Contents: Moda's News (1); Events (4); Training (3); Funding (3) ; Jobs (6)
Deadline: 31 August 2008
This project aims to support small and medium community organisations in areas of capacity-building needs identified by the groups themselves. As part of our 2008 progarmme. we are now in the process of recruiting 10-15 community groups to provide them with free1-2-1 targeted technical support to build up their governance and operational structures, help them with business and project planning and management and increase their access to resources and funding. The groups will be selected on ‘first come, first serve” basis. If you wish to be considered for support please fill in the online form: Outreach Capacity Building Support. (Click here )
10 July, 9.30 - 16.00; NCVO, London
This event will bring together refugees and refugee community organisations with other voluntary and community sector organisations to discuss how all services can work better with refugees.
What the event aims to do: Increase people's confidence in providing
services to refugees; Help with signposting to specialist services;
Make mainstream services more accessible and available to refugees;
Challenge some of the assumptions about working with refugees.
We want to link the work at this event with the recommendations made
by the Board of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Integration in London's strategy,
"London Enriched".
This event is particularly aimed at mainstream Voluntary and Community Sector organisations who want to improve how they work with refugees, but we are also keen for refugees and members of refugee community organisations to attend to share their experiences and inform the debate.
For further information click here.
10 July 2008, The Móller Centre, Cambridge.
If you are already involved in a Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), think you ought to be involved or believe LSPs are a waste of time – this conference is for you!
LSPs are the voluntary and community sector’s big opportunity to get involved and have a say on plans and services for your local community. Decisions made by LSPs and local authorities will dictate how all government funding in your area is spent over the next three years and beyond – but if you are not at the table, you can’t have any influence. The day will be a mixture of plenary and breakout sessions, which will actively encourage feedback from delegates on their experiences of LSPs, whether good or bad.
There is no fee for this event and it is open to any voluntary organisation working in the East of England. However, places are limited, so please book now. To Book your Place and for further information contact 01284 729421 or email sue.houlder@eera.gov.uk.
Saturday 5th July 2008, 1-6pm
St Melius Church, The Presbytery, Tollington Park, N4 3AG
Programme:
• Welcome and Introduction( Fr David Walter)
• Common issues affecting the Congolese community( Prof Pambu)
• The Education System in the UK(Karen Weir from Islington EMAS)
• Social Services and Child Protection(Marcia Da Costa)
• Crime related issues (Jeremy Corbyn MP & Police Sergeant
Chris Walsh )
• Health: London Sustainable Food (Anna Terzi and Zennat Anjar)
• Mental Health (Josée Tongomo)
• Food and Refreshment
N.B Children’s room available from 2-4.30
(Children over 5 years old)
For further information email: michellesafi@yahoo.co.uk
2 August 2008, 2-4pm
EPI Centre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ.
Bangladeshi Women’s Society (BWS) is inviting
all their networking partners to attend their AGM and support the event.
For further information tel. 02085395523 or email: h_bangladesh@hotmail.com.
The SMARTScheme (Substance Misuse and Reflective Practitioner Training
Scheme) is a professional training programme run by Addaction. It is aimed
at all who are seriously interested in working in the substance misuse
field in London and particularly welcomes applications from Black Minority
Ethnic (BME) and Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups.
Training runs for 6 months and work placements for approximately 9 months. Participants need to be able to commit to four full days a week for this period. They will receive on the job work experience and training from workers “at the sharp end” therefore bearing witness to best practice and current trends in the substance misuse field. Participants work towards a Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3 qualification which includes four units from the Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards. From here they will be ideally placed to apply for jobs within the substance misuse field or alternatively, they may decide to transfer their skills and qualifications into a related field such as housing or mental health. Most people coming onto the SMART Scheme have no formal qualifications but are full of motivation and want to work in a field that makes a real difference.
Entry on to the SMARTScheme is by application form only. If your application is successful you will be invited to group interviews which run for three days. Amongst other things, we look for people’s ability to work as part of a team, to take on critical feedback, and their awareness of substance misuse issues. Please call 020 7017 2868 or go to www.smartscheme.org.uk to ask about the next dates of recruitment and to get an application pack.
Domestic Violence and BMER Women - Tuesday 1st July
2008
The course will cover: Challenging cultural assumptions; Exploring BMER
women’s experience of gender violence; Examining trafficking and
FGM
Domestic Violence Children and Young People - Friday
1st August 2008
The course will cover: Affects of domestic violence on children and young
people; Domestic violence – A child protection issue?; Indicators
and impact; Effective intervention for children and young people.
The courses are suitable for frontline workers, managers and other professionals from statutory, voluntary and charitable organisations working with women, children and young people affected by domestic violence/sexual violence.
Price: Statutory and Private sector £130 ; Voluntary and Charity
sector £75
For booking details please contact our Administrator on: 020 7683 1270
Marketing as a management tool - Tuesday 01 July
08
Basic book-keeping - Thursday 03 July
08
Trustee roles and responsibilities - Wednesday
16 July 08
Introduction to fundraising - Monday 21 July 08
Business planning - Monday 28 July 08
Preparing a funding application - Friday 08 August 08
Strategic planning - Thursday 21 August 08
To book a place, please call our training programme support officers at 020 7723 1216 or email at training@vawcvs.org. For further details on any of our courses, please visit our website at www.vawcvs.org/uploads/training_programme_final.pdf
Funding - Calls for Expressions of Interest in the Evaluation of ChangeUp
Capacitybuilders has begun the process of commissioning the evaluation
of ChangeUp by calling for Expressions of Interest.
The governments ten year ‘ChangeUp’ programme is managed
by Capacitybuilders and aims to build the capacity of support services
in the third sector at local, regional and national levels. Government
investment for 2004 – 08 was £150m with a further £88.5
m confirmed for 2008 - 11.
The evaluation will focus primarily on the impact ChangeUp has had on
support services and the subsequent impact on frontline organizations
at local, regional and national levels. It will have to take into account
the complex policy and operational environment in which the programme
has been implemented. The brief for the evaluation will include a retrospective
evaluation of the 2004 – 08 period, and an ongoing evaluation of
the 2008 – 11 programmes.
We are looking for expressions of interest from people with experience
of the third sector, support services, grant making, policy analysis and
research experience / academic credentials.
The deadline for returned expressions of interest is 5pm on Friday 27
June 2008, organisations will then be shortlisted and invited to respond
to a full invitation to tender.
For further information and to download and application form click here.
Funding - Minister announces over £17 million of 'Improving Reach' grant awards
The annual Capacitybuilders conference, held in Birmingham on June 17th,
marked the beginning of a new three year funding programme. £17
million will be given to fund organisations that help the third sector
to flourish through the provision of information, advice and facilities.
Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector, announced details of the Improving
Reach Programme, with Capacitybuilders awarding over 70 grants to increase
the capacity and sustainability of smaller third sector organisations
specialising in providing advice and facilities to volunteers working
with excluded communities.
For further information click here.
Funding - Lottery legacy for 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond has announced that
the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland will launch a ‘2014 Communities’
fund to create a lasting community legacy from Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth
Games. The announcement came as the First Minister highlighted the importance
of civil society in an address to 1,200 delegates at the CIVICUS World
Assembly in Glasgow on Wednesday 18 June. The First Minister welcomed
the Big Lottery Fund’s ‘2014 Communities’ fund which
he said will present new opportunities and possibilities for people across
the country. He stated that the benefits of the Games would go far beyond
the sporting legacy and that people and communities across Scotland should
have the every opportunity to participate and benefit from the event.
For further information click here.
Salary £23,279 Fixed term to March 2012; Ref No: L/00144/R
Closing date for applications: Monday 21st July 2008
Refugee communities have a history of establishing Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs). In ‘Integration Matters’, the national strategy for refugee integration, Refugee Community Organisations are defined as “organisations run by and for refugees. They provide advice and support, often informally, and act as bridges to mainstream services and other local groups”. The number of RCOs, estimated through the development phase of the ‘BASIS – RCO Infrastructure Building’ Project is 668 RCOs across all the English regions.
The Project Assistant is key to ensuring the Project operates effectively. A vital point of contact for the team and steady administrator, the post-holder also needs to be able to engage intelligently with a range of subject areas to help ensure decision-making is well informed and evidence-based. The Project is at an early, exciting stage of development as such this role may best suit someone who will thrive in an environment that is under development.
For furhter information and an application pack click here.
Salary: 40,000
Deadline: Friday 4th July
Established in 1989 the Kurdish Housing Association has progressed steadily and now works in several London Boroughs and with major RSL partners. KHA are now seeking a Director who can plan and guide the organisation through the next stage of its development, increasing the housing stock and expanding our Supporting People work.
If you think you have the right blend of project and people management skills combined with a good knowledge of the business disciplines of marketing, communication and financial management, not necessarily gained in the housing sector then KHA would like to hear from you.
Please contact Paul Heasman Interim Director on 020 8808 9954 for an informal conversation about the post and an application pack or email paul@kurdishhousing.org for details.
Circa £39,000; Ref No: L/00145
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 1st July 2008
Interviews are scheduled to be held on Friday 11th July 2008
The Finance team is part of the Resources Group. The other teams in
the Resources Group are Business Services, Human Resources and IT. The
Finance team is a central resource servicing the whole organisation
which has an annual turnover of £20m.
The main purpose of this post is to develop and implement the Refugee
Council’s financial procedures relating to externally funded projects,
ensuring that the financial risks are properly assessed and managed
and that Project Managers are fully supported by the Finance Team at
each stage of the project. The post holder will also oversee the Refugee
Council’s internal and external reporting function as a whole,
ensuring that our reports and analysis meet the needs of both funders
and budget holders.
A strategic thinker with impressive negotiation skills, you must have
experience of working with statutory funders. It is also important that
you are a part or fully qualified Accountant. You will have proved yourself
capable of managing, coaching and developing others. And like all our
staff, you should have a genuine commitment to our cause.
For furhter information and an application pack click here.
Are you a woman living in Tower Hamlet, Newham, Redbridge or Waltham
Forest? Want valuable experience for your CV? Then, please join our
Management Committee.
BWS is a registered charity organisation. It is managed and run by
an elected management committee, who are governed by a constitution.
Elections for the management committee, takes place every two years
at the Annual General Meeting of the Bangladeshi Women’s Society.
The management Committee is made up of a number of people, mainly Bangladeshi
women or other community, who believes our aims and objective also have
a wider range of talents, abilities and experience from all sectors
and fields appropriate to the work of BWS. We are also constantly talking
to people in the local area who may be able to add their skills to the
board.
For further information contact BWS on 0208 539 5523 or email: h_bangladesh@hotmail.com.
The Refugee Therapy Centre is currently recruiting for volunteers from
refugee backgrounds who are interested in gaining office experience.
We offer: Training in basic office skills, computing, administration, book-keeping, counselling and support work; Regular supervision and support in your work; Valuable work experience that you may use later to obtain a paid job; Computing and organisational skills, communication skills and personal development; The opportunity to extend your knowledge, confidence and social network by gaining new skills and meeting new people; The opportunity to give your point of view and make suggestions and contributions to the development of the Refugee Therapy Centre.
The Refugee Therapy Centre is committed to offering equal opportunities to all. Involvement at the Centre means commitment to our aims, policies and principles. Our equal opportunities policy ensures that those involved with the Centre should feel welcome and able to contribute to our services and the community regardless of race, gender, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religion, belief, trade union activities or political persuasion. Volunteers will be given travel and lunch expenses for the time that they work at the Refugee Therapy Centre.
If you are interested in volunteering at the Refugee Therapy Centre, please contact the Volunteer Co-ordinator: Amanda Shaw, Refugee Therapy Centre, Telephone: 020 7272 2565, E-mail: amanda@refugeetherapy.org.uk
Salary:£23,278 (plus pension& package)
Closing Date for applications:10 July 2008
Southwark is a distinctive, unique London Borough that is home to a
diverse, vibrant, multicultural community. Working with our dynamic
team you will help support the Volunteer Centre Southwark Active Citizens
Hub.
The Active Citizens Hub is a cutting edge project funded locally through
the Local Strategic Partnership, Southwark Alliance. The main aim of
the project is to support, develop and nurture active citizenship within
Southwark. Active citizenship includes people engaged in: Governance,
managed volunteering, community activism, being community group members,
view givers or good neighbours. The project supports active citizens
and potential active citizens through a variety of methods including:
training, advice, networking, information, brokerage and events.
You will need to be an effective communicator with a 'can do' attitude and creative approach to problem solving. Working with a diverse community you will be engaging directly with active and potentially active citizens, offering support and brokerage. You will also assist in delivering our ongoing programme of training. You will work collaboratively with other relevant bodies, in particular voluntary sector infrastructure bodies in the borough, local community forums and Southwark Council. For further information about the work of the project please see the Active Citizens section of our website
For further information and an application pack click here.
