Are you a calm, organised and forward-thinking individual with experience supporting people with complex needs and who are, or have been, rough sleeping? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Welcome to Aquarius as an Engagement Navigator - Rough Sleepers.

 Right now, one of our partners, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for an Engagement Navigator to join their team. Based in the West Midlands, Aquarius helps people overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling working closely with individuals, family and friends.

Your main objective is to support individuals people aged 18-25 who are currently entrenched rough sleepers to move away from the streets into settled secure accommodation and to access the support they need to remain off the streets. You will achieve this by providing long-term, personalised support which is not time-limited and is flexible enough to meet the changing and complex needs of this client group.

You will allow increased access to key services, including health care, substance misuse services, accommodation and employment and develop the skills and capabilities of each individual. Keeping up to date with, and lead on, emerging clinical practice for the Service and project managing the implementation of any agreed changes within clinical practice, providing training where needed, are also key duties.

 An energetic and confident self-starter, you will have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 4 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we will consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care.

You will have proven experience of individual client work in an addictions or social care setting with adults/young people and sound knowledge of primary, secondary and other outreach settings and alcohol and health-related issues. An excellent communicator, both verbal and written, with strong interpersonal, networking and relationship-building skills, you will also have a flexible, professional and structured approach to your work and actively support the introduction of new ideas, methods and processes to your working practices. Aquarius would welcome applicants who have lived experience of homelessness or related issues.

The salary for this post is £23,420 - £26,804  dependant upon experience.

 This post is offered as a full-time, fixed term contract ending July 2021.

 The closing date for this post is 14th July 2020.

 In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website. 

 Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

The Human Resources Coordinator will be a core role within WGN. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive, proactive support which contributes to the delivery of an efficient people orientated function. Ensuring all beneficiaries and stakeholders have an excellent experience of the service and WGN. As with all WGN team members, the Human Resources Coordinator will be responsible for actively contributing to a culture that values and respects diversity, learning, improvement, striving for quality and best practice.

The ideal candidate will have relevant in-depth experience in human resources operations and administration, with an up to date knowledge of employment law and understanding of best practice. She will have the ability to coordinate a sensitive and confidential people focused service confidently. She will also need to be resilient, collaborative and innovative in her approach and have a ‘can-do’ solution focused attitude.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement, an Employee Assistance Scheme and a commitment to learning and development.  

Interviews to be held on 28/07/2020.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

Senior Community Hub Co-ordinator (1 Year FTC)
London, SE8, Sheffield, South Yorkshire or Home Based

About Us

We are FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste. We are a charitable distribution network that takes excess, in-date and good to eat food and redistributes it to other charities that turn it into meals.

We operate 21 regional centres around the UK – the majority of these are run by local charitable organisations (we call them delivery partners). This enables us to be a UK-wide organisation while keeping local concerns at the heart of our actions.

Currently, there is an increasing demand for our services and it’s more important than ever that we get quality donated and surplus food to those in need.

We’re now looking for a Senior Community Hub Co-ordinator to join our team for a one year fixed term contract and support a new partnership with Do IT, the largest volunteer brokerage website in the UK.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £28,000 per annum
- Pension
- Travelcard loans (if required)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a talented individual with project management skills, learning design experience and plenty of great ideas to advance with our highly visible, national charity.

Through our exceptional work and partnering with some high profile, high street retailers, we’ve now achieved a national platform for our work and are eager to support more people with more services. This vital role will drive the evolution of our support network, delivering more volunteers to our partners and embarking on additional services that will reach even more people.

We’re excited about our future and hope you are too. If you can see yourself as part of Fareshare’s volunteering experience, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Senior Community Hub Co-ordinator, you will be tasked with embedding a range of processes and practices within our community partner organisations and across Fareshare to support increased volunteering activity.

Specifically, you will lead the adoption of the Do IT system within the charities and community groups we support, design new services to meet needs and resolve any problems or issues that are faced.

Your role will also involve:

- Embedding the system within Fareshare’s processes
- Scoping and assessing future requirements
- Supporting the design, delivery and evaluation of new services
- Supporting the Fareshare Volunteering Team to provide a consistent and positive volunteering experience

About You

To be considered as the Senior Community Hub Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience of managing projects (including the demonstrable ability to co-ordinate people, budgets and resources, to hit objectives and timelines)
- Experience of collaborating across multiple teams to reach a goal
- Experience of working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements and design user experience
- Experience of designing and delivering face-to-face, e-learning and virtual and/or blended learning programs
- The ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas and solutions to teams and developers
- A good level of IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications, CRM systems (preferably Salesforce) and video conferencing software

Experience of working with a federated or partnership structure would be beneficial to your application. Experience of working in the third sector would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Volunteering Project Co-ordinator, Volunteering Project Manager, Volunteering Service Co-ordinator, Service Co-ordinator, Project Manager, or Charity Project Manager.

The closing date for this role is the 5th July 2020.

Webrecruit and FareShare are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Senior Community Hub Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Pecan is a highly respected and dynamic Christian charity. We have been working throughout Southwark for 30 years, helping people who face seemingly impassable barriers to find a way through, re-write their futures and flourish. Our strong staff and volunteer team work with the most vulnerable people to transform lives and communities. Our work is founded on our mission, vision and values, and we are committed to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we serve.

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 30-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits.

Purpose of the Post
Your role will enable the smooth running of all five Southwark Foodbank centres through stock control and distribution. You will lead a team of volunteers in the warehouse to ensure all stock is monitored, sorted and rotated effectively. Through your role, you will assist Pecan and Southwark Foodbank to help transform the lives of the most disadvantages people in our community.

We want to hear from you if you:
• Have experience in logistics and warehouse management
• Are an excellent communicator
• Understand the importance of effective and timely stock control
• Are physically fit and able to lift crates of food
• Are aged 25 or over and have a full driving license

Job Title: The Story Project Coordinator

Location of job: Cliff College, Derbyshire

Job Type: Part Time

Contract Type: Fixed Term from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

Hours: 15 hours per week

Salary: £7,254 per annum

Closing Date: 11/6/2020

We are looking for a young person who...:

is passionate about telling and hearing people’s stories
is excited to live in a community of young Christians

What is the role about?

encouraging and enabling people to tell their stories
creating resources, managing the website, creating social media, telling stories

What's in it for you?

A key role at the heart of the second year of The Story Project
Living in a community of young people at Cliff College

Occupational requirements

Age 18-23
To be a Christian

In accordance with the equality act 2010 it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and we would expect our to adhere to our values as a church.
In return, we offer an exceptional pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement (plus an extra 3 days’ leave granted over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, Flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by the Methodist Church.

Interviews will be held via ZOOM on Tuesday 7th July 2020

Interview Date: 07-Jul-2020

Age UK Sutton is an independent charity operating across the London Borough of Sutton.

We are seeking to appoint a Volunteering Manager to lead volunteering development across the charity and to manage the Age UK Sutton Befriending programme.

You will champion volunteering, and lead on developing and delivering a charity-wide volunteering plan ensuring quality and good practice are understood and followed whenever volunteers are involved.  You will play a critical role in enhancing Age UK Sutton’s work with volunteers, the impact we have, and the experience we offer.

In this role you will support relevant teams to recruit, train, and support their volunteers, overseeing quality of delivery and ensuring all Age UK Sutton volunteers have a positive experience of their role with us.

You will also manage our befriending service, supervising and supporting the volunteers, and evaluating and developing the service which provides enabling support to a wide range of clients, including beneficiaries of our commissioned Home From Hospital service and a grant funded project.

Please download the job pack for full details, and apply with a CV and supporting statement - pleae note that CVs not accompanied by a statemnt will not be considered.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you're as driven as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

This role supports the work of The Big River volunteer programme to deliver volunteer involvement and activity across the organisation. This post is based within the People Team and has particular responsibility for volunteer communications and enquiries, administration of volunteer processes and provides a point of contact for volunteers based in Christian Aid's Head Office in London.

We want to ensure that volunteers are supported and enabled to use their skills, time and experience in a way that creates real impact and provides a positive and meaningful experience for them. And, that staff feel empowered to work alongside volunteers and benefit from the value that they bring.

The post is line managed and supported by the UK Volunteering Manager. From time to time the post holder will be required to support projects such as National Volunteers Week.

About you

The applicant will hold excellent administrative skills and experience and be able to demonstrate great written and spoken communication skills over telephone and email. We are looking for someone with a passion for volunteering and an interest in building knowledge of the area, as well the commitment and flexibility to work well within the volunteering team whilst supporting staff and volunteers across the organisation. You will need great organisation skills and be proficient in using the Microsoft Office systems.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

We are a medium sized grass roots charity working on the refugee crisis within Europe.  We are recruiting a second Operations Coordinator for a 6-12 month contract, to join our team based at our main distribution centre. Reporting directly to the CEO this is an excellent opportunity to work for a great cause and gain international experience with the support and direction of someone who knows the workings of the charity inside out. Whilst this is a challenging position, you will be given a thorough induction and will be working alongside another Operations Coordinator who is already in place.

We have implemented a raft of new procedures to protect our staff, our volunteers and the refugees from Covid-19. These need to be rigoursly applied. As front-line staff, humanitarian aid workers are needed to respond to this emergency and, as a crisis response charity, Care4Calais is determined to do all we can to ensure the most vulnerable are not forgotten in these dire times.

The complex logistics of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of refugees and people continually on the move is one of our key challenges with aid needed in various locations and a consistently fluid situation.  Candidates will naturally need strong organisational skills, and have the temperament to make numerous important, and compassionate, decisions every day.

With a changing team of more than 2,000 volunteers assisting us in 2019, the relationships you build with your voluntary team leaders will be key to the success of this role.  We have recruited some strong team leaders who are highly valued and truly live our values.

The Operations Coordinator will be required to: co-ordinate operations and lead teams distributing aid to refugees in challenging situations; coordinate and motivate teams of volunteers; and manage warehouse operations and logistics.

The refugee crisis is politically controversial, and the debate and sensitivity around this often heightens within Europe.  An awareness of the risks and consequences of public actions and statements by of our personnel is therefore necessary.

Characteristics

The candidate needs to display clear leadership ability, with the capability to act with initiative and drive in a variety of situations. Requires a positive mental attitude with a warm friendly persona, who will be able to motivate and enable volunteers to complete challenging jobs over long hours in our warehouses and coordinate deliveries across the region. Also needs to be aware of surroundings, risk management and safety issues whilst working inside informal, illegal settlements on distributions of essential items and food to a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Is required to present a professional, respectful attitude towards police and other government authorities to enable the charity to continue working in controlled areas.

Functions

Lead Distributions

Will be required to lead distributions of essential supplies and clothing, ensuring volunteer safety through calm confident leadership. Will be able to clearly brief volunteer teams on safety procedures and structured distributions within informal settlements. Will possess ability to assess threats and reduce tensions through appropriate body language and measured verbal communication with a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Will manage large volumes of data coming in from across centres ensuring a good knowledge of conditions across the region with support provided as appropriate.

Lead Warehouse Work

Will have the ability to motivate volunteers in warehouse operations, enabling a positive work environment and solving problems as they arise. Will be able to quickly train and brief volunteers in sorting and organising donations, ensuring quality checks and procedures are adhered to. Will have knowledge of or be open to learning basic warehouse management and storage procedures, recognising the importance of tidiness and maintaining order to enable quick access to resources.

Manage Volunteers

Will be capable of managing volunteer motivation and expectations, with respect to activities likely to be conducted, and the importance and relevance of these actions to the overall operations conducted by the charity. Will have ability to challenge and motivate people to approach new situations whilst recognising individual limitations and difficulties. Will enable a good working environment by mediating volunteer differences and leading by example with acceptance of a range of attitudes, backgrounds and cultures, recognising that each volunteer has an ability to contribute if utilised in the right manner.

Secondary Desired Functions

Degree in appropriate field

3 years or more driving experience

Experience working in informal settlements or abroad

Experience working in volunteer organisations

Word processing and data entry skills

Note: the above represents a challenging role which will enable development and demonstration of high level skills,.  Appropriate training and support will be provided.  Please note that we recieve a high number of applications and are a small internal team so if you do not recieve a response in the first round this means you have not been selected.

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work for Care4Calais - We will only consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.

Touchstone is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Live Well Leeds Mental Health Support Coordinator
Salary: Starting at £21,589 per annum – NJC Scale Points 12 – 17
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: This role is fixed term for 12 months, with the possibility of being extended

The aim of the Live Well Leeds service is to provide flexible and practical support to people (aged 18+) within the Leeds Metropolitan District. The service has been commissioned by Leeds City Council Adult Social Care for 5 years. The contract is delivered by a Strategic Partnership (comprising Touchstone as the lead, Community Links and Leeds Mind) and a Delivery Network (comprising of 16 different voluntary sector partners).

The service will be easy for diverse people to access, navigate and receive high quality support for everyone to improve and maintain their mental health.

Live Well Leeds offers a seven day service, including evenings and weekends according to community/individual needs and wishes.

About the role

You will work as part of the Live Well Leeds partnership to recognise individual service users’ strengths and assets, and then provide support to maintain and improve mental health.

You will provide flexible, supportive, caring and responsive interventions to and with service users.  This will involve working one-to-one, facilitating groups, and enabling peers/volunteers to deliver group support. 

You need to have substantial experience of working with people with mental health needs, a good knowledge of mental health interventions and their effectiveness and experience of building and maintaining positive links with a wide range of services and stakeholders.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website to download the application pack. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Closing Date:  Sunday 19 July 2020
Interviews will be held on: Monday 3 August 2020 (via Zoom)

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

 

Research, Policy and Communications Team
The aim of the Research, Policy and Communications Team is to influence the housing and homelessness sector to ensure stays in unsupported temporary accommodation (UTA) are as short, safe and healthy as possible.

Since 2013 Justlife has carried out research and produced reports ranging from a review of the effects on the health and wellbeing of people placed in UTA, recommendations of solutions to the challenges faced by local authorities, landlords and support services, and mapping the provision of UTA across England.

The research, policy and communications work build on local frontline services in Brighton and Manchester that support adults experiencing housing vulnerability, many of whom face complex and multiple disadvantage. It uses learning from the services and from the wider research that it carries out to influence policy and systems change for residents of UTA on a local and national level, as well as within the Justlife services.

The role will build on our communications strategy and drive improvement in our ability to tell our story through promoting the work of Justlife, with the aim of building brand awareness and increasing fundraising, as well as highlighting the issues and solutions we develop locally and nationally. The role will include some travel between Justlife’s two projects based in Brighton & Manchester.

Mentoring Manager
Mansfield, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

The Inspire and Achieve Foundation (IAF) is a local, Mansfield-based charity that helps disadvantaged young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) conquer challenges, find their motivation and work towards a positive future.

We run a variety of outreach, mentoring and training programmes, including the Prince’s Trust Team Programme, to help young people aged 16 – 25 gain confidence and progress into employment or education.

We’re now looking for a Mentoring Manager to join our teams across Mansfield, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and deliver projects that provide the support disadvantaged young people need to make a success of their lives, exceed expectations and achieve more than even they imagined.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary
- Make a lasting difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people
- Join a team who are passionate about giving back to society
- Enhance your experience with an established local charity

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an individual with plenty of experience of working with young people and passion for making positive changes in their lives to advance their career with us.

Young people without a solid start in life need your help and support when it comes to making big decisions, moving their lives forward and achieving their potential. The services and projects you will be involved with will act as a springboard for the young people we help, setting them on the right path, helping them gain skills and ensuring that they can make a success of their lives.

So, if you are ready to be challenged, ready to get involved and ready to enable and support, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

The Role

As the Mentoring Manager, you will be tasked with managing and delivering a range of mentoring and outreach programmes across Mansfield, Nottingham and throughout Nottinghamshire.

Line managing operational staff within each service, you will oversee the mentoring and outreach staff, manage service operations, deal with the governance, risk and quality aspects and develop partnerships and projects.

Specifically, this will involve:

- Supporting, supervising, reviewing, line and performance managing, inspiring and motivating your team
- Delivering projects, developing strategies, capturing requirements and managing budgets
- Planning, delivering and co-ordinating programmes
- Managing the quality of each service, acting as data controller and reviewing internal policies and procedures
- Assessing, managing and mitigating risk
- Leading stakeholder management and working with Directors to identify new projects

About You

To be considered as a Mentoring Manager, you will need:

- At least three years’ experience of working with young people between the age of 16-26 years who are NEET
- A minimum of three years’ experience providing IAG and a proven track record of successfully assisting young people into employment, education or other positive outcomes
- At least three years’ experience of engaging and recruiting hard to reach young people
- Experience of working in an outreach and community based role with a range of agencies and organisations
- Experience of project management
- Demonstrable ability to effectively support, gain the respect of, and build trusting and positive relationships with young people
- Extensive knowledge of managing and implementing Safeguarding processes and procedures

Due to the nature of this role, an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Experience of securing Matrix or other quality mark accreditations would be beneficial to your application. Extensive third sector, DWP and/or education contacts in Nottinghamshire relevant for NEETs would also be an advantage.

Other organisations may call this role Service Manager, Outreach Manager, Project Manager, Outreach Services Manager, Young Peoples’ Service Manager, Young Peoples’ Project Manager, Community Services Manager, Children and Young People Support Worker, or Mentor.

The closing date for this role is the 7th July 2020 with interviews scheduled for Tuesday 14th July 2020.

Webrecruit and The Inspire and Achieve Foundation (IAF) are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Mentoring Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We are recruiting for a HR Operations coordinator for a passionate support based charity for Prisoners , you will be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of HR operations .

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Deliver HR helpdesk
Line management of the HR Administrator and HR volunteers
Cascade and HR processes
Operational delivery of recruitment
Contracts and HR correspondence
To oversee the timely production of all routine HR correspondence (offer letters, contracts of employment, variations to contracts and so on) delivered in the most effective way (e.g. via post/ email/ Cascade).
Oversee key routine HR processes, To work with the HR Manager to deliver and develop Pacts HR processes ensuring they are as effective as possible
To take ownership of key employee information
Analysis and reporting
General support to other HR activities

The Candidate
Experience of delivering HR operations in a busy complex organisation ideally including most of the following
Recruitment
Vetting / pre-employment checks
Onboarding and employee lifecycle
HR aspects of payroll
Correspondence and contracts
Providing advice and guidance to line managers
Experience of training or guiding line managers in HR processes
Experience of using technology (in particular HR systems) to enhance and modernise HR operations.
Experience of line management
Competent knowledge of HR processes within the employee lifecycle

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly organised individual to manage our internal committees and meetings, the diary of the Chief Executive and support the development and co-ordinate our external facing events programme.

Working in a small team, the role provides an opportunity to have huge impact on the BPC and its effectiveness as an organisation. You will be responsible for the success of our engagement with our most important stakeholders. The role will be varied and will offer a wealth of experience for the right candidate

Line managed by the Head of Operations you will be providing administrative support to our Board, Council and other internal meetings ensuring that all meetings are delivered effectively. You will also provide administrative support to the Chief Executive by looking after their diary, making sure they are well briefed and are kept on track for delivery.

You will co-ordinate our external facing events programme, for people working in the wider psychotherapy profession, by liaising with venues and suppliers, developing content, marketing, and providing this highest level of customer service. We do not have a large external facing events programme however we have ambition to grow and we see this role being pivotal in that growth.

The BPC is highly regarded in the psychotherapy field, having a tradition of excellence and intellectual rigour. You will be joining at an exciting time in the organisation’s development, as we rebrand and grow our team. We need an enthusiastic and highly organised individual to support us in maintaining and furthering our aims.

A salary of £26,000 to £28,000 (dependant on experience) per annum is offered, with 28 days holiday, plus statutory holidays and 6% employer pension contribution. London based.

The role is offered on a full-time basis, 35 hours a week, over five days. Some of our meetings are in the evening, and events may occasionally run on a weekend so therefore we are looking for someone able and willing to work flexibly – time off in lieu is always given and the office operates flexible working practices throughout the normal working week. 

The post is London based although some occasional travel (to visit our member institutions or attend a meeting, conference or hearing) may be required.  BPC is following current Government guidance and the successful post holder will be required to work from home until the office reopens.

Application is by CV and a supporting statement outlining why you believe yourself to be suitable for the role. Please provide evidence of your achievements against the bullet points in the job description and person specification and be sure to include your full contact details including daytime and evening telephone numbers. Also include contact details of two references (one of which should be your current or last employer). We will not contact references without your prior permission.  Please note that applications without the supporting statement requested will not be considered. 

Closing date for applications is 6th July 2020 at 9.30am and interviews of short-listed candidates will take place week commencing 13th July.

About us

Everyone is equal in the sight of God. Yet we live in a world where poverty still persists. Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of their dignity and lets injustice thrive. But together we have the power to transform lives. For 75 years, Christian Aid has been standing with the poorest of our neighbours. We work in with poor and marginalised communities around the world, with people of all faiths and none, to stand up for dignity, equality and justice. Together we can create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. Our voices and actions are stronger together. And with your help, we can make an even bigger difference.

Community Fundraising & Public Engagement Division

The Community Fundraising & Public Engagement Division is a newly-formed division that forms part of the Fundraising & Supporter Engagement directorate. It brings together Christian Aid's outward-facing work with churches, supporters, the general public, media, ambassadors and influencers to create a movement for change, motivated to give, act and pray to achieve dignity, equality and justice for the world's poorest people. This role is a key member of the divisional leadership team.

About the role

This role leads the public engagement, PR and media relations strategy for Christian Aid ensuring all messages are on brand and consistent with our fundraising, marketing and communication strategies and have impact across a range of channels, including social media and public engagement events. The Media & Public Engagement Lead works with colleagues across fundraising & supporter engagement (FSE), policy, public affairs and campaigns (PPC) and international to deliver stand-out profile-raising media and public engagement activity, particularly during key moments such as Christian Aid Week and Christmas.

About you

You will be an experienced media and PR professional that has the energy, drive and creative flair to devise and deliver innovative media campaigns and stunts that raise the profile of Christian Aid. You will have a strong track record of leading teams to achieve media, PR and public engagement goals, and great relationships with journalists and influencers. You will have the tenacity and influencing skills to work with colleagues across the organisation to drive through compelling stories that make the great work of Christian Aid front page news and make our supporters proud to be part of this movement for change.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.