Operations and Governance Manager - Full Time - 2 years fixed term contract initially
Location - Central London, with some travel within the UK and potential for international travel. Flexible working available
Salary - £35,000 - £38,000 + Benefits
Reporting to Chief Executive
Overall purpose of job
To support the Chief Executive and team in delivering the strategic objectives of the Society.
The Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) is one of the world's leading microbiology societies. It is recognised internationally for the support it provides the microbiological community, the scientific integrity and quality of its academic journals and its accurate and evidence-based communications.
Key responsibilities:
The Operations and Governance Manager will provide key support to the Chief Executive (CE) and Executive Committee (EC) of trustees to achieve the strategic objectives set out in the Society’s strategic plan through the following but not limited to:
Governance
- Management of all governance tasks, such as the filing of the annual return and accounts and updating Directors/Trustees registration with the Charities Commission and Companies House
- Contribution to, and collation of, all high-level papers and briefing documents for EC and all subcommittee meetings
- Minute-taking at all EC and subcommittee meetings
- Co-ordination of the writing and delivery of the Annual Report and Accounts
Operations
- Management of liaison with Biochemical Society and/or LABS regarding operational premises-related issues
- Assistance to EC with any necessary travel/accommodation requirements
- Management of incoming and outgoing mail • Maintenance of CE’s contacts database
- Maintenance of the society’s asset registers
- Management of external contracts ensuring they deliver optimum value for the Society
- Full briefing of CE in preparation for internal and external meetings
- Collation and preparation of presentations for CE
- Organisation, planning and preparation of internal and external meetings and activities as directed by CE
Compliance
- Leading on the provision of information on matters relating to GDPR, Data Protection and compliance issues
- Ensuring the organisation complies with all relevant legislative requirements and best practice standards
- Undertaking the role of Health and Safety Officer; ensure that essential policies are in place and that the policy and staff training are kept up to date
Person specification
You will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following:
Essential
- Graduate qualification
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience of working in operations management and/or charity governance
- Knowledge and/or understanding of wider charity governance issues such as information governance and risk management
- Working knowledge of governance issues affecting charities
- Practical knowledge of data protection related legislation and compliance best practice
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with diplomacy and the ability to influence: credible and able to deal comfortably with key individuals at all levels
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent administration skills including proven ability to take accurate and informative meeting minutes
- Ability to work autonomously for significant time periods
- A proactive work style with demonstrable ability to use own initiative
- Ability to time-manage effectively and to prioritise work, working well under pressure
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
- Ability to build sound and diplomatic working relationships with others and in particular the ability to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Experience of health and safety management
Desirable
- Interest and/or knowledge relevant to microbiology
- Working knowledge of the function of learned societies and/or professional membership organisations
We are committed to drawing on a wide range of knowledge and experience and strive to maintain diversity in all areas of our work (BAME, career level, disabilities, gender). For more information on the Society’s commitment to diversity and inclusion please see our position statement.
Personal responsibilities:
You will ensure:
- That you present a professional image at all times, both in the office and to members and external suppliers and act as an ambassador for the Society
- That you understand the consequences of your actions for the Society and actively share responsibility with the Chief Executive, Trustees, Managers and office team for the success of the Society’s work
- That you treat all colleagues fairly, working according to the principles of equal opportunity as outlined the Staff Handbook
- That you are willing to work in excess of usual working hours when the balance of the Society’s work or allocated responsibilities requires this. We do not expect excessive working hours, rather we require flexibility when there is a clear benefit to the Society
- That you are aware of basic employment and health and safety law
- That you are compliant with all legal requirements relevant to your role
Team participation responsibilities:
To ensure the following:
- That you understand the Team Objectives and your own Personal Objectives;
- Can explain the expectations of your role and the measures of success
- Attend one-to-ones on a regular basis to ensure your individual objectives are clear and up to-date
- Help and support new staff into their new role as appropriate
- That you take ownership of work and contribute to making decisions
- That you are a team player by supporting your colleagues as appropriate
- That you seek to continuously improve performance by learning and developing new skills and keeping up to date with latest developments in the sector
- That you undergo appropriate levels of coaching, development and support when needed; helping to identify your own:
- Development needs
- Development activity
- Expectations as a result of the development activity
- Actions to support the development activity
- Performance against business objectives as a result of the development activity
For more information, please visit our website.
Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 17th January 2020.
The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.
Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
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Closing date: 15 December 2019 at 11.30pm. Interviews: 8th and 9th January 2020.
We’re looking for a proactive individual with proven office management experience to join us as Senior Administrator and provide senior level administrative and office support to a busy team.
In Sheffield we operate a thriving hub of client-focused services in the city centre where people can access a range of housing advice and support services. Each service aims to empower clients to make decisions and take action for themselves by providing legal advice, referrals and signposting, advocacy and practical support. Your challenge will be to play a crucial role in the efficient running of this busy hub.
About the role
Joining our multi-disciplinary team that provides services across Sheffield, you’ll oversee all administration and reporting functions and bring leadership, guidance and line management to a dedicated team of office support staff and volunteers. As well as providing supervision, support and appraisals, you’ll be responsible for key people management areas like attendance, performance, motivation and learning and development. You’ll also carry out administration projects aimed at improving systems and practice for the benefit of staff and clients and provide information and analysis reports to help ensure the most effective delivery, management and development of services. Meeting and greeting visitors, organising events, maintaining office equipment and booking staff travel & accommodation – all are aspects of this challenging role.
About you
To succeed, you’ll need an office management background that includes running admin systems, writing and pulling management reports and performing basic analysis, all gained in a customer facing environment. Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills are also key, as is the ability to motivate and lead a team and deliver a high level of service to clients, staff and partner agencies alike. Resilient yet flexible, with excellent customer care skills and the ability to work on your own initiative to solve problems, you have a keen eye for detail too. What’s more, you have broad experience in the use of finance and case management systems and are proficient using Microsoft office applications, particularly Outlook, Excel and Word.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
An exciting new opportunity for a Project Administrator to join the International Projects team of a great organisation. This team work directly in the International Development Consulting sector, and deliver projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America. This role would suit a confident self-starter who is keen to learn new skills, and displays great initiative. This role has potential to expand, depending on the experience and interests of the candidate.
The Project Administrator will be responsible for:
• Providing support to Finance Administrators, including fact checking / document compilation / client invoice preparation
• Organising extensive international travel, accommodation, and visas for both staff and contracted consultants.
• Acting as the first point of contact for the team, dealing with correspondence and phone calls, managing group mailboxes, and directing queries and questions to the wider team and third parties
• Team coordination – Organising monthly team meetings, annual events, training and teambuilding days, monitoring timecard entries on a weekly basis
• Maintaining the team calendar – having an overview of team members’ availability and travel and bid-writing deadlines
• Formatting documents using Word and PDF Xchange
• Managing Client-Take-On process and completing and circulating conflict check templates
• Ad hoc administrative support
Additional:
• Project resourcing recruitment searches on LinkedIn based on specified profile
• Proofreading and formatting of proposals/reports before submission
• Knowledge management tasks. E.g. collecting and maintaining project case studies and project references.
Essential:
- Strong knowledge of MS Office software in particular Word & Excel
- Undergraduate or equivalent years of experience
- Problem-solving skills
- Proactive attitude and anticipate support needs, take ownership of tasks
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Task-oriented. Ability to execute requests in a timely and efficient manner
- Fluent English in both spoken and written communication
- Able to prioritise, organise and multi-task
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Able to be a self-starter and work on own initiative
- Strong relationship builder
- Interest in International Development
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Our Public Acts team are hiring! We are looking for a Public Acts Administrator to join us on a Fixed Term Contract for 18 months.
Public Acts is the NT’s new nationwide initiative to create extraordinary acts of theatre and community. Launched in September 2017, the programme builds partnerships with communities and theatres across the UK, through which we create ambitious new works of participatory theatre.
The purpose of this role is to act as the central administrator for the Public Acts programme, working closely with the Senior Producer, Engagement Producer and Director of Public Acts to effectively administrate the various elements of the Public Acts programme.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Solid administrative experience in a professional organisation
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise tasks within competing work demands and to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative, showing a proactive approach to work
- Ability to deal confidently and positively with a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds in writing, face-to-face and over the phone
If that sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
For further information on this position and to apply follow the link
The closing date for the receipt of completed application forms is: 5pm, on Friday 20th December 2019
For further queries please email our Recruitment team
We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.
HR Department 2019
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose
- To assist the Finance Manager in managing and processing the financial affairs of the charity
- To provide administrative support to the SFM team
Key Tasks Include
- Prepare and make payments via BACS
- Prepare invoices for customers, chasing and recording income in Sage as required
- Prepare and send out membership invoices annually, issue reminders as necessary
- Liaise with project officers to monitor each project’s income and expenditure
• Post transactions and reconcile bank accounts in Sage
- Check supplier invoices against project budgets and process staff expense claims
• Maintain gift-aid data and make claims as required
- Assist Finance Manager on producing annual accounts (reconcile ledgers, year-end spreadsheets, checking debtors/creditors)
- Provide administrative assistance to SFM team as and when required including data entry and management of Airtable database
- Assist with administrative tasks relating to staff recruitment and welfare, trustee and patron records maintenance
- Support volunteers to claim expenses
- The Finance and Administration Assistant will also undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time. Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential!
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience of working with Sage accounting software
- Experience of working in a busy office
- Confident and competent IT skills across Office suite of programmes
- Ability to work independently to agreed deadlines
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise with attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Desirable
- Experience of reconciling project budgets and producing financial reports for funders
- Experience of working in a small charity environment
- Experience of working with Airtable
- An interest and enthusiasm in all things relating to food education and sustainable living!
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Emergency Access Intensive Housing Manager
Salary: £ 24,368 + 15% enhancement for shift work (£28,023.20)
Status: substantive post
Hours: Approx. 42 hours per week on a rolling rota (working 12.5 hr shifts from approx. 7:00pm until 07:30am)
Holidays: 20 Days plus Bank Holidays (or a day in lieu for bank holidays worked) Life Insurance Gym Membership
Based at: Sites across Wigan and Leigh
Responsible to: Emergency Access Intensive Housing
Team Manager
Accountable to: Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty Trustees
Closing Date: 12 Noon 16th December 2019
Interview: 20th December 2019
SUMMARY
The Brick is a small charity with big aspirations for people in need within our community. We provide RELIEF, RESTORATION and REFORMATION by offering tailored support, hope, and opportunity to those looking to improve their quality of life. We now are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and inspirational Emergency Access Intensive Housing Manager to join our team, a believer in the right to equal life chances with a passion to improve lives through collaboration and innovation.
JOB PURPOSE
You will support the delivery and growth of the emergency accommodation facilities in Wigan and Leigh and build trusting relationships with those using the provision and key partners. You will effectively and efficiently provide a safe and secure place to stay. An important element in keeping people safe is ensuring that the environment and its cleanliness is maintained. You will identify needs and will liaise with key partners and services who will provide the appropriate support using a person centred approach. You will recruit, train and support volunteers to assist in the Night Shelter delivery model. The overnight accommodation is part of a community hub model that will offer wrap around care and support to those homeless and most vulnerable in Wigan. Individuals who stay at the overnight accommodation will be offered an intensive support package by key partners, highlighting agreed actions for sustainable move on. As an overnight accommodation worker, your knowledge and understanding of those we look to house is critical in forming these holistic actions plans with support agencies. The intelligence you collect on shift will be an integral part of individual action plans used by agencies offering support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
King's Global Health Partnerships is looking for an ambitious self-starter to lead fundraising and grant management across our partnerships in Somaliland, Sierra Leone, DR Congo and Zambia.
Our 10-year strategy articulates an ambition to grow our funding, with a significant increase in funding from statutory and institutional donors (including research funders), as well as from trusts and foundations, corporates and major donors.
The postholder will take responsibility for supporting high quality project development and management of KGHP grants. This includes supporting proposal development for new grants and reporting to donors on existing grants; leading the diversification of our portfolio of donors by developing donor engagement strategies; identifying new funding opportunities; liaising with colleagues across the partnerships and with the KCL Fundraising team; encouraging learning among colleagues to ensure that we capitalise on funding opportunities. The postholder will also play a role in strengthening systems to ensure that grants are managed effectively, accountably and in compliance with contractual requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
• Work with the Partnerships Director to deliver on KGHP’s funding strategy and support the development of plans to achieve funding objectives. Support colleagues in the development of country-specific funding strategies and in donor /consortium partner engagement
• Regularly monitor funding opportunities and maintain, share intelligence and develop plans relating to potential opportunities. Develop and share analysis and insights into trends, building a strong understanding of emerging funding opportunities and changes in the donor landscape.
• Strengthen KGHP approaches to the design and development of international development grant proposals and grant management, by developing tools and resources, and promoting crosspartnership learning among Programme Managers
• Work with the Partnerships Director to build and maintain strong relationships with key donors, partner NGOs and partner academic institutions. Research and support the development of new funding partnerships with donors and consortia partners at a UK and international level. Represent King’s Global Health Partnerships externally to donors and consortia partners and internally within the university.
• Ensure effective coordination across the partnerships, maintaining an overview of funding, proposal submission and donor liaison
• Support decision making and risk assessment relating to new funding opportunities
• Ensure donor compliance across the portfolio, acting as a central source of knowledge and advice and ensuring alignment between partnership operations and School/ Faculty/ university systems
• Oversee contract negotiation and ensure that due diligence requirements are met, including due diligence on, and sub-contracting of, downstream partners liaising with the School’s Senior Operations Officer (Research) and the Research and Researchers Directorate where necessary
• Oversee timelines for financial and narrative reporting across the partnerships, working with colleagues to ensure that high quality and comprehensive narrative and financial reports are submitted in a timely fashion
• Provide hands-on support to the management of the larger and more complex grants across the partnerships
• Provide hands-on support to the development of proposals and budgets, working in particular to support the newer partnerships – with priority to DR Congo and Zambia – and new thematic areas of work
• Identify programmatic synergies between the Partnerships, seeking out opportunities for collaboration and cross-Partnership funding opportunities
• Work with the KGHP Operations Officer (Finance) to ensure that there are effective processes for the management of project funding across the partnerships, including comprehensive budgeting, forecasting and expenditure tracking, ensuring that all teams have high quality financial information for programmatic decision making
• Work closely with colleagues in KCL Fundraising team to develop projects which appeal to trusts and foundations, major donors and potential corporate partners.
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Main duties:
Provide support to the Business Support Manager, managing a complex and busy diary, prioritising and scheduling key pieces of work, dealing with correspondence, arranging meetings, travel and accommodation.
Provide administration support including regular liaison with the nation admin teams for regular performance reporting cycles. Ensure the effective communications between Teams / Nation Colleagues and the Directorates Senior Management team.
Provide administration (booking meeting rooms, refreshments, facilitation and coordination of travel etc). Support to members of the Directorate's Senior management team by organising internal and external meetings, conference bookings, arranging travel and hotel bookings etc.
Support Directorate budget holders, assisting with raising purchase orders, matching and processing invoices.
Work with the Business Support Manager to develop, embed and assist with efficient business processes for an effective directorate.
Support the Business Support Manager with the administration of recruitment and induction/introductions planning for new members of staff.
Support with the planning, co-delivery and evaluation of internal communication and engagement activities relating to Involvement & Services work.
Provide efficient coordination; scheduling and attending key meetings, agenda planning, collating and preparing papers, note taking and ensuring follow up actions are completed.
Support the Head of Services with the coordination of the services meetings and risk register etc.
If you have the above skills and experience, and are interested in this position please apply online or contact Sekai today!
Salary: £45,000 per annum / Working Hours: Minimum of 30 Hours (Open to discussion).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment and Compliance Manager to join our People Team. Knowing what it takes to deliver an outstanding recruitment service, through creative “in-house” recruitment initiatives and high quality customer service, you will support the Head of Wellbeing, Development & People Operations in developing and implementing innovative and proactive recruitment strategies.
Collaborating with recruiting managers and Heads of Department, you will coordinate and oversee the development of effective workforce planning, in order to meet the needs of the organisation, and ensuring that the right people, with the right skills, knowledge and competencies are identified and recruited to join The Children’s Trust.
In additon to this you will manage and lead our People Operations Administrators, maintaining responsibility for key elements of The Children’s Trust’s compliance framework such as: recruitment, referencing and on-boarding, ensuring care standards are met and achieved, as per the CQC, Ofsted Care and Ofsted Education regulations.
You will possess a sound knowledge of effective recruitment principles, policies and processes, including inventive selection methodologies and techniques. With a passion for building strong working relationships, you will be a positive advocate and “Brand Ambassador” for the organisation, actively networking across relevant forums and promoting The Children’s Trust as an “Employer of Choice”, whilst raising the awareness and profile of the incredible work we do.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, in order for your application to be considered.
Closing Date: Sunday, 08 December 2019
Interview Date(s): Friday, 13 December (PM) and Monday, 16 December (PM).
Strictly no agencies please.
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: free on-site parking; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.
The Children’s Trust is fully committed to protecting children and young people. All posts at The Children's Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS check. If you are applying to The Children's Trust, and are already registered with the DBS update service, this will speed up the recruitment process significantly. We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, sex, disabilities, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Hackney!
GBP 20,572 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.
Felstead Street is a CQC registered care home, which has a heavy focus on supporting customers with enduring mental health care and elderly needs. We provide 24hr high support to 24 customers both female and male. Our building is a purpose-built home on two floors, offering customers individual bedrooms and the use of shared communal facilities and gardens. The service is commissioned by East London Foundation Trust with the care contribution from London Borough of Hackney.
Job Overview:
As a Support Worker you will have a caseload assigned to you, and will play an integral role in developing effective support and risk management plans. You will also support customers with all aspects of their day to day living including; social and physical activities, medication, shopping, personal care, meal time assistance and managing finances.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers with all dignity and respect in all aspects of their day to day living including; social and physical activities, medication, shopping, personal care, meal time assistance and managing finances
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.
Person Specification:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health
- Experience working in a CQC registered care setting
- Experience of delivering personal care/assistance
Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
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Salary: £35,000 per annum / Working Hours: Minimum of 30 hours per week (Open to discussion)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Recruitment Lead to join The Children’s Trust.
You will support both the Recruitment & Compliance Manager and Head of Wellbeing, Development & People Operations, in ensuring that the organisation’s Recruitment Strategy is both innovative and effective in attracting, recruiting and retaining high-quality, talented individuals. With a passion for building effective stakeholder relationships, you will implement creative and proactive “in-house” recruitment methods, whilst guiding our managers throughout The Children’s Trust recruitment process.
Your programme of work will allow you to build your recruitment portfolio, by supporting recruiting managers from an array of Business Areas, including: Nursing and Care; Therapy; Education; Retail; Finance; Income Generation and Communications; and Facilities, whilst working closely with our HR Business Partners, to understand the needs of the business.
You will possess a sound knowledge of effective recruitment principles and processes, demonstrating an excellent understanding of selection techniques. With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally posses excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, in order for your application to be considered.
Closing Date: Sunday, 08 December 2019
Interview Date(s): Friday, 13 December (PM) and Monday, 16th December (PM).
Strictly no agencies please.
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: free on-site parking; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.
The Children’s Trust is fully committed to protecting children and young people. All posts at The Children's Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS check. If you are applying to The Children's Trust, and are already registered with the DBS update service, this will speed up the recruitment process significantly. We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, sex, disabilities, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London, UK
About Us
The National Literacy Trust is a national charity dedicated to raising literacy levels in the UK. One person in six has poor literacy skills that impact on every area of their life. A child without good reading, writing and communication skills will struggle to succeed at school, and as an adult they could be locked out of the job market. Poverty doubles the likelihood that, by the age of five, a child’s literacy skills will be below average.
Now, we’re looking for a Project Officer to join us on an 18 month fixed-term contract to support the delivery of the Literacy for Learning Programme.
The Literacy for Learning Programme involves delivering activities and training to put literacy at the heart of secondary school improvement. This aims to develop pupils’ subject specific vocabulary and ability to communicate effectively in all subjects.
The Benefits
- Salary of £25,000 per annum
- Pension (8% employer contribution)
- A generous annual leave allowance totalling 39 days per annum (including Bank Holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket travel loans
- Health and wellbeing benefits including discounted gym membership, dental plans and health assessments
The Literacy for Learning Programme follows our beliefs that everyone has the fundamental right to communicate within our society.
By working with us, you can help others fulfil their potential and transform their lives through literacy.
In this diverse and exciting role, you’ll have the opportunity to support an innovative project that will have a positive impact on young people and encourage their passion for the written word.
The Role
As the Project Officer, you will provide administrative and project support to our Literacy for Life Programme.
You will work across teams based at both the National Literacy Trust and with trainers based in the region to ensure the smooth running of the project and events.
Your role will also involve:
- Acting as the chief point of contact for the Literacy for Learning Programme
- Providing admin support to facilitate school recruitment and the delivery of training
- Helping to draft newsletters, social media and website content
- Designing and writing campaigns to advertise the programme
- Leading on the administration and execution of events, including liaising with suppliers, exhibitors and venues
- Liaising with consultants and speakers and booking travel and accommodation
- Creating and sending invoices to customers
About You
To join us as our Project Officer, you will need:
- Experience in project support and delivery
- Previous experience of working in, or with, the education sector
- Experience in events administration and co-ordination
- A track record of using and managing databases and contact management systems with a high level of accuracy
- The ability to build and support relationships with external stakeholders from a range of backgrounds
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Experience of working in the charity sector would be an advantage. Experience of using social media within projects would also be beneficial.
Other organisations may call this role Project Support Officer, Programme Officer, Events Officer, Project Co-ordinator, Events Co-ordinator, Events Administrator, Project Administrator, Communications Officer, Communications Co-ordinator, or Project Events Officer.
The closing date for applications is 10am on 12th December 2019.
Webrecruit and National Literacy Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking to make a difference to others as a Project Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Working hours: 35 hours per week
We are looking to recruit an exceptional Compliance Officer to join our newly created Compliance Team in delivering high-quality compliance related services to our clients. In this pivotal role you will work with the Compliance Manager to manage, monitor and report on a cyclical programme of servicing and auditing, to achieve and maintain statutory compliance across our property related services, supported housing accommodations and Private Renting Schemes (PRS).
In this role the successful candidate will, amongst other duties:
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Support the Compliance Manger in managing the day to day activities and functions within the team
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Assist the Compliance Manager to plan, monitor and control property compliance works throughout the organisation, within agreed budgets, quality standards and planned preventative time targets
- Provide technical resource, guidance, and liaison to all departments at St Mungo’s to ensure all property compliance works are delivered effectively
- Supervise Contracts as required to ensure Contract Compliance in respect of Quality and financial control and ensure regular desktop audit for quality purpose
- Ensure that all works comply with Health & Safety at Work Act and associated compliance legislation, CDM, and St Mungo’s Health & Safety Policy and Procedures, to ensure safe systems of works are in place to achieve Compliance inspections works without endangering, Residents, visitors and staff
- Provide Line Management support to Administrators
We are looking for someone with experience of delivering a professional service to general needs and complex needs tenants within a social housing environment. You will be able to manage and monitor statutory compliance for servicing and maintenance regimes and have a proven track record in Contractor Supervision at all levels, within the Compliance Monitoring, Repairs and Maintenance and Minor Projects. You should have good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities to strict deadlines.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, season ticket loans and an incredibly popular flexi-time scheme to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance and supplement your annual leave entitlement.
We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development.
To view the job description, please go to our website.
Closing date: 10am, Monday 6 January 2020
Interview and assessments on: from Wednesday 15 January 2020
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at this level.
Our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions.
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Senior Support Worker (Mildmay) – MMSSW-1119
Starting Salary: £21,798.92 per annum
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (includes days, evenings, sleep-ins and some weekends)
Are you enthusiastic about delivering quality support to people with learning disabilities? Are you committed to ensuring everyone succeeds? We want to hear from you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead a small and skilled team of support workers at Centre 404’s Independent Living Service, Mildmay Avenue. Coordinating meaningful support and activities for 10 service users, who live in their own flats, a key focus is to engage individuals with their peers and the local community, helping to tackle social exclusion and loneliness.
Working in partnership with a variety of professionals and agencies, you will keep our service users at the heart of decision making to empower them and take positive risks. In addition, you will have strong administrative and organisational skills and experience of supporting and motivating people with learning disabilities to achieve their goals. Experience of supporting people with additional mental health needs would be advantageous.
We are looking for a caring and creative person to empower the people we support with making meaningful choices, accessing the community for rewarding activities, and building lasting relationships.
In return, you will have a chance to work with a positive and supportive team, opportunities for further staff development, regular support and supervision, an in-depth induction and ongoing training.
How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement (either within the email itself or as an attachment) addressing the following: “Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”. Please ensure you refer to the person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria.
Centre 404 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All our offers of employment are therefore subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.
Please check your email for confirmation that your application has been received and to follow further instructions if applicable.
Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889
Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of Centre 404. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.
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Available Role: Team Leader (Full-time)
37.5 hours a week, shift pattern rota days, evenings and
weekends.
Salary: £27,032.63
We're on the lookout to recruit vibrant and enthusiastic individuals to join our Supported Housing Team! If you’re passionate, professional, and would like to play an important role in providing high quality, invaluable support to the local community of Newham we’d love to hear from you!
The Renewal Programme Supported Housing provides specialised assistance for members of the community in Newham. We support individuals to gain the professional services they need alongside day to day living skills such as managing finances and being able to cook for themselves. Our aim has always been to provide effective, high quality, support and resettlement services to vulnerable, single, homeless people housed by The Renewal Programme, with the aim of promoting independent living. The main function of these roles is to work as part of a team to ensure the smooth and safe running of our overall housing service.
To apply, fill in our application form and return via email
Closing date for applications - 9am Monday the 9th December 2019
An open day will be held for applicants and interviews will take place from the 16th of December
An Enhanced DBS check will be required for these posts. Further information will be provided to the successful candidate.
The Renewal Programme is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Renewal Programme is an equal opportunities employer
The Renewal Programme is a long-standing charity supporting people in Newham (east London) and we enable local people to achieve positive ... Read more