Social Welfare Jobs in Greater London
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a charity in their search for a new Senior Individual Giving and Legacies Executive role. The organisation has an ambitious new five year strategy that this role will feed into. The post holder will be responsible for the growth and management of a variety of income streams, including; Payroll giving, Regular giving, Legacy giving, In-memory giving and DM appeals.
Location: London once a week on a Tuesday
Salary: £39,000
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2025
What are the key responsibilities:
- Work with the Events and Supporter Engagement Team to develop and improve their supporter engagement and donor journeys for their individual supporters, including one-off and regular givers, lapsed supporters, payroll givers, in memory and celebration givers and legators.
- Work with the Officer to manage enquiries, stewardship mailings, on-line activity, and sending well written and timely thank you letters and other correspondence to supporters.
- Develop the legacy marketing programme including working with colleagues across Income Generation to promote legacy giving.
- Manage their in memory and in celebration programmes with the aim of increasing our offering to supporters.
Experience:
The successful candidate will have proven experience in an Individual Giving or Legacy Fundraising environment. You will have excellent organisation skills and some experience of managing different projects. You will be confident collaborating with a small team and have the ability to work well across teams, both externally and internally.
If you would like to receive a full job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Hayley Wilson at Harris Hill:
Hayley Wilson: | 020 7820 7306
Closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 25th September
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 13th October
Shortlisting: approx. Wednesday 16th October
First stage interviews: w/c 21st October
Second stage interviews: 2/c 4th November
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 13th October
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
Goodman Masson are working with a large and well renowned charity to recruit for a Management Accountant.
The role will be providing key management accounting and business partnering support to various front and back office teams, including fundraising, HR and governance.
This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant with management accounting experience, to develop their business partnering skills within a large and complex charity that work across a number of different areas.
Day to day duties include:
- Assist in providing support to key budget holders
- Support in preparing and presenting management accounts and other data to relevant budget holders
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets for assigned areas
- Monitor actual performance against budget, forecast for the year
- Provide advice and training to budget holders on financial matters
- Preparation and input of journal adjustments and month end accruals and prepayments
Essentials:
- CCAB qualified Accountant/finalist level
- Strong experience across management accounts, budgeting, forecasting
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
Deadline for applications is Thursday 26th September, therefore please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
Criminal Justice Team Leader
We are seeking a Criminal Justice Team Leader to join a service in East London. This is an exciting new opportunity, to work flexibly and creatively as a member of our multidisciplinary team to determine what is required to make the greatest positive impact on everyone who is referred to the programme.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing a team of employees and managing performance, sick leave, supervision (including reflective practice), and ensuring that employees adhere to internal and external policies that are relevant to their positions.
- Giving employees the tools they need to help service users realise their full potential as people and members of the community by empowering them to make choices, take initiative, and create opportunities.
- Assist your team and the designated safeguarding lead in making sure that the procedures followed by the team or service make it possible to identify service users, kids, and families who are in danger.
- Verify that personnel can provide interventions that lower risk to clients.
- Offer prompt, values-based feedback to employees so they may apply observed practice to improve service user outcomes.
- Take the lead in hiring, choosing, and orienting new employees.
Experience Necessary:
- Possess a degree or comparable relevant experience in education.
- Expertise and background in creating, managing, and providing health and social care services that meet high performance and quality requirements.
- Considerable expertise managing groups of people who assist families whose children are receiving social care intervention.
- Familiarity with the most recent laws pertaining to minors and safeguarding procedures
- Able to motivate, inspire, and lead a group.
- Possess strong communication skills both in writing and speech, as well as proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
We are looking for a Regional Appeal Manager to join an inspiring social welfare charity to coordinate local supporters, partners, and volunteers, building relationships to maximise fundraising potential.
Covering the South East your main role is to achieve income, expenditure, and contribution targets, ensuring the success of the appeal. Relationship management plays a crucial role, where youll oversee a portfolio of regional corporate partnerships.
A distinctive aspect of this role lies in the unique Poppy Appeal activity. You will be responsible for recruiting and inducting new Poppy Appeal Organisers, ensuring they have the tools and resources for success.
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This is a hybrid role.
The Charity
A long standing national charity, dedicated to providing life long support from advice services to rehabilitation. They have a staff of c1,500 people securing over 150m last year.
You would be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme -employer contribution up to max of 10% and an employee assistance programme as well as much more!
The Role
Manage an agreed number of relationships across your area, ensuring that your supporters have the tools, resources, and support necessary to maximise their fundraising activity.
Develop and support a portfolio of regional corporate partnerships.
Recruit and induct new Poppy Appeal Organisers (PAO).
The Candidate:
Experience of fundraising, sales and/or customer service environment.
Experience of creating and managing great supporter relationships with volunteers to deliver agreed objectives and income targets
Take ownership of planning income/expenditure budget and responsible for supplying monthly commentary to manager..
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Forward Trust empowers people to break the cycles of addiction or crime to move forward with their lives. I am delighted to be partnered with this amazing charity in their search for an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead.
If you are experienced in Talent Acquisition within the Charity Sector then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
This is a newly created hybrid role reporting to the HR Business Partner. The role will include, but not limited to the following
• Support the development and execution of The Forward Trust’s Talent Acquisition Strategy.
• Address resource and retention needs across the entire organization, providing practical and innovative solutions.
• Empower hiring managers to successfully fill positions, with a focus on addressing challenging areas of the business.
• Collaborate with the HR team and broader organisation to promote The Forward Trust as an employer of choice, both internally and externally.
• Work closely with teams to ensure excellent service delivery during challenging periods.
• Oversee the professional development of one team member (Talent Acquisition Administrator), fostering internal growth and talent development.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in recruitment and talent acquisition, with expertise in managing campaigns that attract diverse candidates.
• You must be resilient, patient, and a dedicated team player with a confident and positive outlook.
• You will be able to and prepared to travel to Kent, Wales and York.
Closing date is Wednesday 16th October, so get in touch before then to find out more!
This position is available immediately. We will review applications as we receive them.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive, we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: London
Are you a dynamic and empathetic leader with a passion for delivering high-quality services that truly make a difference in people's lives? Do you possess strong knowledge of the Health and Social Care Sector? Are you familiar with the effects of discrimination?
TPP are recruiting a Locality Manager on behalf of our client, a Health and Social Care organisation.
The Role:
As the Locality Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of key services such as community support programmes and short break initiatives. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring excellent service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a person-centred approach in all activities.
Main responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage daily operations to ensure services meet the desired outcomes for clients.
- Lead, motivate, and support staff and volunteers to deliver innovative, inclusive, and high-quality programmes.
- Ensure services are delivered safely, with care, and in full compliance with policies and budgets.
- Build strong relationships with clients, families, and stakeholders, ensuring their feedback is used to improve services.
- Provide leadership in safeguarding, performance management, staff development, and financial oversight.
Essential requirements:
- Solid leadership experience in a social care setting, with the ability to inspire and manage teams effectively.
- Strong organisational skills with experience in planning and monitoring service delivery and outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills, with a person-centred approach and commitment to delivering inclusive, high-quality support.
- Experience in budgeting, compliance, and safeguarding, with a proven record of maintaining service excellence.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Prospectus is working with JDRF to recruit their new Senior Individual Giving Officer on a permanent basis. JDRF improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes until they find a cure.
The Senior Individual Giving Officer will join the busy and passionate Individual Giving team as they need to build capacity during a period of growth. The main purpose of the role is to deliver and support the IG programme, ensuring income targets are met and compelling direct marketing fundraising campaigns and communications are delivered effectively. This will include digital, mail and phone direct marketing campaigns, making decisions on concept, creative and delivery.
You will have proven experience of managing direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment and will have demonstrable experience of managing projects from start to finish within given budgets and timescales. You will have ideally worked with digital fundraising tools and will understanding current data legislation, particularly GDPR.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Want to work for an industry leading charitable organisation in their field of expertise? Are you an experienced Finance Business Partnering professional looking to take your experience to new heights in a role with line management responsibility? Looking to secure a finance role that works directly with the front lines of the cause the charity exists to support? If yes, look no further!
One of the biggest names in the UK Charity sector is currently seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing team on a permanent basis. Reporting into the Head of FP&A, you will be responsible for running the business partnering function for one of the charity’s most high-profile directorates. Leading a small team, you will drive the delivery of targets and high-quality financial information to facilitate sound decision making.
The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:
- Take the lead in the annual budget setting process for the areas under your remit, working with key stakeholders to understand their visions for the following year.
- Act as the finance subject matter expert for your entities, providing sound analysis and advice to guide decision making.
- Full responsibility for reviewing and consolidating the monthly management accounts for each area under your remit
- Conduct high-level financial analysis and be the critical friend to ensure absolute budget efficiency.
- Lead the team in the production of the directorate’s consolidated monthly and quarterly management information packs.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team, reviewing their work and providing opportunities for training and development to help them advance their careers.
This is an exceptional chance for an experienced business partnering professional who is excited at the prospect of working at the heart of a charity with a brilliant cause, whilst looking for opportunities to maximise existing processes to ensure the smooth delivery of a business-critical service. Please note that this role will officially be based out of the charity’s head office in Central London, but opportunities to work from home are on offer for three days per week.
The successful candidate will have:
- Demonstrable experience in an FP&A or FBP focused role at a similar level.
- A fully accountancy qualification (CCAB or equivalent).
- Fantastic communication skills and the ability to build credibility with senior level stakeholders.
- A love for challenging the status quo and manipulating data to understand trends and underlying themes.
- A hunger to learn and a proactive mindset.
If you are interested in this Senior Finance Business Partner role, please do not delay in applying as this role is likely to be filled before the closing date.
Prospectus is proud to be supporting B Lab UK as they look to appoint an Engagement Manager to their team on a permanent basis. This is a full-time position offered on a hybrid contract, with 3 days minimum in their London officer per month
B Lab UK is going through a period of rapid growth. The B Corp movement is growing exponentially with 400 applications received in 2022 through to 25,000 received this year.
The Engagement Manager will work with organisations that have received B Corp certification to ensure they have a positive introduction to the B Corp community and continue to feel they are supported and encouraged to be active in the community, feel engaged and understand their role in influencing business culture, and ready to re-certify after 3 years.
The Engagement Manager will work with a wide range of B Corps to ensure they are actively participating in collective action, policy activities and opportunities to influence. You will provide a wide range of support to members, ensuring a positive customer journey with every interaction.
The successful candidate will have a background in customer focused roles with strong relationships management, particularly in a B2B environment. You will have experience of designing customer journeys and be committed to continuous improvement.
At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
To apply for this position, please submit your CV only. Suitable candidates will be engaged and booked in for a discussed about the role and the full application process will be discussed.
Location: London or access to London. 2 days a week in the office.
Salary: £40,000
Why this role is so pivotal:
Successful fundraising and the development of long-term strategic partnerships enables LFB to support its staff and work more efficiently. This role will i dentify and develop innovative opportunities to generate income to fund the London Fire Brigade Museum and other suitable LFB projects which align with LFB's Communications and Engagement Strategy. In particular, this includes addressing mental health and wellbeing, reaching new audiences, sourcing income generation and supporting engagement with the communities LFB serves.
What are the key responsibilities:
* To write funding proposals and develop major donor and sponsorship packages.
* Work on large Fundraising Projects with the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager
* Developing innovative new ways to acquire funding
* To cultivate close relationships with various departments across London Fire Brigade and identifying opportunities for potential fundraising and sponsorship partnerships.
* Developing innovative new ways to acquire funding
Experience:
* Experience of being a relationship fundraiser with at least 3 years' experience
* Proven fundraising experience and a successful track record of raising income.
* Experience of negotiation at all levels with internal and external stakeholders, corporate sponsors, donors, charities, and grant giving bodies.
* Experience of working as part of a team with minimal supervision and demonstrating initiative and flexibility to deal with a range of tasks.
If you would like to receive a full job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill:
Hannah Laking: [email protected] | 020 7820 7331
Closing date for applications: ASAP - Applications are being seen by the hiring manager as they come in.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Harris Hill are thrilled to be working with a social welfare charity that is looking for an Account Executive (New Business).
Title - Account Executive (New Business)
Salary - £32,041
Working 1-2 days in their London Office near London Bridge and Borough
Closes - 4th October 2024 12pm - please send your CV and Cover letter to me by then.
What is the role?
They are seeking a new Account Executive to help grow the membership of Employers for Carers. This is an income generating role as part of the charity’s earned income stream and sits within the Income Generation and Communication directorate.
The Account Executive will:
- Research, identify and prospect corporate businesses for new business sales
- Liaise with and provide support to existing clients, grow client prospects, and assist relationship building through active client engagement.
- Provide related events, communications and administrative support.
- Target to bring in is £50,000 - £70,000
- It is a great role for people who want to get into the Charity sector and to use their sales and relationships skills.
What is the team like?
It is a brilliant culture that is super supportive on you hitting your targets and will up skill you in the space. Lots of people that work there get promoted, so there is lots of internal potential too. Joining a team of 4 in this area into a larger fundraising team of 25+
What they are looking for?
- Ideally someone from a sales or relationship building background - can be in the charity or out of sector. Great option to get into the charity world.
- Ideally someone who enjoys researching and speaking to people on the phone.
- You will be selling a service not a product - much more strategic and interesting.
If you would like to receive a full job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill:
Hannah Laking: | 020 7820 7331
Closing date for applications: 9am 23rd August - CV and Statement needed
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Prospectus are delighted to be working with War on Want as they search for a passionate Senior Income and Engagement Officer to join their team.
War on Want campaigns in the UK to challenge human rights abusing corporations and governments, and hold those responsible for inequality and poverty to account. They publish in-depth research exposing injustice and human rights abuse globally. They work in partnership with grassroots groups, trade unions and workers’ organisations in the Global South. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about political activism, ready for a brilliant next step in fundraising.
Working closely with the Director of Income & Engagement, your strategies and campaigns will deepen the relationship between War on Want and its individual supporters to both increase participation in their campaigns and grow unrestricted income.
The campaigns you run will acquire, retain, and develop individual supporters using a range of channels both on and offline. The ultimate aim of these activities is to increase the number of active War on Want members who support their work through regular direct debit donations. In addition, you will lead War on Want’s legacy programme and manage the Income & Engagement Assistant to ensure the delivery of first-class supporter care processes and an unbeatable supporter experience.
As individual giving lead, you will join the team at a very exciting time. They have recently launched a new supporter mobilisation strategy to bring transformative growth to our supporter base. This role would be well suited to someone who has worked across a range of channels: tele-marketing, direct mail and digital. You will have a passion for political change and activism!
The starting salary is £46,636 and the role is hybrid working, with one day a month at War on Want’s head office. More in-person days are required on an ad-hoc basis.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- Salary: in London: £47,304 / Out of London: £44,753
- Hours: up to 35 hours
- Contract type: fixed term - up to 24 months.
- Location: we really don’t mind, working anywhere in the UK from home would be fine. There will be occasional travel to meetings in the UK (mainly in London and Bristol so you need to be able to travel there.) Depending on your location you may be able to work in a hybrid way in our Bristol or London office
- Closing date: 20 October 2024
- Week commencing interview date: 4 November 2024
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
This is an awesome role focussed on improving our ways of working and processes when it comes to those who support us. We want all of our supporters to have a first class experience when they decide to donate their time and/or money to supporting children and young people with cancer and their families. However we know that as an organisation we have more to do to make this happen and the time is now.
Working in Income Generation, this role will take a recently conducted diagnostic carried out by a business improvement consultant and not only work through the next steps but make change happen, prioritising the areas with the biggest wins. This role really will have a lasting legacy in the organisation.
We're not just looking for someone to map change, this person will lead operational design and process re-engineering that transforms the Income Generation directorate and it's workforce into high achievers.
You’ll be based within the Project Management Office (PMO), a supportive team of professionals that lead transformational change across the organisation as well as corporate planning. You’ll also have close relationship with the Head of Planning and Strategy in Income Generation as well as the Associate Director Supporter Engagement.
This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a basic criminal record check will be completed.
What will I be doing?
No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.
- Building on the diagnostics carried out already within Income Generation directorate to optimise organisational design and scope improvements.
- Using the diagnostics to identify pain areas, develop a sequenced plan to tackle these issues and then implement the plan to improve performance, processes and services i.e. “getting hands dirty”.
- Embedding a culture of improvement in the organisation and developing these capabilities within the workforce.
- All of these activities will involve facilitating workshops, engaging audiences with tailored communications, debating and negotiating ideas with leaders, managing governance, risks and dependencies, evaluating progress etc.
What do I need?
The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:
- Experience of delivering transformational change by using process improvement principles & methodologies such as TQM, Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma to design services and processes that deliver value, efficiency, higher quality, lower costs and better results
- Ability to do big picture thinking and drive the change that is needed, don’t sit back and react to the change that is happening.
- Challenging directly with assertive communication style balanced with caring deeply through consultative and listening skills.
- Being curious, looking beyond the obvious to get the real picture.
- Being proactive to get stuff done but in a flexible way, not being tied to a solution and having a healthy dose of pragmatism
- Strong analytical and evaluation skills.
- Creative thinker and ability to encourage innovation amongst colleagues
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and make smart decisions with limited information and changing priorities as well as support people to define issues.
What will I gain?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
- Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
- Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
First Step Trust (FST) is an award winning charity of over 30 years, providing work experience, on the job training and salaried employment for people excluded from working life because of mental health problems and other disadvantages. Many of the people they work with are long term unemployed (10 years +) and some have never worked. FST is developing new ways to help this group overcome some of the barriers to learning using a range of technologies and other learning tools.
Prospectus is delighted to be recruiting for a Chief Operating Officer to help our client in their next phase of development, to be based full time from their site in Woolwich SE18. As the COO, you will support the CEO in executing the strategic plans and directives, while overseeing the efficacy of the organisation’s strategy and implementing changes needed for the growth and development of the organisation. Ultimately your purpose is to support the continued success and growth of the organisation through good management, communication and relationship-building, without compromising on their commitment to working with people who use their service as colleagues and assets.
To be successful in this role you will be a senior level manager who has energy and drive as well as sound judgement. On top of a strong track record in an operational position, you will have the breadth of experience to oversee their operations strategy and systems, commercial activity, budget management, monitoring and evaluation. You will have a proven track record of success in senior-level general or commercial management. You will be a clear, analytical thinker who will strengthen the leadership of the charity. In addition, you will be an excellent manager of people, able to support team members with varying skills and abilities, including some who may come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To apply please submit your CV and a two-page supporting statement via the application link on the Prospectus website, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the organisation and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Person Specification in the Job Description. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.
Following the Prospectus shortlisting process, a select number of candidates will be invited to interview with our client. This will be a two-stage interview process, with first stage interviews w/c 21st October and final stage interviews w/c 28th October.
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