Contents: Events (5); Training (4); Funding (2); Resources (2): Jobs (4)
23rd August - 28th October 2007;
Forty Hall Museum, Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA
A major exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary od the Parliamentary Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its links to Enfield.
For further information please phone 020 8363 8196, email: enfield.museum.service@enfield.gov.uk or click here
28 September 07 – 30 January 08
Brent Museum, Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, Willesden,
London, NW10 2SF, UK
A Bridging Arts project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to celebrate south Asian heritage in the 60th year after independence. The British Sari Story presents patterns that speak of people's lives - traditional saris from around south Asia, saris from schoolchildren in Wembley and new saris with 21st century designs refelcting British Asian life today. With drawings by artist Helen Scalway.
For more information phone on 020 8937 3600 or email news@bridging-arts.com or click here
Saturday 6th October; 1pm
Start: Methodist Central Hall, Tothill Street SW1
Finish: Whitehall Place
YAA & Carnival Village invite you to join in a commemorative walk as part of the bicentenary commemoration where we remember the ancestors who died either in confinement, during the journey or on the plantations. The walk is also dedicated to remembering the long Black presence in Britain since the beginning of the Slave trade. Colours for the day are: Red, Yellow, Green or Black. National Caribbean colours and flags welcome, also costumes that are applicable to the occasion. Walk with your drums, horns, percussions or voice
For further information please contact: 0207 286 1656 or admin@yaaasantewaa.com
4 October 2007, Queens Hall, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing,
W5 2BY; 10am-3.30pm
This is a free event. A traditional Punjabi cusine will also be served
at lunch.
A conference on Sikh Charities in London. Meet and network with members of your local Sikh Voluntary and Charitable Organizations. Listen and interact with guest speakers from London's Chairty Sector. Attend worshops that help sort you charity issues.
For further information and bookings please contact Tarsem Singh andChris Giamo, tel. 0208.579.8898; email: chris@swrt.info.
Tuesday 30th October 2007; LSO St Luke's, Old Street, London, EC1V
9NG
Join leading social entrepreneurs, commercial business and policy makers for cutting edge debate. This high profile event features leading social entrepreneurs, policymakers and commercial business sharing their experience and skill in scaling up. A must-see for entrepreneurs, decision-makers and businesses working in or supporting social enterprise in the UK.
To read the full programme and for booking information click here.
English for Speakers of other languages sits at the heart of a number
of heated – and crowded – debates. Questions around economic
success, social inclusion, integration, citizenship and national identity
all affect, and are affected by the availability, take-up and quality
of ESOL provision. Perhaps as a result of the number of issues and organisations
involved in these overlapping debates, questions around ESOL provision
are laden with complexity. Policy therefore requires a rationale for ESOL
that makes sense across government – and arrangements for funding
and providing opportunities to learn that reflect the everyday dynamics
of people’s lives.
This project, running in parallel to wider Demos work on adult learning, will begin with first principles – why ESOL matters – and work through to a logical conclusion of how best it can be delivered in practice, within a coherent policy framework.
Workshop 1
Date: 27 September 8.30-11.00
Focus: Defining the role and importance of learning English and ESOL provision
Workshop 2
Date: 16th October 8.30-11.00
Focus: Trends workshop exploring key strategic challenges over the next
decade
Workshop 3
30th October 8.30 - 12.30
Focus: Creative workshop exploring possible ways of achieving key goals
in the future
Please RSVP to duncan.oleary@demos.co.uk or 0207 367 6316.
Voluntary Action Westminster provides a wide range of low cost training for voluntary and community organisations. Please visit the VAW website (click here) to view our training calendar.
For more information, or to book a place, please email training@vawcvs.org or call 020 7723 1216
Gateway: Improving skills for further and higher education
24 September 2007 and 31 March 2008
You will study a range of units as part of the NOCN Progression Certificate at Level 2. The units will focus on broadening and strengthening your skills in literacy, academic English, IT and Numeracy. Additionally you will apply your skills to study in the social sciences, including citizenship, creative writing and child development.
Entry requirements (what skills/levels will you need):Satisfactory written English skills at Level 1. . Prospective applicants will have successfully completed a course of study at Level 1 as preparation for entry.
Methods of assessment: essay writing, oral presentation, timed assessments, assignments, group work, pair work.
Qualification: National Open College Network (NOCN) Progression Certificate at Level 2.
What can you do next: Access to Higher Education (Social Sciences &
Humanities) at Hillcroft College or NOCN Progression Certificate at
L3 at other institutions
Access to Higher Education – Social Sciences & Humanities
24 September 2007 and 3 January 2008
This is a Level 3 residential course designed to prepare you for University.
The course is taught over 2 terms, with entry in September 2007 or January
2008. You will study core units in: English, IT, Maths, Learning Skills,
Study skills. You will also study additional units in: Citizenship,
History, Law, Literature, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Social Policy
and Visual studies. You will be required to take all units. The course
also focuses on improving your academic skills in writing, research,
note-taking and exam preparation. To enhance your learning experience,
we offer additional support through group tutorials, one to one tutorials,
IAG support, UCAS workshops and university visits, study skills workshops
and enrichment programmes Students who have successfully achieved on
the access programme have been accepted at prestigious universities
including Goldsmiths, Royal Holloway College and Durham to study degrees
in Psychology, English & Drama and other humanities courses.
Entry requirements (what skills/levels will you need): Good academic
writing skills at Level 2. Prospective applicants will have successfully
completed a relevant Level 2 qualification as preparation for entry.
Methods of assessment: essay writing, oral presentation, timed assessments,
assignments.
Qualification: Access Certificate – Social Sciences & Humanities
What can you do next: Progress to University
National qualification framework level: Level 3
Day 1: Monday 17th September 2007; Day 2: Monday 8th October 2007
9.30am - 4.30pm (lunch provided); NCVO, Regent’s Wharf, 8 All Saint’s
Street, London N1 9RL
You must send your completed application form by Wednesday 12th September
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This is a free two-day training
course for voluntary and community organisations. A refundable £25
deposit is required to secure your booking. At the end of this training
you will: Learn how to assess your effectiveness; Learn about what works,
to improve your services; Demonstrate to funders that you are making a
difference; Increase morale for staff and users by showing that change
is happening.
This course is offered as part of the National Outcomes Programme 2007-2009,
run by Charities Evaluation Services. The programme is funded by the Big
Lottery Fund. This means the training, which usually costs £250,
is free to participants. For further information contact: Angela Spence,
Tel. 020 7843 6114 or E-mail: angela@bteg.co.uk
Funding - London Councils Grants: Deadline extension
London Councils invests £28m a year funding over 400 voluntary organisations
on behalf of all the London boroughs. London Councils is now commissioning
the voluntary sector to provide 59 priority services to meet key areas
of need in the capital.
London Councils has decided to extend the deadline for the submission
of applications for single stage services to noon on Friday 21 September
2007. This decision has been made in recognition of the work involved
for voluntary organisations in completing the single stage proposal form
over the holiday period and will give groups more than 8 weeks to complete
their applications.
This change only affects the deadline for single stage applications and not that of two stage applications, which has now passed. For further information click here.
Funding - Community Assets
The £30 million Community Assets programme, funded by the Office
of the Third Sector and delivered by the Big Lottery Fund, is a programme
to enable third sector organisations to have greater control over the
assets they use, such as community buildings. It will facilitate the transfer
of genuine assets from local authorities to third sector organisations
for their use as community resources. The programme will offer grants
of between £150,000 and £1 million for refurbishment of local
authority buildings, including community centres and other multi-purpose
facilities, so they can benefit both local communities and the third sector
organisations that take them on.
The Big Lottery Fund is holding regional seminars in each of its nine England regions between 4 and 14 September (click here for the list of dates). The seminars, attended by local authorities and their third sector partners, will focus on explaining the aims of the programme and the application process.
There will be a single bidding round for all applications, which closes on 15 November 2007. Application materials are available from Big Lottery Fund’s website (click here).
Resources - Offices, Desk spaces, Training Rooms and Meeting Rooms for Hire
The Refugee Advice Centre (Leyton, London E10) has ground and first
floor rooms of different sizes for office use, psychotherapy sessions,
training and group meetings available for rent. Rooms are a short walk
away from Leyton tube station (Central line) and close to amenities,
bus stops and a post office. Groups may rent a whole office or make
an arrangement to share an office with another group. The Refugee Advice
Centre is able to offer a reception desk service, waiting area for clients
and access to an on site training/meeting room (with capacity for 15-20
people).
For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact Mr Afzal
Mirza or Luciana at the Refugee Advice Centre on 0208 558 1865 or email
support@refugeeadvice.org.uk
Resources - Free Computers for Hackney community groups
St Katharine and Shadwell Trust are working alongside HCVS and partners
in Tower Hamlets, Newham and the City of London to distribute the computers
to disadvantaged communities. Around 200 computers have been earmarked
for Hackney community groups.
Who are the computers for?
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groups working with refugee and those seeking asylum;
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those in care or those who have recently left care;
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groups working with the homeless;
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women's groups;
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groups working with vulnerable people;
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those working with children and young people, senior citizens, parents and toddlers groups;
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individuals who feel they meet the criteria above and are delivering services to their local community will also be able to apply.
Hackney Voluntary Action (HVA) are developing an East London IT support programme from September so technical assistance will be available to groups who require support to make the best use of the their computers. If you feel you would like to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity then please complete the short application form attached and return by post, email or fax to: Gillian Trevethan, Free Computers for Disadvantaged groups, c/o HCVS 84 Springfield House 5 Tyssen St London E8 2LY, tel 020 7923 1962, email: Gillian@hcvs.org.uk
The first deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 28 September by 5pm. Late or incomplete applications will unfortunately not be accepted. If we do not receive sufficient applications by the first deadline, a second application round will be announced.
Salary: £25,437 - £27,492
Hours: 35 per week
Terms and Conditions: fixed term contract until March 2009
Deadline: 26th September at 12 noon
Main purpose of the post
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To formulate and implement an organisational development plan which meets the needs of HFRF;
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To assist the HFRF board to formulate and review HFRF’s mission and strategic plan;
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To be responsible for providing the committee with regular progress reports and for production of annual report and to oversee commissioning of annual audited accounts;
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To act as company secretary and monitor compliance with constitution, company & charity laws
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To ensure effective needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance systems are in place to guide development of services.
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In consultation with the Committee, to manage the preparation of budgets and oversee financial administration.
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To ensure that policy and procedures are fit for the organisation charitable purposes.
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To support trustees to contribute fully to the planning of HFRF services.
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To ensure smooth daily running of HFRF.
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To oversee the keeping of effective office administration systems.
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To manage recruitment of staff and volunteers
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To supervise and provide appraisals, training, development and motivation of staff and volunteers.
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To manage and/or oversee HFRF projects and activities as required.
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To create training opportunities to staff, volunteers
Salary: £23,175 – 25,437
Hours: 35 hours per week
Terms and Conditions: Fixed term contract until March 2009
Deadline: 26th September at 12 noon
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
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To research, initiate and develop active partnerships among HFRF membership;
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To initiate and develop partnerships between HFRF members and outside agencies for the delivery of front line services to refugees;
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To maintain and sustain those partnership projects by securing training, development opportunities and funding.
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To provide resources to develop capacity of member RCOs to participate in such partnerships.5. To organise events, which facilitate joint working and networking and to discuss issues related to the needs of refugee community organisations and refugee-led partnerships;
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To evaluate the development needs of RCOs planning, management and governance systems and develop a workplan and monitoring system to address them.
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Provide in-house, hands-on, support for the implementation of the development plans and achieving targets which lead to more sustainable and strategic organisations.
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To provide fundraising support for the implementation of organisational plans.
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To motivate and encourage input from refugee community organisations into local and wider consultation processes regarding equality and access issues.
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To evaluate and develop the most appropriate and effective means of supporting refugee community organisations.
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Work in partnership with other capacity building staff at the Forum and in other organisations to ensure the provision of a co-ordinated service.
Essential:
- At least two years experience of front line voluntary or community sector management and/or capacity building.
- Proven knowledge of policies, legislations and trends in the UK voluntary sector.
- Experience of developing partnership projects and service delivery partnerships.
- Proven successful track record in fundraising from a variety of sources.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a variety of audiences.
- Successful track record of building and maintaining internal and external relationships.
- Good team player with an excellent ability to prioritise workload, meet conflicting deadlines and undertake own administrative and I.T work.
- Interest in the needs and structures of the refugee community in Britain.
- Commitment to equal opportunities and understanding of issues involved in working in a multicultural environment.
For further information and an application pack please contact HRFR on
020 7386 9060 or email mulat@hfrf.org
£28,539 inc. LW (Cost of living increase pending, NJC Scale SO2
Point 32);
36 hours per week; Optional pension plan
Closing date for application: 5pm, Friday 28 September
Interviews: Tuesday 9 October (provisional)
Manor Gardens Advocacy Project delivers an innovative refugee training and volunteer programme in interpreting and bilingual advocacy and provides a service to newly arrived communities accessing primary health care in Camden and Islington.
You will oversee the Advocacy Project’s activities and services and ensure they are delivered to a high standard. You will be responsible for the overall strategic development of the project, managing and motivating staff, monitoring and evaluating their work, fundraising and working in partnership with key organisations.
You will be an experienced project manager who enjoys a demanding and varied workload. You will have experience of fundraising and staff management and a good knowledge of refugee issues, advocacy and community interpreting. You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills.
Manor Gardens Centre particularly encourage people from black, minority ethnic and refugee communities to apply.
For further details and an application form please email: sue@manorgardenscentre.org or send an A4 sized self addressed envelope (72p) to Susan Atkinson, Manor Gardens Centre, 6-9 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA or phone 020 7272 4231
Starting salary £ 24,297 p.a. + 5% pension
Deadline:5pm on Friday 28th September 2007
To:
- provide advice on immigration and employment issues
- offer support in accessing mainstream services and specialist English
classes
- campaign and advocate for migrant domestic workers' rights
For more information and an application form, please click here
