Description
Business Development Coordinator (Maternity Leave Cover)
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Our client exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Their vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. They are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs them. They provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat. They coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year. They are an independent charity that relies on donations.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE
Their Business Development team works to improve the response to missing children, missing adults, and their families, through innovative services, training and consultancy projects. They work with police, local authority leads and front-line local authority practitioners, Health, Education, and the voluntary sector. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of projects and supporting with bids and funding applications. You will also play a key role in promoting the team’s work. You will be confident at communicating with a wide range of professionals and senior representatives of organisations who commission their services. You will be involved in training and delivering presentations to the police and social workers among other people on topics such as missing children and adults.
Would you like to use your organisational and project coordination skills and your engaging training and presentation style to have an impact on the experiences missing people and their families have with agencies such as police and social services?
This is a varied role which involves:
• Project coordination and support
• Co-ordinate projects, including training, conferences and consultancy projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, and meet the needs of commissioners.
• Review and analyse police and partner agencies’ data and documents relating to missing persons to support our consultancy and training work.
• Event coordination and support
• Organise events (such as conferences or training events) to ensure relevant staff, speakers, venue, technology and logistics are in place and manage event bookings.
• Deliver training, presentations or events to multi-agency professionals such as police and social workers.
• Business Development Team support
• Provide administrative support to project leads in our Business Development Team.
• Respond to and direct enquiries from professionals and commissioners.
• Create or edit promotional content, business documentation and PowerPoint slides in our house style.
• Research funding opportunities and help write bids and funding application.
ABOUT YOU
You will need to have experience of:
• working in a project support or coordination role.
• organising events (for example conferences or training events);
• delivering training or presentations to external audiences.
• providing administrative / business support to a busy team.
You will also need:
• Project support skills: ability to support project managers from beginning to end of projects and support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong organisational skills, and able to prioritise competing tasks.
• Good numerical and spreadsheet skills, able to monitor budgets and spending.
• Strong interpersonal skills, building good relationships with internal colleagues and external partners.
WHY WORK FOR THEM?
Would you like to work for a welcoming, caring organisation which really makes a difference to vulnerable people throughout the UK? They are a friendly and supportive place to work. Working for them means living their values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. They know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value there. You will find plenty of scope for personal development including: getting involved in cross-charity projects; leadership development or volunteer supervision; training; e-learning; and hearing about the latest topics from some of our amazing partners.
For further details, please see attached job description/person specification and letter to applicants.
How to Apply
Please include your CV and a Supporting Statement that demonstrates how you are a good fit for this role.
Closing date: 23:59 on 26th November 2024. They reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the event of a very large number of applications, so Apply Now!
Interviews: 3rd or 4th December 2024
Location: Mortlake, South West London (flexible working considered)
Job Type: Full time (35 hours per week) or Part time (from 25 hours per week)
Contract Type: Fixed term maternity leave cover role until 31st December 2025.
Salary: £29,000 per annum (or pro rata if part time)
Benefits: 28 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays on appointment. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service*• Company pension contribution• Life insurance (3 x salary) *• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 support helpline• Interest-free Season Ticket Loans*• Additional maternity pay and leave*• Additional paternity pay*• Additional sick pay*• *available after probation period passed
You may also experience in the following: Project Support, Project Assistant, Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, Project Management Business Support Administrator, Office Assistant, Administrator, Business Support Officer, Administration, Office Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Team Administrator. Business Administrator, Administration Officer, Business support coordinator etc
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