An exciting opportunity to join the Youth Engagement team at the British Youth Council. You will be passionate about youth voice and advocacy and developing and delivering high quality programmes with amazing young leaders.

Overall purpose

• To lead on the delivery of new and existing youth engagement programmes working in partnership with key delivery partners and developing and maintaining strategic partnerships. 
• To support meaningful and inclusive engagement, participation and development of young leaders across the youth engagement programmes. 
• To champion youth participation and youth leadership and ensure that the voice of young people is heard in relation to decisions being made that affect them. 

Main areas of responsibility

Project Management 

To take the operational lead in planning and delivering our youth engagement partnership programmes including, but not limited to:

• Manage the Future Voices Group in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation and the Youth Advisory Group in partnership with The Careers and Enterprise Company. Core responsibilities will include:
  • Facilitating and delivering quarterly meetings.
  • Developing and delivering skills development sessions for young leaders.
  • Ensuring individual young people receive the support they need to thrive in their roles.
• Support the Youth Engagement Officer to deliver the NHS Youth Forum and Bank of England Youth Forum – including:
  • Support monthly meetings with the Forums ensuring projects are on track and the groups have the support they need to achieve the outcomes they have defined. 
  • Support skills development sessions, developing the confidence, skills and values of forum members to thrive in their role as young leaders. 
  • Implement and maintain project management systems, ensuring robust impact measurement is in place across all programmes.
• Coordinate and collaborate with our partner organisations including Youth Futures Foundation, NHS England and Improvement, The Careers and Enterprise Company and the Bank of England. 
• Work with colleagues to ensure appropriate links are planned between the Youth Engagement Programmes and other British Youth Council programmes.

Financial Management

• Prepare and submit reports to funders on the work, ensuring that all requirements are met to a high standard.
• Manage the budget for the relevant Youth Engagement programmes, including budget preparation, forecasting, monitoring and reporting.

Line Management

• Manage the Youth Engagement Officer, providing regular support and supervision, and opportunities to develop.
• Commission and manage freelance facilitators as required by the programme, ensuring they are adequately briefed and supported to deliver session with young people.

Networks and Partnerships

• Manage the relationship with Youth Futures Foundation, NHS England and Improvement, the Careers and Enterprise Company and the Bank of England to ensure that each Forum is effective in influencing change within its sectors. 
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships to support our advocacy, awareness and participation activities.

Participation and advocacy

• Provide ongoing support and development opportunities to the members of our youth engagement programmes to ensure that they are able to be effective representatives.
• Enable young people to engage with and respond to relevant consultations and workshops to feed into their advocacy work, working closely with the Policy and Public Affairs Officer to ensure a joined up approach.
• Ensure a wide reach and participation of young people in our advocacy work across the country.

Communications

• Support young people’s internal and external communications about the projects, helping them to evidence how they are representing the views of other young people.
• Work closely with the Youth Engagement Officer and Communications team to develop a content plan for the British Youth Council web pages and social-media channels to amplify the work of the Youth Engagement groups.
• Promote opportunities for British Youth Council members to engage with the youth engagement programmes.

Other

• To be an active and inspiring ambassador for the British Youth Council’s brand.
• To be an effective member of the wider staff team, sharing ideas, collaborating with staff, young people and volunteers, to help make the British Youth Council the leading youth voice charity.
• To support the delivery of the British Youth Council’s high profile, large scale events as part of the wider team, such as the Annual Council meeting and UK Youth Parliament Sittings.
• To conduct all activities in line with our values and in a manner that promotes and enhances the British Youth Council’s image and reputation.

Operations Manager (UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub)

Are you an exceptional operations manager, who’s experienced in humanitarian start-ups? Are you passionate about helping people impacted by humanitarian crises? Are you interested in joining an exciting new initiative, which will promote collaboration between the humanitarian sector and UK leaders in science, technology, and innovation?

We are looking to recruit an Operations Manager for the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub, with a focus on managing finance, HR, work plans, grants and administration.

Launching in 2021, the Hub will bring together the Humanitarian sector and the UK’s expertise in technology, science and innovation to support people impacted by crises. The Operations Manager will play a central role, supporting the set-up and day to day running of the Hub.

You will have considerable experience in operational delivery roles, ideally from the humanitarian sector or membership organisations. You will have an excellent working knowledge of operational systems and be adept at building constructive working relationships. The UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub is a new initiative, so we are looking for someone who is experienced in start-ups and feels comfortable in an evolving environment, as the work of the Hub continues to grow and develop. We are also interested in hearing from candidates with a background in research and grants, as the Operations Manager will be involved in delivering a funding programme for humanitarian innovation work. 

The Hub is hosted by Elrha and is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

If you are passionate about using your operations skills to support the humanitarian community and those affected by crises, and you want to be part of a new initiative that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.  

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates.

Please note: Due to COVID-19 we are all currently working remotely, so this role will initially be home-based. When deemed safe and appropriate to do so, the role will be based in our London office and there will be some UK travel involved in this role.

The role will be appointed at the start of the salary band advertised, unless there are exceptional circumstances. This allows for incremental progression within the role and movement up the scale.

Closing date: 29 November 2020 Interview date: 10 December 2020

Job purpose

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Head of Finance and Operations is a key member of RSN’s senior leadership team (SLT), helping determine and implement our overall organisational strategy. The role oversees a budget of circa £1m and directly manages the Finance Manager and Operations Assistant. They work closely with the Head of Programmes and individual programme leads to oversee income and expenditure, ensuring that RSN’s work is delivered to budget and adequately funded, and that accurate financial reports are available to the SLT, CEO, trustees and donors.

Our Head of Finance and Operations takes a lead on enabling RSN’s team to serve young asylum seekers and refugees as effectively and efficiently as possible: overseeing our HR, legal responsibilities, working environment and everything that goes on behind the scenes to resource and support our service delivery. The postholder will develop and undertake their role through the lens of our organisational ethos, seeking to embed and uphold RSN’s values across all their work streams.

The postholder joins our team at a particularly exciting time, we launch our new strategy, continue our work to become a more actively anti-racist organisation, and take on a new name that better reflects our education-focused vision and mission. 

We are also beginning the refurbishment of an abandoned historic bank on Harlesden High Street, which will become an educational centre for young refugees, a social impact hub for the local area, and our home. When the refurbishment is completed (projected summer 2021), the postholder will also line-manage a Facilities and Community Manager, and will play a key role in ensuring RSN’s new premises have maximum social impact, for us and others.

Please see the attached Job Applicant Pack or scroll down the page for the role’s key responsibilities and the person specification. 

Job details and application process

Terms and conditions 

The role is full time and permanent - though we are a flexible employer and welcome applications from candidates interested in working 4 days per week. The role will be based at RSN’s office in Harlesden, north London (NB: the majority of our team are currently working from home due to Coronavirus and we anticipate this role doing the same until it is appropriate to return). The salary is band B - £37-45k pro rata (starting salary depending on the competencies and experience of the successful candidate). The package also includes 25 days leave and a pension.

As the role involves some contact with children and vulnerable young people and their data, the successful candidate will have to undertake a DBS check and all those invited to interview will be required to complete a self disclosure.

Application process

Applications (and any questions about the role) should be sent by email to Emily Bowerman  - jobs @ refugeesupportnetwork. org (no spaces). The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 7th December 2020.

Your application should comprise

• a full CV including a full employment history showing responsibilities held and relevant achievements

• a letter (maximum two sides of A4) telling us where you heard about this role and explaining:

• Why you would like to work for RSN (1 paragraph)

• How your experience, skills and character are a good fit for this particular role (main focus)

• Any contextual recruitment factors you would like us to be aware of (as appropriate, and please see below for more information)

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an initial phone call, undertake a short task and provide references, following which interviews will be held. Suitable candidates may be contacted to begin the phone call and task process before the deadline, and we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Please note that you must have a visa that allows you to work in the UK for the duration of your contract.

Contextual recruitment and reasonable adjustments

Exam grades and job titles are not the full picture - the context in which achievements were gained also matters. At RSN, we actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, considering the impact of the context in which a candidate has worked or studied.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with lived experience of forced migration, and from other backgrounds that are currently underrepresented on our team.

Additionally, if you feel you would require reasonable adjustments in order to carry out the role or attend an interview at RSN due to a disability, caring responsibilities or any other reason, please give details in your cover letter or get in touch with Emily Bowerman  - jobs @ refugeesupportnetwork. org (no spaces) - to discuss further.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Finance

• Together with the Chief Executive and Head of Programmes, oversee annual budget creation and on-going budget control

• Manage preparing of statutory accounts, audit, VAT and any other finance compliance (in partnership with our external accountants)

• Maintain financial projections and oversee financial reporting to SLT, trustees and funders (including the preparation of monthly management accounts)

• Track incoming resources through further developing and maintaining our Grant Management Information System

• Oversee outgoing payments, including oversight of tendering, payroll, expenses, etc

• Oversee mortgage and regular reporting to mortgage provider (Charity Bank)

Strategy, legal and governance 

• Identify, plan for and deliver all operational, financial and IT-related initiatives required to deliver on our ambitious growth objectives

• Continually improve operational systems, processes and policies in support of the organisation’s mission and ethos

• Oversee all legal contracts – including subcontracting and partnership working

• Oversee and further develop all organisational policies

• Ensure all policies are effectively implemented and that all staff remain up to date with necessary training and checks

• Ensure effective and appropriate risk assessment and management procedures are in place and implemented, including insurance and office risk assessments

• Provide governance support as requested by the Chief Executive (including registration of new trustees)

• In collaboration with our Head of Programmes, oversee and develop RSN's approach to meeting the requirements of UK GDPR, including staff training and data hygiene days

Human resources

• Oversee all employment contracts

• Oversee operations onboarding processes for all new starters

Information management

• Oversee database development and management

• Ensure organisation is working within the most efficient internal online file management systems and architecture, with appropriate access and permissions for staff and volunteers

Office, Logistics, Health and Safety

• Manage all premises contracts – both for tenants in our London office and as tenants across the UK

• Ensure health and safety standards are met across the organisation, including from staff who need to work from home

• Oversee all telephony and IT provision (landlines, staff mobiles and laptops etc)

Other 

• Maintain some form of direct contact with the young people RSN serves, as agreed with your line manager. This may involve mentoring one young refugee, attending sessions of our Youth Advisory Board or other comparable responsibility

Person specification

Experience

• Strong financial and commercial awareness, with a track record of setting and managing budgets

• Strong track record of financial analysis and preparation of financial reports

• Experience using an accounting system (such as Xero)

• Confident line manager with a track record of building and motivating teams

• Experience of drafting and reviewing contracts (both for employment and services)

• Experience of drafting and reviewing organisational policies

• Proven ability to develop, monitor and maintain management information systems and procedures to help teams work effectively Experience of managing operations in an office and/or community premises

• Proven administrative, leadership and management ability in organisational development

Skills 

• Ability to think strategically and convert strategy into detailed operational plans

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing and over the telephone with individuals and with a wide variety of organisations and audiences and to research, analyse and interpret complex information and produce clear verbal and written reports

• Outstanding project management skills, meticulously well organised and reliable

• A quick learner with strong problem-solving abilities

• Ability to apply discretion in sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality at all times

• Flexible, proactive and able to work under pressure

• Ability to see the strategic, big picture, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

• A strong team player, who understands, values and speaks affirmingly of the work of others, being helpful, kind and sensitive to their needs

Other

We value the way in which a person works just as much as the actual work they do. To this end, we are seeking candidates with the following attributes:

• Character: Has integrity, earns trust and maintains confidences, and speaks plainly and truthfully

• Mission-led: Is engaged by RSN’s vision of enabling young refugees to build more hopeful futures through education

• Values-led: Shares RSN’s values and seeks to live them out in their work

• Ethos-led: Is motivated by personal core beliefs (whether Christian or not) and values playing a leadership role in an organisation which is founded on, and seeking to outwork, the Christian faith

Head of Media Relations - 12 months FTC job - to start ASAP -London £73,000 pa Job

Head of Media Relations - 12 months FTC - to start ASAP -London £73,000 pa

All interviews and on boarding will be held remotely and working remotely during the pandemic. Your new role is working for an International Government organisation based in central London The Head of Media Relations is responsible for managing the media team that consists of two senior communications offers and two assistant communication officers and an internal communications officer, and ensuring that they are effective in raising the profile and its programs in mainstream media: newspapers, radio and television channels. Cultivating and maintaining sound relations with the media across the organisation is essential to improving its reputation, brand recognition and its relevance as an international organisation committed to democratic governance and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Head of Media Relations will ensure that media organisations from across the world are effectively engaged with and informed about the organisation, its work and its role in the international community, and that the work of the organisation is communicated to as wide an audiences as possible.

The Head of Media Relations participates as a core member of the international organisation senior leadership team. Key Tasks will include: -

• Develop and implement a media strategy and workplan - with appropriate indicators of success - as an integral part of the broader divisional communications strategy, to help deliver the Strategic Plan.
• Lead and supervise the Media team so that they engage in proactive communications with the media at all levels - UK-based, national media in organisations member countries, and international media generally.
• Oversee the preparation by the Media team of concise media messages on all relevant topics for use by the Director and Spokesperson - Communications Division and other members of senior management. These messages should be updated on a regular basis.
• Organise press briefings/press conferences for the Secretary-General and other senior management staff as needed.
• Work closely with the other government bodies to ensure that all public messages and activity generated by them is fully consistent with media messages and strategies, and is integrated, planned and executed appropriately.
• Ensure that the Communications Division provides leadership on strategic press and media output, overseeing the development and production of media engagement campaigns, material and programmes.
• Ensure the production - including drafting, as well as editorial oversight - of media advisories, press releases, public statements, presentations, and speeches, ensuring that these products are produced to high standards.
• Ensure the targeted distribution of media advisories, press releases, statements, and speeches of the Secretary-General, ensuring wide coverage across the organisation.
• Seek additional resources for the work of the Communications Division from sponsors and donors.

The Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the below: -

• You will have extensive experience in Communications/Media roles as well as been able to demonstrate management of Press/Communications teams
• Highly experienced in building relationships with journalists and securing media coverage
• Shows respect and understanding of diverse points of view and demonstrates understanding in daily work and decision-making.
• Demonstrates balance between directness and diplomacy in negotiations.
• Encourages and supports others in demonstrating cultural awareness when working with others.
• Effectively analyses and assesses new or uncertain critical information.
• Mentors several employees at a senior level.
• Recognises the talent in the Section, seeking to develop, support, and grow it.
• Experience of work directly with senior leaders
• Able to show strong leadership skills and bring a team together
• Manages available resources to meet objectives e.g. by effective and efficient use of budgets
• Keeps abreast of developments in their area of work and takes a proactive approach to adopt or adapt innovative ideas and methods.
• Ideally you will have a journalist background
• Experience of working internationally is bonus
• Abe to write a wide range of engaging content for a diverse audience using multi-channels
• High attention to detail, editing, proofreading, and tailoring content
• Used to working under pressure and delivering to tight deadlines
• Horizon scanning with strong press acumen
• Public Sector or international experience

What you will receive in return: This is a rewarding role with a competitive salary of £ 73,171 plus benefits including 38 days annual leave and generous pension If this role is of interest please do apply ASAP with an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant t experience and feel free to contact myself for further information or to discuss the role in detail.

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Youth Understanding Officer needed for the Youth Endowment Fund to support the commissioning and delivery

of national peer research and social action network. 

Reports to: Head of Research and Youth Understanding, Youth Endowment Fund

Salary: £30,500 - £32,000

Location: Central London

Contract:    Full time. The role starts with a two-year contract

About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.

In recent years violent crime has risen significantly. Homicides, assaults, robberies and offences involving weapons have all seen sustained growth. We have also seen large increases in violent crime involving children and young people. This is a tragedy. Every child captured in these numbers is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. Founded by youth charity Impetus and its partners, the Early Intervention Foundation and the Social Investment Business, we exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. We do this by finding the very best ways to prevent youth violence, funding great initiatives and working to scale them up and spread great ideas.

Research and evidence are at the heart of our charity’s mission. We want to be the go-to place for evidence on the lives of children affected by youth crime and violence, its causes, and what works to prevent it. The research and youth understanding team are responsible for commissioning and producing research to inform the YEF’s understanding of what works to reduce violent youth crime and to help us better understand the lives of young people vulnerable to youth violence, and what this means for the YEF’s work.

About this role

We’re looking for a passionate person who is committed to ensuring that evidence and a deep understanding of young people are central to everything that we do. Your job will be to support the commissioning and delivery of a national peer research and social action network that the YEF will be establishing. This network will support the YEF’s understanding of youth crime and its drivers and will involve several partners, including:

• a national partner helping support and coordinate overall project delivery,
• a learning partner conducting a developmental evaluation of the project,
• a technology partner developing and supporting the systems to collect and process data across the network, and
• up to ten delivery partners operating in the ten regions of England and Wales, responsible for the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of peer researchers, as well as supporting the delivery of social action projects.

It will also include boosting our understanding of the characteristics, backgrounds and lives of the children and communities affected by youth crime and violence.

You will have knowledge and experience in a relevant sector such as the youth sector, social work, children’s social care or education and they help identify, assess, fund and support organisations that will be responsible for delivering our national peer research network over the next two years.

Key responsibilities

Working as part of team, we want a person who can:

• Make sure we choose the best organisations to work with through supporting the assessment of funding applications, getting to know potential partners and where possible conducting site visits.
• Support the ongoing oversight of the strategic and operational partners that will assist the YEF in delivering a national peer research and social action network, thinking creatively about how we can work with our partners to achieve our aims
• Assist in the development of materials to support the roll-out and delivery of the peer research and social action network
• Help organise and host project events
• Lead on project administration, including managing regular communications with project partners, organising meetings, tracking deliverables and handling partner queries
• Facilitate the involvement of members of YEF’s youth advisory board in the network (through regular updates and engagement opportunities)
• Support the delivery of high-quality research across the network
• Help ensure that research and youth understanding informs all of the YEF’s work,
• Engage with and understand the experiences and needs of people affected by violent youth crime, including young people and their families, across England and Wales.
• Work collaboratively with a range of external partners, including central government, local bodies and other research organisations, to enhance our understanding of what works to reduce violent youth crime and in delivering our broader research programme.
• Support the synthesis and dissemination of learnings across the network and external stakeholders in conjunction with a learning partner.

About you

You are this sort of person:

• You are a naturally very curious person that is confident with qualitative research. You have expertise in a range of qualitative research methods. You can provide examples of how you have practically used these skills.
• You are an excellent communicator. You love to communicate research to a diverse range of audiences, many of whom are not experts.
• You’re able to work independently and as part of a team. You get satisfaction from supporting your colleagues and meeting goals together but are self- motivated and can work independently.
• You are a highly effective project manager. You are effective at managing projects from beginning to end, whether they are delivered internally or externally.
• You win people over. You can build great partnerships and are comfortable working with a range of different people, including young people.
• You don't want your days to pass without making a difference. You want to play a significant part in reducing the level of youth violence.
  You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, views and values.
• You want to work in a job that makes young people safer. This issue matters to you. You do not need extensive experience in grant making, you can learn that. You will be an incredible member of our team if you are committed to understanding the challenges facing young people and the people and organisations working to support them and are inspired by a mission to find what works to prevent violence.
   

You must be able to demonstrate the following areas of knowledge/experience:

• Delivery experience: You know what it's like to support young people and/or deliver programmes. When a person or organisation we fund is facing challenges, you can relate.
• Research methods: You have good knowledge and practical experience of a range of research methods including qualitative approaches, and the ability to both deploy them and critically appraise their use.
• Excellent communicator: You can combine your technical expertise with experience of communicating complex evidence and analysis in a simple and accessible way to non-experts.
• Stakeholder engagement: You are comfortable seeking the views of young people and other stakeholders to help gather experiential insights for our work. This could include facilitating sessions with them.
• Project management: You are comfortable seeing projects from beginning to end, tracking progress across different workstreams and ensuring delivery keeps to deadlines. When things might not go to plan, you aren't afraid to speak up about it and work constructively to find solutions.
• Collaborative working: You see value in working with others to get the best outcomes on each task and project.
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion: You believe and act in a way that celebrates and encourages a range of experiences, backgrounds and values.

You might have these sorts of qualifications/knowledge/skills/experience:

• Previous experience of grant making.
• Previous experience of participatory research methods or peer research.

While it is not a criterion, we are especially interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of youth violence.

It is also important to us that the people we hire do not discriminate. We believe in being inclusive and giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 14th December. You must be available for two interviews within this week to proceed.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

NHS Charities Together is seeking a talented, seasoned and agile senior manager to take responsibility for the organisation’s grants programmes at this critical and exciting stage of our growth and development. The postholder will deliver the grant funding portfolios and associated programme of work of NHS Charities Together.

This is an incredible exciting and pivotal role within NHS Charities Together. The postholder will have the opportunity to shape, deliver and monitor our significantly large and high-profile grants programme following our Covid-19 appeal which has raised over £130m. The Head of Grants, working with the Director of Membership and Impact and Senior Leaders, Grants Committee and Trustees, members, and other stakeholders will also have the responsibility to shape and implement a brand-new grants strategy and management system from 2021 onwards.

Working with colleagues and members, the postholder will further define, develop and deliver a robust grants scheme.  An important aspect of this role is to continue to deliver the current operational plan for grants to member charities, whilst refining and developing a thorough grant process. The day to day accountability includes the development and management of a grants team, relationship management and operations, including the appropriate tracking of grant applications, award decisions, grant payments and grant outcome reporting. The post holder will recommend changes to grant scheme eligibility and criteria as required and will use best practice and evidence-based learning to guide good governance and process in quality assuring the grants function.

The role will require the postholder to utilise their skills, sensitivity and personal confidence to tap into the power that each member of their team brings to their work and in their contribution to our overall mission. While it is essential that the Head of Grants brings efficient and effective systems to increase the productivity of the organisation, is it also critical that the team retain the creative spark that drives NHS Charities Together’s success.

Technology, Digital and Data Advisor - Humanitarian Innovation Hub

Could you help the humanitarian community improve activities for people in crisis through technology, digital and data innovation? Are you able to analyse data and understand how emerging technologies can improve how humanitarian work is designed and delivered? Could you enable humanitarian agencies to access expertise from the organisations in the UK leading new technologies?

We are looking to recruit a Technology, Digital and Data Advisor for the new UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub.

This new role will drive collaboration across a new network of UK humanitarian innovators, focused on new and improved technologies and processes that will make humanitarian action more effective and efficient.

You will have considerable experience in digital and data innovation and a strong knowledge of data science. You bring expertise in various forms of data collection and analysis, both quantitative and qualitative as well as experience in translating better insights from data into better decision-making processes. You would also have a good background in humanitarian work and good connections with key humanitarian data/digital actors. You will lead on identifying digital and data technologies and processes that are or might be relevant to solving challenges faced by humanitarian agencies and people affected by conflict. Preferably, you will have good networks in the communities in the UK that are leading the development of these technologies - in the private sector, universities, or government, and experience in brokering relationships to drive collaborative innovation.

You will be a self-starter, who’s comfortable leading work in a new initiative. You must bring expertise in partner outreach, network building and coordination, along with strong technical skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

The Hub is hosted by Elrha and is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

If you are passionate about using your digital and data skills to support the humanitarian community and those affected by crises, and you want to be part of a new initiative that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.  

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates.

Please note: Due to COVID-19 we are all currently working remotely, so this role will initially be home-based. When deemed safe and appropriate to do so, the role will be based in our London office and there will be some UK travel involved in this role.

The role will be appointed at the start of the salary band advertised, unless there are exceptional circumstances. This allows for incremental progression within the role and movement up the scale.

Closing date: 6 December 2020
Interview date: 17 December 2020

The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a pioneering Human Rights charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers who are the survivors of extreme human cruelty. The people we work with have been subjected to atrocities including state-sponsored torture, human trafficking, religious and political persecution, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and gender-based and ‘honour-based’ violence. Recognising the complexity of each client’s suffering and needs, HBF offers specialist services within a Model of Integrated Care encompassing: therapy; medical advice; legal protection; counter-trafficking support; housing and welfare advice; and community and integration.

HBF exists to ensure that all survivors of trafficking and torture are free and healthy (both physically and mentally), are safe, are protected from re-victimisation, detention and poverty, and have the ability and agency to integrate in and contribute to the communities around them. HBF also uses its unique expertise to drive change and improve practice and policy for all survivors.

We are innovative, ambitious and compassionate. The bravery and resilience of our clients is an inspiration to all the team at HBF.

Purpose of the job

This is an exciting time to be joining HBF as we are successfully driving forward our strategy to increase impact and income, and have recently become a group structure with the addition of Asylum Aid to the Helen Bamber Foundation Group team.  You will be joining Helen Bamber Foundation Group at a time when we are looking forward to the next phase of the charity’s development. As the Director of Finance & Operations, you will oversee the financial management and financial control of the group, ensuring that the charity’s operations continue to be financial sustainable and based on robust financial planning. You will also oversee all non-frontline areas of operations for the charity, leading a small team to ensure the efficient running of the charity and offices. 

Working closely with the bookkeeper and the CEO, you will manage the processing of payroll and payments, produce and monitor monthly management accounts, monitor income, develop an annual budgets, and create the annual accounts for the audit process.  With the recent addition of Asylum Aid to our charity we are also looking to increase the team to deliver the necessary finance support for the Legal Aid Authority engagement.

You must have experience of strong financial management, as well as accounting procedures and ideally would hold a Recognised Accounting Qualification. You must be able to work under pressure, manage your time effectively and have strong communication skills.  You will be overseeing the organisational risk register and helping to ensure improvements in its support systems including sourcing a new premises.  Our current lease expires in April 2023.

This position is key to helping the Helen Bamber Foundation to deliver its ambitious strategy to increase impact on all survivors of trafficking and torture.  

HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation.

Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and a DBS check. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.  

Please submit an up to date CV and a covering letter by 9am on Monday 30th November by outlining your relevant skills and experience, as well as how your previous experience that matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role. Interviews are scheduled to be held on Wednesday 8th or Thursday 9th December and will be conducted either via Zoom or in person. 

We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian, Minority-Ethnic, refugee and migrant backgrounds. 

If you have any enquiries or would like to speak to someone about the role please contact Kerry Smith.

 We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage.