Job Description: Fellowship Programme Assistant – Active Fellows

Name:

Line Manager: Deputy Fellowship Programme Manager & Team Lead (Active Fellows)

Objective: The programme assistant works with and provides support to the Active Fellows Team members in the smooth implementation and running of this section of the Programme.

Experience: Bachelors’ degree or comparable experience

Duration: Fixed term. 2-year contract.

Hours: Full-time. Hybrid working - in London office (2/3 set days per week) and working from home on the remaining days.

Salary: £25,000

Start July 2022

Number of posts: One

Application deadline: 16 June 2022

Organisational background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge, to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff. The Fellowship Programme is the continuation of the rescue mission operation started in 1933.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for just under 90 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

This is a critical time to join our dedicated and friendly Fellowship Programme team as we expand our capacity to support at-risk academics from the Middle East, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia and many other countries. The Active Fellows Team supports Cara Fellows whilst they are at their host institution. As a Programme Assistant, you will be involved in all the areas of our work: casework, finances, mentoring, webinars, etc.

Fellowship Programme Assistant Role & Responsibilities – in order of importance

Finance

• Supporting the maintenance of financial records
• Documenting financial transaction records.
• Issuing payment requisition forms
• Supporting the monthly payments of Fellows
• Ad-hoc support

Administration Support – for the Programme and Projects (Mentoring Scheme and Webinar Series)

• Providing support for general enquiries.
• Maintaining detailed records of correspondence, documents, and activities.
• Ensuring safekeeping of confidential information.
• Under the guidance of senior colleagues, prepare presentation material/slides in PowerPoint for presentations for training and webinar sessions
• Provide administrative support to the team in the organisation of events, trainings sessions, webinars
• Support the smooth running of meetings – taking minutes, preparing agendas, etc

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Providing support to the drafting of reports to funders
• Present and collect data
• Ensure relevant data are entered and updated according to relevant timeframes
• Assist the programme and projects reviews and evaluations

Fellowships

• Sending out meeting invites
• Logistics support
• Collecting information and drafting documents  
• Draft non-substantive correspondence
• Supporting Fellowship Programme with ad hoc responsibilities

Managerial Support

• Contributing to Fellowship Programme policy changes and decision-making.

Responsibilities also include related activities that might arise in relation to the Fellowship Programme as required by the Executive Director or Deputy Director/Fellowship Programme Manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent experience
• Fluent English (spoken and written).
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Administrative support experience
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Good time management with ability to prioritise and independently work to deadlines.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Interest in and commitment to the work of Cara
• Confident use of Microsoft package – especially Excel.
• Good knowledge of current global issues.

Desirable

• Experience working with financial records
• Experience with Mentoring
• Experience with Monitoring & Evaluation
• Experience working with webinars using Teams, Zoom etc
• CRM software experience

Applications Please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the post. Interviews will be held the week beginning 27 June both online and at the Cara office in London. We will not accept applications without cover letters.

Please include contact details for 2 suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission. Please include ‘Fellowship Programme Assistant’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application deadline: 16 June

Job Description: Fellowship Programme Officer

Line Manager: Deputy Fellowship Programme Manager/Team Lead (International Fellows)

Objective: Facilitating placements for Fellows with personal, individualised support. Assisting Fellowship Programme team ad hoc, securing funding for Fellowships.

Experience: Masters or equivalent experience ideal however not essential

Start date: July 2022

Duration: Fixed-term 2-year contract

Hours: Full-time. Hybrid working - in London office (2/3 set days per week) and working from home on the remaining days

Salary: £26,000 per year

Number of posts: One

Application deadline: 16 June 2022

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Organisational Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge, to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety. Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper. A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff. The Fellowship Programme is the continuation of the rescue mission operation started in 1933.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for just under 90 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Turkey, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

This is a critical time to join our dedicated and friendly Fellowship Programme team as we expand our capacity to support at-risk academics from the Middle East, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia and many other countries.

 Fellowship Programme Officer Role & Responsibilities

Fellowships

• Lead on International Fellowship cases and provide comprehensive support to Cara Fellows.
• Secure fee waivers, bursaries & in-kind support from universities, research institutes and other funding bodies.
• Provide logistical support to Fellows prior to and after their arrival in the UK.
• Coordinate with regional exam centres to facilitate IELTS or equivalent fee waivers for Fellows.
• Collect and interpret regional intelligence to inform Fellowship Programme advice and guidance.
• Write and send official documents to Fellows.
• Develop relationships with universities and other partner organisations.
• Conduct due diligence on Fellows’ documents and risk.
• Assess Fellows’ suitability for academic placements and liaise with experts for their professional opinion.
• Assess Fellows’ English language abilities.
• Support Fellowship Programme with ad hoc responsibilities.

Visa Advice & Guidance

• Liaise closely with Fellows and hosting universities on visa related issues (Student and Temporary Worker (GAE) visas).
• Liaise with independent legal advisors where necessary.
• Research and update visa guidance to reflect changes in complex immigration regulation.

Managerial Support

• Provide advice and guidance to Fellowship Programme Assistants
• Contribute to Fellowship Programme policy changes and decision-making.

Finance

• Make payments to Cara Fellows and non-Fellowship related payments.
• Document financial transaction records.
• Record all financial and in-kind support from universities and other partner institutions.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Assist new arrivals with handover to the Active Fellows’ Team.
• Record and report on the efficacy of IELTS or equivalent fee waivers to relevant bodies.
• Assist with compilation of reports to funders.

Administration

• Provide support for general enquiries.
• Maintain detailed records of correspondence, documents, and activities.

Responsibilities also include related activities that might arise in relation to the Fellowship Programme as required by the Executive Director or Deputy Director/Fellowship Programme Manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Fluent English (spoken and written).
• Confident and empathetic with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Good time management with ability to prioritise and independently work to deadlines.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Interest in and commitment to the work of Cara
• Confident use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good knowledge of current global issues.

Desirable

• Masters or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Dari, Ukrainian and/or Russian (to be utilised occasionally)
• CRM software experience

Applications Please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the post. Interviews will be held the week beginning 27 June both online and at the Cara office in London. We will not accept applications without cover letters.

Please include contact details for 2 suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission. Please include ‘Fellowship Programme Officer’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application deadline: 16 June

Come and join our team!

Director of Partnerships (and member of the CfEY Board)

0.8 - 1.0 role with at least two days a week in London

£55K FTE 

We are looking for a new member of our senior leadership team.

We want to hear from people who have a passion for improving young people’s lives.

We foster an inclusive culture at CfEY and are committed to building a diverse team. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, neuro-diverse people, and people that have taken non-traditional routes to get where they are today.

About Us

The Centre for Education and Youth (CfEY) is a ‘think and action tank’. We believe society should ensure all children and young people receive the support they need to make a fulfilling transition to adulthood. We work with a wide range of organisations, and people who share this belief, helping them make wise, bold decisions about how best to support young people. We use our timely and rigorous research to get under the skin of key issues in education and youth, aiming to shape debate, inform policy and change practice. Set up as a community interest company, we have a particular interest in issues affecting marginalised young people. We work with a wide range of clients across corporate, government and third sectors, as learning partners, investigation partners, action partners and communication partners.

Unlike many other similar organisations:

• We are grounded, bringing a wealth of professional experience as former teachers, teaching assistants and youth workers.

• We are practical, supporting change by working directly with practitioners and young people.

• We are independent, with no political or party allegiances, and positive relationships with a diverse range of funders who support our work through grants and contracts.

• We are local, getting beyond Westminster to inform policy and practice in specific localities.

Our approach is special because…

1. We bridge different realms – we work with schools and the wider youth sector and our projects bridge policy, practice and academia.

2. We are ‘constructively critical.’ We avoid unhelpful cynicism, focus on how things could be better and are analytical and intellectually rigorous. We always seek pragmatic ways of helping people take action grounded in evidence and experience.

3. We look underneath the surface, speaking to young people and practitioners in order to grapple with complexity and understand what’s really going on.

4. We do not rely on a set catalogue of solutions. Different approaches and strategies are appropriate in different situations and settings. Our job is to have the emotional and intellectual competence to identify what will work where.

5. There is almost always a simple way of doing things. Our job is to find it. We steer clear of time-consuming and gimmicky ways of doing things.

6. We are a social enterprise. We are guided in everything we do by our view of society’s responsibility, as well as being committed to delivering high-quality projects. Income generation and social impact are mutually reinforcing for us.

7. We are approachable and personable. We interact in a friendly and informal manner. Professionalism is not about pretension.

8. We are committed to social justice and are acutely aware of the interaction between power imbalances and inequality. 

About the job

This is an exciting new externally-facing role here at CfEY, one with a dual purpose.

First and foremost, we are looking for someone who can help us generate the income we need in order to thrive and achieve an even greater impact. Our current approach to income generation is effective but largely reactive - responding to requests for proposals or to the needs of particular clients. We have already started moving towards larger, longer term and more proactive approaches, often in partnership with other organisations. The Director of Partnerships, as well as keeping the wheels turning on our current fundraising operation, will continue and catalyse this journey, designing and leading on new approaches to raising income - ideally including core funding, a membership offer and income from trusts and foundations - to achieve significant growth in our income by 2025. So we are looking for someone who has a proven track record in raising money and who will relish the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial.

You will not be alone in this mission. All of our team members engage in fundraising as a core part of their work - whether responding to tenders, having conversations with existing and potential clients, or writing concept notes for new ideas. Our CEO will continue to engage deeply with income generation efforts. We already have good systems and processes to track our pipeline of opportunities. We take collective responsibility for achieving our quarterly income targets. We do not expect the step change in our income to happen overnight. We do expect that some of your innovations may not succeed. This is not a ‘business as usual’ role, so we need to find someone resilient enough to enjoy the uncertainty, the networking, the inevitable setbacks and the hustle. 

Second, the director of partnerships will take overall responsibility for our approach to influence - shaping debate, shifting policy and changing practice. Unlike so many organisations in the education and youth space, our areas of interest are broad, as is our potential audience: policymakers, academics, practitioners, parents and sometimes young people themselves. This breadth creates challenges and opportunities, and we continually face the challenge of limited time and resources to engage externally beyond our projects. Again, the whole team are part of this mission. Working with them and especially with our fabulous Head of Policy and a new Head of Engagement (whom you will recruit), you will drive a more focussed, strategic approach to achieving influence and impact.

CfEY is a wonderful, unique place to work. Our culture is difficult to explain, but easy to feel when you arrive. We take our work seriously; we take ourselves less seriously. Our structures and decision making are as open and transparent as possible, and we encourage non-hierarchical approaches within our team. We all tend to muck in on all sorts of tasks, regardless of job title. We’re looking for someone who can both support this culture and move it forward, challenging and supporting the rest of the team and making working together fun.

• You can be located anywhere in the United Kingdom. Our office is located in Hackney, London and the team gathers there every other Monday. Everyone works from the office for at least one other day every fortnight. 

• All directors work in the office for at least one day per week, and are in London for at least one other day to participate in meetings or events. 

• Your job will definitely involve evening networking events, most of which will be in London. Along with our CEO, we’d probably expect you to participate in at least one evening event each fortnight. 

• You will be paid £55K (pro rata). We offer an employer contribution pension (following a three-month probation period) and 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays).

• The role can be anything between four and five days per week. Our CEO will be working 4 days per week so he can teach, and our Director of Research and Operations works a 9-day fortnight.

• We would welcome job share applicants, but you will need to apply as a pair, with a single motivation letter and two CVs.

Role description

Provide organisational leadership

• Direct our approach to income generation and long term business growth: creating new ideas and relationships; bringing in clients (including Trusts, Foundations, school groups and the corporate sector); securing grants and contracts, and supporting all team members to contribute fully to our income generation efforts

• Direct our approach to influence and impact, informed by our existing theory of change, and work with our Heads of Policy and Engagement to create a new strategic approach

• Support the Chief Executive, deputising when necessary, sharing leadership of team meetings and SLT meetings

• Represent the Executive on the Board of Directors (initially in a shadowing role) 

Provide thought leadership

• Maintain an active public profile and be a figurehead for the organisation

• Build expertise and relationships across a wide range of education and youth issues

• Secure coverage including mainstream and alternative press and through our own blog, social media and speaking at events

• Oversee about a quarter of our projects, and a lead on a small number of them ensuring that they are high quality, on time and within budget

Work as part of the SLT

• Attend Monday morning and monthly SLT meetings

• Ensure the Heads of Engagement and Policy report to the Board as required

• Help define CfEY’s overall vision, strategy, and direction of travel

• Support the Chief Executive to make strategic and operational decisions

Oversee Engagement

• Recruit and line manage the Head of Engagement 

• Provide leadership of our income generation systems, processes and data (including our pipeline of opportunities) and of communicating information on income generation with staff, accountants and board members

• Support the Head of Engagement to develop and execute our engagement objectives identifying areas for improvement in our approach to income generation and broader engagement, and developing and rolling out solutions

Oversee Policy

• Line manage the Head of Policy 

• Provide leadership of our relationships with key national organisations and policymakers working on education and youth, with a particular focus on London-based organisations

• Support the Head of Policy to develop and execute our policy objectives, identifying areas for improvement in the way we develop, communicate and advocate for specific policies, and turning ideas into action

Take the following approach

• Rigorous

• Flexible approach to time

• Bridging: linking people and organisations and sharing information and ideas

• professional not pretentious

• Critical but constructive

• Understanding client needs and focusing on solutions

• Continuously reviewing and agreeing who we are and what we are doing

• Driven by CfEY vision and projecting a consistent image

About you

We get that life is complicated. If you've taken an unusual, less travelled path to get to where you are now then join the club! Almost all of our staff are former teachers or youth workers, but as long as you have had some experience working with young people, and love the idea of continuing to engage with them through our work, that’s good enough. Similarly, you don’t need a detailed understanding of England’s education system, as long as you’re willing to learn quickly about polices, trends and people in the education and youth sectors. 

Experience

• You have a minimum of seven years experience in the education, youth charitable or consultancy sectors, and at least three years in a leadership role. 

• You have a track record of driving income growth cultivating sustaining new relationships that each generate income of at least five figures.

• You have proven experience of building and developing relationships with a broad range of people and organisations.

• You have experience of designing and leading research and development projects with a range of partners.

Personality

• You are creative and resilient, with the ability to think laterally, bounce back from challenges and be solutions-focused.

• You enjoy leading change and weighing up options and risks, making tough  decisions and spotting opportunities even when resources are scarce. 

• You have a natural ease with people, you build rapport quickly and have the ability to engage and influence in a collaborative way. 

• You lead with humility and kindness as well as high expectations. 

Knowledge, Skills and competencies

• You are a persuasive communicator who can make a compelling case for change and act as a figurehead for the organisation, building strong relationships across the sector, media and government. 

• You write extremely well. You adapt your style to suit different genres including media, blogs, academic and policy reports.

• You can think strategically to plan how organisations can meet their goals.

• You have strong networks that can support our income and influence goals.

• You are financially confident, including with managing funding databases, and monitor organisational performance carefully, ensuring efficient, punctual and high-quality delivery.

The Process

To support equal opportunities and minimise the risk of bias, we are asking candidates NOT to include their name in their CV and covering letter.

1) CV and letter

• Please send a maximum two-page CV tailored to this role as well as a maximum one-page letter explaining why you think you are suited to this job and why you'd like to work with us, by the end of the day on Tuesday 21st June. Your letter doesn’t have to cover every single aspect of the JD or the criteria - your CV might do some of this for you. 

2) Interview

• We will then select final candidates for interview. We will inform you if you have been selected for interview on Friday 24 June.

• Interviews will take place on Friday 1 July, ideally in person at our office in Hackney, London, but online is also possible.

• There will also be a group discussion with the team on Monday 4 July some time between 11am and 3pm, again in person if possible. 

If you can’t make either of these dates, please let us know when you apply. This won’t count against you when we shortlist applications.

3) References and DBS check

• We will inform candidates who have been successful at interview, as soon as possible, before contacting referees.

• Appointments will be confirmed once we have received satisfactory references and DBS check.

• We would ideally like you to start in September, but earlier or later is also fine.

About Us

Learning with Parents is a charity with a vision for every child to be supported at home to fulfil their potential.

We are narrowing the attainment gap by supporting all parents and carers to engage in their children’s learning.

We do this by leading the Parental Engagement Forum - a group of organisations and researchers connecting to improve home learning across the sector. We also provide a ground-breaking parental engagement programme to primary schools, which aims to motivate and empower all families to have enjoyable learning experiences together.

In the last year, our charity has become a leading player in parental engagement, working with over 10,000 families and large organisations such as BBC, Department for Education and Oak National Academy.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Programme Director with a strong knowledge of how schools operate and of the education sector more widely to lead Learning with Parents school programmes, working with schools and other partners through our platform to promote parental engagement in their children’s learning.

The Programme Director leads the Schools Team in supporting our school partners and other partners to use our platform, ensuring that parents and teachers are supported to effectively use the technology and that school leaders are regularly updated on the progress of their classes. Part of the role involves leading the Learning with Parents’ sales process to bring on board new schools, allowing us to expand our reach to more disadvantaged families. The Programme Director is responsible for overseeing and improving, as necessary, all the processes and materials which underpin these programmes. This includes working closely with Learning with Parents’ Tech Team to feed into new developments, updates and any troubleshooting as required. 

The Programme Director also represents Learning with Parents and promotes parental engagement in sector networking and advocacy events. 

Finally, the Programme Director is a member of the Learning with Parents Senior Leadership Team, drawing on their experience and learning coming for our programme to feed into strategic discussions.

This is a hybrid role, with Mondays and Tuesdays in the Bristol office, the rest of the week remote.

Core Areas of Responsibility

Lead on school sales

• Lead on the sales strategy, process and progress towards school sales targets.
• Identify new leads to feed into the Learning with Parents schools pipeline, including engagement with Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and other potential networks.
• Take potential school partners through our sales process
• Update and develop any new marketing and branding materials.
• Ensure that when new schools are handed over to the Schools Partnership Managers and effectively onboarded into the programme.

Oversight of school partnerships

• Oversight of existing school partnerships management.
• Lead on school relationship strategy.
• Support the School Partnership Managers to manage school relationships, address and escalate issues as they arise and keep the wider team informed.
• Support the School Team to maintain regular meaningful communications with school partners, including through catch up calls, monthly newsletters and tailored termly impact reports.
• Liaise with the Tech team to ensure that any tech issues can be managed, as appropriate.
• Oversight of the school renewal process and progress towards targets.
• Oversight of the transition process for existing schools from one academic year to the next on the Learning with Parents platform.
• Strengthen current systems and ensure any lessons learned are captured.

Line management

• Directly line manage the Schools Team which includes two Schools Partnership Managers and the Charity Development Coordinator.

Strategic and technical input

• Feed into strategic discussions on the direction of the organisation.
• Provide input into the development of new content, programmes, partnerships or tech drawing on experience in the education sector and learning from the Learning with Parents programme.
• Support or lead on the development of new strategic partnerships.

Additional possible areas of responsibility

Impact measurement

• Oversee the impact measurement of Learning with Parents programmes, including exploring new approaches and methodologies
• Support the Programme and Operations Officer with ongoing impact reports for schools and external publication. 

About You

Our ideal candidate would be able to provide examples of when they have used the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working in schools (e.g. as a teacher) or working closely with schools
• Project management and organisational skills
• Excellent management skills, including the ability to lead and motivate others
• Experience developing and strengthening systems and processes
• A desire to champion and uphold our organisation’s vision, mission and values

Our ideal candidate might also be able to provide examples of when they have used  some of the following skills and experience, although these are not essential:

• Experience of working in schools (e.g. as a teacher) or working closely with primary schools in the UK
• An understanding of education inequality in the UK
• Experience of strategic planning and development

• Experience in sales and marketing
• Experience in impact measurement and evaluation
• Lived experience of some of the barriers that families from disadvantaged communities face in engaging with children’s learning

Benefits

We have a passionate team and supportive culture, which was recognised as we were named one of “The top 100 organisations to escape to in 2021” by Escape the City. In addition, we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance (35 days, including bank holidays)
• Income protection in case of sickness
• Home-based working with optional office time
• Flexible working times
• Social events
• Environmental (Net Zero) Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefit Hub, including virtual GP and discount scheme

Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence

Full Time 37 hours per week

Salary: £58, 634

Location: East Dorset with Home based working. Requires travel for meetings.

Are you passionate about leading a diverse and enthusiastic workforce to improve the lives of people?

Help & Care is an established charity and Social Enterprise with 37 years’ experience of providing services to support people in local communities. As an organisation we are enthusiastic about Social Justice to ensure that people and communities have access to the right services. We currently operate across Southern England, collaborating with communities and providers to help shape services across Health and Social Care.

We are looking for a Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence to be part of our Leadership Team, taking responsibility for a cluster of services and acting as the lead on our developing work to influence, promote change and service development across our area of operation.

We are proud of our values, championing social justice and innovation, working in partnership with others, to make changes for people in their communities. We want our Leadership Team to reflect these values alongside energy, enthusiasm, and a positive outlook to take on the challenges we face.

Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential for this role – work related travel expenses are reimbursed at 45p per mile.

To find out more about the role, please visit our website to view the recruitment pack, job description and person specificaiton along with details on how you can set up an informal conversation with our CEO.

For more information on Help & Care please visit our website.

We will not consider CVs.

The closing date for completed application forms to be received is by Wednesday 8th June 2022.

The interviews will consist of interviews and an executive assessment

• First stage interviews are planned for week beginning 27th June (TBC)
• Second interviews will take place week beginning 4th July 2022 (TBC)
• The executive assessment will be undertaken in between

Could you be the new lead fundraiser for Cambridge University Libraries? This is a unique and exciting opportunity where you will work to deliver the University Libraries' significant fundraising potential.

Senior Associate Director, University Library  
Department: University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations
Location: Cambridge, hybrid working
Salary: £56,587 - £60,022 per annum
Reference: DH31333
Category: Academic-related

Cambridge has the privilege - and the responsibility - of being home to one of the world's greatest libraries. The University Library (UL) contains one of the greatest collections of books and manuscripts in the world. In the vanguard of new developments in scholarship, it sits at the heart of academic life at Cambridge, enabling and enhancing research, teaching and learning through its expertise, collections, facilities and services. As a resource of international importance, it supports scholarship on a global scale.

The Senior Associate Director will be responsible for generating significant philanthropic income for the University Library's key fundraising priorities. Major opportunities exist to develop the Library's collections, its many innovative and exciting projects, and to facilitate its evolution in the digital world. Support for Cambridge University Library today will have an enduring impact and will resonate far beyond the boundaries of academia.

Collaborative, strategic and innovative in approach, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing, high-value donor relationships as well pro-actively building new networks and relationships that deliver value to the UL and its network of libraries and services. Key to success will be the ability to engage senior Library staff, academics and senior stakeholders internally and externally.

This is a unique chance to join one of the leading universities of the world and an outstanding opportunity for a motivated, entrepreneurial individual with a track record of success who is passionate about the work, impact and potential for collections, teaching and research.

This role is based in central Cambridge. We practise a hybrid working model and the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office for a minimum of 2 days a week with an expectation that the majority of their time will be spent embedded in the UL with the Library team.

Timetable for Appointment 
The closing date for this position is Monday 20th June 2022. 
First round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 27th June 2022. 
Second round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 4th and 11th July 2022.

Please quote reference DH30012 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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 University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Deputy Finance Director (5m FTC), London – Higher Education, up to £90,000

A leading London based university is looking for a senior corporate candidate to come and lead a large finance team through a period of transformation. Responsible for a team of 20, the Deputy FD will need to ensure each member of staff is comfortable in their newly created position and ensure efficiency throughout the team. Suitable candidates will be commercially minded and will work closely with the CFO to put together business plans and partner with other department heads to ensure the university’s development. We are only considering candidates on a short notice period or who are IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the enhancement, implementation and monitoring of the budget, 5-year financial planning, quarterly forecast and monthly management account processes. Ensuring integration with student number planning and transparent, value for money principles underpinning resource allocation decisions.
• Proactively scan the external environment for emerging and current sector and macroeconomic developments to understand key risks and opportunities.
• Adopting appropriate mitigation and scenario planning techniques to scale and manage revenue and cost shocks. 
• Synthesis of financial performance into clear, professional, and impactful management packs, adapted to respond to end-user needs from academic leaders to Governing Body members
• Oversee and embed a culture of curiosity and proactive analysis to understand performance and identify efficiency improvements.  Root cause analysis, establishing trends and causal relationships, testing multiple scenarios to get to a solution
• Comfortable interpreting and directing analysis involving large quantities of data to understand performance
• Responsible for the development and deployment of the Finance strategic and operational plan
• Influence and partner VC Executive and Senior management on items impacting financial sustainability
• Motivate, develop, and empower individual members of the team to realise their potential at both a personal level and as a key contributor to the team’s performance.
• Continuously identifying new and innovative finance management and leadership approaches which enhance stakeholder experience whilst meeting University needs

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant with significant PQE
• Experience in HE/charity would be desired but not essential
• Significant experience leading large teams/finance functions is necessary in this role
• Corporate/big company experience is desirable
• Commercial and analytical mindset
• Strong leader and mentor, committed to the development of their team and the organisation as a whole
• Able to prioritise, organise and deliver a complex and changing workload under pressure to tight deadlines, without constant supervision

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We have begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

Girlguiding is looking for a proactive administrator to work across the Communications, Marketing and Fundraising directorate to ensure the smooth and efficient running of directorate processes, data management, monitoring and evaluation and to provide logistical support for a range of events.

The post holder will be an effective communicator, team orientated, organised and data driven - comfortable working across a range of teams and focus areas to support, set up and streamline administrative processes including covering Brand, PR, External Affairs, Fundraising, Marketing and Events.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, offering hybrid working and providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

The South West Academic Health Science Network (South West AHSN) is one of 15 AHSNs across the country set up by NHS England to spread innovation at pace and scale across the country. We are uniquely placed to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, using our position to drive the adoption and spread of innovative ideas and technologies across large populations. Our remit covers Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, taking in urban areas and tackling the challenges associated with pockets of deep, long-standing and increasing deprivation, an aging population, children living in poverty, and a dispersed and sometimes isolated population. A major focus for us over the next five years is improving health equity through innovation.

We are growing our Programmes function to deliver the aims and ambitions of our new five-year strategy. This is an exciting period of growth and to support this we are seeking to expand our Programmes business function with several new Programme Manager roles. As a Programme Manager, you will manage the development and delivery of one of our key programmes, using quality improvement methodology.

Reporting to a Programme Director, your key responsibilities will include:

• Building strong external relationships with key stakeholders involved in our programmes.

• Developing our methodologies to spread innovative practice.

• Working with our communications and engagement function to engage partners in our programmes, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.

• Working with our evaluation and learning function to define and measure the impact of our programmes.

• Working with our partnerships function to identify and develop new partnership opportunities to grow our work.

• Managing external contractors, associates and clinical advisors to deliver programme aims as required.

• Building strong relationships with other AHSNs and contribute to the success of the national AHSN Network.

You could come from a wide range of different backgrounds, and we would look to match your skills with the opportunities we have. Our team is diverse and we celebrate those differences and the variety of skills all our team members bring. As part of a peer group of Programme Managers, you will manage a range of projects and lead small direct and matrix teams of other programme managers and project managers. You will be at the heart of our work to spread innovative practice, all with the aim of improving health equity across the South West region.

To succeed, you’ll need experience of leading improvement projects and programmes. You’ll have good knowledge of change methodologies such as Quality Improvement (QI) frameworks, Lean or Six Sigma, and project and programme management frameworks such as PRINCE2 or Agile. We are looking for people with a strong focus on impact who are passionate, determined and goal focused with commitment to delivering excellence. You’ll be a strategic thinker, able to effectively manage a complex range of competing priorities. You’ll also need to be a strong communicator with the ability to communicate convincingly to wide range of audiences.

In return, we offer a highly stimulating, challenging and rewarding environment with variety and professional development. If you are passionate about improving health services, there can be few opportunities that offer a platform for you to have such a tangible impact at a population level.

For a recruitment pack with further information about the role and how to apply, please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law. The Closing Date for applications will be 11pm on Wednesday 25th May.

Location: Your official base will be our offices in Exeter and there will be some travel to partner sites within the South West. We would like you to spend one team day a week in our Exeter office but we can offer flexible and remote working outside that.

Hours: We have a number of roles and can consider applications from individuals seeking full-time or part-time working hours.

We are happy to consider candidates on secondment from their current employers.

We’re looking for a new CEO who can build on the strong foundations of our small but ambitious charity. We need someone with:

• A passion for inclusive sex education;
• The ability to deliver an ambitious strategy for the future of the charity;
• Top-class people management skills; someone who can inspire and develop our talented team of staff;
• Strong governance and financial management capabilities;
• A track record for driving income growth, and a clear vision of how to drive income growth in this role;
• Experience communicating with a wide-range of stakeholders including headteachers, funders, academics and journalists.

Do you believe in the life-changing benefits of physical activity and sport?

Are you an inspirational leader who can drive our charity forward?

Together Active is a charity working across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. We exist to create active places and healthy lives through physical activity and sport. We are part of a national network of Active Partnerships, funded by Sport England and our local partners. 

We are looking to appoint an amazing person with values strongly aligned to our own.

We are looking to appoint an experienced leader to guide and deliver the strategic direction of our charity; someone who can supercharge the next phase of our organisational evolution.

The successful candidate will have experience navigating complex landscapes such as health, education, planning or local government. They will be an expert relationship builder and have exceptional leadership and advocacy skills.

We operate a hybrid working model, with staff working a minimum of two days per week from our Stoke-on-Trent office. 

Closing date:   5th  June, midnight

Interviews: 8th June

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is a professional association and registered charity, the majority of whose members are barristers, solicitors, advocates and OISC regulated advisers practising in all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law. Academics, non-governmental organisations and individuals with a substantial interest in the law are also members.

ILPA exists to promote and improve advice and representation in immigration, asylum and nationality law, through an extensive programme of training and disseminating information and by providing research and opinion that draw on the experiences of members.  ILPA is represented on numerous Government, official and non-Governmental advisory groups and regularly provides evidence to parliamentary and official enquiries. We promote the advising and representation of immigrants, provide information to members and others on domestic and European immigration, asylum and nationality law, and secure a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration, asylum and nationality law practice.

This exciting opportunity will see the new Chief Executive provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership for ILPA and, provide advocacy on behalf of the profession and members. The Chief Executive will work closely with our Chair and skilled Board of Trustees to drive forward our agenda and strategy.   

We’re looking for someone with extensive leadership experience from within the charity sector, who is a strategic thinker, with excellent diplomacy and relationship management skills. You will be an inspiring leader who can take us forward on our journey, building on our success. You will be someone who can embrace our values, build and model a positive culture and have the ability to drive strategic development and set a clear and compelling direction for ILPA.

Naturally people-focused, you will be able to engage with a broad range of stakeholders and partners and build relationships. We are looking for an individual with faultless integrity, sensitivity of the complex external landscape, and self-awareness to enable them to negotiate, influence and operate as a credible and effective ambassador. Diplomatic, tactical, and agile, you will be able to work across a complex landscape. With sound financial acumen, you must have the ability to identify new opportunities for funding and income development.

Ultimately, you will be able to demonstrate a proactive commitment to promoting respect for human rights and the rule of law and an ability to conduct advocacy on behalf of the profession.

At ILPA, we recognise the value of a diverse team, and we encourage applications from people with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

If you think this describes you, then please contact our advising consultants at Peridot Partners.

Closing date: 9 a.m., Friday 24th June 2022

Please click 'Apply via Website' to be directed to the Peridot Partners website and contact the advising consultant for further information about this role. 

Do you want real, meaningful work? Work which will reward you by the tangible and immediate difference you make in your community? We’re here to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward in life - whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We want someone who shares our vision and values.

CASW are a highly regarded and trusted independent charity with a first-class reputation providing advice to thousands of people across South Worcestershire from our two main offices, two sub-offices and three outreach locations.  We have 18 mainly part time staff with around 85 volunteers in a wide variety of roles. 

You’ll have the autonomy to lead and the backing to deliver your plans and ideas. You’ll be supported by knowledgeable and passionate staff, volunteers and of a diverse and experienced Board.

You’ll design and drive our organisational strategy and launch yourself into developing and delivering our funding transformation programme.

You’ll be influencing at a senior level across a variety of stakeholder bases and your impact will determine our success. You’ll have demonstrable achievements in your career to date and be comfortable managing people, finances and strategy understanding the need to motivate, persuade and lead.

We’re a small charity with big ambition. If you’re ready to lead us, apply now and you will be sent the job role and personal specification and an application form.

Closing date 30 May at 12.00 noon; interviews 9 June.

Are you a creative and passionate Tutor looking for a unique opportunity to deliver education specialism and support, character development within a Premiership football club?

Oasis Charitable Trust is recruiting for a range of Tutors (teaching Science, Maths and Modern Foreign Lang (MFL)) to work with us at Crystal Palace Football Club Academy with its young players. Our task is to create an educational environment that offers a holistic and integrated approach to life; one where every player is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential both on and off the pitch. 

We are searching for Tutors who will deliver the club’s bespoke, education programme to help each young player to discover and explore their core strengths, as well as to develop enhanced self-esteem, positive behaviour and increased confidence. 

Our successful candidate will be:

• Responsible for delivering one-to-one and small group lessons to young players from year 8 – 11, in the following subjects:  Science, Maths and Modern Foreign Lang (MFL).
• Able to demonstrate their understanding of social and cognitive barriers to students learning and the importance of a psychologically trauma-informed approach as an educational practitioner.
• Able to work flexibly and resourcefully to ensure the young people at Crystal Palace Football Club meet and exceed their academic targets set by their schools.
• Able to tutor Wednesday afternoon and evenings.

If you would love to be part of this ground-breaking project, please see the forms on this page or go to the Oasis UK charity website for further information.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.  Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.

This is a rolling recruitment campaign and interviews will take place as suitable candidates apply, so an early application is advised.  We anticipate a starting date of July / August  2022.

Part-time post from August/September 2022 to May 2023

8 hours per week (Wednesdays)

£24.53 per /hour + 7% non-contributory pension

Oasis Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role. Oasis supports Equal Opportunities Employment.