AdviceUK

Good morning! It’s just before 3am outside the Bank of England at the start of my London to Leeds by local bus in 24 hours challenge, to raise funds for The Access to Justice Foundation. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored me to do this challenge. As I leave Threadneedle Street I have raised almost £1,200. I will keep you updated on my progress via a thread 🧵from this post. As I travel through cities and towns on my journey, I will highlight some of the free legal advice organisations that the The Access to Justice Foundation supports throughout the UK. Before catching my first bus for a short hop to Aldwych, I first wanted to recognise, and say thank you, to all Bank of England Legal Directorate colleagues who participate in our pro bono programme, providing free legal advice at South Westminster Legal Advice Centre or via Free Legal Answers.

I am delighted to be supporting AdviceUK, a small charity which improves the lives of people in need of advice through support to its members, to recruit a Funding and Programmes Manager working alongside Sarah MacFadyen, Head of Policy and Public Affairs. 📍 London/Hybrid, Home-based with regular travel and meetings in London (1-3 times a month for pre-arranged in person meetings and events) 💫 Full time (35 hours per week) with flexible working, and option for 28 hours or compressed hours 🌳 Two-year fixed term contract 💷 Salary £40,000- £42,000 depending on experience, including regional weighting allowance (pro rata for part time) 🌿 Benefits including 20 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year (to a maximum of 25 days), 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year, home working allowance, 6% pension, season ticket and bicycle loan AdviceUK makes a big impact. Its stakeholder, policy and advocacy work is carried across devolved nations as well as the UK. They support members, so it is easier for them to help their clients, and by directly influencing policy-makers, decision-makers and funders. There are currently 700 AdviceUK members and 1.7m people were offered free advice by members on a diverse range of issues including debt, housing, benefits and immigration problems. This is an exciting time to join AdviceUK’s growing team as they launch a new three-year strategy. The organisation will be making a significant investment in capacity, new support services and innovation to deliver the support and advice that members, the wider advice sector and their communities need. The Funding and Programmes Manager will manage grant-funded programmes, overseeing work of key project staff and ensuring progress is recorded and monitored. They will develop positive relationships with funders and seek to influence funders to make more resources available to independent advice agencies in a way that meaningfully supports their work. The post holder will support members to access funding and participate in programmes that sustain and develop their advice services, to the benefit of people seeking advice, and the communities served by AdviceUK members. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. For more information and for the full Job Pack, as well as to have a confidential chat about the role, please share your CV via the link below. The closing date is 9am Thursday 13 March. The interview will be on Thursday 20 March in person in London. Charity People | B Corp Liz Bayram Callum Delhoy Dalibor Warburton Willem van de Ven Avina Ajit https://lnkd.in/ebxaCumd #CharityJobs #AdviceSector #CharityRecruitment #InclusiveRecruitment #FundingGrantsProgrammesJobs #OpenToPartTime

We were in Parliament this week to highlight how policy solutions can improve later life for all. Yvonne and Jo joined us to reveal more about the reality of pensioner poverty. Yvonne shared her experiences of living in financial hardship while Jo, an Independent Age Helpline adviser, provided an important insight into the calls we receive every day from older people struggling to get by. We can and must do more to ensure older people receive the support they need. Let's work together to end poverty in later life. Thank you to our co-sponsors Steve Darling MP and John Milne MP. Find more about our research: https://lnkd.in/e6zFA5WE