land Institute Europe, based in London, organises a suite of events, awards, webinars, and educational activities, both on a European as well as on a local level. These are of strategic importance for the organisation in terms of member value proposition and financial results. ULI is now looking for an experienced events and meetings planner to work on the high-profile conferences, events, and programmes part of the European annual calendar.

The successful candidate will plan and manage the logistics of our European programme of events, awards, webinars, and educational activities, ensuring high quality delivery, cost-effectiveness, and member satisfaction. This position reports to the Vice President, Events and Programmes , Europe.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan and manage the logistics of our pan-European events and programmes, working with the Senior Manager and the Vice President of Events and Programmes Europe, and liaising with colleagues across Europe and in the Americas and Asia Pacific. Programmes can be in virtual, hybrid or in person formats and include: the annual European Conference, the Leadership Retreat, forums, leadership events, awards, student competitions, webinars and learning programmes, report launches and participation in trade events.

• Prepare and update event calendar and project timeline.
• Source venues and services vendors: create RFPs, research venues/vendors, obtain quotes and negotiate prices.
• Manage the logistics and relationships with contracted venues, audio visual, video and live streaming producers, catering services, transportation, entertainment, DMC houses, print designers and sponsors.
• Create logistics grids (video production, audio visual, food and beverage, transfers specifications).
• Book transportation for site tours and on-site management of tour participants.
• Oversee room blocks and staff rooming list and shipment of all staff materials to/from the events; create name badges.
• Prepare and compile edits of events materials (brochure, handouts, signage, information sheets for speakers and delegates) in conjunction with event owners. Manage the production of these materials and ensure they are delivered in good time.
• Implement sponsorship benefits in close collaboration with the corporate accounts team
• Create a ULI Staff Guide that serves as the primary resource and FAQ document for staff at the event (virtual, hybrid or in person).
• Coordinate onsite staffing schedule, staff trainings and venue tours at the Europe Conference
• Onsite event management: registrations, signage, A/V and F&B services coordination, assistance to speakers and delegates.
• Liaise with speakers to collect presentations and other documents from them, and assist them on travel and accommodation / webinar participation.
• Arrange speaker and committee calls.
• Set up of webinars, coordinate and assist during the online session, follow up with registrants.
• Support awards processes and juries (arrange meetings/calls, prepare materials, logistics).
• Manage CPD accreditation of events, webinars, and learning programmes.
• Support with marketing and comms of events, awards, webinars, and learning programmes.
• Handle event/webinar invitations, including set up and management of e-mailings via our web-based system.
• Manage invitee lists, RSVPs, and registration lists.
• Propose project expense budgets, ensure all services contracted are within budget and recommend alternative solutions to meet agreed budgets where necessary.
• Provide and maintain a detailed payment plan and submit invoices via ULI’s web-based system.
• Ensure registration fees are received ahead of the events.
• Run reports from meetings database and support post event follow up and evaluation.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and technology and make recommendations for integrating new solutions/technologies that will lead to greater efficiencies and improve the member experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3/4 years’ experience in events planning/execution.
• Proven, measurable success in the logistical management of large conferences, virtual events, networking events, and other events for executive-level groups.
• Experience with hotel and facilities contract negotiations.
• Experience in setting up and running webinars.

SKILLS:

• Flexible, collaborative, proactive and team oriented.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to meet deadlines and follow up with final details, as well as attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly adapt to shifting duties and responsibilities. Must be able to prioritize work and be able to manage several projects at once.
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience in working with high profile leaders and in an international environment is desirable.
• Experience working with or for a not-for-profit / member organisation is desirable.
• Fluency in a major European language other than English is desirable.

EDUCATION:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Availability to travel occasionally within Europe and to work occasionally in the evenings and weekends according to the event schedules.

ULI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics.

About us:

PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.

We are a diverse organisation, c31% of our staff identify as BME, c12% as LGBT+. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. And, c11% of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be: 

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

About You:

You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.

You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard. You will be the organisation’s operational lead for the case management system, ensuring that it is effectively embedded within practice. You will require excellent IT skills, the ability to analyse and communicate data and enjoy working across and with different groups of people and teams.

About the role: 

All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable.

Practitioner and Trainer (MiDASS) – 1 Role

The post holder will be responsible for delivering domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training to health professionals working with pre and post-natal women within a maternity hospital setting to improve their understanding of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and to increase the numbers of victims identified and referred for support. The post holder will provide risk assessment, holistic support and advocacy for the individuals referred by the participating maternity hospital professionals.

Other responsibilities will include delivering effective DVA awareness training to clinical and non-clinical staff members based within a maternity hospital setting and providing effective one to one support, advice, information and advocacy to pregnant women and new mothers who are experiencing or who have experienced DVA as they are referred from participating maternity hospital departments. You will also maintain awareness of safeguarding and complete Early Help assessment or social services referrals as a matter of urgency.

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1

Hours of work: 35 per week

Salary: £24 868 per annum

Duration: Permanent subject to continued funding

Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers

Application forms should be returned by midnight 28th May 2021. Interviews will be on 21st June 2021.

At Voscur, we are very proud of our role in supporting and developing Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSE). A key aspect of our service is to provide skills, knowledge and tools to help organisations run more effectively through learning opportunities and tailored consultancy.

Currently our learning and development service offers:

• General learning programmes on a comprehensive range of professional and organisational development topics, blending online and face-to-face formats.
• In-house programmes, tailored to the specific requirements of different teams.
• Start-up support for community groups and social enterprises.
• Bespoke facilitation and specialist consultancy.
• Collaborative learning through peer networks and special interest groups.
• Conferences focused on funding, strategic influencing and governance.
• Briefings and information events about a range of topics and opportunities.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a training and development professional to lead, manage and develop this part of our work.

The Learning & Skills Programme Manager will contribute to development programmes at Voscur and will manage the ongoing development of the VCSE Academy, a new platform for learning and collaborative personal and professional development. Building on Voscur’s successful training programme and utilising external sector-wide intelligence, you will lead the Academy’s development to enhance its current offer through the launch of further learning opportunities, such as coaching and mentoring, action learning and self-directed training. 

The successful candidate will ensure that Voscur’s learning and development service:

• Identifies and anticipates customers’ needs and develops learning resources to meet these needs.
• Operates as a viable and sustainable service by overseeing the planning, pricing, marketing and delivery of learning activities.
• Supporting the professional development of Voscur staff as well as external clients.
• Develops and maintains a network of learning professionals to inform planning, and a network of external consultants (Voscur Associates) to help deliver learning activities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and experienced learning and development professional with a strong track record in the planning and delivery of such services to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, partners and stakeholders.  

The ideal candidate will be adept at project development, project management and prioritising workloads, with the ability to lead discussions and share ideas as part of a diverse and creative team.

This is a part-time role (21 hrs per week), based primarily in our office in central Bristol, although currently home-based due to Covid19 restrictions.  This role will involve delivery of programmes at external venues and occasional out of hours commitments.

To find out more about working with us and our services, please see the attached ‘Working at Voscur’ overview. 

Equality is one of Voscur’s core values and we want our team to reflect the diversity of our city. We therefore welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented in the general workforce. 

Closing date: 21 May at 9am

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a home-based contract within the Private Sector Partnerships Services. 

The position will be part of UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships Unit, which sits within the Department of External Relations (DER) responsible for mobilizing resources to enable UNHCR’s refugee response programming around the world.

As a part of the service, our colleagues in Private Partnerships & Philanthropy (PPH) raise funds from corporations, foundations and HNWIs against an ambitious target. PPH does this through its established network of fundraisers located across 4 regions (Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East and North Africa) and the coordination and support provided by PPH headquarters unit in Copenhagen.

This job will play a critical role in driving strategic growth of private philanthropy among major donors and family foundations– donors giving US $10,000 or more - in the Europe region.

As part of PSP Europe this post will provide technical support to National Partners and country offices which prioritize the major donor fundraising channel. The post holder will accomplish this through offering; training, providing mentoring and coaching, sharing of best practices, monitoring global philanthropic trends, managing work groups, and contributing to the dissemination of information for the purpose of knowledge sharing.  In addition, the post holder will produce sample support materials for use by countries to secure major donor funding.

Title: Associate PSP Officer (Private Philanthropy)

Duty Station: Flexible location within Europe (working from home)

Contract Type: Local Specialist, LICA-9 (equivalent to NOB)

Duration: as soon as possible - until 31 December 2021 (renewable contract)

Application start date: 22nd March 2021

Application closing date: 4th April 2021

Organizational context

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services works in different regions: Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels.

The position will be part of UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships Unit, which sits within the Department of External Relations (DER) responsible for mobilizing resources to enable UNHCR’s refugee response programming around the world. The Associate PSP Officer (Private Philanthropy) position will be part of PSP Europe Regional team.

The position

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to work independently as well, with a strong interest in fundraising, to become a steady and reliable asset to the UNHCR PPH fundraising operation within PSP Europe.

The post holder will collaborate closely with the regional and global staff working on market development offering strategic advice where needed. The role will be outward-facing and support the growth of high value philanthropic relationships for UNHCR across Europe.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Fund Raising Officer, the Associate PSP Officer (Private Philanthropy) will perform the following responsibilities:

• Provide one-on-one coaching to major donor fundraisers located in priority markets to ensure the development of their major donor portfolio and/or offer support in developing their strategy;
• Prepare cases for support which can be readily distributed and adapted by major donor fundraisers for their prospects;
• Ensure that major donor fundraisers have in place an emergency plan for major donor fundraising in alignment with the Global Emergency Preparedness plan;
• Support with the writing of compelling cases for support, donor communications and the materials needed for prospects’ engagement and solicitation including briefing materials, slide decks, greeting cards, receipts and elevator speeches;
• Assist in solicitation and stewardship efforts with potential major donors in countries where UNHCR is not present through a PSP office, in close collaboration with UNHCR country offices;
• Work closely with key/senior global UNHCR staff and the wider PPH network to develop and lead engagement plans to build relationships with philanthropic networks in Europe;
• Seek synergy within the wider PPH network and beyond (including other income channels such as legacy and corporate) to ensure prospects and existing donors are cultivated in the most effective way;
• Provide strategic input and support to PSP Europe team in market development and planning for philanthropy within Europe, including support and input on recruitment, strategic planning, integrated regional campaigns;
• Other activities as requested by the Fund Raising Officer and senior Europe Region team members.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

The ideal candidate will be required to have:

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Communication, Social Sciences, Marketing, Journalism, or related field;
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with Undergraduate degree, 2 years of relevant experience with Graduate degree, or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree. Relevant experience in partnership development with high net worth donors and (family) foundations;
• Extensive experience in major donor fundraising from at least one European fundraising market;
• Demonstrated experience in cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies and techniques, with private sector donors particularly in the area of major donors;
• Experience in writing proposals, reporting and communication materials at appropriate levels to develop strong donor relationships;
• Demonstrated record of securing income from other private sector donors;
• Experience working with a humanitarian response or international development organization;
• Demonstrated record of success in generating significant funding commitments from private sector donors is desirable;
• Ability to build effective relationships with prospective donors, other fundraising staff and technical teams remotely;
• Strategic, innovative and results driven professional with a track record of securing major donor gifts;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and networking skills with larger groups of donors, as well as individual donors;
• Demonstrated ability to take primary responsibility for projects and to complete them in a timely manner;
• Ability to use contact management database and to present and interpret data for monitoring purposes;
• Understanding of the UN system is an asset;
• Knowledge of donor advisory funds / fundraising intermediaries is an asset;
• Excellent knowledge of English is a must (written/oral/comprehension);
• Working level knowledge of Dutch and/or German and/or French will be considered as an asset.

Location

The successful candidate will be working from home. Only candidates based in Europe with a permanent address in any European country will be considered for this role.

Conditions

The position is associated with a yearly contract, valid until end of the year, with possibility of renewal. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).

The salary is in line with the local UN NO Salary scale.  

To apply

Interested applicants should submit their letter of motivation, duly updated (with all work experience) and signed Personal History Form (P11) and supplementary pages (if necessary), and CV to the given e-mail address indicating “Associate PSP Officer (Private Philanthropy) Europe” in the subject of the email.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

ABOUT JULIE’S BICYCLE
Julie’s Bicycle is a pioneering non-profit organisation mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate crisis. Founded by the music industry in 2007 and now working across the arts and culture, JB has partnered with over 2000 organisations in the UK and internationally. Combining cultural and environmental expertise, JB delivers on high impact programmes to meet the climate and ecological crisis head-on. Change culture, culture changes the world. Our work includes research, training, consultancy and policy development. We provide the creative community with the full range of tools, knowledge and inspiration to act, using their 2 creativity to influence one another, audiences and the wider movement. We run a rich programme of events, projects, advocacy and campaigns. The JB Creative Green programme offers a suite of free carbon calculator tools and a certification scheme – which is the recognised benchmark for sustainability achievements within the creative industries.

Our Partnership with Arts Council England
Arts Council England’s Environmental Programme launched in 2012, when it became the first cultural body in the world to make environmental reporting, policies and action plans part of funding agreements. Julie’s Bicycle is the delivery partner for the Arts Council’s Environmental Programme, supporting organisations to meet their funding requirements as well as the Arts Council’s own capacity to drive positive environmental change within the sector. Julie’s Bicycle delivers an ambitious and inspirational programme of activities aimed at building environmental literacy, skills and capacity in the sector so that organisations feel confident to act on climate change and reduce their environmental impacts. The Programme includes: events, Webinars and workshops, provision of Resources and case studies, management of the environmental reporting for ACE’s national portfolio organisations using JB’s Creative Green Tools, mentoring and network development. It also includes two targeted programmes to drive innovation in the sector: Accelerator and Spotlight. New in 2021 has been the Colour Green Lab: an environmental knowledge and skills programme that supports cultural practitioners and artists of colour to lead environmental action. We will shortly be launching a Climate Justice information hub.

The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious organisation working at the intersection of culture and climate. We are looking for a proactive individual who is excited to lead and shape the Arts Council’s Environmental Programme for Julie’s Bicycle and who will enjoy the combination of strategy (helping to identify environmental and sector priorities), management (i.e., project and people) and delivery (e.g. content development, training, consultancy). We are looking for candidates with a strong understanding of environmental issues who are motivated to work specifically with the arts and cultural sector. We encourage people from any background to apply for this post. We are committed to creating a workforce which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work. We are particularly keen to hear from people of colour and those who self-identify as disabled.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Arts Council England Programme Lead manages the planning and delivery of Julie’s Bicycle’s partnership with the Arts Council. The post-holder will work alongside the Director and Managing Director of Julie’s Bicycle on the strategic planning of the programme. They will manage a small team and all activities within the programme as well as deliver key elements. The Programme Lead is the key point of liaison with colleagues at Arts Council England, managing relationships across the organisation and ensuring the programme meets its KPIs and communications objectives. This is a senior role at Julie’s Bicycle, which will contribute to Arts Council England strategy as well as wider organisational planning, alongside other programme leads