Development & Support work:

• To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing support through drop in and casework
• To participate in a rota of drop in cover, covering evening hours
• To support volunteers and students in delivering the drop in service
• To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services
• To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project
• To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding violence against women on a national and local level
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service

• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Development:

Ø  To work with the staff team to identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support through the Safety Unit.

• To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures.
• To work in partnership with the project’s steering group.
• To develop operational protocols to define partnership arrangements and the referral process.
• To identify and build up links with referral agencies such as Police, Witness Care and other partners.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate.
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level,  including legislative changes, with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Safety Unit.
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager.
• To explore the development of volunteering opportunities within the Project.
• To promote awareness of BSWA services and the impact of domestic violence on women and children.

Support Work:

• To develop and produce case files with action plans for each service user
• To keep women informed about developments in legal proceedings as they arise.
• To provide a duty service at Birmingham’s specialist domestic violence courts
• To support and advocate on behalf of women, where appropriate.
• To review each case on a regular basis.
• To work with women in recognising  women and children’s individual needs and refer to specialist agencies where necessary
• To facilitate access for women to both statutory and community services
• To devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that clear and accurate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports with statistical information for your line manager

Ø  To monitor and evaluate the Court work project, via various methods including feedback from service users, evaluation and statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the services, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager.

• To attend in-house training.
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
• To feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate.
• To be involved in the Annual Review process.
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services
• To provide awareness raising sessions to external agencies linked with the Court project.

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service.

• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.
• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA which may arise and are commensurate with the post.

Advocacy and support service

ØTo provide support to women experience DVA referred or signposted by trust colleagues

• To provide direct casework support, advice , information and advocacy to women experiencing DVA through telephone contact, and/or meetings at the department
• To work with women experiencing DVA to increase their personal safety (and that of any children) and inform them of their rights and options in terms of housing, legal and welfare rights
•  To be clear of Safeguarding principles, seeking guidance from the Trust Safeguarding Team where appropriate
• To develop good working relationships and laise with outside agencies when needed. This will include referral to colleagues within BSWA, to other specialist DVA services or other external agencies when appropriate
• To keep accurate records of all work done with or on behalf of clients and produce written reports as requested, including a monthly report of referrals and the take up of these referrals advocacy including outputs and patient outcomes
• To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the project.

Practice-based work

• To work alongside hospital colleagues to deliver training and awareness sessions to health care professionals and DVA in one of the four acute hospitals- Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull
• To promote awareness of the experiences and needs of women living with or escaping DVA, particularly in relation to their health
• To develop a good relationship with all staff and work effectively as part of the departmental team this includes:

• Provision of systematic support to teams in participating departments, indcluding meeting with individuals and small groups of clinical and administravtive staff
• Working closely with DVA champions in each department, where applicable
• Attending relevant meetings

• To further develop effective assessment and monitoring procedures and ensure that clear accurate records are kept and maintained
• To review numbers of advocate referrals made by clinicians in participating departments.

Administration and Monitoring

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To keep accurate records of financials transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures
•  To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from service users
• To contribute where appropriate to the preparations of returns for funders
• To follow the host Trusts policies and procedures

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the staff, volunteers and service users by:

• Maintaining BSWA communication records
• Following safety procedures
• Attending team meetings

• To attend in-house and Trust training
• To attend support and supervision sessions, including case reviews and safeguarding, with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• To be involved in the Annual Review process
• To participate in multi agency work, including delivery of training and awareness sessions, as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of BSWA services and the impact of domestic violence on women and children

Training:

• To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager

General:

• To work within BSWA and Trust policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitments to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA’s and UHB’s framework for equal opportunities and anti0descriminatory practice and offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To maintain the confidentiality of women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To work within BSWA, Trust and local multi-agency adult and child safeguarding procedures. Where this may produce conflict immediately raise with line manager. (Worker will be trained to level 3 safeguarding)
• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level
• To work within the principles and standards of Birmingham DV Standards and support Birmingham Domestic Abuse Strategy
• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post

Development

• To undertake community development work with practicing communities
• To develop good working relationships with a range of agencies working on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM)
• To develop training and sessional materials on health, FGM and related issues, including planning and organisation, that are appropriate for a range of age groups, communities, and professionals,
• To set up and run groups for women, youth and communities
• To develop and deliver sessions with young people and women on personal development, sexual health and FGM and related issues
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint work/services where appropriate
• To develop and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures, including regular monitoring reports and an end of project evaluation
• To keep abreast of issues regarding FGM and domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

Support work:

• To work with  women to identify their support needs, and empower them regarding  FGM and its consequences
• To encourage the development of mutual support networks
• To work with a team of volunteers to develop and deliver services
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To promote awareness of the impact of FGM & domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Ø  To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Following safeguarding and safe working practices
4. Attending team meetings
5. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service

• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

• To offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Development

Ø  To identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support

• To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To develop monitoring and evaluation procedures
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the service
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

Support work:

• To recognise women and children’s individual needs, providing a short to medium term service to meet those needs
• To support the empowerment of the service user and facilitate their understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence
• To carry out risk assessment and safety planning with women and to promote women’s safety in multi-agency settings such as MARAC, Drive meetings
• To work with women to access services to help keep them and their children safe
• To work with the staff team to develop and produce an Individual Support Plan for each service user
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services
• To devise and implement appropriate and safe methods of communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Ø  To monitor and evaluate the MARAC IDVA and Drive Service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service

• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Are you an experienced and intuitive administrator? We are looking for a talented individual to join our client’s friendly team based in Coventry, with services in Oxford.

Position: Administrator to CEO and Board of Trustees

Location: Coventry

Contract: Part-Time, Permanent 

Hours: 30 hours per week 

Salary: Starting at £17,614 pro rata

Benefits: Competitive rates of pay – with annual increments, Employer Pension Contributions, 28 days’ annual leave pro rata (including bank holiday) with annual increments (up to a total of 33 days), Flexibility, Excellent Accredited Training, Paid DBS, Paid Sick Leave, Refer a friend scheme.

Closing Date: Friday 20th September 2019 

Interview date: Thursday 3rd October 2019

Do you want to work for an organisation that really cares about employee development, happiness, wellness and work life balance? 

Our client is a charity dedicated to supporting adults with a learning disability to lead independent lives with opportunity and choice where their rights are respected. They provide a range of services in Coventry and Oxford which help people with a learning disability live their life to the full. 

About the Role: 

As Administrator you will report to the Chief Executive and you will be a point of contact for the Trustee board and will be responsible for organising Trustee meetings.You will also aid in the arrangement of events.This will entail you arranging meeting rooms and ensuring a professional environment as well as arranging for suitable refreshments. You will be responsible for collating and preparing committee papers and will ensure the timely distribution to the appropriate persons.You will take accurate minutes of meetings, type them up in the established format, and distribute them accordingly.You will proactively take on any other administration duties in your remit.

About You: 

The successful candidate will be keen to take on new challenges and will be proactive in their approach with excellent attention to detail.

You will have experience of working in an administration position supporting a team or a senior member of staff. Your written English must be clear and articulate. Experience of producing easy read documentation would be an advantage. 

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and positive about disabled people.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Personal Assistant, PA to CEO, Executive Assistant, PA to Board of Directors, PA to Group Directors etc.

Job title: Resourcing Administrator

Location: Birmingham

Directorate: Human Resources and L&OD

Contract: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £20,163 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can be and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you….

The Role

We are seeking a Resourcing Administrator to join the Resourcing team in supporting our Care Homes and Break Centres.

The Royal British Legion’s care services include six registered care homes, day care services, and Admiral Nursing services. In addition, we operate four Break centres around the country where we offer short-term breaks for the Armed Forces community and their families in need of respite. Our strength lies in the care and commitment of our valued employees and consequently we need to hire a Resourcing Administrator who will support with the hiring and onboarding of the right people with the right skills, behaviours and values to work for us.

As part of the Resourcing team within the HR Directorate your role will be to provide administrative support by completing the full post offer process including contracts of employment and legally compliant checks including right to work and DBS clearance. You will also be responsible for updating and recording applicant and new starter information on our applicant tracking system, iTrent.  

We are looking for candidates with a strong administrative background ideally gained within a fast moving HR function or recruitment team. Key to the role is attention to detail, strong organisational skills and great customer service.

If you feel you have the experience for this role and can demonstrate the skills and knowledge we require then we would like to hear from you.

Please note this role is based from our Birmingham Office, B2 4BA.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is 29th September 2019.

Job title: HR Administrator

Region: Midlands, Birmingham

Directorate: HR and L&OD

Contract: Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per week

Salary: £20,163 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role

We are recruiting for an exceptional HR Administrator to join our existing team in Birmingham; In this interesting and varied role, you will be responsible for providing a broad range of generalist HR support and administration to our Regional Operations Directorate which includes Care Homes and Break Centres.

You will need to have a good standard of education, GCSE or equivalent; and willingness to complete CIPD qualification.

So, if you have Proven experience in a HR administrative role and are interested in joining our organisation then this role may be for you. Your career will flourish, and your development will be fully supported.

How to Apply

Please clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: 25th September 2019

Interviews will be held in Birmingham on Tuesday 1st October 2019

Are you interested in helping to improve access to justice for people who have experienced, or are experiencing, domestic abuse (DA)?

The Personal Support Unit (PSU) is an independent charity providing much-needed support to people dealing with the civil and family court process without legal representation. Many people facing court without a lawyer have experience of domestic abuse, and the PSU is recruiting for a number of roles that will enable us to enhance the support we are able to offer them. 

The  part-time Admin Assistant (DA) role is funded until the end of March 2020.  You will help with a range of administrative duties in different PSUs across the Midlands region, and you will add capacity for us to improve the support we provide to litigants in person, especially those with experience of domestic abuse.

We are looking to recruit a post holder based in PSU Birmingham: you will report to the Regional Manager, and will be expected to carry out some travel around the region:

PSU Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry and Nottingham

While experience in a domestic abuse context is not essential, it would be an advantage, but we are mainly looking for: efficient administrative skills; the ability to co-operate with colleagues in a fast-paced and varied work-place; empathy for clients; willingness to learn; and the flexibility to follow directions or take the initiative as needed.

Your working pattern will be agreed with your Manager, depending on demand across the region.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application: please submit a CV, together with a covering letter clearly explaining how you fulfil the criteria in the job specification and the requirements for the role.

Closing date: 30th September at 9am

EARLY APPLICATION IS ENCOURAGED AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THE ADVERT EARLY

Interview date: TBC

Regional Fundraising Development Assistant

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Regional Fundraising Development Assistant
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £19,964 to £20,770 (Depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 if applicable

Closing date: 26 September 2019
Interview date: 2 October 2019

About the role:

This role will play a vital part in supporting the Regional Fundraising Development Team. The team are responsible for developing new and existing fundraising products and resources, to ensure the wider team hit their £27.2million income target. The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support, working on multiple products including Elf Day and Carols at Christmas. Tasks will include pulling reports, processing data, distributing materials and coordinating meetings. The post holder will also deliver excellent customer care both internally and externally, responding to enquiries, managing inboxes, creating communications and building relationships.

- Reports to the Regional Fundraising Development Manager
- Sits within the Regional Fundraising Team
- Works closely with the multi-disciplined Regional Fundraising Team across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and with the wider fundraising directorate.

About you:

Do you want to be part of a small but perfectly formed team supporting a large regional fundraising team to achieve success through development and innovation? Do you have an infectious enthusiasm for making things better and more successful? If so read on to find out more…

We are looking for someone to be part of a team developing new fundraising opportunities and innovating to make the ones we already have even better and raising more money.

The successful candidate for this role will need to have strong written, verbal skills and IT skills alongside excellent time management, organisational skills and an eye with attention to detail. This role requires someone with a proven ability to develop relationships with internal and external colleagues along with conducting research across the industry and administration work to support the team.

You could be already working within the charity sector or looking for a career change but with the relevant experience and transferable skills required for this role.

You may have experience of the following: Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Admin Support, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Are you a talented administrator, executive assistant and/or office manager looking to develop your skills in a fast-paced education charity? We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Birmingham office as an Office Manager and Executive Assistant. In this role you will provide support to our School Partnerships Area Director and the wider team, as well as be responsible for the smooth day to day running of our Birmingham office. This role is offered on a 12 months fixed term contract.

Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Previous experience managing multiple, competing demands
• Demonstrated experience in a previous role using own initiative and working with high levels of autonomy
• Ability to seek and clarify detail
• Excellent attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills
• Ability to manage sensitive information in a confidential manner
• Experience of administrative work in a previous role
• Experience of effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent interpersonal, telephone and written manner
• Experience of basic data analysis and comfortable with task involving numeracy
• Computer literate, with experience of necessary IT systems (Microsoft Office package essential, Salesforce desirable)
• Reliable, well organised and comfortable juggling multiple tasks and deadlines
• Helpful attitude with ability to take initiative to lead or support on projects as required and identify opportunities to improve operations
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Eagerness to learn and develop

Our offer

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Agile working - a dynamic and flexible internal culture that gives employees control over the way they work and supports wellbeing
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salaries rates and life assurance
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

To apply or for any questions please visit our website.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

Main function of the role:
To support the Head of Experience Days in planning, coordinating and expanding EDT’s STEM day programme - ‘First Edition’ and ‘STEM Family Challenge’, as well as contributing towards the development of the programme within the whole of the EDT and its educational schemes.

First Edition – provide ‘hands on’ activity days and visits to schools, colleges, companies and universities raising awareness of courses and careers in STEM for primary and secondary students across the UK.

STEM Family Challenge – raises awareness of STEM careers/ courses through an evening event in which representatives from industry and higher education attend and where families can take part in a fun ‘hands on’ STEM activity.

The Programme Coordinator will support the Head of Experience Days with the growth of the programme through identifying local sources of funding to apply for, develop and maintain existing and new relationships with schools, universities and companies and assist in increasing the number of Experience Day events and locations taking place each year.

Main duties and responsibilities:
This is a senior administration/project role, engaging the interest of teachers, parents, students and university staff – education, recruitment and widening participation staff in particular – and encouraging them to take part in the Experience Day programme to increase the number of student participants and the number of events and also where there are opportunities, to encourage participation in EDT’s other schemes.

The role will support the Head of Experience Days in the strategy and development of the programme.

The role will include:

• establish, develop, maintain and manage relationships with teachers and university staff
• building relationships with funders/sponsors, and applying for funding
• project based work to help ensure delivery of the Experience Day strategy
• preparing mailing lists and sending invites and confirmations to schools
• attending, representing and promoting EDT at some events
• Managing all operational and logistic requirements for the events, ensuring all relevant information is collected and passed onto participants
• Line Management of the Programme Administrator.
• Lead contact for all freelance delivery staff
• Lead for the CRM Processes for the Experience Days programme

Preferred person specification:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and written correspondence)
• Strong customer facing management skills
• Attention to detail and excellent organisation skills
• Self management and prioritisation of workload
• To have a flexible approach to work and show enthusiasm with a genuine commitment to the programme

Experience required

• Experience of managing a heavy personal workload

• IT skills on email, Microsoft Excel and Word are essential.

• A proven track record of successful relationship management
   

A background or knowledge in events management and of educational establishments with customer facing experience will be beneficial.
Web Content Management and CRM database experience desirable.

Preferred person specification:

• An empathy with the Trust’s aims and objectives and being able to show an understanding of diversity and equal opportunities
• An ability to communicate professionally with excellent verbal, non-verbal and written correspondence with strong interpersonal skills
• A self starter, who is motivated, has ideas and uses initiative and common sense
• Excellent presentation skills
• The ability to work under pressure, prioritising work and meeting deadlines
• A flexible approach to work with enthusiasm and passion as well as a genuine commitment to the programme
• Excellent customer facing management skills
• A full clean driving licence is essential

Special conditions:
The post holder will be required to attend meetings and events and to travel off-site, possibly involving some overnight stays and will be required to work some evenings and weekends.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced CRB check, now the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service)

Part Time – 4 days per week (28 hours) 

Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 (pro rata £32,000 – £35,200) dependent on experience

Temporary contract for 12 months or until the substantive post holder returns

Closing date: 9am, Friday 4th October

Interview date:  Thursday 17th October at our office in central Birmingham

UK charity Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) takes action against the effects of childhood liver disease, providing information, emotional support, research funds and a voice for all affected. With innovative support programmes and development plans to increase our reach even further, the charity never stands still. Please find out more about the difference we make on our website.

It’s a really exciting time to join the CLDF team at a pivotal point of change and with a new strategy planned for 2020. CLDF are looking to recruit a bold, tenacious, driven, Fundraising Manager to provide maternity cover for a 12 month period. You will empower our Fundraising team and take responsibility for corporate and major giving income streams. You will be experienced in leading teams and engaging new support, with a passion for the life changing work we do, which you’re able to communicate and bring alive for a variety of audiences.

The Head of Fundraising role is key to the development of our innovative charity’s strategy. We’re looking for candidates with a proven track record in corporate cultivation and leadership who have the energy and tenacity to play a major part in ensuring the charity achieves its goals. Currently CLDF derives its income from a range of sources, of which community fundraising from supporters and families is the largest. We want to continue our journey in maximising our supporter care and make the most of opportunities to garner the support of new corporates, institutions and trusts to provide sustainable income for the development of the charity’s work.

If you are a passionate, creative, hard-working and tenacious fundraising professional with the leadership skills we need, then we are interested in hearing from you as soon as possible.

Permanent. Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any UK Trust office

Design and development of our UK wide service delivery partnerships will be your responsibility as we embark on our new five year strategy we have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector and therefore will transform our partnerships to ensure we deliver the very best for young people.

You will ensure that national partnerships are developed to the highest possible standard that enables us to deliver the very best for young people. 

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders organisationally and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through the highest possible quality partnerships. With exceptional project management skills you will ensure national partnerships are successfully implemented across the organisation and positively adopted by delivery teams.

With exceptional performance management experience you will ensure the review and monitoring of all high level delivery partnerships is undertaken, addressing challenges as and when they may arise, and

• The performance of our partnerships is monitored and evaluated ensuring every opportunity is maximised in the best interest of young people.
• We are strategic in our partnership approach and consistently seek out every opportunity to deliver our vision and strategic goals.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

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