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Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine, and poverty. With 20 years of experience in advocacy, The Borgen Project has supported the passage of numerous bills benefitting close to 500 million people in developing countries. This internship focuses on content creation for BORGEN Magazine or The Borgen Project Blog . • Part-time (12 hours per week), • 12-week program, • Remote position, • Unpaid internship, • Flexible schedule — complete earlier if working ahead, • Write articles for BORGEN Magazine or the blog, • Research relevant topics, • Assist with The Borgen Project's advocacy efforts, • Assist with fundraising activities, • Unpaid internship (college credit available), • New programs begin every month, • You may choose your preferred start month

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. With over 20 years of experience in advocacy, The Borgen Project has supported the passage of numerous bills benefiting close to 500 million people in developing countries. The Political Affairs Internship focuses on making poverty a priority within U.S., Canadian, and U.K. foreign policy. • Part-time (12 hours per week), • 12-week program, • Remote position, • Unpaid internship, • Flexible schedule — complete earlier if working ahead, • Lead public and political outreach in your state or district, • Meet with members of Congress/Government in your constituency, • Represent The Borgen Project at business, political, and community events, • Assist with fundraising activities, • Create and manage a personal fundraising campaign, • Mobilize individuals to contact government representatives, • Speak to groups, classes, and organizations, • Unpaid internship (college credit available), • New programs begin every month, • You may choose your preferred start month

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people to thrive? Do you want a career where compassion, resilience and teamwork truly change lives? We are looking for dedicated Residential Child Care Officers to join a growing residential service within Doncaster Council. This is a demanding yet deeply rewarding role within a supportive environment where you will help provide stability, advocacy and care to children and young people who need it most. We have opportunities available across the residential provision, including homes supporting young people with complex behaviours and Short Break homes supporting children and young people with disabilities or complex health needs. You will build meaningful relationships with children and young people helping them develop confidence, independence and life skills within a stable home environment. This is a permanent position offering an annual salary of £28132 along with enhancements for sleep-in shifts which are paid at £43.12 per shift and an overtime rate of time and a quarter for anything above 37 hours. The rota is set at least 4 weeks in advance and you will receive 2 weekends off out of 4. Duties of the role will include: Provide a warm, caring and enabling environment Meet the emotional, social and physical needs of looked-after children and young people Support children who may present with complex or challenging behaviours Advocate for children and model a pos...

Role: Housing Solicitor (x5)| NQ - 5 years PQE | Nationwide opportunity Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Housing Solicitor / Supervisor for highly sought permanent position. Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our clients accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm. Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Housing Department Background: Our clients Housing team, ranked by The Legal 500 directory for its services across England and Wales, provides assistance to both landlords and tenants on all housing issues. Their practitioners are highly experienced in finding solutions to housing disputes and aim to address the issues quickly and effectively. Our client offers lawyer supported dispute resolution or alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means to resolve housing disrepair matters. Their department also regularly represents clients in the courts for unlawful eviction, possession proceedings and prepare applications for judicial review in cases of homelessness. Main Responsibilities of the Role: • Report directly to Department Director, • Responsible for all aspects of Housing work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members, • Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities, • Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of public and private housing cases including Homelessness; Disrepair; Eviction; Possession; Property Ownership Disputes; Unlawful eviction; Succession for Tenants; Neighbourhood Problems matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy, • Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases, • Dealing with correspondence, • Maintaining accurate time costing procedures, • Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly, • Ensuring compliance with file managementKey Skills Required:, • Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying, • Strong management skills, • Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals, • Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators, • Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Housing issues, • Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business, • Excellent analytical and organisational skills, • Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment, • Working knowledge of the publicly funded Housing work including legal representation and legal help and have the ability to service privately funded cases, • Have extensive experience in dealing with all Housing related work, • Experience in own advocacy is an advantage On Offer:Salary & Supervision Bonus • NQ:£46,500p.a.(Outside London), • 13 PQE:£48,500£50,500p.a.(Outside London), • 3-5 PQE: Negotiablesalary, depending on experience The Company supports hybrid working in line with its policy. Please note that a minimum of three days per week in the office is mandatory. About Gemini Recruitment and Equal opportunities: Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK. The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve. By applying to this vacancy you give Gemini Recruitment Services Limited permission to submit your CV to the hiring company and you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website. JBRP1_UKTJ

The Borgen Project is an international organisation that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefi

Responsibilities include leading public outreach, meeting with government officials, and assisting with fundraising.