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Job title: Trusts and Foundations Officer
Reports to: Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager
Direct Reports: This post has no line management responsibility
Hybrid Work: Requirement of working two days from the office
Role purpose
We are seeking a skilled individual to join our Fundraising Team as a Trusts and Foundations Officer. You will play a pivotal role in maximising income from grant-giving organisations.
You will work strategically and have responsibility for identifying and approaching trusts and foundations, building a high-quality pipeline to meet fundraising targets and provide excellent stewardship. You will collaborate with teams across the charity and University Hospital Southampton to develop compelling proposals and produce high quality reports.
Main responsibilities
· Manage a prospect pool of trusts and foundations with the aim to secure mid and high value gifts and submit a minimum of six applications a month.
· Proactively identify funding opportunities to build a robust Trusts pipeline.
· Ensure a consistent pipeline movement for prospects within the role's portfolio.
· Drive and develop high-quality and effective funding proposals to Trusts and Foundations, with a key focus on securing multi-year commitments.
· Provide stewardship reports to an excellent standard in collaboration with staff from across University Hospital Southampton. Ensure tight grant management and utilisation with clinical teams for reporting.
· Create solicitation plans for all key relationships which are regularly reviewed at portfolio review meetings. Travel and meet with funders when relevant and necessary.
· Maximise gift opportunities to deliver against agreed targets and objectives.
· Explore starting a small trust mailing programme.
· Develop and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of including Trustees, charity colleagues, donors, nurses, doctors and clinicians.
· Ensure accurate records are maintained on Southampton Hospitals Charity database.
· Contribute to financial forecasting and income projections and develop annual action plan of application submissions.
- Assist with organising stewardship events for funders and confidently represent Southampton Hospitals Charity at external events and in conversations with funders.
- Undertake any other roles or responsibilities that may be reasonably required.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience:
- A proven track record of delivering income from Trusts and Foundations
- Experience of maintaining relationships with funders and providing tailored donor care and stewardship plans
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce compelling and high-quality proposals and reports
- Excellent verbal communication skills with experience in face-to-face meetings and telephone calls with funders
- Strong prospect research skills and experience of building a robust pipeline
Skills, abilities, and behaviours:
- Highly professional and organised with a methodical approach
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and work to targets and deadlines
- IT literate, including the ability to use Microsoft packages
- Proven experience of database management, accurate and timely data entry and recording
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Results focused
Deadline for applications: 28th June 2024
About Southampton Hospitals Charity
Southampton Hospitals Charity is a registered charity that raises vital funds to enhance the care and treatment of patients at the University Southampton Hospital. With the help of our supporters, we offer financial support to various areas of the hospital that are beyond the scope of the NHS funding. For the past years the charity has supported world class research projects that have enabled innovation and growth, capital refurbishment projects that have transformed the quality of care for patients and their families, and several crucial services that has benefitted the health and wellbeing of patients, their families, and staff.
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
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About Us
Headway East London is a charity supporting people living with brain injury. Working across 13 London boroughs we offer specialist support and services for survivors and their families. We offer therapies, advocacy, family support and community support work alongside our day service: a community venue where people can make the most of their abilities and interests. We also promote awareness and understanding of brain injury by providing information to the public, and offering training to university students, professionals and businesses. Our vision is to build a community where people with brain injury are valued, respected and able to fulfil their potential.
About the Role
As HR Officer you will support the HR Manager in a busy HR function. You will play a vital part in ensuring a high-quality HR service and smooth running of the organisation, including overseeing the recruitment process and organising staff training. By focusing on the operational and administrative aspects of HR, you will help our creative, diverse community to thrive and to make a difference in the life of people living with brain injury.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Act as first point of contact on all HR queries from the staff team, pass on complex HR issues to the HR Manager and manage the HR and recruitment email inbox.
- Work with the HR Manager to update or create HR policies and procedures following best practice and keeping up to date with current legislation.
- Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring all elements are completed efficiently and effectively. Headway’s recruitment procedure includes: placing adverts, receiving applications, arranging interviews, taking up references, maintaining the diversity monitoring information, processing DBS, liaising with managers to organise inductions, and ensuring the smooth transition of new starters.
- Laise with Line Managers to ensure smooth transitions for leavers, confirming last date, working out outstanding leave entitlement and arranging exit interviews.
- Work with the HR Manager on employee relation issues including disciplinary, capability, grievances, and absence management.
- Be responsible for the administration of Headway HRIS software and collate HR reports from this as and when needed by the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees.
- Work with the HR Manager to maintain and improve the staff training and development and ensure staff complete all mandatory and necessary trainings.
- Maintain accurate HR records and information such as job descriptions, staff absences, changes to contracts, work patterns ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR regulations.
- In the absence of the HR Manager work with the Finance Team to provide up to date payroll information to our payroll provider.
- Manage the administration of the pension, salary sacrifice, and staff benefit schemes.
- In conjunction with the Volunteer Co-ordinator provide administrative support in the recruitment process for volunteers, including taking up references, processing DBS and issuing agreements.
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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.
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We are seeking an exceptional candidate who is committed to help Arty-Folks flourish within both the mental health and creative sector in Coventry and Warwickshire. You will hold fast to all that is unique and special about Arty-Folks.
Our new CEO will build the team and organisational structure that will take Arty-Folks forward as we transition from our current CEO and Founder who is retiring in the next 2 years.Since the pandemic, Arty-Folks has more than tripled the number of people we support, and demand for our service that provides immediate access continues to grow. Our new CEO will lead our expansion plans.
The role requires strategic leadership and operational oversight that ensure the charity's growth and ability to handle increasing demand, while maintaining the high quality of its services. It is essential that as the head of a small team our CEO is closely connected to our day-to-day operations whilst maintaining a strategic viewpoint that drives innovation, co-production, fundraising, and collaborations.
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
- Committed and passionate about mental health, the visual arts, and putting people first.
- Leadership experience & team mgt.
- Ability to create plans, budget and manage financial controls
- Demonstrable success in fundraising.
- Experience of working in a similar sector.
- Strong knowledge of the Coventry / Warwickshire area.
Responsibilities
Strategy
- Working with the Board to articulate a clear and compelling vision for growth with realistic and measurable goals for scaling our program and social impact.
- Communicating effectively between the Board of Trustees and our team, and ensuring daily activities align with the organisation's strategic plan and KPI’s.
- Working with the Board of Trustees to mitigate organisational risks and enable decisions that will protect against major business disruption
- Ensuring business plans progress efficiently while ensuring required resources are available.
- Developing effective collaborations with VCSE organisations, the NHS, Public Health and community partners to provide our members access to a wide range of services.
Stability
- Overseeing the development and optimisation of the organization's infrastructure, including technology, facilities, and human resources, to support increased capacity.
- Overseeing the robust financial management of our finances to ensure long-term sustainability, compliance, and efficiency.
- Developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising strategy that builds and nurtures strong relationships with existing and prospective funders.
- Building capacity by recruiting top talents as Trustees, staff or volunteers, offer training and support to equip them with the skills needed and to develop their leadership skills.
- Supporting our staff team with professional development, good working conditions, supportive management, and regular performance appraisals.
Scalability
- Ensuring evidence-based systems for monitoring and evaluating the impact of our service are implemented, using service user data and feedback to make informed decisions and adjustments.
- Writing high quality impact reports that are comprehensive, transparent, and wellstructured to effectively communicate outcomes and social return on investment.
You will be supported by and work alongside our Artistic Director who will be stepping down from her current CEO role.
Annual Holiday - 29 days including statutory holidays (pro rata)
Probationary Period - 6 months
Rate of pay - £36,000 per annum pro rata (£21,600 for 3 days/wk)
The company has a contributory pension scheme with NEST.
CEO reports to Arty-Folks Board of Trustees
Employment terms
Employment with Arty-Folks will be subject to the following checks prior to a start date:
- A satisfactory police record check to include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Receipt of satisfactory references
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
How to Apply
Submit your CV and covering letter demonstrating how you meet the essential skills and experience.
We will conduct a rolling interview process so candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Pleae read our full recruitment pack on our website.
We exist to inspire people recovering from mental health problems to realise their full potential and lead fulfilling lives through the visual arts
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Loughborough Community Centre (LCC) was established in Brixton in 1981, as a positive outcome from the Brixton Uprisings. We operate from the Max Roach Centre in Brixton south London.
If you're looking for a dynamic work environment with strong community values that are embedded through our approach to Listen, Collaborate and Create meaningful activities and the opportunity to make a real difference supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families, then the Business Administrator role may be the right fit for you.
It's a role full of possibilities as you will provide administrative support to trustees, a director and the wider LCC workforce. The job holder will be expected to be competent in their area of work, delivering a seamless professional service in line with the company’s mission.
We will work together on a shared mission to create:
A safe place where children, young people and families can come together, to play, thrive and succeed.
Purpose of the job:To work within our busy and diverse community organisation to lead and be a first point of contact with office administration, organisation and communication through performing and updating administrative duties.
What you would do:
Oversight and day to day management of the overall business administration, including:
- Keeping well-organised files and records of business activity including HR and H&S
- Researching company data and archived reports
- Keeping computer databases up to date - Salesforce
- Interacting with stakeholders either on the phone or in person
- Providing office support including stakeholder and employee support
- Following up on business communications, billing, and ordering
- Learning about the company's mission and available products/services
- Educating clients about what products/services are available and how to engage in them
- Building relationships with all stakeholders
- Preparing documents by uploading, printing, copying, and binding
- Writing and editing company correspondence
- Assisting with minor technical support
- Acting as a personal assistant to the Director and Board of Trustees
- Scheduling appointments and events
- Giving feedback on office efficiency and suggesting possible improvement
The ideal candidate will have a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, experience of working within a business administration role, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, office management skills, filing, book-keeping, time management, organisation, communication, scheduling, typing, uploading, problem solving, order management, billing, multi-tasking, reporting, researching, ordering, attention to detail, invoicing, interpersonal and personal assisting skills.
What we offer: A highly competitive salary, Employee Assistance Programme for staff mental health wellbeing and support, regular socials, team building and on the job training opportunities.
The role is subject to suitability checks and references.
Do contact us if you would like further details or to arrange a visit.
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This is a new and unique role to support the CEO and the Trust's Board and Strategic Leadership (SLT) team to manage the charity and enable our impact for nature.
Suffolk WildlIfe Trust is the county's nature charity - protecting and restoring Suffolk's wildlife. As Organisation Support Manager you will work directly with the CEO, SLT and Trustees to support the administration and governance of the charity and liaise closely with our Operational Leadership Team (OLT) and other colleagues across the Trust.
You will bring exemplary administrative skills and a positive, proactive attitude to the role to ensure efficiency, compliance, best practice, and supportive internal communication to support our work for nature. As this is a new role, you will have a unique opportunity to work with the CEO to shape it and maximise your positive impact for the charity.
There are 3 key areas of focus to support the Trust's mission to bring nature back:
1: Governance & Board Administration
2: Executive support to the Chief Executive
2: Health & Safety systems management
Our culture matters to us and enables us to achieve more for wildlife. Suffolk Wildlife Trust is a gutsy organisation that seeks to learn from experience and embraces new ideas. We are driven by our shared passion for nature and support each other to be the best we can. We constantly strive to communicate and collaborate brilliantly, representing the Trust in a friendly, professional and well-informed manner. This is a cross-team role, providing support to colleagues through the systems and processes you manage, and your can-do attitude and approach.
We have an excellent benefits package including a 9% pension contribution, 33 days holiday (increasing to 38 over 5 years) and an employee asistance programme for you and your household.
Find out more on our website and apply for this rare opportunity today.
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An interesting and varied support role. The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills, and be highly organised, with excellent time management skills and the ability to juggle a variety of tasks.
The key duties and responsibilities are:
- Providing administrative support to the management team
- Ensuring information from contractors is uptodate
- Providing information to supporters about HCCN’s programmes and services
- Updating HCCN’s Mailchimp database
- Processing new user applications and managing individual treatment waitlists
- Updating master documents
- Filing using Google cloud based storage
- Monitoring HCCN’s generic email accounts and responding appropriately
- Arranging Trustee and operational meetings
- Preparing agendas and papers for Trustee/operational meetings
- Taking minutes of Trustee/operational meetings
The role is hybrid. The nature of this role will require flexibility to meet work needs as they arise. The successful applicant will be required to work at our Bradbury House location when we hold operational meetings. The address is Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, PE29 1UL. The time commitment is 10 hours per week at the rate of £20 per hour, working from home and virtually with travel across Huntingdonshire.
You will act with integrity and respect. We need you to be confident, proactive, to seek out and listen to what people are doing and want to do.
You need to know and care about people with cancer and the issues that affect them.
At HCCN we commit to:
- Listening first - to fully understand the wants and needs of our clients and volunteers
- Maintaining confidentiality, at all times
- Remaining alert to the latest tried and tested ways to help people diagnosed with cancer
- Collaborating with reputable partner organisations – to achieve win, win, win solutions
- Ensuring we demonstrate legal and financial compliance – good governance
- Focus our passion on doing the things that will improve the quality of life of our clients
Please submit your CV with a cover letter, having answered our 4 additional questions. Interviews will be scheduled with our Chair and Programmes Manager later in June/July.
HCCN is a charity supporting people across Huntingdonshire living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis - living your best life despite cancer
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Prioritising tasks, meeting deadlines and opportunity to be part of a small, dynamic team, the Executive Assistant plays a key role bringing department leads together, developing papers and information for Trustees, liaising with the research community, supporting the fundraising team in their daily tasks and ensuring the highest level of accountability in the Governance of the charity.
The role has a number of areas to fulfil: supporting research, supporting the fundraising team and supporting the Chief Executive to help the charity achieve it's ambitious operational strategy, alongside achieving it's aim of finding the cause and a cure for multiple system atrophy.
MSA Trust is a UK and Ireland-wide charity, supporting people with a life-limiting rare neurodegenerative disease. It has home based staff around the UK and a small office in central London. Your role will be pivotal in supporting the CEO and senior team to undertake their roles.
Candidates must supply a covering letter of not less than 250 words, outlining how they can meet the job spec. Candidates must also be prepared to supply 2 referees if they are invited to interview and to being documents to confirm their right to work in the UK
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The Project Delivery Manager will play an important role in helping us to achieve that vision, by working to deliver a State of the Nation review of sarcoma services and treatment in the UK. This will help us fully understand what the barriers are to progress, and the actions needed to improve health outcomes for sarcoma patients.
This fixed-term and part-time role is ideal for an experienced policy consultant or consultancy firm, or a policy researcher, with experience in running policy, research or public affairs projects, including evidence-gathering exercises, working with stakeholders, and producing report findings.
Project budget: An additional £13,000 will be available to support the project’s evidence-gathering, e.g. to help set up and run meetings or events.
About you:
We are looking for a highly motivated, organised, goal focused, self-starter with the following experience, knowledge, skills and abilities:
- An understanding of the health policy environment, knowledge of health policy including cancer, how it is delivered by the NHS, and ideally rare cancer or sarcoma care.
- Experience of working and communicating well with a range of stakeholders, such as elected representatives, government officials, healthcare professionals, and people affected by health conditions.
- Experience in working with and supporting these kinds of stakeholders, and particularly people affected by health conditions, to give evidence.
- Experiencing in running projects to gather written and spoken evidence, including setting up and running meetings and workshops.
- Experience of working with an advisory or similar stakeholder group.
- Highly effective skills in analysing policy and evidence.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas and information clearly to a variety of audiences with a strong attention to detail, e.g. via written or verbal briefing or reports.
- Ability to work on own initiative and work effectively within a team.
- Highly organised, with very effective planning and project management skills and an ability to prioritise competing deadlines and work calmly under pressure.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Project management
- Lead the delivery of the State of the Nation review project, reporting to the Policy and Public Affairs Manager and working with the Policy and Public Affairs Officer.
- Develop and implement an evidence-gathering plan, with clear and achievable timelines.
- Running the evidence-gathering process, including Call for Evidence, and arranging evidence sessions, meetings, or events (e.g., workshop(s) or roundtable) to facilitate evidence-gathering.
Secretariat
- Work with and support the State of the Nation Advisory Group to meet regularly during the review, and to facilitate their role in providing advice and support during the project.
- Schedule meetings, assist members with travel and/or accommodation arrangements as necessary.
- Circulate agendas and papers no less than five working days before meetings (and make every effort to provide any further information requested).
- Listen and act upon members’ feedback and respond promptly to any queries.
- Circulate minutes no more than ten working days after meetings.
- Analysis of written and verbal evidence received by the review.
- Produce written briefing to support evidence-gathering, via evidence sessions, workshop or roundtable meetings.
- Following the conclusion of the evidence-gathering, draft an initial outline report for the Advisory Group to consider.
- Also produce draft and full final reports, drawing on received evidence, detailing draft key findings and recommendations, and taking account of advice from the Nation Advisory Group.
External relationships
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with people personally affected by sarcoma and healthcare professionals working in this field, including those giving evidence to the review, and members of the Advisory Group.
- Represent Sarcoma UK at external Policy and Public Affairs events, or meetings with key stakeholders, e.g., British Sarcoma Group Conference, and meetings of the Sarcoma Advisory Group Chairs, when the role-holder may be required to promote or present about the review.
- Develop relationships with key influencers, including parliamentarians, government officials, the NHS, and other stakeholders, to support delivery of the review project.
Internal relationships
- Work as part of the State of the Nation Project Board, to coordinate decision-making on the delivery of activity under the review, to:
- keep project timelines and outputs on track to meet timelines
- quality assure outputs, and
- manage risks.
- Advise and support on engagement with stakeholders to support the evidence-gathering process, the report production, action plan for stakeholders, and development of new Sarcoma UK policy positions.
- Work with other Sarcoma UK teams to support delivery of the review, e.g. communications, digital, Support Line, Patient Involvement Network Coordinator.
- Provide written or in-person updates on the review to the Trustee Board as required.
General
- Attend Sarcoma UK events which form part of the State of the Nation review.
- The role may require occasional travel to meeting and events. Occasional weekend or evening work may also be required and time off in lieu will be given.
Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research and offers information and support to anyone affected by sarcoma.
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About the Mint House
Our aim at the Mint House is that restorative justice and practice become embedded within organisations and communities, being seen as a natural part of 'how we do things' across a range of settings. We work towards this through events and communications designed to introduce restorative justice and practice to new audiences and share learning on effective practice, by providing training and support, through network building, thought leadership and practical projects. Among examples:
- helped by the appointment of a part-time communications officer in 2021 we now have a 500+ strong network of event participants and supporters from across sectors and extending round the globe (though with a sizeable Oxfordshire contingent).
- since 2021 we have trained over 200 managers and staff from Oxfordshire County Council's children's workforce (social workers, family support workers etc) in restorative practice, backing up training with reflective practice sessions and practical resources. More recently, we have been providing similar training and support for colleagues in forensic mental health settings. We are an accredited training provider with the Restorative Justice Council.
- many of our events have a network-building dimension. We also specifically facilitate a network of UK-based colleagues working to create restorative communities and cities, and a network of communications specialists working in our field.
- with support from the Westhill Endowment, we recently hosted two sets of research and practice dialogues, bringing people from diverse backgrounds together to explore what’s involved in embedding restorative practice in organisations and communities.
- we are currently working with partners from across Oxford to pilot use of restorative approaches to reduce evictions of former rough sleepers from supported accommodation.
Training & Projects Officer role
Context
In 2023 we drew up a new strategy and business plan. This exercise underlined that the transformational change we want to see depends on us collaborating with many different organisations and communities, exploring with them what it means to be restorative in their context then working with them to make and learn from the changes needed.
Through our work so far we have encountered many potential collaboration partners. Working alongside our part-time Communications and Events Officer your role as Training and Projects Officer will be to help us implement existing partnership projects and develop new ones. We have funding available to support this post for 12 months initially but aim to make the role sustainable as new projects come onstream.
We expect the role to be home based, but with a need to visit clients/project partners and attend meetings/events in Oxford or the surrounding area on a regular basis. Wider travel to partner events/meetings may also be required from time to time.
Purpose
Support the delivery and further development of ‘on the ground' initiatives demonstrating the difference restorative justice and practice can make to building healthy relationships and promoting peace and reconciliation. As part of this, orchestrate delivery of training and support contracts.
Key responsibilities
a. Manage implementation of existing ‘on the ground’ projects, notably including our Matilda House trailblazer housing project.
b. Co-ordinate delivery of training and support, liaising with clients to understand delivery requirements and with in-house and associate trainers to confirm their availability.
c. Support the team of associate trainers, ensuring they are well prepared and supported, with access to continuing development and opportunities for reflective practice.
d. Ensure the quality of training, including ensuring the continuing development of materials and that training is tailored to the delivery setting.
e. Work with trustees to shape and introduce new projects, including liaising with partners, drawing up project plans and budgets and laying the groundwork for new projects as they come onstream. As part of this, and as time allows, input into funding applications
f. Monitor project and training delivery and spend, capturing learning and reporting as required to trustees and external funders.
g. Work closely with the Communications and Events Officer, supporting completion of key tasks as required.
h. Other duties as assigned by trustees.
Please see the job specification for further details including person specification and how to apply.
Helping you to build relationships, deal positively with conflict, and repair harm through restorative practice.
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Background
Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) delivers a free advice and support service for vulnerable migrants who have immigration, housing, welfare and health problems. We support visitors to secure their immigration status and move out of homelessness and destitution in the long-term, as well as assisting to address immediate issues, such as access to healthcare. HMC’s work is informed by a vision of a UK where no one is forced into destitution, exploitation or vulnerability as a result of their immigration status.
We have secured funding from Trust for London to employ an Immigration Advisor. The Immigration Advisor will provide immigration advice and assist visitors to make immigration and asylum applications. The postholder will work alongside external advisors to provide initial immigration advice on matters including human rights based applications, asylum, trafficking and family reunion. Advisors will work alongside Immigration Caseworkers and volunteers to coordinate and oversee the next steps for visitors after the initial immigration advice has been provided.
This role sits within the Immigration team, consisting of an Immigration Team Manager (part time), an Immigration Caseworker and a Long Residence Immigration Caseworker. HMC also benefits from two Housing & Destitution Caseworkers and the support of a Fundraising Officer and Volunteer & Participation Manager who are managed by the Operations Manager and CEO. HMC is supported by over 50 dedicated volunteers who work across the organisation. In addition, HMC works closely with a number of partner organisations to ensure visitors can access specialist legal advice and long-term support with immigration, housing, destitution, health and wellbeing. These include, Together with Migrant Children and Islington Law Centre.
We are keen to hear from applicants who have OISC Level 3 accreditation, the equivalent IAAS or a valid exemption. We will consider applicants with OISC Level 2 accreditation who can demonstrate experience of skills required below.
MAIN DUTIES
1. Advice and casework
- Provide high quality advice and representation for visitors with complex or urgent cases, specific vulnerabilities or those who would otherwise face particular difficulty in accessing representation from legal aid providers. For advisors with Level 3 OISC accreditation, this will be up to and including appeal-stage casework.
- Assist in the supervising of the work of the Immigration Caseworkers and volunteers.
- Provide training to HMC’s volunteers on immigration issues and maintain up to date resources.
- Provide immigration advice and support to the Housing staff team where available housing options and routes out of destitution are dependent on future immigration applications.
2. Collaborative working
- Work with HMC’s existing external advice partners to ensure effective, co-ordination of advocacy and casework support on a wide range of issues.
- Develop links and partnerships with other organisations to enable effective joint working.
- Provide information, statistics and case studies to external and internal stakeholders to support campaigning, advocacy and research relevant to HMC’s visitor group.
- Work closely with partner organisations to identify legal issues affecting HMC’s visitor group and, where appropriate, contribute to litigation and strategic policy work undertaken by external stakeholders to address these matters.
3. Compliance and Regulation
- Ensure HMC is meeting the standards required to maintain OISC accreditation.
- Keep up to date with legislation and guidance required to provide immigration advice at OISC L3 or OISC L2 dependent on accreditation level and meet the relevant OISC competence requirements, including maintaining a Personal Competence record of personal objectives regarding training and development.
- Ensure accurate record keeping using HMC’s case management system.
- Work with the Immigration Team Manager to ensure an effective monitoring system for the work and outcomes of the Immigration Team for funding and reporting purposes.
- Administrative tasks relevant to the post.
4. OTHER DUTIES
The post holder will be expected to:
- Implement sensitively HMC’s policies and procedures, especially with regards to confidentiality and equal opportunities
- Work collaboratively with other HMC staff, volunteers and professional advisors
- Participate actively in staff meetings, and other meetings as may reasonably be required
- Attend HMC Trustees’ meetings as required
- Support HMC's fundamental aim of providing a safe and caring environment for our visitors.
- Work in line with the ethos of HMC.
Please complete your application and covering letter addressing the skills and experience in the Person specification by Monday 03rd July 2024.
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.
The first-round interviews are scheduled to take place online on Tuesday 9th or Thursday 11th of July.
Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to apply, or at interview stage.
Due to our limited capacity, we are very sorry that we will be unable to offer feedback on applications which are not shortlisted.
- Manage the working practice and support the development of team members within the Programmes team including direct line management of the x2 Senior Expedition Coordinators.
- Recruit and induct senior expedition leaders (Chief Leaders) with the support of the Programmes team.
- Act as the key contact for Chief Leaders during the planning phases of expedition programmes.
- Act as the first port of call for all queries relating to operational management.
- Support the Curriculum, Impact and Training Manager, in the management, planning and delivery of training events for both Leaders and Young Explorers.
- Support and guide Chief Leaders and wider expedition leader teams to develop robust and developmental operational plans.
- Contract efficiently and liaise effectively with third-party providers in-country to ensure logistical plans and support is in place to develop programme itineraries.
- Recruit and assess high quality and appropriately skilled volunteer leader teams for upcoming expeditions.
- Support the Head of Programmes and Expeditions to develop expedition budgets and forecast expenditure to inform future planning.
- Manage processes and relationships with team members and external providers to ensure cost-effective practice.
- Support senior expedition leaders to deliver expeditions on budget.
- Manage the process of reconciliation following the return of our programmes.
- Review and develop organisational policies and operating procedures to ensure and maintain best practice, working with Technical Advisors as appropriate.
- Liaise with external auditors as appropriate to ensure compliance with BSI 8848, AALA and the Learning Outside the Classroom quality assurance criteria.
- Support expedition Chief Leaders and colleagues to develop risk and incident management protocols appropriate for the expedition location and client group.
- Participate in the Operations Sub-Committee and main board meetings with trustees as necessary.
- Represent the charity as an ambassador in a range of public fora.
- The Expedition Manager may be delegated responsibility for the oversight and development of specific process areas as appropriate.
- Liaise with external suppliers to arrange and review annual staff training for the Duty Operations team.
- Be ‘on call’ during operational periods as part of a duty rota.
- Act as Senior Duty Officer to lead, manage and coordinate responses to field incidents or crises.
We want equal access to challenging learning and adventure in the wilderness as an unbeatable preparation for adult life.
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Role: Finance Manager-Full time 37.5hrs per week (part time considered)
Salary: circa £34,000-£38,000 FTE per annum/pro rata (negotiable)
Work base: Howdon Community Hub (flexible working arrangements will be considered)
Accountability: Chief Executive Officer
The information provided in this job description is given to ensure that the post holder has the best opportunity of understanding what is required to be effective in the post. It is not intended to be prescriptive in every detail and it is expected that the post-holder will be as positive and flexible as possible as the role develops.
Role Information
The Finance Manager is a key strategic role within the organization and will be part of the Senior Leadership Team. The post holder will work at a strategic level and attend and be answerable to the Board of Trustees in the areas of Finance, Compliance and Risk and undertake the position of GDPR lead on behalf of the organization working within the wider Senior Leadership Team that includes a CEO, Business Development Manager, Training and Development Manager and Operations Manager.
As Family Gateway enters into year 2 of its 3-year strategic plan, this is an exciting time in which the Board of Trustees, Senior Leadership team, staff and volunteers will shape the future of service delivery for the community that it serves in Howdon and Wallsend and as it reaches beyond and across the North East with its Barefoot Professional Model of service delivery with steady growth in mind. The post holder therefore will be required to have a good understanding of the political and funding landscape and be able to form good stakeholder relationships.
The post holder will manage a small core staff team and will oversee the day-to-day financial operations within the company, including Payroll, Debtors, Creditors, and Banking. The post holder will be responsible for Budgets, Management Accounts, Taxation, and all income streams including Grant Funding. In addition, the postholder will ensure all statutory and regulatory requirements are met, Companies House and the Charity Commission. The post holder will also be the key contact for auditing, and other financial needs as necessary and will track the company’s financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement.
The post holder will also seek out methods for minimizing financial risk to the company and research and analyze financial reports and market trends. The post holder will also be responsible for the management of Family Gateways assets, IT and quality assurance systems and will ensure Family Gateway is complaint in all areas of risk, governance and business.
Key Accountabilities:
• To be responsible for the oversight of all Financial Services including risk management systems and processes within Family Gateway reporting directly to the CEO.
• The post holder will stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes and oversee all IT and data functions within the organization
• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
• Understand and adhere to Statutory and Regulatory financial regulations and legislation, including Companies House and The Charity Commissioners.
• To oversee the day-to-day management of the organizational risk register ensuring it is up to date and prepared for sub committee
• To write and/or contribute to the writing of tenders and grant applications and where appropriate collate information to aid the reporting requirements of funders
• To manage a small core function team as directed by the CEO providing regular supervision, performance management and annual appraisals.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and management of the Contracts Database ensuring all information is uploaded or removed as appropriate and that regular monitoring of this information provides information to the CEO and other managers in order to inform sound project management delivering projects to scale, to time and within budget
• To work in partnership with operations staff and The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) supporting the maintenance of an effective IT and CRM system which in turn will measure project data and produce KPI’s.
• Liaise with IT provider to ensure Cyber Security integrity measures are in place and working effectively. Control and Monitor IT access via Role Permissions and Passwords.
• To Control and Monitor as the GDPR Lead for the organization, keeping up to date with ICO registration and guidance and overseeing a robust Data Breach Register, ensuring all staff are trained annually in line with company policy
• Produce accurate and timely financial management information on a monthly basis to support decision-making and to present information to the Board of Trustees, attending Board meetings as required
• Establish and maintain appropriate, robust and secure financial recording processes for purchasing and payment of items and management of petty cash, including Cash Floats, Fixed Asset Register, Banking, and Taxation including VAT.
• To produce and prepare annual budgets and cost scenarios for the Board of Trustees, CEO and SLT and to host monthly finance reviews with SLT
• To ensure timely payroll data is prepared, checked and processed prior to submission to third party provider and thereafter import to Finance system via journal entry. To oversee appropriate pension and insurance provision is in place on behalf of the company and that legal compliance is followed.
• Prepare ad hoc financial and activity information to support new project development plans as required
• To engage fully in management meetings, supervision and appraisals
• Demonstrate professionalism, tenacity and empathy in their work
• To undertake any reasonable task as requested in line with the senior nature of this role
• Adhere to and work demonstrating Family Gateway values and support development of the Barefoot Professional Model.
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Employment benefits
· Generous AL policy with 25 days
· 1 days Birthday leave
· 1 days additional leave at Christmas (specified)
· 2 health and wellbeing leave days per year
· All Bank holidiays
· 1hr paid each week for wellbeing activities based in and around the Howdon Hub
· Stuck not sick policy
· Two paid wellbeing breaks a day for all staff
· Free secure car parking on site
· Community café on site
· Use of our community gym
· Generous sick leave
· Employee Assistance Program-confidential 24hrs advice and support, access for both yourself and your family members, access to 6 sessions of counselling(non contractual)
· Cycle to Work scheme
· 4% employer contributory pension scheme
· Regular Supervision and Annual Appriasal with personal and professional development opportunities
· Additional holiday purchase scheme (up to 5 days per year, non contractual)
· Flexible working arrangements
· Emergency loan of up to £500 per year
Closing date: 5pm 28th June 2024
Inteview date: 17th July 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Poetic Unity
Poetic Unity is a Brixton based charity founded in 2015 that provides support and services for children and young people aged 10-30 years old across the UK. Our vision is to help young people find their voice, feel valued in society and to empower them to reach their highest potential. We use poetry as a tool to support young people's mental health, education, personal development, physical health, and community cohesion.
- 1,421 services provided across the UK to date
- 40,000 children and young people supported
The Role:
As the Chief Operating Officer, you will play a critical role in helping shape the future of our organisation, driving operational excellence, fostering innovation, and advancing our commitment to social justice and community empowerment. We are excited to welcome a dynamic and visionary leader to work with our CEO, sharing a passion for youth development and ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people. If you are driven by purpose, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are eager to be part of a mission-driven team, we invite you to explore this opportunity further!
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Location: Office based in Brixton, London. (Hybrid)
Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time), due to the nature of our work regular evening and weekend work will be required with this role.
Salary: £35,000- £45,000 per annum
Contract type: 3 years, fixed term (extension subject to performance and securing funding.)
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Strategic Planning
Development and Management
Financial Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Team Leadership and Development
Risk Management and Compliance
Person Specification:
- Experience in senior management roles, preferably within the charity sector.
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve organisational goals and objectives.
- Proven track record of effectively managing programmes and services, including programme development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Experience in financial management, budgeting, and revenue generation. Including proven success in grant writing, fundraising, and partnership development.
- Strong background in operational management, including process improvement, organisational development, and risk management.
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and advocacy, with the ability to represent Poetic Unity effectively at various levels.
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent leadership and team management skills, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to manage multiple tasks with high level of integrity, professionalism and resilience.
Personal Attributes:
Passion for youth empowerment and social change, with a deep commitment to Poetic Unity's mission and values. Empathetic and compassionate approach with understanding of young people's needs. Self-motivated and proactive with a strong sense of initiative and a willingness to take ownership of tasks and projects.
All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, however, as an organisation that predominantly supports young Black people, the trustees are encouraging applications from candidates that are of Black or Black mixed heritage.
How to Apply?
To apply go to our website
Deadline to apply: 6pm on Monday 17th June 2024
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ALAG (Asperger London Area Group) has been a registered charity since 2015.
ALAG is a pan-London membership community organisation, supporting autistic adults without a learning disability. We work in partnership with statutory services and the voluntary sector to highlight the needs of autistic adults.
We are dedicated to seeking practical initiatives and solutions when supporting individuals to come to terms with their diagnosis and to providing the tailored support that is essential to their well-being. One such initiative is the Autism Hub which was established in 2018 in the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden.
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing sound, motivating leadership and creating a work atmosphere where our dedicated, talented team can thrive. You will be responsible for leading on delivering the charity's services, which includes managing and overseeing projects, policies and procedures within the organisation.
You will be working as part of a growing, busy, collaborative and motivated team and be able to adapt well to changing priorities. You will have oversight of a team of 10-12 people including contracted staff, volunteers and directly manage 3-5 members of the team.
You will work alongside the CEO, staff team, trustees and charity accountant in ensuring strong financial management of all projects. You will report to the CEO and Board of Trustees, attend quarterly board meetings and produce regular reports on the activities and outcomes to stakeholders.
The role will also involve evaluating the organisation’s processes and ensuring they are efficient and accessible, as well as ensuring we meet our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This will inform operational development and future strategies.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- An understanding of autism and experience working with autistic adults without a learning disability
- Strong understanding of the duties of statutory services and key legislation that underpins the rights of autistic people
- Knowledge and practice of relevant legislation – Autism Act 2009 and National Strategy, Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Equalities Act 2010, GDPR 2018
- Experience developing and optimising support services for disabled people
- An understanding of the third sector and health and social care landscape in London
- Proven track record in an operational, managerial role within the third sector
- A strong leader and manager, with proven experience mentoring a staff and volunteer team, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities, and driving towards excellent outcomes
- Experience leading the delivery of high-quality services for charity beneficiaries
- Defining and delivering organisational goals, objectives, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for operational efficiency
- Ability to plan and manage budgets and contribute to decisions on the allocation of resources
- Developing infrastructure- policies, procedures, and processes within the developing service provision
- Provide strategic vision and leadership for the operations team, setting overall goals and objectives for team members
- Ensure robust implementation and efficiency within the agreed processes in conjunction with the operations team
- Monitor use of software and processes used in the organisation to ensure the effective management of data and client journey
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector, grants, monitoring processes
- Experience of producing monitoring reports using data, case studies, and user experience feedback
- Proven ability to effectively manage projects, ensuring key objectives, plans and activities are successfully delivered
- Proven ability to create a positive working environment in which diversity is celebrated, and staff are empowered and motivated to do their best
- A passion for creating inclusive cultures and using the social model of disability to build a more inclusive society
- A collaborative and team-oriented approach to working with colleagues, partners, and external organisations
- Lead on and support others to navigate member experiences including complaints
- Excellent levels of discretion and judgement as well as experience of dealing with sensitive information
- Experience of overseeing safeguarding procedures in line with the safeguarding policy and supporting the staff team and volunteers with the safeguarding process
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas and proposals effectively
- A creative and innovative approach to problem solving, exploring new ideas and approaches to achieve organisational objectives
- A strong understanding of reasonable adjustments in the workplace
- Flexible approach to work and being hands-on to get the task done
- Able to ensure compliance with industry best practices and guidelines
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of being a Safeguarding Lead or willingness to take on these duties
- Experience in supporting an organisation to successfully apply for funding and managing multiple grants or willingness to learn
- Good understanding of HR matters and appropriate processes that need to be considered when managing a team of people- with the support of the HR Coordinator
General
- Willingness to undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Please submit CV and Cover Letter outlining your experience relative to the job specifications
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.