Management Jobs

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring an Area Manager to provide management and oversight for services which span across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). Our services provide 154 units of accommodation to people experiencing homelessness and have complex needs. The services are 24 hour supported accommodation sites. You will have the overall responsibility to deliver the highest standards of service quality, performance and improvements across your services through excellent leadership and embodiment of our SIG values.

As the Area Manager, you will lead the team to deliver exemplar Trauma Informed support to our residents and participants. The current team you will directly manage:

• Deputy Manager x 3
• Activities Coordinator x 1
• Resettlement Manager x 1

Rota: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, flexibility required to meet service needs, based across all RBKC services under your area

The in-service leadership team support a team of frontline Support Mentors and Peer Support mentors to deliver dynamic and flexible person centred support aimed at empowering our residents to make and sustain positive change. 

Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT YOU

We are an organisation which embraces differences and encourage our staff to bring their professional but authentic selves to work! We're looking for someone who is driven to provide high quality, effective, and person centred support to staff, colleagues, residents and participants, someone who thrives working in a team but can also work independently using their own initiative! You need to be confident in leading a motivating a team, being able to be proactive and adaptable and maintain a high morale within the service. We look for compassionate, supportive and empowering leaders who are comfortable working in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment! If this sounds like you, take a look at our full JDPS and apply now!

OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Line Management and Leadership

• Provide high quality support, leadership and line management to staff, offer guidance, support, and advice to the team and support them to perform to the best of their abilities.
• Provide leadership and management throughout the full employee lifecycle.
• Hold regular one to ones and team meetings to support effective teamwork and communication. Facilitate a culture where constructive challenge is welcomed.
• Proactively embed a culture of learning, development, reflection, and evaluation in a psychologically informed environment.

Service Delivery

• Manage the overall day-to-day operational delivery of your service, working directly with your team, colleagues, residents and participants, as well as other stakeholders to provide a high-quality, holistic service which meets the needs of our residents.
• Ensure service responsibilities and requirements are carried out effectively. This includes but is not limited to; welfare checks, risk assessments, support sessions, safeguarding checks, training and development, and other responsibilities required for effective service delivery.
• Support the team to carry out their day to day duties and responsibilities, offer guidance and support as necessary. 
• Work proactively to ensure the service and team meet and exceed Key Performance Indicators, and work in line with professional codes of conduct.
• Empower residents and participants to make decisions to take control over their lives, by creating an enabling environment.
• Be part of the operational on-call Rota for providing out-of-hours support across the operations directorate.

Risk Management

• Follow relevant risk assessment and management procedures, share relevant information with others as necessary.
• Ensure all case recording and information is accurately recorded in a timely manner, ensuring confidentiality and GDPR.
• Champion, and act as a point of reference for safeguarding concerns within the service(s). Ensure all staff attend relevant safeguarding and training and use knowledge to coach and advise the team.

Property and Housing Management

• Ensure the accommodation in which residents live is clean and maintained to a high standard
• Ensure all repairs and maintenance issues are correctly reported and managed through to completion.
• Ensure a provision of high quality housing management service is provided to residents. 

Financial Management

• Manage the service budget and review monthly management accounts: Set budgets and ensure resources are maximised.
• Promote effective cost control mechanisms and other financial activities.
• Maintain financial management within the service.

Other

• Some of what else is included: Contract management and Internal auditing, admin, and general other duties as required. 

Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. Please refer to the JDPS attached for more information.

KEY CRITERIA

What we are looking for:

• Understanding and/or experience of working with people of complex backgrounds, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, challenging behaviours
• Experience of working with and engaging with diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds
• Previous experience in people management and development
• IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software.
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
• Understanding of Housing Management, including voids and evictions

What we would like, but not essential:

• Understanding, knowledge, and/or practical application of key legislation – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Social Care, and Housing, and Health, Safety and Environment

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

WORKING FOR US

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

Our Values

Ambition – Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people

Empowerment – Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential

Transparency – Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff

Inclusivity – Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right

Service Manager | Care Manager | Social Care Manager | London | West London | Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea | RBKC | Part - Time | Full- Time | Flexible Hours | Night Shift | Day Shift

Location:  Remote (UK-based), role may require occasional travel

Salary: £42,750 per annum 

Length of contract:  Fixed Term until 31 March 2025 

Hours per week:  37 

Reports to: Head of Strategic Programmes 

Closing date:  TBC – 30th April 2024 

Interviews: w/c 6th May or w/c 13th May 2024 

Who are Women’s Aid?   

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.    

Purpose of the Project Manager role:   

As Project Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in working across the organisation to ensure that sound project management principles are being used in all aspects of our work. You will be responsible for delivering cross-cutting, significant and complex programmes and projects that underpin Women’s Aid’s strategy. 

You will support the Head of Strategic Programmes to effectively schedule and monitor the projects, programmes and core business activity across the organisation, in line with our key strategic goals.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager: 

• Full scale project management of key strategic projects across a project’s full life cycle, to deliver within scope, on time, on budget, and within quality commitments. This includes designing project models, allocating resources, scheduling, monitoring, stakeholder communications, reporting and budget management. 

• Assessing and recommending to the senior leadership team the viability and suitability of new proposed projects. 

• Continually ensuring project specific risks are identified, assessed and mitigated, and escalating to senior managers as appropriate. 

• Supporting the creation, embedding and monitoring of performance and outcome measures relating to project deliverables.

• Monitoring and managing interdependencies between projects across the organisation, and ensuring that projects are delivered in line with Women’s Aid’s strategic objectives. 

• Building professional and functional working relationships with key stakeholders, across all levels, to ensure optimum information flow and understanding of key business areas.

What we are looking for in our Project Manager: 

Essential: 

• Substantial (5+ years) proven experience in project planning and execution, monitoring and reporting, and achievement of objectives. 

• Experience managing large (£50k+) and complex (e.g. cross-cutting multiple teams/functions) budgets. 

• Ability to work at pace and deliver to deadlines, prioritising work depending on organisational need.

• Ability to interpret top-line briefs and turn these into practical action.

• Ability to identify and manage project-based risks and issues, identify key decision points and define options for decision-makers. 

• Ability to work on own initiative to meet objectives in a complex, changing environment 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation and presenting to a wide range of audiences 

• Knowledge of a variety of project management principles and frameworks. 

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. 

• Willingness to travel across the UK on occasion, as required by the job role 

• A basic understanding of the experiences and needs of women and children affected by gender-based violence. 

• An understanding of the role and work of Women’s Aid, and commitment to its values. 

Desirable: 

• Project management qualification.

• Cross-organisational matrix programme management.

• Project management work in a similar not for profit setting. 

Benefits of joining us as our Project Manager include: 

• Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.

• Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution. 

• Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies 

• Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions. 

• Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England. 

How to apply?    

• Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.    

• Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to recruitment. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).   

NB: 

• Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 

• If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.    

• We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.    

• All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK. 

• Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.    

• We are a Disability Confident employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies. For an informal chat about your needs or to receive the application pack in another format, please email recruitment.

• Please read our Single Sex Statement here: Women's Aid: Single sex services statement - Women’s Aid

We are looking for an experienced leader to develop and inspire our Therapeutic Wellbeing services department to deliver on our mission to help people have safe, healthy and happy relationships.

The role
A pivotal role, leading a newly formed team, you will lead and develop a range of Therapeutic and wellbeing services, delivered to support individual adults and children, couples and families. You will be accountable for the operational management of the department, but you will retain a strategic and tactical focus by providing effective delegation, challenge and support to your Senior Management Team.

About you 
You’ll be a values driven leader adept at getting the best out of people and leading through people with strong coaching skills. You will be a passionate advocate for the role of counselling, therapeutic interventions and wellbeing support, and you’ll be experienced in having a voice at a strategic level. You’ll have a strategic and commercial focus with experience of growing and mobilising services. You will also have extensive knowledge of Safeguarding legislation and experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you will have a solution focused attitude to providing positive leadership in a changing environment.  

We are actively seeking to diversify our leadership team and strongly encourage applications from individuals within the global majority. 

We want you to feel empowered to bring your best to this role, so we encourage flexible working around core hours. We offer an annual continuous Professional Development allowance, generous annual leave entitlement and Birthday leave. 

About us 

This is a pivotal time for TLC: Talk Listen Change as we develop our new Therapeutic Wellbeing services department, embedding existing counselling and community support services while developing several new ones.

We aim to provide a working environment and a range of services that successfully champion and deliver our core values of being Authentic, Safe and Person Centred.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support. 

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us.  

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Interviews are scheduled for w/c 6th May 2024 and will take place at our Head office Trafford House, Chester Road, Manchester (request for online interview will be considered). 

Director of Small Charity

Are you passionate about building community strength and resilience?  Interested in managing a small charity with big ambitions?

We are looking for community-focused person, with vision, skills and enthusiasm to become the first Director of our small charity and help to deliver our ambitious plans. Our Roehampton is a registered charitable company that is embarking on an exciting period of development to establish itself as a community-led anchor organisation for Roehampton in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

You could be someone who’s managed a community organisation before or has experience of managing projects in a community setting and now wants to take on a leadership role.  The successful candidate will have proven community development and engagement skills as well as be able to work strategically to lead and support the development of the charity;  you will be equally comfortable supporting a group of residents with ideas for a new activity, hosting a meeting of the Roehampton Network and liaising with local authority or health partners on strategic matters. You will have experience of staff and/or volunteer management and have the organisational skills to ensure Our Roehampton runs as a safe, legally compliant organisation. You’ll have a track record of embedding equality, diversity and inclusion understanding into your work.

Given Our Roehampton is a place-based anchor organisation, we are looking for someone willing to work locally most of the time so you can really understand the area and develop strong relationships. 

The Job Pack contains the Role Descripton and Person Specifiction plus a Background and Context.The Pack also has contact details if you have questions or would like further information about the role, as well as how to book up for one of our Visit Sessions.  These have been so you can come and meet us and see where we are. 

These are on:

Friday 26 April 3pm - 5pm  and Thursday 2 May 10am – 12 noon 

To apply you'll need to send via Quick Apply the following:

• your CV, including details of two referees 

• a covering letter (no more than 2 pages, outlining how you meet the Person Specification criteria 1-11 that will be assessed at application) 

Deadline for applications 10am on Wed 8 May 

Please note that interviews are scheduled for Wed 15 May 

Pause works with women who have experienced – or are at risk of – repeated pregnancies that result in children needing to be removed from their care. The programme gives women the chance to pause and take control over their lives, breaking a destructive cycle that causes both them and their children deep trauma. We are now working with more women who have experienced multiple removals than anyone else in the country.

The Pause Practice Lead will manage one of our largest teams – six Pause Practitioners and one Coordinator. The Practice Lead will ensure effective delivery of the Pause programme – they will work alongside their team, bringing a wealth of direct practice experience of complex work to maximise the team’s potential. 

The Practice Lead will provide high levels of supervision and leadership to team members from a variety of disciplines, as well ensuring fidelity and integrity to the model. They will typically have significant experience in both operational and project management, with an ability to manage complex data and demonstrate impact. Additionally, they will usually have experience of evidence informed approaches.

Key responsibilities

• Effectively lead and coach the Pause Practice to achieve positive outcomes for women - setting vision, targets and priorities;
• Ensure fidelity and integrity to the model through delivery of the Pause Framework elements, for example, assertive outreach with women and ensuring the most effective form of long-acting reversible contraception is in place;
• Ensure effective pathways are established and maintained with key agencies, e.g. sexual health, housing and mental health;
• Ensure an evidence base is applied to practice through assessment of a woman's needs, case formulation, intervention delivery and review;
• Ensure outcomes are achieved and monitored through the Pause Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework and that real-time data is used to improve practice and reported to relevant funders;
• Report to the Local Pause Board and any other relevant funders;
• Manage expenditure of the Pause Practice and ensure any financial spend on women is aligned with their goals as set out in the care plan;
• Ensure the effective management of all statutory requirements related to the Pause Practice at all times, including safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults, and health and safety of staff;
• Represent Pause to external stakeholders;
• Embed continuous learning ethos within the Pause Practice. 

Please download our Briefling Pack for more information about the role, and about Pause.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting role to lead on Safe Ground's programme delivery, including content creation and producing, with a strategic direction!

SIG Safe Ground is an award-winning charity which delivers high-quality, group work interventions to people in prison and community settings. 

Our arts-based therapeutic group work focuses on relationships and identity, particularly in reclaiming and reframing imposed identities while offering access to new perspectives, creating opportunities for discussion and debate, and inviting participants to take risks, experiencing themselves and each other in new ways.

You will report to the Head of Criminal Justice Services and line manage the programmes coordinator, as well as work closely with our services based within HMP Lowdham Grange and HMP Altcourse. You will lead on the development of new creative work, identifying gaps and opportunities, working alongside various teams to open new business opportunities to secure funding, and facilitate the programmes we deliver, mainly in prisons and community settings. We are looking for someone to bring a new creative outlook, able to be agile and think of new ways to promote Safe Ground, and develop our resources, this could include delivering theatre productions, films, and podcasts. 

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9 - 5 although you may need to work outside these hours as required. The role will be hybrid, working from home, our central office in Islington, and able to visit various sites across London, Nottingham, Liverpool, and additional locations as required. 

Please note: This role will include the need to undertake additional prison vetting as part of the onboarding process as occasional service delivery in prisons forms part of this position. 

Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone creative, ambitious and passionate about supporting people who have experienced disadvantage and social exclusion, particularly in the criminal justice and prison setting! If this sounds like you, then this might be the right job!

We are looking for a thorough understanding of arts-base interventions, able to apply this to the given setting, with experience in developing and delivering creative programmes and productions. 
Team leader, proactive, adaptable, able to use your initiative to resolve challenges, with a compassionate, supporting, and empowering way in working is what we are looking for!

OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

PROGRAMME DELIVERY

• Manage a network of delivery sites and ensure contractual compliance, in locations which include but is not limited to prisons and community settings.
• Oversee the development of additional creative content including but not limited to theatre productions, short films, events, and other media products.
• Co-facilitate group work programmes, working in partnership with relevant colleagues, and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with teams to monitor and gain feedback, evaluate, and develop programmes to ensure they are fit for purpose and drive engagement. Ensure revisions are implemented and coordinated organisation wide.

CREATIVE LEAD

• Create and deliver engaging high-quality programmes which support rehabilitation, reintegration, and reablement for participants in various stages of their personal journey which can be used as the core curriculum for various delivery teams.
• Design and deliver high quality training and quality assurance support to management and delivery teams across the SIG network.
• Support with the creation and dissemination of social media content and other content to enhance SIG Safe Ground’s reputation and brand.

ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH

• Provide strategic operational leadership and direction for Safe Ground, support with the continuation of finding new and existing opportunities working alongside various leadership teams.
• Lead on new contracts, supporting teams to ensure new contracts are implemented to a high standard following correct processes and policy.
• Coordinate aspects of promotion, recruitment, and evaluation of Safe Ground’s programmes.
• Build and maintain a positive reputation for SIG and Safe Ground, represent the group at wider meetings which could include networking meetings, events, delivering various presentations, new business meetings, and other relevant places.

LINE MANAGEMENT

• Provide high quality support, leadership, and line management to staff, offering guidance, support, and advice to the team to support them to perform to the best of their abilities.
• Provide leadership to employees throughout the employee life cycle. This includes but is not limited to; Recruitment, onboarding, inductions, probation reviews, support and supervision, employee relations, performance, learning and development, staff wellbeing and support, grievances, sickness, disciplinaries, retention and other areas which fall within the employee lifecycle.
• Proactively embed a culture of learning, development, reflection, and evaluation in a psychologically informed environment.

Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position. 

KEY CRITERIA

What we are looking for:

• Understanding and/or experience of working with people of complex backgrounds, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, challenging behaviours
• Previous experience in contract management and reporting of projects or programmes
• Previous experience in facilitation of programmes and/or training for various groups
• Previous experience in people management and development
• IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software
• Ability to create, develop, and deliver new programmes and/or creative content in various settings such as prisons, communities, and wider criminal justice settings
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
• Ability and willingness to travel to various services and work within the prison setting

What we would like, but not essential:

• Relevant professional qualification in applied theatre, drama, or a field related to programme delivery or health and social care in criminal justice system
• Previous experience in developing, producing, and/or performing professional productions for example film, television, or theatre productions
• Previous experience with commissioners, supporting or contributing to research and evaluation projects
• Previous experience in supporting winning new contracts for example in bid writing or fundraising activities
• Financial Management experience: Budget setting, analysis, and cost reduction

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

WORKING FOR US

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

Our Values

Ambition – Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people

Empowerment – Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential

Transparency – Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff

Inclusivity – Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Job Title: Head of Children, Young People and Families
Salary: SP 50 (£48,921 per annum)
Responsible to: BVSC Programmes Director
Location: Working hours divided between BVSC Offices and home address, as agreed by   BVSC.
Hours of work: Full time 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Head of Children, Young People and Families

Children, Young People and Families at BVSC 

BVSC has a long history of providing infrastructure and employment support around  children, young people and families in Birmingham. It is our intention to grow our offer for Children, Young People and Families at BVSC. Amongst other activity, the larger projects that we are involved in are: 

- ‘Early Help’ activity that covers all of Birmingham. Early help is the total support that improves a family’s resilience and outcomes or  reduces the likelihood of a problem getting worse.

- Delivery of the ‘Dream Team’ Bed Poverty Pilot, improving physical, mental, educational, social & economic outcomes by supporting children and families to have access to appropriate sleeping arrangements.

- Mobilisation of the ‘Multi-Bank’, a community donations hubs where companies can donate a wide range of surplus products to support individuals and families facing challenging circumstances. An anti-poverty initiative: it's an antipollution solution, preventing landfill, repurposing goods, and helping to create a circular economy.

The role

BVSC’s Children, Young people and Families team participates in extensive partnership work with voluntary and statutory sector partners. Together we are transforming the way Birmingham supports children, young people and families to help them lived more fulfilled lives.

The Coronavirus pandemic led to an increase in demand for Children, Young People and Families provision, and BVSC require an overall lead to focus on the continued development and delivery of our offer.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate complex programme management and systems leadership experience, an understanding of the challenges faced by children, young people and families, and the support mechanisms needed to assist them, as well as a proven track record in building and maintaining partnerships across the private, statutory, and voluntary sector.

Please see the job description for further details 

Working for BVSC

BVSC is proud to provide a place to work in which staff feel valued and motivated. Our talented and committed staff team are provided with competitive terms and conditions, and a supportive, flexible, friendly working environment.

Our organisation’s culture is underpinned by our 4 core values – Commitment, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity. These values are demonstrated in the work of our staff team, who are integral to the achievement of our mission to support and advocate for a vibrant, resilient voluntary sector in Birmingham.

Terms and conditions

· 35 hour working week 

· 29 days annual leave + bank holidays a year 

· 5% pension contribution 

· 3.5 times salary Death in service benefit

· BVSC is a Living Wage Employer

Work-life balance 

· Hybrid working, allowing staff to divide their working hours between our city centre office and their home 

· Flexible working arrangements available for staff 

· A flextime system is in place for staff 

· We offer up to 7 days paid leave per year for undertaking voluntary work or public duties 

· We provide generous maternity and paternity pay 

Staff development 

· We support staff to undertake training and development, providing funding and time off for study 

Values based approach

· We take a values led approach to the full employee journey including values based interview, and values based supervision and appraisals 

Wellbeing

· We offer free access to a range of wellbeing platforms 

· BVSC offers all employees a suite of wellbeing support 

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values: 

Commitment: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action 

Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives 

Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham 

Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. 

We strongly encourage suitably experienced applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join BVSC. 

We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the role and person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission – there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this.  

We are a Second Chance Charter employer, committed to ensuring that people with convictions can access employment. DBS checks, if applicable to the role, will be conducted once a job offer has been made and accepted. A Basic DBS will be conducted with the successful applicant to this role.

Closing date for applications – Wednesday 8th May 2024 at 10am.

Interviews to take place – Monday 20th May at Birmingham Voluntary Service Council Latham House, 33-34 Paradise Street, Birmingham B1 2AJ.

To apply for this role, we invite you to submit a current CV, a covering letter, and a completed equal opportunities monitoring form. The covering letter should detail examples of your relevant skills and experience that match the requirements of the job and illustrate why you are the best candidate for the role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Secondments will be considered.

Surveyor and Property Manager
Salary: £48,459 - £51,010 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Leicester based with agile working

The RAF Association has a clear objective: to help sustain a resilient and empowered RAF community, including serving personnel, RAF veterans and their families. Through our sector leading services, we offer friendship to the isolated and lonely, sheltered housing for those who want to remain proudly independent and childcare to serving personnel on RAF stations. With thousands of members across the UK and further afield, plus hundreds of dedicated employees and volunteers, we have the network and experience needed for a personal one-to-one approach. We work together to make sure no one is ever left behind.

About the role

We are inviting applications for the role of Surveyor and Property Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a non-profit organisation where everyone plays an important part in achieving our charitable aims. In this role, the Surveyor and Property Manager acts as our principal source of professional expertise to the Association for all property related matters. Primary responsibilities include:

• Conducting valuations of the Association’s property to conform to RICS Red Book Standards
• Maximise rates of return and the best means of marketing properties identified for disposal
• Maintaining an up-to-date property portfolio which includes compliance with statutory requirements,
• Ongoing maintenance planning
• Advising on the correct application of legislation as it relates to property, including the acquisitions and disposal of properties
• Negotiating and drafting lease agreements

About You

As you would expect, the Surveyor and Property Manager postholder will need to hold a professional chartered surveyor qualification (RICS) and have experience of leading and managing a property portfolio across a commercial environment with a diverse range of buildings. Other essential requirements include.

• Robust knowledge of legislative requirements in relation to building management.
• Experience in negotiating property contracts, undertaking and preparing reports on valuation of property
• A confident and persuasive negotiator to manage difficult conversations with Clubs and Tenants
• Leadership ability to manage a small team at Atlas House (HQ)
• Able to attend the office in Leicester at least one day per week (Wednesdays preferred)
• Prepared to travel to properties as required (you can plan your own schedule!)

Benefits include:

• Generous leave, life insurance and sick pay
• 5% employer pension contribution under salary sacrifice
• Free eye tests and a contribution towards glasses.
• Cycle to work scheme / close to park and ride at Leicester Forest East

A UK driving licence is an essential requirement

Closing Date: 8am Wednesday 8 May
However applicants who meet the criteria may be offered an interview ahead of the closing date so please do not delay in applying, we’d love to hear from you

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The RAF Association is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know if you require any assistance with the application process.

Applicants must have the right to work full time in the UK as we are unable to enter into sponsorship agreements.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an ambitious and driven individual who is passionate about building businesses that change lives. This individual will help us continue to develop excellence across all that we do for our staff team and our customers. We are looking for someone who naturally thinks about ways to improve businesses and thrives in driving forward change.

You will work closely with the Head of Enterprise (HofE) and the Leadership Team to ensure that both enterprises are fulfilling their key mission which is to create genuinely life-giving work and that our employees excel at.

About us

Upbeat Communities was founded in 2005 to support refugees and asylum seekers to rebuild their lives through a whole range of support including training, social activities, befriending and hosting. Upbeat Communities became a registered charity in 2015.

In 2013, Upbeat Communities launched Derby Language School (DLS) which is a social enterprise that provides language courses to individuals and organisations in the East Midlands. Alongside generating considerable income for the charity through its private and corporate classes it also provides quality language training for many refugees through contracts with councils.

In 2021, Upbeat Clean was started in response to significant challenges that refugee women have in finding employment to support their families. Upbeat Clean’s 5-year goal is to be able to offer a Real Living Wage job to every refugee woman who needs one in Derby. Upbeat Clean is fast becoming the most talked about commercial cleaning business in Derby with contracts at key venues like Derby Museums, Getinge, Vaillant, Quad, Deda and large offices across the city.

The two social enterprises (DLS and Upbeat Clean) have grown substantially over the last two years with a combined expected turnover of around £700,000 in 2024/25 and more rapid growth ahead. We have over 30 employed cleaners and 20 freelance teachers and interpreters, with over 40 corporate contracts and 100 private clients.

Main duties and responsibilities

Strategy, Analysis & Development:

 • Continuously focus on balancing fast social enterprises growth while pursuing excellence for our customers.

• Support with the development of the overall business strategy.

• Lead on key business changes.

• Support in the development and implementation of marketing strategies for both enterprises.

Operations:

• Oversee the day-to-day business needs of Upbeat Clean and DLS.

• Lead recruitment and training Upbeat Clean and DLS staff.

• Develop excellent systems and processes for Upbeat Clean and DLS.

• Negotiate new partnerships with businesses in the city.

• Act as key account manager for some of the client contracts in conjunction with the Head of Enterprise (HofE).

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with client contacts to effectively communicate and resolve queries and issues.

• Regularly visit clients to ensure that our clients are heard and looked after.

• Contribute towards the operational excellence of the team and ensure that all contractual service level agreements are met.

• Maintain the organisation’s security and safety standards, policies, and procedures, ensuring these are adhered to, including regulatory compliance.

• Develop and maintain an overview of all policies and procedures and lead on creating new and updating existing policies and procedures as necessary.

• Lead on measuring and maintaining an excellent quality of provision across both social enterprises.

• Create and distribute digital content including publications, annual reports and other marketing materials that communicate the organisation’s activities, products, and services in conjunction with HofE.

Finance:

• Work with the finance team to forecast income and manage expenditure in line with the agreed budget.

Human Resources:

• Line manage team members.

• Lead in workforce planning.

• Assist with the smooth running of HR management including recruitment and terms and conditions compliance.

• Oversee the provision of staff training and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• At least two years’ experience in a management role.

• Strong IT skills with a track record of working across a range of software packages.

Skills & Attributes

Essential:

• Possesses a ‘can do’ attitude and approach challenging situations in a positive and enthusiastic manner.

• A strong desire to support and empower refugees to succeed.

• Proven ability to spot and solve problems in a proactive way, delegate effectively and prioritise events.

• Ambitious, focused, and able to work in collaboration with others to achieve shared goals.

• Numeracy and financial management skills, with ability to cost work, prepare budgets and monitor income and expenditure.

• Ability to engage confidently and comfortably with a wide range of people with proven ability to build productive partnerships and teams both internally and externally.

• Well organised and able to manage and prioritise workloads.

• Calm and consistent manner, able to demonstrate initiative, problem-solve and to work well under pressure.

• Ability to work sensitively with those of different cultures and faiths and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Other:

• Interest in the needs of refugees and asylum seekers and commitment to their support, wellbeing, and empowerment.

• The right to work in the UK.

What we offer you:

Our guiding purpose across the enterprise is to “create life giving jobs that we can excel at” so we will always aim to ensure you find your job life giving and you can excel at it.

• A positive working environment where staff are valued and cared for.

• An inclusive and friendly staff team.

• Regular support and supervision.

• Regular opportunities for team building.

• Flexible working conditions to promote a good work/life balance.

• Annual team retreat to recharge, re-envision and build relationships across the team.

• 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays for full time staff (pro rata for part time staff).

• Opportunities for continued training and development.

• Access to language classes through our social enterprise (Derby Language School).

• Competitive pension scheme (5% employer contribution matched by 5% employee contribution).

If you are looking for a job where you can enjoy building something that will change lives, then Upbeat Communities is the right place for you.

The deadline for applications is 30th April 2024.

Salary: £43,665 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Come join our team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q4 by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue.  We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year.  We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.

As an Area Manager you will give leadership, direction and guidance to the staff of Medaille Trust to ensure the provision and development of a high quality service in line with the Trust’s Mission, Values and Strategy.

You will have a good understanding of the CQC framework relating to Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.  You will carry out quarterly assurance audits in all safe houses ensuring any appropriate action is taken where necessary.

You will line manage, induct, mentor, coach and support Service Managers.  Additionally, you will ensure that any complaints, grievances and disciplinaries are investigated and responded to in an effective and timely manner in line with Medaille Policies.

Although the post is home based, the post holder will be expected to travel frequently to our safe houses within the South and London areas with some overnight stays.

You must have previous experience in a relevant sector or experience of working with adults that are vulnerable.  Experience of managing staff, carrying out line management, supervision and appraisals is essential.  Additionally, you must have experience of setting up Service User Engagement groups.

This is a challenging but important and rewarding job because our team members know they are working hard to help transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. In our December 2022 survey, 85% of our staff said they loved their job. We offer generous annual leave, as well as a day off for your birthday and an annual volunteering day.  We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, and a staff benefits package.

For full details and how to apply please visit our website and complete an application form.

Closing Date: Monday, 20 May at 10 A.M.

Interview Date : TBC

This position is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The ability to drive with a valid licence with use of own vehicle insured for business purposes is essential.

Exciting opportunity for a Partnership and Collaboration Professional!

Are you passionate about driving positive change and building strong partnerships?

We're seeking an experienced individual to join our team and support the delivery of effective collaboration and partnership with other agencies to deliver improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and income generation.

Partnership and Engagement Manager
Job reference: REQ000268
Location: Bedford/Hybrid Working
Region: North
Salary: £42,403 per annum rising to £46,464 per annum
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Contract: 20 Month, Fixed Term (potential to go permanent)
Package: Flexitime Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, Holiday allowance of 25 days (plus public holidays) on joining.

As our Partnership and Engagement Manager, you will:

• Drive effective collaboration and partnership with other agencies including health, blue light and local government agencies to achieve shared goals.
• Identify and grow collaboration opportunities within the Prevention and Protection function.
• Lead, develop and oversee an impactful volunteer scheme.
• Coordinate community engagement initiatives through strategic partnerships with agencies and community groups.
• Support diversity, communication, and engagement agendas through strategic partnerships.
• Provide advice and support to Service managers on effective partnership development and maintenance.
• Collaborate with senior management and external bodies to drive collaborative initiatives.

You will have in-depth:

• Experience of managing partnership programmes or community services such as charity sector, volunteering or work experience schemes etc.
• Relationship building skills with ability to successfully liaise with and influence a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels; must be able to fluently interact with partners across public, corporate, and non-profit sectors.
• Experience of community engagement and working with individuals or groups in the community.
• Experience of translating concepts into sound business proposals with evidential benefits.
• Experience of managing a team.

You will also hold a current full driving licence with no pending issues and must be able to travel to partnership meetings as and when required.

For more details on the essential criteria required for the role, please see the job description and person specification, available on our website.

Why work with us

• We recognise that you are looking for more than just a career. To promote a positive work/life balance, here are some of our benefits:
• Hybrid working patterns
• Flexi-time scheme including flexible start and finish times, variable lunch breaks and flexi-leave days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days* (plus public holidays) on joining; increasing to 30 days* after 5 years' service and 32 days after 10 years' service (*pro rata if part time or irregular working pattern)
• Paid training and development opportunities
• Free access to onsite gym facilities
• Free onsite parking
• Instant access to ‘Lifestyle Savings’ platform includes a range of discount cards from well-known and independent retailers
• Eligible to sign up to ‘Blue Light Card’ with access to thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.

Closing date: 01/05/2024
The selection process will take place on Friday 17 May 2024

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are an equal opportunities employer that welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People and all staff and volunteers.

No agencies please.

Does breaking new ground with Corporate Partners still give you a buzz? Especially knowing the partnerships you create together will help millions of people to access good quality, independent advice.

Having recently been nominated for two major awards, this is your chance to join a growing and thriving sector-leading fundraising team, bringing your New Business skills to this brand-new Corporate Partnerships Lead.

Salary: £45,243 + £3,250 London weighting
Location: Remote or from your local office if preferred (London, Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds)
Benefits: 26 days holiday + bank + 4 days Christmas closure, 6.5% employer contribution pension

Contract: Full time, 4 days or job share all considered
Culture: Flexible and family-friendly, completely rooted in trust

About the charity

Citizen's Advice is a household name that helps people find a way forward and speaks up for them. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating and no one sees so many people, with so many different kinds of problems. This gives Citizen's Advice a unique insight into the challenges people face today.

With the right evidence, they can show big organisations - from companies right up to the government - how they can make things better for people. By helping with the underlying cause of problems and making sure they don't get worse, they save the government and public services hundreds of millions of pounds every year.

About the role

The Corporate Partnerships team is evolving at pace, securing some seriously exciting and impactful partnerships over the past 2 years.

This is a brand-new role, part of growth plans and big investment in fundraising. You'll have oversight of the new business pipeline and act as resident expert for external opportunities. You're ambitious in vision and scope, feeling confident to develop strategic multi-year partnerships from scratch.

There's a big focus on the interplay between internal and external stakeholders. Working strategically to really get under the skin of organisational strategy and showcase the case for support; then leveraging both to maximum effect with prospective partners.

About you

To apply for this extra special role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate:

• A proven new business track-record developing partnerships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at six and seven figures.
• Exceptional networking, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisations and their often-sensitive needs and agreements.
• Team player who builds trust and gains buy in from internal and external stakeholders alike.
• Confident people manager, fostering a culture of celebration and high-performance, whilst also balancing and prioritising staff wellbeing.

If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 29th April

Interviews: w/c 13th May, dates tbc

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Are you ready to take on a new High Value challenge, working to secure and retain multi-year Corporate Partnerships for an ambitious charity that helps millions of people access good quality, independent advice

Having recently been nominated for two major awards, this is your chance to join a growing and thriving sector-leading fundraising team, bringing your High Value partnership skills to this brand-new Corporate Partnerships Lead.

Salary: £45,243 + £3,250 London weighting
Location: Remote or from your local office if preferred (London, Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds)
Benefits: 26 days holiday + bank + 4 days Christmas closure, 6.5% employer contribution pension

Contract: Full time, 4 days or job share all considered
Culture: Flexible and family-friendly, completely rooted in trust

About the charity

Citizen's Advice is a household name that helps people find a way forward and speaks up for them. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating and no one sees so many people, with so many different kinds of problems. This gives Citizen's Advice a unique insight into the challenges people face today.

With the right evidence, they can show big organisations - from companies right up to the government - how they can make things better for people. By helping with the underlying cause of problems and making sure they don't get worse, they save the government and public services hundreds of millions of pounds every year.

About the role

The Corporate Partnerships team is evolving at pace, securing some seriously exciting and impactful partnerships over the past 2 years.

This is a brand-new role, part of growth plans and investment in fundraising. You'll have oversight of the high value corporate offer, acting as resident expert on the needs of high value external stakeholders. Through exceptional account management and stewardship, you'll focus on securing and retaining relationships with multi-year, multi-million pound partners.

There's a bold organisational ambition is to secure two new high value accounts (£5 million+), so you'll work closely with new business colleagues to develop the products and services to make this a reality.

The scope and scale of the offer and case for support is primed and ready to go - we just need a superstar to present the proposition to the right partners. You'll take on the account management of existing partnerships with Aviva and National Grid, proactively building awareness internally and externally to showcase and celebrate success.

About you

To apply for this extra special role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate:

• A proven track-record account managing high value relationships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at seven figures+.

• Exceptional networking, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisations and their often-sensitive needs and agreements.

• Team player who builds trust and gains buy in from internal and external stakeholders alike, working with colleagues - nationally and locally - to ensure partnerships deliver against objectives and budgets.

• Manage emerging risks and challenges, ensuring the organisation's reputation is protected and promoted.

If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 29th April

Interviews: w/c 13th May, dates tbc

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Award winning, registered charity Future Living Hertford is seeking an Operational Chief Executive Officer.  This vacancy has arisen as a result of the planned retirement of the current post-holder who founded the charity and has overseen the evolution, continued growth and huge success of the Charity for the last 10 years.

We are a well-established, forward-thinking organisation propelled by innovation, passion and flexibility. Our success stems from our ability to adapt to the evolving needs of our vulnerable clients and local communities. The charity is strongly supported by a committed and fully engaged Board of Trustees.

Working to a three-year plan that is always ambitious and stretching and supporting a highly skilled and committed staff team across Hertfordshire,  this is a rare opportunity to lead a very exciting organisation into its next phase of development.

We are seeking to appoint an individual that puts community and delivering quality services at the heart of everything they do in line with our values of, Respect, Integrity, Safety  and Community and possesses vision to take the charity to its full potential.

We are a Charity with a difference, we don’t have one mission, we support our clients and community in varied and innovative ways with programmes they participate in developing and delivering.  We support them in leading self directed and flourishing lives.  We are seeking an inspirational leader who is entrepreneurial and creative.

The qualities that we are seeking in applicants for this role are:

●Client/Volunteer focus

●Hands-on

●Involved

●Inspirational

●Flexible

●Motivational

●Appetite for growth

●Leadership

●Integrity

Chief Executive Officer

●Hours of work: 37 Hours per week plus occasional evening events

●Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (plus 5% employer pension contribution) dependent upon qualifications and experience.

●Holiday: 25 days plus 8 public and bank holidays.

●Location:Vale House, 43 Cowbridge Hertford, SG14 1PN with the ability to travel throughout Hertfordshire when required,

●Responsible to: Future Living Hertford Chair of Board of Trustees

The qualities that we are seeking in applicants for this role are:

Community focus – the successful candidate could be someone from within the locality, someone who had a proven track record of delivering for a community in a meaningful way or indeed someone from another sector with transferable skills and a demonstrable desire to support communities in need. They could be connected to the community with an established network or alternatively may have proven skills in networking and building effective working relationships quickly.

Hands-on – we are a medium-sized charity and the candidate must be willing and able to be involved at all levels from operational to executive.

Involved – the candidate will be closely engaged with the Charity’s entire operation, and with local stakeholders and community leaders.

Flexible – the candidate must be able to thrive and lead within an environment of changing focus and priorities and a level of unpredictability.

Motivation – we are looking for a candidate who wants to commit to a medium to long-term career in a Chief Executive Officer role and continue to grow and evolve the organisation.

Innovation and an appetite for growth – the candidate must have an appetite to continually seek development and growth opportunities, whether through securing funding locally or nationally, social enterprise or through partnership working.

Leadership – the candidate will have highly developed leadership skills to be able to connect with our staff team and support them to deliver through their teams utilising training, development, support and if needed robust performance management measures to ensure service aims and objectives are met to the required standard and quality.

If you are looking for your next opportunity working with an award winning and highly respected organisation that is seeking continued success, growth and development then please submit your CV.