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Vacancies at Colostomy UK

Are you looking to join a growing charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives? You’re in luck!
We are looking for five enthusiastic and talented individuals to become a part of our team.

Volunteers & Community Manager – £30,000 (pro rata)  – Permanent- 3 days per week

Volunteers have always been at the heart of Colostomy UK. Our volunteers support people with stomas, and their families, carers and friends in many ways. They represent Colostomy UK at open days and they answer calls on our 24-hour stoma helpline to name but two. They also help with our fundraising and campaigning. The skills, experience, time and energy they bring to our charity, make a difference to the lives of people in need.

Colostomy UK wants to continue to be a fantastic place to volunteer and to do this we are looking for an inspiring and passionate manager to lead our team of volunteers. You will be responsible for recruiting, training, supporting and developing our volunteers. This means you will need to be an experienced people manager, with a thorough understanding of what motivates people and how to get the best from them.

With volunteers across the UK, you will need to be able to travel nationally for charity business and prepared to work the occasional evening and weekend.

If you are interested in this role and want to receive a job pack please email the recruiting manager Libby, libby.herbert@colostomyuk.org

PR & Engagement Manager – £30,000 to £35,000 – Permanent – Full time

The PR & Engagement Manager is a key role. You will be a hands-on person, with all the experience necessary to manage, develop and implement Colostomy UK’s marketing and communications strategy.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the charities services and campaigns are communicated widely and in a manner that constantly enhances Colostomy UK’s presence, reputation and profile, both within the ‘stoma’ world and more broadly in society. This will require you to be an expert in producing content for the charity’s social media platforms and website. You will have a flare for writing, but also a keen eye for spotting that misplaced comma.

You will also be involved in supporting our Fundraising & Campaigns Manager to drive our campaigns and projects for social change.  This will include managing the public face of Colostomy UK, taking ownership of all PR activities and building worthwhile relationships with the media.

You will manage our commercial opportunities (advertising and sponsorship income stream) generated from various organisations.

If you are interested in this role and want to receive a job pack please email the recruiting manager Libby, libby.herbert@colostomyuk.org

Fundraising & Communications Executive – £25,000 – Permanent – Full time

The Fundraising & Communications Executive is a new role for our charity, you will work closely with our Fundraising & Campaigns Manager and our PR & Engagement Manager. You will profile our work by telling compelling and inspirational stories on our digital and print platforms.

You will also be responsible for promoting and developing our campaigns, support services and other initiatives through the on-going creation, evaluation, and development of high-quality communications. These will be suitable for our social media platforms, print and website.

Beyond this, a key responsibility of the role is to inspire and engage the stoma community to become Colostomy UK’s volunteers, champions, fundraisers, campaigners, and donors of both today and tomorrow. This involves closely working with and supporting our Fundraising & Campaigns manager in the stewardship of our grassroots fundraisers and analysing opportunities with trusts and foundations.

If you are interested in this role and want to receive a job pack please email the recruiting manager Giovanni,  giovanni.cinque@colostomyuk.org

Finance & Operations Manager – £30,000 to £35,000 – – Permanent – Full time

This is a new role for our charity. Up until now financial management has been carried out by a contractor, who has worked with us for many years. The post holder will assume overall management of all finance and service aspects of the charity, providing guidance and support.

On the finance side, they will ensure delivery, strategic development and appropriate planning and analysis of financial and operational services and systems (CRM & accountancy software) to make sure our charity uses the funds it receives wisely and efficiently.

On the service side, they will oversee the day-to-day operational running of the office and its support services (Helpline, Befriending, Live Chat, Facebook support group and literature requests). They will have direct line management of the Support & Volunteers Coordinator and the Support & Finance Coordinator.

If you are interested in this role and want to receive a job pack please email the recruiting manager Libby, libby.herbert@colostomyuk.org

Support & Finance Coordinator – £18,000 – £20,000 (pro rata ) Permanent – 2.5 days per week ( Wednesday ( half day am ) Full days – Thursday and Friday )

This role is key to the smooth running of Colostomy UK’s small, but busy, Reading office and our Support Services. You will be involved in supporting ostomates, when they call our helpline, as well as speaking with our volunteers and healthcare professionals we work with. You will receive training to do this, but need to be a confident communicator, who is happy dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.

On a day-to-day basis you will undertake a range of administrative duties including everything from the post, to writing letters to our supporters and keeping tabs on our stock levels of support literature and stationery. You will also be responsible for inputting new records and updating existing records on our Salesforce database, using the latter to run reports and extract a variety of data. You must also be proficient in using common office software (MS Word, Excel and Outlook).

In addition to the above, you will be assisting our Finance & Operations Manager. This involves everything from paying invoices, managing petty cash, managing our annual raffle,  handling incoming cheques and cash, and preparing the banking, to organising mailings.

If you are interested in this role and want to receive a job pack please email the recruiting manager Libby, libby.herbert@colostomyuk.org