Policy Advisor - Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom - With Kids

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People living with Parkinson's need to have their voice heard in Scotland to ensure their health and care needsare met.

Following an investment in our services, support and work with the NHS, we are also expanding ourcampaigning and policy work across Scotland and the rest of the UK.

We're looking for someone special with experience of campaigning, including an understanding of its basic tools andtechniques, experience of interpreting complex policy issues for a public audience, and knowledge of theScottish political and public policy landscape.

You'll support our national and local campaigning work across Scotland to improve the lives of people withParkinson's and those closest to them.

As part of our dynamic and committed Scotland team, you'll listen to theneeds of our local communities and work with colleagues across the charity to deliver focussed politicalcampaigning work.

You'll work with our community to raise awareness and increase knowledge about Parkinson's with decision makers at alocal and national level.

You'll use your knowledge of public policy in Scotland and the UK to make sure thatthe voices of people with Parkinson's, their partners, family members and friends are heard, and help to drivechanges that improve their lives.

Be a first point of contact for campaigners in Scotland, who want to improve services in their local area, andrecruit and manage a sustainable network of local campaign volunteers specific to Scotland.

Support thework of the Policy and Campaigns Manager to understand and influence UK wide and Scottish specific legislation,policy and practice relating to our communities and their needs

Use our UK-widecampaign priorities to deliver national and local campaign activity, and coordinate campaigns with othercharities and organisations, where appropriate to further our goals.

Excellent written and oral communication and an ability to produce inspiringcontent to motivate others, and the ability to network and manage supportive relationships with volunteers, MSPsand a range of external organisations
Interviews for this role will be held 16/17 May 2024 and will be held over video/remotely.

We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race,ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Home Based, with travel across Aberdeen and North Aberdeenshire (Remote)
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Support Co-ordinator you can be the differencebetween people just surviving and really living.

Our Community Healthcare Support Services form a nationwide network of localsupport groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart orlung condition or after a stroke.

We are looking for a Community Support Coordinator to join our amazing team in the North area.

This role is focusedon making sure that people affected by chest, heart and stroke conditions get the help they need and get back todoing the things that matter to them.

Through our Community Support Services, you will support people to have the confidence and tools to self-manage theirhealth condition and live as independently as possible.

You'll also help people get back to doing the thingsthat are important to them – from simple things like walking to their local shop following a stroke, toreturning to a sky-high hobby of gliding

You'll be directly involved in supporting people with chest, heart and stroke conditions through both one-to-one andgroup services in both community and hospital settings.

You'll work with the rest of the Community SupportServices team in Grampian, and manage a team of incredible volunteers, to make a real difference to the lives ofpeople with our conditions.

Candidates don't need to have medical knowledge as training is provided on our health conditions.

We are looking forsomeone with a positive attitude towards people with disabilities and long-term conditions; an understanding ofthe challenges faced by people with chest, heart and stroke conditions including Long Covid; We are Scotland's leading organisation for person-centred, user-led community supportfor people with our health conditions.

Applicants must have a car and a current valid driving licence (expenses are paid at mileage rate).
Company pension scheme, generous holidayallowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. Youwill work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activityCentre.

We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting andempowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives.

We're committed to improving, diversifying andgrowing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they needus.

Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK's leading charity for everyone's mentalhealth.
Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all.

With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to findand address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals tolive mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.

The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.

We publish studies and reports on what protects mental health and thecauses of poor mental health and how to tackle them.

We test andevaluate the best approaches to improving mental health in communities and then roll them out as widely aspossible.

We are most well-known for running Mental Health Awareness Week across the UK each year. Change policy andpractice
We propose solutions and campaign for change to address the underlying cause of poormental health.
Build a strong foundation

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland) to support ourScotland, Wales and Northern Ireland teams.

This exciting Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland) role will manage a portfolio of policy andinfluencing activities and play a significant role developing the Foundation's policy and public affairs work inScotland.

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading charities and deliver social change byaddressing the root causes of mental health problems and improving the mental health of people in Scotland.

Providing policy intelligence and analysis and writingevidence-based submissions, policy reports, position papers, briefings and blogs
Ability to shape and lead policy programmes professionally and strategically, working with others
Skillin building strong relationships with relevant external stakeholders including senior officials, electedrepresentatives, people with experience of mental health problems and people who experienceinequity
Experience of working in a public policy role, with experience of a range of policy and publicaffairs approaches and work

• Knowledge of public health and/or mental health policy or a related field

Safeguarding is Everyone's business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comesinto contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment.

At Worldwide Cancer Research, we start new cures. Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide, butcutting-edge science can give us hope. Discovery research seeks to uncover new knowledge that could change theway we think about cancer. We take an unbiasedapproach to research funding by focusing on supporting only the best ideas for new cures.

Anyone that helps bring forwardbreakthroughs – including our staff, our supporters, and the researchers we fund – is a Curestarter.

As a charity, we are committed to opportunity without barriers, and we are striving to seek, value and learn fromdifferent perspectives and experiences.

We want Worldwide Cancer Research to be an inclusive organisation –where everyone can be themselves and feel valued – as diverse as the scientific community we fund and thefamilies whose lives we impact.

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities to every applicant regardless of age, disability,gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex orsexual orientation.

To help start new cancer cures around the world and fund discovery cancer research, we are looking for a SupporterCare Executive to join our busy Marketing and Supporter Experience team.

you will drive supporter loyalty through excellent stewardship and fundraisingassistance, whether by phone, email or mail.

As the first point of contact for all Worldwide Cancer Research Curestarters, you can make an impact every day withour team by maximising fundraising income and supporter engagement.

We consistently offer opportunities for employee voice, our cross-team diversity and inclusion groupis open to all, we have recently introduced a nine-day fortnight and we review our benefits annually.

Hours:
Full time and permanent.

The office is open 8am – 6pm daily and our hybrid working policy requiresall full-time employees to work at least two days a week in the Edinburgh office.

Benefits: 10% employer pension contribution; employee assistance programme and counselling service;enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay; enhanced sick pay; 31 days' paid holiday/year plus four paid winterpublic holidays; 2-weeks fully remote working/year; cycleto work and travel season ticket schemes.

To support the Team's work-life balance, we work a nine-day fortnight where the charity is closed every secondFriday.
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