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The Association is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and exists to support Carers throughout Derby and Derbyshire, employing 17 staff.

Responsible to the Management Board of the Association, the successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, a good understanding of the voluntary sector and will be charged with the running and development of the organisation including financial probity and IT systems.

Salary £31,203 rising to £35,535/ annum pro rata to 20 hours/week.
Interviews for this post will take place during the week commencing 12th January 2009.

Details and application form can be obtained from Derbyshire Carers Association. White House, The Willows, Slack Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3HF.

Contribute to the Third Sector Action Plan

The Minister of the third sector intends to published an action plan for the third sector in the New Year and would like the sector to contribute at an early stage. The OTS would welcome suggestions from the sector on innovative ways the government could help support the environment for a thriving third sector in the coming months and years. The deadline for initial contributions is the end of December. For more details visit www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/081128_action_plan.aspx

NHS Contracts for the Third Sector

The NHS has produced a standard contract that will impact all Third Sector organisations that provide services for the NHS. To download the information on their contracts and for FAQs for the third sector visit www.dh.gov.uk

BAMER/Faith Strand Mini-Seminar on Collaborative Working

NCB are currently running a series of free seminars for Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) and faith-based voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations on the theme of collaboration and partnership.

The programme has been developed following feedback from BAMER and faith-based organisations who identified collaboration and partnership as one of the main barriers to successful commissioning. The event will also offer the chance to meet colleagues, exchange experiences and share knowledge with others working in the children’s services field.

The seminars will run once in each of the nine regions in England. The East Midlands seminar will be held on 29 January in Nottingham.

Free places can be booked online at www.vcsengage.org.uk For further details, or to find out about the other seminars, email info@vcsengage.org.uk or telephone 0207 843 6085.

More Online Filing of PAYE Details

HM Revenue and Customs has issued a reminder that employers with 50 or more on the payroll will need to submit in-year PAYE information online from 6 April 2009. This includes forms P45/P46 for employees leaving and starting. To file online, you must first be registered with HMRC's Online PAYE service – click on 'PAYE for Employers' under the 'do it online' menu at www.hmrc.gov.uk

Investing In Volunteers Survey

A review of Investing in Volunteers has been initiated to find out whether the quality standard is working as had been anticipated and to identify whether there are issues which need to be addressed now, or wait until a full, independent evaluation is conducted in three years time. The survey for volunteer involving organisations is at www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dD2Vif7uZbryDGQEyENsQQ_3d_3d – complete by 23 December.

Announcements on Key Sector Research

1) Capacitybuilders, the sector support funding body, has commissioned the single largest evaluation of the impact of the government's investment in third sector support services. The evaluation team will seek to quantify and track the impact of capacity building activity across the country and assess the effectiveness of the ChangeUp model, including the impact on frontline organisations. More detail.

2) The baseline for judging progress on making multi-year funding the norm for the third sector has been established by the Office of the Third Sector. Across government departments, the average proportion of direct grants that are for three years or more is almost two thirds. See news item.

3) The Office of the Third Sector has announced plans to commission independent research into the licensing system for public charitable collections. OTS will then work closely with the Charity Commission to develop the right licensing system based on the evidence provided by the research, within the framework of the Charities Act 2006. See OTS news story.

Addressing Pay Gap for Charity Chief Executives

Third Sector magazine reports that the widening gender pay gap identified in a recent survey has prompted chief executives body Acevo to establish a special interest group for women. News item at www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/868033/ (registration required).

Support for Leadership and Management Training

Third sector organisations are to get access to an extended leadership and management programme through Train to Gain, the government's flagship skills service. Funding rules will be relaxed from January, enabling support such as stand-alone accredited training modules and part-qualifications in essential areas such as business systems, communications, sales and marketing, information technology, customer service, finance and credit, risk management. Office of Third Sector news item.

Third Sector magazine also states that the Learning and Skills Council has awarded £100,000 to Acevo to conduct research on third sector leadership skills gaps and the uptake of Train to Gain among charities. Acevo has established a task force consisting of the LSC, government and voluntary sector representatives to oversee the research and report in the spring. www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/866253/ (registration required).

Community Ownership and Management of Assets

Public policy is encouraging the community ownership and management of assets (including buildings and land) in England and there are similar moves in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report reviewing the evidence on the scale of existing activity, the benefits that arise and the factors that support it happening. www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/details.asp?pubID=1042

Guide to Social Campaigning for Funders

New Philanthropy Capital's latest report, 'Critical masses: Social campaigning guide for donors and funders', explores the role of campaigning charities and highlights the significant part they can play in changing legislation and shifting attitudes, and looks at common concerns donors and funders may have. Full report (pdf, 985KB) or summary (348KB) at NPC (registration required).

News for Campaigners and Policy Workers

December's newsletter from NCVO's Campaigning Effectiveness team includes news of an online forum "created to enable policy workers across civil society to network, collaborate and share information" – Policy Forum is at www.ncvopolicyforum.org.uk/. The newsletter has more on resources, information and campaign case studies to support and inspire – see www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/campaigningeffectiveness/

Website for Small Charity Support

The Small Charities Coalition has launched a new website at www.smallcharities.org.uk This aims to enable registered charities with an income of less than £1 million to gain from sharing experience and skills.

Email Marketing Metrics

Nonprofit Online News breaks its own rules to recommend a report from a software vendor, as it reckons Mailer Mailer's 2008 Email Marketing Metrics Report is worth it (while cautioning against not developing your own meaningful metrics). "For example, did you know that people are opening their email sooner, most likely as a result of mobile access? Or that open rates are stabilizing after a period of decline?” This will presumably be based on largely US data, pdf 3.79MB at imagehosting.mailermailer.com/email-marketing-metrics-2008h1.pdf

Goodmoves Third Sector Job Recruitment Website

Jobs advertised on Goodmoves span many areas of work and interest in the third sector. Job Alerts can be set up to send you information on only those jobs which fit your particular interests and expertise in the location in which you want to work. To search the full list of vacancies go to: www.goodmoves.org.uk. To advertise your vacancy on goodmoves email goodmoves@navca.org.uk

Civil Society IT Website

Civil Society IT is about the effective use of IT in all kinds of not-for-profit organisations.

Technology impacts on all areas of charity operations – from fundraising to awareness-raising, service delivery to financial management, human resources to governance. Civil Society IT brings this all together in one place to highlight innovation, examine new ideas, and share best practice.

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