Are you passionate about making a positive difference to society? Would you like to work for an amazing charity that transforms thousands of people’s lives every single day?  Are you passionate about Information Governance and GDPR? Humankind are recruiting a qualified Data Protection Officer at a critical and exciting juncture in the Charity’s history.

As a leading £60m+ Charity and following exponential growth, Humankind recognises the need to further improve their approach to Information Governance and we are looking to recruit an experienced Data Protection Officer.

We anticipate there will be significant opportunity for the right candidate to add value to Humankind

If you like the sound of the above and feel energised by the idea of joining a great charity which is undergoing exciting transformation, then we would love to hear from you.

We are flexible on hours and location of this role.

Please visit https://humankind.careers for more information. The closing date for completed applications is noon on the 27th April 2020.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address you have provided on your application form, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Ensure that you check your emails after the closing date as you will not be contacted by any other means.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced person to join our England Volunteering Development team.

Volunteering Development Officer
Reference number: A5900220
Location: Flexible - Birmingham Office preferred
Salary starting at: Salary Range currently £19,602 to £21,236 per annum increasing to £21,718 to £24,293 with effect from 1st April 2020
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

Volunteering is pivotal for the success of the RSPB, we simply could not save nature without volunteers. With over 12,000 volunteers giving their time and talents regularly, it is so important that we ensure our large workforce are being well supported so they are having a quality volunteering experience, gaining enjoyment and satisfaction from what they do.

We are looking for someone with experience working with volunteers, preferably in a leadership role. You will enjoy working with people and seeing how you can have a positive impact on our activities on the ground. This role covers a large geographical area, so you will be organised and work consistently so that you are visible to the teams you support, even if you can't be everywhere in person. You will have excellent communication skills and feel comfortable talking to teams at all levels

As a Volunteering Development Officer, you will join a small development team to advise volunteer line managers on excellent volunteering management, policy and best practice. You will also be a champion for change, looking for ways of doing things better. This role is about influencing and inspiring others so they are driven to work with more volunteers and in innovative ways. For the organisation to grow and ultimately save nature, we must mobilise and develop volunteers across all areas of the business, it is the role of the Volunteering Development Officer to give the energy and expertise needed to realise that change.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Closing date: 5 April 2020
Interview date: 15 April 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website, where you can download the role profile and application details.

Our job information pack and accompanying role profile on our website, tells you all about the key result areas and the skills and experience needed for the role. Please make sure you include reference number A5900220 on your application.

No agencies please.  

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

Volunteers are the bedrock of our sponsoring churches, and that means they play an important role at Christian Aid too. This is your chance to make real difference at Christian Aid by joining our newly expanded Volunteering team in one of three news roles that will deliver a volunteer experience that is rich, rewarding and impactful.

Working with colleagues across the UK, you'll lead on the recruitment and welcome of new volunteers, matching supporters to the roles that make the best use of their time, skills and interests. You'll also advise and train others on how best to work with volunteers and support decision-makers to design our volunteering programmes in line with best practice.

About you

We're looking for someone with significant experience of working with volunteers - you'll know what makes a great volunteer experience and can demonstrate how you've achieved this in other roles. You'll also have supported others to work with volunteers.

Excellent communication skills will be vital in this role, as you liaise with a range of colleagues and supporters around the UK and often via digital means, such as phone, email or video calls. Being home-based means that you'll also need to be able to work independently, prioritising tasks and managing your workload to meet tight deadlines.

And of course, you'll need a good understanding of church communities and structures, Christian Aid's key audience, so that you'll know how best to motivate and engage these potential volunteers to join us.

If this sounds like it could be you, why not share your skills with Christian Aid to recruit new volunteers, retain our current volunteers and grow our 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, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Stacy Cannon, UK Volunteering Manager, at [email protected]

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

1.) Build partnerships: Tell us about a time when you brought organisations and/or volunteers together to deliver a project or campaign.

2.) Communicate effectively: Tell us about a time when you've been able to build and sustain effective working relationships with others despite working in different locations and different teams.

3.) Deliver results: Tell us about a time when you devised and/or delivered an effective volunteer recruitment campaign.

The role

This is an exciting and varied role supporting our Volunteer Networks across the country and helping to develop existing and new volunteering programmes and opportunities.

About you

With significant experience of supporting, managing & developing a volunteer service you will have experience of applying best practice principles to volunteering and voluntary sector working.  You'll be used to contributing to multi team projects, whilst also managing to deliver your individual workload, so personal organisation is important. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are invaluable to enable you to manage stakeholder relationships and deal sensitively and effectively with queries in sometimes challenging situations.  You will also have the ability to create and develop new processes to support our volunteering activities using your eye for detail and your excellent IT skills.

If you like the sound of the role from the Key Responsibilies below, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsilities

• Work closely together with teams throughout Crohn’s & Colitis UK to support the development of our volunteering offer and promote best practice in a consistent manner.
• To work with the Volunteer Development Manager and other VDO(s) to expand our current volunteering and community programmes from development to recruitment, selection and on-going training across the organisation.
• Creating resources to support existing and future activity, ensuring that volunteers and community members are supported to deliver volunteering programmes and activities.
• Reviewing policies and procedures to reflect evolving activity and provide necessary support to internal and external volunteers.
• To design and deliver volunteer training, as a team, across the UK for a variety of roles.
• To ensure that Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s policies are followed and that legal obligations are met by staff and volunteers.
• To work with the Volunteer Development Manager to lead and develop volunteer initiatives, ensuring best use of resources.
• To lead and manage the volunteer contribution to national events and provide representation at internal and external meetings.

Volunteering Buddies Project Coordinator

Croydon Mencap and Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA) are launching a brand new exciting project giving opportunities for people with a learning disability to contribute to their community through volunteering.

Our volunteers will be matched with a Buddy who will help with preparing for the volunteering role as well as offering hands on mentoring once they have started.

You will work closely with people with a learning disability to get to know them and find out about their aspirations and the type of volunteer role they may enjoy and would be suited to. You will also work with organisations to support them to be inclusive and supportive of our volunteers. 

Job Title: Volunteering Buddies Project Coordinator

Hours: Part time - 15 hours/week (to be worked flexibly and to be discussed at interview)

Terms: Fixed term – 3 years

Salary: £24,882 pro rata

Reports to: Operations Manager

Location: Thornton Heath office

Queen's Park Community Council - London's only parish council - seeks an energetic, highly efficient organiser to work alongside its Director, supporting efforts to improve the lives of people in our neighbourhood

TCV are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable and committed person to join our London Health & Education team for this important post. This post holder will have the primary roles of leading the delivery of the weekly Green Gyms at Lloyd Park and Leyton Jubilee Park and to support the capacity building of the Friends of Parks groups across the borough. Additionally, the post holder will be expected to lead and/or support the delivery of wider community activities as required, such as large events such as Tree Week and Love Parks week.

TCV are one of the main partners for the London Borough of Waltham Forest delivering activities which connect people and greenspace. The successful applicant will be continuing to work with the London Borough of Waltham Forest representatives and local people, with the aim of increasing participant’s health and wellbeing through social engagement, gentle exercise and connectivity with the outdoors.

The post holder will actively seek new volunteers to attend the Green Gyms, through continual engagement with local social prescribing partner referrals. They will also continually recruit and train volunteers to ensure they have the maximum opportunity to develop their skills and experience. Additionally, the post holder will be required to support the community in various ways, such as hosting family craft sessions at the Walthamstow garden party to helping a community group create a pond. The post holder will work closely with the existing TCV staff in Waltham Forest to ensure local people receive the best possible experience.

 
The successful applicant will have experience of working with communities and a good knowledge of the outdoors. They must be able to plan practical projects including ordering materials and other logistics. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of a range of practical activities, experience in supervising groups of people, an ability to communicate effectively with people with varying abilities and levels of influence, together with personal qualities of intuition, resourcefulness and flexibility.

The post is part-time for 21 hours per week on a fixed-term basis until March 2022, with possible potential for extension. The post will be based at the Abbott’s Park office, with travel across Waltham Forest and to the TCV London office in King’s Cross.

TCV are one of the main partners for the London Borough of Waltham Forest delivering activities which connect people and greenspace. The successful applicant will be continuing to work with the London Borough of Waltham Forest representatives and local people, with the aim of increasing community engagement, understanding and connectivity with the outdoors.

The post holder will be involved with delivering activities for school groups and for informal family sessions. They will support the Friends of Parks groups by delivering and/or facilitating training sessions, which may include anything from social media to creating a wildflower meadow. The post holder will also organise and host the annual Friends of Parks group forum. Additionally, the post holder will be required to support the community in various ways, such as hosting family craft sessions at the Walthamstow garden party to helping a community group create a pond. The post holder will work closely with the existing TCV staff in Waltham Forest to ensure local people receive the best possible experience.

 
The successful applicant will have experience of working with children and communities and ideally a good knowledge of the outdoors. They must be able to plan practical projects including ordering materials and other logistics. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of a range of practical activities, have experience in supervising groups of people, an ability to communicate effectively with people with varying abilities and levels of influence, together with personal qualities of intuition, resourcefulness and flexibility.

The post is part-time for 21 hours per week on a fixed-term basis until March 2021, with possible potential for extension. The post will be based at the Abbott’s Park office, with travel across Waltham Forest and to the TCV London office in King’s Cross.

This is an exciting time to join Leeds Cares as a Volunteer Manager and shape the future of volunteering at the charity. Leeds Cares is about to embark on a £30 million capital appeal and this role will be instrumental in setting up volunteer fundraising groups across the city and the region. There are lots of plans to grow the charity in the future to support more great work at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and volunteers will be at the heart of our strategy going forward.

We are looking for an experienced volunteer manager who shares the values of Leeds Cares and can connect with local groups to grow the number and diversity of volunteers for the charity. A large part of the role will be ensuring volunteers are supported, empowered and have the essential materials and skills to carry out their roles effectively and ultimately have a great experience throughout their time with the organisation.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for every employee and volunteer to feel respected and supported to perform at their best and achieve their full potential. Applications are welcomed from full time and part time applicants.

Reside are looking for enthusiastic individual to join the Tenant Support Team to provide tenancy support to our tenants who live in supported living services across the South of England.

We are particularly looking for someone who along with working in housing has had experience working with tenants who have learning disabilities, autism, mental heath and acquired brain injuries.

The post holder will be responsible for a housing management ‘patch’ but will be expected to work flexibly with the other Tenant Support Officers to provide an excellent housing service across the full portfolio of properties managed and owned by Reside. The properties will need to be visited once every six months and the patch goes from London, Kent, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. 

The role will be a mix of:

• undertaking housing management visits and property inspections, and so will involve significant travel and the need to be regularly away from home, and

• case management requiring a good understanding of rents and service charge budgets, including budget setting and management. The post holder will be responsible for maximising income through effective management of rent arrears and voids.

• The ideal candidate will be able to deal with a range of issues in liaison with support teams, support providers, landlords, tenants, families and contractors. A good understanding of housing law and process together with some technical and welfare benefits (including housing benefit) knowledge is needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• To act as a key point of contact within the Tenant Support Team for tenants and service users, colleagues, contractors, support providers and suppliers.
• To deliver a generic housing management service to a portfolio of properties occupied by vulnerable adults.
• To manage a ‘patch’ of properties undertaking all housing management functions to include considering referrals, preparing tenancy agreements, signing up new tenants, dealing with Housing Benefit claims, managing rent arrears, dealing with tenancy enforcement, setting and managing service charge budgets, liaising with support staff, handling enquiries, property audits and estate inspections and point of contact with Registered Providers.
• Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with stakeholders.
• Plays a role in ensuring Reside complies with regulatory health and safety issues, and ensures we are working in compliance with company policy and procedure.
• Works alongside facilities colleagues to facilitate properties and home environments are maintained to a good standard.
• Works as a team player to deliver and develop excellent customer service standards.
• Collates information of a highly confidential and sensitive nature regarding service users and property related issues for company use, maintaining confidentiality at all times on a need-to-know basis

Victim Support is looking for an Engagement and Volunteer Officer based within the Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care Service, to work across both counties.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care is looking for an Engagement and Volunteer Officer to be involved in delivering a programme of awareness raising and to recruit, manage and support a team of volunteers. The main purpose of the role is to raise the profile of the service using social media, the NSVC website and creating a quarterly newsletter with the intention of boosting self-referrals. The post holder will also recruit, manage and support a diverse group of volunteers who will be outward facing and help to raise the profile of the service across both counties.

To be successful in this post you will have experience of working in a voluntary or community setting and either managing, developing and/or supporting volunteers. You will also have experience in undertaking targeted recruitment activities. As Engagement and Volunteer Officer you will also need to possess first class communications, IT and presentation skills with the ability to instil confidence in, and gain the trust, of others, leading by example to help drive forward the needs of the service.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required. This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check).

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

• To support unaccompanied and former unaccompanied minor young men with settling into semi-independent living in the UK;
• To create a welcoming and safe space for residents throughout the supported accommodation service;
• To provide an efficient service that adheres to best practice, working closely with partners including Local Authority children’s services, colleges, healthcare providers and the job centre.

Bring your passion and experience for community development to work alongside residents in one of the most dynamic, diverse, and exciting parts of London. Somers Town has a heritage of radical social and community development, and the residents of Somers Town Big Local are looking for someone to support them to continue and expand that heritage.  This is particularly pressing in the current lockdown, as we seek to make connections using virtual and online tools that will create a legacy of closer relationships between neighbours across this community. 

We are seeking a dynamic new Chief Executive to provide strong leadership and

direction during a period of rapid expansion for this growing charity.  If you

have a passion for working with communities, love heritage and enjoy managing

change, this could be the job for you!

Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is a grass roots membership organisation

operating across the United Kingdom, that provides a unique resource within

the national heritage sector, supporting community based organisations to

revive their heritage assets for social and economic benefit.  We equip

local communities with the skills they need to deliver these complex

projects through our online resources and fortnightly newsletters, as well

as providing peer to peer support through regular branch meetings and our

annual conference.  

Thanks to funding from Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and

others, the organisation has an exciting opportunity to upscale its operations

over the next three years, to increase resilience and deliver a comprehensive

programme of community-based training and skills development to its expanding

membership.

As our new CEO you will be working with an active and engaged board of trustees

and a great team of dedicated staff, volunteers and consultants.  You will also be

representing the organisation at a national level to improve HTN’s profile and impact.

Our ideal candidate will have several years’ experience of managing a heritage,

cultural or community organisation, involving strategic planning, staff management

and finances.  A broad based interest in historic building/built environment matters

and knowledge of the range of not for profit organisations working to benefit local

communities will be essential. We will also be looking for someone with excellent

people and communication skills, an aptitude for fundraising and business planning,

as well as sound marketing and IT skills. 

The post is based in Birmingham, with travel throughout the UK. Initially funded for a

year there is potential to extend the post, subject to funding.

To get further information or contact details for an informal chat, please click the

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Closing dateTuesday 14th April with interviews on the afternoons of Thursday 23rd or Friday 24th April via Video conference.