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Check my CVHideOut Youth Zone’s state-of-the-art £6.6m facility opened in September 2020 to provide an engaging and inspiring place for thousands of young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) to spend their leisure time. Open 7-nights a week, 52-weeks a year plus school holidays, the Youth Zone’s incredible facilities include a 3G pitch, skate park, 30ft climbing wall, boxing/mixed martial arts gym, 4-court sports hall, sensory room, fitness suite, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites and much more.
Manchester has higher than the national average rates of young people 16-18 who are NEET but the Covid-19 pandemic has only intensified this issue and increased risks of young people not securing a positive post 16 destination. This new, exciting role within HideOut Youth Zones management team, will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to establish and shape the youth zone’s employment and enterprise offer. This offer will not only target those young people locally aged 16-18 who are not in employment education or training (NEET) but also develop an early universal information advice and guidance service for young people aged 13+ in parallel with our core youth work offer.
Candidates must:
▪ Have extensive experience of delivering Enterprise and Employability activities to young people aged 8 to 19 (or up to 25 for those with additional needs) in a variety of settings
▪ Be able to engage vulnerable, disengaged or hard to reach young people
▪ Have experience of managing partnerships with employers and training providers
▪ Demonstrate a strong commitment to young people and have the ability to engage and build positive relationships
▪ Be passionate about the aims and mission of HideOut Youth Zone and East Manchester
A role profile with person specification can be found on our website.
This is truly a fantastic opportunity to be part of the HideOut team and to help to create a long-lasting legacy for young people in the area.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, the position requires an enhanced DBS check.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete a HideOut Youth Zone Application Form and email together with a copy of your up-to-date CV
Deadline for applications: 9am, Thursday 18th March 2021
We place huge value on equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, communities and abilities. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country.
For further information about HideOut Youth Zone please visit our website and follow us on Twitter.
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Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it is CTA’s job to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities. We champion, connect, support and grow a thriving community transport movement across all parts of the UK.
The purpose of this role is to ensure that our members receive outstanding support and development, including advice, resources, training, forums and events to derive value from their membership. The post-holders collect data from member interactions to improve our services and help us better advocate for and champion community transport. The role provides a valuable two-way communication channel with members to gather intelligence, promote membership, increase participation in CTA initiatives and market our services and products such as driver training, permits etc.
The work of this post is primarily delivered through grant-funded programmes and, on occasions, separately commissioned projects.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As CTA's Administrator, you'll be providing outstanding customer service and high quality administrative support for CTA staff and activities as well as being a welcoming and inclusive first point of call for enquiries from CTA members and other stakeholders.
The post, which is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, is a fixed term role, contracted for 12 months.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it's CTA’s job to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities.
The post-holder will support the delivery of CTA’s communications strategy/plan and will help co-ordinate communications and marketing activity across the organisation to ensure that CTA effectively, consistently and strategically communicates with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.
This role is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for a 12-month, fixed term.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to help us drive down poverty in Greater Manchester?
Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) is currently seeking someone with policy and research skills to strengthen our work advocating for changes to policy and practice across the city region. You will have experience of working in a similar role and be an integral part of our small but growing team. You will share our commitment to preventing and reducing poverty and be committed to helping us realise our vision of a Greater Manchester free from poverty where all residents can realise their potential and access the benefits of living in a diverse and vibrant city region.
GMPA is all about impact. From promoting the Real Living Wage to working with Greater Manchester’s councils on local poverty strategies and initiatives, our work has never been more needed.
The role will be home based, with the need to be able to travel within Greater Manchester and with the option of some office based working once we are able to return to our main base in central Manchester. Initially the role will last for 18 months.
The new role will inform local responses to poverty, including influencing local poverty strategies, the work of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and local welfare provision. At a time when poverty is growing nationally, it has never been more important to identify what we can do locally to address the issue.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter by email (as attachments in word format) detailing why you are suitable to the role.
Your application should directly address the person specification detailed in the job description. Please also provide the names and contact details of two referees.
The deadline for applications for this role is 5pm on Thursday 11th March, 2021.
GMPA is an open and inclusive organisation. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of poverty.
The Hospice is looking to recruit a CRM Systems Manager (Customer Relationship Management Systems Manager)
Job Summary
The Post holder will be responsible for:
• Enhancing Donorflex to ensure it delivers the best possible information as the charity moves to improve its data management and productivity.
• Management of the database and associated systems.
• Providing detailed analysis and insight to inform campaign planning.
• Maximising the potential of the database.
• Building and running of reports to support the Income Generation Team.
• Ensuring full compliance with all relevant legislation.
Please see our website and job description for further details.
Normal hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week worked between Monday to Sunday at days and times notified by your line manager. These hours do not include a 30 mins unpaid meal break which you will be entitled to take if you work a shift lasting longer than 6 hours. You may be required to work additional hours to those published.
Salary: £29,500.00 per annum
An attractive package of benefits for employed staff T&C's apply:
Contributory Company Group Pension Plan, (If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you have the option of continuing in this scheme), Life Assurance and a Medical Cash Plan - T&C’s apply, free onsite parking, annual holiday entitlement in any holiday year is 7 working weeks, inclusive of all public holiday entitlement. Part-time employees’ annual holiday entitlement accrues on a pro-rata basis.
(Benefits may be different for Bank / Contract for Services Workers T&C's apply).
The posts are not salary incremental posts and pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.
St Rocco’s Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory receipt of DBS if applicable, 2 references and documentary proof of right to work in the UK.
A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.
Please note: St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS and is not licensed to sponsor foreign nationals. All offers of employment are subject to / conditional upon satisfactory documentary proof of right to work in the UK.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
As the Hospice meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants (staff and volunteers) who are offered employment based at the Hospice or in patient facing roles will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.
Closing Date: 31-3-2021, with interviews being held on an on-going basis so apply today!
Please note: This role may be removed before the original end date or extended without prior notice.
St Rocco’s Hospice provides specialist care and support across Warrington, helping those who are coping with a life-limiting illness.
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NYAS is the leading provider of advocacy and associated service across the UK. NYAS shares the opinion that every child or young person experiencing care should have the same chance to live happy, healthy and rewarding lives as their peers.
If you are looking for a rewarding role with an organisation that makes a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a Senior Advocate who will have responsibility for the regional leadership of both the North West and East Anglia regional teams.
Working remotely, you will be responsible for the allocation of settings to other advocates, provide line management supervision and manage an allocation of settings either within the North West or East Anglia.
You will provide a high standard of provision to vulnerable children, young people and adults, ensuring that their voices are heard and that they are involved in decisions that affect their lives whilst working to ensure they are safeguarded at all times.
This role is a home based role however it is essential that the post holder resides either in the North West or East Anglia.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.
NYAS is an equal opportunities employer
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.
Role title: Senior Policy Advisor (residents and services)
Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £39,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester
Contract: Permanent
This role is referred to within the NHF as ‘Policy Leader’ but we have advertised, as ‘senior policy advisor’ because we think this is the more commonly understood phrase for a role at this level.
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations – not for profit social landlords who provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
In this role you will shape and lead a long term programme of policy work on the services our members provide and their relationship with the people they house. This could include working with members and Government on implementing the proposals in the recent Social Housing White Paper, and working across policy areas including welfare reform, supported housing, health and homelessness.
You will work closely with our members and their residents, drawing on their frontline expertise and experience to shape and respond to government policy. And you will hold our relationships with high profile external stakeholders including senior Government officials. There is also the possibility of line management responsibility for one or more policy officers / assistants, and a chance to lead work across other policy areas as required.
You will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have experience of shaping and leading a strategic and successful programme of policy work. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to senior stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere with credibility, expertise and political judgement. And you will be a strong collaborator, able to lead colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are also open to proposals for job shares, flexible working, part time or other arrangements, which would allow you to carry out the role alongside other commitments.
Closing date for applications: 8 March 2021
Interview date: 12 March 2021
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date
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The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.
We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.
These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.
THE CONTEXT
The Cultural Engagement Business unit has a portfolio of programmes and projects delivered across the British Council’s entire global network of 110 countries including the UK.It covers the following sectors:
• Arts – visual arts; drama and dance; architecture, design and fashion; creative economy; cultural skills, culture and development; film; literature; music
• Education – schools, skills and vocational education, higher education, science and research
• Society – civil society and young people; social enterprise; justice security and stability; gender and inclusion
Cultural Engagement has a significant size portfolio of client-funded contracts from various HMG departments and the EU requiring a global approach to safeguarding implementation to client standards. There is high profile reporting to these clients that needs to be globally coordinated and delivered through the Head of Safeguarding to manage our reputation.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an exciting opportunity to assist with the implementation of a new safeguarding framework across all Cultural Engagement programme delivery in line with the global Safeguarding strategy and policies. This role has been specifically created to support the Cultural Engagement Business Unit of the British Council one of two business units in the British Council.
There is already a foundation of good practice in relation to child protection in cultural engagement programmes, however, with a recent move by the British Council towards a more proactive wider safeguarding approach which includes adults at risk there is significant work to do to do in this area in partnership with the global safeguarding team.
Duties will include:
- Manage and ensure comprehensive implementation of the safeguarding framework across all Cultural Engagement programmes and projects aligned to the global safeguarding policy, strategy
- Create safeguarding tools and resources specifically for Cultural Engagement in partnership with the global safeguarding team to assist with risk identification, management and mitigation
- Provide safeguarding advice, consultation and support to all Cultural Engagement programmes/delivery, projects and events, including the provision of specialist advice and support as required to embed safeguarding
- Support and advise the regional/country/global safeguarding leads as required in relation to Cultural Engagement activity and safeguarding risk management.
- Create and share safeguarding data reports and analysis of incidents and cases relating to concerns/issues within this business area to Cultural Engagement leadership team
- Raise awareness of the new and increased safeguarding risk to programmes
- Update the Cultural Engagement framework of support and guidance for programme managers and all staff
ABOUT YOU
- Experience of working in an international development/humanitarian context within in an international organization
- A sound and demonstrable knowledge of child protection/safeguarding service delivery within international settings
- Experience of delivering effective safeguarding engagement and learning initiatives
- Demonstrate an understanding and in-depth knowledge of the global safeguarding agenda
- Experience of project management within an international context
- Have extensive experience of safeguarding risk management including safeguarding case management
Role Specific Skills l
- Partnership working across varied stakeholders
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Data analysis, report writing and supporting the work of senior managers within a safeguarding setting
- International service delivery – within a safeguarding/child protection setting
- Networking and relationship building
- Supporting new service delivery
- Ability to be flexible and to work with all levels of seniority both internally and externally
What you will receive:
Outstanding Civil Service Pension Scheme
32 Days Holiday
Annual Travel Season Ticket Loan
Annual Performance related bonus
London weighting £3,300
Pay Band 8
Contract type: IndefinitieContract
Location: Manchester, London, Belfast,Cardiff and Edinburgh
Women in Prison is a national charity providing services to women in communities and prison (including women's centres in London and Manchester), and campaigning for radical reductions in the women's prison population. Our vision is for every woman to have access to the kind of specialist trauma-responsive services that we provide, so that she can move forward with her life, based on her own strengths and decisions.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Head of Women’s Centres and Safeguarding (Maternity Cover). This role will provide leadership to our thriving Women’s Centres in London and Manchester and will be a national point of specialist advice and support for all Women in Prison services regarding safeguarding and risk management.
Could you be the leader we are looking for? If you bring safeguarding expertise and the ability to manage risk safely and proportionally, and are passionate about delivering high quality services for women we want to hear from you! Strong communication and team building skills, a coaching style of management and a deep understanding of the impact of trauma are essential.
We are committed to inclusive working practices, and particularly welcome applications from anyone with lived experience of prison or the criminal justice system and women from Black, Asian and minoritised communities. We welcome applications from anyone regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, heritage, and socio-economic background, and will make any reasonable adjustments.
The role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
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Head of Advocacy and Communications
UK-based, flexible location, some overseas travel
Join a Nobel Peace Prize laureate that is saving and changing lives every single day.
The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) finds and destroys landmines and unexploded bombs to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people stay safe and rebuild their lives after war. We also campaign for a landmine-free world, work to remove small arms from fragile communities and deliver innovative risk education lessons to those forced to live with the deadly contamination of conflict. We employ some 5,000 committed and highly skilled people in 26 countries and are regarded as a global leader in disarmament practice and policy.
Our mission is to get to every landmine before a child does. And to save lives and build futures for those whose communities have been shattered by war.
We are now seeking a Head of Advocacy and Communications to develop and execute an integrated advocacy, public affairs and communications strategy which will deliver purposeful influence with a wide range of high value UK and international stakeholders.
As the Head of Advocacy and Communications you will:
- Ensure the effective provision of strategic public affairs and engagement activity, chiefly in support of MAG’s relationships with institutional donors and its disarmament policy leadership, working closely with colleagues in global programmes, our UK hub in Manchester and our office in Washington DC.
- Provide leadership to the communications and advocacy team and ensure that MAG’s communications at a national, regional and international level are coherent and directly support advocacy, policy, programming and public engagement plans.
The successful candidate will have an innate understanding of how to use strategic advocacy and public affairs to drive change. They will have an in-depth knowledge of the UK political environment and with a track record of developing relationships with politicians, special advisers and other key Westminster figures. They will be persuasive and with the ability to operate in a multi-faceted, fast-paced and complex environment.
The starting salary for this position is £50,340 per annum, plus contributory pension.
This is a UK-based role with the potential for remote working. There will be the requirement for occasional overseas travel, including to conflict-affected states
For further information, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website and follow the application instructions.
Closing date for applications: Sunday March 7 2021.
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Training Scheme Development Manager
Reference: FEB20212925
Location: Flexible
Salary: £30,817.00 - £34,472.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata), Life Assurance
Duration: 12 months - 30 Hours a week
About the Role
We are looking for a talented individual who can help us to develop the training framework to support apprenticeships, internships and talent development programmes as well as take advantage of some of the government-funded initiatives such as ‘Kickstart’.
In the short term, this will enable us to deliver against a broad aim of recruiting people who may be unskilled or impacted by the current Covid situation but will also allow us to put particular focus on attracting and recruiting individuals from demographics that are under-represented in the organisation, and where the workforce does not necessarily reflect the area in which it is operating in.
Initially, this role is for a 12-month fixed term contract with funding coming from The Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
Key Aspects to the Role
The main focus of this role is to develop and deliver a training programme to support traineeship opportunities in addition to:
- Develop RSPB strategy and framework that delivers traineeship opportunities
- Have budgetary responsibility and negotiate financial arrangements with suppliers
- Select appropriate training providers and ensure their training is aligned with our organisational strategy, systems and processes
- Advise and give guidance to managers on the RSPB approach to recruiting, training and supporting apprentices, interns and graduates ensuring that a comprehensive development plan is produced
- Develop associated learning and development interventions that will be delivered to trainees to develop their skills and confidence
- Develop and deliver a development intervention for line managers of trainees to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to develop the capabilities of trainees
- Provide coaching and support to managers to enable them to cut through problems and resolve any matters relating to people management
- Develop and sustain relationships with internal customers so that people all around the RSPB understand the value to the organisation of trainee opportunities
- Working with trainees on the various schemes to ensure that they end their placement in a much stronger, more confident place to continue their career with the RSPB or with an external organisation
- Develop evaluation measures to demonstrate the value of traineeship opportunities
- Work with the rest of Learning & Development to ensure consistent focus on the most important things
Key contacts and relationships
- Head of Learning & Organisational Development to develop strategy, agree work programme, and review performance
- Learning and Development Business Partners
- Learning & Development Manager and Advisers to ensure consistency in delivery, and sharing of materials and good practice
- Senior and middle managers to support and develop trainee abilities
- People Business Partners, to provide consistent and effective services across the RSPB
- People working in learning and development in other organisations, to benchmark our ways with their ways, and to update our professional knowledge
- Scheme providers
What we need from you
You will work with and develop productive relationships with both internal and external partnerships and analyse individual learning and development needs. In addition, you will have:
- Demonstrable skills and experience in training, facilitation and development
- Designed and delivered learning interventions for a diverse range of people
- Built and sustained productive relationships in a multi-site organisation to support your work
- Produced cost-effective solutions in a highly cost-conscious organisation
- Influencing people to build people development into their business thinking
- An understanding of good leadership and people management practice
Expiry date: 23:59, 12 March 2021
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website.
No agencies please.
Eden Brown Charities are delighted to be working in partnership with an incredible Charity in Stockport to help them find a Senior Case worker who will support, empower and educate women in order to improve both their mental and physical health. This is a fixed term contract until March 2023.
As a Senior Case Worker you will be key in undertaking initial assessments as well as implementing care and protection plans in complex situations. You will safeguard women and children effectively by carrying out risk assessments and you will also provide leadership to other case workers who are able to provide support and advice to women.
You will work closely with the service manager to make day-to-day decisions in accordance with the range of duties.
To be successful in this role you must be a Qualified Social worker and be registered with Social Work England. It is desirable that you awareness of specific issues affecting women and also have experience of carrying out assessments.
This really is an incredible role which will make a real difference to women's lives. Please note that due to the nature of the Charitie's work, this post is restricted to women applicants only under Schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. Our client will be interviewing on a rolling basis so please do get in touch if you are interested.
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
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Job title: Customer Admin Support
Location: Manchester (up to 50% office based)
Responsible to: Director of Delivery
Contract: Part-time, 16 hours a week
Remuneration: £10.00 an hour
Role: Customer Admin Support x 3
**Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your available start date.**
Working days and hours:
- 16 hours a week, £10 per hour
- Monday-Thursday: 16.00 – 20.00 x 2 roles available
- Saturday – Sunday: 8 hours per day x 1 role available
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. Multi-tasking ability a must.
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
Location: We are currently working from home. You may be required to work from our Manchester office when it re-opens (TBC).
Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting our Delivery Team with admin support
- Processing new user registrations on our portal
- Responding to email enquiries from schools and students
- Supporting customers via phone
- Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software
- Data Management and CRM
- Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
Skills and Proficiencies:
- Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
- Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly
- Excellent customer support skills and telephone manner
- Desirable: Experience of working with young people
- Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
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
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.
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 and available start date. Please also note your preference on working hours.
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 will be closing this on or before Friday 13th March.
Our new team member(s) will start asap.
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Job title: Work Experience Coordinator
Location: Manchester (up to 50% office based)
Responsible to: Director of Delivery
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Remuneration: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum
Roles: 2 x Customer Support and Programme Delivery
**Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.**
Main purpose of role
This role sits within our Experience team and is crucial to the delivery of our work experience programme.
Hours: This role will be full-time (37 hours) & Permanent.
Infrequent weekend work may be required.
Location: We are currently working from home. This role will be based at our new Manchester Office, but you will only be required to work from the office for up to 50% of your working week.
Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.
What you’ll be doing:
Schools and Student Management
- Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting
- Processing new user registrations on our portal
- Onboarding of new schools and colleges
- Supporting our Virtual Programmes
- Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners, as well as helping to run training session with other members of our employer team
- End-to-end technical support for employers, schools, and students
- Enabling employers in the delivery of their virtual work experience programmes
- Using our in-house software to support the technical processes our employer partners use to recruit for and run work experience placements
- Data Management and CRM
- Inputting new data, maintaining existing records, generating reports to aid impact reporting and funding evidence
Skills and Proficiencies:
- Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation
- Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
- Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above (preferably Salesforce)
- Experience of using Google Classrooms
- Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
- Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
- Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
- Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate
- Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities
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
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.
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.
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 and Google Classrooms.
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 will be closing this on or before Friday 5th March.
Our new team members will start ASAP.
Founded by journalist, Robert Peston, our aim is to end educational inequality by investing in young people through our national school tal... Read more