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Step into a transformative journey with Working Options. We're on a mission to empower young people aged 14-19 across the UK, and you can help make a real difference. As a Project Coordinator you'll play a crucial role in connecting volunteers with schools and fostering impactful relationships, all while working within a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
We believe in inclusivity, trying new things, setting high expectations, and creating real opportunities for young people. With the support of our experienced team and dedicated trustees, you'll have the chance to shape young people's career ambitions.
If you're passionate, self-motivated, and eager to contribute to a great mission, this is your chance to join a team that's helping young people to transform their career and life chances.
Don't just take our word for it, here's what one of our young people had to say:
"My personal experience has been exceptional. There is a collaborative atmosphere, and it is truly empowering to be part of a charity that values student input and involves us in decisions that directly affect our lives." – Working Options Alumnae.
Find out more about the role, and hear from our Chief Executive about our charity's ambitions.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who:
* Has a passion for our cause.
* Is fully committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
* Is self-motivated.
* Has excellent attention to detail.
* Can juggle multiple priorities, sticking to deadlines and flagging when priorities need reviewing.
* Has a flair for developing great relationships, particularly with schools and colleges.
* Is proactive and tenacious, able to seek out new opportunities and remain resilient.
* Is creative and likes coming up with new ideas.
* Is ambitious for themselves and for the charity.
* Has high computer literacy.
While we don’t specify this in our person specification, we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have experienced some of the challenges that young people across the UK face today.
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EDUCATION FOR ALL MOROCCO has been fundrasing for over two decades, to enable girls living in the High Atlas mountains to access fulltime education, by providing boarding accomodation near to their senior schools. Five of our six houses were destroyed in the September 2023 High Atlas earthquake. Miraculously they were all empty at the time of the disaster. Due to the extraordinary generosity of donors, EFA has substantial funds to support an extensive program of rebuilding
As Finance & Operations Administrator you will have a key role to play working closely with the trustees and Head of Fundraising & Communications to co-ordinate activities, to ensure day to day operations in the UK run smoothly.
The role as advertised covers a broad range of activities. However there will be peaks and troughs of workload.
This job is for you if you are:
- A qualified accountant or bookkeeper with experience of Xero ideal (training can be provided).
- Confident working with Microsoft Office (Excel & Word) & Shared drive (eg, GoogleDocs).
- Comfortable working with a variety of IT packages, or learning how to do so
- Very organised, able to take the initiative, able to work independently.
- Experienced working in a small but ambitious organisation, or are confident you can adapt to such an environment
- Able to be flexible in terms of work load.
In a typical month you’ll:
- Support the Chair of Finance; preparing monthly accounts. Processing receipts and payments for bank reconciliation; invoices and expense claims. Filing finance documentation. Maintian the restricted v unrestricted donation records, Gift Aid schedules, HMRC returns.
- Support the Head of Fund Raising and Communications, liaising with donors (sending receipts, requests for information), researching potential donors, preparing grant applications, ordering brochures and marketing information. Acting as a day to day point of contact.
- Support the Chair and Vice Chair of Trustees; helping to prepare and distribute monthly meeting agendas, supporting papers, co-ordinating virtual meeting schedule, drafting and distributing minutes, .-
- Support the Chair of Governance ensuring Trustee and Staff Handbooks (policies and protocols), risk register, are uptodate and accessible via the website portal. Lead the administration process for the recruitment of trustees and staff, including the preparation of candidate packs, advertising, induction. Oversight of the EFA Partnership Agreements.
- Support the Chair of Educaton re liaison with relevant external auditors (safeguarding, health and safety, risk). Linking with Moroccan partners to agree on timing and arrangements for audit visits. Ensuring reports are available to trustees as agreed.
- General ad hoc support to trustees, staff and external stakeholders as required.
Position: Finance & Operations Administrator
Responsible: to The Chair of Finance
Location: Remote
Hours: 20hrs per week (flexible).
Salary: £24,000£30,000 per annum. Pro Rata 0.3
Annual leave and benefits:
28 days annual leave for fulltime (not including bank holidays) (pro rata)
Pension Scheme with matched contributions of 6% after 3 months
How to apply
Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivations.
First-round interviews will take place in the week commencing 24th June.
Closing date 19th June 2024.
EFA is committed to safeguarding children. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship to candidates living outside of the UK
We want to give girls from rural Morocco the chance of a secondary Education because we believe that everyone has the right to an education.
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Head of Fundraising & Communications
EDUCATION FOR ALL MOROCCO transforms the lives of marginalised girls, in the High Atlas mountains, enabling them to fulfil their potential, reducing social injustice and inequalities, improving the quality of life for women, and their communities.
Prior to the Al Haouz earthquake in September 2023 EFA funded six boarding houses, enabling young women to access senior school education. Five boarding houses were destroyed. Astonishingly, no girls or staff were in them at the time.
We are unashamedly ambitious to build on EFAs transformational work over the last two decades. Our Covid Recovery Strategy focussed on widening our impact, and the earthquake has just made us even more determined to deliver on our promise, because we have never been more relevant.
Due to the extraordinary generosity of donors, we have funding in place to support a major rebuilding programme. However we don't want to simply rebuild. Due to covid and the earthquake there is a lot of catching up to do.
As Head of Fundraising & Communications you will work with the trustees to deliver the strategic vision, by developing and implementing a successful fundraising and communications strategy. A new website is under construction and the successful applicant will play a leading role in determining its fundraising functionality, content, and messaging.
This job is for you if you are:
- Authentic in your desire to improve the lives of marginalised girls & young women.
- Self-motivated, flexible, proactive, and enjoy working independently.
- Analytical; can identifying aspects in our service impact, which can become new funding opportunities for donors.
- At ease with and understand the challenges inherent to a small organization.
If you have
- Really great communication skills (across a range of media, types of donors), and can do so with clarity, decision, focus.
- Developed successful fundraising and communication strategies before, or relevant strategies in other contexts.
- The character, personality and self-confidence to become the public face of EFA.
- A confident understanding of relevant compliance legislation, and financial and budgetary management experience.
In a typical month you’ll:
-Plan, execute, fundraising events and campaigns, attend conferences, develop compelling social media stories.
-Undertake research, identify new funding opportunities, write donor proposals, complete donor grant applications.
-Liaise with Moroccan partners, co-ordinate marketing, and fundraising activities.
-Work with donors, developing a range of benefits, events, and engagement opportunities.
-Working with trustees, prepare a monthly update report.
-Manage administrative and compliance tasks including a budget, logging donor communications into the database etc.
-Evaluate the impact and update policies and procedures.
Position: Head of Fundraising & Communications
Responsible: to Deputy Chair Finance Committee
Location: remote, withoccasional meetings in London. An annual strategy weekend in Marrakech in November.
Hours: 35 hrs per week (compressed).
Salary: £40,000 £42,000 per annum.
Annual leave and benefits:
28 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)
Pension Scheme with matched contributions of 6% after 3 months
How to apply
Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivations.
First-round interviews will take place in the week commencing 24th June. Final interviews will take place in London week commencing 1st July.
Closing date 19th June 2024.
EFA is committed to safeguarding children. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship to candidates living outside of the UK
We want to give girls from rural Morocco the chance of a secondary Education because we believe that everyone has the right to an education.
LMK (Let Me Know)
Programme Coordinator
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20 hours per week, ideally spread over 5 days, Monday-Friday. Possibility of term-time only work if preferred by applicant
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£30,000 p.a. (pro-rated)
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Working from home, with occasional travel to London
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Permanent contract
About LMK
Good relationships shape our health and happiness, yet we are taught so little about them. LMK (Let Me Know) is on a mission to change that. We are a young and thriving charity providing education about healthy and unhealthy behaviours so that young people have the knowledge and skills to avoid abuse and thrive in their relationships. We work in schools, community organisations and workplaces across London.
LMK is growing at pace and we are ambitious in our plans for the future. We’ve already engaged 15,000 young people and professionals in our workshops in our first 4 years and we want to reach 10,000 young people per year by 2025-26.
We will achieve this by engaging new schools, community groups and workplaces in our offer, whilst also continuing to provide a high-quality service to those who have already experienced LMK workshops, embedding our programme into their annual delivery plans.
We have:
✔ A clear plan of who we want to target for our workshops over the next 3 years
✔ An engaged leadership team and Board of Trustees
✔ Evidenced outcomes, rich data/statistics and compelling case studies
✔ Diversity and strong social purpose
✔ A new organisational strategy that sets our vision from 2024-2027
✔ A new CRM system that has been built to support our ambitions
Job Purpose
The purpose of the Programme Coordinator is co-ordinate with all parties (Community Engagement Manager, the Programme Manager, LMK Leaders and the host organisations) to enable LMK to deliver high quality workshops for young people/youth work professionals/workplaces.
Acting as the lynchpin of the organisation’s delivery team, the Programme Coordinator takes the workshop brief from the LMK Community Engagement Manager and then works with the Programme Manager to secure facilitators (LMK leaders), ensures the host organisation receives all supporting information, and provides LMK Leaders with the resources they need to deliver the workshop effectively. This role is also responsible for regular reporting about workshop bookings and delivery.
Reporting to our CEO, the successful candidate will be part of LMK’s core staff team. You will work with LMK staff, LMK Leaders, members of our Youth Advisory Board, trustees and key stakeholders to develop and implement our long-term strategy.
Key responsibilities:
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Provide excellent customer service to organisations who are hosting LMK workshops, ensuring that all communication is timely and accurate, and any questions are responded to in full.
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Liaise with the Programme Manager and LMK Leaders to ensure there is clear understanding around their areas of expertise, availability and any specific considerations that need to be taken into account when delivering workshops.
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Open up opportunities to deliver workshops to any Leader applicable, ensuring the allocation of workshops is done fairly and consistently.
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Ensure LMK leaders have the information and resources required to deliver their workshop.
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Work closely with the Research and Evaluation Manager to ensure that the correct evaluation surveys are made available to workshop participants.
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Work with our Head of Fundraising to track workshop delivery against funder commitments.
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Keep the CRM system data up to date in a timely way.
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Produce regular reports for the CEO on the booking and delivery of workshops, as well as any ad-hoc reports requested.
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Share Leader evaluation feedback from workshops with Leaders.
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Check invoices submitted by LMK leaders, and work with the Programme Manager to get them approved.
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Support the Programme Manager to organise LMK Leader Huddles and training events.
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Comply with our policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, confidentiality, complaints and data protection.
Person specification
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At least 2 years’ experience in an event management/admin management/executive assistant/operations role where there was a strong requirement to work with multiple stakeholders internally and externally.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an excellent track record of customer service.
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Proven ability to work well within a team.
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Highly organised to manage a diverse workload with excellent time management and ability to pay attention to detail.
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Excellent organisational skills, with a keen attention to detail.
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Creative thinker with the ability to problem-solve and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
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Excellent IT skills across core MS/Google packages, ideally with experience of CRM use
Safeguarding
This post is subject to a basic DBS check
In return for your dedication, we will offer you
✔ The opportunity to help prevent relationship abuse and domestic violence in young people
✔ A competitive salary
✔ Working from home
✔ A genuinely flexible working environment
✔ Pension of 6%
✔ 32 Days of annual leave, (including bank holidays) – pro-rated for this role
✔ Employee Assistance Programme
✔ Wellbeing perks
✔ A diverse, bold and collaborative culture with two social meet-ups annually in London
LMK strives to create a fair and healthy environment where all our colleagues feel valued and able to be their authentic selves at work. We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and so we create a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.
LMK values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity. We welcome all applicants from any race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality, or any other protected characteristic.
We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. Please let us know, by contacting us separately if you need any adjustments or changes to be made during the recruitment process because of a disability or long-term health condition.
You can learn more about how we handle your personal data and your rights by reviewing our privacy notice LMK Privacy Policy
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Are you a strategic, passionate, and experienced leader with a big heart for the older generations? If so, you could be the person we are looking for to lead Embracing Age.
Introduction
We live in a world that is ageing, and with that come opportunities and challenges. At Embracing Age we want to harness those opportunities and respond to the challenges. We’re motivated by the heart of God towards the older generations, particularly those no longer able to live independently, and needing to draw on care and support.
If you’re motivated by a similar heart and that message resonates, then perhaps you are the person to take Embracing Age forward in this next season. It’s an exciting time, we’re a growing charity with an amazing staff team and trustee board.
About Us
Embracing Age is a Christian charity working towards a world where older people are valued, connected and full of hope. We do this by befriending care home residents, supporting informal carers and equipping churches in their work amongst older people. Care home residents are twice as likely to feel severely lonely than older people living at home and we want to embrace them with God's love.
About the Role
The CEO will provide leadership to Embracing Age and to be responsible for the management and administration of the charity, in partnership with and reporting to the trustees. You'll lead, inspire and motivate staff and volunteers, whilst upholding and developing the Christian ethos, vision, mission and values of Embracing Age, along with the strategic objectives and priorities.
About You
You’ll be a strategic, passionate person with a big heart for the older generations and a desire to mobilise churches and communities in coming alongside them. You’ll be a friendly, confident individual with good communication and organisational skills who is looking for a part time flexible role.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this role, please read through the recruitment pack and send your CV and a covering letter of no more than two sides, outlining your interest in and suitability for the role.
Your application should include a brief description of your faith journey and Church involvement and the details of two referees, one being a Church leader and the second a professional referee.
If you would like an informal chat about the role please get in touch
Closing date 8th June 2024
We are working towards a world where older people are valued, connected and full of hope.
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Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.
Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.
You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.
As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will:
- Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
- Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
- Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
- Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
- Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
- Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person with professional expertise to establish connections in the local community and play a pivotal role in animal welfare.
You will have fun meeting new people, helping to recruit new volunteers and organising, and attending local fundraising events. Be a part of the drive to improve animal welfare throughout the Chiltern.
The Branch Manager will manage the business activities associated with the Branch, per the Society’s rules and on behalf of the Branch Trustees. The Branch Manager will work alongside the Animal Care Coordinator in maintaining RSPCA Welfare standards and recruiting fosterers.
General Management
- Undertake all admin duties as defined by the Trustees.
- Responsible for the recruitment of animal fosterers and volunteers, alongside the Animal Care Coordinator.
- Create and implement an animal welfare awareness programme for children under 10.
- Attend Branch Trustee meetings and present relevant information (1 evening a month).
- Maintain all electronic platforms and social media.
- Ensure staff and volunteers are aware of and adhere to the Branch and National Society policies, procedures and rules.
- To facilitate the employment, deployment, appraisal, training and discipline of staff.
- Ensure that training needs are identified and brought to the Branch Trustees’ attention.
- Ensure that Branch staff have current job descriptions and are aware of their responsibilities.
- To establish local volunteer groups to support with their own fundraising and events, offering them advice and support.
- To have overall responsibility of the Branch charity shop.
- As required, organise and run key fundraising and/or Public Relations events in the Branch Calendar.
- Attend key sub-committee meetings as appropriate or nominate a representative.
- Discover and maintain various grants and responsible for creating and running fundraising events.
Communication
- Responsible for effective and appropriate communication with all Branch employees and volunteers on matters concerning the Branch and Society.
- To ensure effective and appropriate communication between Branch, the Region and National Headquarters.
- Responsible for ‘Public Relations’ of the Branch, using a range of media to promote a positive image of the Branch.
- Responsible for the coordination of guest speakers and visits to schools and local community groups on behalf of the Branch Trustees.
- Responsible for coordinating visits to the Branch and Animal Centre.
Health and Safety
- Responsible for all safety-related issues, including the ‘Health and Safety at Work’ Act, COSHH regulations, fire prevention, first aid at work and Trading Standards legislation and that the Branch is fully compliant.
- Ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with Health and Safety requirements.
Note:
It is anticipated that changes may need to be made to this job description, which will be regularly reviewed. Any changes will be discussed with the post holder. The job content of this appointment may include other tasks associated with the general purview of this job description at the request of the Branch Trustees.
Requirements
- Fundraising or relevant experience
- Willing to travel
- Must be able to drive and access a vehicle
- Computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Poster creation)
Job Title: Programmes Support Officer
Location: Remote and UK based, occasional travel to UK sites (Cardiff & London) required.
Salary: £22,000 pa
Reporting to: Head of Programmes
Contract type: Full time (35 hours per week)
Pension: Workplace pension
Holiday: 28 days p/a + Bank Holidays
The Programmes Support Officer post will deliver on a range of database tasks and processes using our grant management and project monitoring database. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, the postholder will maintain an accurate and up to date database for the administration and monitoring of grants at Egmont.
You can find out more about The Egmont Trust and our work by visiting our website
The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional with up to 3 years of experience in administration which includes administering and monitoring databases. The post will provide the Team with accurate, timely and comprehensive data, reports and minutes to support and enable effective grant making and decision making. The post plays a crucial role in supporting the whole Team in the UK and in Africa with the potential for visiting Egmont Partners and projects in southern & eastern Africa.
The successful candidate will be highly IT competent, possess good written communication skills and have a positive attitude and strong desire to help meet the objectives of this small but very effective international development charity. A keen eye to detail, a methodical and analytical mind are critical requirements of the role. The ideal candidate will be young self-motivated, capable of working as part of a team and under their own initiative. Strong IT knowledge and experience in MS Office and data administration are essential requirements of the role.
Flexibility will also be a key attribute. They will be part of a small team who have overlapping responsibilities and support each other in the delivery of Egmont’s strategy. Egmont is a fully remote office environment. As such, candidates from around the UK are invited to apply. We have staff, trustees and other key contacts in Cardiff, London, Lusaka & Harare. Our support staff will need to be flexible and able to work well with a geographically dispersed team.
All applicants should be eligible for work in the UK, you will need to provide appropriate paperwork if you are shortlisted.
To apply, please send or upload your CV and covering statement by the 30th of June 2024
First Interviews on Zoom: 17th & 18th July 2024
Second Interviews in person: 5th August 2024 in Cardiff
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£50k FTE (therefore £30k actual salary based on 3 days per week with time commitments varying across the year).
Grants Director - Performing Arts/Heritage Conservation Trust.
Have you managed grants within Performing Arts or Heritage Conservation?
Are you looking for a part time, 3 days a week (to be defined by postholder), fully remote role?
We are delighted to be partnering with The Leche Trust in the search for an experienced, highly organised Grants Director.
Established in 1950 through the endowment of its founder, Angus Acworth, The Leche Trust is an independent funder dedicated to supporting charities in the performing arts and heritage conservation sectors across the UK. With an annual distribution of approx. £240,000 in small grants, the Trust plays a vital role in nurturing cultural heritage and artistic endeavours. As part of its ongoing commitment to excellence, the Trust is transitioning to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in 2024.
As the sole employee of The Leche Trust, the Grants Director will spearhead the Trust's operations and day to day management, providing invaluable support to the Trustees while managing relationships with external stakeholders and funding networks. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in administering grants, overseeing governance and secretarial duties, managing financial administration, and facilitating effective communication both internally and externally.
Example of responsibilities:
- Manage the grant programme and smaller funds for conservation bursaries and research projects.
- Review and process grant applications, compile final grant recommendations for board review and notify applicants of decisions.
- Oversee grant contracts, payments and ongoing communications with grantees.
- Conduct light touch monitoring of funded projects and share insights with trustees to inform future strategy.
- Prepare meeting agenda and papers in consultation with the Chair of Trustees.
- Record accurate minutes of meetings and manage administrative tasks related to governance.
- Develop annual budgets, monitor expenditure, liase with auditors and investment managers to facilitate financial reporting and management.
- Respond to all enquires as required.
- Maintain the Trusts' online presence, ensuring website is kept up to date.
- Collaborate with other grant-making charities on ad hoc projects.
The Grants Director requires an ability to work independently, self-direct and prioritise.
We're looking for someone who's experienced in grant making process and systems, who also has knowledge of good practice in charity administration and governance. They will require excellent communication skills and have some experience working directly with a board of trustees. We're also looking for someone who has a good understanding of either the UK performing arts sector or the UK heritage conservation sector.
To apply for this role please reply to this avert with an updated version of your CV. In the first instance you will be sent an information pack with more details about the role and recruitment process. The team are on hand to answer any questions you may have, so please get in touch if you'd like a confidential discussion. Deadline for applications COP Friday 7th June 2024.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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You will be expected to maintain all existing relationships with grantees, as well as manage funding calls, applications, legal and financial elements, and reporting. You will have a strong understanding of research, a can-do attitude, and the appetite to work in a small, dynamic organisation.
You will be educated to degree level or above in health sciences, life sciences or with equivalent relevant experience. With experience of developing, monitoring, reporting and delivering multiple projects simultaneously, you will also be able to communicate complex scientific concepts in a clear and accessible way and be able to plan, budget and monitor grant award expenditure and be comfortable taking decisions and responsibility.
If you have strong research experience (in a research environment in academia, the charitable sector, or similar), enjoy working in a small team and are proactive, organised, rigorous and like variety, then please do get in touch!
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The EPIC Restart Foundation empowers people to restart positive lives after gambling harm.
“The single best thing I have ever done for myself. I have a renewed sense of power over my life, my mindset, and my goals. A genuinely life changing experience.”
We are an independent charity founded in lived experience of gambling harm. We are driven by our passion to ensure people are supported to sustain long term recovery and more fulfilling, purposeful lives.
With an expanding portfolio of UK-wide programmes, we are seeking a highly motivated Programmes Manager who excels in programme management and delivery to join our growing team.
Working closely with the Head of Programmes and colleagues, you will manage the delivery of EPIC Restart's national programmes, working hands-on to support and manage a wide range of in-person and online activities, embedding good project management principles across our programmes and driving successful outcomes.
70% of our team and trustees have experienced gambling harm either directly or indirectly. Lived experience is an advantage but not an essential requirement for this role, as you will be collaborating with colleagues who bring their lived experience insights to inform our activities. But you must be passionate about making a difference and excited by the opportunity to transform lives, support people in recovery and sensitive to their needs.
If you are an experienced Programmes Manager, looking for a role that will excite, challenge and fulfil you, please head over to our website to download the Application Pack with details of how to apply.
We are here to support you, to restore your confidence and self-belief and empower you to take the next steps in your journey of recovery.
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Safeguarding Manager
Salary Range: £44,000 pro rata equivalent
Length of Contract: Part Time - 2.5 days a week (flexible) - 6-month contract (with potential for extension) - Open to hearing about other working patterns.
Start date: As soon as possible
Location: Remote with occasional travel to events
Background /Summary:
In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We do this by leveraging the skills and passion of researchers and STEM professionals to support young people (16+) from low socio-economic backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to degrees and careers in STEM.
The successful applicant will be joining In2scienceUK at an exciting point in its mission having recently launched a number of new initiatives, both in-person and online, to support young people build the skills, knowledge and confidence to build successful careers in STEM.
Role Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Safeguarding Manager to join our growing team and own our safeguarding processes end to end. This is a crucial role to ensure the safety of the young people we work with and that In2scienceUK provides a safe environment for all.
This role is part time and contract based and would be ideal for someone who has significant experience of safeguarding and child protection law, as well as experience
in carrying out safeguarding audits, implementing safeguarding processes for both in person and online offers, as well as internal and external safeguarding training.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Review and audit existing safeguarding practices and procedures throughout the organisation.
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Manage and deliver a plan to improve practices and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and guidance.
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Produce safeguarding policies, codes of conduct, and any other documentation needed to meet our commitment to safeguarding.
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Design and deliver effective in-person and online safeguarding training and guidance for trustees, staff, volunteers, partners and beneficiaries.
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Provide safeguarding support and guidance for our volunteers and partners, particularly concerning work experience placements and mentoring.
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Manage safeguarding concerns and disclosures as they arise, and escalate concerns in line with our safeguarding policies including making external referrals.
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Ensure that our safeguarding records and processes are in compliance with Child Protection Law and GDPR regarding the processing of data and acting as a data controller.
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Responsible for fostering a culture of ‘safeguarding first’ across the organisation and with our volunteers, ensuring that our activities are designed with safeguarding embedded.
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Stay up to date with all legislation and guidance on Safeguarding, child protection and protecting Adults at Risk within locations In2scienceUK operates and provides a single point of contact for this support - currently England, Wales and Scotland with ambition for future expansion.
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Support with the development of any policy, guidance and practice that relates to safeguarding our stakeholders, e.g. the legal status of work experience hosts, health and safety, DBS checks.
Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
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Level 4 safeguarding accreditation.
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Strong existing knowledge of safeguarding and child protection laws in England, Wales and Scotland.
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Experience of implementing safeguarding processes to online, in-person and residential programme delivery designed for young people 16+.
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Experience of designing and delivering relevant training appropriately tailored to different audiences.
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Experience of working across departments and with trustees to produce appropriate processes and policies.
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Experience of dealing with being the first point of contact for complex cases for both children and adults at risk and making necessary referrals.
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Existing knowledge of Data Protection and how it applies to Safeguarding.
Desirable:
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Previous experience working with work placement and/or mentoring programmes and legal requirements for carrying these out.
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Previous wellbeing, counselling or similar training.
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Mental Health First Aid training
Personal Qualities
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A proactive solution-based approach to safeguarding.
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Excellent communication, both written and verbal with the ability to adapt to a range of audiences.
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Shows respect, humility and discretion in working with others.
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Highly organised and efficient, able to prioritise tasks and be persistent
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Responds to situations calmly, flexibly and appropriately, displaying resilience particularly when faced with challenges
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Can work to a deadline
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Can work independently and collaboratively
Benefits:
At In2scienceUK we practise what we preach by giving all staff opportunities to progress in their careers. You will have the opportunity to develop your own bespoke training and career development plan with guidance from your line manager to get you to the next level from day one.
Although we take our career development seriously we also value work-life balance. You will have the opportunity to work flexibly from home, balancing your caring responsibilities, volunteer commitments, hobbies and anything else that makes you happy.
In2scienceUK is a remote based organisation, that requires occasional travel across the UK for events and staff co-working days.
You will have 28 days of annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays.
Commitment to Safeguarding:
In2scienceUK is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.
The following pre-employment checks will be undertaken as applicable:
• References
• DBS check and/or Overseas criminal records check where applicable
• Self-Disclosure
• Identity check
• Right to work in the UK
• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role
• Confirmation of registration with the applicable registered body where applicable
Many of our roles involve working with children and we will therefore take up references prior to your appointment. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Your current or previous employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, if the role involved working with children, including any in which the penalty is time expired. We will also ask if you have been the subject of any child protection concerns and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
Application procedure:
Please apply via Charity Job by uploading your CV (2 pages maximum) and a brief summary of why you are applying for the role. You must include reasons for any gaps in employment. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate how you meet each of the Person Specification competencies outlined above.
The deadline for applications is 11:30 pm on Friday 7th June 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received so an early application is advised.
Please note, this advert may close earlier than the indicated deadline.
For more information on the work we do please visit our website. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Stephen Hancock, our Head of Operations by email (you can find his email address in the Job Description attached)
In2scienceUK exists to unlock the potential of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and boost diversity and inclusion in the STEM sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care. We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious new strategy, which will be launching in the spring. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK, and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
We are seeking an experienced IT Support Engineer with specialized knowledge in Office 365 and Microsoft Azure to join our team. As the IT Support Engineer - Office 365 and MS Azure Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our Office 365 and Azure environments, providing technical support to end-users, and ensuring the smooth operation of our IT systems. You will play a critical role in maintaining the security, reliability, and performance of our Office 365 and Azure services while delivering exceptional support to our internal users. If you are a proactive problem-solver with a passion for technology and a commitment to excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to our IT operations and help drive our organization's success.
Safeguarding:
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic or enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification, and demonstrate how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Craig Johnson, Head of Data & IT.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role (30hrs per week)
· To provide day to day management and supervision of our remote Support Team, providing guidance and support to deliver appropriate information and advice for our mums and families.
· Provide casework support to Mummy’s Star families.
· Work closely with the Operations Manager to implement consistent processes and ensure appropriate training and development for the Support Team.
Job Purpose & Responsibilities
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the post holder will manage the Support Team at Mummy’s Star. More specifically you will be responsible for:
Support Team Management (50%)
- Provide quality support, leadership, development and line management
- Oversee the delivery of individual, tailored support for families
· Regular review and assessment of caseload including co-ordinating weekly caseload meetings and management of new grant application flow to Trustees.
· Work with the support team to regularly monitor, evaluate and report on the support provided by Mummy’s Star.
· Act as Lead Professional in complex cases if required.
· Working with the CEO and Operations Manager to ensure the wider team has appropriate resources and support around wellbeing
· Complying with the charity’s administration, monitoring and financial systems
· Working in close partnership with health care professionals, charities, and other key stakeholders
· Work with the Operations Manager to develop new engagement tools for families to improve accessibility.
· Assist the team to co-ordinate the Ask the Expert events and other resources
· Contribute to, and support the development of, the charity locally, regionally, and nationally
Information and Support Casework Delivery (50%)
· Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families from contact via self referral (post, email, online and social media) and third party referrals (health care professionals, families and charities)
· Providing families with the appropriate support based on their needs, this will include 121 emotional support, signposting to financial/practical support and peer support via our online forum.
· Ensuring support to mums and families is reviewed at regular intervals.
· Maintain and monitor the online peer support forum.
Other Duties and information about the role
· The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as required to support the charity and beneficiaries.
· Some evening and weekend work may be required but time off in lieu (TOIL) will be given for this.
· A DBS check will be required for this role.
· Mummy’s Star promotes equal opportunities and as such all staff members are expected to treat staff, beneficiaries, and anyone else they interact with as part of the role, with dignity and respect and without discrimination. Any concerns around treatment or behaviour must be escalated to the CEO or Chair.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We're the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK, and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
We're looking for an IT Project Manager to join our Data and IT team. The IT Project Manager will oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of assigned IT projects within the charity. You'll be responsible for managing the project team, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and meet quality standards. You'll serve as a liaison between various stakeholders, including clients, internal teams and vendors, to ensure effective communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. You'll also identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at we're committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic or enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
Closing date: Rolling – we'll be reviewing applications as they're received.
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification, and demonstrate how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Craig Johnson, Head of Data & IT.