About Migrant Help: 

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. This includes understanding the importance of having a work life balance, offering enhanced family friendly provisions, additional holiday entitlements, Perkbox benefits and a non-contributory pension scheme.

About you: 

As Chief of Staff, you will have the skill and experience to integrate yourself into an organisation quickly and assess issues that serve as barriers to a team or organisation operating at maximum effectiveness. You must be a strong relationship manager and be well connected with those reporting into the CEO and others across the organisation to influence outcomes. This cross-functional perspective not only helps garner support for the leadership team, but also fosters long-term partnerships that are critical to organisational success. 

The role will be based at Migrant Help’s head office in Dover, Kent, with some opportunity for mixed home working. Travel across the UK will be required at times along with occasional need to work outside of office hours. 

Purpose of the job: 

To provide support to the CEO and coordination of the senior team, as a member of senior leadership. Serving as the “right-hand wo/man” to the CEO, assisting and advising on a broad range of issues. Overseeing large, often cross-functional organisation-wide projects or initiatives. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead for the organisation on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, championing our anti-racism agenda, engaging with staff and increasing awareness, working with colleagues to challenge ourselves
• Proactively advising SMT on key issues, escalating as necessary
• Keep a pulse on the business and help connect the dots with others in the team 
• Assemble dashboards and analysis to track company-wide goals and progress, including Financial data, KPI and people and user metrics 
• Lead on special projects and task and finish groups to tackle priority projects
• Lead on Information Governance on behalf of the senior team
• Play a key role in the Critical Incident team, acting as a coordinator of activities and ensuring important documentation is collected and managed throughout
• Plan and coordinate weekly, monthly and quarterly planning processes as required 
• Lead on updating and managing the Risk Register and Risk Management Policy, to ensure mitigating actions are implemented and changes reflected by appropriate managers
• Monitoring information flow: Sometimes acting as a gatekeeper, ensuring a CEO’s involvement in a project or decision-making process at the right moment 
• Ensure clear action items are captured, communicated and delivered in time with the relevant stakeholders 
• Develop, implement, and manage internal processes to improve the overall workings of the charity when issues are cross functional
• Meeting preparation and follow up: reviewing upcoming meetings for the week to ensure the CEO has all of the information needed to be as productive as possible 
• Keep on top of sector trends by reading literature and communicate out to relevant team members 
• Responsible for the quality of papers and agendas to stimulate discussion and drive good quality decisions 
• Line management of the Executive Assistant to the CEO/CoS
• Develop and lead on the use of tools such as Slack or Teams to support the senior team in managing prioritisation of work, increasing visibility of tasks and priorities to improve the effectiveness of the senior team 
• Working with each of the directors of services, to ensure that monthly meetings are held, to review minutes and ensure that important issues are escalated to senior team discussions
• Support in the recruitment approval process, owning and updating the agreed establishment chart and circulating forms through the process

Skills & Knowledge:

• At least 3 years of work experience in consulting, a scale-up, or a fast-paced environment 
• At least a bachelor’s degree in business, the social sciences, or relevant area; an MBA would be considered an advantage 
• Experience in leading teams 
• A track-record of successful project management 
• A deep desire to improve inclusion, a passion for equality and a genuine appreciation of diversity
• Exceptional organisational and strategic communication skills to create and maintain cross-departmental relationships to enable leadership success 
• The ability to work very independently, and to make decisions despite high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity 
• Previous experience in conducting financial analysis, creating dashboards, and using quantitative data and metrics to make decisions 
• Good understanding of GDPR and data protection
• High levels of discretion and strong interpersonal skills 
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills 
• Previous charity experience and high-growth phase company experience desirable 
• Effective, versatile and action-oriented 
• Willing to engage on high-level strategic discussions one day and to assist with diary management the next

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Special Requirements:  

- This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

- This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

 Therefore the applicant must:

- Hold a valid, full current 10 year British passport; full EU passport or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

- Provide full UK address history for the last five years. 

See the Job Description for full person specification.

 Closing Date: 4 December 2020

Vacancy may close early depending on applicant numbers
 

As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values:

Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence.

Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. 

Zetetick Housing (ZHC) is seeking a highly experienced Head of Finance (HoF) to provide consistent, robust and expert financial support to the Exectutive Team. A new exciting role offering opportunities to help shape our future.

You will be expected to take on executive functions and provide operational line management to the finance team. Working closely with the finance team, the HoF will be accountable for all aspects of financial accounting and transactional finance for the Charity, ensuring all systems are updated and reporting is timely and in line with all annual financial returns.

This is a hands-on role working with the Executive team to develop and maintain a five-year business plan and associated budgets to meet the Boards strategic objectives for development and sustainability in operational and educational areas. 

You will be expected to develop new standard operating procedures, policies and protocols where needed for an organisation that has grown organically and intends to grow further, handling all aspects of finance recruitment.

The HoF will support the CEO in all aspects of our Company Secretarial obligations, in particular acting in similar capacity for the Chair of the Audit, Risk & Finance Committee.

This is a great time to join ZHC Executive team, as the Board sets ambitious goals to double in size over the next 5-7 years, as well as seeking approved registration as a Registered Provider with the Regulator for Social Housing.

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities. Therefore, you must currently hold the right to work in the UK. 

Summary of the role: 

Working with the Board of Trustees, the post holder will shape the strategic direction of Muslim Aid and lead Muslim Aid into its next phase of development and growth. The post holder will provide vision and leadership to Muslim Aid and the leadership team to ensure that the objectives of Muslim Aid are implemented.

The post holder will be responsible for building strategic partnerships and representing Muslim Aid in the sector, media and high-level key stakeholders. The post holder will grow Muslim Aid’s profile by promoting the impact it makes in the countries we work in.  

About the Role:

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

• To provide effective leadership to Muslim Aid and be responsible for the management and administration of its strategic, policy and accountability framework laid down by the Board of Trustees.
• Together with the Chair enable the Board of Trustees to carry out its duties and responsibilities in the oversight, management and proper governance of Muslim Aid.
• To have overall responsibility for income generation and funding through sustainable and reliable income streams via government agencies, institutional donors, public donations, trusts and high net worth partnerships and collaborations.
• To develop, foster and manage effective relationships and Muslim Aid’s profile with internal and external stakeholders.
• To actively liaise and communicate with all legal, regulatory, government and non-government agencies and other key organisations on behalf of Muslim Aid.

About You:

You will have inspirational leadership skills, a proven track record of business development and a strong passion for serving humanity. You will have senior management experience, preferably in the non-profit sector, with an understanding of effective program development, advocacy with some fundraising credentials.  You must have a clear and proper understanding of Islam in order to adhere to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. You must have sound knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements in order to effectively manage charity funds.

To be successful in this role:

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent.
• Experience of delivering a plan to develop the organisation in a systematic approach – one that aligns strategy, people and processes and builds effective new systems.
• Experience in creating a financially sustainable organisation with diversified income streams.
• Ability to create a durable bond between our donor communities and wider mainstream society by anchoring our programmatic work domestically.
• Ability to generate new opportunities and skills to identify and realise key partnerships and funding.
• Ability to lead in influencing and advocate on behalf those we help to raise awareness amongst the communities we work in. Convene and participate in meetings that advocate for change, increase awareness and support for the causes we support.

Why you should apply:

We are looking for a focused and inspiring CEO who will enjoy full strategic responsibility in leading Muslim Aid during a period of transformation. You will build on, lead and mentor the leadership team to deliver exceptional results. This role is an exciting opportunity of developing an organisation driven by innovation, data and digital to improve the organisation’s performance, program delivery, efficiency and donor satisfaction.

You will be joining a supportive and a diverse INGO, built upon Islamic values. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check and an Experian Credit Check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age. 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date; however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.

NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants we may be unable to contact you, but if you are shortlisted for an interview, we will be in contact with yo

WMUK is the only charity in the UK focused solely on Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM), a rare type of blood cancer. It is a slow growing, incurable cancer with its own distinct characteristics that require specialist treatment and care in centres of expertise. Around 400 people are diagnosed each year in the UK, with around 4000 people living with WM.

WMUK is a small, agile and ambitious organisation. We are looking for a new CEO to lead us through the next phase of our development. You will have the experience and energy to lead the delivery of WMUK’s five-year strategy and our plans for the future. Supported by an engaged Board of trustees, you will have the opportunity to develop new areas of work, help establish exciting new programmes, and ultimately make a real impact for our WM community.

We are seeking a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and presence to provide highly effective and inspiring leadership.

An understanding of and empathy with health issues would be an advantage as well the ability to lead technological change through digital technology and social media.

The post holder will be articulate and influential and be proficient at presenting to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners.

The role is perfect for an experienced CEO within the charitable sector who is seeking a new challenge, or someone with senior level experience in a relevant environment who is looking to step into their first CEO role.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility and accountability for WMUK aims, strategy and business plans, resourcing, organisation and operational planning and delivery of performance management.
• Delegate to, support and empower the team in delivery of their work.
• Identify and lead on strategic relationships with key stakeholders implicated in the success of WMUK’s plans in order to drive and support business objectives.
• Design, implement, and lead on transformational strategic initiatives and projects, in particular research and policy.
• Be the external face of the organisation, champion and effectively implement the WMUK brand, profile and messaging, and play a key role in positioning WMUK as a leading authoritative voice on WM and rare diseases generally.
• Actively seek election to and effectively represent WMUK on relevant highlevel committees and task-forces aligned to business objectives.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit support from and steward philanthropic and high-level donors.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate: 

Knowledge and experience

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience at Director/CEO level or equivalent
• Working effectively with a Board of trustees
• Leading across different disciplines, teams and projects.
• Knowledge and experience of the medical, research and associated academic environment.
• Knowledge and experience of the policy environment and the NHS, particularly in relation to medicines regulators.
• Successful experience of influencing and developing partnerships with a range of senior external stakeholders.
• In-depth understanding of fundraising, including Trusts, major donors and community fundraising.
• Detailed understanding of charity finances and the legal and constitutional responsibilities of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Good knowledge of developing and maintaining robust governance.

Skills and abilities

• Capacity to lead, inspire and motivate high performing teams.
• Engagement skills, including the ability to persuade and influence, build high value partnerships, and act as an ambassador for WMUK.
• Experience of developing and leading the implementation and delivery of a mid to long-term strategic plan.
• Excellent financial acumen and skills including the preparation and control of budgets, and a proven record of driving financial and operational growth.

Personal style and behaviours

• Excellent team player with a collaborative leadership style.
• Self-starter with energy, initiative and enthusiasm.
• Diplomatic style with a personal demeanour that instils trust and confidence quickly.
• Collaborative and participative leadership style.
• Confident, resilient and forward-thinking.
• Committed to putting people affected by WM at the heart of our organisational strategy. 

The above is provided for guidance, is not contractual or an exhaustive list of all accountabilities that the post holder may have. The role may be changed in line with the requirements of WMUK at any time after discussions with the post holder. 

Please submit your CV, along with a written application explaining how you meet the requirements of the role 

Please apply as soon as possible as we will be arranging to meet potential
candidates at the earliest opportunity.

Chief Executive (CEO)

Salary: £57,000 to £62,000 PA depending on experience

Closing date: Monday, 7th December 2020

Location: Oxford & Buckinghamshire/Milton Keynes

Connection Support is a positive, forward thinking organisation with a strong social purpose and a commitment to delivering quality care and services for our clients.

We are looking for a new Chief Executive to lead us into the next stage of our journey. We’re clear about our future direction; we’ll not be standing still so continuous improvement is high up on our agenda, as well as delivering value for money so that we are using our resources to maximise opportunities for clients and providing high quality care and support services.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful track record in strategic delivery and transformational change and like us, have a real passion for social care.

As a strategic leader, you will understand the importance of a positive organisational culture and will set the standard by role modelling the behaviours associated with our values. We are looking for a real people person who can inspire and motivate our team to deliver the best possible service to our clients and key stakeholders. You will have the energy, drive and enthusiasm to make sure Connection Support remains a financially strong, successful organisation.

In return, what you can expect from us is a supportive environment created by the Board and backed by colleagues across the organisation, to enable you to get the job done. You can also rely on a hardworking, passionate team focussed on doing the right thing for our clients and the business.

If you think you’ve got what we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date is 10am on Monday, 7th December 2020

We’re a small national charity, representing our movement of specialist member Rape Crisis Centres. We amplify the voices and promote the needs and rights of women and girls who’ve been impacted by sexual violence and abuse of any kind at any time.

We’re looking for a feminist woman, committed to substantive equality, anti-racism and anti-oppression, with the skills and knowledge to ensure RCEW is well-managed, resilient and highly regarded.

We particularly welcome applications from Black and minoritised women.

Flexible location, with regular access to Leeds and London

If you think you could be our next CEO, we’d love to hear from you.

Find more information about this opportunity in the full CEO Brief on the Rape Crisis England and Wales website.

Deadline for applications: 12 noon on Monday 14 December 2020

First round of interviews and selection activities: week beginning 11 January 2021

*We require the post-holder to be female - Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies. RCEW and member Rape Crisis Centres provide women-only safe space for women and girls who have experienced sexual violence and abuse.

Envision is a social mobility charity which enables young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to develop their confidence and skills by empowering them to tackle the social problems they care about most. See what we do here: https://bit.ly/342nCv1

With rising youth unemployment and less opportunities for work experience during the pandemic new ways of developing young people are desperately needed.  Our Community-Apprentice Programme brings together secondary schools and local businesses to enrich education for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. A rigorous randomised control trial provides evidence that our model develops some of the most critical soft skills for life and work.

This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary and looking for a new Chief Executive who can build on our achievements by scaling our programmes to reach more young people.

Although you will bring experience of leading teams and ensuring quality, you’ll be attracted by the external focus of the role and relish the opportunity to build our profile and partnerships that will be key to our growth.

You’ll bring a proven track record in a senior, strategic leadership role within an organisation that has demonstrated significant growth and the ability to scale. In return we’ll offer you a topical cause, a proven solution and an opportunity to make a difference.

About Envision

Britain has a deep social mobility problem. Envision is committed to changing this by helping to build a society in which success in life is not predetermined by the economic wellbeing of your parents or the post code where you grew up. 

We achieve this by enabling young people from disadvantaged communities to develop the confidence and skills they need to set ambitious goals, and then overcome the barriers they face in order to achieve those goals. 

Our approach is proven to work by the most rigorous of evaluation methodologies. Our challenge is to grow this solution to enable more young people to benefit.

Our programme, Community-Apprentice is, as the name suggests, a practical learning experience for young people. It is delivered by organisations and volunteers drawn from the local community - schools, businesses and local charities - brought together by Envision. These organisations invest in young people. In return young people invest their time back in the community.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and are committed to having an organisation that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.

Closing date for applications: 5 pm Monday 30th November

About Kick It Out:

Kick It Out (KIO) advocates on behalf of under-represented and minority communities in football, working to increase their representation in every area of the game - from grassroots to the Premier League, from the pitch to the side-lines and from the stands to the boardroom. KIO does everything in its power to eliminate discrimination, educate, and mentor a new generation of people in the sport.

The Role:

Accountable to the Chair and Board, KIO’s new Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the successful delivery of KIO’s strategic objectives and goals. They will ensure the organisation remains at the forefront of combating all forms of discrimination in football and ensuring the sport is truly inclusive for all.

KIO is currently undergoing a long-term transformation, which requires a Chief Executive Officer who can lead in this context. A change agent with the commercial acumen for substantive and sustainable funding development, as well as the leadership skills necessary to instil a high-performance work culture whilst KIO digitises, extends, and enhances its internal processes and external operations.

Responsibilities Include:

• Partnering with the Chair, Board and Executive Team to ensure the successful delivery of KIO’s five-year vision and strategy.
• Transforming working practices within KIO, with responsibility for the organisation becoming insight led, as well as more data and technology centric.
• Developing relationships with key funding partners (the FA, the EFL, the Premier League and the Professional Footballers Association), whilst also building ties with prospective and future funding partners to meet KIO’s ambitious plans to expand its impact.
• Being a credible leader for KIO, by embodying the organisation’s values through a genuine commitment to, understanding of, and fluency in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with key industry stakeholders: including, but not limited to, funding partners, professional football clubs, players, former players, officials, grass roots football, fans, the media, etc.

The Candidate:

Skills:

• Exceptional leadership skills, capable of inspiring, growing and developing a team through a period of significant transformation.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results in a fast-paced, sensitive and high-pressured environment.
• A thorough knowledge of, and empathy with, issues that affect KIO, with an understanding of sport and its role for the betterment of society.
• Digitally savvy with an appreciation of how technology can be utilised effectively to improve organisational performance, as well as deliver communication strategies, campaigns and plans.
• Outstanding operational skillset, efficiency with finite resources and the ability to successfully lead a process of change management.

Personality:

• Highly motivated, has presence and leads by example.
• Strong emotional intelligence and low ego, with capability, as well as credibility, to develop positive working relationships with all stakeholders.
• A coaching style that will support the professional development of KIO employees and the evolution of the organisation’s working practices.
• Logical and good under pressure, with the ability to juggle multiple demands at the same time.
• Culturally sensitive and fully committed to KIO’s mission.

To apply, please click Apply and email a comprehensive CV (setting out career history, responsibilities & achievements) and a Covering Letter (a maximum of two sides of A4, which express your motivation for the role and highlight your relevant experience).

Please see attached Kick It Out’s Equal Opportunity Form. We ask applicants to complete this form to assist us in checking that our recruitment methods conform to equal opportunity guidelines but filling in this form is voluntary. The information will not be used as part of the shortlisting or selection process.

KIO recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to honouring the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code in this recruitment process.

Please note that the closing date for applications is 12pm on Wednesday 9th December 2020.

If you have not heard back from Savannah Group by 18th December 2020, please assume unfortunately that your application has not been successful.

For over a decade, the world has been experiencing a range of inter-related crises. Financial instability, widening inequalities and climate and environmental breakdown have now been brought into sharper focus by the global coronavirus pandemic. In response, there is a growing consensus among a broad range of people – including policymakers, business and civil society leaders, academics, campaigners and commentators – that fundamental changes are needed to our economic model.

ECU exists to connect and amplify the efforts of organisations working for a more just, sustainable and resilient economy. We create resources to promote understanding of post-neoliberal ideas, narratives, policies and practices. We explore opportunities for economic change and how to overcome the barriers to achieving it. And we help connect people and organisations from a variety of sectors who are interested and involved in seeking change.

In our first year of operation, we have tested our model, grown our networks, and achieved a number of early successes. Now we’re looking for an Executive Director to take our work to the next level, deepening ECU’s ability to translate post-neoliberal ideas into mainstream impact, and mobilising action around strategic opportunities for progressive reform. 

About the role

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a defining role in building a more just, sustainable and resilient economy, in the UK and beyond. Working with a talented team and a community of organisations at the cutting edge of economic reform, you will shape and lead our strategy to amplify the impact of new economic thinking on mainstream economic debates. 

You will use your networks and influencing skills to change mainstream thinking and practice, and you’ll convene and coordinate effective action across those seeking systemic economic change. In all of your work and relationships, you’ll embody ECU’s values: justice, inclusivity, generosity and collaboration. 

Key responsibilities

Leadership and strategy

• Lead the development of ECU’s overall vision and strategy, and oversee all programmes to ensure that the strategy is delivered effectively

• With the wider ECU team, undertake intelligence gathering and analysis on political and economic debates, and identify key strategic opportunities and challenges for the promotion of post-neoliberal ideas, narratives, policies and practice 

• Ensure that ECU gathers evidence of its impact and uses this to learn from and continually improve the effectiveness of its work

External relationships

• Build and maintain relationships with individuals and groups working in mainstream institutions within politics, policy-making, business and the media, developing networks and coalitions that can advance ECU’s agenda

• Build and maintain relationships across the range of organisations seeking systemic economic change, including ECU’s Steering Group.

Team and programmes

• Oversee and where appropriate lead the delivery of ECU’s strategy and programmes, particularly in relation to ECU’s communications and political influencing work, and its Beyond Covid programme

• Take overall responsibility for programme and project management and support the team to maximise the effectiveness of programme and project delivery

• Line manage the Head of Strategic Communications, Programme Leads, and Finance and Operations Manager, and oversee the work of the Senior Adviser

Organisational development

• Take overall responsibility for finance and operations, guiding the work of the Finance and Operations Manager, and ensure that ECU complies with its statutory and funder reporting requirements

• Ensure the effective management of ECU’s budget and finances 

• Lead ECU’s team and people development, with a strong focus on personal development, inclusion and anti-oppression approaches

• Develop and lead the delivery of ECU’s fundraising strategy, maintaining strong collaborative relationships with ECU's current funders and building relationships with the potential to create new sources of funding for ECU

• With the Chair, develop and maintain a strong Board of Directors, and engage Directors in ECU’s work both within and beyond Board meetings

About you

Essential requirements:

1. Deep commitment to ECU’s purpose and values (set out below), with a passion for increasing the influence and impact of post-neoliberal thought and practice

2. An excellent knowledge of current economic and political debates, in the UK and globally, and particularly of ideas to build a more sustainable, just and resilient economy 

3. A sophisticated understanding of how political change occurs, including the role of the media in driving change, and the ability to design and implement creative, high-impact strategic interventions which will promote systemic economic change 

4. The ability to convene and mobilise a diverse range of individuals and groups to act on strategic opportunities for change, with the tenacity and resourcefulness to see initiatives through to completion

5. Experience of working in public policy, public affairs, public relations, or political work at a national level, with a track record of influencing political decision-makers and influencers

6. Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills, with experience of managing senior stakeholder relationships and the ability to align diverse viewpoints around common interests

7. Significant programme management experience, with the ability to translate strategic vision into concrete plans and deliver complex projects to challenging deadlines

8. A people-centred, empowering manager, with strong line management experience and the ability to build inclusive, collaborative organisational cultures

9. Experience of developing, managing and reporting on project and/or organisational budgets

10. Experience of fundraising and an understanding of the nature and constraints of funding provided by charitable foundations. 

11. Experience of working with or serving on a Board of Trustees or Directors, preferably within a not-for-profit context

The following qualities would be an advantage, but are not essential: 

1. A broad network of contacts within mainstream media and policymaking

2. Experience of designing and implementing strategies to shift media narratives within both mainstream and social media 

3. Knowledge and experience of monitoring, evaluation and learning in a policy context

4. A track record of attracting significant funding from trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of their background. We believe this is crucial to ensuring the legitimacy and effectiveness of our work. We recognise that people face systemic oppression based on factors including their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability, and therefore we have a responsibility to centre anti-oppression in our work.

We acknowledge that people from a number of communities are underrepresented in our team and in the wider movement of those seeking systemic economic change, and we’re committed to doing what we can to address this. If you believe you would bring greater diversity to our team, we’re keen to hear from you. We are open to assisting with childcare or other duties that may prevent candidates from attending an interview. 

As a result of retirement, we would like to appoint a new Chief Executive to lead our team of employees, support our Board and manage our wider networks.

• Would you like to be the Public Health Register’s strategic leader, overseeing standards of competence in public health practice and the development of this important workforce?

• Are you highly motivated, self-disciplined, calm under pressure and can organise your thoughts and time over policy development, strategic leadership and people management?

• Are you up for fresh challenges as part of a small but dedicated team whose focus is public protection and whose ethos is high-quality services by ourselves and by our registrants?

If you can answer “yes” to these questions , we would welcome your application for appointment to the post of Chief Executive. It offers a competitive salary, employer contribution to pension, reimbursement of all reasonable expenses and support for your Continuing Professional Development.

Our working assumption has been that we will appoint a Chief Executive who will be a full-time employee of UKPHR. However, we are committed to innovation as well as diversity and equality and will be open to flexible alternative arrangements such as less than full-time, job-share, co-working or similar. Our top concern is UKPHR’s future success and sustainability.

Job description

We have set out in our Job Description the requirements of this new post. They include:

• Maintain and enhance UKPHR’s role as a regulator, promoting public confidence in public health practice in the UK.
• Deliver an effective registration process including for applicants for registration and for registrants.
• Ensure that regulatory processes are fit for purpose including those relating to surveillance, intelligence gathering, receipt of complaints, investigation of fitness to practise issues and fair procedures.
• Ensure that robust arrangements are in place and operated effectively to secure continuing professional development of UKPHR’s paid staff and registrants and that registrants undergo regular re-registration and/or revalidation processes.
• Ensure that UKPHR works co-operatively with public health partners and engages regularly with other stakeholders.

Person Specification

We have set out in our Person Specification our requirements for the post-holder’s skills, knowledge and understanding. They include:

• Leading an organisation or leading change in a work environment
• Experience in Strategic Planning; experience of engagement at a senior level in policy development in any relevant sector
• An interest in and involvement in aspects of public health in the UK.
• Up to date IT competence and experience of communication with a range of audiences and using a range of media;
• Knowledge and application of data protection legislation and rules relating to confidentiality.

Application process and timetable

To apply for this job, you must send to UKPHR by the closing date:

1. An up to date CV; and
2. A written application (in the form provided by UKPHR). 

Please send your CV and written application for the attention of Andrew Jones, Chair, UKPHR by email.

The closing date for application is Monday 30 November 2020 at 12.00 noon.

Selection process

Our Board will have responsibility for selection.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will ideally be available for interview during the week commencing Monday 14 December 2020.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel consisting of Board members and an external stakeholder (maximum of four persons in all).

In view of the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, interviews will be conducted by Microsoft Teams.

Please note:

It is intended that interviews will be held during the week commencing 14 December 2020. Applicants should state when applying if they would be unavailable for interview on this date.

Information about UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)

UKPHR is a private company limited by guarantee and a registered Charity.

Its register, accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under a statutory scheme, is the definitive indicator of competence of public health specialists and practitioners. The register is available for public inspection and registration is the recognised yardstick of safe, competent practice in the UK.

UKPHR was established in 2003 as a voluntary register for multidisciplinary public health Specialists. It has since developed to be the register of Specialty Registrars and public health Practitioners also.

The governance and operational structure of UKPHR were streamlined in 2013 with the formation of a new, smaller Board. All Board members are directors of the Company and trustees of the charity.

UKPHR’s primary objective is to protect the public by ensuring that only competent public health professionals are registered (quality assurance).

We aim to ensure that registrants maintain high standards of practice after achieving registration, for example through our CPD requirements and our revalidation processes (quality maintenance and enhancement).

Registration is available to public health specialists, to Specialty Registrars, and to public health practitioners working at or above Level 5 (autonomous practice) of the original Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework.

We have changed the retrospective portfolio assessment route to registration for specialists.

We have reviewed our standards for practitioner registration, partly in response to the revision of the Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework in 2016.

We require revalidation ofall specialist registrants every 5 years and we will extend this to practitioner registrants as well in 2021.

Registrants work across all the domains of public health, including health improvement, public health healthcare services, health protection, data management and analysis, intelligence and academia.

The Board’s VISION for UKPHR is:

We will protect the public and promote continuous improvement in public health practice by providing a regulatory home for the UK’s public health workforce and assuring registrants’ competence.

The Board’s MISSION is:

To be a self-sustaining and effective regulator for the public health workforce.

Essential information

Data protection

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the information you provide in your application, and any supporting documents, will be used to assess your suitability for the role advertised. It will not be released to anyone who does not require it for this purpose. If you are able to offer your services in the role advertised, this information will form the basis of your personnel file within UKPHR, otherwise it will be destroyed six months after your application, unless you give us permission to hold it on file.

Equality and diversity

Applications are encouraged from all candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity. We particularly welcome applications from women, those with a disability and those from a black or ethnic minority background.

We would also particularly welcome applications from those currently working in, or with experience of, the voluntary sector. We want to explore the widest possible pool of talent for these important appointments.

Offering an Interview to Disabled People

A disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a person as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If you wish to indicate that you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, please tell us in or with your application.

Flexible working practices

UKPHR supports flexible working practices and as a national organisation has video conferencing and virtual meeting technologies available for communication. Remote working is therefore available subject always to satisfying the Board that sound management of resources will be achieved.

Location

The role will be based in Birmingham, UK.

UKPHR

16a, Mclaren Building, 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LR

 

Full Time: 34.5 hours a week

Salary: £68,000 - £72,000 dependent on skills and experience

Based: New Anstey House, Gateway Drive, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7XY – (During current lockdown conditions the post holder will be expected to work mostly from home)

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, and visionary person for this exciting role with Epilepsy Action, the UK’s leading epilepsy charity.

You will be responsible for overseeing, managing, developing, integrating and co-ordinating all operational activity across the organisation in line with the charity’s current business strategy and charitable objectives.

You will ensure work is cost effective, timely, conforms to relevant standards and best practice and delivers agreed targets; ensuring that the charity’s services are provided effectively and efficiently and within the resources allocated; ensuring the optimum use of resources and the maximisation of income.

As a member of Epilepsy Action’s senior management team, you will advise departmental directors, other senior managers and departments on operational issues and provide strategic guidance.

You will significantly contribute to the consultation, planning and decision-making processes associated with the development and implementation of Epilepsy Action’s services, practices and policies more widely.

We will offer you great flexible working conditions, a range of employee benefits including a contributory pension plan and a commitment to develop your skills and provide necessary training.

For a full description of our requirements and information on how to apply please visit our website via the Apply button.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: Monday 30 November at 10am

Interviews: w/c 7 December and w/c 14 December (to be performed remotely)

Job Ref: DCE1120

Epilepsy Action is a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from disabled people.

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification.  Please show how you meet the essential criteria in the supporting information section.

The National Migraine Centre is the only national charity that provides clinical treatments for migraine sufferers and cluster headache patients. We are a Centre of Excellence which has been in operation for over 40 years, with a current turnover of £400k, an administrative staff of six with nine clinicians.

Our goal is to help our patients regain control of their lives, to manage this condition rather than allowing it to dictate their life. We get excellent patient feedback, with many citing their treatment at the Centre as life changing.

Due to the retirement of our current CEO, we are looking for a new Chief Executive. You will be joining us at an exciting and challenging period in our development. We are currently only seeing a fraction of the headache and migraine sufferers in the UK who could potentially be treated. We wish to grow further the impact of the charity, but this brings challenges, particularly in the current environment. Working with the Board of Trustees, the post holder will shape the strategic direction of the NMC and lead the charity into its next phase of development and growth.

Over the last few months, the team has successfully pivoted our services to be almost entirely remote, whilst maintaining excellent patient feedback. The new Chief Executive will need to grow the organisation, maintain quality and look at new operating models. You will need to have excellent people and leadership skills to manage our diverse stakeholders. You will have a willingness to get involved in all aspects to the operations and take a hands-on approach when required. The NMC remains a small charity and therefore you will need to focus on current operations as well as future growth.

We are looking for someone with:

• Substantial leadership experience within the healthcare sector, ideally NHS and charity exposure.
• An understanding of the issues involved in running a small charity and willingness to get involved in all aspects of the Centre’s work.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be an effective spokesperson for the Centre
• Financial and budgetary management experience.
• Experience of the NHS Commissioning process and working with Clinical Commissioning Groups would be ideal.
• Excellent people skills to motivate a small team of staff to grow the organisation.
• An affinity with the plight of headache and migraine sufferers and a passion for the National Migraine Centre’s mission to support their needs.

Please see the attached application pack.

Location: currently home working, but normally office-based in London, UK

Hours: currently full time but consideration given to part time

How to apply: Please click on the 'Apply with CharityJob' button to submit your CV and covering letter. Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be accepted.

Closing date: 11.30pm 11th December 2020

Interview date: week commencing 14th December

A health charity based in Central London are looking for a Head of Chief Executive's Private Office. The successful candidate would need to ensure the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive are equipped with the support, information, insights and processes to enable them to operate with maximum efficiency, effectiveness and impact in leading the organisation and to enable the Chief Executive to work effectively with the Trustees in ensuring the good governance of the charity.
Key responsibilities
To manage key business processes and projects to ensure the smooth running of the Board of Trustees, Trustee Committees, Chief Executive's Office and the Senior Management Team.
Line management of the Executive Assistant
Proactive management of busy and complex diaries of the Chief and Deputy Chief Executive, and ensuring key relationships are effectively facilitated
Working with colleagues from across the organisation to ensure the Chief and Deputy Executive have full briefing, speeches and advisory support on all meetings, visits and events. Participating fully in those briefings
Respond promptly to letters or enquiries by gathering information, coordination with staff or others, drafting responses, and discusses such requests, complaints or inquiries with the Chief Executive.
Research and follow-up on status of relevant projects or pending issues.
Work closely with the Heads of Corporate Informatics, Programmes and Risk, Health Influencing, Social Policy, Campaigns, Media, Comms and Integrated Governance, in addition to various managers particularly Public Affairs
Monitor the budget, including monitoring variances in the Chief Executive Department budget.
Comply with policies and procedures, including Health and Safety policies, for which all employees owe a duty of care both to themselves and others, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Person specification
Extensive experience supporting a high-profile Chief Executive, Director or Board Chair
Excellent communication, interpersonal and written skills with the ability to influence and negotiate when required, liaising effectively at all levels internal and externally.
Excellent administration skills, including minute-taking, presentation and preparation
A positive assertive and resilient approach to prioritising and juggling varying pressure and conflicting priorities.
Track record of providing in-depth and timely political, policy, donor and other briefings to a chief executive
Experience of project management
Experience of managing and preparing a budget
Experience of giving presentations.

Closing date: 9AM, Friday 4th December 2020

Do you want to be part of an organisation that fights for children every single day? Then join us as Executive Director of Human Resources, leading the development and delivery of the people strategy to ensure Save the Children can deliver against its stated objectives. 

Save the Children UK recognises the value of diversity in all its forms at all levels of the organisation, including at Director and Board level. We celebrate its role in the creation of an inclusive workplace culture and thrive on the range of experience and insight diversity brings to our organisation. We want to increase the diversity of our leadership and particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

It is an exciting time to join the HR team at Save the Children UK. We have embarked on a significant departmental change to drive the delivery of first class service to our organisation. Our key focus is to deliver a more streamlined, efficient and consistent service that will enable the organisation to focus on its number one commitment; improving the lives of children around the world. 

As Executive Director of Human Resources you will provide strategic and operational leadership to the HR function, positioning it as a key business partner with clear commercial value add. You will also act as the champion for cultural evolution and create alignment behind plans that enable SCUK to move to the next level in terms of environment and people capability. Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Working in partnership with the CEO and operating as a trusted confidante and coach for the Executive Director Group and Corporate Senior Leadership Team.
• Work with the Director of Diversity and Inclusion to prioritise and agree action plans to ensure that HR priorities and resourcing are aligned with the D&I strategy.
• Rationalise and update HR policies and practices, creating a streamlined and operationally astute framework for people initiatives and development.
• Lead the redefinition of SCUK's Employee Value Proposition, creating a framework that enables the attraction and retention of best in class talent at all levels.
• Play a key role in delivery of the Global HR Strategy, forging strong relationships with Save the Children members to professionalise the HR Forum. Take an influential role within High Performing Organisation (a global priority) and the people priorities of the C2030 strategy.

To be successful you will have demonstrable, senior leadership and senior generalist HR experience gained in a large, complex organisation that has undergone significant change. Inherently people focused with a high level of emotional intelligence, you should have proven experience in the development and implementation of strategic and operational HR plans, with an emphasis on organisational design and culture. In additional you will have:

• A broad, extensive, generalist HR background including change management, organisational and management development, talent and performance management, reward and employee relations.
• A proven track record in leading client focused, results oriented HR teams with a strong customer and quality orientation.
• The person credibility and professional gravitas to influence, challenge and negotiate at Board level and across the senior leadership population, to build capacity within management teams.
• A demonstrable commitment to personal and professional development of self and the HR team.
• Operated in fast paced, highly agile environments and be experienced in balancing a drive for results with people centricity.

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save the Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Wednesday 25th November