Training Projects Officer Jobs in Edinburgh

Story and Content Officer.

Salary: c£30,300 per annum.

Location:  Homebased.

Contract: Permanent,35 hours per week.

Benefits: 29 days annual leave pro rata PLUS bank holidays, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands.  

Closing Date: Friday 15th December 2023.

Due to volume of anticipated applications, we can close the advert at any point, so please do get your application in as soon as possible.

Interviews are scheduled for 9th and 11th January 2024.

Why Action for Children?  

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

You will be a key member of the story team, helping to bring our work to life and building our brand awareness. Your excellent ability as a storyteller will help you gather powerful and engaging stories of the families, children, and young people that we help from our services across the UK. You will also work on some of our biggest campaigns, such as Secret Santa and Boycott your Bed.

You will ensure that the stories we tell fit in to our key strategic priorities in collaboration with internal stakeholders, whilst maintaining a consistent and powerful approach to telling real-life stories through multiple media types (written, images and video).

As you will be working with Multi-Media Story Producers and freelance videographers, it is essential that you are able to understand and confidently brief them on the requirements for your projects.

How you'll help to create brighter futures 

• Gathering powerful stories, which reflect the work we do and the impact on the lives of those who use our services.
• Sourcing, interviewing, writing up and proofreading new stories - ensuring Action for Children can tell its story effectively.
• Building and maintaining key relationships with our services ensuring they are clear on how the stories will be used.
• Managing projects, providing regular updates on story data and insights.
• Collaborating with key members of the storytelling team, colleagues from across the organisation and freelance videographers.

Let's talk about you 

• A degree or working experience in a relevant field to storytelling.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to prioritise complex workloads.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of case studies, story gathering and principles of the Stories Team.
• Access to a car is preferred as this role requires travelling to a variety of our services.
• Knowledge of Widen or similar DAM systems.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and GDPR is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, as well as the ability to communicate and engage with vulnerable people in a sensitive manner.
• A creative flair and strength in generating ideas.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace by actively encouraging applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic candidates and people with disabilities, as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and meaningful action to ensure fair opportunity to all groups in our communities and for AFC.

 Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

Glaucoma UK is the charity for people with glaucoma. Our vision is to end preventable glaucoma sight loss. We want everyone with glaucoma to be able to live well with the condition.

It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join our team. We have just developed a new Theory of Change and we are now embarking on a period of growth. With an estimated 700,000 people in the UK living with glaucoma – but only half of them 
knowing it – we want, and need, to do more. We want to fund more research, raise more awareness and help more people. And that is where you can make a real difference.

There is no cure for glaucoma. Sight loss from the disease cannot be reversed. Eye drop treatments can be painful and awkward and can cause more distress than the disease itself. There are many different treatment options and making decisions can be confusing and difficult. By providing a range of accessible and effective support services, we want to play our part in helping people to live and stay well with glaucoma. 

As Training and Engagement Officer (Southern England), you’ll join our team of three other Training and Engagement Officers covering Northern England, Scotland/Wales and Northern Ireland. Across your region, you will be responsible for delivering our new, aspirational strategy by: 

• Hearing and being the voice of people with glaucoma across your region;
• Providing support for people with glaucoma, potentially including support groups, conferences or working with local organisations to enable them to provide support;
• Raising awareness of glaucoma, particularly amongst high risk groups;
• Training and collaborating with professionals who work with people with glaucoma.

Your high quality delivery of these services is central to our success is key in this role. You will work closely with colleagues in the wider Support Services team, including the helpline, professional engagement and health information. You will also be involved with the Communications team, especially during public awareness raising campaign weeks. 

You will deliver Glaucoma UK's outreach, training and engagement strategy in the South of England, including raising awareness among the general public, providing services for people affected by glaucoma and delivering training to health care professionals.

Position: Training and Engagement Officer (Southern England)
Responsible to:  Development Manager
Location: Home-based, with regular travel across service area & occasional trips to the charity’s Head Office in Ashford, 
Kent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week - core hours of 10am–4pm
Salary: £30,210 per annum

Annual leave and benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus Bank Holidays
• Benenden Healthcare cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay 
• Funded support for learning and development

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV, covering letter, and answer a screening question. 

Interviews will take place on Thursday 14 December 2023 or the morning of Friday 15 December 2023 remotely via Microsoft Teams and interested candidates are urged to keep these times free. We will be in touch with shortlisted applicants by 6.00pm on Monday 11 December 2023

Closing date: 11.30pm Sunday 10 December 2023

What you'll be working on:

• Providing community support to individuals living with glaucoma, including establishing support groups, attending eye clinics, hosting patient conferences, encouraging the use of our information booklets and giving talks about glaucoma and Glaucoma UK.
• Delivering training to eye care professionals covering the nature of glaucoma, difficulty with eye drop adherence, eye drop dispensing aids and other treatments.
• Working with the Development Manager to deliver a programme of digital support, including arranging and hosting webinars, virtual support groups and other methods of online group engagement.
• Gathering regional insights about under-represented communities that are at higher risk of developing glaucoma-related sight loss.
• Working to raise awareness of glaucoma and Glaucoma UK among higher risk communities, and encourage regular eye tests, adherence to treatment and uptake of our services.
• Assisting the Development Manager in developing and maintaining partnerships with appropriate regional health agencies and other sight sector organisations.
• Acting as a point of contact for local organisations who are working to support people living with glaucoma.
• Providing feedback and insights to improve the effectiveness of existing services across the charity and contribute to the development of new initiatives as appropriate.
• Using Glaucoma UK’s communication systems and social media to promote regional events to maximise take-up and participation, particularly among high-risk groups.
• Writing articles as required about the charity’s outreach work for Glaucoma UK’s newsletters, social media and other relevant publications.
• Working with the Fundraising and Membership Team to ensure that outreach activity supports fundraising and membership recruitment where appropriate.
• Ensuring outreach services encourage patient involvement in research projects where appropriate.
• Liaising with volunteers as required to support the delivery of outreach services.

This job is for you if you have.....

• the ability to develop and manage a variety of relationships with different stakeholders
• excellent networking and relationship building skills to work well collaboratively
• strong written and verbal communication skills, able to engage and influence a range of audiences
• good facilitation skills and confidence in presenting to a range of audiences, including patients and professionals, digitally and face-to-face
• problem solving ability to identify the needs of different stakeholders and provide relevant support and advice
• empathy to understand the challenges and experience of people living with glaucoma and the eye health professionals working to support them
• confidence in using Microsoft Office and operating in a digital environment, including use of social media to raise awareness locally
• enthusiasm, and are pro-active, organised, able to take initiative and work autonomously and as part of a collaborative, supportive team.
• good numeracy skills, able to collect and collate data, and apply learnings to future work.
• flexibility to travel across the area of service with occasional out of office hours and overnight stay

We are looking for someone enthusiastic about the care and conservation of historic buildings who will ensure the delivery of the maintenance programme at over 100 grade I and II* listed churches in the North of England. This is a home-based role, with regular travel across the North region.

Working within the national conservation team and alongside the conservation projects manager, you will be the main point of contact for all maintenance related issues, liaising closely with contractors, local groups and volunteers, and developing volunteer training programmes in church maintenance reporting and conservation cleaning. 

You will have previous experience in the field of historic buildings maintenance, repair or property management. You will be an effective communicator, be able to plan and deliver your own workload and also work as part of a team. As you’ll be working on churches throughout the North of England it is essential you have a full driving licence. 

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you’d like to talk to us about this role before you apply please contact Craig McHugh, Conservation Projects Manager. 

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our website to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.

Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our recruitment portal will be considered.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 15th December 2023, 12 midnight.

The interviews will take place in Manchester on Tuesday 9th January 2024.

Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically been chosen according to the availability of the panel.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

Please note this role closes for applications at 9am on Friday 5 January 2024.

Abortion Support Network (ASN) is a largely volunteer-run charity that helps people living in European countries which fail to provide abortion care, to access safe abortions in clinics abroad. ASN provides practical information on the least expensive way to arrange travel and abortion, logistical support, money towards the cost of abortion, travel and accommodation. We currently provide this service to people resident in Poland, Malta, Gibraltar, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man and also elsewhere in Europe on a case-by-case basis. ASN is a member of the Abortion Without Borders (AWB) initiative, which is a coalition of organisations providing information, support and funding to people in Poland who need abortions.  

ASN has a small staff team of 5, no office, and a team of 50+ dedicated volunteers. We pride ourselves on providing a critically needed service and solving problems creatively.   

ASN works alongside external partners and grassroot activists in European countries to provide immediate tangible support to people who would otherwise be forced to continue a pregnancy. One of the things our staff and volunteers value about this work is how we make a real difference to people’s lives.   

About the role 

We're looking for a Digital Projects Officer to support ASN’s fundraising, communications, and wider work of the organisation to help us reach even more people. This is a new role which will lead on various projects to improve, streamline, and strengthen our digital systems and services.

Job Duties & Key Responsibilities  

• Work with the Fundraising and Communications Manager to identify and project manage improvements to our fundraising systems and processes 

• Maintain/oversee ASN’s fundraising database and improve the quality of data

• Advise on and support with fundraising campaigns 

• Act as the day-to-day lead for digital projects across the organisation 

• Oversee database management and work with the volunteer team to problem-solve any issues/queries 

• Maintain and update ASN’s website (Wordpress) and raise technical fixes and improvements 

• Support with website optimisation and analytics 

• Support with development of new website  

• Support with digital services/internal communications for staff and volunteers 

• Support staff and volunteers with skills development and training on digital systems/database where necessary

• Other ad hoc digital tasks as needed 

Schools Officer, I Bike Project

(West Lothian)

£28,211 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

 Ref: SUS4146)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working patterns

Base: Selected Schools across West Lothian (Livingston and West Calder area) with flexibility to work from home when not delivering in-school sessions

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sustrans team and work as part of the I Bike Project in Scotland. The I Bike Project has been running in Scotland since 2009, working closely with schools to promote sustainable travel.

This is a newly created post where you will be responsible for delivering the I Bike Project in West Calder High School and St Margarets academy and their associated Primary Schools, to promote sustainable (active) travel to and from school and for recreational journeys. You will be supporting a number of local teams, including school staff and the Active Schools Team.

You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people such as the Senior Leadership teams within the schools, Local community group leaders and Local Authority members. In addition, you will support the School Champions, the staff and volunteers promoting sustainable (active) travel within the school communities, using Local Authority resources to promote the I Bike project. 

This role will require travel, including overnight stays and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.

About you

You should have experience of working with children and young people as well as working with schools and community youth groups, with the ability to build relationships with ease across a wide range of people.

You will have good written and verbal communication skills, and you will be knowledgeable planning for presentation, lessons, and activities.

We would like you to have undertaken or be willing to attend the National Standard Cycle Instructor Training, and Bike maintenance training, and have an understanding of active travels programmes in Scotland.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups. 

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,195 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 17 December 2023. 
• Interviews will take place in person in West Lothian during the week commencing 08 January 2024. If you are unable to attend in person, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate an online meeting.

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle. 

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet. 

 We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported. 

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.

West and South West Wales

 Would you like to join a service that makes a difference to older people in Wales?  As a Regional Project Officer you will help meet the Community Assistance Project objectives by overseeing the regional delivery of services, supporting the Regional Volunteer Officer and working closely in collaboration with local partners.

About you:

· You will be able to work with others to deliver successful projects and services.

· You will have experience of recruiting, managing and working with volunteers. 

· You will have experience of establishing and maintaining productive collaborations. Be able to negotiate at a range of levels both in and outside the organisation

· You will have experience of networking. 

· You will have knowledge of Issues affecting older people in Wales and barriers to accessing support.

· You will have knowledge of local services in the public or voluntary sector.

· You will have knowledge of diversity of the cultures, environments and communities in which older people and carers live. 

If successful you will:

 1. In line with local arrangements, undertake the recruitment, support / supervision and mentor/buddy the volunteers, and ensure they have appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

2. Ensure all prospective volunteers are inducted with project partners and have all the relevant training required including all aspects of person-centred helping, safeguarding, equality and diversity and inclusion as per local arrangements. 

3. Supervise and oversee all case work undertaken by the volunteers in the region.

4. Receive referrals for the project in the region, matching volunteers to the person needing the service and work closely with other members of the project team to ensure a high quality, timely and responsive service is provided to all older people referred to it. 

5. Work with regional partners, develop opportunities and publicise and promote the Community Assistance Project, including promoting and cascading information, including real-life examples of positive intervention through a range of methods and with a range of stakeholders. 

6. Oversee the processing of volunteer expenses in line with agreed policy and procedure 

7. Maintain accurate and up to date records relating to all aspects of the service in the region to provide for the effective monitoring and evaluation of the project.

8. Support programme evaluation through surveys and questionnaires.

9. Make onward referrals internally or externally to provide a holistic support package for service users.

 Great to haves:

· Ability to speak Welsh (Desirable)

What we offer in return

· Holiday - 27 days made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward

· Flexible Hours Working Scheme

· Employer pension

· Generous life assurance up to four times your annual salary

· Healthcare cashback plan

 How do I apply for this role?

 Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this role. Your application will not be considered without the covering letter. 

Additional Information:

Age Cymru is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age Cymru is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age Cymru politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Grants Officer – Full Time, Permanent – 35 hours per week – Remote - £26,500.00 per annum.

Benefits

· Training opportunities and career development.

· Comprehensive induction.

· Flexible working.

· Season Ticket Loan Scheme.

· Cycle to work scheme.

· Wellbeing hours.

· 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays.

· Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter.

· Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)

· Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

About Forward:

The Forward Trust is a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders in the UK. Our mission is to help individuals break free from addiction and crime by offering effective treatment and recovery support in prisons and the community. We are dedicated to providing access to support that protects health and motivates individuals toward their own recovery journey.

Role Overview – Grants Officer:

In this dynamic role, your key responsibilities involve fostering growth and optimising revenue within our Fundraising Team. You will play a vital role in expanding income from trusts, foundations, and various grant-giving entities. As a crucial team member, your tasks include identifying, engaging, and approaching new grant-giving organisations. Additionally, you will focus on sustaining and enhancing relationships with current supporters, ensuring the acquisition of funds for our transformative and life-saving services in both prison and community settings throughout the UK.

Role Responsibilities –Grants Officer:

· Work with the Grants Manager to identify, research, engage and make approaches to potential supporters and maintain/strengthen relationships with existing supporters.

· Team up with colleagues from across the organisation to craft compelling grant proposals and progress reports with necessary levels of service-user involvement.

· Cooperate with the fundraising team’s Grants Manager, Events Manager and Development Lead to develop and submit corporate funding proposals and contribute to fundraising events as needed.

Requirements –Grants Officer:

· Thorough understanding of trusts, foundations, and other grant giving organisations. (Essential)

· Familiar with the principles of donor engagement, stewardship, and cultivation. (Essential)

· Knowledge of databases related to fundraising is essential. (experience of specifically using Salesforce is desirable)

· Strong interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) that can convey complex issues in an understandable and compelling manner. (Essential)

· Financial acumen with the ability to comprehend budgets for potentially complicated projects and services. (Essential)

· Effective organisational and planning skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload. (Essential)

· Exceptional attention to detail. (Essential)

· Good knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages. (Essential)

· Experience of prospecting and drafting funding proposals for trusts, foundations, institutional donors and/or corporates. (Desirable)

· Background in working in a complex organisation. (Desirable)

The Forward Trust is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive.

S.A.L.V.E. International is a small International Development partnership charity registered in the UK and Uganda. Our ethos is “Support And Love Via Education”. We support children living and working on the streets of Uganda, and their families, to have a brighter future. 

We are looking to recruit a new CEO who believes in our vision that there should be “No Street Called Home” for children living on the streets in Uganda and who wants to help us to grow this impact and further change children’s lives.

What does the CEO role involve?

You will join and lead our incredible global team, working alongside our volunteers, staff teams and trustee boards in both the UK and Uganda, to help S.A.L.V.E. International to thrive and increase our impact. As a small charity, we need a proactive and practical CEO, who is as much able to deliver high level presentations about our work as they are to get stuck in to cover practical gaps that might stop us from achieving our goals.

We have a current strategic plan that you would ensure is being met and if possible exceeded, and then you would be expected to collaboratively develop the next strategic plan to be ready for when this one elapses in April 2027. You would be working with our team to progress and improve our existing programmes of work as well as ensuring new programmes are being researched and developed as needed for the organisation to best benefit our service users.

You will need to drive forwards and oversee our fundraising strategy and manage relationships with new and existing funders to a high standard to ensure that maximum potential support is achieved. We would expect you to proactively identify potential new areas of support, approaching and winning resources from new partnerships in the wider community to best meet S.A.L.V.E.’s aims and objectives. You would be a key ambassador for our work, always looking to inspire others about how they can join us and help us to achieve our mission.

Practically the role will involve:

● 40 hours a week if working 5 days (or 32 hours a week if you choose to work 4 days).

● Being majority based in the UK with regular travel to Uganda each year. You can choose to be based at our office in Manchester, hybrid between office and home work or be mostly home based.

● Being flexible to travel and attend meetings, talks and events as needed (some in evening and weekend hours).

We believe that it is highly beneficial for the CEO to be based in the UK but to visit the programme in Uganda for a minimum of 1 month a year and a maximum of 3 months a year, which would be split across 2 or 3 trips in the year to understand the work in greater depth, share their skills and to meet and collaborate with team members and service users. The amount and duration of trips would be assessed based on personal circumstances and organisational needs year to year.

CEO specific responsibilities:

As CEO you would be responsible for:  

✔ Working collaboratively with our global team of staff, volunteers, and board members to ensure a strong strategic plan is in place which is reviewed and improved over time to maximise the organisation’s impact. We currently have a team of 2.5 in the UK (including the CEO) and 26 in Uganda.

✔ Leading and championing our fundraising strategy. Helping to develop our one off and regular financial supporters through finding new opportunities and networks, giving talks, ensuring quality timely communications, and reporting to existing supporters.

✔ Recruiting, training, developing and managing staff and volunteers to help to build the capacity of the organisation as needed.

✔ Collaboratively create, review, and develop policies, procedures and systems to help to ensure quality safeguarding and risk management for the organisation.

✔ Overseeing the budget and financial management of the organisation to ensure the organisation’s long term sustainability and sound financial management. Collaboratively reviewing the charity’s financial controls and performance and overseeing the internal audit of our accounts with the finance committee.

✔ Working closely with and supporting our UK and Ugandan boards to ensure that the governance of the organisation is strong.

✔ Supporting and co-working with our Development Manager to research new application prospects, and helping to maintain and develop the income from our existing network of corporate, organisational and Trust and Foundation partnerships and donors. This includes writing and reviewing funding applications and reports as needed.

✔ Overseeing the communications strategy of the organisation, ensuring the website, social media, newsletters, annual report and mailings out to supporters are kept up to date by supporting our Communications and Admin Officer. This includes drafting and checking copy and promoting and marketing events and campaigns for the organisation to raise funds and awareness.

✔ Leading and collaborating with the wider team to develop and improve our programmes through regular evaluation and learning reviews.

✔ Seek opportunities to develop the organisation’s knowledge through training and staff and volunteer development.

✔ Representing S.A.L.V.E. in partnerships and networks such as the Consortium for Street Children to ensure that we are making the most of advocacy opportunities.

Essential skills/ experience for the CEO:

• Have proven experience of communicating well with different stakeholders and successfully raising funds.

• Have previous management/leadership experience within the charity sector and are able to evidence their enthusiasm and dedication for this particular cause.

• Have experience in successfully working internationally and/ or with people from different cultural backgrounds.

• Have the ability to create, review and develop strategies, policies, procedures and systems to ensure that S.A.L.V.E. is following good practice in line with the law and latest good practice guidelines.

• Have a can-do attitude. Be solution focused and creative in their ability to approach problems and evidence this throughout their career history.

• Being friendly and approachable to all members of the team and wider public.

• Have excellent attention to detail and project management skills.

Other desirable (but not essential) skills/ experience:

• We would especially welcome applicants who are originally from Uganda or have strong ties to Uganda, but are now based in the UK.

• Relevant qualifications to achieve the responsibilities in the job description.

Please note: You must already have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.

Salary Expectations: We anticipate paying between £35,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on the candidate’s experience and skills. This would be paid pro-rata if the CEO decided to take the role on for 4 days a week instead of 5. Please note that we are not able to pay higher than this pay scale.

Job Description

Job Title: Education Officer

Department: Services

Reports to: Early Intervention Project Manager

Hours:  21 hours (over three or four days a week, days to be confirmed)

Location: Home-based, with travel across England and occasionally Wales and Northern Ireland

Salary: £29,870 (pro rata)

Purpose of the role

To lead on Shine’s exciting and innovative Education Project supporting our young members to have the best opportunity to achieve their potential within education. Whilst raising also awareness within schools and education settings of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Shine delivers support, information and advice to individuals and families whose lives have been affected by Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, or associated conditions, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Shine’s Corporate Plan (2022 to 2027) sets out seven ambitious strategic goals. This role will focus primarily on supporting the delivery of:

Goal 1: Enabling babies and children with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to achieve their potential

Goal 2: Empowering young people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus through knowledge, confidence and skills to manage their conditions and thrive

Both goals drive Shine’s ambitions to provide the foundations for improved health, equal access to educational opportunities, social and emotional outcomes for babies, children and young people living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus, and associated conditions and they grow and develop, and journey through key stages of life.

Shine is uniquely placed to listen to the needs expressed by children/young people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus, and their families, to offer early intervention strategies for these specific educational needs.

Project Delivery

Shine has a clear vision for the Education Project and a framework in place to take the project to the next phase.

We are looking for an exceptional team member who will be able to continue with the progress we have made over the last year and ensure delivery of Shine’s education project: supporting children and young people aged 2 to 25 years.

The project activities will include:  

● Lead on the development and delivery of Shine’s education service for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

● Provide condition-specific information and advice relating to education to our members, parents and support groups

● Be the ‘knowledge expert’ for Shine staff for complex education referrals

● Maintain knowledge of changes in education legislation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and how these relate to children/young people with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

● Organise and facilitate Shine education-related member events (online and face to face)

● Develop and deliver presentations and training, raising greater awareness of Shine and Spina bifida/Hydrocephalus across the education sector

● Provide training to Shine’s Services and Health teams to upskill them around issues affecting our members in educational settings i.e. access to EHCPs, managing personal care in school, school transport etc

● Review existing and develop new education resources for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in partnership with others where appropriate

● Working with other national charities, expand Shine’s educational offer to include co-morbidities affecting our members such as epilepsy, ASD and ADHD, learning disability etc, and how these conditions may impact on hydrocephalus and learning

● Actively promote Shine membership to prospective new members, parents, education professionals and education settings, whilst developing a clear understanding of parents’ increasing expectations of their child’s education, addressing learning, equal access, rights and inequality issues

● Review and further develop the recording of education information, statistics and records on Shine’s membership database

● Develop and maintain an education service evaluation process that captures the positive impact that Shine’s interventions have

● To support any funding application highlight case studies, maintain data and record monitoring and evaluation as required

● Identify fundraising opportunities for Shine across education settings and liaise with appropriate Shine Fundraising team members

● To ensure that Shine’s safeguarding policies and processes are followed and

staff are aware that it’s ‘everyone’s responsibility’

Any other duties in line with the job role.

Person Specification

Experience – essential

● Qualification in relevant discipline - teaching, psychology, special educational needs

● At least 3 years’ experience of working in an education/learning setting

● A clear understanding of current education legislation in England, and awareness of key differences in Wales & Northern Ireland

● Experience of working with neurodiverse children/young people and how living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus might affect learning and behaviour

● Evidence of presenting at regional/national events and facilitating training to professionals and parents

● Clear understanding of the importance of working within safeguarding policies and procedure and GDPR

● Proven ability to work alone, remotely with others and as part of a national team

● Have the vision to review, develop and transform Shine’s education services, maintaining the focus specifically on Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Experience – desirable

· Working with children and young people with disabilities, particularly Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus

· Developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with Spina Bifida and / or Hydrocephalus to achieve their developmental goals

· Multi-disciplinary working and advocacy

· Successfully developing a base of local, regional and national contacts/partners who can enhance delivery of Shine’s Strategic Goals

· Evidence of marketing education services to individuals, schools and professionals

· Evidence of CPD within the education sector

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential

· Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written

· Ability to develop and deliver professional presentations and training in a variety of settings

· IT literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft 365 and databases

· A non-judgmental approach to working with people

· Enhanced DBS/Access NI check

· A sound knowledge of both child and adult safeguarding policy, procedures and reporting

· Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends

To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement (your statement should be no more than 2 pages A4), which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

CVs without a supporting letter will not be considered.

Closing date: Thursday 7th December 2023

Interviews (online): Friday 15th December 2023

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.

Please note we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.

Access Social Care is a charity which support the rights of individuals and families who are not getting the social care provision that they have a right to. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team of passionate people. We are dedicated to the people who need our help, but we also care deeply about our team and we think that work should an exciting and enjoyable place to be. Our mission is to improve the lives of disabled and older people by ensuring that they get the social care that they are entitled to.  We provide rights awareness training to front line managers and legal advice and support to families and individuals. As well as providing access to justice, our aim is to create change through what we learn by using the data and information that we collect to help influence and affect systems change.

We are looking for a highly professional, motivated and experienced individual to undertake Executive, Board and business support. This role requires an experienced and confident candidate who is able to work with senior stakeholders including exec and board, forward thinking and flexible with the ability to manage numerous projects and people. You will be a confident and clear communicator possessing excellent organisational, verbal and written skills with extensive experience in a senior administration role. You will have detailed knowledge of administrative procedures and be able to prioritise and plan your own work efficiently.

The ability to research and identify key areas of the business that require executive and administrative support with a developed understanding of project and strategic planning led by the Board and Exec team. You will have experience of working in environments that are fast paced, changing and dynamic, engaging and liaising with a multiple executives and other stakeholders on a regular basis.

Its a really exciting time to be joining a young successful Charity and be able to help shape the future of our newly created Business Support Team.

How to apply

We hope that, having read this far, you still want to apply!  For full details on how to apply please read the Job Pack.

At Access Social care, we aren’t interested in tokenism. We know that if we are to make the biggest difference for the people that need us the most, we need to get Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and anti-racism right. Part of this is recruiting greater diversity in all our teams.

With this in mind, we particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience of the communities we serve, including people with direct experience of the social care system, and from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people, older and disabled people. 

To apply, please provide a CV, a completed diversity monitoring form found within the job pack attached, and cover letter/statement setting out how you meet the requirements, and your motivation to apply for this role. Please ensure that you address all the essential requirements in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting.

For full details on how to apply and meet our shortlisting criteria, please read the attached Job Pack

To note we use an anonymised recruitment process.

Deadline for applications: 4th December 2023 by 12pm

1st stage: 30 minute values-based panel interview with range of staff: 6th /7th December 2023 
2nd stage: Interview with Business Support Manager and Head of Finance. Your interview may include a task we would ask you to prepare on the day. Please allow up to 30 minutes in total for preparation and an hour for the interview.

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Seeking a Senior Network Officer.  This role would suit someone with a background in membership, events and project management with an enthusiasm for engagement.

The cause

New Local is a think tank and network of councils and other organisations working to energise local government and improve public services. At the heart of our work is ‘community power’ - the belief that people should be given the means to transform the places where they live and the services they use. We believe this is key to sustainable, fairer public services and a better society for all. 

We publish research on community power. We campaign for change. And we work directly with public and voluntary sector bodies to help them hand more power and resource over to communities.

The role

In recent months, New Local’s direct work with councils and other bodies to turn the principle of community power into reality has grown considerably. We have also grown our membership and expanded the range of sessions we offer to members.

The role will require someone with the ability to support the complex logistical and administration tasks associated with our programmes to ensure they are run efficiently and to the very highest standards.

Your job will include: 

• Event planning: Excite and engage our network by meticulously designing and delivering the format, content and logistics of our events and online sessions to be of maximum impact and value to them.
• Network building: Share the magic of our network, generate interest in our events and encourage participation. You will recognise the power of our data to improve our offer to members as well as to build our communications.
• Staying fresh: Keeping up to date with the latest developments affecting local government members, their efforts to transform public services and innovative approaches across the sector.
• Production and delivery: Be the on-the-day ‘producer’ for events and online sessions delivering a seamless experience ensuring our members have a smooth, enjoyable and interesting experience from start to finish.
• Working with stakeholders: Proactively and positively work with event stakeholders, including partners, sponsors, and other team members, before, during and after events/sessions to create a vibrant network of collaboration.
• Developing ideas: Along with the rest of the team you’ll help identify new opportunities to increase participation, draw in new councils and expand our work.
• And more... As part of a small, friendly and informal organisation you'll participate in other activities including attending external events, writing blog posts, supporting the delivery of New Local’s vision and ensuring that the organisation’s profile and reputation are maintained and enhanced.

The candidate

Our ideal candidate will be: 

• A warm connector, with experience of building strong, supportive relationships inside and outside teams.
• A natural collaborator, with knowledge of the benefits of peer-learning and network building.
• A developer and deliverer, who has experience of seeing through ideas from conception to completion.
• A systematic thinker, who understands the importance of an organised approach and excellent record-keeping.
• Enthusiastic for the potential of community power with a demonstrable interest in inclusion, participatory engagement and/or local government.
• Driven by achieving change, both in terms of improving our own work and achieving New Local’s broader political and societal goals.
• Above all... we’re looking for someone with an excellent work ethic, full of curiosity and diligence. Someone who will be optimistic, supportive and fun to work with, and never be afraid to pitch in with the rest of the team.

 Location:  New Local operates a highly flexible approach to work location and welcomes applications from across the UK.

The organisation

New Local was founded in 1996. There is currently a team of 17 staff working on practice, research, communications, influencing and peer-learning with our network of over sixty councils and other partner organisations.  New Local operates a ‘work anywhere’ policy but provides office space in the UK for those who require it.  The Senior Network Officer role will sit in the Network and Events team but will work closely with other teams. The Senior Network Officer will report to the Head of Network.

We make every effort to live up to our four core values of being purposeful (i.e. focused on community power), adventurous, supportive towards colleagues and partners, and delivering excellence.

In addition to the advertised salary, we offer: 

• A minimum of 27 days’ holiday a year and ten days holiday over Christmas/New Year
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Regular training opportunities 
• A number of other benefits listed in the job description.

For further details of the role and benefits on offer, please refer to the attachments.  Full information about the role including the Senior Network Officer Job Description and Person Specification can also be found on the jobs page of the New Local website.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager who has a passion for justice and wants to make a difference in the world. Could you take a charity leadership role within a growing and developing UK team? You'll hold responsibility for ICC UK’s overall financial position and how it best supports the work in China and manage the use and appropriate investment of ICC UK funds to maximise returns.

31 days holiday (pro rata),    auto enrolment pension scheme, free parking on site, flexible working arrangements.

International China Concern (ICC) helps children with disabilities in China live full and meaningful lives in families and communities that treasure them.  Our vision is to see all children with disability living fulfilling lives in a welcoming society that accepts and respects them.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act that the post holder be a practising Christian (see application pack for details).

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.

Please note the closing date for this role is 9am on Thursday 7th December 2023.

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The Organisation

ImpactEd Evaluation (part of ImpactEd Group) is an award-winning social enterprise that exists to help evaluate, understand and improve impact in education. In our education system, we invest huge amounts of time, money and energy in different programmes and interventions to improve outcomes for pupils. Yet far too often, we don’t know what is working – and what isn’t. We address this evaluation deficit, helping organisations and schools to better understand what is working to make a difference to the lives of young people. We do this through a combination of hands-on partnership, training and consultancy, and our digital platform which makes monitoring and evaluation quicker, easier and more effective.

Since being founded in 2017, we have grown rapidly. In 2018, we won the Teach First Innovation Award; in 2019, our work was profiled by the Department for Education; and in 2020, we published the largest pupil-facing piece of research into the impact of lockdown, winning the Fair Education Alliance Scaling Award in the same year. Since then, we have expanded to reach over 1000 schools, 80 education organisations and more than 250,000 young people annually. We are a skilled team of over 30 people, supported by a Board with a track record of social impact and educational development.

This year we have expanded to create the ImpactEd Group, which supports purpose driven organisations to make better decisions using high quality evidence. Our strategy is currently being updated to this effect. As a social enterprise moving towards employee ownership, our commitment across all parts of the Group is to empower our partners to make better decisions on behalf of their beneficiaries and empower our team to make decisions on behalf of the organisation

The Opportunity

Understanding which interventions and programmes are likely to make the biggest difference to the life chances of young people is more important than ever. As School Partnerships Officer, you will work to ensure that our school and multi-academy trust partners are empowered to effectively monitor and evaluate their work to make a bigger impact.

You will be the first point of contact for a portfolio of partners who you will work with to deliver our programme of support, track their engagement on the School Impact Platform, and ensure retention and long-term partnerships. Day to day, that could mean helping a school to get set up on the platform, supporting a school to understand whether their new tutoring intervention is having the desired impact on disadvantaged students, or working with a Multi-Academy Trust to monitor pupil wellbeing and meta-cognition across their schools.

As a varied role in a growing social enterprise, the opportunity has a mix of partnership and account management responsibilities combined with support for school-based research. You will help manage our renewals cycle, ensure our schools get the most out of working with us, and identify opportunities for partnership growth and engagement.

About You

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:

• Understanding and experience of the UK education system.

• Experience of partnership and account management, particularly in relation to programme delivery or supporting engagement with digital products.

• Experience of sales and managing renewals or upsells.

• Research, evaluation or statistical experience, particularly in education or youth work.

• A real understanding of the challenges within education, and a passion for helping schools to address them.

Why Us?

As an organisation we care deeply about creating a meaningful place to work and supporting people to grow personally and professionally. These are reflected in our organisational values and our associated commitments to:

• Agile and flexible working: responsive management, flexible hours, hybrid or fully remote working

• Personal excellence: we invest significantly in professional development, including an external mentor for every staff member, an individual CPD budget, and formal and informal training and support

• Mental health and wellbeing: access to health and wellbeing advice and free therapist support

Diversity and inclusion at ImpactEd Group

As a growing organisation we are committed to:

• Becoming increasingly representative of the sector and geographies that we operate in

• Providing a positive experience of work as part of an inclusive culture led by our organisational values

• Maintaining an annual EDI action plan - led by the internal team and supported by a Board sponsor

What to expect from the recruitment process:

• All applications are anonymised until the point of interview

• We use a recruitment system, Applied, which debiases the recruitment process

• We implement a standardised interview template and competencies matrix.

To Apply

To apply, you will be asked to submit your CV and answer 3 work-based scenario questions and 1 motivation question. 

Applications close at 9am on Thursday 7th December 2023. First round interviews will take place Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th December and second round interviews will take place on Wednesday 20th December.

Winston's Wish is a national charity providing support to children and young people who are bereaved. Our vision is of a society in which children and young people don’t have to face grief alone. 

We’re looking for a creative professional with a genuine excitement for digital and the powerful role it can play in improving the experiences of bereaved children and young people.  

As an integral part of our Marketing & Communications team, you will be responsible for the day to day running and effective performance of our websites, social media channels and support on email engagement and paid acquisition. You will work with colleagues to identify, plan and schedule content across our digital channels and use data and analytics to consistently optimise performance, drive engagement, identify opportunities and grow our channels. 

The role will be busy; in the most positive sense as you’ll be at the forefront of exploring new and exciting ways to reach bereaved young people digitally. Our Marketing & Communications team is small but mighty, driven by the challenge of our strategy and powered by the inspirational people and stories that remind us to ensure no child or young person grieves alone.  

Please note: This is a maternity cover role for 13 months commencing 12th February 2024 and finishing Friday 7th March 2025. This may only be a temporary role, but you’ll have the opportunity to make a permanent and lasting impact for bereaved children and young people for years to come. 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Website:

• Manage, monitor and maintain website Content Management Systems. 
• Manage the website agency relationship and the on-going development and improvement of the organisation's websites.

Digital Marketing & Communications:

• Take the lead on planning, developing and delivering digital marketing campaigns utilising social media advertising, Google Ads and external platforms to increase traffic and conversions to the Winston’s Wish websites.
• Manage and optimise SEO/SEM/SMO performance.
• Manage email marketing including data preparation, content creation and performance tracking.
• Measure and report on all digital marketing activities to identify trends and emerging insight to identify opportunities to improve the user experience.
• Work with the Head of Data to ensure all data capture activity across Winston’s Wish digital channels comply with GDPR regulations. 
• Support and work with colleagues to develop, deliver and manage an annual digital content plan across our website and social media channels with the aim to drive traffic, increase engagement and extend online reach.
• Support colleagues to ensure the effective management of the charity’s social media channels. 
• Continuously review and evaluate the performance of the charity’s digital platforms, tools, and software.
• Keep abreast of new social media sites, web technologies, and digital marketing trends; implement these new technologies in developing campaigns.
• Work with marketing and communication colleagues to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach across all marketing channels
• Support other members of the team at times of absence.
• Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
• Undertake ad hoc tasks and projects, as deemed appropriate by the Associate Director of Marketing & Communications, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.

All Staff:

• Contribute to the vision and mission of Winston's Wish; working with colleagues in all teams to meet the objectives of Winston’s Wish.
• Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
• Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.
• Take an active part in the one-to-one process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.
• Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.
• Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy