We are looking for four exceptional people to join us as trustees who can help ensure that we have a high performing Board during a period that we may end up looking back on as among the most crucial in our history.

We are hugely proud of the impact we have had on behalf of people affected by blood cancer. The £500 million we have invested in research over the last 60 years has saved many thousands of lives, and we are now in a position where the day we will beat blood cancer is finally in sight. But with the coronavirus crisis already having had a big impact on our income, it is more vital than ever that we have the strong strategic leadership to keep our mission to beat blood cancer on course.

As a Board, we know we need to become more diverse to better reflect the community we serve and share with us new ideas and opinions, so we would welcome approaches from the following:

• Individuals from black and ethnic minority communities.
• Younger people who may not have had previous board experience but have other experiences, for example: of committee work, associations and other team decision making experience.
• Individuals who have personally been affected by blood cancer who have the capacity to support us as a trustee
• Experience in the following fields would be of interest to us: Medical Research, Clinical Research, Audit, Finance and Accounting.
• Individuals who have experience of information support for blood cancer patients and health policy.
• Influencers who have experience with fundraising and have celebrity or VIP connections that could be further explored.
• Members of a minority group through physical or cultural characteristics.

This is a challenging but very rewarding role and your contribution could assist the blood cancer community in a huge way.

If you would like an opportunity to make a difference and contribute in a positive way we would encourage you to apply to join us on our journey, please share with us your CV, along with a brief Cover Letter outlining your interest and how you feel you could add value to our cause.

If you would like to know more prior to applying please feel free to get in touch with Louise Keegan - Recruitment Officer at Blood Cancer UK for an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity. 

The closing date for this opportunity is: Midday on Saturday, 31 October 2020.

Thank you for your interest in Blood Cancer UK and we very much look forward to hearing from you!

Please note: Should we be successful in our search for suitable individuals prior to the closing date we reserve the right to close this opportunity early.

Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.

Role: Strategic Employer Consultant – London 

Consulting with major employers to build national strategies for reaching young people, building talent pipelines with bespoke, creative solutions.

Based at our London Office with 50% WFO post pandemic.

Senior leader seeker

This role is almost entirely about seeking and managing senior relationships. Proactively reaching and resonating with senior HR and CSR leaders within major employers to consult, sell and support their journey through our work experience programme. 

Crafting innovation

Our major employers have bespoke requirements and want national reach for a custom programme. You will be creative and strategic in creating service provision, engaging the delivery team and managing a seamless customers experience throughout.

Commercially driven

This role carries a target to ensure that we can support major employers with personalised managed services that help them achieve their talent pipeline or corporate social responsibility goals. You will be assertive and sell the value of our solution.

Key Duties:

• Build a strategy for reaching major employers to secure new business partnerships.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders ensuring an exceptional experience.
• Creatively communicating with stakeholders to keep them engaged and active.
• Creating proposals for major employers and persuasively selling our services.
• Craft bespoke service provision with the delivery team to meet customer demands.
• Collaborate with the delivery team to ensure a seamless service for work experiences.
• Working with internal systems and processes for a slick operation and clear reporting.
• Lead on national projects that support the wider customer team and head office team. 

Key Skills:

• An unrelenting passion for impacting young people and the difference that can be made, raising the nation higher, one aspiration-building work experience at a time.
• Influential networker able to work across employer senior leaders, educators, careers leaders and young people to persuasively power a process of quality work experiences.
• Innovative thinker with a flair for finding new ways to deliver a difference, bringing new ideas that are relevant to your customer set and your personal knowledge of their business needs.
• Key collaborator able to connect your customers to the national team and the London head office, working to achieve our wider charitable aims and lead independent projects. 

Key experiences:

• Extensive experience connecting with senior leaders in employers, selling through talent, recruitment or CSR solutions.
• Extensive experience owning, managing and delivering a commercial target.
• Extensive experience of managing a solution lifecycle with a customer, delivering excellence with clear communications, collaborative and consultative working.
• Good experience working collaboratively to activate and achieve projects.
• Experience of working in a start-up organisation would be an advantage.

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through September and appointing our Strategic Employer Consultant swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in October and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising the aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one-page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

Summary

• Position: Programme Manager 
• Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 
• Reports to: Director 
• Employment type: Full time 1 year fixed term contract
• Location: Work from home/London (location to be determined)
• Deadline: 25th September 2020
• Start date: 12 October 2020

About 2-3 Degrees

2-3 Degrees is a personal development company that inspires and motivates young people with practical skills they need for life. We deliver fun and engaging workshops, programmes and talks in education, community, and sport organisations and have worked with over 5000 young people across the country since we began in 2016. 

Job purpose 

We are looking for a Programme Manager who is excited about leading a small and dynamic growing team. In particular, we are seeking a Programme Manager who is passionate about creating personal development programmes that benefit hundreds of young people (14-25) and connects them to diverse role models, industries and new opportunities.

To be successful in this role you must be strong, ambassadorial and skilled at leading complex projects, managing budgets and working to tight deadlines. 

You must have demonstrable experience of being a skilled communicator, confident at creating new and managing existing relationships, meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders, monitoring and evaluating programmes, and have knowledge of co-production and co-design, involving the beneficiaries in the design of services and programmes. 

Overall, you will be a dynamic professional, passionate about ensuring high quality programmes that meet the needs of the young people. You need to be proactive, hardworking, organised, able to work independently and have a positive approach to creative problem solving.

Key responsibilities

Manage the different sections of the 2-3 Degrees programmes

You will manage the logistics of running a programme (virtual and physical): ensuring we have the right resources and stakeholders to deliver; organising venues; coordinating freelance facilitators; and planning exciting end of project events. You will line manage the Programme Coordinator, present programme updates regularly to the team and report to the Directors.

Liaise with local authority and youth partners

You will coordinate with organisations and new partners to gather referrals for projects; arrange meetings with clients to keep them updated with the programme delivery.

Design programme content and project plans 

You will lead on the programme design and will agree programme and marketing content with the Director and Communications Officer and delegate tasks to the Programme Coordinator.

Evaluate impact and implement learnings

You will use our monitoring and evaluation tools to measure the impact of our projects, collect feedback from young people and incorporate what we learn into future projects. Communicate significant evidence from our programme to influence key stakeholders.

Safeguard the wellbeing of young people and staff

When running projects with young people, you will practice professional working boundaries at all times, upholding 2-3Degrees safeguarding policy to ensure the emotional and physical security of the young people. You will participate in team reflections and individual supervisions to look after yourself and promote the wellbeing of the team.

Benefits

• Scope to take real ownership in a small and ambitious team
• A strong commitment to personal and professional development with an individual training budget 
• An auto-enrolment with pension scheme in line with Government guidance
• 28 days paid annual leave per year (plus all statutory holidays)
• 3 days volunteering leave
• Quarterly supervision to support staff wellbeing and discuss best practice
• A range of flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time, time off in lieu (TOIL) home or remote working
• Regular team socials

How To Apply

Send us your CV and Cover Letter (no more than 1 page telling us a bit about yourself and why you are the right fit with a clear reference to the essential criteria).

Next Steps

There are four stages to the selection process: 

• Application 
• First stage interview  - 1st October
• Second stage interview - 6th October
• Enhanced DBS Checks and Reference 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team with diverse voices and experiences. We are proud to be a diverse team led by young people and represent the community we serve. 

**See additional essential and desirable criteria attached

The Volunteer Manager is a newly created role and forms part of our strategy to embed volunteering into the culture of the London Irish Centre, covering every aspect of how we work.

The London Irish Centre is the largest Irish charity outside of Ireland. Our mission is to empower and enrich lives through Irish community and culture. We have been supporting the Irish community in London for over sixty years.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, strategic thinking, proactive Volunteer Manager who enjoys developing people and volunteer services. The LIC has developed a new volunteering strategy, building on a proud history of volunteering in the London Irish community. The focus of this new role is to implement the strategy as organisational lead for volunteering. Using an innovative, organised and partnered approach, the postholder will support and develop volunteer involvement and contributions in new ways, making best use of people’s motivations and skills in line with the LIC’s strategic objectives.

This is a fixed term role for 12 months with the possibility for extension.

Why you should work for the London Irish Centre

• We are a dynamic, progressive and inclusive charity.
• We are driven by our core values.
• We enjoy a strong reputation, supporting more than 2,000 people each year.
• We cherish our staff as our greatest asset: we support them with opportunities for training and development.
• We work as one big family whilst maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• We have a comprehensive programme of staff benefits, including Cycle to Work and Tech schemes, and discounts at events, our shop and bar.
• We have a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, with access to an Employee Assistance Programme and mindfulness courses.

We welcome people from all sections of the community. You do not have to be Irish to apply for this role, however an interest in Irish culture is a must.

Our Six Core Values:

1. Welcoming

2. Compassionate

3. Inclusive

4. Creative

5. Community-centered

6. Sustainable 

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 5th October.

The London Irish Centre is a London Living Wage and Equal Opportunities employer.

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We encourage BAME and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and all opportunities provided by the LIC. Whilst our offices have some barriers to access, we are taking steps to resolve these, and in the meantime continue to encourage interest from applicants who require reasonable adjustments within the workplace.

Overview

Would you like to help build cross-sector partnerships to improve health and generate economic growth?

As Commercial Manager you will join our programmes business function with a focus on building partnerships between the NHS and commercial sector to accelerate the adoption and spread of solutions that improve the health and economy of our region.

You will manage our Innovation Exchange, working in collaboration with our wider team to provide advice on commercialisation, market access and real world validation.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion to improve health and generate economic growth through the adoption and spread of innovation from the commercial sector.

Purpose of the role

The Commercial Manager is at the heart of  our work to spread innovative practice. From increasing the uptake of new diagnostic tools to helping to implement the latest innovations in digital health, you will help make sure our work translates into improved health and care for the people in our region.

Reporting to one of our programme directors, you will work across our commissioned programmes to identify opportunities to build partnerships with the

commercial sector. You will be responsible for managing our Innovation Exchange - supporting and building partnerships with commercial organisations to develop, test and spread solutions relevant to the health and care needs of our population.

Responsibilities

• Identify, build and manage a pipeline of commercial sector innovations with the potential to help respond to the challenges in our regional health and care system.

• Support commercial sector organisations to develop solutions to unmet needs by providing advice on commercialisation, market access and real world validation.

• Build partnerships between the NHS and commercial sector to accelerate the adoption and spread of relevant, validated solutions.

• Work with national and regional agencies to improve, support and strengthen the regional health and life science sector.

• Establish strong internal relationships that draw on expertise from across the organisation to understand the needs of our regional health system and build cross-sector partnerships.

• Work with our communications and engagement function to engage partners in our Innovation Exchange, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.

• Work with our evaluation and learning function to build robust plans for how we will understand the impact of our support for commercial sector organisations.

• Work with our partnerships function to identify and develop new partnership opportunities to grow our work with the commercial sector.

• Build strong relationships with other AHSNs and contribute to the success of the national AHSN Network.

Experience we are looking for

• Working in or with the health and life sciences sectors – from a customer, supplier or intermediary perspective.

• A good working knowledge of the health and care system, NHS commissioning and procurement.

• Experience managing a pipeline of projects – assessing ideas for relevance and validity to identify high-value opportunities.

• A track record of influencing stakeholders to change their perspectives.

• Experience leading the delivery of projects and programmes.

Applications

We are working hard to ensure we recruit great people and minimise unconscious bias in our selection process. To support us to do so we use the Applied recruitment platform, which anonymises applicants.

Closing date for applications is 9am on the 5th October 2020.

Interviews

The interview process will be a two-stage process. Initial interviews for short-listed individuals will be held week commencing 12th October. Successful candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date to be invited to an interview conducted via video conferencing. Part of the interview process will require candidates to prepare  a short presentation task.

The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an established and vibrant charity working with new communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. We are seeking a Resettlement Manager to manage our resettlement programmes in Wolverhampton and Walsall. 

About the role

The aim of this role will be to manage and work as part of a team to enable and empower newly arrived often vulnerable refugees to settle into their new communities with confidence.

As a Resettlement Manager you will have responsibility for the service delivery, monitoring and ensuring you are meeting funder targets. You shall provide a wraparound service to our clients across Wolverhampton, including services around housing, health, education and employment.

There would be a requirement to record and document contact using online systems, ensuring an evidence based practice model of working and seamless support delivery for our clients. As the manager you would be required to report and feedback on all findings, taking remedial action where required.

Purpose of post

• To manage a high quality holistic service to enable refugee families and/or individuals to sustain independence within their new communities.
• To develop and maintain effective partnerships with voluntary and statutory sector stakeholders to ensure the provision of appropriate services to newly arrived refugees.
• To undertake line management responsibilities as agreed with head of Services
• To record, monitor and evaluate all aspects of the programme and complete monitoring and feedback reports of outcomes for funders to a high standard.
• To train, develop and support staff and volunteers in all aspects of the service

Main duties and responsibilities

For service delivery

• To ensure the effective development, management, monitoring and delivery of the resettlement team and any additionally funded projects or posts which are developed in the region connected to this service.
• To devise and deliver a comprehensive action plan for welcoming the refugees from preparation prior to arrival and support for the first year and beyond. This includes but is not limited to:
• Checking suitability of properties with housing partner
• Welcoming families upon arrival at a UK airport
• Registering with GP’s, dentists and opticians; attending medical assessments and appointments; securing appropriate specialist medical care and liaising with different health services;
• Working with Social Services to ensure all special needs are addressed;
• Registering for Biometric Residence Cards and benefits, ensuring that refugees understand their financial rights and responsibilities;
• Providing on-going orientation to the UK – information, classes, workshops and visits by key statutory services;
• Registering and supporting children with local schools;
• Facilitating access to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes for all newly-arrived adults;
• Sign-posting and assisting in training, education and employment to ensure long term independence;
• Organising trips and outings to places of interest and providing opportunities for social interaction.
• To provide holistic support around all areas of need including housing, welfare, employment, substance misuse, family reunion, health and social engagement.
• To lead on ensuring effective liaison and communication with RMC’s housing provider and other sub-contractors for the resettlement service in the region.
• To lead on casework management and provide direction and support to the resettlement team of staff and volunteers.
• To maintain and develop excellent working relationships with and between external stakeholders in order to improve the availability of mainstream and specialist services for newly arrived refugees.
• To plan the project’s services, ensuring appropriate liaison with colleagues, other RMC teams and external partners.
• To ensure the provision of high quality services that are responsive to the needs of clients and that meet internal and external quality standards
• To develop methods of receiving appropriate user and stakeholder feedback.
• To ensure that the project operates at all times within the principles of impartiality and confidentiality, and in accordance with RMC’s values, principles, policies and procedures.
• To ensure that the project has regular feedback on its services from users, refugee community organisations and other partners and, as necessary, to modify and improve services in the light of the feedback.
• To ensure that the service is delivered sensitively, in ways which respect the culture, personal history and situation of all its users.
• To provide written and oral reports as required.
• To have financial accountability for funding administered to the families.

Overview

Do you want to be part of our team leading the spread of innovative practice in health and care?

We are looking for three new Senior Delivery Managers who share our passion for improving the health of people in our region by spreading innovative practice.

As a Senior Delivery Manager, you will join our programmes team to help us manage the development and delivery of our national and regional programmes – working with our member organisations, national commissioning bodies, the AHSN Network and our broader network of partners across the South West.

You will specialise in building our networks, knowledge and relationships with our members and partners across specific areas of the health and care system, such as acute, community, mental health and care homes, and draw on capabilities from across our organisation to deliver our programme aims.

Senior Delivery Managers are at the heart of our work to spread innovative practice. From supporting front-line clinical teams to better detect patient deterioration and optimising the use of video consultation technologies in hospitals, to identifying place-based approaches to support people disproportionately affected by COVID-19, you will manage the design and delivery of a portfolio of projects focused on spreading innovative practice.

Each senior delivery manager in our programmes team leads on different parts of the health and care system, and draws on skills and experience from across our organisation to make sure our work translates into the improved health of people across our region.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and manage the delivery of our programmes commissioned by national, regional and local partners, on time and within budget.

• Build deep knowledge, local networks and strong relationships within a defined area of the regional health and care system.

• Establish strong internal relationships that draw on expertise from across the programmes team and wider organisation to support the delivery of our programme aims.

• Develop our methodology to spread innovative practice.

• Provide regular, accurate and detailed reporting on programme performance.

• Work with our communications and engagement function to engage partners in our programmes, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.

• Work with our evaluation and learning function to define and measure the impact of our programmes.

• Work with our partnerships function to identify and develop new partnership opportunities to grow our work.

• Manage external contractors, associates and clinical advisors to deliver programme aims.

• Build strong relationships with other AHSNs and contribute to the success of the national AHSN Network.

Experience we are looking for:

• Project and programme management and leadership.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management capability.

• Track record of influencing stakeholders to change their perspectives.

• Knowledge of change methodologies such as Quality Improvement (QI) frameworks, Lean or Six Sigma, and project management frameworks such as PRINCE2 or Agile.

• Use of quantitative and qualitative data to inform programme design, delivery and monitor performance.

Experience and capabilities you will develop in the role:

• Leading large-scale, cross-system programmes to improve health and care.

• Applying cutting-edge improvement methods and approaches to the spread of innovative practice.

• Building multi-partner collaborations that deliver impact across a large geography.

• Working with partners at a local, regional and national level.

Abilities and attributes:

• Analyst – able to analyse and coordinate complex problems and projects.

• Critical thinker – creative, curious and unafraid of complexity.

• Adaptable – able to appraise and re-prioritise tasks quickly and calmly.

• Effective stakeholder manager – able to earn and maintain the trust of internal and external stakeholders at all levels and inspire through a shared purpose.

• Effective communicator and presenter – able to engage a wide range of audiences by being compelling, credible and inspiring.

• Energetic and goal-focused – demonstrating a commitment to delivering excellence in all circumstances.

• Learning mindset – offering a track record of working on complex issues, embedding learning into practice, and generating insight to inform approaches

Prospectus is delighted to be collaborating with Generate, a West London based charity who have been creating opportunities and offering support to people with disabilities since 1972. Generate are committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities by supporting and encouraging them in a creative way to access opportunities in the community, be active citizens and reduce reliance on services. They are now looking to recruit an experienced Service Manager to lead their Adult Service.

As their Service Manager, you will be responsible for leading their Community Connections Outreach Team, Group Health & Wellbeing and Access to Work services; providing 1:1 and group support to adults and young people with learning disabilities with the aim of increasing confidence and skills to enable integration and connection to their local community. Reporting to the Operations Director and working in partnership with staff and clients, you will lead the team to ensure that high quality, person centred services are delivered to clients with a respectful and encouraging approach whilst adhering to company, national and funder requirements and standards.Finally, you will have a focus on delivery and outcomes, and will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of the team and service as well as managing the budget.

To be successful, you will be a resourceful leader who is passionate about supporting the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism. You'll have significant experience of advocating for, and supporting individuals with learning disabilities in a community setting combined with demonstrable experience of supportively managing a team of frontline staff. This is a pivotal role for Generate, and as such you will possess the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholder to ensure clients are well connected and supported in their community. Finally, a full understanding of a person-centred approach and how to translate this into practice combined with a full awareness and knowledge of current issues and legislations relating to learning disabilities, autism and physical & sensory impairments is essential.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join an organisation that enables and inspires those with disabilities to discover their passions and connect them with their community.

Please apply with a Word Copy of your CV. Further information will be provided to the shortlisted candidates.

Interviews held: W/C 12th October 2020

Our Senior Youth & Play Worker will sit at the core of our Children, Young People and Families Team based at Tulse Hill Adventure Playground. You will be part of a small and dynamic team which delivers a wide range of programmes and activities from our Adventure Playground and within local schools. Reporting to the Children, Young People and Families Manager, you will be the senior practitioner ensuring the smooth running of our programmes and services.

The work of the Children, Young People and Families is diverse, and current services include  adventure play, coaching in local schools, homework clubs, youth work, and out of school and holiday services. You will lead on the delivery and planning of all sessions, developing best practice and ensuring monitoring is carried out in accordance to our multiple contractual and funding requirements. 

You will understand the wide-ranging challenges facing children and young people and will be flexible in adjusting your practice to meet these needs. Within your team, you will also hold responsibility for communications and outreach - promote our services across Tulse Hill and deliver ongoing and targeted outreach programmes to ensure our services are reaching those who need them most. A strong understanding of how your team sits within the wider work of the organisation and building strong relationships internally, as well as using your excellent communication skills to work within the wider community, is essential to the role.

Hours will include evenings and weekends.

As a community charity, Oasis’s local hubs encompass a variety of integrated and diverse community projects, which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community. 

Oasis Hub Hadley is excited to be seeking a motivated Community Youth Worker to deliver a full programme of activities and opportunities that support the personal and social development of the children and young people within their local communities.  Activities will take place over two Oasis hub sites, both based in Enfield, North London.  You will be part of a large, friendly community hub team and supported by an experienced Youth Team Leader. 

Some of the key responsibilities within the role are:

• Deliver and oversee positive after school and evening youth activities in an active and vibrant youth club.
• Building appropriate relationships with, and supporting young people through 1:1 or group mentoring.
• Create pathways for inspiring young people to engage in positive volunteering opportunities.
• Writing reports of the impact and outcomes of your activities.

Apart from having the ability to build a rapport with young people and understanding the current issues that effect them , you could be successful in this role if you: 

• Have a recognised qualification in youth work and/or community work – minimum Level 1 or qualification by experience (experience in an education setting is an advantage).
• Experience of mentoring or working with young people in a community setting and on a 1:1 basis.
• Are self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and organise your own time.

In return, Oasis can offer:

• Flexible working practices and family friendly policies.
• A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment.
• A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 30 days after 2 years of service.

If you are interested in being part of this life-changing service and want to know more, please dowload the documents from this page or contact the Oasis UK team.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Closing date for completed applications is 9am Friday 25th September 2020.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st October 2020.

Full-time, 40 hours per week (1.0FTE)

1 year Fixed Term Contract

Salary £23,801 per annum (inc London Allowance)

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

About the Young Foundation

Connected, thriving communities are the foundation of our society. They keep us safer, happier and healthier – more resilient and able to face shared challenges. Today, the Young Foundation’s mission is to enable the development of connected, more sustainable and stronger communities across the UK. We do this through amplifying the stories and lived experiences of people in our communities; using this as a spur to drive locally-led community action and enterprise. We use what we learn across different communities to spot national patterns of need and opportunity, then work with national partners to support new ideas to tackle those shared challenges. Bringing together our own – and other people’s – work, we are building a shared body of evidence, tools and insight about how communities are taking action on the issues that affect them.

About the role

We want to ensure that lived experience is seen as a valid form of evidence by those responsible for creating policies and making decisions that affect communities across the UK – and that the collection of evidence by peer researchers is more widely valued. The Young Foundation’s National Peer Research Network is growing rapidly, and we are seeing interest from people across academia, the public sector and civil society in partnering and collaborating with us in a range of ways. To do this, we need a dynamic, curious and motivated Peer Research Network Lead to propel our ambitious strategy forward.

As well as ensuring our growing national network of peer researchers is supported, trained and well-funded, you will improve the quality and standard of all peer research projects we deliver, helping to build our training, learning and accreditation ‘offer’ for external partners.

This is a role with a strong emphasis on partnership building and business generation, but you will also be taking an active role in recruiting and training peer researchers, co-designing and leading projects, and analysing and reporting on findings – so strong qualitative research skills are also essential.  There will also be opportunities to explore and test digital data collection methods to decide which can work reliably at scale.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Prior experience - essential

1. Background in social research with experience in designing and delivering research incorporating creative, participatory or qualitative methods.
2. Strong evidence of building new partnerships, business development and collaborative cross-organisational work
3. Confidence in communicating with a range of audiences, including senior policy makers, academics and others, through a range of formats including roundtables, conferences, presentations, press/media, written reports and more creative outputs (e.g. blogs, community events, etc.)
4. In-depth experience of working on peer research projects including research design, training peer researchers and supporting analysis, reporting and share out of findings
5. Evidence of managing externally commissioned research projects end-to-end, satisfying the requirements of clients.
6. Experience in process evaluation, especially mixed-methods evaluations that draw heavily on qualitative methods.
7. Experience of involving marginalised groups in research, including inclusive practice, safeguarding and ethics.
8. Line management experience including managing volunteers, interns or junior staff members
9. Evidenced ability to work with non-research specialist stakeholders (from community members through to senior policy makers) to support the transfer of skills, capacity building and the embedding of new ways of working.
10. Experience of using digital research methods, particularly mobile and web-based data collection platforms

Prior experience - desirable

1. Experience working with young people and/or marginalised groups (e.g. those with English language barriers, refugees and asylum seekers, people experiencing homelessness etc.).
2. Competency in core quantitative methods including survey design and descriptive statistics.
3. A track record of a variety of publications, including publications on peer research

How to apply

Please read the Job Description, and then complete the application form and return it to our applications email. You can submit CV’s as separate attachment but is not a requirement for the selection process.   We encourage all applicants to complete our equality and Diversity monitoring form and send alongside their application (this will not impact your application).

The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm on Wednesday 23rd September 2020.

The selection process will consist of a virtual interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 25th September.

Interviews will take place on 29th and 30st September 2020 via video-call.

We actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Non­EU nationals who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We regret that we will only be able to reply, and give feedback, to short-listed applicants.

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and creative individuals keen to work as part of a fast moving and forward-thinking team.  This is about enabling all members of our communities to become connected and active in finding and delivering their own solutions, and helping one another to get through the tough times and achieve more.

Title: Co-ordinator
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25800 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term 6 months
Based: East Durham, travel required

Hartlepool & East Durham Mind, working in partnership with East Durham Trust, have secured funding from the National Lottery for an exciting new project starting later this month: Let’s Connect East Durham.

The project will:

• Offer direct Mental Health & Wellbeing support to those experiencing difficulty as a result of the current COVID-19 situation (directly or indirectly), working in partnership with others to ensure joined up support and opportunities
• Promote and nurture Peer Support work and the development of Mutual Aid groups as a grass roots solution to many of the problems we are experiencing
• Support to organisations in dealing with the many demands on their teams

This post requires intelligence, creativity and compassion.  You will also be a highly organised person with strong planning skills, an excellent communicator able to work with your team to ensure the project is delivered in both spirit and letter.  Strong IT skills would also be an advantage.

You should believe in the ability of people to help and transform themselves and their communities and awareness of asset-based community development would also be helpful. 

You will be a great Team Player with a will to work collectively to achieve more.

About the role

Working closely with the East Durham Trust team including their current Peers, you will build and develop relationship and open up the flow of individuals and organisations that the project will work both for and with.

You will also take on the role of identifying partner organisations whose staff teams would benefit from support to address their own demanding situations.

The turnaround will be swift as this is a Covid-19 response project, so please don't delay in applying.

If you are an active listener, an enthusiastic learner and enjoy the prospect of big challenges where you can make a real difference, please consider applying.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please complete the application form and send it back to us. Please do not send CVs.

Hartlepool and East Durham Mind is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.

Role: Head of Region – South East

Are you a good fit?

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers. 

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in a fast moving entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Speakers for Schools to the next level. 

You should be sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Main purpose of role

You will be championing the South East by creating an ecosystem of employers, schools and young people to provide equal opportunities for all. Based remotely, with frequent travel to stakeholders across your region. 

Leading our community - Focusing on relationships, connectivity and working to bring leaders together in a shared mission of equal access. You will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in the Midlands.

Delivering our experience - Forging a regional ecosystem to provide quality experiences for young people with regional employers. Bringing innovation to work experiences and skills across the region to build a talent pipeline, bespoke for your region.

Driving our impact - Supporting young people in developing their aspirations is at the core of what we do. The absolute essence of your role will be to transform lives through ambition-changing experiences, opening opportunities for those with the highest needs.

Key Duties

· Build a strategy for connecting an ecosystem of schools, employers and young people.

· Manage relationships with stakeholders ensuring an exceptional experience.

· Creatively communicating with stakeholders to keep them engaged and active.

· Lead a small team of Regional Partners, managing motivation and performance.

· Proactively reach out to schools and employers to onboard them to our mission.

· Collaborate with the delivery team to ensure a seamless service for work experiences.

· Working with internal systems and processes for a slick operation and clear reporting.

· Lead on national projects that support the wider customer team and head office team. 

Key Skills

· Unrelenting passion for your community and the difference that can be made, raising the region higher, one aspiration-building work experience at a time.

· Influential networker able to work across employer senior leaders, educators, careers leaders and young people to persuasively power a process of quality work experiences.

· Innovative thinker with a flair for finding new ways to deliver a difference, bringing new ideas that are relevant to your region and your personal knowledge of its macro economy.

· Inspiring leader with solid people management skills to build and lead a small team of Regional Partners with a purposeful strategy to achieve targets and have the greatest efficiency in your operation.

· Key collaborator able to connect your region to the national team and the London head office, working to achieve our wider charitable aims and lead independent projects.

Key Experiences

· Extensive experience connecting employers and educational institutions, leading employability services.

· Extensive experience owning a strategy, innovating services and delivering against targets.

· Good track record of managing a team, leading by example and performance managing.

· Good experience working collaboratively to activate and achieve projects.

· Experience of working in a start-up organisation would be an advantage

We are looking for people who:

· Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders

· Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently

· Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through August and September and appointing our Head of Region swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in September and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

It's not just a matter of qualifications. As an eclectic team, one size does not fit all. A degree level qualification may be useful, but experience, effort and amazing communication skills is just as valuable.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity is at our core, join us.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and creative individuals keen to work as part of a fast moving and forward-thinking team.  This is about enabling all members of our communities to become connected and active in finding and delivering their own solutions, and helping one another to get through the tough times and achieve more.

Title: Peer & Mutual Aid Groups Guide
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £24200 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term 6 months
Based: East Durham, travel required

Hartlepool & East Durham Mind, working in partnership with East Durham Trust, have secured funding from the National Lottery for an exciting new project starting later this month: Let’s Connect East Durham.

The project will:

• Offer direct Mental Health & Wellbeing support to those experiencing difficulty as a result of the current COVID-19 situation (directly or indirectly), working in partnership with others to ensure joined up support and opportunities
• Promote and nurture Peer Support work and the development of Mutual Aid groups as a grass roots solution to many of the problems we are experiencing
• Support to organisations in dealing with the many demands on their teams

This post requires energy, enthusiasm, creativity and compassion.  You will have strong organisational skills and be an excellent communicator able to support learning and motivate individuals and groups to get involved.  The ability to deliver existing learning materials as well as develop new materials using coproduction techniques would be invaluable.

You should believe in the ability of people to help and transform themselves and their communities and awareness of asset-based community development would also be helpful. 

Working closely with your own and the East Durham Trust team, including their current Peers, you will nurture the growth of Peer Support and the development and creation of new mutual aid groups.

You will be a great Team Player with a will to work collectively to achieve more.

The turnaround will be swift as this is a Covid-19 response project, so please don't delay in applying.

If you are an active listener, an enthusiastic learner and enjoy the prospect of big challenges where you can make a real difference, please consider applying.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please complete the application form and send it back to us. Please do not send CVs.

Hartlepool and East Durham Mind is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.