As a young, energetic and ambitious charity, we support people affected by pulmonary fibrosis and invest in research to find a cure. Do you have the passion and skills we need? We’d love to hear from you: Please get in touch.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis strives to be an organisation of equity and inclusion. Pulmonary Fibrosis does not discriminate. Our team should reflect the diverse communities we exist to support. We warmly welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of age, disability, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), sex, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.
Current positions
Corporate Partnerships Officer
Corporate Partnerships Officer
· Contract Type: Permanent, full-time(part-time considered, minimum 4 days per week)
· Salary: £24,000 - £29,000 FTE depending on experience
· Location: Homebased, flexible, remote working with travel across the UK
Are you an excellent relationship manager? Could you help us grow our income so we can support more of the 210,000 people affected by pulmonary fibrosis in the UK each year?
We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer to develop new and existing relationships with our corporate supporters across the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to grow a relatively new income stream, raising vital funds to help change the lives of thousands of people affected by pulmonary fibrosis.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) supports people affected by pulmonary fibrosis - a cruel and terminal lung scarring disease that cuts thousands of lives short in the UK each year. There’s no known cure, and it’s on the rise.
Working within the Fundraising Team, you will steward relationships with corporate supporters and develop long-term partnerships, growing opportunities for multi-year support. You will help drive growth in income which will enable APF to reach more people affected by pulmonary fibrosis, and fund vital life-changing research that could help stop pulmonary fibrosis in its tracks.
Why join us?
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, we support personal development and offer a range of benefits:
· 25days holiday plus bank holidays (plus additional discretionary days around Christmas)
· Company Pension Scheme
· Flexible, homebased working
· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, including retail discounts, and access to emotional support.
· Death in Service scheme.
· Company-related sick pay when 6-month probation is complete.
· A focus on personal development, including access to training opportunities and coaching.
For further information on the role please see the below job description and job advert:
Application Details
If you are interested in applying for this role, please send the following to recruitment@actionpf.org
· Your CV
Completed Equal Opportunities Form
· A supporting statement outlining how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria in no more than two sides of A4
Closing Date: 9am Monday 2nd October
Interviews: Week commencing 2nd October
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop,and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Are you brilliant at telling stories through social media and creative about engaging new audiences? Come and join us!
We’re looking for a talented digital marketing professional to join our growing national health charity with around 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role.
Our mission at Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is to improve the lives of the 70,000+ people in the UK who live with pulmonary fibrosis (or lung scarring). It’s a fatal disease that’s on the rise. It permanently and progressively scars the lungs.
This role has a strong focus on social media and digital channel management, but you will blend this with avariety of content creation and editing.
Responsible for the day-to-day of our social media, you’ll be maximising our social media and online engagement (and using data and analytics) to amplify the voice of people affected by lung scarring to the public. And you will be showcasing the incredible work that goes on across the charity to our different audiences.
Alongside this, you’ll be creating your own and working collaboratively with the APF team to produce engaging and inspiring content for our social media channels and e-newsletter. This includes graphics and video using Canva, Hootsuite and social media evaluation tools.
As a brand ambassador, you’ll be doing this while maximising our brand appeal and being absolutely committed to equality, diversity and inclusion across all our digital channels.
Working at APF
As part of a supportive, small, and friendly team you will have plenty of opportunity to develop your own ideas into live initiatives.
Working remotely, you will benefit from highly flexible working arrangements and enjoy a great work-life balance. In addition, APF offers a workplace pension, competitive salary and an organisation that’s fully invested in you and wants to develop your many talents.
It’s an exciting time to join us. In the next year we will be developing our brand, digital engagement and campaigning to improve NHS care for people living with lung scarring.
Diversity
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from allcandidates irrespective of race, age, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.
Benefits
o Working hours 37.5 a week 9am to 5.30pm with full flexibility to maintain a good work/lifebalance. We welcome a conversation about flexible working hours that work for you.
o Salary £25,000 -£27,000 pa dependent on experience
o 25 days per holiday year plus eight bank holidays
o Salary sacrifice for pension contributions and buying/selling annual leave
o Flexible hours and take ‘time off in lieu’ for extra hours worked
o Workplace pension scheme
o Workplace Assistance package
o Dedicated training budget.
o Reduced gym membership on-site at Head Office
o Work phone (VOIPor Mobile) and laptop.
o Occasional travel to London and UK (expenses paid).
For further information, please view the documents below:
If you would like an informal chat about the role or have any questions, please contact recruitment@actionpf.org.
Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 11 October 2023.
HR & Operations Coordinator
The HR & Operations Coordinator will be responsible for the human resources and operational requirements of APF. They will maintain the HR systems, processes and policies to enable our HR function to support our employees while conforming to employment laws and internal policies. They will also carry out duties to ensure the APF office is run proficiently to support an effective and comfortable working environment.
All duties must be completed accurately and in a timely manner, meeting deadlines to maintain a high standard of day-to-day operational service.
HR:
To support in all areas of HR operations and administration which are:
Recruitment & Induction
· Working with hiring managers you will support, and coordinate recruitment activity as needed. This may include advertising roles within budget, storing and sorting applications, and organising interview arrangements/correspondence. Assisting hiring managers to develop job descriptions and person specifications. Finding the best place to advertise roles and managing time scales
· Maintain relevant templates and support other team members in setting up contracts for new recruits, freelancers, suppliers and clients
· Leading on-boarding and exit processes including issues offer letters, contracts, inductions and exit interviews
· Process DBS applications and ID checking
· Maintain and regularly update the staff handbook including regular review of compliance and relevance of existing policies
Learning & Development
· Record and report on staff training and development to ensure staff are growing in their roles
· Develop systems to improve shared learning across all areas of the Charity
Performance Management
· Support the development of the appraisal process, ensuring all employees receive a timely appraisal and that signed appraisals and development plans are held centrally
· Staff absence: recording annual leave, sickness and other absence in line with existing policies and setting up new policies as needed
Support & Wellbeing
· Be the main point of contact for HR-related queries from staff and liaise with the Head of F&O or external providers as required
· Promote a values-based culture focused on well-being, and positive staff engagement by offering ongoing training and education, recognising and reinforcing good behaviour
· Coordinate our bi-annual staff survey
Maintaining legal and statutory requirements
· Ensuring that personnel files and HR database are accurately maintained within current legislation and maintaining staff lists and organisational charts
· Improve systems, processes, procedure and identify efficiencies and ensure full compliance with HR policies and procedures across the Charity
· Administration of employee pension scheme including reconciling monthly payments, setting up new users and leavers and complying with pension regulations
· Imbed APF’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity by actively supporting the EDI working group and communicating outcomes/actions to the team
· Liaise with APF’s Volunteer Coordinator to ensure that volunteers feel supported and informed
· Work on HR projects as agreed with your manager from time to time
Operations:
To support with a variety of organisational tasks to include:
· Maintenance of equipment register to ensure the location of equipment is recorded
· Coordinate IT requirements (laptops and phones) and regularly ensure staff are properly equipped and that stock is accounted for
· Assist with training new staff on the CRM. Training will be given
· Support the coordination and running of staff and trustee events, training sessions, meetings, internal communications.
· Act as a point of contact for all health and safety record keeping to enable management to track any issues and organise the workstation assessments taking any appropriate action
· Ensure office equipment is maintained and fit for purpose
· Build positive relationships with suppliers such as Regus (premises) and Amanet (IT)
· Manage the APF recruitment email inbox
· Act as a point of contact for APF, including enquiries that may be emotive; assessing the nature of the enquiry and referring to relevant team member promptly
· Work on operational projects as agreed with your manager from time to time
· Administration support for senior leadership Team
Person Specification
In your application for the role, please provide details of your experience against the selection criteria set out in part one below.
You do not need to have experience in every area, and you may have skills not listed here that you feel would be valuable to fulfil the role. We would love to hear what makes you an exceptional candidate.
Part one knowledge and experience:
Comprehensive knowledge of HR processes and systems
· Minimum of 2 years experience working in an HR-related role (desirable)
· A thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook with experience presenting data in a variety of ways to aid decision-making.
· Experience of improving processes and systems to increase efficiencies and cost-effectiveness (experience of changing HR systems would be advantageous).
· Experience of being a first point of contact via phone, email and web (including social media).
· Demonstrate a real passion for customer care.
· Experience of using a database to record and track information, ensuring data is accurate.
· Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace, including using digital tools to work collaboratively and productively (we use MS Teams).
· Experience of building good relationships with peers, suppliers and stakeholders.
Part two: skills and working style
· Effective interpersonal skills. Able to get on with a broad range of people; build trust and rapport; a real team player
· Excellent ICT skills including word processing, spreadsheet analysis, and presentations,including Microsoft Office
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills; clear and concise
· A high level of attention to detail and ability to work efficiently
· Ability to effectively manage time and meet deadlines
· A can do’ approach. Able to work with limited supervision
· Committed to achieving high standards with the resources available
For further information please see the below documentation:
Job Description and Peson Specification
To Apply:
We hope you will consider making an application. If you have any questions about the appointment and would find it helpful to have an informal conversation, please contact recruitment@actionpf.org and we can arrange a call with our Head of Finance & Operations.
To apply, please send the below documentation to recruitment@actionpf.org by 10am on Friday 06th October 2023.
Please note we will be actively interviewing throughout this time so please ensure you submit your application as timely as possible.
- Your CV (no more than three sides, minimum size 11 font)
- A supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4, minimum font size 11) that sets out why this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria (in part one of the person specification)
- In your application, please include if you have lived experience of pulmonary fibrosis or other respiratory condition.
- We would be grateful if you would complete and return the equal opportunities monitoring form, to help us to meet the aims and commitments set out in our equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up ofthe workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. We need your help and cooperation to enable us to do this but filling in this form is voluntary. The information provided will be kept confidential and will be used for monitoring purposes. If you have any questions about the form, please contact 01733 839642.