We are currently looking to recruit for a Operations Manager in our Birmingham area. You will implement, manage and strategically develop Street League’s programmes across Manchester and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for delivering agreed operating and income generation targets and finance management. Reporting to the Head of Operations (HOO), the Operations Manager will be a key part of the Operations Management Team within Street League and will contribute to and lead on the implementation of strategies which shape future operational delivery and development for Street League.

Salary: £31,000 - £34,500 plus benefits. Appointment is made at the entry salary to the grade.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm (36.25 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

To apply for this role, please submit your application via our online application site by clicking the link below where you will also find the Job Description & Person Specification

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 03 November 2021

We have an exciting opportunity for Finance and Operations Manager to join a small
team. This is a new role and it will report to the Head of Finance and on occasion
deputise. You will have the responsibility for the management of financial and
operations of the organisation. The post-holder will need to be comfortable with
project management and co-ordination role across the organisation and will
oversee the day-to-day operations of finance, systems and IT, and HR queries.
We’re therefore looking for someone to join UpRising who is a natural people-
focused problem solver, with good financial acumen and a track-record of
successfully managing projects with a wide-range of stakeholders. The successful
candidate will be able to balance the rigour and attention to detail needed to lead our
finance function with the big-picture skills necessary to work with members of the
Senior Leadership Team. 

Our Mission is to… open up the pathways to leadership for talented young adults
from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and to equip them with the
knowledge, networks, skills and confidence to fulfil their leadership potential, find
new opportunities and transform the world around them through social action.

Our Vision is for… public leaders to better reflect and represent the communities
they serve; with the motivation and character to bring about a substantial shift in
power, enabling more people to take charge of their future and positively change
their communities.

Person Specification

Finance

Relevant, recent experience of working in:

• You understand SORP accounting rules and have applied them
• Have a track-record of financial management experience in the not for profit sector
• You are able to reconcile up to trail balance
• Year end experience and working with Auditors
• You have experience developing management accounts and talking them through with budget holders. You are highly numerate and have an analytic approach to your work.
• You are able to use excel to a high level, using pivot table function and complex coding to manipulate financial data for end users ease
• Working with Trusts/Foundation and creating finance reports based on their needs

HR and other

• Working with payroll and payroll agents
• Advised/completed recruitment and induction process for staff
• Implemented learning and development objectives
• Able to manage and coordinate external consultant contracts
• Understand supplier contracts, how to source and negotiate contractual terms
• Conducting IT projects from beginning to end with little support
• Understand GDPR processes and implement
• Able to conduct health and safety checks, reports and assessments

Education/training

You are part qualified, fully qualified accountant or have experience to this level

How to Apply

Deadline to apply: Sunday 31 st October 2021

Please apply as soon as you can: we will interview candidates as appropriate
applications are received. Please email hr at Uprising stating how you meet the
requirements for this post.

Please send a completed application form and up to date CV (include contact details of
two references in CV). 

Please note that to keep our recruitment process open and fair, we will not negotiate
salaries outside the advertised range. Position remains open until filled.

We are currently looking to recruit for a Operations Manager in our Manchester area. You will implement, manage and strategically develop Street League’s programmes across Manchester and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for delivering agreed operating and income generation targets and finance management. Reporting to the Head of Operations (HOO), the Operations Manager will be a key part of the Operations Management Team within Street League and will contribute to and lead on the implementation of strategies which shape future operational delivery and development for Street League.

Salary: £31,000 - £34,500 plus benefits. Appointment is made at the entry salary to the grade.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm (36.25 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

To apply for this role, please submit your application via our online application site by clicking the link below where you will also find the Job Description & Person Specification

Closing date for applications is Monday 25 October 2021

Summary

Support the sustainable growth of our ambitious young charity, so that one day every child is supported at home to fulfil their potential.

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.

You can read our 2020 impact report here and see our latest news and blogs here.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit an Operations and Projects Manager to play a critical role in supporting the growth of Learning with Parents. The Operations and Projects Manager will support the team to manage the large number of projects that we are running. They will implement systems and processes to improve our efficiency and aid in the development of KPIs for our projects. They will drive the charity’s operations forward to ensure that we are maximising our potential for impact.

The role will involve working closely with the senior leadership team and will span the breadth of the charity. Our ideal candidate will bring experience of project management, with strong organisational and communication skills.

Core Areas of Responsibility

Design systems and processes

Design processes to manage the scope, schedule, budget, KPIs, risk and evaluation for both internal and external projects.

Project management

Manage a range of ongoing projects. Define roles and responsibilities of key project stakeholders and coordinate them to ensure project success.

Line management

Directly line manage administration and fundraising staff.

HR

Develop and formalise our HR systems and processes, including our approach to recruitment, onboarding, professional development and retention

Other potential areas of responsibility

Dependent on the individual, we may ask for support in the following areas:

Strategy

Work closely with the CEO to develop and execute short-term priorities and long-term strategy

Finance

Support our finance function, including budgeting, board reporting, payroll, forecasting, annual accounts and invoicing

About You

Essential

• Project management and organisational skills
• Excellent management skills, including the ability to lead and motivate others
• Experience developing HR systems and processes
• Champion and uphold our organisation values

Desirable

• An understanding of education inequality in the UK

• Experience working in the charity sector
• Experience of strategic planning and development

• Experience in finance

Our Values

Our Learning with Parents values are key to how we work and inform our strategy, programme, and how we collaborate.

• We have an ambitious vision, and we are determined to achieve it
• We are inclusive and enjoy making a positive difference together
• We foster a test-and-learn culture to drive change
• We are empowered to take ownership
• We act with integrity and default to transparency

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

To Apply

Submit a CV and one-page Cover Letter outlining your interest and suitability for this role.

Due to the nature of our work with young people, on acceptance of offers all Learning with Parents employees are subject to a DBS check in accordance with Safeguarding Policies and offers will also be subject to reference checks.

The Children's Services (known as SISS at Guide Dogs) Operations Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading and managing a cross functional operations team of staff and volunteers working with adults, children and young people and their families to provide the consistent delivery of person-centred services in accordance with their needs. The successful candidate will manage a small team of Habilitation specialists, who are geographically spread across the North East. Our Habilitation specialists deliver a range of contracts predominantly to local authorities within the area.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
· Proven experience of planning and delivering person-centred services to meet the needs of adults, children and young people with sight loss and their families.
· Extensive experience and proven ability to work safely with adults, children and young people with developed understanding of both child protection issues and the issues affecting all vulnerable groups.
· Experience of collaborative working in a multi-professional setting.
· Able to demonstrate experience of managing a complex operations environment where exceptional, customer-focused service delivery is achieved.
· Experience of handling safeguarding concerns within a service delivery setting. 

Desirable
· Project Management experience
· Experience of Rehabilitation practice and Habilitation Quality Standards
· Experience of professional supervision of staff working with children with complex needs. 
· Up to date with current policies, practice and thinking in the Education and/or Health and Social Care sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button on our careers site.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Interviews are planned for the 3rd of November in St Albans

The Dog Health & Wellbeing Operations Manager helps people with sight loss live the life they choose by being accountable for the delivery of the dog wellbeing service and veterinary service provision within a geographical region. The role is responsible for managing the budget in relation to dog wellbeing costs.  In conjunction with the central canine team develop and quality manage policies and procedures, and collaboration with peers to have a national awareness of dog health and wellbeing within the whole organisation.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Proven track record in leading and performance managing a multi-skilled / multidisciplinary team of staff, to achieve all agreed KPIs and financial targets.

· An understanding of customer relations and meeting the needs of a variety of customers. 

· Animal husbandry and wellbeing, and veterinary service provision.

· Proven ability to structure, plan and prioritise to be able to deliver against targets and deadlines

· Able to practically apply theoretical knowledge and translate it for audience as appropriate.

Desirable

· RCVS Veterinary nurse qualification

· Working with volunteers.

· Comfortable and competent in communicating key organisational and departmental messages to a range of stakeholders including senior managers.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button on our careers site.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as our new Deputy Manager for our children’s home in North London, a home with 8 bedrooms. You will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by a Registered Manager, Team Leaders, and the team of residential staff.

About Us

St Christopher's is an established children’s charity that has provided care and support for vulnerable children and young people for 150 years.  Our focus and commitment is all about our children and young people. We provide fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative housing and support services across London, Essex, West Midlands and the Isle of Man.

We really care about children and young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We ask children and young people what they think and involve them in decision making, from helping to shape new services to interviewing new members of staff.  Our social pedagogic approach is our core philosophy of care.  Put simply this is a holistic approach for building positive relationships with children and young people to bring out their inner “diamond”.

We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong.  We hope to attract application from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Two years’ recent experience of working with children/young people in a residential setting.
• Degree in Social Work/DipSW/CQSW, or at least Level 3 NVQ or Diploma relevant to working with children.
• Ability to develop appropriate one-to-one relationships with young people and employ mentoring skills that empower young people to achieve their goals
• Numeracy skills to manage budgets efficiently and contribute to the budgetary process.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of residential services for children and young people.
• Awareness of issues facing young people such as bullying, gangs and exploitation and how these impact on behaviour
• Ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays and undertake sleep-ins.
• Ability and willingness to be part of an on call rota overseeing multiple Homes.

Key aspects of the job will be: 

• To assist the manager in safeguarding and ensuring every child and young person receives high quality care as measured by Ofsted in the social care common inspection framework.
• To assist the manager in the management of the home, including the staff, external relationships, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building.

In return we offer:

• Salary: £31,552
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. 

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For more information or assistance during the application process, please visit our website.

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.

St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.

Resurgo is in a time of significant growth, with new Spear centres opening each year, a further employability programme (Re-Work) created in response to the pandemic in 2020, and ambitious aims to strengthen our coaching and impact consultancy through Resurgo Consulting in 2022. The Head of People, Culture and Operations will be central to ensuring we maintain our strong team culture and stable operations while developing an organizational structure that is best positioned for this growth.

As a strong creative leader with an ability to manage projects with multiple complex priorities and think out of the box, you will be a confident decision maker and communicator, passionate about growing people, and with the exceptional emotional intelligence needed to sensitively manage people-related issues.

We would also consider a job share, where one individual has responsibility for the operational aspects and strategic goals, and the second holds the cultural, inclusion and people-related aspects of the role, so please contact the People and Culture team if this is of interest, prior to submitting an application.

Please see attached role description for full details of responsibilities and person specification.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

CASP is an award winning local childcare charity in existence for over 36 years supporting parents with their childcare needs whilst their are at work or studying.

The Operational Manager who will be part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and deputise for the Chief Executive in his/her absence, will in these roles:

• Ensure that the organisation runs smoothly and efficiently by overseeing all aspects of the different services provided by CASP. 

• manage the different services we operate ensuring leaders provide a safe and stimulating learning environment whilst using a childcare centred approach

• oversee all specialist projects to ensure they meet the requirements specified by funders.

The National Corporate Partnerships Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the growth of the National Corporate Partnerships fundraising income and ‘in-kind’ services to meet the overall income targets and Key Performance Indicator’s for The Guide Dogs Family to ensure high incomes are generated to deliver services to visually impaired people.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Institute of Fundraising or other fundraising Membership/Qualifications.

· Proven effective leadership & management experience of a nationally dispersed business development and account management team

· Legislation and Codes of Conduct relevant to Corporate Fundraising.

· Legislation and protocols with regards to commercial agreements.

· Must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of developing and implementing effective and successful corporate fundraising strategies within the charity sector.

Desirable

· People Management qualifications

· Knowledge and understanding of fundraising databases.

· The ability to initiate and manage creative briefs and proposition development.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Ambitious about Autism's Service Development team is currently looking for a Programme Director who will act as project lead for the development and delivery of a new free school in London alongside the Development and extension of our existing education services.

Ambitious about Autism has achieved and developed so much since it was founded in 1997. Our services continue to grow and develop. Our (Ofsted outstanding) TreeHouse School continues to innovate to meet the needs of autistic young people. The Rise School, developed as part of our multi-academy trust, opened in 2014 co-located within a mainstream school and is thriving in its purpose-built building. Ambitious College is an autism specific registered day college serving young people with complex autism aged 16 to 25 years. It now has two permanent campuses co- located and developed in partnership with mainstream further education colleges.

Both services are rated Good by Ofsted. Through these services we educate and support over 300 autistic children and young people and we work with thousands more through our work on employability, participation and our national policy and practice influencing work.

We are all passionate and driven by our mission to support autistic children and young people and to improve their life chances. Our new strategy sets out our plans to have an even greater reach and impact. As part of this, we aim to further develop our existing and new education services, including opening a new free school in the London Borough of Kingston, and looking for opportunities to open further new services. 

We are also planning to significantly develop our existing schools and college, with potential options including significant growth in pupil and learner numbers and potentially new locations and major capital investment.

We are looking for a person who has experience of service development, ideally in the context of SEN education.  You will have strong relationship building, project management, and analytical skills. Above all, you will share an absolute commitment to our mission and values. 

You will work closely with the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education in research and develop of new education services for autistic children and young people including:

• Development and extension of our existing education services, including Centres of Excellence and establishing a cross organisational employability forum
• New free schools;
• Transfers, partnerships or mergers of schools and colleges.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help develop and support the work we do within our services. In return, you will have access to continued professional development (CPD), excellent benefits including support for wellbeing, generous holiday allowance and a friendly and supportive team. Please see our recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential call, please contact Stephen Vickers.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Clinical Director – Executive Team

Regional & national role based in Exeter

Permanent, part time (0.5–0.6 FTE)

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about creating a more equitable health and care system? Do you share our belief that innovation has the potential to improve health equity? We’re looking for a clinical leader with experience leading improvement and change to join our Executive Team.

Our appointed Clinical Director will be a member of our Executive Team and report to our Chief Executive Officer. They will be responsible for clinical leadership and oversight across our portfolio of work focused on the adoption and spread of innovation to improve health equity. They will sit on our Board and bring clinical expertise to our Board and Executive Team.

If you are committed to improving health equity, have knowledge of clinical improvements and change methodologies, and are able to build trusted relationships with clinical and operational stakeholders of all levels, please see our website for a full job pack, and details of how to apply.

The organisation:

The South West Academic Health Science Network (South West AHSN) is one of 15 AHSNs in England, established by NHS England in 2013 to identify and spread innovative practice to improve population health and generate economic growth. Based in Exeter and working across Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, we support the health and care system to identify and adopt innovation, build the capability to innovate and evaluate the impact of improvements. We focus our efforts on improving health equity – identifying and spreading innovative practice that helps close health equity gaps in access to care, quality of care and individual opportunity for a healthy life.

We are a regional organisation with a national reach. Working in collaboration with the AHSN Network, our work transforms lives through health innovation and plays a critical role in supporting the health and care sector across England. The combined work of the AHSN Network has benefited over 258,000 people and leveraged over £462m of investment into the health and life science sector.

For example, in the last year our work has enabled 100% of Clinical Commissioning Groups in England to launch the national COVID Oximetry @home model of care and helped our partners to support 2,339 children to receive objective ADHD assessments.

Applications

We are working hard to ensure we recruit great people and minimise unconscious bias in our selection process. To support us to do so we use the Applied recruitment platform, which anonymises applicants.

If you’d like to know more about the role or selection process, or to arrange an informal conversation with Jon Siddall (Chief Executive Officer), please contact Sam Horne, HR Advisor.

Please see our website for a full job pack, and details of how to apply.

Closing date for applications is: 9am on 8 November 2021

We have a vacancy for a Team Administrator with specialism in Governance to join us on a full time permanent basis.

The role of Team Administrator – Governance is designed to provide professional and high-quality support to our nine key governance forums and trustee meetings.

The role includes organising meetings, issuing meeting invites and being the point of contact for queries from external stakeholders/partners. A large proportion of the job is taking and drafting minutes, reviewing  the drafts with the Chair of the respective governance meeting, distributing the minutes to governance meeting members / trustees and following up on key actions arising in readiness for the subsequent meeting.

Another important aspect of this specialism is to act as the point of contact for our key stakeholders and trustees including head teachers and governors of our Church schools and representative of our multi-academy trusts.

It should be noted that many of the meetings take place outside of normal office hours, so some flexibility will be required for evening or very occasional weekend meetings.

We welcome applications from all suitable candidates including those independent of the church, and for clarification, this role does not carry a Genuine Occupational Requirement to be a Christian or person of faith.

To the successful candidate, we offer a salary which is competitive within the charity sector, a very generous non-contributory pension scheme, and a modern open plan office environment with free onsite parking for when you are not working flexibly from home.

If you feel excited about being part of this team, have extensive administration experience (particularly in detailed and accurate minute taking), work with an efficient and organised style delivering a confidential and professional service, we would very much welcome an application from you.

The full role details including job description and person specification can be found in the attached application pack. There is also contact details for the line manager of the role, Mia Elliott, Office & Facilities Manager, who would be delighted to answer any questions you may have.

Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Midnight on 31 October 2021 and the application should be sent by email - details of the address are in the pack and at the end of the application form.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Chief Executive Officer – HEY Credit Union

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000

Relocation and benefits package: Negotiable

Location:Hull city centre

Reporting to:The Board of Directors

HEY Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial co-operative, owned and run by its members in the Humber Region and beyond, for whom it provides fair and responsible savings and loans. 

Established in 1999, we are a high performing credit union; membership, savings, loans and assets are all growing, capital exceeds the regulatory requirement, and we enjoy excellent feedback from service users.

We are ambitious about further scaling-up to serve more people, offer more services relevant to their needs, and make an even bigger difference to our members’ lives.

With our inaugural CEO’s planned retirement early next year, the Board of Directors are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual with the passion to lead us on the next phase of our exciting development journey and drive the organisation forward to achieve its vision. 

The Role

The CEO will be responsible for:

• working with the Board to develop and implement our Strategic Business Plan and ensure that our vision, values and objectives are delivered effectively; 
• planning and promoting new products, channels and delivery processes to ensure ongoing improvements to member services, supporting our members’ financial wellbeing;
• developing networks and activities and forging partnerships, to maximise HEY Credit Union’s opportunities and profile within the community served;
• compliance with all regulatory and financial controls and maintaining effective working relationships with the Board and other stakeholders;
• leading, managing and supporting HEY Credit Union’s team of staff and volunteer colleagues.

The Person

The successful candidate will be passionate about the core values and ethos of the credit union movement and ideally have:

• Experience of managing a credit union or other financial institution.
• Experience of developing and managing business plans and budgets and providing service delivery to a high standard.
• Evidence of understanding consumer needs and improving service delivery.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering in a regulated environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence and manage internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Experience of maintaining effective relationships with a board of directors.
• Significant and proven leadership and management skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• A good understanding of current and emerging financial markets, opportunities, and their influences on the credit union.

If you are keen to join us and develop your career in the credit union movement, we’d love to hear from you.

Application process

To apply, please send a tailored CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in the position of CEO and how you feel your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, to arrive no later than 5 pm Monday 1st November 2021. 

Please email your application to Kathryn Rawding, External HR Consultant. 

Please see our Candidate Information Pack for more details.