Policy and Programme Officer, Healthy Lives

​The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

The Policy and Programme Officer will play a key role in delivering core programmes of work, including design, delivery and management of the Health as an Asset workstream and dissemination of findings from the Social and Economic Value of Health research programme. You will execute timely project management plans, lead the development of application and selection materials and processes for award and contract holders and manage and monitor awards for research and engagement activities.

This is a varied and exciting role, other aspects of which include conducting in house research projects and ensuring commissioning and project management processes are in place and up to date.

Our ideal candidate will have a broad understanding of social policy, particularly the wider determinants of health and young people. You will be an experienced programme or policy officer and have a track record of providing high quality support to successfully deliver complex projects. In addition, excellent attention to detail, the ability to prioritise and organise and fantastic communication skills will be crucial to your success in the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a passion for improving health outcomes and a commitment to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. If the role excites you, we would love to hear from you. 

Interview Date: 24 March 2020

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential). 

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Job Profile

The EPO is a full-time position supporting the oversight of an existing humanitarian  portfolio as well as monitoring and developing new partnerships and projects for rapid on-set emergencies.

The position has a multi-regional remit to contribute to the delivery of effective and high-quality humanitarian assistance to new and ongoing humanitarian crises. As part of CAFOD’s Emergency Response Group- the EPO provides programme management and support capacity to humanitarian programmes.  Working with partners is central to CAFOD’s humanitarian response and the EPO will play an important role in identifying, and supporting partners to prepare for, mitigate the impact of, and respond to disasters and crises by providing support, knowledge and building long-term capacity.  All roles undertaken by the EPO will have the aim of achieving peace, security and recovery in accordance with CAFOD’s mission and values.

The post will seek to support regional and national CAFOD staff as necessary.  The building and maintenance of day to day relationships with partners is essential to the job. The role will be expected to work closely together with International Development Group (IDG) country teams when a disaster strikes and on other ongoing pieces of work.

Job Scope

A key component of this role is to be a part of CAFOD's Emergency Response Group (ERG) – providing immediate support to our humanitarian responses in Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean, as well as remote support for country teams. As a result of numerous rapid onset emergencies within these regions in recent years ERG has been working on a wide portfolio which has included several large programmes (Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Nepal earthquakes, Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Indonesia Tsunami and Earthquakes).

This role will be expected to be able to support a wide range of humanitarian responses with different thematic focus and in different areas of the world. The primary focus is expected to be on Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean rather than the Middle East. The post holder may be asked to support other regions on a needs basis.

The EPO in conjunction with regional teams supports ongoing humanitarian programmes and maintains, holds and supports key partnerships. The post holder will also function as the main contact person for partners and projects that do not fall under a country programme in the International Development Group but where CAFOD has emergency programmes/projects and/or a strategic engagement (For example: Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Haiti, Venezuela and Antilles).

A lot of work and effort has gone into building relationships with specific partners – this role requires a dedicated person to continue and maintain these relationships in a consistent and positive manner. 

CAFOD’s humanitarian response comes before during and after emergencies. Our three core approaches are: 

(a) Capacity building of partners, in areas such as emergency preparedness, safeguarding, programme management, protection, WASH, food security and financial management. 

(b) Facilitation, in which we work alongside partners to help ensure the delivery of a programme. This is our most common way of working.

(c) Implementation, where CAFOD takes on a more direct implementation role in the delivery of a programme when local partners lack the capacity to scale up rapidly. 

An important part of the EPO role is to provide support to CAFOD programmes, staff and national partners in the implementation of humanitarian programmes, including assessments, monitoring, reviews and evaluations.

Another element of the role includes the provision of support to the Head of Humanitarian Programmes (HHP) and to the Humanitarian Funding Team to enlarge humanitarian partners and donors’ portfolio for those regions.

The post holder will be expected to work closely together and in coordination with relevant IDG country teams, comms/media, and where relevant major donors.

The post holder will provide support in the development of regional humanitarian strategies as well as country level preparedness plans where relevant.

Accountability

The post holder is line managed by the Head of Humanitarian Programmes within the Emergency Response Group. The role does not have line management or budget responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Humanitarian Funding team; particularly with regard to the technical review of institutional proposals and reports prior to submission to donors.

Key Responsibilities

This role will be required to undertake travel, sometimes at very short notice and to insecure environments.

Emergency programme support (60%)

• Play a lead role in providing programme management of humanitarian responses through remote or field level operational support, and other support as needed such as needs assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Support the planning and implementation of humanitarian programmes providing technical support and guidance to CAFOD programme staff and partner organisations to deliver high quality assistance in relief, rehabilitation and recovery phases of humanitarian response and preparedness
• Work with the emergency programme team to monitor new and chronic humanitarian crises, support corporate decision making on responses to these crises through timely provision of assessment information and support the development and design of humanitarian responses
• Identify opportunities for scaling up CAFOD’s humanitarian work and support the Humanitarian Funding Officer in the development of proposals for institutional funding and reporting to donors
• Identify, select and support the capacity building of new humanitarian partners in designated regions

Programme quality, systems and standards (30%)

• Support the development and implementation of guidance and policies and maintenance of systems and procedures, in line with CAFOD’s Ways of Working, for ensuring good practice and meeting sectoral standards on accountability and programme quality.
• Engage with the Humanitarian Policy team to ensure CAFOD’s humanitarian policy and advocacy is coherent and effective, and informed by our experience and that of our partners.
• Engage with the External Communication team to ensure CAFOD’s communications for humanitarian programmes is coherent, effective and efficient.

Representation and communication (10%)

• As prioritised, represent CAFOD at interagency fora and build, strengthen relationships with Caritas Internationalis sister agencies, as well as with non-Caritas partners organisations, to promote and aid coordinated humanitarian response 
• Develop supporter communications and work with the media, writing and undertaking interviews both on radio and TV

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK, the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process. 

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

• Actively supports CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and what we aim to achieve
• Commitment to and demonstrated experience of working with humanitarian standards and best practice (Humanitarian Charter, SPHERE, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, HAP)

Working together

• Proven successes in working with community-based organisations and local partners in the delivery of humanitarian programmes and capacity building, particularly in emergency preparedness and response
• Able to communicate clearly and in a concise manner
• Able to present complex issues simply and clearly in a multi-cultural working environment

 Making change happen

• Proven experience of successfully delivering an operational emergency programmes overseas or in different humanitarian contexts; will tackle conflicts or problems in a balanced way
• Able to contribute towards the Emergency Group strategy and able to determine team plans and objectives and deliver against them in challenging circumstances

Job-specific competencies

Technical skills and experience:

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in international relief and development
• Experience of designing and leading Emergency Responses
• Proven expertise and understanding of emergency preparedness and response
• Proven successes in working with community-based organisations and local partners in the delivery of humanitarian programmes and capacity building
• Experience of proposal development
• Multi donors experience
• Experience in national partners selection and capacity building

 Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination:

• High-level interpersonal and communications with the ability to effectively influence and liaise with key stakeholders on behalf of and in line with CAFOD’s principles.
• Ability to quickly establish and maintain effective relationships to achieve results in short timeframes
• The ability to work autonomously, take the initiative and proven ability to work creatively, innovatively and effectively to make decisions with limited direct supervision.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

 Operating safely in a pressured and changing environment:

• Proven experience in implementing security policy/protocols and ability to provide appropriate direction and support to team members in the event of a critical incident
• Demonstrated ability at being flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• The ability to remain calm while dealing with conflicting priorities and working under pressure.

 Other:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Language skills in Spanish are highly desirable for this position
• Basic financial and budget management skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and implementing systems and procedures

 Desirable Criteria

• Language skills in Arabic and French
• Experience of forecast based financing
• Experience of Cash programming

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin, completing the application process.

Responsible for the strategy, operational delivery, performance and governance of the Academic Institute with a particular focus on the education programme.

To work with the CEO of the Foundation and the Dean of Academic Institute to devise and implement the education strategy.

Oversee the Academic Institute’s portfolio of educational activities and carry designated responsibility for sign off in the absence of the CEO and/or the Dean.

Support on a number of change and clinical integration projects across London North West University Healthcare Trust, St Mark’s Hospital and St Mark’s Hospital Foundation.

Support the CEO of St Mark’s Hospital Foundation and Dean of St Mark’s Hospital to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high quality client centred educational services, strategic planning and change programmes, driving innovation, modernisation and high levels of client and staff satisfaction.

Responsible for the delivery of the Academic Institute’s finances, quality performance, productivity and workforce targets, as agreed through the business planning and appraisal and personal development process.

Lead the development and delivery of the Academic Institute’s business plan to ensure continuous service improvement, quality and financial efficiency.  Lead on specific cross department projects as required.

Responsible for the management of staff, including recruitment, appraisal, development and support of a small team delivering the education programme.

Lead on engagement with internal and external stakeholders and building collaborative relationships to improve communications and assure delivery of the business plan and strategic objectives.

Responsible for the Academic Institute’s communications strategy and promotion of the educational programme.

JOB SUMMARY

The Course Manager is a member of the Academic Institute which is operated within the St Mark’s Hospital Foundation and is responsible for the planning, organisation, management and promotion of academic courses and events.  These are designed to educate and inform healthcare professionals, locally, nationally and internationally, in the field of intestinal and colorectal disease.

Responsible for ensuring that the course portfolio is cutting edge and that they respond to new developments within the field in a timely manner. 

The post holder will have the expertise to manage all aspects of course administration including the use of a CRM database and event booking systems.

The post holder is responsible for setting course budgets and ensuring courses are delivered within budget.

The post holder will oversee clinical visitors and observers from overseas in a non-medical capacity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder maintains varied working relationships with a wide range of personnel, including with consultants and research fellows as the faculty and course delegates and observes from around the world.  The role demands a combination of excellent people skills as well as process due diligence

• Plan, organise, manage and promote academic courses and events.

• Ensure that clinical observers’ and delegates’ documentation accords with Trust policy.

• Work with the faculty to operationally plan the timing and syllabus for each course.

• Oversee all aspects of financial administration connected to the running of courses and receiving of visitors including delegate fees and supplier/sponsor invoicing

• Occasionally attend medical meetings nationally and internationally to promote the educational training provided by the Institute.

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

The Development and Alumni Office (DAO) is responsible for building relationships that inspire alumni, friends, colleagues and donors to support Goldsmiths and help change lives through education and research. The DAO has recently developed exciting new plans to increase income by expanding the regular giving programme. The Regular Giving and Alumni Communications Officer is a new post.

About the role

We are seeking a competent and successful fundraiser to assist the Regular Giving Manager in developing the new regular giving programme. This is a creative and data drive role offering the opportunity to deliver key areas within email, digital fundraising, direct mail, and telephone campaigns. The postholder will also develop communications to the wider Alumni Relations programme.

About the candidate

You will have a minimum of two years' fundraising experience managing individual giving or regular giving campaigns, including email, direct mail and ideally telephone. You will be able to work with data and use a fundraising CRM such as Raiser’s Edge.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 22 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. 

Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

Peace Direct is looking for a dynamic and experienced Programme Manager to oversee all major projects which are part of the organisation’s international programmes portfolio and to ensure their effective management.

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is passionate about supporting locally led peacebuilding, has experience overseeing a complex portfolio of projects and is able to hit the ground running to take over the management of projects, as well as contribute to programme development.

As International Programmes Manager, you will be part of the International Programmes team and work with Programme Officers and partners to oversee and support effective peacebuilding projects. You will have oversight of several large projects, so we expect the successful candidate to have excellent project management and organisational skills, brilliant interpersonal skills and the ability to think creatively.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years’ experience in a similar or relevant role, as well as management experience. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for our mission to support local efforts to build peace.

The applicant must be fluent in written and spoken English and French.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 28th February 2020.

Only completed applications will be accepted and only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered.

The Academic Programmes Coordinator will work as part of the Programme Management Team to ensure a first class participant experience of, and interaction with, the administrative elements of the Frontline programme.

The Coordinator will be required to be flexible and adaptable to respond to diverse requirements throughout the academic year and maintain a high standard of customer service throughout, particularly at peak periods, in order to help facilitate the exceptional Participant experience. They will be required to develop effective working relationships with a variety of teams and departments across the organisation and partner providers.

We are looking for someone who is active and committed to the values of Frontline, has a ‘can do’ attitude; is highly numerate and organised, with excellent attention to detail. Experience of working within a higher education environment is desirable.

Background

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research.

Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university. 

The Centre for Charity Effectiveness (Cass CCE) is located within the Faculty of Management at Cass Business School and is a leading nonprofit and philanthropy centre in the UK. We aspire to see a voluntary, community and social enterprise sector constantly extending its own knowledge boundaries and driving performance excellence – whilst developing and inspiring the next generation of leaders. For more than 10 years, Cass CCE has been enhancing performance across the nonprofit sector through Education, Knowledge Sharing, Research and Independent Advice.

Responsibilities

The role holder will provide administrative support to the Centre team and its clients; taking a lead in the planning and organisation of the CCE professional development programme and ‘on the day’ management of consultancy events (seminars, workshops, and internal team meetings). In addition, they will deal with consultancy enquiries via email and telephone and ensure that records for events and projects are kept up to date. Administration of the Centre’s E-store shop is required, ensuring that courses are advertised in good time together with the maintenance of the database of contacts used by Cass CCE. They will take the lead with future event planning, scheduling events up to two years in advance and liaise with the Cass Marketing team to produce programme flyers, materials and regular Centre newsletters. Maintenance of the Centre website will be required to ensure that programme information is correct.

Person Specification

The role holder will be educated to A level standard or with equivalent experience. Whilst a degree would be beneficial it is not essential. Some knowledge of the nonprofit and/or education sector would be desirable. 
They will be able to work on their own initiative and also as part of an effective team with excellent organisation skills and the ability to balance a busy workload under pressure; prioritising tasks in order to meet deadlines.
The role holder will be numerate with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
A willingness to be flexible is essential as the role will include some early mornings and evening work to cover events.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm 8th March 2020

Interviews are likely to be held 17th or 18th March 2020

Actively working to promote equal opportunity and diversity

Academic excellence for business and the professions

To apply: Please click on apply to be directed to our website to fill in our online application form.

Job title: Country Programmes Coordinator

Location: UK with frequent travel to Africa and Asia

Contract type: Full Time 37.5 hrs, One Year Fixed Term

Reporting to: Country Programmes Manager

Responsible for: None

About the role

The Country Programmes Coordinator (CPC) will support the development, management and oversight of THET’s country programmes. The Country Programmes Coordinator post is UK-based and is a part of a growing Country Programmes Team at THET. The CPC reports to the Country Programmes Manager, and works closely with specific country teams across the six countries in Africa and Asia where we are currently active.  CPCs play a critical role in ensuring the quality and sustainability of our work and are required to apply a range of skills: in proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, and programme delivery.

Accountability and Working relationships

The Country Programmes Coordinator is accountable to the Country Programmes Manager and will work closely with the other members of the Country Program team and Finance. In addition, this post has considerable interaction with members of the UK Head office and Country staff based overseas.

Main resposibilities

New programme development

• Contribute to the design of new projects and programmes.
• Lead proposal preparation and completion, including coordinating the production of specific proposals
• Develop proposals for a range of donor types (institutional, corporates, trusts and foundations) in relation to country programme projects.
• Contribute to the tracking of funding opportunities relevant to country programmes as appropriate.
• Develop and nurture relationships with potential and existing donors, partner organisations and consultants.

Programme Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support project monitoring and evaluation as requested by country teams.
• Lead on annual reviews of country programmes as required
• Contribute to project reports and programme reviews, as appropriate.

Programme delivery and management

• Partner the Country Directors in tracking the implementation of projects and programmes, ensuring that deadline are met and our responsibilities to donors fulfilled.
• Where appropriate, contribute to specific aspects of programme delivery or management in identified country programmes.
• Ensure each country programme has an adequate risk register and that risks are reviewed regularly.
• Partner Country Directors to deliver and report on the progress of the country offices in implementing the annual workplan and their Country Strategies,
• Ensure any concerns with programme delivery are raised with Head of Programmes and Development
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders.

Finance and procurement

• Liaise with the finance team and in-country team to ensure that effective financial management and reporting systems are in place and deadlines respected.
• Support equipment procurement for country programmes where required.

Development and implementation of quality programme management approaches

• Contribute to the development of organisational quality programme management approaches, involving the development of policies, tools and guidance.
• Support the implementation of the quality programme management policies.
• Support the periodic reviews of quality programme management policies and tools and adapt where necessary.

Country programmes representation and strategic alliances

• Represent Country Programmes in international or UK based discussions or events as required.

• Play a lead role in forming and maintaining working relationship with UK or internationally based partners, and / or INGOs with programmes or interests in our Country Programmes

General

• Act as a point of contact for Honorary Advisers engaged in specific countries and programmes.
• As part of the Country Programmes team, facilitate smooth operational, coordination and communication between THET’s head office in London and Country
• Facilitate learning and sharing of good practice across country programmes.
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans, policies and position paper.
• Support the Country Programmes team in updating security information and policies in the countries that the CPC works with.
• Contribute to cross-team activities as appropriate.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualification:

A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.

Experience:

Experience of working closely with country teams to deliver strategic plans and manage risks.

Experience of developing and cultivating relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders.

Project coordination, administration and the project management cycle.

Proposal development and donor tracking.

Donor liaison, including corporates.

Budget preparation, tracking or monitoring.

Knowledge

Understanding of international development and global health issues.

Knowledge of full project management cycle.

Awareness of Monitoring and Evaluation principles.

How to apply

To apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter through the following link by midnight Wednesday 08th March 2020.

The applicant must have current and valid right to live and work in the UK.

Cara Syria Programme in Region

‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’

Post Cara Syria Programme Administrative Assistant (x2)

Purpose To provide administrative support to Syria Programme activities, including finances, events logistics, core database, data capture, electronic filing.

Experience Undergraduate degree OR equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year using Excel for both data capture and financial bookkeeping purposes.

Start Date 24th March 2020

Duration 12-months (March 2020 to March 2021) with the possibility of an extension.

Salary £22,000 - £23,500 pro rata (depending on experience)

Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser

Application Deadline 13/3/2020

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Organisation Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], 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.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 80 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, Yemen, Iran and Syria. 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.’

Cara Syria Programme in Region

Launched in October 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its third year (Phase 3), working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge. Cara has over 400 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of which over 100 who are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme strands (activities).

Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’

Phase 3, a 12-month period, began on 1st April 2019 and combines six strands.

• Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) a blended-learning activity combines weekly one-to-one online EAP sessions with monthly workshops in Istanbul. Following a pilot in Phase 2, weekly group face-to-face sessions will be introduced in 3 areas where clusters of participants exist.
• Strand 2: Academic Development (AD), another blended-learning activity, combining weekly online E-learn sessions with workshops in Istanbul. A more comprehensive online Foundation course is under development and will be piloted and launched in Phase 3 (2020), followed by the development of additional courses.
• Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 3- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with host academics, as well as offering longer-term institutional affiliation and continued access to host university online resources post return to country of exile.
• Strand 4: Cara-Commissioned Research (CCR) facilitates research collaborations that offer action-learning opportunities. In Phase 1, a Cara-commissioned study, led by Cambridge University faculty working with 19 Syrian academics in exile, captured the state of HE across Syria both pre and post 2011.  In Phase 2, building on Phase 1, 24 Syrian academics in exile, under the guidance of an Institute of Development Studies (IDS) faculty member, has undertaken 5 thematic studies, looking at the role of HE in addressing societal challenges in Syria. In Phase 3, Strand 4 will continue to facilitate ongoing academic engagement through research located within a higher education framework. Research outputs aim to inform policymakers and planners amongst key responders to the Syria crisis.
• Strand 5: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS) provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants of up to £3K (small grants) and up to £15K (larger grants).  This part of the programme draws on Cara’s partnership model, with successful project teams partnered with, usually, UK-based mentors (small grants) and principle investigators/PIs (larger grants). Implementation is led by the Syrian team members. Teams are encouraged where possible to include academic colleagues from the host country – ie. Turkey. The role of mentors and PIs is to ensure that the research aligns with international standards and good practice in research and will deliver rigorous quality and, ideally, publishable outputs.
• Strand 6: Arts & Humanities (A&H) Pilot combines existing Syria Programme activities albeit dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities.  Strand 6 imposes not particular research focus on teams funded through this strand.

Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated online Portal and allied Moodle site.

The Programme relies extensively on voluntary support for all of its strands, with over 200 discipline and EAP experts committed to supporting the programme, delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, the weekly online e-Learn Soiree series, supporting research and facilitating workshops.

Governance The development and implementation of strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from Bradford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kent, Leeds, Middlesex, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield, USW universities, again all working on a voluntary basis. The overall Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, and a Cara Trustee and board member.

Syria Programme Staffing The Cara Regional Syria Programme is currently recruiting two possible candidates to this new post, to work alongside the two Syria Programme Officers, overseen by Kate Robertson, Cara Middle-East Adviser, who leads the overall Programme. The successful candidate(s) will be contracted as Cara members of staff.

Person Specification and Responsibilities

1.  Qualification or Experience

•   Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in the workplace.

•   Experience of administration for a project of a similar scale (1 year minimum)

I. Essential

• Fluent English – spoken and written.
• Experience of Microsoft Excel for book-keeping, data capture and analysis purposes.
• Excellent/proven time-management and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident, sensitive communication skills.
• Excellent/proven writing skills.
• Good team player.
• Ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Dynamic and flexible work manner.
• Ability to accept and use feedback.

II. Desirable

• Arabic and/or Turkish language skills.

2.  Primary Responsibilities To support the Syria Programme team in the administration of day-to-day activities, including communication, record-keeping and filing, data capture, scheduling, meetings and event-related logistics such a room and flights bookings, etc. under their guidance.

3.  Undertakings

The Administrative Assistant will receive a contract, appropriate support and relevant training and supervision, a salary of between £22,000 to £23,500 pro rata based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of the probationary period.

They in turn will be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.  

Working hours will be 9am to 5pm unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annual leave is 25 days a year pro rata, plus public holidays.

4.  Time Commitment The post will be for 12 months, 5 days a week, to start on 24th March 2020 or as soon as agreed. The incumbent will be subject to a 2-month probationary period.

5.  Application Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post by making reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’.

NB. Submissions without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please include contact details for 3 suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission.  Please include ‘Administrative Assistant’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application Deadline Friday 13th March 2020

[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937

The incumbent will be responsible for developing and leading a pilot programme to ensure maximum learning and impact, managing research and partnerships. They will also be responsible for developing and influencing public policy, building on the learning from the programme.

Client Details

A foundation promoting intercultural understanding through language education.

Description

Programme:

• Lead and manage the Foundation's new ESOL Programme aligning objectives with delivery, setting targets and ensuring quality and quarterly reporting and that programme learning impact is measured and in line with agreed strategy

• Develop, refine and implement the programme strategy working with the SMT

• Develop and manage relationships with other funders and key sector stakeholders

Policy, Research and Influencing:

• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, develop and deliver an advocacy strategy at relevant levels of Government and sector stakeholders for the Foundation's work on adults and young people with English as a second or additional language

• Lead on horizon scanning, monitoring, responding to and influencing national policies across Government departments and other sector bodies by developing and implementing responses

• Develop and maintain external partnerships with key stakeholders, including voluntary and statutory bodies, civil servants and Government bodies, thank tanks, academic institutions and networks to strengthen policy and influencing activity and represent the Foundation externally

Evaluation:

• Working with the external evaluator, oversee the implementation of robust evaluation processes and impact measurement

• Coordinate evaluation of the programme with the external evaluator including embedding evaluation frameworks into the programme and with partners

• Coordinate lesson learning from monitoring and evaluation and support sharing of best practice and policy insights

Partnerships and Grant Management:

• Ensure timely and effective reporting on grants and review of partnerships

• Working with the Programme Co-ordinator, develop and implement detailed project plans and programme management systems whilst maintaining flexibility and ability to respond

• Following agreed policies and frameworks, oversee relevant contracting processes or grant agreements including developing an understanding of different contracting options

• Maintain full and accurate records and audit trails of correspondence, contracts and grant reporting, working with the Chief Finance Officer to ensure accurate records showing grants made, due and committed

• Oversee risk and due diligence assessments for potential grantees

Compliance:

• Maintain the Foundation's systems to ensure compliance with all current charity, data protection, equalities and other laws and regulations

Profile

• Significant experience working in a comparable role in either the charity sector, or in education

• Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary programmes

• Experience of influencing Government and public policy in the Foundation's areas of interest or in a related area

• Experience of developing, planning and ensuring quality within a programme

• Experience of developing budgets and budget management, grant monitoring and reporting

• Demonstrable experience in developing and maintaining collaborations with a wide range of partners

• Experience and knowledge of measuring, evaluating and reporting impact

Personal Skills/Qualities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively at all levels with partners and senior stakeholders including brokering new partnerships

• Ability to develop policy positions and articulate these convincingly to decision makers and stakeholders

• Ability to drive the development and delivery of the programme and able to think laterally and creatively about opportunities

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write for different internal and external audiences

• Well-developed ICT skills, including word-processing, Excel, Salesforce, database applications and projects

Job Offer

£ 37,565 - £ 45,912

Our client, one of London's leading higher education establishments, is currently looking to recruit a temporary higher education Programme Administrator to provide key administrative support in a student facing environment.

The purpose of this role is to assist and manage the day-to-day administration of teaching, research and degree programmes. The post holder will act as the first point of contact and deal efficiently with all email, written and telephone enquiries from both students and staff. Promoting the academic activities of various departments by organising internal and external events, you will undertake project administration, including module registration and the student evaluation of teaching and modules. You will also be required to maintain all systems for records management, to provide secretarial support to the team and assist the Programme Administrators with the organisation of student assessments.

In order to be considered for this post, you will need to have previous programme or course administrative experience within a higher education environment, along with excellent IT and communication skills. With the ability to work independently and proactively, you will have the confidence to deal with a wide variety of people, prioritise competing deadlines and comprehend complex situations quickly. The ideal candidate will also have experience using the student records system, SITS.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. You must be available immediately to be considered for this post.

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We’re here to make sure that everyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support.

Do you have experience in delivering innovative programmes? We are looking for somebody to join Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing team to work alongside a Programme Manager, to deliver a largescale Mental Health & Productivity Pilot across the Midlands. This is a unique and ambitious pilot, which has the potential to shape how employers across the UK support the mental health and wellbeing of their staff. 

You will have experience in programme delivery, including supporting the delivery of programme plans within budget. You will have excellent stakeholder management skills including proven experience of working with local delivery partners. This role will provide you with the opportunity to co-produce and develop new workplace wellbeing interventions, which will be robustly evaluated by academic partners. 

This position is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2022

Please note that Mind may close this role earlier, therefore we would encourage early applications.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification upon applying

Mind is an equal opportunities employer.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Programme Lead: UK Organ Donation & Transplantation
Research Network
Nene Hall, Peterborough (other UK locations considered)

Salary £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
Grade 2
Fixed Term Contract – 2 years
Full Time 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking a dynamic and charismatic leader with proven expertise in
leading complex programmes to develop, manage and deliver a key strategic
programme focused on developing the UK Organ Donation & Transplantation
Research Network.

As a Programme Lead, you will be responsible for leading the strategic
development and delivery of the programme. This includes working with a
wide range of stakeholders including the scientific and clinical communities,
funding bodies including industry, other charities, international partners and
patients to develop, shape and implement the long-term plan, research
activity, funding and policy as required.

Currently 60% of your time will be spent working on the UK Organ Donation
and Transplantation Research Network to develop and implement strategy to
ensure the successful achievement of agreed milestones to benefit all
transplant recipients. The remaining time will be spent working on Kidney
Research UK’s Transforming Treatments programme which aims to improve
the care of patients with kidney disease.

You will need to deliver in line with the charity’s values and drive and
maintain enthusiasm and momentum through to delivery and realisation of
programme benefits.

You will have effective interpersonal skills, a creative approach to problem
solving and a passion for delivering tangible benefits to patients.

This role will work closely with co-directors and workstream leads of the
network, various patients, researchers and senior managers from a variety of
organisations across the research and healthcare community. This is a role
that will have a real impact on the successful delivery of the charity’s strategy
and most importantly for people living with end stage kidney disease.

This role is jointly funded by NHS Blood & Transplant

Closing date: Friday 6th March 2020
Interviews will be held on mid-late March 2020