We’re looking for a customer-focused individual with considerable experience of homelessness, housing and related social welfare issues, including extensive knowledge/experience of housing law, to join us as a Telephone Housing Advisor and help us to help more people in housing need.

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. 

Funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The National Homelessness Advice Service is a project delivered by Shelter. It’s purpose? To provide specialist support for housing advice providers and promote and support good practice in the provision of high quality housing advice, with a focus on preventing homelessness. As well as delivering free training in housing law to 4,500 advisers from the local authority and advice sectors, we handle over 10,000 calls per year on the NHAS Consultancy Line and promote joint working between voluntary and statutory agencies. In short, get ready for lots of challenge and variety.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for delivering a professional, impartial, pragmatic and outcome focused telephone and email 2nd tier advice to other agencies, including Local Authorities and advice agencies. This will involve using diagnostic questioning to assess and agree clients’ needs, giving full advice on different legal problems that include homelessness and housing issues, we’ll rely on you to undertake some of the more complex cases too (with the support of a senior colleague). And, when it comes to making sure all work meets quality, contractual, performance and professional targets and standards again, we’ll count on you to deliver.

About you

A proven track record in a related area is essential as is extensive knowledge/experience of housing law. We’ll also be looking for a commercially aware, results-driven and client focused approach that enables you to understand others’ needs and strive to deliver a prompt, effective and personalised service. Good listening skills are vital too, as is the ability to positively influence others and persuade them to change their views, intentions or actions for the good. Proficient using a case management system and Microsoft Office applications, the ability to type is also required in order to succeed.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, 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.

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.  Apply to be part of our advice 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.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

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

The current vacancy is for one supervision group (up to 4 supervisees) which will run fortnightly on Thursdays from 6:00-8:00p.m. 

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest has a long-standing and well-established engagement with local and diverse communities and is committed to offer support and respect to anyone facing a mental health problem. The organisation offers opportunities for learning and development and supports a collaborative and creative working environment 

The current vacancies are to supervise honourary therapists from Mind’s Wellbeing Network. 

Candidates must be UKCP/BACP/HCPC registered, have more than five years post qualification experience and minimum two years supervisory experience. Experience in the field of mental health care and supervision qualification is essential. We are specifically looking to recruit an integrative and psychodynamic supervisor to meet the needs of the current supervision group. An interest and understanding of a few modalities is desirable.

Key responsibilities:  

• To provide group supervision (and individual where appropriate) to honourary therapists practitioners at Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest. 

• To be line managed by Head of Psychological Therapies.

• To have a commitment to on-going consultation / supervision of supervision practice

• To adhere to BACP Ethical Framework

• To abide by all Mind in CHWF policies and procedures including –

• To maintain clinical records of supervision and communicate via email/verbally with Head of Psychological Therapies and practitioners.

• To contribute to practitioner’s appraisals which includes writing an annual supervisor’s report.

• To support CPD activities within the organisation.

• To attend planning meetings, reviews, practitioner interviews as appropriate.

Clinical Supervisor - Person Specification  

Experience:  

Essential  

• Experience of delivering supervision in a mental health setting, and working in reference to NICE guidance

• CBT, Integrative psychotherapy or counselling qualification

• Qualification in clinical supervision

• Minimum 5 years post qualification status as a counsellor/psychotherapist

• Recognised accreditation with UKCP/BACP/HCPC

• Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising groups and individual counsellors/psychotherapists from a range of training backgrounds

• Successful clinical experience working with clients with a range of difficulties, including complex mental health issues and drug and alcohol issues

• Clinical experience in providing both individual and group therapy

• To understand issues regarding confidentiality & management of risk within a counselling relationship

• Good administrative skills

• Understanding of the voluntary sector

• Commitment to on-going supervision of supervision

• DBS Enhanced without Barring 

Desirable  

• Experience in delivering training to counsellors/psychotherapists

• An understanding of organisational dynamics and the impact on the work

Personal attributes:  

• Resilience, reliability, flexibility

• Good communication skills and commitment to work collaboratively with Head of Psychological Therapies

• Commitment and interest to the overall development of Mind CHWF services

Abilities and interests:  

• To communicate well with other members of the team

• Awareness and understanding of the need for policies and procedures regarding equal opportunities, child protection, risk assessment, confidentiality etc

• Interest in continuing professional development

Next Steps  

The current vacancy is for one supervision group (up to 4 supervisees per group) which runs fortnightly on Thursdays at 6:00-8:00p.m. 

Current rate: £50/hour

Please note: the appointed person will work as an independent consultant and will not be an employee. 

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please email us the attached equal opportunities form to the HR Team.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice.

Please ensure you attach your completed Equal Opportunities Form to your application.

We have an opportunity for Head of Safeguarding to join our team. ESTEEM is a Sussex-based charity which involves young people and adults aged 14-26 in opportunities to develop confidence, build life-skills and improve well-being. We do this by offering access to 1:1 vocational mentoring, tailored volunteer roles, well-being support services and group activities in a safe and supportive environment.

ESTEEM has experienced significant growth over the past two years and this role has evolved to meet need by systematising safeguarding across the organisation, whilst ensuring it is still personal, increasing capacity to support young adults directly with 121 intervention, and follow up external safeguarding referrals and partnership working wherever possible. 

The Head of Safeguarding will also hold the role as the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the charity, taking the lead in ensuring that appropriate arrangements for keeping children and young adults safe are in place across the organisation; in line with the Children’s Act and Care Act. This role will promote the safety and welfare of children and young adults involved in ESTEEM’s activities at all times.

Based at ESTEEM’s offices, in Shoreham, West Sussex, you will work alongside ESTEEM’s Trustee Safeguarding Lead, as well as staff on other projects which provide opportunities for 14-26 year olds.

ESTEEM works with over 160 young people per year across all of Sussex who are facing barriers to achieving their life-goals. This role will be the main point of contact for all ESTEEM's Safeguarding concerns. They will be responsible for ensuring the organisation continues to meet our high safeguarding standards, whilst maintaining our ethos of participatory working.

Principal tasks and responsibilities 

1. Take a lead role in developing and reviewing ESTEEM’s safeguarding children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures.

2. Take a lead role in implementing ESTEEM’s safeguarding of children and vulnerable adult policies and procedures: ensuring all safeguarding concerns regarding children and young adults who take part in ESTEEM’s activities are responded to appropriately.

3. Make sure that everyone working or volunteering with or for children and young adults at ESTEEM, including the board of trustees, understands the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults policy and procedures, and knows what to do if they have concerns about a child’s welfare.

4. Make sure children and young people who are involved in activities at ESTEEM and their parents know who they can talk to if they have a welfare concern and understand what action the organisation will take in response. 

5. Maintain established safeguarding confidential record keeping logs and systems according to legal requirements; taking responsibility for monitoring of these daily whilst efficiently keeping staff informed within set timeframes. 

6. Provide timely and supportive advice to staff as needed.

7. Take the lead on responding to information that may constitute a child or adult protection concern, including a concern that an adult involved with ESTEEM may present a risk to children or young people, this includes:

   • a. assessing and clarifying the information 

   • b. making referrals to statutory organisations as appropriate 

   • c. consulting with and informing the relevant members of the organisation’s management 

   • d. following the organisation’s safeguarding policy and procedures. 

8. Liaise with, pass on information to and receive information from statutory child protection agencies such as:

   • a. the local authority child and adult care services 

   • b. the police. This includes making formal referrals to agencies when necessary.

9. Work closely with safeguarding staff team, chairing fortnightly meetings, to ensure they are kept up to date with safeguarding concerns across the organisation and disseminate this information out to other relevant staff as appropriate. 

10. Undertake reviews every fortnight as part of safeguarding team meetings, to update RAG rating for young people and adults in relation to risk. Ensure staff team are updated on these ratings with appropriate advice and support. 

11. Write safety and care plans for those individuals rated as High or Red, with internal and external staff consultation, and disseminate out to relevant staff team; including views of young people and young adults as appropriate.

12. As required present updates directly to the board of trustees or Trustee Safeguarding Lead regarding legal compliance and organisational safeguarding culture. This will also involve reporting any allegations of internal whistleblowing. 

13. Liaise directly with Trustee Safeguarding Lead to ensure safeguarding is seen as an ongoing priority across the organisation and that legislative requirements and charity commission guidelines are being followed at all levels of the organisation. 

14. Be familiar with and work within inter-agency child and vulnerable adult protection procedures developed by the local child protection agencies. 

15. Be familiar with issues relating to child and vulnerable adults protection and abuse, and keep up to date with new developments in this area. 

16. Attend regular training in issues relevant to child protection and share knowledge from that training with everyone who works or volunteers with or for children and young people at ESTEEM.

17. Attend team meetings, supervision sessions and management meetings as arranged.

18. Work flexibly as may be required and carry out any other reasonable duties, including coordinating on call duties for activities operating outside of normal working hours. 

Appointment to this role is subject to satisfactory vetting and barring checks. Designated Safeguarding Leads must have received relevant adult and child safeguarding training that is specific to their role. This training should be refreshed regularly and they should keep up to date with any changes in safeguarding and child protection legislation and guidance.

Job Title: Digital Storyteller and Network Support

Location of job: Oxford

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: 11th June 2020

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

- Can create interesting social media material

- Is passionate about celebrating and telling peoples stories

- Is comfortable leading workshops

What is the role about?

- Interviewing Methodist Peacemakers and sharing video / images of the story

- Providing desk-based support for the Methodist Peace Fellowship

- Leading workshops and speaking in church services, some arranged via a partnership with the Student Christian Movement

What's in it for you?

- A chance to use your digital skills to create inspiring and challenging material

- Make a big difference in a small charity, and through that meet inspiring people in this country and connect with people in other nations.

- Your chance to work for peace at a time when it’s vitally needed in the world

Occupational requirements

Age 18-23
To be a Christian - we would prefer an active Christian. This is because it is an outward facing role involving workshops, public speaking and meeting and speaking with interview people about their faith.

There is a genuine Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a Christian in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

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 a Connexional Wellbeing Adviser

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

For an informal discussion with a member of the team please contact

Interviews will be held via ZOOM on 1st July 2020

Interview Date: 01-Jul-2020

Senior Engineer

£31,058 per annum

(plus a recruitment & retention allowance of £3,993pa)

(Ref:  SUS2891)

37.5 hours per week - based within England, South

Sustrans is looking for a Senior Engineer, who is passionate about sustainability, to help design and deliver outstanding cycling and walking infrastructure schemes to enable us to achieve our vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You will help develop and improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) through our “Paths for Everyone” work and partner with a range of stakeholders as we seek to upgrade the NCN into high quality traffic free or quiet back road routes.  “Liveable Towns and Cities” is another of our core priorities and will see you working on projects such as conceptual cycle super-highways, working hand in hand with local communities reshaping their streets and, alongside local authorities, unlocking the wider road network to encourage greater active travel.

We are looking for Engineers with strong highways background and a flair for delivering high quality infrastructure design. Engineers who can demonstrate a strong track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders and as technical experts within multi-disciplinary teams. In return we can support you to develop new skills and give you the freedom to express yourself creatively. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

We look forward to receiving your application.  Closing date for completed applications is 9am on Monday 8 June 2020.  Interviews will be held over Skype / Zoom on Wednesday 17 or Thursday 18 June 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

STAFF NURSE REQUIRED FOR SPECIALISED SUBSTANCE MISUSE INPATIENT DETOX SERVICE, EDWIN HOUSE, NOTTINGHAM, A4C BAND 5, £24,214 - £30,112, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

Framework Housing Association is the lead provider of drug and alcohol treatment within Nottingham City and is excited to be able to offer this unique opportunity to join a specialised substance misuse service. We are looking for both RGNs and RMNs who are suitably qualified and have a passion for working within the substance misuse field to work within our Inpatient Detox Unit.

56 Edwin House IPDU is a dedicated 14 bed nursing service that provides inpatient detoxification for those with alcohol or substance misuse issues. The service itself is situated within a newly refurbished facility and will be providing specialised care from a Consultant led multi-disciplinary team.

Hours of work will be rotating shift patterns including weekends and nights. 

Framework is committed to providing Continuing Professional Development and support for Revalidation. A full training programme will be provided alongside regular clinical supervision. Preceptorship is available for newly qualified nurses. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of a truly innovative and rapidly evolving service which forms an integral part of the substance misuse treatment system both locally and nationally.

Closing Date: On receipt of sufficient number of applications

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Adam Sutcliffe 

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Senior Engineer

£31,058 per annum

(plus a recruitment & retention allowance of £3,993pa)

(Ref:  SUS2875)

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week - based within England, Midlands & East

Sustrans is looking for Senior Engineers, who are passionate about sustainability, to help design and deliver outstanding cycling and walking infrastructure schemes to enable us to achieve our vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You will help develop and improve the National Cycle Network (NCN) through our “Paths for Everyone” work and partner with a range of stakeholders as we seek to upgrade the NCN into high quality traffic free or quiet back road routes.  “Liveable Towns and Cities” is another of our core priorities and will see you working on projects such as conceptual cycle super-highways, working hand in hand with local communities reshaping their streets and, alongside local authorities, unlocking the wider road network to encourage greater active travel.

We are looking for Engineers with strong highways background and a flair for delivering high quality infrastructure design. Engineers who can demonstrate a strong track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders and as technical experts within multi-disciplinary teams. In return we can support you to develop new skills and give you the freedom to express yourself creatively. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

We look forward to receiving your application.  Closing date for completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 2 June 2020.  Interviews will be held over Skype / Zoom on Wednesday 10 or Thursday 11 June 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Founded in 2016, Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA) is a registered charity focused on supporting some of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and at-risk young people in Newham and east London, providing them with new opportunities to build self-belief, enabling them to overcome their personal barriers to progression. Delivering projects and activities from our community hubs, the Terence Brown Arc in the Park in Canning Town and the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub in Stratford, we provide high quality youth provision enabling each young person to achieve their full potential, personally, socially and educationally. Boosted by funding secured from the City Bridge Trust, we are now looking to grow and further develop our youth programmes to reach even more vulnerable young people, making the best possible difference and changing lives.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and energetic SEND Coordinator. Reporting to our Operations Director, this exciting role will take responsibility for leading, developing and delivering our projects and programmes supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, including the delivery of a new project funded by the City Bridge Trust. Offered on a full-time basis (with the option to discuss the possibility of reduced hours), the role will provide a combination of delivery support and coordination of AAA’s projects supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND), supporting their personal, educational, creative and social development, helping them to reach their full potential. This is a great opportunity to join a growing charity and make a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people, whilst contributing to the development of our offer for SEND young people and young adults at a key time.

Successful candidates will have demonstrable experience in developing and delivering projects and programmes supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, meeting pre-determined output and outcome targets. You will also bring experience of leading teams of paid and volunteer workers delivering high quality programmes meeting the needs of vulnerable young people. You will be self-motivated with a commitment to the equality of opportunity and Ambition Aspire Achieve’s purpose and bring strong communication skills with the ability to build effective, positive and professional relationships with SEND young people, their parents/carers, project staff and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading on the development and delivery of specific youth-related projects supporting young people and young adults with SEND across AAA, ensuring project milestones and outputs are met or exceeded
• Leading and line managing a small team of sessional workers and volunteers delivering AAA’s SEND projects 
• Working collaboratively with key partners (e.g. schools, community stakeholders, delivery partners) to support the recruitment of young people and the effective delivery of provision
• Providing for the social, personal, educational and leisure needs of young people with SEND by leading in the running, organisation and delivery of AAA projects, enabling service users to increase their skills and confidence and realise their full potential
• Liaising with parents and carers of SEND young people participating in AAA’s projects, building strong relationships to support the development of service users
• Supporting SEND young people to identify positive progression opportunities

The salary for this post will be £25,000 to £28, 000 per annum pro-rata (depending on prior experience and qualifications). 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 9th April 2020 at 5pm with interviews expected to take place shortly after the Easter holiday break.

Ambition Aspire Achieve is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment and selection processes are in accordance with best practice in safeguarding children and young people.

HR Shared Services Transformation Manager

To £660 a day (inside IR35)

Birmingham

• Are you an expereinced HR Shared Services Manager with transformation experience?
• Have you worked within a sizable, matrix environment?
• Have you exposure to payroll?

If so, read on.

A government grant funded organsiation are seeking a HR Shared Services Manager with a 12 month assignment.

Purpose
Primarily this role will lead on a functional transformation within the HR Shared Service and Payroll team, including implementation of a HR case management system, process improvements, and ensuring a best in class HRSS model is fully operational and is valued by the wider business.

Duties

The role holder will manage, lead and develop a team of HR Shared Service Advisors, (8 employees) Payroll Advisors (3 employees).

It is a complex leadership role covering different HR disciplines and the purpose of the role is to ensure collectively HR Shared Services team are delivering efficiently and effectively with the customer in mind, and to continually look to enhance the overall service proposition that the team deliver. They will be required to lead change, coach, develop and educate line managers and employees through HRSS life cycle, providing guidance, motivation, and solutions to ensure the delivery of the overarching HR Operational Team objectives.

Payroll

• Oversee all payroll processes, resourcing administration, and on boarding processes, in line with agreed SLAs.
• Ownership of the HR and payroll module of Oracle
• Leading and devising the payroll strategy, including organizational structure, and flexing the delivery model to keep pace with the growth of the company.

Shared Services Management

• Lead and manage the HR Shared Services team based in Birmingham to ensure consistent application of HR processes, and delivery of HR services within agreed service level agreements (SLAs) and in a customer centric way.

• Develop a team HR and payroll professionals that are detail conscious, ensuring that HR processes are delivered right first time, every time.
• Coach, mentor, train and support the HR Shared Services team in providing 'first-line' advice to line managers and employees in the application of HR policies and procedures.

Operational management

• With support of HRSLT lead any change projects within the department
• Support and develop the roll out of transformation project work such as employee self-service as the organisation moves to the new Oracle ERP system, ensuring managers deliver against their job role and performance objectives through their teams.
• Lead diverse audits internal and externally with NAO GIAA HMRC and audit regulators
• Working alongside the Head of HR Operations, wider HR directorate and the SLT to execute the Central Services strategy and plan which incorporates Employee Relations, Engagement & Wellbeing, Recruitment, Reward and Payroll.
• It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Essential criteria

• Leading transformational change projects within HR ideally HRSS/ Payroll within a Shared Services environment
• Knowledge of OD and HR transformation
• Knowledge of HR best practice, employment legislation, policy application and compliance with data protection regulations, combined with experience of practical application in the workplace.
• Knowledge of HR systems and their importance in delivering accurate, reliable data to the business
• Knowledge of payroll managing a gross risk of 100 million for payroll, taking responsibility for all implementation and adherence to the payroll strategy. This will include Governance & Reporting Standards, Risk & Control Framework and Key Performance and Risk Indicators.
• Functional Payroll knowledge
• Knowledge of tax policy, tax legislation and employment regulations as they relate to reporting to HMRC
• Knowledge of Leading HRSS in a SME function
• Knowledge of accounting principles, ability to understand impact of payroll activity on financial statements and effectively partner with Finance.

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As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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CHICKS is a national children’s charity providing free respite breaks to young people aged 8-17 from all over the UK who would really benefit from a break from their home lives. We were established in 1992 and since then we have provided over 16,000 young people with a much-needed break.

We believe that every young person has the right to make positive childhood memories. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives young people the chance to have fun, enjoy new experiences and relax. More than anything, it gives them the chance to just be children.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to build our fundraising capacity as well as grow our presence nationally by providing excellent fundraising and communications knowledge and offer strategic guidance and support as part of the leadership team.

This role has line responsibility for the Fundraising and Retail Team who are based across various locations.

The Director of Income will take up a key leadership role in a progressive, professional, and collaborative organisation. Committed to CHICKS vision and values, the Director of Income will inspire, motivate, and empower others, building a high-performance culture across, fundraising, retail, and marketing.

Our income generation activities need to be fully aligned with this ambition. The Director of Income will build long-lasting partnerships, both internal and external, communicate with and influence a range of audiences, and bring innovation to income generation at CHICKS.

Scope & Purpose:
The successful candidate will be a strong commercial leader with a record of achieving substantial income targets while driving growth and brand development. To deliver this role you will require an extensive track record of developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve income growth, as well as a wide knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of income streams.

Main Responsibilities:

· Develop the income strategy to raise income in line with set targets, the agreed annual budget and the charity's business plan

· Be an active and effective member of the Senior Leadership Team

· Lead the Income teams in expanding and delivering our charitable income

· Control and monitor budgets in respect of the fundraising, shops and communications targets and objectives

· Plan and deliver, with support from the team, new marketing initiatives that will increase our visibility both locally and nationally

· Build relationships with our most significant funders, through regular communication and face-to-face meetings where possible, and ensure that they continue to feel close to our aims and work

· Ensure all income activity is compliant with relevant charity and other statutory legislation and conforms to Institute of Fundraising and Fundraising Regulator codes of conduct and practice

· Keep abreast of changes in market practices and trends in charitable giving both locally and nationally

· To analysis, identify and evaluate income and communications options; utilising financial and other performance management data

· Make and assist with presentations about CHICKS to potential and current donors

· Travel nationally as required, following and strengthening fundraising leads

· Build strong relationships with current and potential donors and ensure that ongoing support is appropriately recognised

· Liaise with the Finance team to ensure that monthly reconciliation of all income and expenditure is in line with targets set

· Continue to develop the knowledge and skills required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position

· Produce regular reports for our Trustees and attend Board and Action Group meetings as required

Person Specification:

· A proven track record in fundraising and retail

· Delivery and monitoring of income generation strategies and implementation

· Capacity to build excellent relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally

· Outstanding written communications, particularly for funding applications, project management, including reporting

· Ability to understand and use financial language and budgets, and to set departmental budgets and targets

· Strong research and prospecting skills

· A self-starter with strong self-management skills

· Good humoured and approachable

· Full Drivers Licence and access to a car is essential

· Have excellent attention to detail and the ability to adhere to specific deadlines

· An articulate and persuasive communicator with the ability to establish and manage various donor relationships and building strategic relationships

· Good computer skills with the ability to use database software. Experience of Raiser’s Edge is desirable

· Ability to show a commitment to professional standards and apply industry best practice to all aspects of the role

· To understand and actively reinforce the ethos, culture and operations of CHICKS

Please submit the application form outlining your motivation for applying and highlighting how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role of Director of Income, as set out in the brief.

Applications should be sent with reference DIRECTOR OF INCOME.

Closing Date for Applications: Midday, Monday 1 June 2020

Formal interviews are likely to take place in early June 2020

We will be reviewing applications as soon as they come in so please ensure that you act quickly if you are interested in this post. CHICKS reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date specified, should we find the suitable candidate.