University Jewish Chaplaincy works with students across the UK to enhance the Jewish student experience. We aim to create a warm, inclusive environment in which Jewish students of every background can live happy inspired Jewish lives. From offering a listening ear to running inspiring and engaging educational sessions; from being there in times of crisis to creating the familiar experience of Shabbat meals, our chaplains are uniquely poised to assist students when and where they need it most.
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced head office team in London and help make a significant difference to Jewish student life on campus. The core focus of the role is on the efficient, day-to-day running of our operations supporting our campus Chaplaincy teams across the country. You will have daily contact with our campuses around the country as well as the CEO, Finance Manager and Head of Fundraising. The role will be varied and exciting, ranging from administrative assistance to fundraising support to travelling to run events with Chaplains. There are opportunities for direct contact with students, Chaplains, stakeholders and donors on a regular basis. There will also be an opportunity to follow a bespoke training programme to improve future career prospects in line with the candidate’s interests and aspirations.
Chaplain's Support:
• Travel to regions to assist with running of events
• Advise Chaplains on sourcing items for events or their homes, IT solutions, integrating into life in the UK
• Support new Chaplains with programming support and creation
Research and Policy Support:
• Work with CEO on policy and research projects as they arise
• Support with Government and major stakeholder engagement
• Report drafting
Operations Duty:
• Assistance in planning and co-ordinating 5 day annual residential training seminar
• Support with IT and phone systems
• Ongoing property management
• Assisting with property moves and relocations prior to new Chaplains’ arrival
• Managing general inquiries from Chaplains and the public
• Arranging and minuting weekly team meetings
General Office Administration:
• Communications and general correspondence (post, email, phone)
• General administrative and diary support to Head Office team, Board of Directors
• Assistance in planning and co-ordinating events, meetings, training days, AGM as well as attending training seminar and certain other events
• Co-ordinating travel schedules for CEO and Chief Strategist and Rabbinic Head
• Co-ordinating recruitment trips to the UK and Israel
• Administrative support to the Finance Manager
• Management of website and liaison with web developer
Fundraising Support:
• Administrative support for Head of Fundraising
• Administrative support in running fundraising events and activities (shared duty)
Training:
• Opportunity to join a training programme/course. This could include for example Health & Safety training, project management training, charitable finance or governance training, safer recruitment training, social media training, marketing training, fundraising training.
Person Specification:
- Excellent time and workload management skills
- Strong IT skills including Excel
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to work independently and as a team player
- Knowledge of Jewish community/faith/rituals/laws
- Passion for helping Jewish students
- Sense of humour
For more information and to be personally recommended for the role, please contact melissa@theworkavenue.org.uk
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