This is a 20-month fixed term maternity cover position.
Engineering matters. It underpins our daily lives, drives economic growth, plays a critical role in addressing major societal challenges and helps ensure our readiness for the future, from providing a sustainable supply of food, water and clean energy, to advancing healthcare, and keeping us safe and secure.
As the UK’s national academy for engineering and technology, the Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the most talented and successful engineers – our Fellows – to advance and promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of society.
We are looking for an exceptional senior manager to lead the evolution of our network of international relationships, including the development and delivery of a broad range of activities that will help support the global outlook of the UK engineering profession and mobility of talent.
A good strategic thinker, with well-honed judgement, problem solving and analytical skills, you will lead on developing and delivering strategies for international relationships and engagement with advanced economies. You will lead on building distinctive Academy programmes to support cooperation with leading engineering nations, building on the legacy of our successful 2019 Global Grand Challenges Summit.
You will also oversee delivery of the Academy’s growing portfolio of mobility programmes, so you will need experience of successful line management and programme management, and management of budgets across multiple activity areas.
You will be responsible for maintaining and evolving the Academy’s strong international relationships, and ensuring that our international relationships and activities add value to the Academy’s overall portfolio. To achieve this, you will draw upon your extensive experience of working in international partnership activities and strong experience of partnership and stakeholder management at a senior level, as well as your excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills.
In return, we offer an unrivalled package of benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development. You will be based at our airy, stylish offices in a prestigious location, opposite St James's Park.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
To find out more and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 19th December 2019.
Interview date: 14th January 2020.
Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.
We are looking for a Learning Management System Specialist to manage and curate Battersea’s Learning Management System working closely with the L&D, Academy and Digital teams to ensure quality, consistency, integration and alignment for a variety of internal and external learner journeys. The Learning Management System Specialist will also act as the organisational e-learning specialist, overseeing the LMS implementation, ongoing system management and content design and development, leading in the instructional design of interactive online training courses, designing effective learner pathways and driving best practices in content development and learning.
About us
Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.
Our HR Team
Battersea’s Human Resources department provides expert advice, guidance and support through partnership with managers, teams and people across the organisation. Battersea is way ahead of the sector when it comes to employee engagement – and our department works hard to keep us there. Our work involves everything from pay and benefits to providing learning and development solutions that support other departments achieve their strategic objectives. We do this to attract, retain and develop our people to be the best they can be, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.
Within the Human Resources department sits the Learning and Development Team. Providing organisational, team and individual learning solutions, we enable our people to develop the skills and expertise they need to help every dog and cat.
What we can offer you
Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.
For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.
At Shakespeare Schools Foundation, we transform lives through the unique power of Shakespeare.
Our work instils curiosity and empathy; aspiration and self-esteem; literacy and teamwork - giving young people the confidence to see that all the world is their stage. Our projects use a rigorous and supportive process to train teachers and young people in an active and ambitious way of working with Shakespeare.
Our longest-running project is the Shakespeare Schools Festival, where months of preparation culminate in exhilarating performance evenings on professional theatre stages - hundreds of nights across the country, every autumn in the world’s largest youth drama festival.
The Sales and Marketing Manager is responsible for design and implementation of the school sales and marketing strategy for the Foundation, leading a motivated team to achieve ambitious targets across two key areas of activity: Festival and Workshops. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic candidate who is looking to expand their leadership skills and take ownership of a complex sales project. You will be an excellent communicator and line manager, with highly developed independent working and a positive, proactive attitude.
Salary: £27-35k per annum, depending on experience
Contract: One year fixed-term, with possibility for extension
Probationary Period: 4 months
Hours: 35 hours per week, flexitime. Occasionally additional hours may be necessary
Leave: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays
Notice period: 8 weeks
Reports to: Director of Operations
Location: This role is based in our central London office (Westminster). Some travel within the UK will be required.
To apply: For full job description and details of how to apply visit our website (below).
Please complete the application form – we will not accept CVs. Applications due by 9am on Monday 6th January 2020.
We actively encourage applicants from BAME communities and people with disabilities.
If you would like a copy of the job description document in large print please email us through the contact details in the Job Description.