Trustee jobs near London, Greater London

The Line is seeking a management accountant, qualified through training or experience, to join the senior team at an exciting time of growth in the organisation. 

You will be a key member of the team, ensuring that The Line monitors income and spend at an overall and project level. The role will require you to produce financial reports for both Management and Trustees to help The Line to achieve its objectives whilst complying with financial requirements. You will work closely with our Director and Finance Trustee, as well as working with the wider team.

Salary and benefits: 

Salary of up to £24,000 (full time equivalent of £30,000 per annum) for 4 days per week + 3% employer pension contribution.

20 days annual leave (pro rata) 

We are happy to discuss flexible working options. Occasional evening working for events is required. This is a one-year fixed term contract, with the scope to extend beyond this if funding allows. 

The role will be based remotely and expenses will be paid within reason. There may be a requirement for occasional travel to Manchester for meetings or to other locations in the UK for events. 

Context: 

Peaches Womb Cancer Trust is the leading UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of those with and affected by womb cancer, the 4th most common cancer in women. We aim to support women, raise awareness and fund and promote research. 

Peaches Womb Cancer Trust is currently run by a dedicated team of volunteers. We are delighted to have obtained sufficient funding to allow us to hire our first employee - a Fundraising and Operations Manager who will help us to take our organisation to the next level.

The purpose of this role is to coordinate and manage the running of the charity, to organise events, to build upon and expand fundraising activities (including grants and trusts fundraising), to develop our marketing and communications and to build relationships with service users, funders and other organisations. The employee will be required to prepare documents for meetings, to ensure that the accounts are prepared in a timely manner and that good records are kept of our activities. They will also liaise with and provide administrative support to the Trustees and volunteers to facilitate the smooth running of the charity. This post is vital to ensuring that we can support our fantastic community and grow Peaches Womb Cancer Trust.

We are looking for someone with experience in the charity sector who is motivated and tenacious. There is enormous potential for Peaches Womb Cancer Trust to grow and an opportunity for career progression for a proactive and ambitious individual. 

Main responsibilities:

• To act as a key point of contact for organisations and individuals contacting the charity
• To support and coordinate the work of the Trustees and volunteers, ensuring good governance and compliance with statutory requirements, supporting the Board in performing its responsibilities, attending and contributing to Trustee meetings and preparing reports as requested
• To ensure financial management and procedures with the support of the Trustees and an accountant 
• Organise, coordinate and oversee patient information and support events for the charity
• Organise, coordinate and oversee fundraising activities and events for the charity
• Coordinate fundraising applications for grants, trusts and foundations 
• Coordinating with the volunteers who run the charity’s website and social media channels to ensure content is up to date and engaging
• Manage the charity’s volunteer and supporter database
• Ensure that donations are acknowledged in an appropriate and timely manner and are correctly identified within the charity’s records
• Maintain all Charity Commission requirements
• Undertake general administration duties of all kinds

Essential criteria: 

• Evidence of administration experience in the charity sector gained in a paid or voluntary role
• Knowledge and experience of banking and charitable finances
• Knowledge of governance in the voluntary or public sector 
• A track record of fundraising successes within community and individual giving
• Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people including healthcare professionals
• Working knowledge of office IT and social media 
• Experience in working with and managing volunteers
• Experience of trust and foundation fundraising
• Experience of managing events
• Knowledge of data privacy requirements for personal and sensitive personal information. 
• Strongly motivated, self-organised and able to work from own initiative 
• Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately work permit applications cannot be supported.

Desirable criteria: 

• A professional fundraising qualification
• Experience of growing an organisation
• Knowledge of Wordpress or other website hosting software
• Experience of using social media channels for an organisation
• Experience of managing staff
• Creative, resilient and comfortable with lone working

Through working for Peaches Womb Cancer Trust the successful candidate will have an opportunity to expand our small organisation, work closely with a small, friendly and enthusiastic team of trustees and volunteers and share in the growth and success of the charity. There is scope for creativity, innovation and opportunities for learning and growth. As we are a newly-established charity the employee will gain a varied experience in this role as we build our organisation. The job role will involve working with our growing community of people affected by womb cancer who are enormously supportive of our charity, allowing the successful candidate to be part of something special and genuinely see the impact that their work is making.

Our new Chair will be an ambassador for Leaders in Community (LiC) who can help them maximize the potential of their programmes and who can help grow the organisation. 

LiC is a Queen's Award winning youth-led organisation with over 15 years' experience in delivering youth leadership and youth social action campaigns, supporting local young people challenge and overcome inequalities and barriers to progression.

As Chair, your commitment to Leaders in Community will include chairing board meetings, an annual Trustee strategy session and the Annual General Meeting. LiC actively encourage all of their Trustees to visit local operations and to meet volunteers and staff in order to build a better understanding of their work and to increase their visibility within the organisation.  
   
In addition to your responsibilities as a Trustee, the Chair has a leadership role in ensuring that the Board of Trustees fulfils its responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity.

The Clothworkers’ Foundation seeks to improve the lives of people and communities, particularly those facing disadvantage and marginalisation, through grant making. Established in 1977 to be the primary vehicle of charitable giving for The Clothworkers’ Company, The Foundation’s grants to date have exceeded £158 million. With specific programme areas for funding that include disadvantaged young people, disadvantaged minority communities and domestic and sexual abuse, The Foundation generates its impact through the charities it funds.

Trustees (two sought, one from The Clothworkers’ Company membership)

Unremunerated

London/UK

The Clothworkers’ Foundation is seeking to appoint two Trustees to the Board. One internal, from The Clothworkers’ Company membership and one from outside of The Clothworkers’ Company. The Trustees will help to strengthen the Board as the organisation develops and implements an ambitious strategy to increase its impact.

The new Trustees will play a vital role in providing strategic insight and sector understanding as well as ensuring the right blend of support and constructive challenge to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and the grants team.

The Board is seeking to improve the representation of diverse voices and lived experience of The Foundation’s programme areas among its Trustees. The Foundation is therefore interested in hearing from:

• people with knowledge, understanding and experience in one or more of The Foundation’s programme areas, and/or
• those with senior leadership experience within the charity sector, particularly within one of The Foundation’s programme areas, and/or
• those with demonstrable experience and understanding of social impact investments.

The Clothworkers’ Foundation is committed to achieving greater diversity on its Board, and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexuality or disability, or any other factor which is not objectively justified.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Sunday 7 August

Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 15 August

Interviews with The Clothworkers’ Foundation Tuesday – Wednesday, 6 – 7 September

TalentEd is a fast-growing charity dedicated to creating a fair education system. We are looking to recruit two trustees to help guide the organisation into the next phase of our growth.

We believe that every young person should have the support they need to flourish, regardless of background, and we work to create a world where there is no disadvantage gap in education. We match former teachers with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to boost their grades, confidence, and future opportunities through impactful, tailored tuition.

This is an exciting time in the organisation’s development - we are celebrating our ten-year anniversary in a stronger position than ever before. For the second year running we are an approved provider for the government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme. We are delivering tuition to thousands of students in schools across the country as part of the national catch-up mission. We are also in our second full year running a unique programme for exceptional young mathematicians – the Maths Masterclass Tutorials – run in partnership with best-selling maths writer Dr Simon Singh.

We are looking to recruit two separate trustees, one with expertise in fundraising, and one with experience in school or MAT leadership. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to support TalentEd’s aims and objectives, and fulfil their governance responsibilities as a member of the board of trustees. 

Responsibilities and Commitment 

• Ensure that TalentEd complies with articles of association and pursues its objectives as defined therein 

• Provide oversight of management to ensure effective and efficient administration and financial stability of the charity 

• Support the Board and Management in defining the charity’s strategic priorities and evaluating performance 

• Contribute your expertise and experience to benefit the charity 

• Represent the good name and values of TalentEd

• Leverage your networks to facilitate connections and publicity for TalentEd 

• Attend quarterly Board Meetings and additional sub-committee meetings as relevant 

• Where possible, attend one TalentEd tuition session every year 

Requirements and desirable characteristics 

• A passion for addressing educational inequality and a commitment to helping young people realise their potential 

• A proven track record of sound judgement, effective decision making and strategic vision 

• An awareness and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship 

• A professional network within sectors relevant to the charity’s work 

• A desire to work constructively and collaboratively with fellow board members, and where relevant with members of staff 

• [Fundraising trustee] Extensive experience in leadership roles within non-profit fundraising, ideally with experience with trusts & foundations, and/or corporates 

• [School leadership trustee] Extensive experience in leadership roles within schools and/or multi-academy trusts, ideally in schools serving low-income populations 

Board diversity 

We value fairness and equity; we aim to create an inclusive environment that supports differences and encourages diverse perspectives. Our ambition is to recruit the best people from the broadest pool of applicants and across the full spectrum of protected characteristics as listed in the 2010 Equalities Act.

IMPORTANT: As part of our commitment to being an equal opportunities employer we want to reduce the effect of unconscious bias in our recruitment process. Therefore, the first-round selection is blind, so please remove your first and surname from your CV and cover letter. 

Chance UK is an award-winning early intervention children's charity who have been delivering solution focused, early intervention services for over 25 years. They support children aged 5-13 and their families to develop social and emotional skills, building resilience to flourish in a changing world.

Their vision is for every child in the UK to feel happy about themselves, realise their potential, and be confident in their ability to build a brighter future. Chance UK know that if they provide the right support at the right time, children, families, and communities can thrive.

Chance UK

Safeguarding Trustee

London

Unremunerated, reasonable expenses will be paid

The Safeguarding Trustee will play a critical role at Chance UK, as safeguarding is core to our work. As Safeguarding Trustee, you will work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and the Chief Executive to support and drive the charity focus on the responsibilities to both child and adult safeguarding.

The Safeguarding Trustee will Champion safeguarding throughout the organisation, ensuring the organisation's strategic plans reflect safeguarding legislation and the safeguarding expectations of the Charities Commission.

As an ambitious and dynamic organisation embarking on a new 5-year strategy, Chance UK are seeking a highly credible and engaged Safeguarding Trustee for the Trustee board. You will offer strong interpersonal skills, strategic leadership, emotional intelligence and a commitment to the charity, its strategic objectives and cause.

As Safeguarding Trustee, you will ensure that the Board acts with integrity, adopting values and creating a culture which helps Chance UK achieve its charitable purpose.

We welcome people from all backgrounds. Each applicant will be individually assessed regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, ethnicity, colour, or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

For more information about the organisation and this important opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please find the appointment brief below.

Application deadline: 20th July

Preliminary interviews with Prospectus: W/C 25th July

Chance UK Panel stage interviews: 18th - 22 August

These dates may be subject to change and applicants will be advised in advance should this happen.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

At Citizens Advice Lewisham, we help people find a way forward. Our informed, independent advice assists service users to overcome life’s challenges – from managing money to understanding their housing rights; from navigating benefit rules to clarifying their employment rights. Every year, we support thousands of people in need, giving them a voice and a chance to make things better. You can play an important part in our vital work.

We are seeking Trustees with backgrounds in Fundraising, Environmental or more generalist trustee experience to join our dynamic charity board. 

We are a highly engaged board that is passionate about ensuring our charity makes a big difference to Lewisham residents, especially to the most vulnerable people. We work in a collegiate way, respecting the diverse viewpoints board members bring to the table, and hold ourselves to high professional standards.

As well as experience in your chosen field (Fundraising, Environmental or Generalist), we will look to you to:

• constructively challenge and participate actively in boardroom discussions
• think creatively and strategically and exercise good, independent judgement in the best interest of the charity and its beneficiaries
• build productive respectful relationships with other Trustees, staff and volunteers 

To find out more about these exciting and worthwhile volunteering opportunities, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 6 July 2022
Interview date: w/c 11 July 2022

Finance Trustee

Would you like the opportunity to join the board of a trusted and well-respected talking therapy charity and training organisation dedicated to advancing mental health and wellbeing?

About us

Founded over 50 years ago WPF Therapy has much to be proud of in its history, having a reputation built on delivering high quality psychotherapy made accessible to thousands of clients through affordable pricing and inclusive practice.

We believe that Psychodynamic Psychotherapy helps people lead more fulfilling lives and we’re here to make it inclusive and affordable.  Our mission is to advance mental health and wellbeing for the benefit of society and everyone.

Recruiting a Finance Trustee

The Finance Trustee role is pivotal to supporting the senior team and the Board, in the development of a strong financial strategy and robust processes. Day to day leadership and management is delegated to the Executive Team, with the Finance Trustee/Treasurer working in partnership with the Chief Executive and Executive Team, in a strategic advisory capacity.

We are seeking a hands-on Finance Trustee and Finance Committee Chair who is motivated to help us refresh our trading model. Probably a qualified accountant (or equivalent experience), you will be able to move easily from the big picture to grasping the detail, and you will have ambitions for how we can secure our position, post pandemic, as a charity and social enterprise that makes a real difference to many people.

You may have experience of leading the finance agenda for an SME or a discrete part of a large commercial organisation.  Experience of charity sector finance is desirable, though not essential, nor is previous trustee experience.  Candidates should have excellent financial analysis skills and the ability to communicate clearly.

You will be working with a group of highly skilled and motivated Trustees and have real opportunities to shape our future. If you are keen to volunteer your time to make an impact in the mental health sector, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please ensure you download a copy of the candidate pack before you complete your application. To apply for this vacancy, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are interested and how you meet the requirements of the role.

WPF Therapy is committed to the encouragement of equality and diversity among our workforce, with regard to the psychological therapy we provide to the public and in the way we educate and train our students. We are also committed to the elimination of any form of discrimination, including harassment or bullying, on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion and age. Every individual has the right to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect. It is important to us that our Board represents the community we serve, and we are working towards this.  Applications are welcome from anyone who meets our essential criteria.

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.

The closing date for applications is Friday 8th July, but please do apply at your earliest convenience as we will be considering applications as they come through.

RESTART Lives is a London homelessness charity supporting homeless people (our guests) to break the cycle of homelessness and move towards independent living, feeling more empowered, confident and resilient. 

Now, with the movement of the current CEO to a leadership position in another charity, the Board of trustees is seeking the organisation’s next CEO to lead the charity through the next stage of its development.

Job location:

RESTART LIVES is a pan-London, small homeless charity with an office hub in Shoreditch, London E1 and projects delivered at St. Columba’s Church, Knightsbridge, London and across London more broadly. The CEO is expected to work across the organisation’s footprint.

About RESTART LIVES:
The charity’s aim is to support people overcoming the challenges of life on the streets by assisting them to secure accommodation, find employment and/or volunteering, improve social relationships, mental health and well-being. Many of its guests have come from, or are currently living in, vulnerable situations (including sleeping on the street or in temporary accommodation).

For many people who are homeless, long-term, sustainable employment is essential if they are to lead fulfilling, independent lives. We work collaboratively and strategically with other organisations to deliver effective impact and dynamic change.

RESTART is building a reputation locally as an organisation that takes a more individual, “person-centred” approach to its relationships and builds trust with guests experiencing homelessness. Addressing mental health issues and wellbeing are at the heart of what it offers, with free access to counselling, mentors and befriending services.

This approach has seen demand for its support services increase sharply, in response to its innovative new ways of meeting the needs of London’s homeless communities.

The Trustees have recently restated RESTART’s purpose and objectives and are looking for a CEO who will be able to translate those into successfully delivered programmes.
 

Main purpose of post

• To promote the mission, aims, values and objectives of the Charity and deliver our programmes successfully.

• To be directly responsible for specific agreed areas of the charity’s operations and to oversee and ensure the success of all operations.

• To be accountable to the Trustees for the Charity’s affairs.

• To advise the Trustees on the strategic direction of the organisation and to implement Board decisions.

• To assist with charity fundraising.

Principal tasks and responsibilities

• To support the Trustees in developing the Charity’s strategic plans in consultation with staff, volunteers and guests.

• To deliver the Charity's programmes effectively and efficiently.

• To work with the Trustees to develop and deliver successful fundraising programmes and build income streams and reserves.

• To develop and implement operational plans and policies and deliver some of them in person, as well as managing staff and volunteers to do so

• To develop the Charity’s public profile, influence key stakeholders and develop or maintain good relationships with other charities and private sector agencies, as well as with guests, volunteers and the general public.

• To keep up to date with new developments in the field of homelessness and employment and ensure that the organisation can respond rapidly to them.

• To manage and develop RESTART’s staff in accordance with its values, ensuring they are motivated and focused.

• To ensure that the Charity’s policies and practices are up to date, relevant and fair in the current environment and that the Charity is managed in line with current best practice.

Managerial

• To work with the Trustees to ensure that the Charity’s mission is delivered, statutory and regulatory duties are observed and that strategic and operational objectives are implemented in a timely, clear and relevant way.

• To provide the Trustees with timely, relevant and transparent information.

• To support the Chair in further developing the Board and its role.

• To ensure that the staff structure and accountabilities develop so that all members of staff understand their key role and their accountability to the Trustees.

• To formulate the annual budget for trustee approval, to ensure that quarterly financial management information is provided to the Board, to monitor performance against budget and to take necessary corrective action.

• To manage the staff effectively, providing supervision, support, development and to undertake annual appraisals for all staff.

• To ensure that a risk management policy is in place and that the risk register is maintained and reviewed.

• To ensure an effective complaints system, dealing personally with initial complaints and referring to the designated Trustee where further investigation is required.

• To ensure compliance with employment and equality legislation and accepted good practice.

• To liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Trustee) regarding safeguarding policy and practice.

• To review and extend the Charity’s existing policies and procedures regularly for compliance with relevant regulation and update them as necessary.

Communication/Ambassadorial

• To be the principal spokesperson for the Charity in all media including face to face opportunities with all stakeholders in order to promote the Charity’s mission and programmes.

• To ensure that the Charity communicates its messages clearly and persuasively through its written work, website and social media platforms.

• To develop and build relationships with key partners in the sector as a model for sourcing additional guests for our programmes and/or delivering some of our programmes in collaboration with partners to broaden the programmes RESTART and our partners can deliver. 

Fundraising

• To lead the Charity’s fundraising and promote the Charity to funders and the general public in order to secure the funding required to support the Charity and build up its reserves.

General

• To maintain the required level of confidentiality.

• To ensure that all staff, guests, partners and volunteers are respected and valued.

• To uphold the commitment of the organisation to equality and diversity.

• To undertake any other duties as required by the Trustees.

This job description is not contractual and is liable to change over time 

Person Specification:
 

Experience 

Minimum of five years’ senior leadership experience in any relevant sector

Knowledge 

Expert knowledge of issues surrounding homelessness and / or employment of vulnerable adults

A good understanding of the implications of working with current and former homeless people or with vulnerable adults more generally

A good understanding of health, housing, employment and social care systems in UK

A good understanding of the issues facing charities in the current market

A good understanding and experience of charitable fundraising

Skills 

A person / service /customer centred approach

A track record of successful interventions with homeless and/or vulnerable people

Strong communications skills across all media, conferences, meetings and one to ones 

Strong people management skills and knowledge of HR practice and ability to motivate staff

Outstanding time management and prioritisation skills

Personal Qualities 

Ability to motivate a team and defuse problems quickly 

Ability to lead by example

Emotional intelligence, resilience and initiative

Empathy with the Charity’s aims and objectives and a commitment to equality and diversity

Efficient and reliable working practices

Methodical and thorough

Self-motivated, innovative, pro-active, excellent communicator and target driven

Job purpose

The Bridge has been supporting women's health and wellbeing since it was formally set up in 1932 and today we continue the pioneering work of the radical women who laid the foundations.

Our various income streams include: income our gym, venue hire and café activities; revenue from leases, investments; and funding and donations. The diverse range of activities makes for a fascinating and ever-changing financial landscape within our small yet growing Charity.

You’ll be a key part of developing a forward-looking financial strategy to help us maximise our income and expenditure management to ensure the best outcome for the people we support in the community. You’ll be our go to person, efficiently and accurately overseeing the Charity’s day to day financial management. You’ll work closely in all that you do with the Senior Management Team.

Summary of role

Reporting to the CEO and Finance Sub-committee of the Board of Trustees, you’ll be a key member of the Senior Management Team and will assume responsibility for the financial operations of the Charity, including:

• developing a forward-looking financial strategy for the Charity
• management of the Finance Officer and oversight of the day to day financial management
• producing and presenting the annual budget and forecasts
• monitoring the Charity’s cash flow and providing proactive advice
• producing relevant financial reporting and analysis to allow effective decision making
• supporting managers in the delivery of their individual services and development of new income streams
• liaising with external auditors and fund managers
• continuously improving finance processes.

Please see the Job Description for more information. 

To apply, please complete the Application Form and send a C.V by Friday 8 July at midnight. 

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK is seeking a strong strategic leader with a fundamental belief in the potential and value of people with Prader-Willi Syndrome and a desire to serve the wider community. 

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association exists to represent and support the entire Prader-Willi Syndrome community.  This rare, complex genetic disorder currently has no cure and we wish to ensure that every member of our community has access to high quality care, opportunity and support. We are passionate about promoting awareness, building knowledge and furthering research so that the challenges of Prader-Will Syndrome can be overcome.  In serving this community we are guided by the principle of “nothing about us without us”, which puts our community at the heart of everything we do.

The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UK is seeking a strong strategic leader with a fundamental belief in the potential and value of people with Prader-Willi Syndrome and a desire to serve the wider community.  We are looking for someone with a proven record of commanding trust, respect and confidence to lead our small but highly skilled team.  You will have the experience and ability to turn strategy into operational delivery and in so doing, deliver life changing support to our community.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone with vision, creativity and ambition to drive our organisation to the next level and to deliver the strategic direction of the Trustees.

GambleAware is the leading commissioner of prevention and treatment services for gambling harms in Great Britain. We are an independent charity guided by a Board of trustees, the majority of whom work in the health sector.

Role Purpose 

We are committed to meaningfully involving and including the voice of those with lived experience across all aspects of our work.

This is a key role in the Programme Management Office that will work in a matrix way across the charity to support colleagues involve people with lived experience. The successful candidate will have the technical knowledge and experience to build and manage our involvement programme. The role will also provide support to a newly formed Lived Experience Council being established in the Summer of 2022.

This is a new role in the organisation and an exciting opportunity for the right person to influence and play a major role in shaping the future direction of how GambleAware ensures the voices of people with lived experience impact our future.  

Key accountabilities

• Ensure best practice in involving people with Lived Experience is embedded across the organisation.
• Work closely with functions and teams ensure effective involvement of people with Lived Experience developing wide range of opportunities and ensuring these are inclusive and accessible.
• Ensuring people lived experience are involved in all stages of GambleAware’s Strategic Planning and Delivery Process.
• Accountable for delivering secretariate support to the GambleAware Lived Experience Council working with the Company Secretary to manage interaction between the Board of Trustees and Committees.
• Building and managing a pool of Lived Experience contributors, developing resources, training and communications to support individuals in activities.
• Managing and develop the processes and infrastructure to support involvement (inc. data, expenses, documentation) ensuring compliance standards are met.
• Regularly reporting key information and measurements of the scale and impact of involvement activities inform updates to internal and external stakeholders and communication activity.
• Quickly establish strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders based on trust and confidence, work well within teams, and have the skills to engage, influence and negotiate with colleagues.
• Collaborate with other organisations and external networks to develop support for Lived Experience Involvement across the sector and partners.
• Championing good behaviour within the Lived Experience Council. 

Please view the information pack for full details.

How to apply

Please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter (up to two pages) setting out your interest in the role and how you meet the essential requirements in relation to the accountabilities and responsibilities for the role by 9am on Monday 11th July 2022. CVs without cover letters will not be considered. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Successful candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview in July.

GambleAware is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.

Lewisham Foodbank is one of the busiest food banks in London, providing food for approximately 250 people each week. 

It is governed by the Trustees of Transform Network, a group of churches in SE London, and operates in accordance with the Trussell Trust franchise model.

We are seeking a full time Project Manager to:

• efficiently oversee and manage the day-to-day running of Lewisham Foodbank 

• guide the development of the Foodbank in partnership with Transform Network Trustees/Steering Group in order to meet future challenges and responsibilities

There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a Christian

The successful candidate will need to provide proof of the right to work in the UK

Closing date: Friday 8 July 2022

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 40 per week

Salary: £31,000

Annual leave: 5 weeks plus bank holidays

Location: London SE23 1AN

• Team: Communications
• Salary: 30000
• Location: Flexible. This role will be required to travel to our London HQ at least once a month, but can work flexibly as per Bite Back 2030’s hybrid working policy.

About Bite Back 2030 

Be part of the creative and agile team behind Bite Back 2030’s exceptional teenage activists. Join us as our new Communications Manager and contribute to a 10-year journey to help make the food system healthier and fairer and achieve our goal of halving childhood obesity by 2030.

We believe young people are the key voice in driving this change in our food system, and are growing a movement of young people to raise their voice and drive impact. In the past two years, our National Youth Board — including incredible campaigners like Christina and Dev — have won campaigns to extend free school meals during the holiday, end junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV, and to improve the quality of school food. 

Biteback is strongly committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a new Communications Manager to drive our ambitious communications plans as we scale our movement across the country. 

The Communications Manager will report to our Senior Communications Manager and be responsible for leading on direct communications campaigns, and supporting a range of internal and external communications across our growing organisation. 

Key responsibilities and outcomes

The Communications Manager will have an eye for detail and deliver communications which inspire audiences to take action. Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and deliver direct communications campaigns, which connect external audiences with our core aims, inspiring them to play their part in transforming food systems to protect child health

• Work closely with the Senior Communications Manager to support media engagement activity, including creating press releases, developing key lines/responses and compiling briefing documents

• Provide support and guidance to teams across Bite Back to create powerful written materials which are on-brand and on-message, including presentations, promotional information and training resources

• Take a leading role on producing internal communications at our growing organisation, working closely with our People and Alumni Manager to make sure all staff are well-informed and engaged with activity taking place across the country 

• Provide ongoing management of our internal newsletter for staff, Youth Board members and Trustees, coordinating exciting content on a weekly basis that brings us closer together as one team, celebrates successes and sparks action

• Work as part of a team to support the delivery of events

Application deadline: 9 am, Wednesday 13 July 

Interview date: Interviews will take place online, w/c 25 July