Youth Support Manager Jobs in Newcastle

The role

We are looking for a Supporter Acquisition Executive to play a key role in the fundraising that supports NDCS's work to support deaf children and their families. This post will manage relationships with fundraising supporter acquisition agencies, particularly working door to door and face to face, to recruit tens of thousands of new supporters every year.

What you'll do

• Manage relationships with fundraising supporter acquisition agencies, ensuring our ambitious supporter recruitment targets are hit and that campaigns comply with regulations and best practice.
• Monitor and report on the success of campaigns, identifying areas for growth and improvement.
• Ensure feedback and complaints are learned from and handled effectively.

What you'll need

• Strong communication, confidence managing relationships externally & internally.
• Numeracy & attention to detail - able to create reports on campaign performance & make improvement recommendations.
• Resilience in dealing with challenges.
• Familiarity with fundraising processes and regulation is an advantage.
• Previous experience of managing high value suppliers, or account management, is an advantage.
• Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
• A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).

What you'll get

• Home-based working with flexible hours.
• 25 days holiday - plus additional 3 days at Christmas (and bank holidays).
• Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Annual performance-based salary increase.
• Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.

What we do

The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Disability Confidence

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us  with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a database specialist looking for an organisation with purpose, where your work makes a difference to vulnerable children every day. This is a brand-new role in our organisation which is putting data at the heart of its new strategy.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a person who is passionate about the power of data, you will have the opportunity to shape the way that the organisation captures and analyses fundraising income and other data to maximise income which will in turn enable us to support more children.

You will have a track record of managing a fundraising database in a charitable organisation and proven data analysis skills. This role will provide an essential link between the finance and fundraising & marketing teams and will suit someone who thrives on working collaboratively to achieve the goals of the organisation.

We are looking for someone with advanced skills in data management. Time management and problem solving are an essential part of this role.

STILL INTERESTED? HOW TO APPLY...

To apply for this position, please visit our website

Please note that Railway Children will only accept applications made using this application form and will not accept CVs, academic certificates or covering letters.

 Closing date: Sunday February at 5pm.

Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date. At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us.

This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.

Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful. THANK YOU

As Volunteer Outreach and Partnerships Officer, you will be working closely with our Communities and Volunteering Manager and the wider north of England team to support the development and delivery of a plan for local volunteering and community engagement. You will explore and develop partnerships with local communities and identify volunteering opportunities that will enable us to reach more people and drive forward positive change. You will be an excellent communicator and be passionate about volunteering and supporting volunteers, local groups and communities to develop and grow. You will have a good understanding of how volunteers can support the work of charities and have a creative approach to creating accessible and workable volunteer opportunities that meet the needs of an organisation and the diverse populations we serve across our region.

About Chapter One

Chapter One is a growing charity dedicated to ensuring every child has access to one-to-one reading support at the time they need it most. 

Our innovative Online Reading Volunteers Programme aims to support 3,300 children facing disadvantage during the 2024-25 academic year, pairing five to eight-year-old children with reading support volunteers from over 140 local and national businesses. Our unique approach requires volunteers to commit just 30 minutes a week for an entire academic year, using our bespoke digital platform. The results are transformative, significantly boosting children's reading confidence and ability. Our ambitious five year plan targets growth of 20% year on year.

For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.

About the role 

With ambitious targets to support thousands more children by 2029, Chapter One is seeking a passionate, energetic Fundraising Officer to be an integral part of our Fundraising team. Reporting to our Trusts & Foundations Manager, you’ll generate income from a range of existing and new trusts and foundations, along with individual fundraising activities to contribute towards the 2024-25 fundraising target of £278,000, rising to £348,000 in 2025-26 in which you’ll have an individual target.

This new role is ideal for an early career professional who can write creative, compelling bids and build impactful relationships to make your mark in a fast-growing charity which is flexible and agile. You’ll be a proactive, determined self-starter and have high standards for yourself and others. You’ll develop and manage a funding pipeline by investing in thorough research and relationship cultivation, and you will thrive in working with funders, partners and supporters on a day -to-day basis. 

Key Responsibilities

Deliver the fundraising plan 

● Work collaboratively with the Trusts & Foundations Manager to grow Chapter One’s fundraising portfolio and meet agreed income targets from trusts and foundations. 

● Maintain a portfolio of existing trusts and foundations, ensuring an excellent cultivation and stewardship journey​ in order to build relationships and maximise income. 

● Proactively identify and research new prospective trust funders, finding creative ways to engage with them to secure support.

● Create compelling and tailored fundraising applications and reports, ensuring there is a strong emotional case for support and accuracy, to inspire prospects and supporters across trusts and foundations. 

● Contribute to the highest levels of donor care for supporters, including creative stewardship, adhering to all grant conditions and responding in a timely manner to all enquiries from supporters and prospects. 

● Research, interpret and present data about literacy and impact that makes a compelling case for Chapter One’s programmes. 

● Contribute to internal planning and budget setting for restricted and unrestricted activities, setting out clear plans and a pipeline for income generation from trusts and foundations.

● Work with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, Corporate Partnerships team and Communications team to support the development of strategies and campaigns to grow individual giving from existing volunteers and supporters.

● Undertake administrative duties to support the delivery of individual fundraising initiatives including matched-giving campaigns and Payroll Giving. 

● Work closely with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships team and Communications team to ensure a cohesive approach and maximise all fundraising opportunities.

General

● Oversee and maintain specific fundraising administrative processes, including

recording of activity on the Salesforce CRM and internal databases.

● Maintain up-to-date knowledge of fundraising regulations, networks, and developments across the sector. 

● Adherence to Chapter One’s Donation Acceptance Policy.

● Contribute to forecasting and regular reporting, producing verbal and written reports for senior management as required.

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:

● A commitment to Chapter One’s mission and values.

● Experience of fundraising, ideally from trusts and foundations.

● A demonstrable track record of successfully generating income and achieving targets. 

● An ability to create compelling and successful fundraising applications and proposals. 

● Excellent written communication skills, with an understanding of how to tailor communications for different audiences/contexts.

● Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. 

● Evidence of effective prospect research, growing and managing a pipeline, planning for your portfolio and increasing income​.

● Good financial acumen and proven ability to present complex financial information accurately.

● Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

● Ability to effectively work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.

You’ll be more successful in the role if you have:

● Experience of individual giving or employee fundraising.

● Experience of working in a charity that has a strong corporate volunteering offer.​

● Experience using the Salesforce CRM Non-profit Success Pack.

Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.

Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:

• Empowering Women & Girls
• Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
• Climate & the Environment
• Economic Empowerment
• Supporting Stronger Societies

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

About the Role

Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?

We are looking for someone to support our programmes and institutional fundraising with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about addressing the root causes of and inequalities caused by conflict. You will be someone passionate about the work Cord does and who can bring technical institutional funding expertise alongside peacebuilding knowledge to our small and committed team.

In this role you will lead the development of new programmes and institutional funding bids in line with Cord’s peacebuilding approach and 5 main programme areas. You will manage proposal submissions to Cord’s key donors such as the EU, US State Department, GIZ, SDC, UN Peacebuilding Fund etc. You will be working closely with country teams to design and write proposals based on strong project designs developed in partnership with our local partners.

The role will also operate at a strategic level by managing Cord’s relationships with key donors and shaping how Cord communicates about its programmes and the added-value that Cord brings.

If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a UK-based charity dedicated to supporting military children and young people (0 to 25 years) who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces. Founded in 2010 by Nikki Scott following the death of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, the charity offers a unique blend of emotional, practical, and educational support to over 700 young people, and we have big ambitions to support over 1,000 children annually by 2030. 

We are proud of our vibrant, non-traditional culture, which puts the needs of bereaved children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We embrace innovative approaches, are committed to creating smiles and believe in the power of community, resilience, and connection. 

The Head of Finance will be a key member of the senior leadership team, supporting the charity in developing and delivering our growth plans. 

**Access to Norfolk/Cambridgeshire for regular team meet ups required**

Role Mission:

 “I am here to help the charity achieve its mission by ensuring it is financially sound, compliant, transparent, and uses its funding in the most impactful ways.” 

Key Duties:

· Ownership of the finance function.

· Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flows.

· Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes.

· Preparation of Monthly Management Reports for Chief Executive & Trustees.

· Cash management and treasury duties, including credit control.

· Stock control.

· Management of Grant income and spending.

· Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are maintained.

What are the 3-month goals for this role:

· Prepared the charity’s 2024 annual accounts for external auditing.

· Completely familiarised with all aspects of the charity’s financial recording and reporting.

· Providing the existing, regular financial report to the team including the monthly management report.

· Can articulate the charity’s goals, culture, and impact, and how Finance supports this to happen.

What are the 6-month goals for this role:

· Evolved the financial reporting to provide better financial information to the team and streamlined the processes involved.

· Reviewed & improved the grants income tracking and reporting processes

· Successfully managing the charity’s cash flow in line with its Reserves Policy.

· Completely accountable for all aspects of the HoF JD by now.

What are the 9-month goals for this role:

· Streamlining of all financial processes and improving where possible.

· Proactively identifying opportunities to improve income and spending efficiencies through financial data analysis.

Skills & Experience - (E) Essential (D) Desirable

· Accountancy qualifications (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) (E)

· Experience of working in finance in a non-profit organisation (D)

· Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills both to internal and external stakeholders (E)

· Experience in financial planning and informing strategic decisions. (E)

· Experience overseeing all aspects of finance from transactional finance to reporting functions. (E)

· Solid understanding of financial software and systems (E)

· Previous staff management (D)

Joshua supports community-driven sustainable development projects to assist vulnerable children and their families in rural Malawi.  We are seeking a self-motivated, experienced individual to oversee and manage our current fundraising streams and develop new ones.  This is a varied role working across Trusts and Foundations to Community Fundraising.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible, able to work independently and be able to respond to changing priorities. You will be expected to meet fundraising targets set by the UK Trustees.

 This is a home-based role on a self-employed basis. Ability to work flexible hours to suit, as long as application/reporting deadlines are met.

Key Responsibilities

 Developing detailed funding applications and providing regular reporting to our current donors/grants/trusts and foundations
 Major and Individual donor – fundraising and relationship building
 Assisting with event planning
 Liaison with community groups (churches/schools/member organisations)
 Supporting individual fundraisers
 Social media – including running online fundraising appeals, updating website, blog, Facebook, Instagram and X
 Working with our in-country team in Malawi to develop project proposals, including budgets working with variable exchange rates

Other areas of responsibility
 Community fundraising and liaison – particularly with schools and churches
 Maintaining the charity’s database
 Liaising and reporting to the UK Trustees
 Liaising with the team in Malawi 

Digital Marketing & Design Manager (1y FTC) - National Youth Agency

The National Youth Agency is looking for a creative and innovative Digital Marketing and Design Manager

Are you passionate about leading digital campaigns and creating impactful content?

Do you thrive on designing engaging visual materials and growing an organisation’s digital presence?

Contract: 1-Year Fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week – flexible working. Part-time applications (minimum of 30-hours per week will be considered).
Salary: £36,000 - 40,000 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications).
Location: Remote / Home working with some travel to meetings, conferences and events required.

What we do 

Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.

As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes. 

About the Role

This is more than just a job.

This is an opportunity to make a difference. You will join our people-focussed inclusive team in improving the lives of young people, empowering them to reach their full potential and shape a brighter future.

You will be joining our dynamic Communications Team as our Digital Marketing and Design Manager to provide maternity cover.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead NYA's digital presence, ensuring all content reflects our brand and engages a diverse audience.

In this role, you’ll oversee the creation of impactful digital campaigns and resources, manage our social media and email marketing, and maintain our website. You’ll work on innovative projects, including designing branded materials, crafting dynamic content like infographics and videos, and developing marketing strategies to showcase the value of youth work.

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as the guardian of the NYA brand across digital platforms.
• Designing creative assets for events, campaigns, and publications.
• Leading and maintaining NYA’s digital marketing strategies, identifying new trends and audience opportunities.
• Managing the production and performance of digital content, including videos, reports, and newsletters.
• Supporting website development to improve user experience and engagement.

If you’re a creative thinker, strong communicator with digital marketing and graphic design experience find out if this role is for you by downloading a copy of our Candidate Pack to see full information about the role and requirements.

Why work for us?

Our team members rated NYA 9 out of 10 as an employer 90% would recommend working at NYA to their friends and family.

What our team say about working at NYA*:

‘A great environment to work, with colleagues who I care for & who care about me’
‘I feel INCREDIBLY supported & grateful to work for this fantastic organisation’
‘Always willing to listen, providing trust & freedom as an employer’

 *Source: NYA staff survey October 2023

NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.

NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.

NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions including training and corporate mentorship opportunities.

We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.

To apply now:

Please download our Candidate Pack to find out more about the role and requirements

Please use our online application process to submit the following by Sunday 16th February 2025: 

A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section. 

A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.

Diversity monitoring information – Diversity monitoring – This information is optional and is for our EEDI monitoring purposes only. This data will be anonymised and processed in accordance with UK Data Protection Law. 
We encourage you to apply without delay as we will close the recruitment process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Interviews scheduled: 26th/27th February 2025 (subject to change)

At the National Youth Agency, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are deeply committed to embedding equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EEDI) across everything we do. 

We believe that a diverse workforce brings invaluable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support young people and the youth work sector effectively.

We are actively seeking applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from minoritised and underrepresented communities, as we work to increase our diversity and representation. Your lived experiences and unique perspectives are crucial in shaping our work and ensuring it reflects the communities we serve.

If you share our passion for making a difference and fostering an inclusive workplace, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating positive social change.

Youth Work changes lives.

Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it. As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power.  We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.

We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.

REF-219144

Service Delivery Manager
Location: Thames Valley with the ability to travel
Hours: 30 hours a week (4 days)
Salary: £40,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent

Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity, delivering a range of support services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We enable adults and young people in their journey to recover from harm and trauma. Through support, advocacy and education we empower people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future.And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities.

Role Description

You will be managing two of our flagship programmes, one supporting Young People through mentoring and Restorative Justice interventions and the other supporting Families who have experienced “The Knock”*. Your commitment to excellence in delivery alongside embedding lived experience in our service delivery model will ensure that deliver an outstanding service o are clients as well as meeting funder expectations. You will be comfortable working with and promoting our services to a wide range of people as well as being happy to get hands on with delivery if required.Your passion for what we do and your commitment to taking an anti-discriminatory, trauma informed approach will inspire the teams that you manage. And you will share our commitment to wellbeing in the workplace and demonstrate this in the way that you support your team in their work. You will be an important member of our senior management team taking a leadership role in the charity with a commitment to making Hope After Harm a great place to work.

Responsibilities

• To deliver services and to develop them building on best practices in a way which supports the strategy of and is aligned to the values and vision of Hope After Harm
• To manage service delivery contracts including budget management and working to achieve all operational targets and outcomes agreed with the funders
• To ensure the needs of service users are always at the heart of our services 
• To oversee all aspects of services and their implementation of the project in line with funder requirements 
• To implement a Quality Assurance System and establish and manage systems and information to ensure the provision of data, maintenance of records, effective referral systems and case management and monitoring systems
• To work strategically as part of the senior management team at Hope After Harm – providing leadership to the organisation, role modelling our values and our vision and supporting our strategic thinking.
• To develop a strategy for the recruitment, training, retention and supervision of volunteers to support delivery
• To develop and maintain effective working relationships with key partners and stakeholders 
• To oversee recruitment, management and motivation of all the new service staff including the performance management of staff and volunteers 
• To promote the services across the Thames Valley and beyond; to improve the reach of the service, to raise awareness to victims, and to increase the take up of the service by our beneficiaries and paying customers. 
• To integrate with other service delivery partners in the sector, share best practices and continue to deliver an individually centred service meeting the needs of those seeking help 
• To collaborate internally to build consistency and best practice in the programme delivery approach at Hope After Harm.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Sound professional knowledge of a casework approach to working with clients to cope and recover, including evidenced based models of casework interventions 
• Knowledge of working with Young People to deliver successful outcomes
• Basic knowledge of restorative justice work 
• Understanding of and skills in Change Management 
• Skilled at partnership working and building relations between agencies and workers from different backgrounds and an ability to work effectively with partners at a senior level 
• Excellent management and team leadership skills, including being an effective motivator for both staff 
• Commitment to and aptitude for performance and line management with a real commitment to workplace wellbeing and understanding of what that means in practice
• Knowledge of risk management and safeguarding issues 
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to the recruitment, training and support of Volunteers 
• Understanding of Quality Assurance and commitment to continuous improvement. 
• Excellent presentational and training skills 
• An ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing 
• An ability to produce, analyse and apply both hard statistical data and qualitative information to performance management 
• Good contract management and budget management skills 
• Knowledge of multi-agency referral mechanisms and working jointly to safeguard individuals 
• Experience in a managerial role or a L5 management qualification 
• Flexible thinker with a concern to promote positive change and innovation in service delivery 
• An ability to demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and a trauma informed approach 
• Ability to work at pace, absorb pressure and keep to tight deadlines 
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development and learning for yourself and others 

Other

• Experience of working within the Criminal Justice System and in particular engaging with police forces
• Required to travel within and outside of Thames Valley on occasions 
• “The Knock” is the experience a family goes through when a family member is arrested for online child pornography offences. The effect of this on the partner/parent can be deeply traumatising and Hope After Harm offers support to the partner/parent of the family member who has been arrested.

The closing date for applications is: Friday 14th February 2025 at 17:00hrs
Interviews (Virtually): TBC

Thames Valley Partnership trading as Hope After Harm is an equal opportunities employer; the aim of our policy is to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability. We do not disbar applicants with criminal convictions and are mindful of the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.

We are looking for an experienced Regional Development Coordinator, to lead the coordination and management of all aspects of the StreetDoctors operations within the Northern Region (North West, North East and Yorkshire), and to ensure our programmes are fit for the future.

We are an award-winning national charity which trains over 12,000 young people affected by street violence each year in emergency first-aid through a team of 350 healthcare volunteers and youth workers. We empower young people with the skills to become part of the solution to violence by developing the skills and confidence to save lives and increasing their understanding of the medical and psychological consequences of violence.

As the StreetDoctors lead for the Region, you will provide leadership in partnership development, volunteer management, the delivery of training and maintaining quality standards.

The key areas of focus include:

• To create, develop and maintain partnerships with a range of organisations including, funders, commissioners, community organisations, criminal justice organisations, education providers and youth organisations.
• To develop and manage engaged volunteers and youth workers and ensure their expectations are aligned to the organisation's objectives and provide the best volunteering experience possible.
• To ensure the quantity and quality of training sessions and projects meet the required targets and new opportunities are maximised.

At StreetDoctors we believe diversity supports innovation and creativity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, being inclusive, and being representative of the people we are here to support. We would therefore encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Policy and Public Affairs Manager (England) 

Job Description and Person Specification 

Reporting to: Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Line Management: 1 Policy and Public Affairs Officer England 

Location of work: London. Must be commutable for meetings at Westminster.The role may involve some infrequent travel throughout England and Scotland. 

Contract type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although 4 days a week/flexible hours will be considered. The role will require occasional evening and weekend work.

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £42,000 

BACKGROUND 

The latest research suggesting that the number of children and young people at risk of hunger has rocketed to 2.7 million* means that one in five children don't have enough to eat.  When a child is too hungry to learn, when they’re aching for something to eat, they can’t concentrate. They can’t absorb information. Big feelings and worries can be impossible to control. They fall behind in their studies.  

Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 200,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma.  Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK. 

The new UK government’s Children’s Wellbeing Bill outlined in the King’s Speech, includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every English primary school. This is a fantastic start towards ending child morning hunger. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are introduced in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free. In 2021, the Scottish Government, pledged a not yet enacted promise to provide breakfast to primary children. 

Thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. 

Solutions across all UK nations are currently either not yet actioned or are severely underserving the current need. Being part of the work of Magic Breakfast is your chance, together with parents, teachers and people across the UK, to demonstrate the power of school breakfasts and to shape the way forward to end morning hunger for good. 

*Food Foundation Insecurity Tracker Jan 2024

JOB PURPOSE 

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The role of the Policy and Public Affairs Manager is to support us to deliver on this mission through influencing governments to address child morning hunger and the underlying systemic causes, in order to give every child the opportunity to reach their full potential. 

The Policy and Public Affairs Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping policy initiatives and influencing decision makers across Westminster and Whitehall. Specifically, you will help ensure the new Early Adopters Programme – the government’s pilot breakfast scheme in England – is hunger-focused and puts children and young people at its centre. This in turn, will inform the national rollout of primary school breakfast provision across England from September 2026 – a policy which you will also work to influence. In tandem, you will be responsible for informing and shaping how breakfast is included and positioned in the Children’s Wellbeing Bill.

More widely, you will keep abreast of political developments relevant to Magic Breakfast, identifying opportunities to respond, influence and shape the debate. You will be able to put complex policy ideas across in simple and effective terms both in person and through reports and briefings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and lead Magic Breakfast’s influencing strategy to shape and inform school breakfasts within the Children’s Wellbeing Bill 

• Engage thoroughly in the legislative process to shape how breakfast is positioned, to ensure the law protects and supports children and young people at risk of hunger 

• Influence and shape the scope of the Early Adopter’s Programme to inform long-term school breakfast policy across England 

• Work with ministers, politicians, civil servants and advisors to help shape the national rollout of school breakfasts across England 

• Identify and produce high-quality evidence-based responses to new policy developments, sector reports and consultations from Government, advisory bodies, other political parties and membership organisations 

• Proactively monitor and track policy developments, and ensure internal understanding and alignment on issues and opportunities 

• Lead the dissemination of Magic Breakfast policy briefings and research reports to key political stakeholders 

• Organise and lead key influencing events to influence and inform decision-makers

• Deliver on our policy objectives through building relationships with key stakeholders in national government, key national organisations and coalitions, including garnering intel and ensuring that our opportunities to influence policy making are maximised 

• Ensure organisational buy-in, coordination and collaboration to support our advocacy strategy 

• Develop and deliver political stakeholder engagement plans; track progress against plans and deliverables; with regular reporting on targets and outcomes, timely evaluation and shared learnings across internal teams 

• Work closely with the Policy and Public Affairs Manager Scotland, to share expertise and intelligence 

• Be flexible in work focus and responsibilities when required e.g. support with Scottish election/campaign work and advocacy in Wales 

• Work closely with Campaigns colleagues to inform and shape campaign activities and respond proactively to live developments through the life of the campaign 

• Proactively recommend and establish systems, tools and procedures to ensure effective delivery of objectives across the Policy and Public Affairs team 

• Provide management and coaching for the Public Affairs Officer, agreeing a career development plan in line with required expertise

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

• Experience of policy development and influencing

• Sound understanding of the legislative process (experience in this process is highly desirable) 

• Good working knowledge of the UK political system (national and regional) and previous experience in a UK public affairs/advocacy/or policy role.

• Ability to prepare high quality, evidence-based internal and external briefing material, and messaging under time pressure 

• Experience of line management 

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders 

• Demonstrated experience in developing integrated, public affairs campaigns 

• Strong interpersonal skills and experience building effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders including civil servants and sector peers 

• Demonstrated experience of developing influencing plans and working with sector peers and in coalition to achieve change 

• A collaborative team player, able to proactively engage colleagues to share knowledge and expertise

• Outstanding time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise within your work, managing multiple tasks simultaneously and working to tight deadlines 

• Understanding of the education, child poverty and/or health sectors – desirable 

• Excellent attention to detail

General

• Passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s mission 

• Contribute to team meetings, sharing best practice and supporting team members where necessary. 

• Help to maintain a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we d

• Work collaboratively across the organisation more widely to build good working relations across the organisation and provide ad-hoc support to other teams and members of staff. 

• Adhere to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.

• Ensure that all activity is compliant with current legislation, GDPR and child safeguarding requirements. 

• Participate in occasional work-related events at external venues and perform support related activities as required be willing to undertake occasional work outside of regular office hours and UK travel.

• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role. 

• Uphold a culture that encourages curiosity, continuous improvement, optimism, and a steadfast commitment to social impact. 

Ten Ten Resources is an educational organisation that nurtures spiritual growth, personal development and social responsibility by sharing inspiring, creative content through a Catholic lens.

Working as part of a team of 12, the Office Manager is a key managerial role. You will maintain and improve office systems, processes and policies, ensuring that clients receive a high-quality service, and the remote working them is well-organised and efficient.

This role is offered full-time (5 days) or part-time (4 days).

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SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Systems | Manage, review and improve the use of our office systems
• Client Experience | Ensure excellence in our communication with clients
• Line Management | Line Management responsibility for two members of staff
• Team Organisation | Management of team matters
• Reports and Policies | Reporting to senior leadership and policy management
• General Admin | As required 

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IN DETAIL

Systems

Improving the use of our systems including:

• HubSpot for marketing, communications and Knowledge Base

• Trello for project and process management 

• Clockify for time management and time off

• Google Drive for file management

You will propose and implement improvements, and train staff members in new and improved practices. Therefore, a previous knowledge of some of the systems we use is desirable, and a proven ability to understand and implement systems is essential. 

Client Experience

You will have responsibility for ensuring Client Experience across all communication channels including the website, email communication, telephone, knowledge base and chatbots.

As part of this, you will understand the role and responsibilities of the Office Administrator responsibilities so you can provide training, backfill and assist during busy periods. This includes:

• Resolving user-based queries

• Managing subscriptions and trial subscriptions

• Triaging communication to the relevant member of staff

• Improving and updating CRM data (eg school holidays, pupil numbers, etc)

In addition, under the guidance of the Leadership Team, you will organise, plan and implement the annual subscription process.

Line Management

You will initially have Line Management responsibility of the Finance Officer and Office Administrator. This includes bi-weekly one-to-one meetings, termly reviews, annual appraisals and adhoc meetings with reportees or the Leadership Team as required.

Team Organisation

You will have responsibility for managing various team matters. This includes, although is not exclusive to:

• Payment of goods and services

• Organising Team Gatherings and adhoc in-person meetings

• Remote planning of work events - eg film shoots, conferences

• Team training as required

• Ensuring staff have up to date DBS certificates

Reports and Policies

This includes:

• Producing reports for the Leadership Team regularly and as required

• Producing and updating company-wide policies, ensuring that they are fit for purpose

• Ensuring the Operations Manual is up to date and that department heads update the manual as necessary

General Admin

You will also have responsibility for General Admin tasks. This may include, although is not exclusive to:

• Receiving and triaging post

• Banking cheques

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PLACE OF WORK

This is a home-working role. All home-working office equipment will be provided by the company as required.

In-person staff gatherings take place three times per year, requiring an overnight stay. Travel and accommodation are provided by the organisation. Additional in-person meetings may also be called as required.

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and creative fundraising expert who is committed to building upon a strong programme of fundraising whilst bringing in new initiatives to see the charity's income significantly grow.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, the post holder will work across multiple income streams, to develop innovative products and tools to engage our supporters and maximise and grow our income generation strategy and lifetime value of our supporters. You will develop high-level community and third-party relationships and events that lead to long-lasting relationships and long-term support for Dreams Come True.

Strategy & Budget Management

● Work with the Head of Fundraising to deliver a strategy and Ops plan that covers Community, Events, Mass, and third-party Fundraising.
● Support the Fundraising Executive to project manage an existing portfolio of events and introduce new products to grow the programme, incorporating digital/virtual fundraising.
● Review the portfolio of events and build new income generation opportunities for 25/26 and beyond to uplift income and grow supporter participation.
● Set, monitor, and report against budget figures, feeding into forecasting and monthly KPIs, and reporting any concerns to the Head of Fundraising.
● Lead the development and growth strategy for third-party relationships and high-value community supporters.
● Undertake regular reviews of activity including ROI analysis, report progress v budget, and implement actions as required.
● Lead on Identifying new opportunities for community grant funding including but not limited to supermarkets, round tables, rotary, masons, golf clubs, sports clubs, and schools.
● To provide excellent analysis, evaluation, and reporting on fundraising activity to the Head of Fundraising, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.

General

• The ability to write and present compelling cases for support across a range of audiences.
• To keep up to date with the latest event trends and bring creative suggestions to the programme of work to continuously test and learn, engage new supporters and drive new income opportunities
• To work closely with Dream Team, to keep updated with Dream stories and use a range of methods, to effectively communicate these to all supporters
• To introduce new products to grow the programme - including digital/virtual fundraising and mass fundraising events.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive, ensuring they have a robust work and development plan in place.
• Support, motivate and develop fundraising volunteer roles, ensuring they have a clear understanding of DCT to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Grow our Events programme, developing plans to recruit, convert, retain, and develop donors to deliver income growth across the portfolio.
• Diversify the organisation's overall regional events portfolio by leading product development.
• Manage the relationships with external event suppliers.
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising to build and grow existing fundraising digital products and generate new initiatives to drive income.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive to develop propositions for the wider community fundraising work.
• Provide talks and presentations to high-value community organisations.
• Provide support in other areas of Fundraising and the Head of Fundraising when required

About the Role

As a passionate professional in the identification, development and management of a wide range of relationships in support of our programme partnership, you will ensure the Career Ready programme in Glasgow and West areas (currently Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire) continues to thrive, which includes securing charitable donations from supporting partners. Your responsibilities for the area, will be as a team of two, alongside our other Regional Manager for Glasgow and West areas given this is our largest area in Scotland.

This role requires experience of partnership and account management and the scale and ambition of our social mobility work means you will need to be well organised, confident and able to positively influence a wide range of people including headteachers, teachers, CEOs and HRDs.

You will identify and approach opportunities that are well researched and pursue with unswerving perseverance. It’s also a great chance to develop personally.

Regional Managers are responsible for leading our work which involves growing, developing and maintaining the employer and education partnerships that deliver the Career Ready programme. This includes the Local Advisory Board, local authorities (key stakeholders), schools (we have a member of staff in each school who coordinates), the Developing the Young Workforce Regional Group, and the many employer organisations and their people who volunteer as mentors, provide paid internships and deliver masterclasses.

By assimilating what, why, when and the how of our work, you will be able to:

1. Lead, grow and develop our Career Ready partnership in Glasgow and the West, optimising the programme experience for all stakeholders and securing the engagement of employer support for the programme of approximately 300+ students each year who will participate in the 18-month long Career Ready programme annually.
2. Support programme delivery, stakeholder engagement and business development by working closely with the Career Ready Glasgow & West Local Advisory Board, the other Career Ready Glasgow & West Regional Manager, the Head of Programme & Operations, Partnerships Manager and the Career Ready Regional Manager Scotland team all who are focused on quality, impact and sustainability underpinned by attention to detail via efficient and effective processes. You will be supported by and work with the Career Ready Scotland Operations Team to maintain thorough data and management information for the area.

Find out more

You can find out more about the role, and working at Career Ready, in our candidate pack.

• £34,000 – £37,500 DOE
• A working from home allowance of £300 pa is provided
• Annual leave: 25 days holiday plus bank/public holidays plus 2 additional days in the summer. In addition, Career Ready is closed between Christmas and New Year. Career Ready also allows flexible use of some Bank & Public Holidays
• 6% of salary contribution to a private pension subject to an employee contribution of 3%
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans
• Business expenses including mileage allowance for car usage

How to apply

Please visit our website for full details of how to apply.

Timetable

Closing date (early applications encouraged): 19 January 2025

Interviews will take place on 23 and 24 January 2025