Children in Crossfire seeks to appoint a highly experienced individual to the position of Trusts & Foundations Grants Manager. We are an International Development organisation based in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland that works to promote and protect the rights of children who are caught in the crossfire of extreme poverty.

Children in Crossfire are currently operating a 5 year rolling plan and wish to develop a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising strategy to support our programme of work in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Ireland as well as the core running costs of the organisation.  This strategy will lead to the expansion of our income from grant making bodies such as trusts and foundations and corporate donors.  Reporting directly to the CEO of Children in Crossfire, the Trusts & Foundations Grants Manager will develop and implement a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Strategy and lead on all funding proposals to grant making bodies. To date we have successfully secured funds from a variety of bodies such as Irish Aid, UKAid, The Ireland Funds, The Hilton Foundation, Betterways Foundation, William A Cadbury Trust and a number of anonymous donors. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Strategy and leading on all funding proposals to grant making bodies. This is a role for a highly skilled and motivated person who is passionate about the work of Children in Crossfire. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Trusts & Foundations Grants Management role with demonstrable experience in raising significant income targets.

This is a Full Time post based in Derry/Londonderry, however requests to work from home within Ireland & the UK will be considered.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 13th October 2021

This is one of four team leader roles within the Programmes Directorate, with responsibility for The Diana Award’s Mentoring Programme. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring the planning and delivery of quality, impactful mentoring programmes and providing thought leadership in this area. In line with the commitments and ambition set out in our new strategy the post-holder will also be responsible for identifying and cultivating new programme partnerships and funding opportunities to support the growth and sustainability of our work with and for young people.

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Programme effectiveness and impact

• Work with the Impact and Evaluation team to embed a culture of evidence-based programming within the team, helping develop appropriate systems and processes to support monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Maximise opportunities for young people to engage meaningfully and inclusively in the planning, delivery and review of The Diana Award’s Mentoring Programme.
• Provide thought leadership on mentoring – both within the team and across the programmes directorate more widely – ensuring our thinking and practice is informed by latest insights and sector learning on how to effectively use mentoring interventions to achieve positive outcomes for young people.
• Oversee the operational planning, delivery and review of our programmes, ensuring learning and good practice is captured and shared across the directorate.
• Work with the Director of Programmes and Policy Coordinator to identify opportunities for policy engagement and influence, actively seeking ways to platform youth voices and share insights and learning from programmes.
• Work with the Communications and Impact and Evaluation teams to develop robust and compelling resources to communicate programme impact to our core audiences.

2. Programme partnerships and funding

• Ensure the effective management of existing programme partnerships, including through regular communications and quality reporting, to support funding, delivery and policy objectives.
• Work with the Directors of Programmes and Fundraising to identify and cultivate new partnerships to support programme funding, delivery and policy engagement
• Develop pitches, products and funding proposals accordingly, in collaboration with programme Coordinators and the fundraising team.

3. Team leadership and management

• Build a cohesive and engaged team that embraces The Diana Award’s core values and has a culture committed to reflective learning, accountability and impact.
• Ensure the team has clear shared and individual work plans in place with measurable KPIs and regular supervision, appraisals and team meetings to monitor progress.
• Manage the team budget, monitoring expenditure across the different funding streams and working with the programme managers and finance team to prepare reports for funders.
• Encourage and support the team to engage in continuous professional development, signposting and seeking opportunities as relevant.
• Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are fully understood and applied within the team, supporting ongoing learning and escalating any issues arising to the safeguarding forum.

4. Senior management

• Contribute to overall leadership and management of the Programmes Directorate.
• Contribute to the wider management of the organisation, ensuring effective business partnering relationships are in place with key functions eg. comms, operations, I&I, fundraising etc.
• Represent the organisation externally as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required.

The Programme Management team manages the national logistical and support functions for Frontline programmes, ensuring the central curriculum team and regional teams are well supported to deliver the progamme effectively.  ​The role of DLT within this primarily focuses on the management of digital learning platforms and supporting the design and delivery of teaching content across the Frontline Programme, Consultant Social Worker Training Programme and others. ​

The Digital Learning Manager oversees Frontline’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and a range of other digital learning platforms, which in turn support classroom and practice based (distant) learning and assessment.  Working with the Curriculum team, you’ll also have the opportunity to identify content gaps and develop innovative digital resources to improve the learning experience for participants. You’ll work to support, evaluate and continuously improve Frontline’s platforms including innovating for new programmes.​

As the Digital Learning Manager your role will span multiple work streams, you could be advising on new learning platforms and processes, creating content, working with subject matter experts and much more. One of the pivotal parts of this role is managing the project lifecycle of all these streams, communicating progress and being a mentor to develop and further your team. ​

Frontline is just beginning it's the journey into  blended learning. Having made the fast paced and successful transition to online learning in 2020 with a 97% satisfaction rate, Frontline were able to bring forward our long-term digital learning strategy. Having learnt what successful online delivery looks like we are now looking towards creating a high quality blended learning model. DLT are a key part of making this work in collaboration with Curriculum and Delivery Teams.  It is an exciting time for the team to drive innovation and quality improvement.  ​

Working at SH:24

First off, thank you for considering a role with us!

SH:24 is a pioneering online sexual and reproductive health service, delivered in partnership with the NHS. We make it easy for people to self-manage their sexual and reproductive health online by providing free STI test kits, contraception & treatment, information and advice - 24 hours a day. We’ve won a host of awards and industry recognition for what we do, and we’re happy to say that our reach and services offered are expanding every day.

We are not-for-profit and passionate about delivering discreet, convenient and clinically safe sexual health services. Our vision is to make it easier and faster for people to access sexual and reproductive health services, no matter where they live; we’ve been doing it since 2013. We’re also proud of our community and the people who work for us; those who have helped us shape a company that puts our users at the heart of everything we do by designing services that are easy to use, easy to access and easy to understand by all that need them.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Content Manager to work in our Service Development team to oversee the delivery of our multi-brand content management strategy across the UK and beyond.

This is a new role for SH:24, initially reporting to our CEO. You’ll work closely with our marketing, service development and clinical teams across all touchpoints, and all our three brands; SH:24, Fettle and Jojo.

SH:24 has already had a dramatic impact within the UK and internationally, with online sexual health services now delivered as standard across the UK, and SH:24 delivering over half a million STI tests every year.

We are looking for someone who shares our vision for a world where everyone has access to sexual and reproductive health services, and with the drive, energy, and tenacity to turn our plans into reality.

What We Need From You

At the heart of it we’re looking for someone to design, write, and manage content that makes a difference to people’s lives.

You’ll be a highly skilled content manager with a passion for delivery and upholding excellent experiences. As this is a new role you’ll need to be ready to embrace a challenge and collaboratively help us craft tactics and processes which help deliver our content strategy.

You’ll be enthusiastic about creating positive social change, be user focused, collaborative, and have a flexible approach suited to working within an agile, fast-paced health care environment.

The role will also include the following activities:

• Taking ownership of and overseeing the delivery of our content management strategy and tactics
• Advocating for collaborative, user-centred content creation techniques and communicating the value of these techniques to internal users
• Looking at ways to measure and iteratively improve our uses experience
• Create engaging and impactful content to serve multiple business needs
• Develop and maintain SH:24’s multi-brand content management strategy to ensure the organisation is a relevant, accessible and trusted source of information
• Take responsibility for the quality of content across SH:24 (across multiple formats and touchpoints) including monitoring, reviewing, and appraising content across the organisation
• Using evidence, data, and research to make content decisions
• Champion the role of content design and support internal users to understand techniques for content creation (over more traditional copywriting)
• Use collaborative, user-focused techniques to create and appraise high quality content in line with strategy and tactics
• Oversee and support internal and external writers to produce high quality content
• Generate and map user stories and integrate them into our content offer
• Engage and work closely with the clinical, marketing, service development and operational teams to ensure content meets user needs and influences key stakeholders
• Oversee and contribute to and use the content guides and content patterns
• Explore and develop new strategies for content generation and delivery
• Communicating thinking and working processes in order to upskill colleagues and get them involved

We’re looking for someone with the following experience:

• Experience of content strategy development and delivery (ideally for multiple brands)
• Content management using a headless CMS and the re-use/re-deployment of content across multiple spaces
• Management of a significant content library
• Writing health information and communicating about health
• Designing and writing user centric content for multiple audiences, across multiple formats
• A strong appreciation for user experience, the importance of good design and high-quality visual executions
• Experience of monitoring and managing the performance of content via analytical tools
• Experience or good awareness of respected content design and management principles and best practices (for example, GDS Design Principles)

We’re looking for someone with the following skills:

• Managing expectations of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work openly and collaboratively
• Confident communicator
• Good listener, honest critic, and imaginative problem solver
• Self-organised and disciplined, suited to working in a fast-paced scale-up
• Ability to keep calm and think rationally under pressure
• Ability to react quickly and efficiently to change
• Drive and determination to always get the job done to the highest standard

You will also need to have an awareness of what it means to work within healthcare, to be responsible for delivering content that protects and supports users, particularly those who may be more vulnerable.

Finally, and most importantly, you will love to learn, share knowledge and help others. The team at SH:24 is great because we provide the support to each other for everyone to perform well.

What You’ll Get From us

We are always interested in upskilling our employees, and are flexible in ways to do it: be it courses, books, onsite or remote learning with a colleague - whatever suits the situation best. If there is a particular skill or product you would like to work on and improve, we’ll always try to accommodate you.

We’re also keen to allow the team to work in the way they want - you can choose the OS of your machine, your chair, standing desk, dual monitors etc. If there is anything you need, don’t be afraid to ask.

As well as remuneration in the region of £50-55k based on experience, SH:24 provides a number of other benefits, including 25 days of annual holiday (in addition to the days between Christmas and New Year), truly flexible working, excellent pension contributions and life insurance.

Our Values

Our common values underpin everything we do as employees at SH:24. They show 'how' and 'why' we enjoy working together. We feel these values represent our staff and will help you understand what it means to be a part of SH:24!

Respect: Understanding, respecting, and supporting one another is fundamental to us.

Acceptance: We enjoy each other’s company, we’re open minded and accepting of people’s differences.

Empathy: We are proud to positively impact people’s lives. We love to hear from our users and always want to do better.

Reflection & Initiative: We think critically and thoughtfully and are committed to trying out our ideas.

Conscience & Creativity: We have a strong social conscience. We explore big issues and we’re driven to respond creatively.

Drive & Enthusiasm: A commitment to grow, succeed and celebrate together.

Equality and Diversity

As an employer, SH:24 is committed to inclusivity.

We want to increase representation of currently under-represented groups to make SH:24 more diverse.

Our aim is to build an inclusive team, where everyone is able to be themselves at work and feel supported, empowered, valued, respected, fairly treated and able to achieve their full potential.

As an inclusive employer we will not tolerate discrimination.

Interview Process

The interview process comprises of three stages:

1. 30 minute ‘get to know you’ telephone interview with a senior member of the SH:24 team.
2. 90 minute face to face interview, with a small panel, where we will ask you to present a prepared exercise.
3. 30 minute follow-up interview with a senior member of the team.

The interview panel from SH:24 will be composed of colleagues from the current Service Development team, Marketing team, and representation from other teams from the wider organisation.

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining our wonderful Service Development team, please apply with your CV and cover letter.

The Canine Content Product Manager helps adults and children with sight loss to live the life they choose by working with colleagues in Operations, Brand and Digital to transform canine information into a suite of digital content for service users, volunteers and the public. 

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Marketing, Arts or Humanities degree or equivalent

· Significant experience of planning and managing large scale web content projects with multiple stakeholders

· Search engine optimisation for web content writing

· Outstanding web copywriting and editing, including excellent spelling, syntax and grammar

Desirable

· Relevant professional qualification e.g, CIM/IDM Professional Post Graduate Diploma

· Knowledge of Clearscope

· Experience of Sitecore CMS

· Agency experience

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button on our careers site.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

*If you are interested in this role but not based in the London, we are often recruiting in other regions so please register your interest and we’ll be in touch when there’s a vacancy.

Please note: this opportunity is a 12 month fixed term position at 0.6 FTE.

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families, and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and enables teams to do their best work.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and therefore are actively encouraging applications from ethnic minority and/or disabled candidates.

Creative Support is looking for a caring, dynamic and highly motivated person to help manage our varied portfolio of social care services in Blackpool. You will be working with the Service Manager and be jointly responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of Team Leaders and Senior staff and contributing to the further development of services within the region. You must be an accomplished manager and have extensive experience and knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

You will be responsible for our current service provision in the area, which includes:

• Supported living services for people with a learning disability and people on the autistic spectrum, including people who have additional complex care and communication needs
• Floating and community support for people with a learning disability/mental health needs

We are also keen to develop new services which meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice, health and wellbeing.

You will carry out the role demonstrating a person-centred approach with a warm, confident, professional manner.  Experience of staff and service management is essential.  We will expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcome’s for customers and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community and promote our reputation. Prior experience as a Registered Manager is not essential but you must be a confident and accountable practitioner with the ability to put CQC quality standards into practice.

You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to write clear assessments, support plans and guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.  

You must be able to lead a team with confidence and provide clear guidance, supervision and support to your team members. You will be able to communicate positively and professionally with the families of the people we support, their advocates and other agencies

You will be based in our friendly, well equipped office Blackpool and will be expected to have regular direct contact with service users and attend person-centred reviews. You will be required to oversee staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working evenings and weekends

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction and career development opportunities. We provide relevant training including accredited management training and health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. We may support you with advanced practitioner training opportunities in relevant areas. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Are you passionate about migration and asylum issues - or do you have lived experience? This is an exciting opportunity to oversee Samphire's strategic plan for the next three years and expand our advocacy efforts.

Samphire's vision is: "to create a society which is more inclusive and compassionate towards migrants." We work at national and local level. Our telephone helpline provides a range of services, nationwide, for people who have experienced immigration detention. In Dover and East Kent we run immigration legal advice clinics and our Community Engagement and Schools projects seek to raise awareness of the facts and issues surrounding migration and to foster more inclusive attitudes in local schools and communities. Currently, we also run psycho-social activities with asylum seekers at Napier Barracks, Folkestone.

As Director (3 days per week) you will provide the leadership and management expertise to maintain the smooth and efficient operation of our projects, including fund-raising. You will provide input into our strategic plan, and be responsible for ensuring that all our current and future projects are in line with our strategic objectives.

If you have experience of advocacy or media work, please consider applying for Samphire's other job vacancy of Advocacy Lead (1 day per week) posted on this site. Our preference is to recruit one committed and competent individual to fill both posts.

You don't need to run faster than the win to work with us. But it would help if you like sport and see its power to end violence, discrimination and inequality for children and young people throughout the world.

As a key member of the programmes team, you will be responsible for planning and implementing a portfolio of impactful programmes across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe using sport as a vehicle for social change.

You will be responsible for managing a diverse sport for development portfolio, providing high level programme support, financial oversight, monitoring and evaluation technical expertise and capacity building support to our global implementing partners. This role will involve working closely with the Senior Programmes and Grants Managers, aiming always to ensure Sport for Good makes progress towards its Vision. 

In this role, you will:

• Develop and manage a caseload of grants, mostly in East Africa
• Support the organisational development and strengthening of grant partners
• Participate in developing funding proposals for a range of different funders
• Help make sure that grantees comply with requirements and expectations
• Work closely with grantees to source good case stories about how they use the power of sport to change the lives of children and young people

We expect you to hit the ground running, and for the 12 months you will be filling some pretty big and fashionable sneakers. If you feel you have the experience to deliver these different activities, write to us straight away. We will be hiring when we have the right candidate. Is it you?

Our client is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and they are proud to be a leader in their field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Position: Deputy Service Manager 0587
Location: Lambeth, London
Salary: £33,720 per Annum
Benefits: a competitive salary with annual progression within points of the salary grade; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Closing Date: Monday 1st November 2021 at 09:00am
Interview Date: Tuesday 9th November 2021

About the Role:

They are recruiting for the Deputy Service Manager to join their management team in Lambeth to ensure smooth running of high quality service to support girls and women against domestic violence, the role involves working closely with people experiencing forms of gender based violence that are escaping domestic violence.

You will also assist the domestic violence services manager in the delivery and development of high quality independent advocacy, outreach, peer mentors and early intervention services for victims escaping gender based violence.

About You:

You must have experience of providing direct emotional and practical support, and of managing case work. In addition you must have experience of managing and motivating staff, knowledge of domestic violence issues, experience of providing support to women, and experience of working in either a women’s refuge or residential setting. A recognised social work, housing or management qualification would be desirable.

The post holder will manage a team of specialist Early Intervention staff and carry a very small caseload of complex cases when necessary. As a member of the management team, the post holder will be required to participate in an out-of-hours management service.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of their work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within their Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Other information:

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Our client is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

You may have experience of the following: VAWG, Social Work, Social Worker, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Supported Housing, Supported Accommodation, etc.

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What the job involves

You’ll lead our flagship programmes that identify, grow and nurture clinical leaders who can become game changers in the drive to improve the quality of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and support. You’ll build on successful programmes, including developing new programmes for clinicians from across the prostate cancer pathway and innovative partnerships with funders, clinical bodies and academic institutions.

Currently across the UK there is huge variation in quality. Services are struggling to adapt to growing numbers of men being diagnosed, new treatments and pathways and caring for larger numbers of men who are living longer post-diagnosis, some of whom have more complex care needs.  We need more clinical leaders to drive improvement, so your focus will be on supporting them to develop the practical skills that result in tangible improvements in men’s care.

What we want from you

You’ll have experience of designing and delivering effective learning programmes, alongside a

good understanding of healthcare professional culture and how pressures are affecting healthcare. This will be underpinned by your experience of working with clinicians to significantly improve health services.

We’re working towards a world where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. You’ll be passionate about and committed to achieving a substantial improvement in men’s experience of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and support.

Why work for us?

We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will support you to develop your skills and expertise. We’re particularly proud of our agile working arrangements which allow (as appropriate to the role) for flexibility around where and when we carry out our work to ensure we can achieve the best results for the charity, at the same time as balancing our working lives with life’s other commitments!

We also offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance and group income protection as well as a Health Cash Plan and free advice and support on pretty much anything via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment

Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes our charity stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition we would love to hear from you.

ShareAction and the global system of finance

The global investment system has an oversized impact on many of the existential challenges we face today. Investors, as holders of capital and owners of the companies they invest in, have an influence on corporate practice. They influence which companies find it easier or harder to access finance and can influence the companies they’re invested in. Through their investment decisions and company engagement, investors can support a transition to a more sustainable, healthier way of living – this is known as responsible investment.

ShareAction’s vision is a world where the financial system better serves our planet and its people. Our mission is to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. We work towards our mission by:

• Building networks and coalitions of allies to drive change from within and outside the financial system.
• Advocating for change in the investment industry using our research and rankings.
• Campaigning with allies to strengthen investor stewardship and improve corporate practice.
• Pushing for public policy reform to transform the financial system

Position

We are looking to appoint a Pensions Manager to support an exciting new community of pension schemes who are becoming better responsible investors, together. This role will also support the delivery of ShareAction’s separate but complementary new pensions sector strategy.

Our pensions build the world around us, by being invested in the companies and projects that shape society and the environment, and by using the influence that this investment provides to direct company decision-making. As long-term asset owners, pension schemes grapple with how to ensure long-term prosperity for their members (current and future retirees) – and ultimately the wider population and the planet – by managing the risks and opportunities from challenges as varied as climate change, biodiversity loss, decent work and nutrition.

ShareAction is supporting the development of the Occupational Pensions Stewardship Council (OPSC). The Council is coordinated by the Department for Work and Pensions (supported by the Financial Reporting Council) and is a unique forum of asset owners participating in collaborative working to improve their stewardship. ShareAction supports this work as part of our wider commitment to fostering high standards of responsible investment, strengthening the voice of pensions trustees and their ability to engage with their asset managers and other key service providers, alone or collectively. We believe that peer-led networks of asset owners can effectively support each other to become ever more responsible investors.

The Pensions Manager – Networks will work with the wider secretariat to support the Council, facilitating member meetings and communications, and providing logistical support to deliver events, including an annual celebration of the Council and member achievements. The ideal candidate will be a highly professional, reliable project manager with a strong interest in network-building and proven experience in building trusted relationships. This will be an exciting and evolving role, supporting the heart of UK pensions stewardship.

This role will be subject to a personal confidentiality agreement, which protects information related to OPSC planning, operations and both current and prospective member organisations.

Key responsibilities

The main responsibility of the role is to support and develop the work of the OPSC secretariat:

• Provide internal coordination for the OPSC secretariat, a unique cross-sector collaboration which currently includes staff working at DWP, Nest and ShareAction.
• Develop the volume, range and level of stewardship done by occupational pension schemes, and OPSC members in particular, in the UK and (in future) across the continent. Research and test the best ways to do this.
• Engage members and prospective members through one-to-one meetings either in person or virtually, via the online OPSC mailing list/web forum, and through supporting the development of webinars, training and events, briefings, and member collaborations.
• Support OPSC members with ad-hoc requests for information, coordinating with secretariat colleagues for efficiency.
• Organise events and communications for OPSC members and external parties, including the core biannual Council meetings, Engagement Group meetings, and the annual celebration event. Work with secretariat colleagues to communicate about the OPSC and other projects through a variety of media.
• Engage and collaborate with other networks and signatory bodies on UK pensions, asset ownership and stewardship matters (e.g., the PRI, Pensions Roundtable, Charities Responsible Investment Network, Responsible Investment Network – Universities).
• Manage key relationships with network members, prospects, supporters and other partners, and our funder/s.

The role will also help to implement ShareAction’s overarching UK pensions strategy. This strategy positions UK pension schemes as critical allies in the movement for responsible investment and focuses on identifying practical ways to support schemes to achieve high responsible investment standards within this sector and from their service providers (asset managers, consultants).

• Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge of UK pensions, sustainable finance policy and best practice, including government, industry and civil society work in the UK and internationally.
• Manage the pacing of work and outputs, and operational matters such as monitoring and evaluation, fundraising and financial reporting, with guidance and support from the Head of Networks. Take a lead on drafting ideas, funding bids, and delivery plans.

You will be supported by the Head of Networks, as well as external secretariat colleagues and Council members (who lead many aspects of OPSC’s work).

Requirements

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills.

Essential

• Strategic thinker and doer – experience in project management, especially supporting others or leading the development and delivery of engagement strategies and implementation plans.
• Facilitation skills – proven ability to support both delivery staff and senior leaders to develop their thinking and approach in a collaborative and enabling way.
• Professionalism – experience working on complex, politically delicate topics and/or across different teams and organisations.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal. Able to communicate to a range of audiences and at very senior levels and to build trust and inspire stakeholders.
• Leadership skills – able to work independently and make decisions and progress within an evolving and ambiguous context.
• Relationship development and management – able to quickly build effective working relationships and nurture these over time.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of the investment system and how it influences and interacts with the real economy.
• Working knowledge of occupational pensions and/or government policy and regulatory processes.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365, particularly SharePoint.
• Experience of working with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.
• Basic knowledge of data protection regulations/GDPR

Other information

Please note that this role is subject to final confirmation of funding, which we hope will be provided in the coming weeks.

Hours: Full-time, but with some flexibility possible
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £31,135 – £40,488 + 8% pension (non-contributory) and benefits including a healthcare scheme

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9.00am on 8th November 2021
First-round interviews: Afternoons of 15th and 17th November 2021
Second-round interviews: Between 22nd and 24th November 2021

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available – such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions, we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Due to our size, we are unable to sponsor visas.

Based in any UK office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester)

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Senior Partnerships Development Manager is exciting and fulfilling.

• Do you have significant experience of securing ambitious, multi-dimensional corporate partnerships?
• Can you demonstrate your ability to win partnerships of £500k or more?
• Are you a strong relationship builder?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head New Business Partnerships, the Senior Partnerships Development Manager will be responsible for securing strategic, multi-year corporate partnerships that align with Save the Children’s organisational objectives and our 2030 ambition.

This role sits in our Partnerships and Philanthropy team and the Senior Partner Development Manger will be tasked with identifying and securing new partnerships to meet ambitious financial and non-financial, value- add targets.

The Senior Partnerships Development Manager will also collaborate with colleagues across our Programmes and Advocacy teams to develop innovative propositions for business that respond to their areas of interest and maximise their skills and expertise.

This is a great opportunity to work with a well-established team that is well known for leading corporate partnerships with many well-known brands.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Senior Partnerships Development Manager’s key duties will be to:  

• Contribute to annual team target of over £4m

• In addition to funding, identify and secure additional non-financial value that partners can bring to Save the Children

• Develop and implement ambitious sector strategies and produce tailored new partnership propositions that align to corporate challenges and opportunities

• Take personal responsibility and accountability for proactively generating leads, building networks, making contacts and bringing in new partnerships

• Demonstrate emphasis on external facing activity, meeting and engaging prospective partners and seeking and attending external events as an opportunity to generate leads

• Work cross-organisationally, identify when to engage experts across Programmes and Advocacy and senior staff in approaches and engagement

• Produce and deliver high quality, creative bespoke proposals

• Take a proactive role in feeding into the partnership development strategy, generating ideas, bringing external insight and taking a role in agreed areas of delivery

• Play a supportive role in developing a high performing new business culture, including mentoring peers, maintaining process and high standards, identifying opportunities for increased impact across Partnerships & Philanthropy and other departments within Save the Children

• Ensure Save the Children’s aims and objectives are met, legal and other guidelines adhered to and that new strategic partnerships align with Save the Children’s principles

Person Profile

Experience

• Significant experience of securing ambitious, multi-dimensional corporate partnerships in the private or third sector

• Demonstrable experience of the approach needed to win partnerships of £500k and above

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include face-to-face and on the phone, effective proposal writing and correspondence to internal and external audiences

Abilities

• Ability to think creatively and to develop tailor made proposals to meet corporate and Save the Children objectives

• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a pressured environment

• Ability to build relationships and influence others internally and externally

• Ability to think strategically, influence and bring others on a journey to inspire and deliver new partnerships

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Do you want to be part of an organisation which stands up for children? If so, join us to manage some of partnerships with global institutions.

 About Us

We are Save the Children. For a century, we’ve stood up for children’s rights and made sure their voices are heard. We stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child and we do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they’re in danger, and have the chance to learn. We are constantly finding new ways to reach children who need us most, no matter where they’re growing up.

Save the Children has a range of partnerships with the UN agencies, to achieve our mutual policy objectives for children and to secure programme funding. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Partnership Manager to lead, manage and develop Save the Children’s evolving relationship with the full range of UN agencies we are responsible for across the global organisation. Ideally, you will have experience of working within the UN system and engaging these institutions through both their headquarters and in programme implementation settings. The post reports to the Head of Partnership Development based in London, working with six peer Managers working on our full range of government of multilateral partners. You will be working across the full range of the organisation - Country Offices, Headquarters and with our UN advocacy Offices. Please see the job description for full information.

Key Accountabilities

In addition to the above, you will:

• Lead partnership and engagement strategies, work plans and proactive approaches between Save the Children and the UN funds and programmes.
• Influence Save the Children’s strategic positioning vis-à-vis the UN, define opportunities with the aim of expanding our strategic collaboration, policy influencing, funding and technical cooperation.
• Identify and anticipate current and future funding trends, opportunities and challenges emerging from International Financial Institutions through networks and engagement.

Person Profile

To be successful, you will be a dynamic, passionate and experienced manager, driven by delivering results for the most disadvantaged people. A strategic thinker, you will also have experience in working within a UN agency and will have a solid understanding of how the UN system works. In addition you will:

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent qualification gained through experience of working in a relevant sector
• Extensive experience within and knowledge of official development partners and of ODA instruments and development financing flows
• Have a proven record of accomplishment in institutional strategic partnership building, brokering relationships with partners, and engagement at a senior level, as well as outstanding negotiation and diplomatic skills
• Have experience of influencing and delivering results across complex organisations
• Possess excellent relationship building skills with the ability to network with and influence senior people internally and externally to achieve results.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.