Chief Finance Officer

Up to £83,425 p/a + excellent benefits including LGPS

Permanent

East London (hybrid / remote working options available – willing to consider 0.8 FTE)

Hays Senior Finance is proud to be working in partnership with Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, (OLOG) who are looking to appoint a Chief Finance Officer which is a pivotal appointment within their team.

The Trust was founded in 2015 with the aim of developing the whole child and ensuring Gospel Values drive aspiration in serving their community throughout their lives. All those involved in the Trust want to ensure the long-term sustainability of Catholic education within Newham. Now comprising 6 primary schools, the schools are working collaboratively to offer an excellent and high-quality education for all their children.

As the Chief Finance Officer for the Trust, you will provide strategic management and leadership of the financial and commercial operations and line manage and supervise the school business managers and also finance teams in each of the Academies operated by the Trust.

As a member of the Trust’s Team, you will attend Trust Board meetings and be a trusted advisor on financial matters to the Trustees. You will support the Accounting Officer, Trust Board and Heads’ Group in identifying new schools to join the Trust and lead on the financial due diligence to be undertaken in respect of those schools.

This role will be based at St Helen’s Catholic Primary School, but you will be expected to attend meetings and work at each of the Academy sites which fall within the responsibility of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust (the “Trust”), in Newham, East London. 

The Trust has a hands-on, pragmatic team culture so it is essential that you can roll up your sleeves and be involved in the day-to-day operations as well as coaching and influencing others to continue to innovate and improve their financial processes. This is a financially strong Multi Academies Trust so this role will contribute to an ambitious and driven organisation.

This is an exciting time to join OLOG, so if you are a professionally qualified accountant and feel you have the drive and the passion to help them to achieve their mission and vision, then they can offer you a role that is not only hugely satisfying but brings great benefits and a stimulating and supportive working environment.

In return, they are offering a competitive salary, and an excellent benefits package including competitive annual leave, a Local Government Pension Scheme and free parking on site. Flexible and agile working arrangements including working from home for the right candidate will also be available.

For more information about the role and organisation please contact Senan Pierce, Senior Business Director at Hays Senior Finance who is the retained consultant working in partnership with Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust.

All job offers are made subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which includes satisfactory references, medical questionnaire and clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date for all applications: Sunday 29th May 2022.

Interviews will take place: 9th June 2022.

All third party & direct applicants will be forwarded directly to Senan Pierce at Hays Senior Finance to be screened as part of the recruitment process.

We have a fantastic development opportunity to join one of our five Children’s Homes in London.

We are looking for candidates with the aspiration to develop their careers with us and become Registered Managers through our Leadership Passport and Management Training offer.

Starting salary of £31,552 as Deputy Manager, and up to £41,208 as Registered Manager.

We are proud that 80% of our Registered Managers are internal promotions. Take your career to next level with our comprehensive in-house training and funded Level 5 qualifications.

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

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. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please click visit our website.

The successful candidate will have:

• Two years’ recent experience of working with children/young people who are at risk in a residential or community based setting.
• Degree in Social Work or equivalent or at least Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
• 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.

About the Role

As Deputy Manager, 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, Deputy Manager, Team Leaders, and the team of residential staff.

Key aspect of the role:

• 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:

• Starting Salary of £31,552
• Real opportunities to develop your career and become a Registered Manager.
• 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.

For further information and to apply online, please visit our website.

Closing date: 29th May 2022

Assessment dates: 6th & 10th June 2022

Our Assessment days will last for approx. 6 hours and they will be held in our Offices in Putney. Should you be shortlisted and invited, please ensure you are available to attend.

The Insight and Customer Research Manager uses research to better understand the needs of people with sight loss, this role will provide the customer insight we need to guide our strategy and develop person-centred services and marketing plans to meet those needs.

This role can be based in either London or Reading and is a Hybrid role working 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday three days at home and two days in the office, 35 hours per week. Occasional travel to Guide Dog sites around the UK will be required.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we are committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation.

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.

We are looking for a Youth Work Manager to develop and coordinate a variety of activities which empower young people to feel connected to their community and live to their full potential. This is an exciting project to reshape our existing youth project, building on the success of our previous work whilst listening to new voices to take it forward.

Our youth project has been established in the community since 2007, with summer provision, evening drop-ins, sports activities and a youth leadership programme. The rapid changes in our community, and across the globe, mean that we want to adapt our offer to give young people the best opportunities to connect and thrive.

West Silvertown Foundation has already established strong links with Oasis Academy Silvertown, and the successful applicant will foster this relationship to grow a robust relationship and wrap around provision for young people in the Royal Docks. The successful candidate will also be enthused by partnership working with other local youth providers and partners.

We believe young people are the future leaders of our community, so coproduction with them will be an important part of this role. We also know that young people are a vital part of the wider community so this role will involve connecting young people with other aspects of West Silvertown Foundation’s work, and with the wider community.

The successful applicant will enjoy working with young people from a range of backgrounds, with a range of needs and aspirations. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead for West Silvertown Foundation, so will have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures. You will manage our youth sessional staff, and will plan, lead and evaluate sessions in our 2 community centres and across the community.

If you relish a challenge, are keen to make a positive difference to people’s lives and contribute at the heart of a diverse community in London’s Royal Docks then we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in this position, please consider the attached job information and send us a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 explaining why you think your skills and experience match the role, together with an up to date copy of your CV.

We are currently looking for two senior Talent Acquisition specialists to join our growing Talent Attraction & Resourcing (TA&R) Team at the Harris Federation. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that is innovating and shaping recruitment for the future within Harris.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play a key role in identifying and hiring the best talent for the Federation and helping to create an engaging and rewarding experience for candidates and internal stakeholders. This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced recruiter to oversee the full end-to-end recruitment life cycle and make a real difference in an organisation that has a positive impact on the lives of young people across London.

The post offers autonomy, freedom to innovate and the chance to lead on developing a best-in-class candidate experience. We have positions available for specialist recruiters in Education, Non-Teaching and our Head Office Central Services teams. We offer flexible working in the form of "Core Hours", potential for hybrid working and a competitive benefits package.

As part of a team, your primary responsibility will be to lead a specialism and advise and support teams and stakeholders from across our 51 primary and secondary academies and our Head Office functions. You will help embed a culture of best practice planning, sourcing, screening, interviewing and onboarding, as well as continually reviewing and improving processes to ensure we secure the best talent. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading education charity, and the chance to work within a highly collaborative environment where you have the chance to make a real difference. 

About Us

The Harris Federation is a pioneering not for profit education charity, and one of the leading Multi Academy Trusts in the country. We now have 51 primary and secondary academies across London and Essex, employing over 5,000 staff and educating some 40,000 young people. 

We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility and we are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world, and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We want every student in a Harris Academy to receive an outstanding education. Finding and recruiting the best and brightest in a competitive schools employment market is an integral part of maintaining and improving our exceptional educational standards. We’re looking for someone who shares our commitment to excellence, collaboration and support and who can build new and innovative talent acquisition techniques across a range of recruitment streams. 

Main Areas of Responsibility

As a Talent Acquisition Partner you will be responsible for a specialist area of recruitment and aligned to one of either:

Teaching and Education Leadership (Primary & Secondary Education) including:

• Principal and Senior Leadership Teams
• Central Team Consultants
• Middle Leadership
• Qualified/Unqualified Teachers
• Entry Level / Newly Qualified Practitioners
• Teaching Assistants
• SEN / Pastoral 

Head Office Central Services & Academy Non-Teaching (Non-Education) including:

• IT & Data Services
• Finance 
• People Services (HR and TA)
• Governance & Compliance
• Estates Management
• Procurement
• Administration

Reporting to the Head of Talent Attraction & Resourcing your responsibilities will include:

• To lead and manage a specialist area of recruitment (Education or Non-Education).
• Developing new and existing sourcing strategies for talent pipelines, candidate pools and nurturing talent in line with workforce planning, from entry level to senior leadership.
• Identify, attract and coordinate candidates against open positions within the Federation as well as planning for future academies and talent needs of the Federation.
• Develop communities and talent pools through advertising, headhunting / direct approaches, networks, university events, social media and employee referrals.
• Support with Employer Value Proposition, Recruitment Marketing, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Staff Referral and Engagement projects initiatives.
• Manage a high touch recruitment process with both external and internal candidates to ensure the best possible candidate experience.
• Help develop and implement the use of testing and assessments
• Utilise data and reporting to partner with senior stakeholders, HR and hiring managers to advise on recruitment best practice and provide updates and visibility on the status of recruitment.

Please download the Job Pack below for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification.

Qualifications & Experience

An ideal candidate will be experienced in working closely with hiring managers to form close partnerships in order to deliver against recruitment objectives. 

The successful candidate will have:

• A passion for recruitment and ensuring outstanding candidate experience
• The ability to problem solve and create innovative solutions to difficult hiring challenges
• Previous experience in building and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Significant recruitment experience gained in an in-house function, RPO or consultancy
• Experience of implementing and developing recruitment processes
• A track record of recruiting across all level roles, from entry level through to senior leadership
• The skills to be resourceful, meticulous, and organised with the ability to multitask
• Experience of using ATS/HRIS systems
• Experience across several sourcing channels and techniques
• Knowledge of market trends & insights
• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

We are delighted to advertise a new part-time role within our Senior Leadership Team.  

Whilst knowledge and experience within a counselling field is a benefit, it is not essential for this post. We are seeking a leader who has transferable management and project management skills who is committed to the organisational values of Just Drop-In. If you think you have what it takes to join a happy team committed to helping local young people find their feet, then read on …

JOB DESCRIPTION -  Service Manager (Counselling)

Main Purpose

As part of the Senior Leadership team, The Service Manager for Counselling will lead a team of three Counselling Co-ordinators who have the day to day responsibility for the operation of the counselling service. The Service Manager for Counselling will also ensure the highest quality service provision to beneficiaries, work strategically with partners and funders, and support the Chief Officer of the organisation with the longer term development of the service.

Reporting to The Chief Officer

Service Delivery

Provide Senior leadership for all aspects of the Counselling Services Team, developing the service offer in line with best practice.

Be an advocate for co-production and participation within the service and ensure the voice of children and young people is valued across the service.

Work flexibly, including evenings and occasional weekends to ensure the smooth running and safe operation of services.

Work positively with partners across our footprint to create collaborative advantage to benefit local young people.

Human Resources

Nurture the ethics and values of the organisation, embracing co-production, team work, responsibility, and positivity within your work and inspiring this in others.

Provide line management support to the Counselling Co-ordinators who are responsible for the day to day running of the service.

Lead on recruitment, selection, and induction of staff members, self-employed contractors and volunteers in the organisation

Work with the lead manager for Volunteers to ensure Volunteer Counsellors are managed within best practice.

Ensure all members of the counselling team work within the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Work closely with the Chief Officer and Human Resources Team to work within a legal and best practice framework of team management.

Performance Management

Work to ensure an excellent experience for all beneficiaries having a clear focus on improved outcomes.

Ensure Services are delivered to the highest standard, leading teams to achieve goals via supervision, team meetings and appraisals.

Agree performance targets with funders and strive to achieve these

Complete monthly, quarterly and annual data, analyzing data and reporting trends. Work to rectify any areas of concern using a problem solving approach across the team.

Use Charity Log to a high standard to manage your performance and the performance of the counselling team.

Take advantage of supervision and development opportunities working to continually improve.

Service Development

Lead and deliver key areas of the Strategic Plan, reporting on progress to Trustees and the Chief Officer

Lead relevant meetings and development sessions as required by the Service.

Create and develop concepts for additional ways of working including group work, implement and deliver such programmes using a project management approach.

Contribute positively to the wider ethos and life of our charity including key events, and fundraisers.

Work with partners to ensure excellent service delivery and innovative collaboration.

Financial Management

Work within the financial procedures of the organisation, working alongside finance personnel.

Contribute to funding bids to ensure the service has the necessary resources to be effective

Liaise with funders and partners to ensure services are delivered on budget, reflecting value for money.

Safeguarding

Provide support and guidance in relation to the safeguarding needs of children and young people, dynamically providing advice and support to the counselling team

Lead on operational safeguarding partnerships, particularly developing close relationships with health partners

Person Specification

(Essential - E or Desirable - D)

Qualifications

Educated to degree level in a relevant field E

Training in a range of  modalities designed to have an impact in the lives of children, young people and parents. E

Evidence of relevant safeguarding training E

Qualifications, training or accreditation in management related topics including supervision D

Relevant Counselling or therapeutic qualifications D

Experience

A minimum 3 years’ experience of working with children and young people in a relevant setting E

Experience of monitoring data, outputs, outcomes and impact E

Project Management E

Line management and supervision of volunteers, contractors and employees E

Experience of working within or in partnership with other stakeholders E

Experience of working within a therapeutic setting D

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent understanding of safeguarding and ability to manage and advise on complex issues to a high standard E

An in-depth  understanding of the particular factors and issues faced by young people in relation of the maintenance of good mental health and emotional well-being E

An ability to work within ethical, procedural and good practice frameworks E

Understanding of risk factors, and how to respond to these E

Ability to work positively with team members, supporting them to achieve their goals E

Ability to organize, plan and undertake own work, including appropriate record keeping E

Ability to communicate across professions to promote understanding of the work of Just Drop-In whilst observing appropriate boundaries including confidentiality. E

IT competent E

Ability to plan and deliver creative and interactive content that will stimulate young people D

Knowledge of project management tools and techniques D

Experience of working with a Signs of Safety and Thrive Frameworks D

Attitude and Disposition

A commitment to continue own professional development and to enhance the professional development of colleagues E

Positive, strength based approach and an ability to problem solve E

Motivational and developmental leadership style E

Understanding of Equality and Diversity and Commitment to meeting the individual needs of children and young people E

A commitment to the wider work of Just Drop-In and promotion of all services E

The role of the Volunteering Coordinator is to attract and onboard sufficient volunteers to support and grow our services and income. You will support your local team to deliver a positive volunteering experience and to attract and retain experienced volunteers.

This role is a fixed Term contract for 12 months. Working 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week. Two days will be worked in the office and the remaining three days from home.

In addition, there are 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we are committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team, and the organisation. 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.

Ambitious about Autism stands with autistic children, young people and their families to champion rights, campaign for change and create opportunities.

We started as one school and have become a movement for change. Our services include providing information and practical support and delivering specialist education and employment programmes.

We are currently recruiting for a The Head of Governance and Compliance who will ensure best practice, governance and compliance is embedded at Ambitious about Autism and the Ambitious about Autism School Trust. Through the development and implementation of high-quality monitoring and reporting policies and systems, the postholder will promote excellent governance, and maintain compliance with all external regulatory requirements.

About you: We are looking for an individual who will…

• Ensure all governance arrangements comply with the Charity Governance Code, the Charity Ethical Principles developed by NCVO, and the Department for Education Governance handbooks for academies, multi-academy trusts and maintained schools.
• Undertake compliance investigations and produce reports as required for internal monitoring and review purposes and for external regulators.
• Support the Deputy Chief Executive in the development of a data strategy, building data systems and a data culture that ensure excellent and fully compliant knowledge management, data and records management, archiving and record keeping across the organisation.
• Recruit, manage and motivate the Governance and Compliance team to implement the strategy.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued perfectional development (CPD), flexible and hybrid working and more.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions around the role or would like to have a confidential chat, 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.

We particularly encourage application from candidates who have previously been underrepresented at BADA and in the industry due to barriers linked to ethnicity, class, disability, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, or any other disadvantaged characteristic.

The British American Drama Academy (BADA) was founded in 1984 to enable students from across the world to study classical theatre with leading actors and directors of the British theatre.

BADA runs the following programs: 

• The London Theatre Program in association with Sarah Lawrence College; a full-time conservatory acting program, over one semester. 
• The Midsummer in Oxford Program; an intensive acting program held over four weeks at Magdalen College, Oxford in association with the Yale School of Drama. 
• The Midsummer Conservatory Program for high school students held over three weeks at St John’s College, Oxford.
• The Shakespeare in London Program in association with Sarah Lawrence College; a full-time semester long program from Spring ’22.
• Greek Theatre - From the Ancient World to the Modern Through Theory and Performance. A four-week program launching in June ’22, exploring the performance and reception of ancient drama.
• Black British Theatre. A four-week program to be launched in June ’23, it will provide an overview of contemporary Black British theatre and performance.

We are seeking a new Chair and up to three Trustees. The Board of 12 Trustees oversees the company’s strategy, finances, operations, and governance, working with the artistic and operational company management and leadership. Like most institutions at this time, BADA is reassessing future opportunities and ensuring that the organisation has the maximum flexibility to meet the likely challenges ahead.

We want our Chair and Trustees to share our passion for theatre and British theatre training and to have a strong empathy with our vision to enable US and other international students to participate fully in our courses, irrespective of any potential barriers associated with protected characteristics.

Of particular interest will be candidates with skills and experience in the following areas:

• Theatre and/or drama sector
• Academia, in particular study abroad programs
• Finance and accountancy
• Fundraising
• Oxford knowledge, connections and contacts

How to apply:

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 6 June 2022.

The Technical Learning Specialist helps those with sight loss to live the life they choose by coaching, mentoring, empowering and developing Academy learners through their learning programme to become a competent Guide Dog Trainer (GDT). Through training your learners to excel in their roles you will enable them to embark on careers within our technical canine workforce, producing highly trained guide dogs to ultimately become a life-changing partner to a person with a visual impairment.
 
We are recruiting this role in the following locations: 
Cardiff 
Exeter 
Leamington
Leeds 
Maidstone 
Reading 
Newcastle 

If you are interested in any of the above locations - please apply to the correct job vacancy on our website.
 

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.
 
This role is not suitable for home-working, although our Technical Learning Specialists enjoy the flexibility of working in a range of Guide Dogs sites and public locations to support their learners and dogs through our Academy learning programme. 
 
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. 

We are looking for a Grants Officer to support the development and delivery of the Grants and Programmes function at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

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 160 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 Global Programmes Unit

The Global Programmes Unit advances Battersea’s ambitious plans to play a global role in achieving a positive impact on thousands of dogs and cats. This Unit comprises two teams: Academy, which supports the professional development of staff and volunteers in rescues and rehoming organisations and Grants & Programmes, which provides strategic funding and support to organisations and researchers within the animal welfare sector, to advance change, through empowering local partners, so that more cats and dogs have a better future. Distinct in their functions, the teams work closely together on developing and delivering programmes with partners in the UK and focus countries around the world. 

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 (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

During the recent Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff have continued to work on site and our office based staff have been working from home. We are currently piloting a hybrid working model for our office-based staff to split their time between site based and home working. We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As this role is office-based, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for a minimum of 50% of your working week.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: 9 June 2022
Interview date(s): 17 June 2022

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

The Legacy Case Officer provides an accurate and efficient service to process legacies in line with legislation, policy and best practice contributing to a high-income source for the organisation.

This is a Hybrid role working 3 days at home and two in the Reading office. Working 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, there are 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

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

• Educated to A Level standard or equivalent qualification.

• Proven experience of complex administrative work including managing casework.

• Basic understanding or demonstrable ability to learn and understand law pertaining to Wills, Taxation, Probate, Trusts, Property, Charities, the rules governing contentious and non-contentious Probate law and the IOF Code of Practice.

• Strong analytical, problem solving and investigation skills.

• Ability to assess risk against benefit to reach a well-rounded conclusion.

Desirable

• Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (CICLA) or equivalent qualification.

• Previous experience working as a Legacy Case Officer or working within a Legal environment as a paralegal or qualified lawyer.

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.

Head of Human Resources

Salary £56,851

Framework is a registered charity with over 1,000 employees across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. We deliver housing, health, employment and support services to more than 18,000 homeless and vulnerable people each year.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Head of Human Resources to join our organisational leadership group and lead us on our journey of transformation for the workforce.

Steering the HR function and reporting directly to the Corporate Services Director, this influential role will form strong, professional and credible working relationships with other leaders and skilled HR professionals to engender a culture of high performance, engagement, wellbeing and inclusivity.

CIPD qualified, you will have sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, as well as being flexible and innovative in finding solutions to organisational challenges. Strategic yet pragmatic you will lead and be supported by a team that ensures legal and ethical compliance for a broad suite of HR services including payroll, employee relations, recruitment, learning and development and organisational development.

In return, you will be part of a socially conscious and values driven organisation which will support your professional development and growth and provide you with the autonomy to make a real difference at this stage in your career.

Framework staff are known for their commitment, dedication and passion. Come and join a team that cares about making a difference.

The closing date for applications is Friday 27 May (midnight).

Interviews and assessments will be held on Wednesday 15 June.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

Citizens UK 

Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good.  

Our mission is to develop leaders, strengthen civic organisations and make change. Our 550 member communities are deeply rooted in their local areas and connect every day to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Through the method of community organising, we enable people experiencing powerlessness to develop their leadership and come together with the power and strategy to make change.  

This leads to hundreds of neighbourhood improvements - from zebra crossings outside primary schools to renovated public toilets in cemeteries. And it leads to some of the biggest campaign impacts in the UK, such as winning over £1.5 billion of wages through the UK Living Wage campaign, securing a legal cap on the cost of credit to control exploitative lending, and ending the detention of children for immigration purposes. We enable local campaigns to grow into large-scale social change projects such as the Living Wage Foundation, Parents and Communities Together (PACT), and Sponsor Refugees, that form an integral part of our theory of change. The most prominent of these is the rapidly growing Living Wage Foundation with a network of nearly 9,000 accredited Living Wage Employers across the UK.  

Purpose 

The principal responsibility of an Associate Organiser is their own development: learning the craft of Community Organising under the guidance of an experienced Community Organiser. They work intensively with a small number of member organisations under close supervision, growing their experience, skill, and responsibility incrementally. An Associate Organiser is working towards becoming a competent practitioner of the craft of broad-based community organising methodology, and focuses on the building of relational power, the recruitment and retention of dues-paying institutions, the development of leaders, the strengthening of member institutions, leader-led public actions, and the winning of systemic change. 

In Essex, the key role of the associate will be to work with a small number of current organisations and explore how to diversify the alliance to lead powerful change in the county. Members of Citizens Essex are working together for a Safer Essex, a Welcoming Essex, a Fairer Essex, an Accessible Essex and a Healthier Essex. We help deliver modules on community organising at Essex University and Anglia Ruskin University and are helping the Salvation Army establish Malachi housing schemes in Southend and Basildon. The Church of England are strategic partners with Citizens UK Communities for Ukrainians scheme. We are looking to prioritise the recruitment of schools and academy trusts in the coming year. In 2021 we helped secure half a million pound for safer streets in Chelmsford.

Main Responsibilities 

Key Tasks could include (all with support and investment of an experienced Senior Organiser): 

Support the building of institutional depth in some member institutions (0.2):

• Support an identified number of Church of England, Methodist & Salvation Army congregations across Essex to build grass roots membership and experience of community organising

  Support Essex-wide campaigns (0.1):

• Develop the Essex-wide Living Wage Team and support them in shaping and implementing their strategy to achieve the Real Living Wage for care workers in Essex

• Support member organisations that are working on housing issues (e.g. the Salvation Army and YMCA Essex amongst others) for example through the Malachi Project, to develop their community organising skills and apply them to other issues around housing across Essex

Support local development (0.2):

• Develop a Chelmsford Citizens leadership team by bringing current institutional leaders together
• Build relationships with other diverse organisations which represent the wider range of communities within Chelmsford
• Assist Southend Community Sponsorship in rebuilding a core team and in their sponsorship application process

Broader Responsibilities

Working as an Associate Organiser in Essex for Citizens UK your main responsibilities will include:

Build relational power to further the goals of CUK:

• Actively participate in the development of a comprehensive power analysis appropriate to the desired sphere of influence for each project/assignment

• Establish working relationships with identified leaders and demonstrate ability to move them into action, including as part of the wider alliance; taking the initiative to establish new relationships as required 

• Conduct one-to-ones in order to develop relationships with leaders and understand their concerns. 

• Tell a wide range of Community Organising stories effectively in order to influence others and achieve CUK’s goals 

Identify and develop relational leaders prepared to act with others for the common good 

• Identify and discern actual and potential leaders with the passion and ability to drive change

• Proactively create opportunities for leaders to develop, in particular tertiary or new leaders; nominate for training on the core taster curriculum 

• Successfully deliver training workshops in local institutions and on the core taster curriculum at a local level 

Strengthen institutions and develop BBOs 

• Ensure good understanding of the basic interests and traditions of typical member institutions 

• Organise a small cluster of up to 5 standard member institutions or 1 strategic partner to work together for the achievement of common goals 

• Support pre-existing core teams and create/develop new core teams to provide leadership at institutional and cluster levels 

Support leaders through the Cycle of Action in order to create change 

• Support member institutions in running listening campaigns,

• Organise neighbourhood actions; demonstrating increasing independence in working without the need for close supervision

• Take the lead in supporting groups of leaders through the cycle of action on neighbourhood issues; aiming to achieve neighbourhood wins

• Evaluate the effectiveness of actions; demonstrating ability to incorporate lessons learned into future actions 

Contribute to CUK’s financial viability through effective fundraising & financial management

• Recruit new dues paying institutions; work together with a more senior Organiser to negotiate annual membership fees and letters of understanding 

• Contribute substantively to fundraising by securing £30k pa overall, pro rata, at least half of which should be ‘hard money’ from retention and recruitment of member institutions. 

• Liaise with the Finance & Operations team to update the membership database and ensure timely invoicing and fee collection 

Contribute to effective teamwork 

• Be proactive concerning personal professional development and wellbeing; i.e. by reading widely, developing a healthy work-life balance and demonstrating ability to reflect on own organising craft & improve on self-identified weaknesses 

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with colleagues and participate in a team 

• Produce all required reports and follow CUK’s procedures on time and to the required standards 

Participate in the development of the craft of Community Organising and play a role in the Guild of Community Organisers 

• Schedule an average of at least three 1-2-1 relational meetings into your daily schedule as a core part of your professional practice 

• Commit 10 working days pa (pro rata for part-time staff) to the preparation, delivery and evaluation of Citizens UK National Community Leadership Training or other local or regional trainings; 

• Participate in a Guild Team and help it develop as a Community of Practice that enables Organisers across the UK to develop their skills and experience. 

Person Specification 

REQUIREMENTS (ESSENTIAL = E,  DESIRABLE = D) 

QUALIFICATIONS 

Bachelor’s degree in any subject (D)

Subject of relevance to community work or community organising is desirable (D)

EXPERIENCE 

Previous campaign experience(D)

Evidence of having acted in a leadership role with peers or in local community activities (e.g. organising clubs or societies) (E)

Experience of project management; evidence of having delivered work on time and to standard (E)

Able to demonstrate previous experience of ‘learning by doing’ in a work or project environment; evidence of being open to feedback and comfortably coachable (E)

 KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

Excellent interpersonal awareness – ability to listen well and appreciate a viewpoint or opinion that is different from one’s own(E)

Excellent concern for impact – ability to adapt own behaviour in order to address the needs or concerns of someone else (E)

Good communication skills – able to speak with conviction and passion; and to make a logical argument (E)

PERSONAL QUALITIES & VALUES 

A self-starter with ability to take initiative and work independently (E)

A passion for justice (E)

A positive enthusiasm for working with faith congregations, trade unions, schools and other community organisations (E)

An interest in and experience of politics and public life (E)

Able to work in a team (E)

Willingness to work within accountable relationships (E)

Self-motivated and adaptable (E)

 The successful applicant will be required to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.