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The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is a UK-wide charity that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. We’re here for everyone who needs us. We are passionate about our work and throw all our energy into it. We look for people who want to do the same. Take a look at this article to see what life is like working for us.
We appreciate that not every candidate will meet every requirement for one of our roles. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love for you to get in touch, apply or send a CV. You may well be suitable for the role or another within LFF. Please contact our HR team with any enquiries.
Job opportunities
Research Assistant
£24,935 – £26,450 per annum | 37.5 hours pre week | Epsom, Surrey (hybrid)
About you and the role
You will have excellent IT skills including Word and Excel. You will ideally have knowledge/experience of working in or researching child sexual abuse/child protection, ideally with one or more of our key target groups; for example, adults and/or children and young people who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviours or child victims of sexual abuse, or family members of these individuals. You may be studying for a career in a related field, i.e psychology or criminology. Our ideal candidate will be an energetic individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a warm, empathetic manner.
This will be a full-time position with the ideal candidate having flexibility in their working day with some possibility to work evenings.
This is an exciting post which will support data management and analysis of our Stop It Now UK and Ireland helpline data. A major part of this role will involve supporting a comprehensive, externally-funded evaluation of our Stop It Now services. For the evaluation, the successful candidate will support participant recruitment, qualitative and quantitative data collection, management and analysis of sensitive and confidential data and reporting of findings. There may be opportunities to support other research projects.
Data management and analysis is an important part of the helpline; reporting on the volumes and variety of calls, chats and emails will be a key aspect of this role. It is vital that we are able to report this information internally and to other organisations to be able to promote our services and secure funding. The successful candidate will accurately and methodically handle and organise data on our secure systems.
As part of the induction process you will be introduced to all Stop It Now services (website, helpline, live chat and secure email). Depending on your interests and skills, there may be opportunities for you to deliver some of these services to our service users. For example, you may work on the helpline as an advisor, talking to callers and offering them support and advice to deal with concerns relating to child sexual abuse.
This is a highly rewarding role within a friendly and hardworking team committed to keeping children safe from sexual harm.
What you’ll get from us
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office, free parking, a NEST pension, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) after 5 years’ service (in line with our leave year January-December), up to 5 days learning and development per year, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover.
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact Sarah Wefers (Practitioner (Research)) on swefers@lucyfaithfull.org.uk or Emily George (Helpline Manager) on egeorge@lucyfaithfull.org.uk.
An application form and equal ops form are included in this pack. We look forward to receiving your completed documents by 5:00pm on Friday 1st November to recruitment@lucyfaithfull.org.uk. The recruitment process for this role may consist of a 2-stage process with Stage 1 being a teams interview followed by Stage 2 being a face to face interview. The face to face interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 13th November for shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check for this position.
We believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution. Treating people fairly is part of our values and at the core of our culture. As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity.
Digital Officer
£32,000 - £34,000 per annum | 37.5 hours per week | Epsom, Surrey (hybrid)
About you and the role
Our ideal candidate will be a digital expert. You might have experience from the public, private or third sector or as a freelancer.
You will understand audiences and be a great writer for digital channels. You will be at home with the technical jargon of the digital world but be able to interpret and translate this for colleagues across the charity, cutting through piles of data to spot what is important.
This is a revamped, highly rewarding role, reflecting a renewed emphasis that we place on our paid media, and your work will be transformational working within a friendly and hardworking team committed to keeping children safe from sexual harm.
What you’ll get from us
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office (Wednesdays and Thursdays), free parking, a NEST pension, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) after 5 years’ service (in line with our leave year January-December), up to 5 days learning and development per year, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover.
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact Michael Walsh (Head of Advocacy & Communications) on mwash@lucyfaithfull.org.uk.
An application form and equal ops form are included in this pack. We look forward to receiving your completed documents by 9:00am on Monday 4th November to recruitment@lucyfaithfull.org.uk. The recruitment process for this role may consist of a 2-stage process with Stage 1 being a teams interview followed by Stage 2 being a face to face interview. The face to face interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 12th November for shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check for this position.
Head of Fundraising
£45,000 - £48,000 per annum | 37.5 hours per week | Epsom, Surrey or Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (hybrid)
About you and the role
As head of fundraising, you will work closely with the CEO to grow charitable income and philanthropic support from governments, individuals, trusts and foundations, corporate companies and other areas. You will help her drive the charity’s work forward and work closely with our project teams and see the direct impact of your efforts.
You will have developed your portfolio of fundraising skills over time within charities that work for social good and can demonstrate experience in securing fundraising income particularly in securing five and six figure grants/donations. Experience of securing statutory funding will be essential. You will have experience of line managing junior fundraising staff and will be keen to develop your managerial responsibility.
You will be a confident and capable leader who will work colleagues towards supporting an annual programme of circa £3 million. This role is crucial to building the charity’s long-term sustainability, with a focus on exploring innovative opportunities.
This is a new role giving you the opportunity and responsibility to build on our successful fundraising and extend our appeal to new donors as well as maintain our existing supporters. You will need demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to work confidently as a strategic thinker and as a practical fundraiser. You will hit the ground running and come with strong ideas and skills to implement them.
The role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional with a passion for tackling social problems particularly in child protection or related areas. It is a great opportunity to take the next step in your fundraising career and make an impact.
The charity is currently in a period of strategic review and over the coming years as our new strategy gets implemented and new projects are developed to widen our reach, the head of fundraising will develop a strong case for support and articulate the aims and impact of our work to funders. You will work with the CEO and the directors to turn this strategy into the growth that our work requires if we are to keep children safe from harm.
What you’ll get from us
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office, free parking, a NEST pension, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) after 5 years’ service (in line with our leave year January-December), up to 5 days learning and development per year, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover.
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact Deborah Denis (CEO) on ddenis@lucyfaithfull.org.uk.
An application form and equal ops form are included in this pack. We look forward to receiving your completed documents by midday on 11th November to recruitment@lucyfaithfull.org.uk. The recruitment process for this role may consist of a 2-stage process with Stage 1 being a teams interview (14, 15, 18 November) followed by Stage 2 being a face to face interview. The face to face interviews are scheduled to take place on 22nd November for shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check for this position.
Fundraising Manager
£34,000 - £38,000 per annum | 37.5 hours per week | Epsom, Surrey or Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (hybrid)
About you and the role
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced, committed and highly organised Fundraising Manager. The postholder will have a central role in working with the Head of Fundraising to secure grants from statutory agencies and trusts and foundations but will also work to steward relationships with individual donors, support innovative digital fundraising campaigns and assist in the delivery of targeted fundraising activities and events. There is significant scope and opportunity for the Fundraising Manager to develop the charity’s work arounds trusts and foundations, individual giving, challenge/community events and corporate partnerships.
You will be ambitious and creative with a positive attitude, happy to roll up your sleeves and get involved to enable us to achieve our goals. This role would be ideal for applicants with successful fundraising experience and could suit someone wishing to progress their fundraising careers by stepping up into a Fundraising manager role.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team and use your fundraising experience to make a real difference to the lives of children across the UK and around the world.
It is a rewarding role where your work will be transformational working within a friendly and hardworking team committed to keeping children safe from sexual harm.
What you’ll get from us
We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days working from the office, free parking, a NEST pension, 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays) after 5 years’ service (in line with our leave year January-December), up to 5 days learning and development per year, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover.
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact Deborah Denis (CEO) on ddenis@lucyfaithfull.org.uk.
An application form and equal ops form are included in this pack. We look forward to receiving your completed documents by midday on 11th November to recruitment@lucyfaithfull.org.uk. The recruitment process for this role may consist of a 2-stage process with Stage 1 being a teams interview (18, 19, 20 November) followed by Stage 2 being a face to face interview. The face to face interviews are scheduled to take place on 26th or 27th November for shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check for this position.
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