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An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are seeking to appoint a Chief Officer to lead the successful development and implementation of our strategic plan. The Chief Officer will be responsible for the direct management of Headway North Staffs, ensuring services are delivered in line with contracts and funder requirements, in order to achieve high quality outcomes for service users.
To deliver our plan, we are seeking a highly driven individual who can guide our organisation with determination, compassion and resilience. We need an effective communicator who is adept at building sustainable relationships with external stakeholders, whilst caring passionately about the services we deliver. We need a strong leader who will instil a positive experience for all our employees and volunteer workers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring appropriate governance and compliance with charity commission requirements and our obligations to our funders. Leadership experience in the charity sector or in a service organisation supporting people with disabilities is essential.
Are you/do you have?
- Knowledge and experience of the voluntary sector
- Direct experience of operational management in a health or social care sector and service providing organisation
- Experience of managing contracts
- Evidence of successful collaborative working with public sector management, professional practitioners and/or commissioners
- Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally
- Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills and experience
- Strong skills in finance and budget management
- Understanding of Health and Safety, Quality Assurance and Safeguarding processes
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job purpose
This is a pivotal senior administration role in a charity that is passionate about making a difference to the veterinary care that animals receive. You’ll be working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, with the trustee board and with all members of the staff team of about 20 people. The role is responsible for co-ordinating essential governance activities, including preparing, collating and distributing meeting information packs, writing minutes and managing actions following trustee and committee meetings. You’ll also provide diary management support to the Chief Executive and carry out a varied range of administrative tasks – from arranging team meetings to organising the charity’s award and grant-giving programmes.
Responsibilities
Governance and executive support
- Provide administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer, including proof reading and formatting documents, diary management, coordinating meetings and production of agendas and minutes
- Take minutes for trustee board and committee meetings, and any other meetings as requested by the Chief Executive Officer
- Organise in-person and virtual trustees meeting as well as other governance meetings as required
- Work with the trustees, Chief Executive Officer, RCVS finance team and legal advisors, ensuring legal returns and RCVS Knowledge governing documents are in order and submitted in good time to Companies House and the Charity Commission
- Maintain declaration of interest documentation and ensure that governance and compliance-related records are up-to-date
- Own the charity’s policy register, ensuring all policies are reviewed regularly and are up to date
- Carry out finance administration for the Senior Team as required, including purchasing items, collating receipts, assigning budget codes, and processing expense claims for trustees
- Provide administrative support around donations and gifts-in-will
- Manage the diary of the Chief Executive Officer, including arranging travel and accommodation when necessary
Project support
- Organise RCVS Knowledge awards (Plowright Prize, Quality Improvement Awards, Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards, etc.), including liaising with award panels, processing applications, and administration around the review and identification of award winners
- Arrange associated meetings and events for the awards
General administration
- Act as the first point of contact for RCVS Knowledge, monitoring generic inboxes and taking phone calls as required
- Manage the administrative functions of the office, for example arranging guest access for visitors when required and administering and dealing with room bookings
- Maintain and develop administrative systems, such as record management and document control
- Update records on our customer relationship management (CRM) system
- Organise and schedule meetings and awaydays, including setting the agenda and taking minutes
- Support the recruitment of new staff, including training and induction
- Provide administrative and project support to the wider RCVS Knowledge team as required
Skills, knowledge and experience
Required
- Relevant experience in an administration or governance support role
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience of writing committee meeting minutes and preparing meeting papers
- An excellent working knowledge of MS Office
- Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to work well with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of diary management
- Experience of electronic record keeping and file storage
- Excellent attention to detail, with good proof-reading skills
- Experience of working effectively in a team
- Proactive and organised approach, with an ability to work on own initiative
- Numerate with an aptitude for figures
- Excellent time management skills, with an ability to work to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to handle confidential information with sensitivity
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion
- A good understanding of the need to work with effective policies and procedures
Desirable
- Experience of supporting charity governance
- Experience of using a customer relationship management (CRM) system
- Experience of administering finances, including budget coding and managing expenses
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
- Managing and prioritising communications, whether by phone, e-mail, letter or in person, enabling the sub-team to achieve their objectives while ensuring timely responses.
- Taking responsibility for dealing with and resolving enquiries.
- Receiving and greeting visitors.
- Arranging meetings, circulating agendas and other papers and taking minutes at meetings.
- Proactively supporting team members with research as required.
- Organising events and being present on site to liaise with events, hospitality and security staff to ensure their smooth running.
- Supporting the work of the Adviser for Theology and of the Faith and Order Commission.
- Carrying out research and preparing material as requested by the Adviser for Theology.
- Contributing to researching, drafting and editing material.
- Overseeing and coordinating all planning and preparation for meetings of the Faith and Order Commission and associated groups.
- Liaising closely with colleagues and communicating directly with members of those bodies as appropriate.
- Drafting reports and other documents needed for these meetings in cooperation with the Adviser for Theology, preparing agendas, distributing papers, taking minutes and ensuring follow-up.
- Liaising and working with Church House Publishing and other publishers regarding the publication of FAOC material
- Collaborating with the CofE digital team for the production of theology-related resources as appropriate.
- Arranging physical meetings and travel as required.
- Monitoring the work of other bodies, such as the Council for Christian Unity, to help identify areas of overlap and ensure ongoing collaboration, as well as with the Digital Team (relevant web pages on the Church of England site, social media and distribution of electronic and printed documents).
- Taking lead where appropriate and assisting with general administrative tasks within the team as required and helping to provide cover for colleagues when needed.
- Undertaking such other work as may reasonably be required.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Word, Outlook and and Excel.
- Ability to draft and prepare accurate correspondence, briefs, minutes and other material as required.
- A lively interest in theological questions.
- Alignment with the values and ethos of the Church of England.
- Experience of project administration
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent administration and organisational skills
- Data gathering and research skills
- Highly organised and methodical, with the ability to cope with complex priorities
- Strong collaborative teamwork skills and the ability to easily move between teams.
- Discreet and diplomatic
- A strong sense of responsibility that the work issued is of a consistently high standard, with fast response times
- Good judgement in understanding and dealing with urgent and complex matters across a wide range of issues and often on an international basis
- A self-starter, able to use initiative and good judgement
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and adapt to varying demands
- Ability to create and implement new processes and systems to improve efficiency.
- Education to a good standard, sufficient to command confidence among colleagues and stakeholders.
- We welcome applications from people with disabilities and can offer flexibility to accommodate many specific needs. However, the job involves close liaison with other staff and key stakeholders so regular attendance at the office base in London will be required for meetings etc which cannot be held online.
- An understanding of the Church of England's structures
- Experience of working with organisations in the voluntary sector
- Experience of organising events, including international residential events.
- Evidence of theological knowledge.
- A salary of £19,459 (FTE £38,918) per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave FTE (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days (pro-rata)
- Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 1-2 days per week in our office in Westminster
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
This is an exciting time for Norfolk’s largest conservation charity as it journeys towards its centenary in 2026 and continues to expand its vital work for Norfolk’s wildlife.
Senior Projects Officer
Location: Norwich – Hybrid working
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 5 days (35 hours) per week – willing to consider flexible/condensed hours for the right candidate
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)
We are seeking a highly motivated projects officer to join our Strategy, Impact and Projects team. This new role will be responsible for supporting the project managers on some of our large-scale key strategic projects and for project managing a range of smaller projects. They will also play a key role in supporting the Trust to adopt a project management framework, project reporting and ensure that we realise the benefits from the projects we deliver.
The Trust’s project portfolio comprises a wide variety of projects including the development of our reserves, visitor experience and work with local communities, along with projects to update and enhance our core systems and improve our processes, ensuring that new technologies and ways of working are successfully adopted across the organisation.
Excellent co-ordination, collaboration and delivery skills are essential to allow you to support and enable the organisation to build on strong foundations to create even greater impact.
The post offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate with project management experience who is looking to further develop their skills working on high priority projects for the Trust. They will use their skills to support the Trust in its growth and in making a greater impact for wildlife, working within an experienced and supportive team.
We offer the following benefits:
- Competitive annual leave entitlement
- 8 % employer contribution to Aviva pension (2% employee minimum)
- Group income protection and death in service benefits (for pension members)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
- Learning days
- All staff are eligible for free admission to our nature reserves and visitor centres.
If you are an experienced projects officer or project manager, with an interest in Norfolk’s wildlife, we’d love to hear from you.
Deadline for applications: Start of business (09.00 GMT) on Monday 3rd June 2024, with interviews to be arranged for the week commencing Monday 17th June 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
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The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College is embarking on an ambitious project to become an extraordinary destination. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and an iconic Greenwich landmark, we are an inspiring site steeped in rich history and a passionate community. We foster an inclusive spirit of collaborative working, and value expertise, diversity and creativity. If you are interested in becoming a part of our fantastic team, please see below.
We are looking for two Development Managers to join our Development team focusing on Individual Giving and Trust and Foundation Fundraising.
Please ensure you have fully read the relevant description attachment before applying, irrelevant applications will not be considered.
The Development Manager (Individual Giving) will manage the strategic development of Individual Giving, identifying opportunities to drive growth in this area. The post-holder will oversee the delivery of our Regular Giving programmes and will also manage relationships with high-level donors to identify and securing major gifts.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:
- Drive acquisition, retention and growth of Individual Giving at all levels with a particular view to growing unrestricted income from this stream.
- Develop and deliver inspiring Regular Giving appeals, understanding the key motivations of our supporters and in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation.
- Lead on the delivery of all aspects of the Patron programme, in particular stewardship of Patrons and supporting the Head of Development in a strategic review of the programme.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to grow visitor giving, taking a multi-channel and innovative approach.
- Proactively manage a personal portfolio of prospects and donors to secure mid- and major-level gifts from Individuals, ensuring that tailored moves management strategies are employed to meaningfully move relationships towards solicitation.
The Development Manager (Trust and Foundations) will manage the strategic development of Trusts and Foundations fundraising, identifying opportunities to drive growth in this area. The post-holder will oversee income generation from grant-making organisations and ensure timely reporting to funders.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:
- Drive growth of Trusts and Foundations income especially at the five- and six-figure level, with a particular view to supporting unrestricted income and major projects in the organisation’s pipeline.
- Proactively manage a personal portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, regularly meeting and engaging with prospective funders to pitch proposals and check-in around expectations.
- Liaise with key internal stakeholders to develop accurate, compelling funding applications in line with deadlines set by funders.
- Build lasting relationships with funders in order to establish opportunities for multi-year income generation.
- Drive the Trusts and Foundations prospecting process and increase the range of prospects approached for support, utilising prospect research tools and securing introductions from our network.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What you do
Main purpose of post
This role will lead our individual giving campaigns ensuring key audiences see the impact of the charity and are motivated to donate to support the continuation of our work. It will build on existing successful campaigns, including our Christmas Star appeal, and create new and engaging additions. You will ensure the donor journey is sensitive, engaging and straightforward and place a high importance on the ongoing stewardship of donors.
You will report to the Head of Fundraising and work alongside our Fundraising Team to ensure plans align and budget targets are achieved. You will work closely with the Campaign Manager and Data Manager to target individual giving effectively across South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire.
This is the perfect role for anyone who loves to plan and see those plans through to completion, who has excellent customer care skills and who is digitally savvy. You will enjoy working as part of a busy fundraising team and collaborating to achieve collective success.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead and implement the individual giving donor journey to increase the charity’s individual gifts including regular and pay roll giving.
· Lead the creation of fundraising individual giving campaigns to recruit new donors, retain existing supporters and grow reach, engagement and income.
· Lead the development of new individual giving campaigns, working closely with the Campaign Manager, to deliver direct marketing campaigns across various channels, which enhance current supporters understanding of the difference their donation makes and also encourages new supporters to donate to our cause and projects.
· To create new individual giving income opportunities, including introducing a charity lottery.
· Review and evaluate campaigns against income and impact success factors and implement improvements.
· Maximise all gift aid opportunities within the agreed audiences.
· Be responsible for an income target of a minimum of £300,000 per annum.
· Manage relationships with existing supporters to ensure a high level of donor care is achieved whilst achieving and maximising income opportunities.
· Analyse and segment the charity's supporter base, developing appropriate supporter journeys and propositions, and the effective use of supporter data for campaign purposes.
Utilise digital methods and platforms for new donor acquisition
· To assist in the delivery of a range of donor, supporter and staff engagement events throughout the year in line with our donor recognition & stewardship plan.
· Contribute to development of the fundraising annual plan to drive forward the charity’s ambitious plans for change and growth in line with the 3 year strategy.
· Ensure that all activities and contacts are managed through the charity’s CRM (Raiser’s Edge).
· Ensure all fundraising activity complies with laws and best practice governing charitable activity, most notably General Data Protection Regulations, Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice and charity law.
· Attend and contribute to team meetings and 'away days' and be an active, invested member of our team.
· Ability and willingness to travel throughout the region to attend charity fundraising events.
· Able to work flexibly, including occasionally working in the evenings and at weekends.
General Responsibilities:
Every employee is required to:
· Adhere to, and comply with, organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.
· Take all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination.
· Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality, and the General Data Protection Regulations.
· Respect the confidentiality and privacy of donors, guests and staff at all times.
· Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, patients, volunteers, visitors and themselves.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who shares our values to join Weston Park Cancer Charity’s busy charity team. Our Individual Giving Manager will play a vital part in our team and help us to deliver our vision: a better life for those living with, and beyond, cancer in our region. If you are interested in progressing your career within an organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of thousands of people, we’d love to hear from you.
About you:
· You will be a forward thinking, team player with a ‘can do’ attitude & part of a fast-paced charity team
· You will have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
· Able to manage your own workload and priorities to agreed deadlines
· Participate in and contribute to team meetings
· Co-operate and liaise with colleagues, working in a professional manner at all times
· Act as an ambassador for Weston Park Cancer Charity, reflecting the objectives and values, and to always work in the best interests of the charity.
· Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
· Make a positive contribution to volunteer involvement in delivering the charity’s strategy and raising the profile of Weston Park Cancer Charity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about preserving history and engaging with communities? We are currently recruiting for a dedicated Development Manager to spearhead this charities Individual Giving efforts. If you're ready to make a tangible impact and drive growth while enjoying a fulfilling career journey, this opportunity is for you!
Job title: Development Manager (Individual Giving)
Organisation type: Heritage charity
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000
Location: Greenwich, London
Why You Should Join Us:
- Collaborate with a team passionate about preserving heritage and history.
- Benefit from ongoing career development training and progression opportunities.
- Immerse yourself in a supportive organisational culture that values diversity and inclusivity.
This Role:
As their Individual Giving Development Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in driving growth and engagement within their supporter base. Here's what you'll be doing:
- Lead the acquisition, retention, and growth of Individual Giving, focusing on unrestricted income.
- Develop and deliver inspiring Regular Giving appeals tailored to their supporters' motivations.
- Manage high-level donor relationships and secure major gifts to support their cause.
- Collaborate across teams to enhance visitor giving through innovative approaches.
- Drive the prospecting process to expand their supporter network.
- Develop and implement an integrated communications plan for Individual Giving activities.
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge Required:
- Significant fundraising experience in a professional capacity.
- Proven success in managing donor portfolios and securing major gifts.
- Familiarity with regular giving and patron programmes.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills.
- Experience in the arts and heritage sector is advantageous.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
Ready to embark on an exciting journey with us? Apply now.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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Job Title: Chef
Region: National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire
Directorate: National Memorial Arboretum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7
Salary: £27,058 per annum (£26,058 per annum, plus £1,000 Market Supplement)
The Role
At the National Memorial Arboretum, we believe in building on potential. As a Chef your ability to ensure the prompt service and provision of all meals and services could have a real impact on people’s lives.
The Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance and part of the Royal British Legion
As a Chef you will be operating within one of two full-production kitchens within two separate buildings (Remembrance and Aspects) to supply catering across multiple outlets including self-serve 380 cover restaurant, table waited functions room up to 500, coffee shop, ‘pop up Foodservice outlets within the grounds of the Arboretum and hospitality. We are open daily from 10:00 till 17:00 7 days a week, we do some bespoke evening events in our Aspects building throughout the year.
If successful, the main duties of your role will be:
· Consistently maintain high standards of food service and provision to meet the expectations of our visitors
· Adopt operational responsibility for one area within the kitchen (for example one of the preparation areas, baking, hot meal production, etc)
- To operate across two full-production kitchens within two separate buildings to supply a 380 cover self-serve restaurant, table waited functions room, events and functions hospitality, coffee shop, and ‘pop up’ outlets within the grounds of the Arboretum.
· Ensure that the methods of preparation and presentation comply with the standards set by the Executive Head Chef
· Ensure that all areas within the kitchen and dining room areas are clean and tidy at all times, and all relevant documentation is up to date
· Daytime and evening Events catering up to and including formal banqueting for up to 500 attendees
You will have experience of working as a Chef in a busy kitchen together with a catering qualification and food hygiene training. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential together with the ability to work under pressure.
You will be working 5 days out of 7 with the occasional evening work at events.
About the National Memorial Arboretum
The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance and part of the Royal British Legion. Home to over 400 memorials, including the nationally-important Armed Forces Memorial, it remembers the service and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve our country. The 150-acre site features around 30,000 maturing trees and an abundance of wildlife. Each year the Arboretum welcomes over 300,000 visitors, many of whom attend one of the 250+ events which take place across the site.
Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
· A desire to provide great customer service
· Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
· Passionate about supporting the ongoing development of the Arboretum
· Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
· An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so, then we would like you hear from you….
Diversity Statement
We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with us. We want everyone involved in our work or receiving our services, to feel proud to contribute to or be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation.
We recognise that we still have a long way to go to ensure that we make the RBL a truly great and inclusive organisation to work for and be part of so we have set out our commitments to provide a clear path to deliver this ambition. We will keep listening, learning, and sharing our progress and impact.
Closing date for this role is: 29th May 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Finance team. You will work alongside the other Finance Officer to ensure that Richmond Borough Mind’s financial administration operates in an efficient and timely manner.
Working with Sage50 Cloud Accounting, you will process supplier invoices, payments and expenses by setting up BACS payments, standing orders and direct debits as necessary. You will assist with monthly accounts; preparing monthly payroll information and processing month end schedules as requested.
This role will see your existing financial accounting and administrative skills develop, working closely with the Head of Finance in the preparation of management accounts and budgets as well as ad hoc financial tasks.
Benefits of working for RB Mind:
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
· Bonus 1 day of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval) [pro rata]
· Paid time off for medical appointments
· Contributory Pension Scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions and a wellbeing app
· Training and personal development opportunities
· Staff away days and socials
· Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS.
Please ensure your covering letter addresses how you meet the person specification for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about the power of Museums, Heritage, and Culture to improve lives? Would you like to be involved in one of the biggest new Museum projects in the UK in a World Heritage City?
The Philanthropy & Trusts Lead will steer the capital campaign fundraising strategy for the Fashion Museum, Bath, and its ambitious transformation project to create a major new cultural institution with international significance in the City of Bath.
They will focus on high-net-worth individual donors, trusts and foundations, and public sector sources alongside devising a strategy to convert capital contributors to long-term revenue support post-campaign. They will also work closely with the fundraising team to devise capital and revenue campaigns to deliver income growth for Bath and North East Somerset’s wider heritage portfolio including the internationally renowned Roman Baths and Victoria Art Gallery.
The role will manage and motivate a small fundraising team to deliver ambitious income growth targets and work collaboratively with Bath Heritage Service’s senior leadership team, trustees of the charities that support the Services, and other key stakeholders.
If you are a strategic team leader with significant senior management experience in a fundraising environment and within the cultural, heritage or charitable sectors, then we’d love to hear from you.
For a job description, person specification, and details on how to apply, please visit our website.
What we offer:
Bath and North East Somerset is a great place to live and work. The city of Bath has a dual World Heritage Site designation and is regularly voted as one of the best places to visit, work and live in the UK. We have a stunning blend of unique countryside and rural character, villages, towns, and cities on our doorstep.
Your main place of work will be in Bath, easily accessible via public transport, with a train station with direct connections to London and Bristol and a well-connected walking, wheeling and cycling network.
We offer a wide range of benefits, and the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance. These include:
· A competitive salary package
· A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
· A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
· The Local Government Pension Scheme
· A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
· Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
· Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions within B&NES
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Charlotte Somers, Head of Fundraising, Marketing and Supporter Development via email.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are an ambitious, dynamic and impactful charity. Following their sons’ diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Emily Reuben and Alex Johnson founded Duchenne UK in 2012.
DMD is a devastating progressive condition diagnosed in early childhood which causes all the muscles in the body to gradually weaken. There are currently only very limited treatment options for DMD, so Emily and Alex set up Duchenne UK to change this.
Since 2012, we have raised more than £27 million to end the devastating impact of DMD. We fund ground-breaking scientific research to find effective treatments. We’ve developed the infrastructure of DMD clinical trial delivery in the UK. We engage industry and regulators to accelerate access to treatments. And we’re here to support every family affected and ensure that they receive the best possible care. We aim not only to improve quality of live but stop the disease in its tracks. We’re doing it faster too, because this generation of patients can’t wait.
Alex and Emily were awarded OBEs in The King’s Birthday Honours List in 2023 in recognition of their services to charity and to people living with DMD. They, and the dedicated and effective team they have built at Duchenne UK, are now at the forefront of this work in the UK.
An opportunity to join our team
We have an opportunity to join our team and build on these achievements. We are recruiting for maternity cover for our Personal Assistant and Office Manager, who will be a key part of our team and play a vital role in helping us achieve our mission.
This is an all-encompassing role for an accomplished and confident Personal Assistant to support the Founders and Director of Research of an innovative and ambitious charity and oversee the management of the Duchenne UK office.
The successful candidate will be highly organised with strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide variety of individuals, internally and externally. Reliability and a can‐do, proactive attitude is a must, along with having an outstanding commitment and sense of dedication to understanding, fulfilling and anticipating the principles' and office's needs and priorities.
The Personal Assistant and Office Manager will report to the Finance Manager and work alongside the Managing Director, CEO and Director of Research and Development.
Working for Duchenne UK
We are a friendly, energetic, and determined team. As we are led by two parents of boys who live with DMD, our team has a very strong feeling of contribution to our mission.
We prioritise team building and wellness through an annual offsite Team Away Day and an annual offsite Wellness Day, alongside social activity throughout the year.
We operate a hybrid working week, to balance our team-based culture with a positive home-life. In the summer months of July and August, we operate ‘Summer Fridays’, allowing staff to benefit from half days on Fridays (pro rata’d for part time staff) to enjoy the long summer weekends.
Job Description:
Duties to include, but not limited to:
- High volume diary management, including work and personal diary prioritisation and filtering out non-essential meetings.
- Answering, screening and responding as appropriate to incoming calls, visitors and correspondence.
- Preparing for internal and external meetings, calls and video conferences including confirming relevant materials are received, printed and bound for meetings.
- Management of travel arrangements. Scheduling and tracking domestic and international travel itineraries within several time zones.
- Administration support for the research team, including arranging meetings and assisting with event and meeting organisation.
- Management of expenses including arranging currency and processing expense claims in a timely manner.
- General office management and operational support including:
- Liaising with suppliers / brokers (e.g. internet, energy, insurance)
- Relationship management with office landlord
- Overseeing office supplies and equipment
- Internal event organisation (e.g. staff away day, wellness day, staff meetings), including budget management, venue booking, overseeing delivery on site.
- Maintaining up‐to‐date contacts.
- Managing internal files and maintaining the confidentiality and organisation of file contents.
- Minute taking and writing, general secretarial and administrative support, including at Board meetings.
- Booking personal appointments for the CEO where necessary.
- Management of deadlines and prompting the team where necessary.
- Other ad hoc duties including personal tasks.
- Occasional support on Duchenne UK’s high-profile events.
The experience needed
- An excellent command of the English language: written and verbal.
- Exceptional diary management skills.
- Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Event experience would be ideal, but not essential.
- Experience of working with a CRM system would be ideal, but not essential.
The Candidate
- Discrete, confident and diplomatic.
- An approach which is flexible, innovative and responsive.
- Ability to problem solve in a pressurised environment, work autonomously and be very proactive in approach.
- A team worker able to share information and maximise opportunities.
- Highly organised with ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
- An excellent communicator, with outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail.
- Very attentive to detail and accuracy.
- Enthusiastic, can-do attitude.
Team Working
- Embody Duchenne UK’s culture of collaboration, inclusivity, support and respect in your ways of working.
- Champion the professional integrity of Duchenne UK.
- Work with colleagues to achieve organisational aims.
- Undertaking any other duties which are required.
Other Requirements
- Occasional working outside of office hours for key events and activities.
- First aid qualification (desirable).
Sound like the job for you? We’d love to hear from you:
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave + 8 days of public holidays (both pro rata)
- Summer Fridays – half days on Fridays in July and August (pro rata)
- Flexible working policy
- Hybrid working
- Standard Employer Pensions contributions after 3 months
- Team wellness day and team away day
- Training and development opportunities
Terms and conditions
The appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an initial six-month period of probation, during which performance will be regularly reviewed.
The applicant must have the right to work in the UK and provide relevant ‘right to work’ documentation.
Relevant training will be provided during induction as well as opportunities to develop your career through experience of different aspects of the charity’s work and working with colleagues on new initiatives.
The organisation’s hybrid working policy is at the discretion of the line-manager during the first three months of employment, to support the induction process.
Applying for this job
Please send us a copy of your CV. In addition, please answer the following questions, with a maximum of 300 words per question. You can send us a short film with your answers if you prefer or let us know if you would like to give us this information in a different way.
1. Please tell us why you would like to work for DUK.
2. In the job description, we have highlighted a range of experiences and skills we think we need. Please describe how you have demonstrated three of these. Please give us practical examples. It’s ok to use experiences from outside of paid work, including experiences you may have had in your personal life.
3. If you think you have other qualities, we have not mentioned but which you think suit this role, please let us know. We want to know some of the things you have done and the experiences you’ve had, and what you think they have taught you.
4. Tell us one thing that really excites you about this role. If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Duchenne UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Peer Supporter, Lancashire (East)
Salary: £20,820 (£10,410 Pro-rata)
Working Hours: 17.5 hours Per weeks
Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover (6 months)
Location: Lancashire (East) based with some home working, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 09:00 – 15:00
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday.
About us at the NCT
A lot of people know NCT for our antenatal classes, and we want to continue to support as many parents and families as we can to access evidence-based information. But we are also much more than this. We are a charity that campaigns on the issues that matter to parents. We run breastfeeding and infant feeding support, provided by specialist counsellors. We run thousands of free community activities and events across the UK, led by our fantastic volunteers and peers. And we support women and families facing specific challenges, such as social isolation, feeding difficulties or poor mental health.
Our Lancashire Infant Feeding Support project is commissioned by Lancashire Council, to offer infant feeding support across the region in both community and hospital settings. The support is delivered by staff and volunteer peer supporters.
We are seeking a capable Peer Supporter who will support parents at East Lancashire Hospital Trust and at various community settings in Lancashire and offer support in service user homes. This role will mainly be based at out in the community, with some homeworking (expenses will be reimbursed).
About the Role
You will be responsible for offering breastfeeding support for parents within East Lancashire Hospital Trust and the community.
Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
· Providing breastfeeding support to families on the wards at East Lancashire Hospital Trust, in service user homes and community settings within Lancashire.
· Support in delivering inductions for volunteer peer supporters.
· To report any concerns or additional support needs of women to the NCT management team and/or Infant Feeding Lead for referral onto partner agencies as appropriate.
· To attend regular supervision/support sessions.
· Having a good working knowledge and understanding of the local demographics in the Lancashire area and ensuring all support is accessible and inclusive.
· Ensure that data collection and feedback is collected in a timely manner in an inclusive way.
You must have good communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily. This is a large project and covers multiple locations so you must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently.
Being able to make decisions and respond appropriately to our staff, peer supporters and parents and other external stakeholders is essential, alongside good IT skills– including Outlook, Word and Excel – and you must have good attention to detail.
It is essential for this post that you undertake the training to become an NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter. This requires breastfeeding experience of at least 3 months. The training can be undertaken within your working hours.
The role is 17.5 hours per week which will be worked Monday to Wednesday 09:00 – 15:00. This will be split across East Lancashire Hospital Trust, in service user homes and at community settings across Lancashire, however there is also some home-based working required.
About you
· Are you willing to undertake our Peer Supporter training? (Requires minimum 3 months Breastfeeding Experience)
· Can you work at pace and juggle a number of different priorities?
· Are you passionate about supporting families to reach their parenting and feeding goals and contribute to their positive wellbeing?
· Do you want to join an amazing Charity that supports parents across the UK?
· Would you like to be part of an amazing team of passionate staff?
If so, please read the job description available on our website.
What we offer
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support. More details about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please apply for the role via our careers page
Closing date: 26/05/2024
Interviews: Week beginning 27/05/2024
Interview format: Virtual video call – flexible around your working day. The interviews will be a mixture of open and competency-based questions, you do not need to prepare anything in advance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
The sanctuary offers a home-from-home environment for all our residents. Under direction you will be required to always provide and maintain a high standard of care and quality of life for all sanctuary residents in a safe and happy environment. To offer love, comfort, stimulation, compassion, stability and security to all residents including the wildlife, ensuring their environment is the perfect sanctuary.
Under direction, you will be responsible for the welfare and happiness of each resident, ensuring the physical and emotional wellbeing of all residents in your charge, through constant interaction, whilst still maintaining consistently high standards of hygiene for each resident and throughout the sanctuary with daily cleaning duties.
There are many physical elements including cleaning, grooming, lifting residents, bending and working outdoors, so the capability to carry out all such tasks is essential.
A love of animals together with the commitment and dedication needed to enrich their time at the sanctuary is also essential. Full training will be given.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under direction you will be required to:-
i. Care for each resident like your own family, to build bonds with each resident in your charge, to understand each individual character, their likes, dislikes, personality and needs, to be receptive and understanding and have the ability to spot when things are not quite right.
ii. Minimise the trauma to any resident at a time of illness with compassionate care and, if needed, staying with them to reassure and “not clock off” when the shift ends.
iii. Provide stability by way of a routine with regard to meal times, exercise, grooming and cleaning, so all residents feel safe and secure.
iv. Provide meals, ie breakfast, lunch and evening meals as well as any extra meals required for residents’ needs.
v. Ensure bedding, towels and coats are washed, bowls, toys, grooming implements and curtains are cleaned. The living quarters for all residents to be spotlessly clean, utensils washed, floors hoovered and mopped. To be able to add the extra little touches to further enhance their living quarters and surroundings.
vi. Pick up animal waste from rooms, patio areas and whilst out walking and dispose of in a safe and hygienic fashion.
vii. Daily cleaning duties to include outside areas of the sanctuary ie stables, aviaries, paddocks, yards and cat gardens having regard for the general tidiness and cleanliness of the entire sanctuary.
viii. Communicate with all residents throughout your shift, be compassionate, patient, gentle and fun.
ix. Prioritise own workload as well as work within a team, communicate effectively with other team members, give and receive emotional support at difficult times when a resident dies.
x. Meet and greet visitors to the sanctuary as and when required.
xi. Liaise with all other staff of the Trust in a flexible manner.
xii. Be familiar with and adhere to The Trust’s procedures, disciplinary and applicable rules and ensure compliance with legislation (Health and Safety, Data Protection, especially the privacy of members, petitioners and volunteers alike).
xiii. At all times to ensure and maintain a compassionate, professional and efficient public image for the Trust.
Together with such additional general duties as the Employer shall reasonably require, having regard to the needs of the Employer’s business as a Charitable Trust.
“Peace of mind and practical help for older people – love, care and safety for pets”
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting new opportunity has been created at the City of London Corporation for a ‘Head of Development & Partnerships’ within North London Open Spaces.
About Us
The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres of land in and around London that is enjoyed by millions of visitors annually. North London Open Spaces (NLOS) – a subdivision of the City Corporation - is comprised of a portfolio of some of the United Kingdom’s most iconic public urban greenspaces. These include Hampstead Heath (inclusive of Golders Hill Park and Parliament Hill Fields), Highgate Wood, Queen’s Park, and West Ham Park. These spaces host over 12 million visits each year and are home to spectacular vistas, ancient woodland, diverse wildlife, a zoo, club and world class sporting and athletics facilities, iconic landscapes, built structures and heritage assets, numerous and varied recreation and play facilities, and other unique offerings that contribute to making London the most liveable large city in the world.
The role
This exciting role within NLOS’s senior management team was created to help bring greater strategic alignment across NLOS and its charities and to better capitalise on new and existing opportunities. The post is critical to ensuring that we maximise the resources available to us through increased income generation and by forging strategic partnerships across multiple sectors and fields that allow us to increase and leverage support for each charity and provide a world class customer experience, while protecting and preserving green spaces of international significance. All activities will be undertaken with a priority to conserve the natural spaces we oversee, and to ensure that income generated at each site is reinvested back into the charity/site where it was raised.
As a member of NLOS’s senior management team, the postholder will be responsible for overseeing a diverse and complementary portfolio, including income generation, strategic partnerships, marketing and communications, event and license management, volunteer and engagement programmes, and strategic partnerships. They will lead a newly created team with diverse and complementary roles, fill remaining team vacancies, and create a cohesive approach and narrative. As a member of NLOS’s senior management team, they will work closely with colleagues and the Superintendent to create and implement new opportunities to further improve these four iconic green spaces.
The ideal Candidate
This is an exciting role with a diverse set of responsibilities, and we understand that applicants are likely to have significant experience and expertise in several, but not all, areas within the remit. We encourage applications from applicants with experience in several areas and who also have a proven track record of continuous learning and delivering with and through teams they have led.
Given the breadth of influence and responsibility of this role, the successful candidate will be a proven professional with a demonstrable track record of fundraising and development, income generation, partnership building, and delivering results in a fast-paced and complex operations environment. Creativity and vision will be critical features of success, and we expect that the role will evolve over time.
If you are eager to join an exciting organisation, thrive in a fast-paced workplace, and are inspired by the chance to help conserve iconic green spaces of international renown that support people, wildlife, and the planet, then we want to hear from you.
Benefits Include
- Competitive salary, including Inner London Weighting, with clear incremental progress points
- 28 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays annually
- Pension scheme operated in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme, including mental wellbeing support
- Corporate learning and development programme
- Bicycle loan scheme
- Travel card scheme
Closing date: 12 noon on 20 May 2024.
First round interviews: Likely to occur week commencing 3 June 2024.
To apply online please click apply.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We are currently recruiting for a Patrons Manager to join our Development team on a full time permanent basis.
The Development team is responsible for securing significant revenue income from a variety of public, private and commercial funding sources to support the ambitions of Southbank Centre, in close collaboration with all internal departments and external partners. The Patrons Manager role sits within the Philanthropy team which focuses on those gifts from individual donors, usually in excess of £5,000. They manage regular giving schemes such as our Patrons and our Commissioning Committee as well as leading on soliciting restricted major gifts for particular projects.
The successful candidates will work across a variety of responsibilities which includes but are not limited to:
- Manage a portfolio of prospects and donors with the capacity to give gifts of £5,000 and above with a focus on their individual motivations for giving, stewarding them and soliciting them according to their interests and Southbank Centre’s priorities.
- Secure regular giving from Patrons and Commissioning Committee by communicating effectively and engaging them with our work, while also developing bespoke opportunities for these donors to give beyond their annual subscriptions.
- Develop strategies to grow support for Southbank Centre from major donors including identifying new networks and presenting Southbank Centre’s work in compelling ways.
- Meet financial targets, maintain financial records and regularly review portfolio to update forecasts and budgets and identify risks and opportunities.
- Manage the Events Assistant to ensure we deliver high quality cultivation and stewardship experiences for donors and prospects which illuminate the impact of Southbank Centre’s programme.
If you wish to learn more about this role please download the attached Job Description.
We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email the People team and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.
If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
Southbank Centre
The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.
Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.
The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.
Our Artistic Mission
The Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.
At the Southbank Centre we believe in:
Creating welcoming spaces
- Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities.
- This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.
Making wonderful experiences together
- Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
- This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.
Sparking new thinking
- Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
- This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.
Benefits & Perks:
As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:
- A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment.
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
- Staff ticket offers for SC events
- Free entry to Hayward Gallery
- Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
- Free staff yoga
- Season ticket loan
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.