We are currently looking to appoint an experienced and passionate community leader to the exciting new role of Community Development Lead within Oasis. Oasis vision is for transformed communities, and so community is at the heart of everything we do. Oasis works through Hubs, which are local Christ-centred places of activity that provide integrated, high quality and diverse services to benefit the whole person and the whole community. Our Hubs are at varying stage of development; in 18 of our local Hubs Oasis has a local Hub charity with a Hub Leader and in other locations Academies employ community project workers. This is a national role.  Location can be flexible, depending on the candidat.  Working spaces can be provided in one of the Oasis Hub communities.

As the Community Development Lead you will be responsible for providing targeted support to a cohort of Hub Leaders where their Hub Charities are in their infancy, working with key senior colleagues to coordinate the CPD programme for all Hub Leaders and wider community teams, support the development of youth and community practice lead practitioners and coordinating support offer to Community Project workers within OCL

About OCL and the Oasis family

With 52 academies, Oasis Community Learning (OCL) is widely recognised as one of the leading educational organisations in the UK. At the forefront of transformational education, we are a dynamic, inclusive family of academies with the aim of transforming lives within communities and offering exceptional education to over 20,000 students across four regions of England.

As part of the Oasis family OCL works closely with Oasis Community Partnerships (OCP) who are responsible for the 18 local Hub charities in Oasis communities, working closely with Academies and other entities to outwork for Oasis vision for Hub locally. This post will be part of the OCP core leadership team.

Our ideal Candidate

We are seeking a highly relational and experienced Community Leader to join us in this exciting position. To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Experience of leading community delivery
• Experience of growing projects from the initial start-up phase through to maturity
• Experience of strategic management within a school, statutory, voluntary or commercial organisation
• Proven record of successful leadership of a community project or an area of school development at a senior level working with other partners
• Evidence of sustained development and improvement in significant projects

What we can offer you

• A commitment to extensive CPD opportunities
• The opportunity to work across a diverse partnership of communities
• Defined benefit pension (including life cover, lower tax rate and ill health cover)
• Free eye tests
• Opportunity to access private healthcare
• Access to free counselling service
• The exciting opportunity to be part of our vision of community transformation

We are currently looking to appoint an experienced and passionate community leader to the exciting new role of Community Movement Lead within Oasis. Our community movement is core to the overall vision of Oasis, putting those in our communities at the heart of everything we do. This new key role will work closely with colleagues from the Oasis family to take an active lead on growing the community movement.  This is a national role.  Location can be flexible, depending on the candidate.  Working spaces can be provided in one of the Oasis Hub communities.

As the Community Movement Lead you will be responsible for building on existing work to grow a sense of community ownership and movement, whilst also ensuring that ethos and character development remains at the heart of our community work. Responsibilities will include the development of ‘alumni’ programme across the Oasis family, the development of youth voice and action within the organisation and to be the lead for community movement across Oasis’ community work.

About OCL and the Oasis family

With 52 academies, Oasis Community Learning (OCL) is widely recognised as one of the leading educational organisations in the UK. At the forefront of transformational education, we are a dynamic, inclusive family of academies with the aim of transforming lives within communities and offering exceptional education to over 20,000 students across four regions of England.

As part of the Oasis family OCL works closely with Oasis Community Partnerships (OCP) who are responsible for the 18 local Hub charities in Oasis communities, working closely with Academies and other entities to outwork for Oasis vision for Hub locally. This post will be part of the OCP core leadership team.

Our ideal Candidate

We are seeking a highly relational and experienced Community Leader to join us in this exciting position. To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Knowledge and experience of developing a community movement
• Experience of community delivery and charity governance
• Knowledge and experience of working with young people and facilitating youth voice
• The ability to act strategically whilst also being involved in delivery
• Experience of growing projects from the initial start-up phase through to maturity

What we can offer you

• A commitment to extensive CPD opportunities
• The opportunity to work across a diverse partnership of communities
• Defined benefit pension (including life cover, lower tax rate and ill health cover)
• Free eye tests
• Opportunity to access private healthcare
• Access to free counselling service
• The exciting opportunity to be part of our vision of community transformation

 Finance Manager

International Foundation for Integrated Care

Reporting to: Chief Executive

Hours of work: Part-Time. 0.6 WTE

Salary: £39,000 – £49,000 pro-rata depending on experience with employer contribution pension available.

Location: Oxford, UK

Contract: Part-time, permanent with 3 months’ probation

The International Foundation for Integrated Care

The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) is a not-for-profit educational network that crosses organisational and professional boundaries to bring people together to advance the science, knowledge, and adoption of integrated care policy and practice. The Foundation seeks to achieve this through the development and exchange of ideas among academics, researchers, managers, clinicians, policymakers, and users and carers of services throughout the world.

We do this through:

• IFIC’s open-access network which connects the growing number of individuals and organizations interested in collaborating and sharing knowledge on integrated care. Interested parties can register for free to access our online networking platform and Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
• Our conferences which bring together researchers, clinicians, and managers from around the world who are engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and social care. Our European conference has been taking place annually since 2000 and attracts up to 1,500 delegates from all over the world. Our online events and live streams are viewed by 5,000 people representing more than 60 countries.
• The Integrated Care Academy which supports scientific analysis and successful implementation of integrated care policy and practice. The Academy provides a range of accessible, high-quality, evidence-based and practice-orientated face-to-face, and online learning programmes.
• The Foundation’s Integrated Care Solutions service which is customized to client’s needs, combining research, best practice and expertise in context to design and support the effective and sustainable implementation and evaluation of integrated care at local, regional and national levels.
• The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) which is supported and administered by IFIC and is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis since the year 2000. IJIC’s official Impact Factor is 5.12, with 17,500 full-text views per month.
• Our international centre of knowledge, expertise and ideas on integrated care. our team participate in a number of European funded projects which generate the most up to date learning on Integrated Care.

The Foundation is registered in The Netherlands and has its administrative offices in Oxford in the UK and its communications offices in Valentia Island in Ireland.

You can get more information on our website.

About the role

As Finance Manager you will work closely with the CEO to ensure we maintain robust financial controls, deliver on the current strategy and play a key role in supporting IFIC’s current efforts to diversify our income. 

You will be responsible for all financial management and quarterly / annual financial reporting.  You will support the development of IFIC’s annual budget and income forecasting and tracking.  You will work closely with the Chief Executive and Head of Partnerships as we implement a new fundraising strategy supporting the planning of project budgets, ensuring optimal overhead and cost recovery and take responsibility for project financial reporting, cost recovery tracking and grant compliance. And you will be responsible for all income reconciliation. 

You will also be involved in decision-useful information reporting, business planning and modelling future changes across finance, working closely with the other members of the management team.  You will lead on engagement with the auditors and ensure the timely submission of our annual accounts.

The person we are looking for

You will be a qualified finance professional (preferably ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with a well-established understanding of non-profit finance and current accounting standards, you will have proven experience leading on financial reporting and be able to see through the numbers to provide real financial insight.  You will be flexible to the changing needs of a small international non-profit working with a tight budget and project income.  You will be innovative and have an aptitude for leveraging technology to transform financial management. You will be looking to apply your skills and experience and be willing to carry out a variety of tasks required to ensure the smooth running of our business and proper stewardship of IFIC’s funds.  Joining a non-profit with a staff team of 12, you will enjoy being a key player in a dynamic, agile team, and be committed to help us shape the future of our organisation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all day-to-day financial transactions for both income and expenditure: preparing purchase orders; banking; payments; ensure transactions in IFIC’s accounting system (currently Xero) are always up to date; reconciliations; and reviewing and capturing investment gains and losses
• Maintain IFIC’s fixed assets register
• Maintain month end/year end checklists – include VAT return as necessary and other tax obligations and insurances that are required in the different countries within which IFIC undertakes its business
• Manage accruals and prepayments
• Support the development of IFIC’s financial plans and annual budgets
• Budget and cashflow monitoring and forecasting with the CEO and management team
• Produce monthly management accounts using accounting data from Xero and undertake reviews with CEO and management team
• Generate timely decision-useful management information that helps us identify opportunities, risks and understand our financial position
• Prepare quarterly management accounts for the Finance Audit and Risk (FAR) committee
• Prepare project budgets with the Head of EU Projects and project partners outside IFIC where necessary
• Undertake the production of project reports in line with grant agreement requirements
• Manage IFIC’s risk register and overall compliance with financial/operational policies and procedures as well as funder requirements to ensure robust financial controls are always in place
• Manage and support the operations manager in the management of invoicing, payroll, and contract management
• Work with IFIC’s Finance Audit and Risk (FAR) Committee led by the Treasurer to review budget and financial performance; examine financial strategy, planning and policy; and to ensure effective auditing of IFIC’s accounts
• Review and monitor the organisation's financial policies and procedures
• Liaise with external auditors in relation to the annual statutory audit, statutory accounts development and filing
• Manage all costs to efficient levels, and negotiate and manage all supplier contracts – with the CEO
• To support the IFIC CEO in the development of the yearly annual report and forward view

Other duties

• Support the CEO in the preparation of quarterly Board meetings
• Represent the organisation at external events as they occur and as they are relevant
• Carry out any other tasks that, from time to time, will be allocated by the CEO on an ad hoc basis commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential:

• Strong Finance and Accountancy experience – fully qualified accountant or postgraduate degree equivalent or demonstrable experience of at least 5 years in a similar role
• Highly skilled Excel and accounting systems user
• Strong communication skills – able to explain complex financial information to non-financial professionals clearly and with confidence
• Strong financial management skills with a track record of developing and managing budgets as well as reporting and overseeing day-to-day financial transactions, ensuring proper checks and balances are in place
• Experience working on foreign currency budgets and transactions
• Working knowledge Stichting governance rules and data protection
• Proven administrative ability in a small business or non-profit setting

Desirable:

• Knowledge of EU grants (e.g. Horizon Europe) and their financial reporting requirements
• Experience of working with partners internationally

How to Apply

Applications for this role should be made by sending a CV and cover letter addressing the criteria in the person specification and how you best meet these.

Closing date:  11pm on Sunday 10th October 2021, with interviews planned for week of the 18th of October over Zoom.

We would request no contact from external agencies, recruiters, or websites.

About the International Foundation of Integrated Care

The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) is a membership-based Dutch Foundation which was instituted in Utrecht in October 2011. IFIC has a small core team that administers the Foundation’s affairs from its offices in Oxford, UK.

The main aim of IFIC is to develop a network that crosses organisational and professional boundaries to bring people together to advance the science, knowledge and adoption of integrated care policy and practice. As a not-for-profit Foundation, IFIC seeks to achieve this through the development and exchange of ideas among academics, researchers, managers, clinicians, policy makers and users and carers of services throughout the World.

IFIC has a growing range of activities that support of its mission. This includes:

1. The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) - a peer-reviewed and open access electronic journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care
2. A Conferences and Events programme, including the ‘flagship’ event of the Foundation held in the Spring (Mar-Apr) in Europe as well as World Congresses organised in our emerging ‘hubs’ in the Asia-Pacific and the Americas
3. The Integrated Care Academy © that organises or contributes to a growing range of educational programmes that includes taught courses, webinars, study visits, workshops, summer schools and other activities
4. A Research and Development faculty that works in partnership with IFIC members and external academic centres internationally on a range of research and consultancy projects with s epcific focus on EU-funded consortium projects
5. A Membership Forum that is developing a pro-active web-enabled networking site for members including special interest groups (SIGs), blogs, newsletters and other forms of communication to support the ambitions of IFIC’s followers and members.

For more information about IFIC, and its various work streams, please visit our website.

IFIC is an organisation committed to diversity and equal opportunities

Oasis Hub North Bristol works to build social capital across the area we work, providing integrated, high quality services that benefit the whole person and the whole community. Our growing success means we are looking to appoint a Change Maker Project Lead to work with the North Bristol hub team and community. 

Working alongside the Hub Leader the Change Maker Project Lead will help create a strategy and lead the delivery of the implementation of a community-led programme of change.  You will be working alongside students and community members to list priorities, garner support, publicise via social media, record and monitor outcomes.  You will have a small budget for resources and will need to enlist and train volunteers and Change Maker champions.  The success of this role is dependent on creating meaningful relationships with the local community. 

To be successful in this role, applicants will require:

• Proven experience in leading community change projects with children and young people aged 4-16 years
• Excellent maths/budget, communication and presentation skills.
• A flexible approach to changing priorities and demonstrate initiative.
• The ability to work with people from a broad cross-section of backgrounds.
• The ability to work Tue (08.30-16:00), Wed (11:00-16:00) and Thu (08.30-16:00)

In return you will:

• join a global charity, with full support from a team of experienced professionals.
• receive a generous holiday allowance (25 days plus 8 BH for full time staff)
• join a non-contributory pension scheme with 7% employer contributions

If this opportunity interests you and you would like further information, please go to the Oasis UK charity website or click "Apply" on this page.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Completed applications should be returned by Midday Monday 4th October.

Interviews will take place in Bristol week beginning 11th October.

OASIS HUB NORTH BRISTOL

2 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Part-Time:  20 hours per week, (0.5 FTE)

Salary:  £10,392 per annum (£20,783 as 1.0 FTE)

All applicants will actively support the ethos and values of Oasis.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff with be subject to appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and referencing.  Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot help with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Creative Support is looking for a caring, dynamic and highly motivated person to help manage our high-quality, Learning Disability service in Romiley, Stockport. You will be working alongside the Registered Manager, Area Manager and Service Director maintain an overview of the service, lead a highly-motivated team of support workers and contribute to the further development of service. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and autism.

You will be responsible for the service provision in the following ways:

• Supporting the living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs
• Supporting the staff team in order to provide a high-quality service which promotes opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing for the individuals who live there.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident, professional manner.  Experience of staff and service management is essential.  We will expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for people under your care and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community and promote our reputation.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You must be able to lead a team with confidence and provide clear guidance, supervision and support to your team members. You will be able to communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies.

You will be based in the office at the service and will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself, including working evenings and weekends.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. We provide relevant training including accredited management training and health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Creative Support is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Manager to take the responsibility of managing our varied portfolio of social care services in the North Lincs area. You will be responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of managers and contributing to the further development of services within the region. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector, in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. You must be highly proactive, resourceful and possess an analytical approach to problem solving.

You will be responsible for our current service provision of community-based services. These include supported living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs.

We are also keen to develop new services which meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident and professional manner. Experience of staff and service management is essential. We will expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for customers and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community and promote our reputation. A requirement of this role is that you will be the Registered Manager with CQC. You must have an excellent working knowledge of the CQC’s regulations and the key lines of enquiry. You must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put quality standards into practice.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement, and be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You must be able to lead a team with confidence and provide clear guidance, supervision and support to your team members. You will be able to communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies.

You will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself, including working evenings and weekends. You will develop a clear understanding of the commissioned hours for the services in your remit and the area's financial performance based on a knowledge of budgets.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities, bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. We provide accredited management training and health and social care diplomas through our own training academy, as well as local coaching and mentoring by experienced qualified social care practitioners. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development, we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

If you wish to know more about the post, please contact Service Director, Sam Priestley and she will be happy to discuss the role and responsibilities with you.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Closing Date: Thursday 30th September 2021. At 5pm