We are a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity.

As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we deliver academic tutoring programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and on high level apprenticeships.

Having turned seven years old in February 2021, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. This coming academic year, we are supporting over 2500 pupils. Currently working across London, the South East, the West Midlands and the South , we are looking to thoughtfully scale our academic programmes into hard-to-reach deprivation areas; develop a primary strand to our work; and increase the impact of our programmes.

The West Midlands has been one of our key emerging hubs. Since 2016, we have developed partnerships and relationships across the region with schools, universities and collaborators. We are now looking for a leader to realise the region’s full potential.

We need an outgoing self-starter to drive our work in the West Midlands forward, making it a sustainable hub that delivers real social impact. As the public face of the organisation, you will be responsible for partnership development, profile raising and managing our programmes from volunteer recruitment all the way through to evaluation. This is an in at the deep end role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence in decision making.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Growing the West Midlands as a sustainable CoachBright region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Generating income outside of school programmes
• Growing a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others
• Ensuring retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly)

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Delivering recruitment strategy for West Midlands programmes to meet termly targets
• Training volunteers in coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school programmes across the West Midlands:

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback following sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality. Programmes to include a mixture of Core Programme: University student volunteers coach pupils in Yr 9-13 and Peer to Peer Programme: Year 12 pupils coach pupils in Yr 7-10.

Programme Design and Delivery

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school and virtual workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes

Managing partnerships with West Midlands universities:

• Maintaining regular contact with relevant staff members in outreach and or/volunteering teams at each university
• Managing room bookings for events at university campuses

Line managing a team of Programme Officers and Head Coaches:

• Managing a team of up to 6 full-time programme officers
• Delivering training for Head Coaches in the West Midlands
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, serving the team, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love communicating and delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (business leaders, senior members of MATs, universities etc.)
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation as a facilitator.
• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends
• Full clean driving licence: the role will involve substantial travel across the region visiting our partners.

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• 2-3 years frontline experience working in a school or social sector for example as a teacher or workshop facilitator.
• Experience recruiting volunteers.
• Experience of working in a small team and working independently.
• Experience measuring and evaluating the impact of youth-based programmes.
• Experience of sales in an education context.
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or coaching.
• Knowledge of UK university sector, including knowledge of the UCAS process.

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
• Starting Salary: £28-30k per annum
• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
• Office space: initially working from home. Longer term to be based between our West Midlands Office (Birmingham City University) and partner schools with travel to other regions.
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development. Opportunities include being matched with a mentor in the social sector and becoming an accredited Executive Coach

Key Information:

• Length: 12 months (with likely extension dependent on performance and funding)
• Hours: Full Time
• Reporting to: National Programme Manager
• Responsible for: Region and its programmes
• Start Date: June-August 2021 (flexible for the right candidate).

TO APPLY:

Please email your CV and a cover letter of no more than 350 words to Robin by no later than Friday 4th June, 12pm.

Please note: We will be interviewing successful candidates on a rolling basis, so may close the post at any time. Early application is therefore highly encouraged. 

About the job.

• Applications close: 9am, Monday 10th May 2021 (Please note that late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £35,000 - £39,500 p.a. (+ £3,000 London Weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working.
• Interviews: Tuesday, 18th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Function: Partnership Team
• Reporting to: Partnerships Director

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have remained student-focussed and continued our support by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before.

Why we need you

We are looking for an experienced communications professional to capitalise on our media profile and brand awareness as we expand into new regions. You will be finalising and embedding a new communications strategy while we prepare for our next phase of growth.

The pandemic has put the national conversation on higher education, inequality and social mobility into the spotlight. The Access Project has the insight, data and student stories to be prominent in this debate and has achieved a significant increase in national media coverage over the last year. Making the most of the charity’s growing profile will play a central part in attracting more volunteers and donors, raising awareness of the educational disadvantage and influencing change.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education, with significant experience of communications strategy development. You will have a strong editorial eye and copywriting skills. You will build strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with journalists and ambassadors for our cause.

Some initial focus areas for the role will be:

1. Work with the Partnerships Director and senior management team to finalise an integrated communications strategy. As part of this, identify key pieces of work to take forward and recommendations for the future structure of the communications team.
2. Lead a review of TAP’s website, refreshing content and consulting across the organisation to produce recommendations for redesign and future maintenance of the website.
3. Secure high profile press coverage for The Access Project around A Level results day in August and proactively spot and take advantage of other media opportunities as they arise.
4. Look into the feasibility of TAP using high profile ambassadors to build its profile and how these would be managed, and research candidates.
5. Line management of our Senior Communications Officer.

Please see below/attached for full job description and person specification

Job description

Integrated Communications Strategy

• Development & implementation of integrated communications strategy to support TAP’s strategic plan.
• Set appropriate indicators of success for effective delivery.
• Develop processes, tools and ways of working to deliver integrated communications.
• Participate in external relations working group to develop stakeholder relationship strategy and public affairs objectives.
• Ensure best practice in crisis communications and reputation management for TAP.

Raising TAP’s profile

• Develop powerful campaigns and secure national, regional and local press and broadcast coverage to raise the profile of The Access Project, placing us in the national conversation around social mobility, equality and university access.
• Develop media campaigns to support communications strategy objectives.

• Build relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database.
• Make the most of local and regional press opportunities where our partner schools and universities are based.
• Coordinate interviews and brief spokespeople.
• Facilitate media training for TAP spokespeople.
• Keep track of relevant news and policy developments in social mobility and higher education.
• Help to source and steward high-profile ambassadors for TAP.
• Grow our profile in the higher education sector, promoting us as leaders in our field through specialist HE platforms.
• Ensure The Access Project is nominated for relevant awards.
• Work with MPs and relevant select committees to gain traction for TAP on priority policy areas.

Communicating our impact and student stories

• Ensure our sector-leading impact is clearly communicated on our website, social platforms and other channels.
• Ensure our student stories are told in a compelling way, working with colleagues to source these and giving guidance on interviewing and storytelling techniques where needed.
• Work with our student ambassadors to bring their voice into media coverage.
• Develop publicity materials for the organisation including our annual review, brochures, leaflets and short films.
• Ensure the privacy and safety of the young people we work with in all communications and media work.

Developing our messaging and brand

• Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure they have suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences (e.g. funders, volunteer tutors, school partners).

Internal Communications & cross-organisational collaboration

• Ensure joined-up communications plans across TAP.
• Contribute to internal communications, including our internal newsletter.
• Editorial oversight of internal communications platform.

Line managing our Senior Communications Officer

• Provide oversight and guidance; develop and monitor objectives..
• Create opportunities for professional development.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience developing and implementing an organisational communications strategy.
• Proven track record of pitching and securing press and broadcast coverage.
• Superb copy writing skills.
• Ability to convey complex and technical information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences.
• Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues, journalists and ambassadors.
• Flexible and able to work under pressure to short deadlines.
• Good knowledge of digital communications and what a good digital and social strategy looks like.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the higher education and social mobility policy environment.
• Line management experience.
• Experience of brand development.
• Experience of crisis communications and reputation management.

For detailed information regarding this job opportunity, please see the following link below to our online application portal.

Description​

• Applications Close: Thursday, 13th May at 9am (Please note late applications cannot be accepted)
• Salary: £30,000 p.a. (+ £3,000 London weighting, where applicable)
• Contract: Full-time, permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern to best suit the successful applicant.
• Location: London or Birmingham (with travel to London for meetings). Remote working initially until staff return to office-based working).
• Interviews: Wednesday 26th May 2021 (TBC)
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting to: Senior Business Partnership Manager

About The Access Project

In the UK today, students from the most advantaged backgrounds are six times more likely to make it to a top university compared to their least advantaged peers. To change this, The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

Our approach works: our students are more than twice as likely to place at top universities compared to similar peers.

Through the COVID crisis, we have supported students by rapidly moving all provision online. In summer 2020, we were selected as a Tuition Partner for the highly competitive National Tutoring Programme, in recognition of the quality of our work. This partnership has enabled us to expand and we now serve 1,700 students in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. As the country emerges from COVID, tackling educational disadvantage is an urgent social challenge - a challenge we aim to meet by expanding our footprint and reaching more students than ever before. The Access Project has established partnerships with leading companies who are committed to social mobility, want to provide volunteering opportunities for their staff and recognise the value of our work.

About the role

We are seeking a talented Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure and steward long-term corporate partnerships for The Access Project.

We have identified corporate funding as one of our largest growth areas. This is a new role in our Partnerships team to help to drive forward our business partnerships strategy and double our corporate income over the next 4-5 years. You will be instrumental in developing partnerships with major companies to secure income for TAP and engage their staff to support young people through volunteering.

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record in new business sales or business development. You will be responsible for your own portfolio - winning new business and account managing existing relationships.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people in education. You will be an exceptional relationship builder with strong communications skills, able to inspire companies to support our mission.

Duties and responsibilities

Work closely with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director to support the delivery of new corporate partnerships and account management for the organisation:

Corporate partnerships

Development and strategy

• Identify potential ‘flagship’ partnerships within your portfolio, and devise strategies to develop these.
• Contribute ideas to further develop our corporate partnerships offer.
• Develop high quality materials to support corporate partnerships.
• Devise new and imaginative strategies to engage businesses and maximise their potential for support.

New business

• Use research into businesses and TAP networks to identify and act on new business leads.
• Undertake due diligence research on potential new partners in existing industries and in identified industries that have strong ties to STEM subjects (science, technology, Engineering and Maths)

Account management and stewardship

• Account management of a portfolio of corporate relationships and prospects, including formal reporting, informal updates responding to feedback and identifying and potential issues.
• Provide recognition and stewardship opportunities to businesses in line with our corporate partnership levels.
• Use corporate partnership levels to incentivise businesses to increase their support.
• Contribute to regular engagement events for business partners.

Working collaboratively

• Work closely with the volunteer team to maximise the number of volunteers from businesses.
• Work with senior staff and stakeholders at TAP to reach influencers at businesses.
• Working with the communications team, devise creative ways to recognise and publicise business partnerships and to increase brand awareness of The Access Project in business circles.
• Work with staff in all TAP regions to ensure coordinated business approaches, providing input where needed.

Corporate foundations

• Write and manage grant proposals to corporate trusts where appropriate.

Targets, forecasting and budgeting

• Meet annual targets, KPIs and milestones set with the Senior Business Partnership Manager and Partnerships Director.
• Contribute to quarterly financial review and forecasting, as well as annual budget setting.

Wider partnerships duties

• Contribute to partnerships materials and communications.
• Maintain records on the database and internal systems.
• Generate ideas for wider fundraising opportunities and strategy.
• Attend TAP cultivation and stewardship events.

Person specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a fundraising role working with businesses, or in a business to business sales role.
• Demonstrable success in successfully growing a fundraising or revenue stream.
• Ability to generate new ideas and tactics to grow business partnerships.
• Superb communication and presentation skills: written, visual and verbal.
• Excellent relationship-building skills. Diplomatic and able to interact with people from all walks of life.
• Ability to understand and articulate the needs of business partners and how this relates to The Access Project.
• Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple accounts, projects and deadlines.
• Experience of meeting financial targets and KPIs.
• Ability to discuss issues relating to our mission with confidence and sensitivity.
• Ability to sensitively balance the interests of different people and groups, both internally and externally.
• Commitment to the cause, mission statement and aims of The Access Project.

Desirable:

• Experience of using Salesforce would be beneficial.
• Understanding of fundraising best practice and regulations.
• Knowledge of the education sector.

Benefits

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications for all suitably qualified persons. However as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the organisation, which does not reflect our diverse student body, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

TAP offers:

• A great working environment!
• 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
• PerkBox Perks – offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, freebies, learning and much more.
• Employee Assistance Programme, a 24 hour helpline for staff
• Online Medical assistance – access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day.
• Interest-free travelcard loans
• 3 paid volunteering days per year, should you take up the opportunity to volunteer
• Cyclescheme loans
• Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
• CPD options
• TAP welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
• Monthly work-from-home days (when not in lockdown, obviously)!

Please see our online application portal for further information about the role and The Access Project.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Refuge aims to build a strong dynamic team of specialist practitioners for this new single point of access service providing high quality practical and emotional support to victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

We are recruiting an IRIS Educator to work with GPs to help them identify and provide effective pathways for patients who are experiencing VAWG and provide training to practice teams.

The ideal candidate will be a VAWG practitioner with experience of delivering training and an understanding of IRIS (Identification & Referral to Improve Safety). CAADA training is desirable.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 9th May 2021

This is a fixed term role for 6 months with a possibility to extend and full time role with 37.5 hours per week.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Ticket Office Assistant 

Weekend work in the Lord Leycester Ticket Office to sell entry tickets to our Heritage visitors and attending to the day to day operation of the Lord Leycester Hospital Ticket Office. The position is open to any one 18 or older who is capable of spending all day in our front of house Ticket Office and able to  interact with the public to help inform them about our Heritage. This position would suit a history student or someone who is interested in working in an historic environment. It involves some accounting work for closing at the end of the day. Hours are 0930 to 1730 (8 hours) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday but there is flexibility on days worked. Position and training starts May 15th.  Pay is based on experience and suitability.

The role is both strategic and operational overseeing existing prevention services including our Youth Hubs and Targeted Pathway, Outreach Services and Family Mediation as well as developing and extending our prevention pathway. 

The post holder will  be responsible for developing creative and innovative services in partnership with Local Authorities and other organisations with an aim to reduce the flow into youth homelessness, promoting the prevention structure of the Positive Pathway Frameworks.

To ensure professional service delivery to young people and the effective, efficient and responsible management of the areas of work within the Prevention Service Department’s prescribed budgets and procedures and within the ethos of St Basils.

This will be provided through:

• The effective development and management of homeless prevention services, ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and statutory requirement
• Taking lead responsibility for developing prevention partnerships with key agencies and local communities.
• Taking lead responsibility for preparing bids, responding to tender opportunities, and reporting to Commissioners within performance review meetings in relation to prevention services.
• Developing and implementing the service ensuring the best possible outcomes for young people including homeless prevention through advice, support and mediation, access to statutory services and access to accommodation
• Providing guidance and support to ensure the provision of high-quality support services that promote choice and independence, actively engaging young people in making decisions about their life.

• In return for your skills and experience, St Basils are able to offer the following benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays per annum, pro rata
• Childcare, cycle to work and life assurance schemes
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wellbeing Support
• Long Service awards
• Health Scheme
• Free Mandatory Training
• Enhanced DBS check and renewal covered by St Basils
• National Express Discount
• Technology Scheme Vouchers
• Shopping, Leisure and Day Out discounts
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Statutory Bank holidays per annum, pro rata.
• Technology, cycle to work and life assurance scheme

St Basils is committed to a policy of ensuring equality of opportunity in employment for all,  promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity and tackling discrimination.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Internal Communications Manager

Deadline for applications: Friday, 7th May

The position:

Our highly regarded international charity client is recruiting an Internal Communications Manager.  This role is responsible for designing and implementing the day-to-day flow of timely updates, news and organisational communications across the organisation; between in-country offices, partners and the international head office.  You will be responsible for developing and delivering the organisation’s internal communication strategy, planning the calendar of activity, increasing employee engagement and leading the development and delivery of internal communication plans and materials for large change programmes fundamental to the organisation’s operating model and external delivery. You will also oversee the internal communications channels (intranet, employee newsletters) and measure internal communications & engagement activity.

Requirements:

• Experience of managing the implementation of internal communications in a complex corporation or INGO.
• Experience of internal communications tools including intranet systems, email marketing software and face-to-face events.
• Proven experience of writing copy for a variety of audiences across a range of media, including print and digital.
• Strong ability to deliver complex information with clarity in a wide range of situations.

Head of Fair to Nature
Reference: APR20210781
Location: Flexible
Salary: £50,000.00 - £55,469.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave, flexible working
Duration: 2 year Fixed Term contract* - Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Are you passionate about nature-friendly regenerative farming with a strong commercial background? We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic person to lead the commercial development of Fair to Nature, a farm assurance scheme linking food producers and consumers with nature-friendly farmers.

Fair to Nature is the gold standard for nature-friendly farming. Run by the UK’s largest wildlife and conservation charity, it helps food businesses create planet-friendly products that consumers can trust while meeting ambitious sustainability, biodiversity and net-zero targets.

Fair to Nature uses proven conservation and farm management measures to protect and rebuild wildlife habitats, reduce carbon and cut pesticide use. Rooted in the RSPB’s deep scientific expertise, it delivers robust sustainability outcomes at scale. The farming standard for Fair to Nature is available at www [dot] fairtonature [dot] org.

As Head of Fair to Nature, you will champion the scheme and develop commercial partnerships with producers interested in sourcing products grown on Fair to Nature farms. You will create the marketing strategy for the scheme to enable it to achieve its growth potential. Your leadership of the team will bring together farmers, farm wildlife advisers, NGO partners, food producers, retailers and consumers to increase the area of nature-friendly farmland in the UK.  You will demonstrate success of the scheme over a two-year period and set it up for investment and future growth.

You will need experience in building commercial partnerships, novel marketing methods, and good negotiating skills. Your sound commercial acumen will be built on experience of brands, consumer markets, product sourcing and supply. You will know how businesses operate and how to create value for corporate brands.  Experience of taking a product to market is desirable. You will have a passion for nature, enjoy collaborating in a team environment, working cross-organisationally, and with external business and NGO partners.

In addition, you will need the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Good knowledge of the political, economic and cultural context to identify opportunities and collaborations, particularly in relation to the food sector
• Visible, inspiring and effective leadership, able to lead without line management authority and the confidence to make decisions without needing to refer upwards
• Experience of negotiating and agreeing major deals with commercial partners
• Project Management principles and programmatic working, excellent organisation and time management
• Ability to evaluate and manage financial and reputational risks and legal compliance
• Excellent marketing and communication skills – able to produce clear and engaging documentation, and persuade and influence a wide range of people, both internally and externally
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to find creative solutions
• Able to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances
• Financial acumen to manage budgets, forecasts and understand financial systems, especially preparing the scheme for investment

*The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing date: 23:59, 12 May 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Contract Duration: Until 31 March 2022

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in-person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. 

As a product designer at Citizens Advice, you’ll be excited by the challenge of designing services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers, and platforms. You and your team will ensure we’re building meaningful, accessible, inclusive, and secure services. You’ll be an active member of the product design team; contributing to our design direction and choices, sharing your skills and learning from others. 

You’ll be comfortable providing feedback and sharing your skills and experience with other designers in the team, participating in a supportive environment where human-centered design is valued and can succeed. You’re able to see the bigger picture as well as the fine detail, understand how to design in an agile environment. It’s a great bonus if you can sketch in code as well as on paper. 

You’ll work with product managers, user researchers, service designers, content designers, data people, developers, and delivery experts in an agile environment. You’ll have access to the latest equipment needed to do your best work; including MacBooks, Google Suite, and prototyping tools. 

We're looking for someone passionate about designing services for those who find themselves in vulnerable situations and helping solve society’s most complex problems. Our products will impact people’s everyday lives. It’s an exciting thing to be part of. We need you. 

To apply, please submit your CV (including a link to your portfolio or examples of work). You will be asked to outline how you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates. 

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Band H, SCP 38-43 (£41,881 - £46,845 per annum) (£21.71 - £24.28 per hour)

Sandwell Council’s partnership with the voluntary and community sector is vital to delivering the ambitions of Vision 2030, and our grant programmes provide support to organisations in the local area to provide key activities and services to our communities.

The Voluntary Sector Support Team administers our multi-million-pound grant programme on behalf of commissioners across the council, ensuring the council’s funding is achieving value for money and contributing to our strategic priorities.

Following a council-wide review of voluntary and community sector grants, we are implementing new approaches to managing our grant programme that will provide higher level corporate oversight and decision making. This includes the introduction of a new Grant Management System to bring about more efficient processes to monitor and manage information.

Leading a small, highly-skilled team who are all currently home-based, this exciting role will ensure that we deliver an accessible and effective grants programme by providing advice, guidance and support to senior managers, commissioners and potential grant applicants, assessing grant applications and working with funded organisations to monitor and evaluate the impact of our grant making.

We are seeking a confident, outgoing, and enthusiastic individual with a tenacious approach to work to lead our Voluntary Sector Support Team and embed the changes required across the council and with our partner organisations.

You will have experience of working with the voluntary and community sector, administering grant programmes and successfully implementing change.

Key to this post is the ability to motivate and influence others at all levels through positive relationships, both internally and with external organisations in order to bring investment into our communities and achieve our vision for Sandwell of a thriving, optimistic and resilient community.

Please note the successful candidate will require a Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Recruitment Schedule

Closing date: Friday 14 May 2021

Interview Dates: Tuesday 25 May and Thursday 27 May 2021

Our values; Trust, Unity and Progress make us unique, they define how we do things and are reflected in the way we behave.  They are important to us, guiding and shaping our organisational culture.  Our values are key to us achieving Sandwell's Vision 2030 and also guide us when we recruit.

This advert will close as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

Head of Development

Town Hall Symphony Hall Birmingham

Birmingham, UK

Salary c. £45,000 pa and good benefits

We are an arts charity who love to make great music happen!  We strongly believe in the power of music as a cohesive force that builds communities and makes life better. 

Our two venues in Birmingham - Town Hall and Symphony Hall – host a programme of over 700 events a year that embraces internationally renowned classical, rock, pop and roots artists alongside talent development initiatives to support emerging talent.  Our educational and community programmes connect over 18,000 young people and adults each year to the world of music and performance.  On and off-stage, from Mendelssohn to Black Sabbath, Kano to Kraftwerk, we’ve been bringing the world’s finest artists to Birmingham and showcasing the best of the West Midlands to the world for more than 180 years.

A unique opportunity has opened to join us as our new Head of Development.  Working closely with our Chief Executive and senior management team, the Head of Development will build on the excellent momentum generated through our recent Making an Entrance campaign and play a key role in lifting our fundraising approaches, activities and results over the coming years. 

You will be confident in your ability to operate at this strategic level and bring experience of working with individual donors and Trusts & Foundations to deliver successful income generating activities. To succeed in this role, you will be an inspirational and collaborative team player with experience of motivating and managing others, and bring an enterprising and flexible approach to achieving outstanding results.

If you think you have the talent and experience for this role and are committed to our mission to bring more music to more people, we’d love to hear from you.  For a confidential discussion, please contact our recruitment partners at Richmond Associates or download the information pack from their website.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 09:00 ON THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021

We are seeking an inspirational Chief Executive Officer to join our small independent charity, someone who shares our vision and values, invites innovation and thrives on making a positive difference to the people and communities we serve.

Martineau Gardens, holders of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, is an organically managed community garden close to Birmingham city centre. We offer volunteering opportunities for Social and Therapeutic Horticulture; work placements for SEN students; environmental education for schools; family activities and courses for adults. We supplement our charitable income through public engagement activities including events; plant and produce sales; venue hire and visitor donations.

The opportunity to join as our new Chief Executive comes at an exciting time for the charity as we seek to grow our resources and expertise to support more people and maintain the restorative properties of the Gardens. We are seeking an individual who can develop strategy using a creative approach; someone with high levels of emotional intelligence and the ability to influence, who has experience of managing a team with diverse skills and who has expertise in budgeting and governance.

As Chief Executive Officer, you will lead and guide your team of 10 and support them to adapt and develop their services to ensure sustainability and identify opportunities for new ways of working, delivering plans that meet strategic and operational aims.
 
Reporting to the Chair of Trustees, the role of Chief Executive will support the Board of Trustees in fulfilling their responsibilities in the governance of the charity and will bring good strategic and analytical skills coupled with the credibility and gravitas to represent the charity, motivating and empowering through values driven leadership.

Potential candidates will need to be fully motivated to provide the dynamic and inspiring leadership needed to ensure the charity grows and to be able to support the Charity’s vision, mission and values. You will ideally have previous experience leading in the Charity sector, however we will consider applications from a wide range of backgrounds. Knowledge of Social and Therapeutic Horticulture is desirable but not essential.

If you have the ambition, credentials and values to help steer our charity to the next level, we would love to hear from you. Any offer made is subject to satisfactory references to the charity and an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring service (DBS) will be essential if successful.

Closing date: 27th May 2021
Interview date: Week commencing 9th June 2021

The Data Officer takes a proactive role within the ambitious Income Generation team compiling, collating and analysing the data required to drive our business forward and support the department in achieving demanding targets. Working collaboratively across the department, you will be taking responsibility for the delivery of high-quality data processing, ensuring our systems capture the right data about our supporters so we can plan more defined activity to raise the voluntary income we need to deliver our services.

Our fantastic Income Generation team have done an amazing job during the pandemic, working with our donors and supporters to generate similar levels of income to pre-pandemic times.

Our challenge now is to improve the way we organise and use our data to help us build stronger relationships with our supporters and increase the level of income we bring in to sustain the organisation for the future.

Your role will focus on streamlining the collection, management and use of our data which comes from a wide variety of sources, providing our team of fundraisers with the best possible information to raise the money we need.

You will be organised, familiar with data capture and storage, understand how different systems work together and how technology can support data development.  You will have an understanding of Data Protection and GDPR, and the importance of communication preferences.

If this sounds like you, why not come and join our amazing, successful team and help us develop the way we use data for the benefit of our patients and families in the future.

This position is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.  The position may become permanent at the end of the fixed period.  Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate.

There will be the opportunity to work from home.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Hannah Morris, Supporter Engagement Manager, The Myton Hospices.

Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle, Merseyside, Birmingham, Bristol, Plymouth or Bournemouth

Closing date: Sunday 9th May 2021 at 11.30 pm

Do you have a proven ability to support and develop a volunteering programme and experience of delivering innovative volunteer development projects that enhance volunteer engagement? Then join Shelter in the brand new role of Volunteering Development Officer at one of the above locations and you could soon be playing a vital role in ensuring that all of our volunteers have a truly quality experience.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
Our Volunteering Team sits within a People Directorate that engages more than 2,500 volunteers in our shops, Hubs and local communities. As well as supporting the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities, the team provides the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation. Volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change and we’re passionate about the positive impacts of volunteering for both individuals and organisations. Over the next financial year, we’ll deliver an ambitious Volunteering Plan that will develop the quality of the volunteering offer. This is your chance to be part of our exciting volunteering vision for the future.

About the role
You’ll play a big part in implementing our Volunteering plan by leading on and delivering key volunteering projects and supporting volunteer engagement across the organisation. The role comes with a broad and flexible remit to harness opportunities and deliver maximum impact too. For example, we’ll look to you to advise on the development of new volunteer roles that will ensure positive experiences for volunteers at Shelter. You’ll also be responsible for creating appropriate resources and processes that empower teams to engage and support volunteers. Building positive relationships with key stakeholders so that volunteering infrastructure and resources are established to meet their needs will be vital too. And, when it comes to facilitating learning to further develop our volunteering culture or heading up elements of volunteer communications and engagement initiatives, again, we’ll count on you.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you
You’ll need  an inclusive and innovative approach to volunteer engagement and experience of applying best practice principles in areas like recruitment, managing risk, induction and training, communication and consultation/feedback. The ability to lead on volunteering development projects using a project management approach, whilst planning and delivering your own workload is essential. What’s more, you’ll need the creativity and communication skills it takes to manage stakeholder relationships and influence teams to develop volunteering and champion volunteering internally, adapting your style as necessary for different audiences. You’ll also need experience of providing advice and guidance that empowers teams to engage volunteers, plus a flair for designing, planning and facilitating training and devising resources and/or digital tools to support the development of those best practice approaches.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.