Director of Operations

This is a varied full-time job and needs someone with a broad skill set. In this format it will be a new role, taking on additional responsibilities to support the Chief Executive. Whilst there is some scope for working from home, this role will also require a regular presence at our unique offices in the heart of Hampton Court Palace, South West London.

Direct reports – the DoO will line manage the IT Manager and the Retail operation.

In your own work area, the DoO is the first point of call when a colleague comes across something unusual or that falls outside of their usual sphere of responsibility. This wide-ranging role involves contract negotiation, tendering, authoring and management of policy documentation and implementation, HR management, budgets, legal work, an overview of IT, Health & Safety, onsite retail and ecommerce, facilities management, insurance arrangements… and much more! This is an exciting and rewarding position and the organisation does not expect to find a candidate who is an expert in all of the disciplines this role touches upon. Rather, an individual’s ability to listen, learn and seek advice where appropriate is just as important. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation and with our partners.

Over the next couple of years there are a number of projects to deliver from moving to the Cloud to offering an MA course so there will be many initiatives to oversee. Part of your role will be Project Management particularly to support the IT Manager and ensure the continuation of our IT transformation with internal and external projects.

The RSN’s recruitment team are open-minded to background and range of experience; we also encourage applications from outside the charity sector – there are many commercial roles with directly transferrable skills. Whatever your background, you will share our vision, with a genuine passion for operations and a flair for just making things work and ensuring tasks get done in a timely manner to achieve overall objectives.

This is an important but hybrid role, as such while there are some mandatory elements we are willing to discuss others. Please see the list of experiences/skills at the end of the job description.

Main purpose

To ensure the effective running of the whole RSN operation with particular emphasis on health and safety

In particular, to work with both the internal stakeholders and the principal external stakeholders to move forward key projects

Outline of areas of responsibility

To be an active member of the Senior Management Team and to work across all departments and with all colleagues.

Undertake all aspects of HR and H&S management using external advisors where necessary. Manage relationships with external advisors and ensure the charity receives best quality/value available.

Have responsibility for Covid safety on RSN premises, following government guidelines and disseminating to staff and students.

To oversee project/programme management and implementation of new digital transformation initiatives and to provide support to the IT Manager as appropriate to see this through.

To act as an initial point of advice/guidance for colleagues dealing with any matter outside of their normal areas of responsibility.

Manage/run payroll to standard set by Finance Director.  (subject to skill set)

Responsible for premises lease renewal/negotiations and manage the organisation’s day-to-day relationship with Historic Royal Palaces.

Manage HE compliance and compile returns to the RSN’s overseeing bodies.

Working with Trustees, draft, develop and update policies, manage and oversee their implementation across the whole organisation

Manage effective use of the charity’s office space and consider other space options as part of future development.

Responsibility for retail shop and ecommerce offer.

Undertake the annual insurance review working with our brokers to ensure cost-effective coverage.

To Chair the weekly Ops meeting to have an overview of all RSN activities.

To ensure that own knowledge is up-to-date and to apply working knowledge and/or understanding of current trends and best practice across relevant areas

Deputise for the organisation’s CE when required and take on additional tasks as needed.

Experience and skills

Managing health and safety (inc Covid procedures) in a complex organisation; Essential

IT project oversight (migration to the Cloud) experience; Desirable

Payroll experience; Desirable

Line management experience at a senior level; Essential

Experience of working with many stakeholders internally and externally; Essential

HR experience including recruiting and policies and procedures; Essential

Experience of developing, implementing and overseeing policies and ensuring they are kept up-to-date; Essential

Experience of organising insurance for corporate entities; Desirable

Knowledge of HE/FE environments; Desirable

Project planning and management experience; Desirable

Experience of managing HE compliance compiling documents for HESA and other agencies; Desirable

Space planning and management; Desirable

Be up to date with good business practice; Desirable

Experience of managing or overseeing small retail outlet online or physical; Desirable

Able to build relationships with wide range of people; Essential

Senior Management experience; Desirable

Personal Qualities

Calm

Good communicator

Good negotiation skills

Able to listen

Can do attitude

To apply for this post, please submit your CV and a covering letter to Dr Susan Kay-Williams.

Applications will be reviewed on receipt and early applications are encouraged as an immediate start is available for the right candidate. The RSN encourages applications from people of all ages and backgrounds. We are looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff. The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK and you will be asked to provide evidence of this before starting employment.

Healthwatch Hackney (HWH) is committed to enabling local people to have real influence in shaping and developing current and future health and care services. We are looking to recruit an Executive Director to provide strong, inspirational executive leadership and direction for HWH. We are strongly committed to supporting local people to co-design services and holding to account those who fund and provide health and social care, for the quality, effectiveness and access to those services.

You will work with the Chair, Board, our staff team and delivery partners, to achieve the organisation’s strategic business objectives and ensure that activities are carried out effectively and contracts delivered to a high quality. You will also ensure a growing and sustainable future for the HWH and represent the organisation at key strategic and policy meetings.

The successful candidate will be a skilled all-rounder with a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion, with experience in strategic and business planning, operational delivery, and the ability to negotiate with and influence leaders and commissioners of our services. Excellent presentational and communication skills are required. A track record of successful fundraising would be an advantage.

Please download Executive Director application pack. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Deadline for applications is Noon 6th June 2022. Interviews to be held on the week beginning 20th June 2022. No late applications will be accepted

Starting at £50,051

Full time (35 hours/week), including some evening and weekend work

Hybrid working possible

Permanent contract, subject to funding

28 days holiday/year

Reporting to: Chair, Healthwatch Hackney

Based in Hackney

The incoming Director of Safety4Sisters will provide strategic direction, be a motivating and inclusive leader, and effectively campaign for policy change at a local, regional and national level. This is an exciting time to lead our small but committed and dynamic organisation and to take overall responsibility of the management of the charity, with full support from the senior management team and trustee board.

In the last few years, Safety4Sisters have experienced rapid growth and diversification of our services, as well as achieving charitable status. We are currently looking at our strategic priorities and our organisational structure to ensure that we are able to meet the needs of the women and children that we support, as well as campaign for their rights, for as long as we’re needed. The incoming Director will have a key role to play in navigating this next phase of our work by building a long-term vision for S4S – as well as putting it into action.

We think it is crucially important that our staff team reflects the diversity of the women that we support. In our recruitment to this role we are therefore actively prioritising women who are from racialised and minoritised communities and/or who have lived experience of going through the UK immigration system.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Executive Leadership Team as the Director of Finance and ICT. Reporting to our Chief Executive you will be responsible for strategic oversight of the business, finance, ICT and facilities functions here at Independent Lives, a user-led charity and social enterprise working to change the lives of disabled people, people with support needs and carers.

Overview

• Accountable for business and statutory reporting in a timely manner, acting as the prime source of advice to the Board on all aspects of financial management, stewardship, and governance
• Lead responsibility for financial planning working jointly with other members of the leadership team
• Ensure that the IT needs are satisfied and maintained to ensure the provision of a secure and reliable service
• Provide strategic support on the marketing and fundraising stewardship and governance
• Responsible for developing and overseeing financial performance and initiating any necessary financial improvement strategies
• Responsible for internal and external business management policies, processes, and procedures to support the organisational business strategy
• Responsible for analysing and assessing new business opportunities

The successful candidate will be a motivated individual with experience of working at senior leadership level supporting businesses in key decision making and closely align with our company values.

In return we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance
• Flexible working
• Comprehensive training
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Plan

As a Disability Confident Leader and Mindful Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme to applicants who have a disability and meet the mandatory requirements set out in the person specification.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all, encourage applications from our diverse community and offer a welcoming inclusive work environment.

About us

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is the only UK-wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. We run the Stop It Now! helpline and campaign. Our mission is to prevent sexual abuse from happening by working with those perpetrating it, those affected by it and with protective adults who can keep children safe.

We are an influential charity and we’re growing. Our work is vital and has real impact – every day we protect children from harm.

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic and talented senior leader to join our management team as Director of Policy and Advocacy. This is a new role.

The successful candidate will advocate and influence policy, deliver effective engagement with a range of audiences and key stakeholders, and increase awareness of our work and our services. They will head up our communications team of five.

This role will contribute to organisational development, influence our direction of travel and create new possibilities for the prevention of child sexual abuse. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior leader to have a big impact. 

About you

You will have experience of effective delivery at a senior management level in policy, advocacy, engagement or communications. A background in child protection is essential and there is scope to develop your existing areas of expertise.

We are seeking someone with an instinct for creative communications, authentic engagement and strong leadership skills. You need to be able to represent the Foundation with gravitas and credibility to the highest levels of external audiences (e.g. governments, law enforcement agencies, funders and charities), while at the same time being prepared to lead through example in a medium sized and growing organisation, with a hands-on approach to our day-to-day activities.

You will need:

• Experience of working in a child safeguarding role within statutory or non-statutory sector, or a thorough understanding of child protection and child sexual abuse.
• Experience of working at a senior management level in either a policy, advocacy, engagement or communications role.
• A demonstrable track record of engaging with decision makers and key influencers.

You will have:

• Demonstrable interpersonal, negotiating and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence both internal and external partners at a senior level.
• Highly developed verbal communication skills including the skill to speak engagingly to a range of audiences, including the public.
• Highly developed written communication skills to produce guidance and policy documents, reports, and articles that are engaging, clear and practical.

You will be:

• Passionate about the delivery of our vision of a world free from child sexual abuse.
• An inspiring role model for others, capable of building trust and promoting our vision / mission and values.
• Happy to pitch in and support colleagues on organisational priorities with a ‘can-do’ attitude.

At The Lucy Faithfull Foundation we believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution. Treating people fairly is part of our values and at the core of our culture. As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity.

If you are eager to make a positive difference in your next role, this is a superb opportunity to join a charity tackling an issue that affects 1 in 6 children across the UK. In joining us, you will be instrumental in helping us protect children from harm.

The closing date for completed applications is 24th May 2022 but we reserve the right to close the vacancy early as we will be interviewing candidates shortlisted as applications are received, therefore we advise that you submit your completed application form as quickly as possible.  Candidates not shortlisted will not be contacted after the closing date.

Director of Policy and Communications

Client Details

The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) represents the Integrated Retirement Community (IRC) sector in the UK - operating at the forefront of housing and social care solutions for older people.

IRCs - provided by housing associations, charities and the private sector - offer specialised housing and facilities, community and care and support to around 70,000 people in the UK, and the sector is growing fast. Already well established in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, IRCs are now attracting a lot of attention from investors, politicians and consumers in the UK - with a government Older People's Housing Task Force now announced to help the sector expand.

ARCO has a network of c. 30 operating members, 11 Accelerators, and over 100 Commercial Partners and Affiliates, and provides sector-leading insight, events, and influence. It also sets high standards for its members to follow in the ARCO Consumer Code. What unites the membership

is a joint commitment to older people's well-being, providing choice, enabling independence, and delivering high-quality housing and services.

Description

The Director of Policy and Communications will be pivotal to ensuring that the sector reaches its potential in the UK and that all older people have the option to live in an IRC - helping us reach our target of 250,000 residents by 2030.

In this role, you will lead ARCO's policy, public affairs and communications function, including achieving ARCO's strategic goals through building and developing high-level relationships with politicians, officials and other key stakeholders including in 2022/23 managing our work with the Older People's Housing Task Force. In addition, the post-holder will develop and direct ARCO's policy and research strategy - ensuring that we have the best evidence to support our goals.

The Director of Policy and Communications is a member of ARCO's Executive Management Team (EMT) and along with the other members of EMT, sets the strategic direction for ARCO and supports the Board and Steering Group.

You will:

• Develop, in consultation with the Chief Executive and the Steering Group, a public affairs strategy for ARCO including key monthly, quarterly, and annual targets
• In pursuit of these targets, build and maintain high-level relationships with politicians, officials and other stakeholders including in 2022/23 the Older People's Housing Task Force. This will include working with ARCO's ever-growing list of Parliamentary Supporters who we work with to expand housing and care options for older people in the UK.
• Building a body of research to support ARCO's strategic public affairs goals, including through commissioning and work with external partners;
• Producing policy collateral and thought leadership content;
• Responsible for ARCO's external communications strategy
• Acting as media spokesperson for ARCO and dealing with press queries
• Acting as line manager for the Policy and External Affairs Manager

Profile

You will have

• Educated to undergraduate degree level (or equivalent work experience)
• Experience working in a senior policy and public affairs role
• Experience in external communications including media management
• Ability to form and maintain productive working relationships with a wide variety of people within different organisations
• Willingness to work flexibly, including to tight timescales and with minimal supervision
• Being comfortable working in a small team, supporting others across a variety of functions
• Having a genuine interest in the health, social care, and housing field

Job Offer

• £67,000-£80,000 per annum (depending on experience) pro rata if part time
• 25 holiday days per year (pro rata if part time), exclusive of bank holidays and any other time the office may be closed.
• Employer pension contribution.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunities for training and personal development.

Applications close at midnight Sunday 5^th June

Come and join our team!

Director of Partnerships (and member of the CfEY Board)

0.8 - 1.0 role with at least two days a week in London

£55K FTE 

We are looking for a new member of our senior leadership team.

We want to hear from people who have a passion for improving young people’s lives.

We foster an inclusive culture at CfEY and are committed to building a diverse team. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, neuro-diverse people, and people that have taken non-traditional routes to get where they are today.

About Us

The Centre for Education and Youth (CfEY) is a ‘think and action tank’. We believe society should ensure all children and young people receive the support they need to make a fulfilling transition to adulthood. We work with a wide range of organisations, and people who share this belief, helping them make wise, bold decisions about how best to support young people. We use our timely and rigorous research to get under the skin of key issues in education and youth, aiming to shape debate, inform policy and change practice. Set up as a community interest company, we have a particular interest in issues affecting marginalised young people. We work with a wide range of clients across corporate, government and third sectors, as learning partners, investigation partners, action partners and communication partners.

Unlike many other similar organisations:

• We are grounded, bringing a wealth of professional experience as former teachers, teaching assistants and youth workers.

• We are practical, supporting change by working directly with practitioners and young people.

• We are independent, with no political or party allegiances, and positive relationships with a diverse range of funders who support our work through grants and contracts.

• We are local, getting beyond Westminster to inform policy and practice in specific localities.

Our approach is special because…

1. We bridge different realms – we work with schools and the wider youth sector and our projects bridge policy, practice and academia.

2. We are ‘constructively critical.’ We avoid unhelpful cynicism, focus on how things could be better and are analytical and intellectually rigorous. We always seek pragmatic ways of helping people take action grounded in evidence and experience.

3. We look underneath the surface, speaking to young people and practitioners in order to grapple with complexity and understand what’s really going on.

4. We do not rely on a set catalogue of solutions. Different approaches and strategies are appropriate in different situations and settings. Our job is to have the emotional and intellectual competence to identify what will work where.

5. There is almost always a simple way of doing things. Our job is to find it. We steer clear of time-consuming and gimmicky ways of doing things.

6. We are a social enterprise. We are guided in everything we do by our view of society’s responsibility, as well as being committed to delivering high-quality projects. Income generation and social impact are mutually reinforcing for us.

7. We are approachable and personable. We interact in a friendly and informal manner. Professionalism is not about pretension.

8. We are committed to social justice and are acutely aware of the interaction between power imbalances and inequality. 

About the job

This is an exciting new externally-facing role here at CfEY, one with a dual purpose.

First and foremost, we are looking for someone who can help us generate the income we need in order to thrive and achieve an even greater impact. Our current approach to income generation is effective but largely reactive - responding to requests for proposals or to the needs of particular clients. We have already started moving towards larger, longer term and more proactive approaches, often in partnership with other organisations. The Director of Partnerships, as well as keeping the wheels turning on our current fundraising operation, will continue and catalyse this journey, designing and leading on new approaches to raising income - ideally including core funding, a membership offer and income from trusts and foundations - to achieve significant growth in our income by 2025. So we are looking for someone who has a proven track record in raising money and who will relish the opportunity to be creative and entrepreneurial.

You will not be alone in this mission. All of our team members engage in fundraising as a core part of their work - whether responding to tenders, having conversations with existing and potential clients, or writing concept notes for new ideas. Our CEO will continue to engage deeply with income generation efforts. We already have good systems and processes to track our pipeline of opportunities. We take collective responsibility for achieving our quarterly income targets. We do not expect the step change in our income to happen overnight. We do expect that some of your innovations may not succeed. This is not a ‘business as usual’ role, so we need to find someone resilient enough to enjoy the uncertainty, the networking, the inevitable setbacks and the hustle. 

Second, the director of partnerships will take overall responsibility for our approach to influence - shaping debate, shifting policy and changing practice. Unlike so many organisations in the education and youth space, our areas of interest are broad, as is our potential audience: policymakers, academics, practitioners, parents and sometimes young people themselves. This breadth creates challenges and opportunities, and we continually face the challenge of limited time and resources to engage externally beyond our projects. Again, the whole team are part of this mission. Working with them and especially with our fabulous Head of Policy and a new Head of Engagement (whom you will recruit), you will drive a more focussed, strategic approach to achieving influence and impact.

CfEY is a wonderful, unique place to work. Our culture is difficult to explain, but easy to feel when you arrive. We take our work seriously; we take ourselves less seriously. Our structures and decision making are as open and transparent as possible, and we encourage non-hierarchical approaches within our team. We all tend to muck in on all sorts of tasks, regardless of job title. We’re looking for someone who can both support this culture and move it forward, challenging and supporting the rest of the team and making working together fun.

• You can be located anywhere in the United Kingdom. Our office is located in Hackney, London and the team gathers there every other Monday. Everyone works from the office for at least one other day every fortnight. 

• All directors work in the office for at least one day per week, and are in London for at least one other day to participate in meetings or events. 

• Your job will definitely involve evening networking events, most of which will be in London. Along with our CEO, we’d probably expect you to participate in at least one evening event each fortnight. 

• You will be paid £55K (pro rata). We offer an employer contribution pension (following a three-month probation period) and 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays).

• The role can be anything between four and five days per week. Our CEO will be working 4 days per week so he can teach, and our Director of Research and Operations works a 9-day fortnight.

• We would welcome job share applicants, but you will need to apply as a pair, with a single motivation letter and two CVs.

Role description

Provide organisational leadership

• Direct our approach to income generation and long term business growth: creating new ideas and relationships; bringing in clients (including Trusts, Foundations, school groups and the corporate sector); securing grants and contracts, and supporting all team members to contribute fully to our income generation efforts

• Direct our approach to influence and impact, informed by our existing theory of change, and work with our Heads of Policy and Engagement to create a new strategic approach

• Support the Chief Executive, deputising when necessary, sharing leadership of team meetings and SLT meetings

• Represent the Executive on the Board of Directors (initially in a shadowing role) 

Provide thought leadership

• Maintain an active public profile and be a figurehead for the organisation

• Build expertise and relationships across a wide range of education and youth issues

• Secure coverage including mainstream and alternative press and through our own blog, social media and speaking at events

• Oversee about a quarter of our projects, and a lead on a small number of them ensuring that they are high quality, on time and within budget

Work as part of the SLT

• Attend Monday morning and monthly SLT meetings

• Ensure the Heads of Engagement and Policy report to the Board as required

• Help define CfEY’s overall vision, strategy, and direction of travel

• Support the Chief Executive to make strategic and operational decisions

Oversee Engagement

• Recruit and line manage the Head of Engagement 

• Provide leadership of our income generation systems, processes and data (including our pipeline of opportunities) and of communicating information on income generation with staff, accountants and board members

• Support the Head of Engagement to develop and execute our engagement objectives identifying areas for improvement in our approach to income generation and broader engagement, and developing and rolling out solutions

Oversee Policy

• Line manage the Head of Policy 

• Provide leadership of our relationships with key national organisations and policymakers working on education and youth, with a particular focus on London-based organisations

• Support the Head of Policy to develop and execute our policy objectives, identifying areas for improvement in the way we develop, communicate and advocate for specific policies, and turning ideas into action

Take the following approach

• Rigorous

• Flexible approach to time

• Bridging: linking people and organisations and sharing information and ideas

• professional not pretentious

• Critical but constructive

• Understanding client needs and focusing on solutions

• Continuously reviewing and agreeing who we are and what we are doing

• Driven by CfEY vision and projecting a consistent image

About you

We get that life is complicated. If you've taken an unusual, less travelled path to get to where you are now then join the club! Almost all of our staff are former teachers or youth workers, but as long as you have had some experience working with young people, and love the idea of continuing to engage with them through our work, that’s good enough. Similarly, you don’t need a detailed understanding of England’s education system, as long as you’re willing to learn quickly about polices, trends and people in the education and youth sectors. 

Experience

• You have a minimum of seven years experience in the education, youth charitable or consultancy sectors, and at least three years in a leadership role. 

• You have a track record of driving income growth cultivating sustaining new relationships that each generate income of at least five figures.

• You have proven experience of building and developing relationships with a broad range of people and organisations.

• You have experience of designing and leading research and development projects with a range of partners.

Personality

• You are creative and resilient, with the ability to think laterally, bounce back from challenges and be solutions-focused.

• You enjoy leading change and weighing up options and risks, making tough  decisions and spotting opportunities even when resources are scarce. 

• You have a natural ease with people, you build rapport quickly and have the ability to engage and influence in a collaborative way. 

• You lead with humility and kindness as well as high expectations. 

Knowledge, Skills and competencies

• You are a persuasive communicator who can make a compelling case for change and act as a figurehead for the organisation, building strong relationships across the sector, media and government. 

• You write extremely well. You adapt your style to suit different genres including media, blogs, academic and policy reports.

• You can think strategically to plan how organisations can meet their goals.

• You have strong networks that can support our income and influence goals.

• You are financially confident, including with managing funding databases, and monitor organisational performance carefully, ensuring efficient, punctual and high-quality delivery.

The Process

To support equal opportunities and minimise the risk of bias, we are asking candidates NOT to include their name in their CV and covering letter.

1) CV and letter

• Please send a maximum two-page CV tailored to this role as well as a maximum one-page letter explaining why you think you are suited to this job and why you'd like to work with us, by the end of the day on Tuesday 21st June. Your letter doesn’t have to cover every single aspect of the JD or the criteria - your CV might do some of this for you. 

2) Interview

• We will then select final candidates for interview. We will inform you if you have been selected for interview on Friday 24 June.

• Interviews will take place on Friday 1 July, ideally in person at our office in Hackney, London, but online is also possible.

• There will also be a group discussion with the team on Monday 4 July some time between 11am and 3pm, again in person if possible. 

If you can’t make either of these dates, please let us know when you apply. This won’t count against you when we shortlist applications.

3) References and DBS check

• We will inform candidates who have been successful at interview, as soon as possible, before contacting referees.

• Appointments will be confirmed once we have received satisfactory references and DBS check.

• We would ideally like you to start in September, but earlier or later is also fine.

Director of Digital & Innovation

Reference: TG3329

Opportunity type:  Full-time, Permanent

Working hours: 36 hours per week 

Salary: £85,000 - £92,000 per annum 

Location: London

Tate’s Digital Department works to strengthen our already world-leading digital presence through inspirational content strategies across all digital media, continuous product development and upholding best practices for design and accessibility. We work closely with departments and stakeholders across the whole organisation, taking a collaborative approach to projects with lively discussion and fresh thinking at the heart of all we do.

To help us deliver the next phase of Tate’s digital ambitions, we are seeking a visionary Director of Digital & Innovation to join the team. The postholder will lead on the digital strategy for Tate working with all teams to enable new initiatives to be scoped and delivered. The postholder will grow Tate’s capacity to be future-focused and develop a culture of curiosity, experimentation and innovation across the business to increase our responsiveness to new opportunities.

The successful postholder will act as a spokesperson for the objectives and ambitions of Tate, both internally and externally with highly developed, effective working relationships with the Executive Group, the Directors Group and staff across Tate. You must therefore bring credibility, energy and resilience to the role, with a strong commercial and business acumen.

You will be an effective motivator, a natural innovator and a change leader who can inspire and educate people. Your forward-thinking mindset will lead Tate through the ever-changing landscape of digital advances.

You will need to have:

• A successful record of setting and successfully delivering a digital strategy which includes both content and commercial objectives;

• Experience of developing and implementing a coherent and inspirational content strategy across digital media including experience of commissioning and creating engaging content for a broad audience whilst upholding brand values;

• Experience of running a dedicated website development team;

• Significant e-commerce experience of delivering excellent online visitor experiences as well as sustained sales revenue.

• An understanding of the value of data and empowering organisations to make key business decisions and measure impact.

Successful candidates will have access to a range of benefits, including 25 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 27 days pro rata after 3 years of service; an extra day off for your birthday each year; a cycle to work scheme; opportunities for blended and flexible working; free access to Tate exhibitions and other museums and galleries; Life Assurance; and a ‘Defined Contribution’ pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Successful candidates who are already members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme or have recently left the scheme may be eligible to remain as members of this scheme instead.

For more information and to apply, please visit:our website via the Apply button below. 

The closing date for the submission of completed application forms is 06 June 2022 by midnight.

First round Interviews will take place on 16 June 2022.

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Director of People Services – Hybrid working

Plymouth, Devon

£51,603 - £64,504 per annum

For this role our client requires a minimum of 30 hours per week but able to be flexible up to and including full time.

Salary for 30 hours £51,603 per annum

(Full time equivalent is 37.50 per week salary £64,504 per annum)

Do you have real excitement and passion for change and a desire to make a measurable difference to the organisation? Are you capable of motivating others to embrace change?

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a degree educated MCIPD qualified (or equivalent) HR professional who has experience of leading HR teams to deliver a comprehensive strategic service to staff at all levels. Extensive knowledge and experience of implementing organisational change is required.

This role is key in ensuring that our client has the capability needed to continue to deliver outstanding Palliative and End of Life Care and meet its objectives, while ensuring that workplace culture, practices, and policies achieve organisational objectives in line with their values. You will be part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and instrumental in contributing to the development and innovation of the business.

Our client is an independent charity and winners of the Employer of the Year 2019 Plymouth Business Award who provide specialist care, advice and support to people with progressive life-limiting illnesses in Plymouth, Southwest Devon and East Cornwall.

This is an exciting time to be joining them and to take the lead on their people strategy, the success of the People Services function will be dependent upon the ability of the Director to influence, inspire, negotiate, and champion their people plan, helping facilitate an environment where staff at every level have the capability, passion and drive to support their overall vision.

What you will receive: 

• A sense of pride working for a value driven organisation that is well respected amongst its community.

• Attractive employment package 

• Continued contribution to NHS Pension if applicable. 

• Membership to a cash back health plan  

• Generous annual leave

They are committed to being an inclusive employer and applications are encouraged and welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. 

Closing date: 29th May 2022  

1st Interviews: 8th June 2022  

2nd Interviews are expected to be: 15 June 2022  

 
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Director of Finance

Part time (21 hours - can be worked flexibly)

Permanent contract

Home or office/hybrid model based (offices in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Glasgow)

The Big Issue mission is to dismantle poverty by creating opportunity through self-help, social trading and business solutions – a “hand up, not a hand out” We provide an “access to all’ means for people to earn a legitimate source of income, to raise their self-esteem and to take control of their lives. One of the ways we do this is through supporting vendors to sell The Big Issue magazine.

Our vendors are traders, retailers on the High Street. Since The Big Issue was launched in 1991 and its Foundation in 1995, we’ve supported hundreds of thousands of people to work their way out of poverty. Over the past two decades the magazine has become synonymous with challenging, independent journalism. It currently circulates around 100,000 copies every week.

Vendors are allocated a pitch and issued with five free copies of the magazine to get them started. From that point, vendors invest in additional magazines at £1.50 and sell them on at £3.00 retaining the profit. Last year alone, we put more than £5million in the pockets of our vendors, releasing them from a dependence on hand-outs, building confidence, gaining respect, and providing a connection and in some cases a lifeline to their communities.

The Big Issue Foundation supports Vendors (and increasingly others) with “wrap around support`’ - (health, housing, debt, addiction, mental health and employability). We do this by connecting vendors with the vital support services, personal solutions, Big Issue programmes and employment pathways that enable them to rebuild their lives and determine their own routes to a better and more sustainable future.

Managing and shaping the business model, risk and financials of any business, is one of the most critical functions of an organisation. It is the engine that provides information from which all key business decisions are made.

Like many charities, 2020 was a challenging year. However, out of crisis often comes innovation, urgency and improvement. Being a small, agile organisation, we were able to pivot our income generation and our service provision to provide support to for whom we are exist, and to ensure we remain a growing, sustainable organisation of circa £2m income and with a healthy level of reserves.

It is a tremendously exciting time to join us as our new Director of Finance. With a new operating structure in place, we are developing our plans for investment and extending our growth across the UK.

You will be a strategic and commercially minded Director of Finance that welcomes a ‘hands-on ‘role with one direct report and a number of services delivered by third party organisations. You will work closely alongside the CEO to shape the business model, improve our effectiveness and will have significant opportunity to influence across the whole organisation, including at Board level.

You will have experience of and enjoy driving improvements and efficiencies, shaping and implementing new systems, processes and financial models. You will have a flair for and enjoy presenting information in numeric and visual formats, which are accessible for non-financial managers.

As Director of Finance you will be responsible for the management of the charity’s finance in compliance with regulation and will ensure that the organisation is meticulous in meeting its statutory duties. You will be responsible for leading on and delivering the annual return to the Charity Commission. You will ensure that our resources are utilised to best effect and that risk is sensibly managed in pursuit of our charitable objectives.

You’ll join us in promoting a culture of openness, collaboration, flexibility and ambition and ensure the Foundation remains true to its core values as we grow. Our culture is important to us. You’ll enjoy collaborating to develop and deliver strategies and plans that enhance both employee wellbeing and business performance.

The successful candidate is likely to be a qualified accountant who brings senior financial management experience within the charity sector, or acting as a charity finance trustee and/or as a Treasurer in a voluntary or non-executive capacity.

How to apply

Application is by way of a CV and a Supporting Statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 which highlights your motivations for applying and how your experience and knowledge fit the criteria of the Person Specification.

Closing date:                     Midnight, Tuesday 24th May 2022

There will be a two-stage selection process taking place late May/early June

The format of the interviews will be determined by the COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions that apply at the time.

If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role before you formally apply, please contact our recruitment partner: Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting

Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence

Full Time 37 hours per week

Salary: £58, 634

Location: East Dorset with Home based working. Requires travel for meetings.

Are you passionate about leading a diverse and enthusiastic workforce to improve the lives of people?

Help & Care is an established charity and Social Enterprise with 37 years’ experience of providing services to support people in local communities. As an organisation we are enthusiastic about Social Justice to ensure that people and communities have access to the right services. We currently operate across Southern England, collaborating with communities and providers to help shape services across Health and Social Care.

We are looking for a Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence to be part of our Leadership Team, taking responsibility for a cluster of services and acting as the lead on our developing work to influence, promote change and service development across our area of operation.

We are proud of our values, championing social justice and innovation, working in partnership with others, to make changes for people in their communities. We want our Leadership Team to reflect these values alongside energy, enthusiasm, and a positive outlook to take on the challenges we face.

Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential for this role – work related travel expenses are reimbursed at 45p per mile.

To find out more about the role, please visit our website to view the recruitment pack, job description and person specificaiton along with details on how you can set up an informal conversation with our CEO.

For more information on Help & Care please visit our website.

We will not consider CVs.

The closing date for completed application forms to be received is by Wednesday 8th June 2022.

The interviews will consist of interviews and an executive assessment

• First stage interviews are planned for week beginning 27th June (TBC)
• Second interviews will take place week beginning 4th July 2022 (TBC)
• The executive assessment will be undertaken in between

About Us

Learning with Parents is a charity with a vision for every child to be supported at home to fulfil their potential.

We are narrowing the attainment gap by supporting all parents and carers to engage in their children’s learning.

We do this by leading the Parental Engagement Forum - a group of organisations and researchers connecting to improve home learning across the sector. We also provide a ground-breaking parental engagement programme to primary schools, which aims to motivate and empower all families to have enjoyable learning experiences together.

In the last year, our charity has become a leading player in parental engagement, working with over 10,000 families and large organisations such as BBC, Department for Education and Oak National Academy.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Programme Director with a strong knowledge of how schools operate and of the education sector more widely to lead Learning with Parents school programmes, working with schools and other partners through our platform to promote parental engagement in their children’s learning.

The Programme Director leads the Schools Team in supporting our school partners and other partners to use our platform, ensuring that parents and teachers are supported to effectively use the technology and that school leaders are regularly updated on the progress of their classes. Part of the role involves leading the Learning with Parents’ sales process to bring on board new schools, allowing us to expand our reach to more disadvantaged families. The Programme Director is responsible for overseeing and improving, as necessary, all the processes and materials which underpin these programmes. This includes working closely with Learning with Parents’ Tech Team to feed into new developments, updates and any troubleshooting as required. 

The Programme Director also represents Learning with Parents and promotes parental engagement in sector networking and advocacy events. 

Finally, the Programme Director is a member of the Learning with Parents Senior Leadership Team, drawing on their experience and learning coming for our programme to feed into strategic discussions.

This is a hybrid role, with Mondays and Tuesdays in the Bristol office, the rest of the week remote.

Core Areas of Responsibility

Lead on school sales

• Lead on the sales strategy, process and progress towards school sales targets.
• Identify new leads to feed into the Learning with Parents schools pipeline, including engagement with Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) and other potential networks.
• Take potential school partners through our sales process
• Update and develop any new marketing and branding materials.
• Ensure that when new schools are handed over to the Schools Partnership Managers and effectively onboarded into the programme.

Oversight of school partnerships

• Oversight of existing school partnerships management.
• Lead on school relationship strategy.
• Support the School Partnership Managers to manage school relationships, address and escalate issues as they arise and keep the wider team informed.
• Support the School Team to maintain regular meaningful communications with school partners, including through catch up calls, monthly newsletters and tailored termly impact reports.
• Liaise with the Tech team to ensure that any tech issues can be managed, as appropriate.
• Oversight of the school renewal process and progress towards targets.
• Oversight of the transition process for existing schools from one academic year to the next on the Learning with Parents platform.
• Strengthen current systems and ensure any lessons learned are captured.

Line management

• Directly line manage the Schools Team which includes two Schools Partnership Managers and the Charity Development Coordinator.

Strategic and technical input

• Feed into strategic discussions on the direction of the organisation.
• Provide input into the development of new content, programmes, partnerships or tech drawing on experience in the education sector and learning from the Learning with Parents programme.
• Support or lead on the development of new strategic partnerships.

Additional possible areas of responsibility

Impact measurement

• Oversee the impact measurement of Learning with Parents programmes, including exploring new approaches and methodologies
• Support the Programme and Operations Officer with ongoing impact reports for schools and external publication. 

About You

Our ideal candidate would be able to provide examples of when they have used the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working in schools (e.g. as a teacher) or working closely with schools
• Project management and organisational skills
• Excellent management skills, including the ability to lead and motivate others
• Experience developing and strengthening systems and processes
• A desire to champion and uphold our organisation’s vision, mission and values

Our ideal candidate might also be able to provide examples of when they have used  some of the following skills and experience, although these are not essential:

• Experience of working in schools (e.g. as a teacher) or working closely with primary schools in the UK
• An understanding of education inequality in the UK
• Experience of strategic planning and development

• Experience in sales and marketing
• Experience in impact measurement and evaluation
• Lived experience of some of the barriers that families from disadvantaged communities face in engaging with children’s learning

Benefits

We have a passionate team and supportive culture, which was recognised as we were named one of “The top 100 organisations to escape to in 2021” by Escape the City. In addition, we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance (35 days, including bank holidays)
• Income protection in case of sickness
• Home-based working with optional office time
• Flexible working times
• Social events
• Environmental (Net Zero) Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefit Hub, including virtual GP and discount scheme

Kidney Care UK is the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK, providing practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families, and campaigning to improve kidney care services across the UK.

We are seeking to appoint a Director of Patient Support Services to lead the strategic, financial and operational management of Kidney Care UK’s suite of patient support services to maximise patient outcomes and wellbeing through the delivery and development of existing services; as well as developing new patient support services.  You will also support the Chief Executive in development of the Charity’s overall strategic direction going forward, as one of the UK’s leading patient support charities.

The successful applicant will be a member of the Senior Management team reporting to the Chief Executive, with the following skills and experience:

• At least five years’ experience of developing and delivering patient/ carer support services across health or social care
• Experience of working for a charity or health related organisation
• Experience of managing in a patient support or health/ care setting
• A track record of successfully managing large teams across multiple sites/ locations
• Experience of developing and managing strong relationships and partnerships with external organisations, bodies, and stakeholders
• Understanding of the commissioning and delivery of patient care services in the UK
• Experience of managing change and translating strategy into practice in a patient care setting.

We are seeking a self-motivated individual with excellent people management and interpersonal skills.  You will have a proactive, innovative, and collaborative approach with commitment and passion to delivery excellence, patient support and care.  Experience of kidney care is desirable rather than essential.

If you have the qualities we are looking for and would like to play a central role for Kidney Care UK, we would love to hear from you.

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

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

BADA runs the following programs: 

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

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

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

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

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

How to apply:

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

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