35 hours per week

Location: Dudley

12 month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension)

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a new team working closely with GPs, offering social prescribing to young people across the Dudley borough. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, giving time and focus on ‘what matters to me’ taking an holistic approach, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

We have three exciting new roles available which will be part of the here4YOUth centre, which is the integrated young people’s service in Dudley. The service provides universal, targeted and specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people, who require interventions that will promote their wellbeing, improve their resilience and provide treatment and therapy for a range of risk taking behaviours, such as substance misuse and sexual health. You will be expected to take part in one late evening per week (until 7.00pm)

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.

Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.

This is an initial pilot with funding through PCN. There is possibility for extension with the right candidates and success of the project.

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We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Working towards equality.

A position has become available within a newly structured RFEA Support Centre (RSC) situated in Birmingham for a Centre Manager to further develop and manage the RFEA's client contact centre operations across three distinct delivery pathways (Career Transition Partnership, Veteran's Employment and Project Nova). As the Centre Manager you will have strategic leadership and management of the RSC as well as providing high level direction, planning and integration and coordination of all RSC operational activities to specific delivery standards and a clear set of output targets and performance indicators. You will be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all RSC operation issues and manage and integrate three multi-disciplined teams each with its own Team Leader to provide the very best delivery to all CTP clients and RFEA beneficiaries.

The ideal candidate will have proven leadership, management and motivational skills with a commitment to provide quality delivery and best practice across the Centre. A highly collaborative, articulate and pragmatic individual demonstrating excellent influencing and interpersonal skills is fundamental. The ability to embrace continuous improvement and drive forward change is essential.

Principal Responsibilities

• Overall effective management of the delivery of RSC outputs and integration of the three key pathway outputs, including the performance management of the Centre Team Leaders.
• Be the single point of contact for the RSC for cross team matters such as coordinating visits, ISO 9001 Audits and Inspections, standards, safety, Fire Evacuation and office safeguarding.
• Play a proactive role in the RFEA Development Strategy by innovatively generating new ideas and initiatives to improve the business while accurately forecasting resources required to meet the targets.
• Lead on Change Management and Continuous Improvement as well as actively implement new initiatives to improve performance, efficiency and time management.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the RSC and high-level advice on all associated issues for RFEA senior management.

Essential Competencies

• Proven leadership, management and motivational skills.
• Motivated self-starter with commitment to quality delivery.
• Ability to manage effectively a high performing, integrated multi-disciplinary team dedicated to achieving strategic outcomes.
• A highly collaborative individual who can demonstrate excellent influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly establish credibility, influence and build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Passionate and driven to lead and uphold the RFEA Values in the workplace
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgement, identify, manage and clearly mitigate risk.
• An accurate and methodical approach with strong attention to detail.
• High quality verbal and written communications skills with a personable manner and strong presentational skills.
• Excellent problem resolution skills; ability to use own initiative to proactively and creativity to tackle new and recurring issues where no guidance or protocol exist.
• Evidence of continuous improvement management ability through track record of providing innovative and creative solutions.
• Excellent IT skills - experience of business administration, in particular the use of databases and CRM systems to accurately record data.

RFEA Values

• Expert – We are always professional and knowledgeable, delivering the highest quality support.
• Supportive – We are respectful, helpful and empathetic to the needs of others.
• Passionate – We have a genuine belief in our cause and a powerful desire to support our clients.
• Open and honest – We trust each other, are open and candid, and take ownership of our actions.
• Resilient – We are flexible and adaptable to change, encouraging innovation and creativity.
• Collaborative – We thrive on new challenges and building relationships and partnerships.

Ideally you should be NVQ Level 5 qualified in Information Advice and Guidance, however, appropriate training will be given.

The position is Full Time and you will be required to work 37 hours per week. A competitive salary and employment benefit package of £32,000 to £36,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Job satisfaction is guaranteed.

To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV. Closing date is 6th December 2019.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Ministry of Defence security clearance which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for over 5 years.

Do you have a heart for serving Jesus in a community setting?  We’re looking for a Bar and Events Manager to join our team at Rowheath Pavilion, Bournville, Birmingham.

Who we are

Rowheath Pavilion is part of the George Cadbury legacy, and is the heart of the Bournville community, set in its own park and playing fields.

The community café and bar provide opportunities to serve and engage with different parts of the local community. The Terrace Room is a popular venue for weddings and parties. Rowheath Pavilion also hosts its own events, including Street Food Fridays, ale and food festivals, community days and our popular fireworks event.  The playing fields are home to a number of football clubs, a rugby club and running club.

Trinity Christian Centre, a charity set up by Rowheath Pavilion Church, runs Rowheath Pavilion on behalf of the Church for the benefit of the whole community.  We serve the community as we follow Jesus.

The role

This is a new position: we’re looking for someone who is an excellent team player, able to work with the existing events team to deliver our food and drinks events, as well as manage our community bar and front of house for weddings and parties. It would help to love sport as well.

The person

The role requires someone with excellent people skills, who is hard-working and tenacious, has the ability to work on their own initiative, can think on their feet, with excellent organisation, financial and time management skills and who thrives in a busy yet small team environment. Bar and events management experience would be an advantage. Passion to serve the local community is essential.

There is an occupational requirement attached to this job for the successful candidate to be Christian and able to uphold our Christian values serving the community in God’s love

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations in this exciting newly created role, you will be working with the Investor Relations Manager to contribute to the expansion of Reall’s funding base.  This will be achieved by attracting new finance from major institutional donors (amongst others) and managing the relationships you build.

We develop, refine and share innovative housing models that unlock the political will, capital investment and end-user finance needed to create the conditions for hard- working families in Africa and Asia to secure their own home.  

We do this because affordable homes not only provide a fundamental human right, they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean water and air, renewable energy and socioeconomic justice. We believe that the best way to realise this future is by working in open collaboration using an open-source approach, so that the best ideas can be adapted and adopted around the world. You will be part of building an affordable homes movement that will improve the lives of 100 million people across Africa and Asia by 2030.

This role will be based in Coventry, though it may require occasional international travel. You will be working 35 hours per week, with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break, and office hours are 9am to 5pm.  We are open to flexible working patterns, subject to the objectives and outcomes of the role being met.  We are a small team (35 people) who achieve big things!

For more information please visit Reall's website.

Key Responsibilities:

• Secure new large-scale finance through researching and progressing funding opportunities
• Programme and proposal design, bid writing, pitching and developing performance measurements, in line with the wider fundraising strategy
• Initiate, develop and maintain strong relations with potential funders
• Manage funder due diligence assessments, monitor progress against agreed funder targets, fulfil funder reporting requirements, and ensure compliance with other contractual obligations
• Monitor trends and opportunities across institutional donors, major foundations and the impact investing sector
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of stakeholder needs within the institutional donor, major foundations and impact investing space
• Contribute to the ongoing development and revision of Reall’s fundraising and funder relations strategy
• Lead on designated networking and presenting opportunities
• Develop, maintain and update effective CRM / management information system

Person Specification:

Education:A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification

Experience:At least four years’ experience in major fundraising and funder relationship management within the international development space

Key Competencies:

Essential

• Experience of securing funding from and working with major institutional donors, large foundations and/or multilateral bodies
• Proven experience of proposal development, bid writing and pitching, grant contract management, funder reporting and monitoring
• Effective relationship manager
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent computer literacy including word-processing, databases, spreadsheets
• Strong research skills
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on financial performance
• Understanding of and experience in the international development sector

Desirable

• Understanding of the social enterprise and impact investment space
• Experience of financial services products

Personal Qualities:

• Great communicator
• Systematic and thorough 
• Learning attitude
• Conscientious and responsible
• Constructive, flexible and helpful 
• Culturally sensitive
• Works well under pressure
• Innovative and entrepreneurial
• Able to work with minimal supervision, use initiative and drive results
• Able to prioritise own workload and to see a task through from start to finish

About Us

Grapevine is a national award winning charity tackling disadvantage, isolation and poverty in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are a triple action organisation – strengthening people, sparking community, shifting power. We help individual people get what they need to take control, turn their lives around and realise their potential. Collectively we help them spark movements for change in their communities. But we want to get at the root causes of the most difficult problems – not just treat the symptoms. So we work intensively with systems and services like the NHS and local authorities to understand issues together, shift power and solve the real problem – for good.

Strong local people and communities tackling their challenges, taking opportunities, shaping their lives – that’s our mission.

About the role

Our Warwickshire Empowerment Service aims to ensure that disabled people in the county have the greatest possible opportunity to be involved in the design of services. But it doesn’t stop there. We also look at local issues, trying to change areas for the better to allow people to have safe, healthy and well-connected lives.

The work isn’t as straightforward as running consultations. You could be campaigning with an inflatable zebra crossing one minute and the next running an open mic night to help make night-life safer.

Your base will be our HQ in Coventry and you will be mobile in Warwickshire. 18.5hrs p/w, contract until end of March 2021.

About you

To be successful in this role you will  need to be adaptable and creative, making tough subjects easy to understand. We need people who are outgoing and willing to partner with other organisations, forging connections that can help make change.

Benefits
- 25 days annual leave rising with service to 28 + 12 bank holidays (FTE)
- Flexible working
- Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
- A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential. Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

To apply please download an application pack and application form from this website. 

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

We currently have an opportunity to join our team as a Recruiter in our West Midlands, South West or London offices. As a Recruiter, you’ll be the face of Teach First, developing and owning your own strategy to meet ambitious targets and showcase our brand. You’ll work as part of a close-knit team to support wider team targets and development. In return, we’ll make sure that you are able to develop your skills in role and continue to expand your expertise through an ongoing professional development plan.

• Do you have experience in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders?
• Are you a confident and clear communicator?
• Are you confident at making decisions and taking action?
• Do you have strong planning and organising skills and are able to manage your time effectively and independently?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Recruiter.

Please note that interviews will be conducted on a first come first served basis, so early application is strongly encouraged. We reserve the right to close for application at any time.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

To apply for a vacancy at Teach First you are required to complete an application on our careers website. If you are applying via an external job board you will be redirected to our careers website where you should complete your application. We will not progress any applications that have not been submitted in this way.

Changing Our Lives is a rights based organisation that works in coproduction with disabled people and people with experience of mental health difficulties, finding solutions that enable them to lead ordinary lives that many of us take for granted. We are looking for an experienced individual, who is passionate about the rights of disabled people and people with experience of mental health difficulties. You will not be afraid to challenge but equally you will be able to develop strong relationships which can be drawn on to bring about change for individuals as well as strategic change. You will be working in a fast paced environment across a range of coproduced projects so you will need to be comfortable with change as often people start with one idea and it naturally develops and evolves. You will be comfortable working in the community, with local people enabling them to lead projects and equally as comfortable talking to senior figures, negotiating change. You will be working across the West Midlands, with occassional work in other areas of England. 

About Us

Grapevine is a national award winning charity tackling disadvantage, isolation and poverty in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are a triple action organisation – strengthening people, sparking community, shifting power. We help individual people get what they need to take control, turn their lives around and realise their potential. Collectively we help them spark movements for change in their communities. But we want to get at the root causes of the most difficult problems – not just treat the symptoms. So we work intensively with systems and services like the NHS and local authorities to understand issues together, shift power and solve the real problem – for good.

Strong local people and communities tackling their challenges, taking opportunities, shaping their lives – that’s our mission.

About the role

Community organising is about building relationships and networks that mean people can tackle their local issues together. As our organisers do that, communities form that are ambitious for their member’s health and happiness, as well as for wider change. You focus on listening, building relationships and organising people to take action that makes a difference.

The context for your role is Warwickshire County Council’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment process. This process provides an opportunity to listen to, plan with and mobilise community leadership in response to local health or social problems. Your base will our HQ  in Coventry and you will be mobile in Warwickshire.

About you
To be successful in this role you will need to be the sort of person who relishes responsibility, because you’ll have lots of it. You will create and implement a carefully structured work plan that will deliver change led by Warwickshire people. You will need to be brilliant with all kinds of people and brilliant at thinking and working in a planned, strategic way too. You will be great at meeting new people, figuring out what matters to them, connecting them and sparking their ideas into life.

For more information please download the application pack.

Benefits

- 25 days annual leave rising with service to 28 days (FTE)

- Flexible working

- Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution

- Employee assistance programme

- A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential. Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career

Changing Our Lives is a rights based organisation that works in coproduction with disabled people and people with experience of mental health difficulties, finding solutions that enable them to lead ordinary lives that many of us take for granted. We are looking for a passionate individual commited to people's rights. You will be practical and very organised, a 'people person' able to communicate with a range of people including young people, adults and professsionals. You will be working in a fast paced environment across a range of projects, so you will need to be comfortable with change as people often start with one idea and it naturally evolves and changes. You will be working across the West Midlands, with occassional work in other areas of England. This is a position in which we will support an individual with less experience who is enthusiastic, a hard worker and willing to learn. The minimum requirement is 3 years working with disabled people, people with mental health difficulties or other people who have been disadvantaged. 

Britain Yearly Meeting is setting up a Britain-wide network of local development teams to support Quaker communities. Over the next three to five years, we will be placing workers within reach of every Quaker community in Britain – a key part of our plans to reinvigorate Quakerism and to help Quaker communities thrive.

The Local Development Team Leader will manage the existing local development team of four people currently working alongside Quaker communities. During 2020, you and another Team Leader will oversee four new Local Development Workers in new areas. You will participate in the strategic growth of local development work, helping to identify and meet needs, in collaboration with Friends and with our partner organisation, Woodbrooke.

We’re looking for someone who is excited by what spirit-led growth might mean in a faith context. You will have experience of building and managing dispersed teams, and of reshaping work to better meet the needs of beneficiaries. You will be able to empower team members, enabling visionary and creative responses to trends and growth points. You will also have experience of monitoring and evaluating community-led programmes. As the programme develops, there may be opportunities to deliver some development work, or to take the strategic lead on a particular support theme.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week) post, with frequent weekend and evening work and the option to discuss 28 or 31½ hours per week.

Alongside the opportunity to transform the experience of Quakers across Britain, we offer a generous benefits package.

For details of how to apply, please visit our website via the 'apply' button.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 9 December 2019
Interview date: Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 January 2020 at Woodbrooke

Britain Yearly Meeting is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expect all our staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.

Quakers have a faith commitment to equality and encourage and welcome applications for posts from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold the values of our organisation.

Britain Yearly Meeting is committed to equality in all its employment practice.

Programme Executive (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)
Home Based (with regular travel to our partner schools in Birmingham and Nottingham)

About Us

Action Tutoring is an education charity that supports pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in school.

In the UK today, young people facing socio-economic disadvantage are less likely to achieve the grades they need to progress in life. This isn’t because they are any less able – it’s because they have less access to tools to support them to realise their potential.

We help to level the playing field by working in partnership with schools to deliver weekly tutoring in English or Maths, to pupils who need it the most.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Executive to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract lasting up to 12 months.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,135 pro rata
- Travel expenses
- Flexible working and TOIL
- 33 days’ holiday pro rata, including Bank Holidays
- Workplace pension
- Team socials and a culture of celebrating

If you are a confident communicator and work well with deadlines while managing others, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain experience with a charity that’s supporting the UK’s most disadvantaged young people.

As an education charity, we understand the importance of providing learning and development opportunities for our staff. You’ll receive a comprehensive induction and full training and will have the chance to broaden your areas of responsibility as you grow alongside the organisation.

Our vision is a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background. If you share our values and want to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Programme Executive, you will be responsible for your own caseload of programmes and managing two Programme Co-ordinators.

This is a home-based role with occasional travel to our offices in London and Action Tutoring’s partner schools throughout Birmingham and Nottingham.

Some of your duties will involve:

- Visiting schools and building positive relationships
- Managing and training the volunteer tutors
- Managing the pupils that use the service
- Measuring impact and success via accessing performance data

About You

To be considered as a Programme Executive, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience of working with young people, schools or volunteers
- The ability to manage and lead others, leading by example
- To be educated to degree level
- The ability to develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to undertake public speaking to deliver high quality tutor training
- To be committed to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment

Ideally, you will have line management experience or the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding and skills that make for effective line management.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Project Co-ordinator, Education Programme Executive, Project Executive, Education Project Executive, Charity Programme Co-ordinator, Charity Project Co-ordinator or Charity Service Co-ordinator.

The closing date for applications is 30th December 2019 with interviews to be held ideally on 6th January 2020.

Webrecruit and Action Tutoring are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Programme Executive, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

The Sufi religious worker will engage, motivate donors on Islamic charitable giving, participate in:

-implementing fundraising strategies

-arranging call to prayers and Iqamat according to the Islamic law

-preparing weekly sermons for senior Imam, responsible for maintaining the religious transcripts and translations

-assisting in arranging at special services like birthdays, funerals, Khatam Sharif, URS Sharif, Milad day and other religious functions

-Reciting Quran and Nasheeds at religious events

-able to lead Taraweeh in Ramadhan

-will perform other non-pastoral work in a religious order

The applicant should be fluent in Arabic (essential), Urdu (preferable) and English (preferable).

The successful applicants will be required to provide an enhanced DBS Certificate/Police Certificate and expenses to be met by the applicant. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

·Qualification must be equal to GCSE and Basic Religious Education. (Essential)

·Applicant must have worked with the religious organisation, Sunni Sufi meditate on practices, previous experience in similar role and knowledge of system and practice. (Essential)

·Applicant must be Sunni Sufi faith and proven with previous related documents. (Essential)

·Applicant must have good written & Communication Skills. (Essential)

·Hafiz-e-Quran and previous work with the NGO. (Essential)

School Partner - National School Breakfast Programme
Home Based (with extensive travel across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We are very excited to be delivering the largest ever national roll-out of a school breakfast programme, based on the successful model developed by our delivery partner, Magic Breakfast. This programme will work with schools across the country to develop healthy breakfasts, so no child starts the school day too hungry to learn.

We are now seeking a School Partner to join us, working 29.4 – 37 hours per week, during term time only. This role is a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of £27,574 – £29,477 + £480 homeworking allowance per annum pro rata
- Pension scheme
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare vouchers
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference and ensure that thousands of hungry schoolchildren have access to a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

We’re a forward-thinking, people-focused organisation that operates with mutual respect. We strive for excellence in all we do and support each other to perform to the best of our ability. If you think you’d succeed in this open environment, this is the role for you.

Your Role

As a School Partner, you will facilitate the delivery of the National School Breakfast Programme across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

Working in close partnership with your team of School Partners and Team Manager, Regional Managers and colleagues across Family Action and Magic Breakfast, you will be responsible for supporting schools in the delivery and sustainability of their breakfast programme.

About You

To join us as a School Partner, you will need:

- Experience of working in an educational setting or in partnership with schools or other educational providers
- Knowledge of how schools operate
- Experience of being the first point of contact and providing high quality support
- Experience of working remotely, across a wide geographical area with a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of influencing, negotiating and presenting the case for change
- An awareness/understanding of the importance of child health and nutrition
- A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle

A degree level qualification or relevant professional qualification would be beneficial.

Other companies may call this role Education Project Team Leader, School Engagement Officer, Senior Project Co-ordinator, Project Delivery Officer, Project Team Leader, Programme Supervisor or Senior Programme Co-ordinator.

The working hours for this role are 29.4 – 37 hours per week, during term time only. You’ll be required to work flexibly to support the success of the programme, which may include working at breakfast time multiple times per week.

The closing date for applications is the 8th December 2019.

Webrecruit and Family Action are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to make a difference as a School Partner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

CPAS Ventures and Falcons are seeking a self-starting, entrepreneurial team player to take our recently launched School Venture residentials to the next level. These ground-breaking residentials for pupils from Church of England Primary Schools are an excellent way to help children engage with the Gospel and connect with their local church’s children’s programme. If you have a passion for evangelism, an understanding of primary schools and children’s ministry, and a growth mindset, we would love to hear from you.

The role is a permanent, part-time (0.4 FTE) annualised hours, term time only appointment.  The location of the role will be agreed at interview.