Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events, staged every two years. From 2021, as well as producing a biennial festival, we will also run The Factory, a new state of the art building and producing organisation in the heart of Manchester.

To ensure that the organisation engages, increases and diversifies audiences and participants for both Manchester International Festival (MIF) and The Factory. Devise and deliver an audience development strategy. Oversee a comprehensive communication plan for the transition and journey towards The Factory and beyond.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead on the development and delivery of an innovative Audience strategy which will enable The Factory to welcome over 1 million visitors (ticketed and free events) in its first year of operation, as well as achieving ambitions in digital, community and international engagement
• Work with the Director of Organisational Change and Transition to lead/contribute on the audiences and brand strand for transition into The Factory and identify other change needs
• Oversee the management of audience research and evaluation and to effectively interpret patron data – growing both new audiences and retaining existing ones
• Work closely with the Executive Director to ensure an expansive and joined up approach to audiences across all platforms
• Be accountable for audience targets
• Lead the organisation’s approach to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) working with key stakeholders to develop rich content to build engagement with the brand and deliver a meaningful customer experience
• Manage the effective collection, analysis and use of market intelligence, audience research and sales data, to inform and track revenue, reputation and engagement goals
• To oversee the effective delivery of a communications strategy for both The Factory and the Festival working with the Press & Marketing Directors to achieve set goals
• Collaborate closely with the Artistic Director, Creative Director and Producing Department to embed audience development in creative strategies
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Engagement department to ensure integration of audience development and participatory programmes, and to involve the widest possible range of communities as active partners in audience development
• To liaise with the peers internationally to support the development of audiences for MIF and The Factory’s touring work, and to share best practice

First round Interview date: 03 February 2020 

Second round Interview date: 17 February 2020 

All applications must go through the online application form or if you have any specific accessibility requirements (such as printed forms/Job Packs) please contact the MIF Office. Applications through any other method will not be considered.

MIF are always happy to make reasonable adjustments for candidates where possible.

We are looking for a new Director of Services to manage, lead, shape and develop SCT’s frontline services including all aspects of our ‘Recovery Hub’ (Primary Programme, Housing Team, Training and Development) Drop-In and service user involvement in SCT’s social enterprises.

To set a positive management culture in line SCT’s inclusive Christian ethos, values and mission.

To ensure consistent therapeutic practice across all of our services.

To establish stronger referral pathways through our services.

To oversee the dayto-day administrative functions within the services including on-going monitoring and evaluation, human resources and financial management.

To ensure the residents in SCT’s accommodation are secure and maintain their tenancy as part of the therapeutic practice.

To assist and deputise for the CEO where necessary.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, please read through the DoS Job Pack and our Vission Mission Ethos document and apply via the attached application form. Please send completed application form together with a covering letter to recruitment (at) sct. org. uk

Deadline for applications: Sunday 5th January 2020

Informal visits for long-listed candidates: Wednesday 15th January 2020

Formal Interviews for short-listed candidates: Thursday 23rd January 2020

Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events, staged every two years. From 2021, as well as producing a biennial festival, we will also run The Factory, a new state of the art building and producing organisation in the heart of Manchester.

To develop and manage MIF’s producing capacity and capability as the organisation transitions to running The Factory and beyond, providing leadership to the team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead on anticipating resources required and operational planning for the wider Producing functions, ensuring a flexibility of approach that meets the needs of the programme in Manchester (Festival and The Factory) and internationally
• Chair Planning Meetings (or equivalents and others as required) to facilitate a cross organisational approach to MIF’s programme planning across the Festivals, The Factory and internationally
• Work with the Director of Organisational Change and Transition to lead/contribute on the artistic programme and delivery strand for transition into The Factory and identify other change needs
• Work with the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Resources to ensure resourcing for the Producing department is reflected in MIF’s 5 year strategic business plan, which also includes transition planning for the move to The Factory
• Hold the overview of all annual producing budgets and work with Artistic Leads and others as appropriate on the overview of Commissions budgets (or equivalent)
• Working closely with EPs and other departmental leads to oversee the development of new ways of interdepartmental working required by MIF’s growth in operation as it prepares to run The Factory
• Working closely with relevant departments eg: venue and technical operations, plan and oversee the the set up, implementation and running of an online scheduling system for all MIF activity (the building, Festival and international presentations) which serves the needs of space planning and operational resourcing
• Provide strong leadership to the wider Producing team and line management to the Executive Producers, Artist Liaison Manager and Scheduling Manager and others as appropriate
•  Develop the legal and contractual framework for the wider producing team including digital, as the organisation develops, ensuring that the right legal support is available to advise on all aspects including rights royalties and licensing and that contracts are fit for purpose
• Work closely with Directors of key departments, including Digital, Creative Engagement and Audiences, to ensure that all productions embed these areas of work in appropriate ways
•  Be the Executive Producer for projects in the programme as required at peak producing times

First round Interview date: 06 February 2020 

Second round Interview date: 17 February 2020 

All applications must go through the online application form or if you have any specific accessibility requirements (such as printed forms/Job Packs) please contact the MIF Office. Applications through any other method will not be considered.

MIF are always happy to make reasonable adjustments for candidates where possible.

About Us:  

At Marie Stopes International we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Our team members, working across 37 countries, provide high quality, safe services to women, when and where they need them. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

The Role:

This role is a critical advisory role to the Senior Director, Global Programmes Unit, and oversees engagement with all private foundation-funded programmes, ensuring that MSI is positioned as a partner of choice.

This is a leadership role with accountability for performance and high-quality stewardship of MSI’s significant private foundation funding portfolio, and associated engagement and positioning. This includes direct line management of specialist teams and individuals overseeing all foundation funded projects, with a contract values in excess of £200m.

This role is accountable for ensuring that best practices and lessons learned from implementation are widely disseminated both internally and externally.

The Director brings a robust blend of implementation experience, strategic thinking, significant high-level relationship management, and deep technical understanding of MSI programming.

About you

To succeed in this role, you must have:

Skills

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:

• Proven ability to design and implement successful donor strategies that deliver strategic outcomes at multiple levels.
• Anticipation of market, competition, donor and client trends, interpreting these and reacting to changing environments and opportunities.
• Excellent relationship management and negotiation abilities with a broad range of stakeholders.
• High-quality operational management abilities, including stewardship of complex donor-funded and multi-country projects involving implementation of donor compliance systems and processes.
• Prioritisation that delivers value to clients, colleagues, donors and other stakeholders.
• Ability to anticipate resistance and prepare in advance to effectively influence others towards achievement of results.
• High-quality operational management abilities, including stewardship of complex donor-funded and multi-country projects involving implementation of donor compliance systems and processes.
• Exemplify MSI leadership behaviours, with demonstrated coaching skills and the ability to inspire those around you.
• Ability to embed clear roles and responsibilities, delegate authority and accountability appropriately, reward initiative and provide constructive development feedback.
• Anticipate workload demands on today and tomorrow’s talent requirements.
• Demonstrate integrity in decision-making and execution: balancing MSI and stakeholder interests, while advancing MSI short and long-term interests.
• Sensitivity to wider political and organisational issues.
• Commitment to implement corporate decisions with high-energy levels.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, and ability to organise and present information in a compelling way.
• High-level of personal resilience and confidence.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sexual and reproductive health rights.

Experience

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:

• Demonstrated record of developing excellent relationships with a broad range of foundation funders and other stakeholders.
• Experience of working with a range of donors, including LAD, the Children’s Investment Fund, and the Gates Foundation amongst others.
• Demonstrated experience of successful strategy development.
• Demonstrated experience of implementing effective donor compliance systems and processes.
• Significant experience of leading complex international programmes and projects, including in- country operational experience at a senior level.
• Demonstrated experience launching, implementing and closing multi-country donor portfolios
• Demonstrated excellent portfolio and personnel leadership skills, and ability to develop, coach and motivate a high-performing team.

Personal Attributes:

MSI is dedicated to equal opportunity for all and recognises that every individual is unique. Whilst we always seek to embrace individual differences and celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we also want to ensure that every team member is suited to their role and that they are given the best opportunity to succeed.

The personal attributes described below have been developed in accordance with the job description and other contextual factors relating to the role and are considered essential.

For this role, we’re looking for an individual who has:

• A Leadership style which is inclusive and consultative. An active listener who can clearly communicate strategic priorities and inspire a team to deliver
• Results Driven: Identifies with - and strives to enable - MSI to deliver against its objectives and financial requirements. A solution-focused individual who thinks ‘outside the box’ and can diplomatically challenge the status quo whilst maintaining harmony.
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful: a self-starter and creative risk taker who is able to act decisively when unexpected events present opportunities for advancing MSI’s global mission.

In addition you will be pro choice on abortion

For more information about the role, please view the job framework on our website.

Salary: dependent on experience

Closing date: 26th December 2019 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, who can develop ideas into sustainable business initiatives; lead, manage and engage people; understands the challenges and complexities of working in the third sector; and has some knowledge of therapeutic counselling services, or a willingness to learn. 

You must be self-motivated and have a ‘can-do’ attitude; able to adapt to and lead change; be positive and enthusiastic; have excellent interpersonal skills; have a sound understanding of financial management; ability to think and act strategically and demonstrate proven success in generating ideas that lead to income generation. 

Please submit a CV and seperate supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. Please pay attention to the essential and desirable requirements in the personal specification. Candidates who do not provide a seperate supporting statement will not be shortlisted.

Interviews: Monday 13th January 2020. 

Post commences on or after 1st April 2020. 

Join a global movement to empower young people

WE Charity is an international charity and educational partner. Our organisation is unique in that it operates collaborative programs both domestically and internationally. In the US, Canada, and the UK, WE Day and WE Schools are initiatives of WE Charity that educate and empower young people. WE Schools is a year-long service-learning program that nurtures compassion in students and gives them the tools to create transformative social change. And WE Day is a series of inspiring events that celebrate youth making a difference in their local and global communities.

We are currently seeking a Director for our UK office. The successful candidate will be an exceptional strategic leader with a passion for quality and growth, with a track record of maximising financial and operational performance complimented by the ability to motivate and inspire teams and partners to work as the head of WE’s UK office. They will work under the leadership of the WE Charity Global Executive Director and partner closely with all business units, team directors and managers across WE headquarters in Toronto. The incumbent will act as the ambassador and public face of the UK office and key point of contact both internally and externally and with the Board of Directors, partners and all key stakeholders.

You will be a values-driven, visionary leader with proven experience of shaping organisational vision and strategy. You will have the ability to build strong relationships across a diverse stakeholder map. Excellent communication skills are essential, alongside a clear passion and commitment to WE’s mission.

To apply and download the appointment details, please click apply and quote reference 4463. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th January 2020 at 9am GMT.

The role will be based in London and the salary is commensurate with the seniority of the appointment.

WE charity wishes to encourage applications from experienced senior leaders drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds who can drive and inspire change for young people.

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The director of membership and fundraising is responsible for developing and delivering GLP’s membership and fundraising strategies, with a focus on the recruitment and retention of members, and medium and high net worth individuals, and for coordinating GLP’s external communications. 

Reports to:  the director of The Good Law Project

Responsible for: the Membership Officer

Contract type:  Temporary, one year’s duration with a possibility of becoming permanent

Hours: 4 days per week or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver strategies and action plans to recruit and retain regular giving members, increasing numbers by 50% over the next 18-24 months
• Develop and deliver GLP’s membership offer to regular givers
• Develop GLP’s wider fundraising, with a focus on medium and high net worth individuals, and corporate sponsors who align with our values
• Build strong relationships with members and other supporters
• Working with the Director, lead on guardianship and development of GLP’s brand
• Working with the Director, plan, coordinate and deliver public communications including website and social media
• Ensure that members and other constituents receive excellent service and response
• Ensure that GLP has an effective constituent relationship management system, which is well-maintained and up to date at all times
• Represent GLP to external stakeholders as necessary
• Line manage the membership officer

The Good Law Project is a not for profit membership organisation that brings litigation in the public interest.  We fight for the voiceless through the courts, for a fairer, more decent society for all.  We are a young organisation with a ground-breaking track record already, and are now seeking to recruit our very first staff team.

More details, including the experience, skills and knowledge required, can be found in the job specification attached.  To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining why you are interested in the role, and how you meet the requirements, together with the details of two referees.Please apply online via CharityJob.

Interviews will be held on 8 January 2020.

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity seeking to accelerate change for those affected by brain tumours, which kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. Our five-year strategy is ambitious and sets out plans to double survival from brain tumours and halve the harm they cause to quality of life.

Our exciting job role!

The Director of Finance and Governance will lead The Charity’s finance and governance functions to ensure we are fit for purpose and constantly evolving.  The successful applicant will rapidly become a critical friend and sounding board for the CEO and will contribute to the senior leadership team of The Charity to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals!

This role is full time - 37.5 hours and will be based in our Farnborough office, with some out‑of‑hours working.

What we'd like from you:

It's simple - all you need to succeed in this role is talent, ambition and energy. You must completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit, inspire us every day and deliver amazing results in a fast paced environment.

According to the job description you should have humility, humour, a participatory leadership style with a can do, let’s just sort it attitude!  You should also have an enthusiasm and passion for our strategy and relish being accountable for assessing our progress.  If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£75,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas as a ‘thank you’ for volunteering your time at some of our events throughout the year*) 

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

Advert close date: Tuesday, 17th December 2019

First interview date and location: Monday, 23rd December 2019 via Skype

Second interview date and location: tbc

More about us:

Don’t forget to check out our short video (you can find it on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity.

Did you know we have won a variety of awards for our HeadSmart campaign including the NHS Innovation Award, Third Sector Excellence Awards and Charity Times Awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey?

For more information, please visit our website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate! 

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

*subject to qualifying criteria

This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in our newly developed Executive Director role.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Executive Director will help shape our future and develop the charity in innovative and creative ways. This is a unique opportunity to have a genuine impact.

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre is in its 6th year. We support adults with muscular dystrophy (pwMD) by providing specialist physiotherapy and other therapies that help them to manage their condition and maintain their independence.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

We have secured five year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand across the Midlands.  Key targets include opening three new satellite clinics in the Black Country, Worcestershire and Northants and expanding capacity at existing sites in Coventry, Birmingham and Loughborough.

We are looking for a talented and creative person with excellent project and people management, communication and relationship building skills to take over management of the charity from our Chair of Trustees from April 2020.  Reporting to the Board of Trustees you will be responsible for developing and delivering the Lottery project alongside future organisational strategy.  You will come with experience of developing partnerships within the voluntary, social enterprise and / or statutory sector; crucial in developing our new satellites and engaging investors to sustain them.

You will have an entrepreneurial flair, alongside effective leadership skills, and an appreciation for the use of paperless and digital technologies for increased efficiency.  A self-starter with a creative streak, an innovative approach and an aptitude for problem solving and logistical planning, you will also engage with fundraising and be supportive of the Philanthropy Manager and team in achieving income targets.

During an initial development phase, you will lead on recruitment of new staff for the project team and oversee a consultancy assignment to create an evaluation plan for the project.  Working with the Trustees, you will facilitate a new Project Board, and steering groups at each satellite led by pwMD to oversee and co-produce key activities for the project.

Initially we are offering 28 hours per week, with the potential to increase to full time from years 4-5.  Since we are looking for someone very special we are prepared to be flexible for the right person.  The nature of the role will involve travel to our satellites, meetings with stakeholders and some out of hours work.  Other benefits include a salary of £38k - £42k per annum dependent on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience fits the person specification. The closing date for applications is 5th January 2020. We will be holding initial interviews w/e 19th January 2020. Further information is available on our website.

Other information

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities. Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.

We are seeking to recruit a Deputy Director who will be responsible for delivering against the organisation’s strategic aims and core vision, working closely with the Director and Trustees, in particular by managing and overseeing the charity’s operations, finances, funding, communication and its staff, and taking a leading role in fundraising. The Deputy Director reports to the Director, with whom they closely collaborate, and line manages the Administration Assistant and the Activities and Events Manager.

The Deputy Director will be part of an eight-people strong team composed of a mixture of part-time and full-time employees and freelancers, who work on a weekly basis with up to 40 learners and welcome around 3,500 participants and visitors a year to OSE’s public programmes.

About Open School East

Open School East (OSE) is an innovative arts charity that delivers free and flexible education programmes with and for communities less likely to access traditional provision. Located in Margate, Kent, OSE offers a space for artistic and collaborative learning that is experimental, versatile and non-exclusive.

We run four complementary strands:

• The Associates Programme: a year-long development programme for emerging artists and cultural practitioners from diverse backgrounds and generations;
• The Young Associates Programme: a full-time, year-long, accredited art and design programme for local young people aged 16-18 who experience difficulty in their education;
• The Public Programme: a multifaceted programme of events, activities and short courses open to everyone;
• The Despacito Art School: a weekly art, craft and functional object-making programme open to 5 to 12 year olds who lack opportunities to develop creatively.

Open School East is committed to making the arts a more open sector and to fostering cultural and social exchanges between artists and the broader public. We do this by making our programmes entirely free of charge and opening them outwards, responding to our locality, and providing an informal and welcoming environment for the development and sharing of knowledge and skills across all communities and generations.

We equip artists at an early stage of their career with the tools to become resourceful and self-sufficient, and enable young people and adults alike to develop confidence and life skills and to shape their creative voice by becoming active learners and co-producers of OSE’s programmes.

OSE strives to be a self-scrutinising and adaptable organisation; accordingly, it keeps its doors open to change and places access, in its widest sense, at the centre of its agenda.

Open School East was founded in 2013 in East London and relocated to Margate, Kent in 2017. Since 2019, OSE operates from two locations in Margate: the first floor of the Adult Education Centre, formerly the Thanet School of Art and Crafts (1931-74), where we deliver all our programmes; and the ground floor of CRATE, where the Associates have a shared workshop and studio space.

Open School East is a registered charity and National Portfolio Organisation, supported by Arts Council England and Kent County Council. Core and project funding further comes from trusts and foundations, and individual giving.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Finance

• Setting financial policy and procedure, and monitoring compliance;
• Oversee OSE’s financial systems, ensuring they are operating properly and that all records are maintained in a systematic, timely and accurate manner with support from the Director and the (external) Accountant;
• Prepare, manage and monitor OSE’s overall annual budget and individual project budgets with staff;
• Liaise with OSE’s Accountant in the production of monthly management accounts and yearly cash flow monitoring documents;
• Process weekly payments to contractors and the monthly payroll, ensuring all tax, National Insurance and pension payments are made and statutory employer responsibilities are met;
• Ensure necessary financial and information returns and reports are submitted to the Charities Commission on a timely basis.

Governance

• Support the Director in the overall management of the organisation and to deliver the business plan;
• Lead the annual review and business planning process;
• Oversee the organisation’s risk management with a particular focus on health & safety, safeguarding, financial, human resources and reputational risks;
• Ensure good governance in all aspects of the organisation’s activity and introduce management best practice and continuous improvement to processes;
• Support the Board of Trustees, including by preparing and circulating papers and minutes with support from the Administrative Assistant, and setting the agenda for subcommittee meetings;
• Support the Board in the implementation of its governance improvement plan;
• Promote and ensure compliance with policies relating to equality of opportunity and diversity, and Data Protection regulations (GDPR).

Fundraising and Relationships’ Management

• Develop and deliver OSE’s fundraising strategy with support from the Director, Fundraising Consultant and the Fundraising Subcommittee to ensure that income targets are agreed and achieved in line with the OSE business plan;
• Promote and maintain productive relations with strategic and operational partnerships, working alongside and reporting to the Director and the Board of Trustees;
• Manage and maintain funding agreements with core funders, including reporting on audience data and impact evaluation.

Human Resources and Policies

• Deliver OSE’s Human Resource function, ensuring compliance with best practice guidelines;
• Manage personnel processes including employment contracts, appraisals, annual leave, TOIL and sickness;
• Ensure that OSE’s policies and procedures are in place and that all staff and users are aware of their responsibilities;
• Ensure compliance with employment policies relating to equal opportunities, access and diversity;
• Ensure the charity’s operations are managed efficiently and compliantly with particular regard to health & safety and safeguarding;
• Act as OSE’s safeguarding and health & safety officer.

Communication and General Management

• Oversee the implementation of OSE’s communications strategy and lead on regular reviews thereof;
• Act as OSE’s advocate and representative in partnership with the wider team;
• Ensure that the office infrastructure supports all aspects of activity, including IT equipment, storage, insurance and maintenance.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience of business planning and strategic management;
• A proven track record of fundraising and/or managing raised funds;
• Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures;
• Experience of managing staff, with a strong ability to build team-spirit in the work place;
• Excellent administrative and communications skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to, and confidently engage with, varied stakeholders.

Desirable

• Good understanding of the local arts and education context and how OSE’s work is situated in this;
• Experience of working in an arts or community organisation.

At Open School East, we are committed to improving the diversity of our organisation as a whole and to building inclusive cultures every day. Therefore we encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, generations and sections of the community.

Our Public Acts team are hiring! We are looking for a Public Acts Administrator to join us on a Fixed Term Contract for 18 months.

Public Acts is the NT’s new nationwide initiative to create extraordinary acts of theatre and community. Launched in September 2017, the programme builds partnerships with communities and theatres across the UK, through which we create ambitious new works of participatory theatre.

The purpose of this role is to act as the central administrator for the Public Acts programme, working closely with the Senior Producer, Engagement Producer and Director of Public Acts to effectively administrate the various elements of the Public Acts programme.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Solid administrative experience in a professional organisation
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise tasks within competing work demands and to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to use own initiative, showing a proactive approach to work
• Ability to deal confidently and positively with a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds in writing, face-to-face and over the phone

If that sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

For further information on this position and to apply follow the link

The closing date for the receipt of completed application forms is: 5pm, on Friday 20th December 2019

For further queries please email our Recruitment team

We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.

HR Department 2019

B-SIDE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

0.6 FTE pro-rata £30,000 p.a.

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: 06 JANUARY 2020

We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative individual to join us in a new period of development. You will be an experienced fundraiser who can work across the range of fundraising activities e.g. grant applications, fundraising events, donors, sponsors and membership.  You will be able to demonstrate sound strategic financial knowledge, and the practical ability to manage finances and systems. There is an ample handover period with the current Executive Director built into our staffing plan. Some experience of managing policies and HR is desirable. 

The Development Director is offered as a 0.6 FTE pro-rata £30,000 p.a. PAYE position, with an initial guaranteed contract to April 2022 and further extension if the next round of the NPO or other major funding applications are successful. All the senior team are P/T and the remuneration across Artistic Directors / Creative Producers etc. is fixed at the same rate: the team ethos is generally collaborative and non-hierarchical.

Background

b-side has an unusual mission: ‘curating’ the Isle of Portland, Dorset with a series of temporary, commissioned artworks and a biennial festival. We are site-specific, site-responsive, outdoors and accessible. We produce moments not monuments. Our ‘collections’ are the collective memories of our audiences and participants. We ask our supporters to be players, partners and protagonists.

b-side was founded in 2007 as part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It became a Community Interest Company in 2009 and an Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation in 2012, retaining this status in 2015 & 2018. ACE continues to be its principal funder: other grants have included Heritage Lottery Foundation, Awards for All, Alice Ellen Cooper Dean etc. Recently b-side was awarded a Catalyst Small Grant and have developed a wider fundraising strategy with Cause4 to diversify our business model and income, which the Development Director would work with.

The Isle of Portland is an amazing island fortress of limestone, connected by a causeway to the Jurassic coast of Dorset. The distinct geology and geography have determined a distinct and significant environment and history. It is fitting that industries here include quarrying, prisons and the navy. It has strong, active communities; yet some wards are in the top 10% of multiple deprivation, the borough was ranked last in the UK for social mobility (2018) and is in the lowest quintile of the HEFCE PILOT4 survey (2017) measuring the proportion of school leavers entering HE.

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 22 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

The IRC in Europe

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base, build its profile and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. The IRC has expanded since then to become IRC Europe overseeing offices in Brussels, Berlin, Sweden, Bonn and Geneva, and programmes across Europe.

Director of Communications Europe 

The Director of Communications, Europe will join IRC at an exciting time as we drive forward IRC’s Europe Strategy to 2020 and develop the next phase of our strategy. The position holder will be a dynamic and important presence, leading on building IRC’s brand and profile in Europe as well as managing internal communications across a growing Europe network. This post will lead the Europe Communications team, which currently consists of twelve staff working across media, content and digital communications, based across the UK and Germany offices. As part of the Europe Senior Management Team, the post holder will work closely with the Senior Vice President for Europe, the Senior Director for Fundraising, the Director of Policy & Advocacy, Executive Directors of IRC offices across Europe, and communications team colleagues elsewhere in IRC.

Scope of work

• Updating and driving forward the communications strategy for the IRC in Europe, growing our profile successfully alongside our funding and policy impact.
•  Contribute to the development and implementation of wider strategic focus areas for the IRC in Europe, for example donor diversification and safeguarding best practice.
•  Manage a high-performing and a highly motivated Communications team, ensuring that they are meeting Key Performance Indicators, including share of voice in the media and engagement with digital audiences across Europe.
• Effectively represent the IRC externally as a writer, thinker, and speaker.
• Oversee internal communications for the IRC in Europe, liaising with colleagues in New York and globally to streamline activities and approach.
• Oversee the roll-out of a refreshed IRC brand in Europe, liaising with global colleagues.
• Develop and manage relationships with key donor communications contacts, in particular with DFID and ECHO, in order to contribute to a strengthened partnership with donors on communication and visibility of humanitarian programmes
• Manage the Communications budget including developing future budget proposals.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

Strategic oversight and delivery (50%)

• Ensure the successful development and implementation of the IRC’s communications strategy in Europe, measured through an increase in the IRC’s profile in Europe
• Work as part of cross organizational teams driving IRC’s influence, profile and funding in Europe, taking on strategic responsibility beyond communications where appropriate
• Act as focal point and liaise with the IRC-UK Board as required on communications strategy and delivery, including regular reporting at IRC-UK Board meetings
• Act as the IRC’s brand champion in Europe, including IRC-Deutschland and IRC Sweden, to ensure all output is consistent with IRC brand guidelines, culture and values, and ensuring that updates to the IRC’s brand are rolled out successfully across Europe
• Oversee IRC’s internal communications in Europe, liaising with global communications colleagues but ensuring the right approach for Europe
• Develop and manage the communications budget, including identifying new external and internal income streams as appropriate 
• Lead on emergency and crisis communications strategy in Europe as required
• Represent IRC Europe within global strategy processes and other forums, for communications and potentially more broadly

Team leadership and staff management (25%)

• Ensure a high performing, highly motivated communications team in Europe
• Identify and deliver cost-effective opportunities to expand the team as needed, for example in new European markets, including through use of consultants and interns
• Set clear objectives with all direct reports, and ensure strong support and supervision against clear deliverables. Carry out annual appraisals and mid-year reviews
• Ensure line managers are held accountable for performance management
• Ensure that the IRC Europe Communications team is networked into the global communications team and ensure integrated and collaborative working

Delivering communications content to raise the profile of IRC (25%)

• Drive forward integrated media and digital communications campaigns to raise the profile of the IRC in Europe, in close collaboration with global communications colleagues, Europe Policy & Advocacy and Europe Fundraising teams
• Guide the team and support where required on delivery of communications work, including handling reputational issues in the media and writing opinion pieces
• Develop and champion strong knowledge management within IRC Europe, including the use of the intranet to provide materials, support and communications output
• Ensure management and delivery on visibility projects under ECHO and other donors
• Represent IRC at a senior level in communications and other relevant forums

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level
•  Significant experience of leading and managing a strategic communications function and team and of translating broad visions and strategies into specific objectives
• Significant experience of working with the media / press
• Significant experience of creating and delivering effective campaigns
• An excellent understanding of digital and social media platforms, and experience developing and using them for profile-raising purposes
• Experience of driving forward communications in support of fundraising objectives
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing; strong presentation skills
• Capacity to build and maintain professional networks and channels of communication inside and outside the organisation
• Ability to work in close collaboration with colleagues and team members based remotely
• Commitment to team work
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Flexibility
• Good analytical skills and first-class attention to detail
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to travel overseas, sometimes at short notice, to situations of conflict.

Desirable

• Qualification related to communications , media or marketing
•  Experience in the international not-for-profit sector
• Experience of working in a global organization with complex matrixed structures
• Knowledge of current debates on humanitarian/conflict issues and relevant institutions, including key donors in Europe
• Additional language, preferably German

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

The application deadline is 5pm on 7th January 2020.

IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DsPH) in the UK.

The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for Public Health.

As part of its structured expansion programme the Association is looking to recruit to the position of Communications Manager.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working in the field of Public Health and have a proactive mindset, being able to work independently as well as part of a team. With excellent organisational and prioritisation skills they will have a wide range of IT experience and be confident in the use of social media for professional purposes.

Having experience of producing engaging content for a range of audiences they will be confident in dealing with the Association’s stakeholders. In return they will be joining a friendly and supportive team, and an organisation that values both the professional and personal development of its employees.

Interviews will be held on January 16th, 2020