Job Title: Head of Outreach Activities (Maternity Cover)

Salary: £43,000 per annum

Location: London – Bedford Square

Contract Type: Fixed Term (January 2021 – September 2021)

Department: Outreach Activities

Reports to: Head of Public Engagement

Hours: Full-Time: Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm

The Architectural Association was founded in 1847, opening as a day school in 1901. The AA is committed to public benefit attained by the learning, teaching, discussion and promotion of architecture.  The School is recognised as a worldwide leader in architectural education, with graduates that include many of the world’s leading architects, scholars, critics and educators. The academic and professional programmes of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, up to and including doctoral level, are validated by external professional and academic bodies.

Role Overview:

The post of Head of Outreach Activities is a new role developed to work across the different departments within the Public Engagement, Communications, Admissions and Registry Departments. Reporting to the Head of Public Engagement, the role will lead on planning events and activities for prospective students together with the admissions department as well as developing strategies on how to reach students who don’t currently apply to the AA. The role also includes increasing student engagement within the school through events like our Introduction Week at the start of the year for new students and our Graduation at the end of the year to book-end a students’ time at the AA. Additionally, this position will involve reaching out to the profession, members and alumni as well as potential partners and donors through a series of outreach activities and events.

Applicants will be expected to currently work from home, with a view of returning back to office based work subject to easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

What we offer:

A wide-range of staff benefits including generous annual leave and a defined-contribution pension scheme.

Please note the position may close before the advertised closing date if we have received a sufficient amount of applications. We therefore advise that if you are interested to not delay in applying for the position.

The AA School is committed to tackling systemic inequalities and particularly welcome applications from women and anyone who is from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, along with applications from anyone who considers themselves to have a disability.

Thank you for your interest in the AA and this role.

Please note that it will not be possible for the AA School to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for successful candidates as this role does not fall into one of the standard occupational codes deemed eligible for sponsorship by UK Visas and Immigration. Successful candidates will therefore need to be eligible to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the AA School, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

Programme Director – Tax and Public Finance

Salary: £40-45,000 + benefits

Location: London EC2 - remote working may be considered

Hours: Full time. 09:30 – 17:30, Monday-Friday. Some possible flexibility around hours worked

International Lawyers Project (ILP) was founded in 2005, We support civil society, investigative journalists and reform-minded governments in developing countries to address economic inequality issues. By leveraging our network of thousands of independent legal experts ILP has helped reformist actors balance the scales of justice in more than 80 countries to bring about economic and social justice through curbing fiscal leakages and tax evasion, reducing corruption, equalising tax policies and strengthening media freedom.

We are culturally sensitive and client-led. We help local actors build their legal capacity to achieve economic justice, whether through formal legal training sessions, workshops, reviewing or drafting legislation and policies, legal representation, and legal advice, or through extended engagement and mentoring for communities, officials, and civil society representatives on how to use legal approaches to create long-lasting change in some of the world's poorest regions.

The position of Programme Director is a prominent one within the ILP team. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, we are looking for a highly experienced professional with a background in Tax Law and Development and Public Finance to join our small but dynamic team. The role represents an excellent opportunity to be involved in leading our public financial governance, tax reform and international development work. This entails developing projects with a range of clients and partners, including governments and government bodies (such as revenue authorities), as well as international agencies and NGOs who focus on taxation reform. 

You will advise and support developing countries by implementing strategies at both national and regional levels, to address inequitable taxation, facilitating learning from each other and from international best practices on issues such as royalties on natural resource management, advising on double tax treaties, drafting and reviewing tax policies, legislation and regulations. The work is intended to promote fairer and more effective taxation/public financial management to help meet development goals, including enhanced rule of law and sustainability.

This role encompasses the full project cycle and typically requires focus on, assisting in obtaining funding for these projects, fulfilling compliance obligations including budgets and board reporting and dealing with the evaluation of, and learning from, projects.

Relevant skills and experience

• Substantial experience as a qualified lawyer preferred or, in another relevant discipline such as accountancy, economics, international financial policy

• Significant, relevant experience and knowledge relating to tax systems in an international and development context

• Effective interpersonal and team working skills and a collaborative mindset

• Strong administration and coordination experience

• Demonstrable international development project management skills and experience

• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, including donors, civil society organisations and government representatives on an international basis

● Experience or demonstrable ability in donor management, both in managing existing relationships and in raising funds for future projects and activities;

● Familiarity with, or understanding and enthusiasm for the concept and practice of, pro bono legal assistance

● Deep understanding (either from previous work experience or study) of key issues in sustainable international development, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals

● Fluency in English is essential complemented by another language used in Sub-Saharan Africa such as French, Portuguese, Swahili (desirable)

● Experience in developing countries and transitional economies.

In addition to the salary range indicated, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, Employer Contribution Pension Scheme and Childcare Voucher Scheme.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached.

If you firmly believe you are the ideal candidate for this key role, we would welcome your application as soon as possible. Please apply with full covering letter indicating how you meet the requirements of the role, along with your CV to: Gabrielle Beran using the email link provided.

Closing date for applications: 20th December 2020

International Lawyers Project is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes the opportunity to discuss possible modifications to make the interview process and job accessible to all qualified candidates.

Registered Charity No.: 1114502

Co-educational Boarding School, Dover, Kent

Alumni & Development Officer– Full-time

Are you looking for a new start or relocation to Kent for 2021?  We have an exciting career opportunity in this unique and iconic setting on a 150 acre site near to the White Cliffs of Dover.

Established in 1803, we are a state boarding School for students aged 11 to 18.  Originally set up to educate the children of serving soldiers, the School still educates children from military families as well as those who wish to buy into our military ethos and traditions. As students boarded with us during their time here, many have forged life-long friendships, and a strong connection with the School.

We are seeking an Alumni and Development Officer who will be responsible for the development, planning and implementation of alumni events and fundraising initiatives, concentrating on further enhancing mutually beneficial relationships between current students and old Dukies.

The postholder will ideally have experience of events management, be highly IT literate, good administrative and communication skills and having the ability and motivation to work collaboratively. Experience or understanding of fundraising, charities, marketing and/or the concept of development in education will be an advantage.

Salary: DOYRMS scale 6 (£22,544 to £25,649 per annum).  Opportunity to join Local Government Pension Scheme. Full time role but additional hours may be required to fulfil the role at time i.e. evenings and weekends.  Accommodation on site may be available. 

Closing date: Midday Thursday 3 December Interviews: week commencing 7 or 14 December An application form & further details about the role can be located on the School’s website. CVs will not be accepted No Agencies

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Do you share our passion of hearing and then sharing transformative stories? Have you seen the difference that sharing experiences, providing platforms and opening doors can make?

We believe that London South Bank University’s (LSBU) alumni and supporter community are uniquely placed to help students and recent graduates go further in whatever their chosen field.

We are looking for an experienced communications officer who can draw on the inspiring and diverse lives of our students and alumni and craft campaigns to mobilise an active community of alumni and supporters to remain connected to LSBU and donate time or financially support.

You’ll be driven by creating engaging content that offers knowledge, inspiration and provides different perspectives for our audiences. To maximise reach to our community you’ll deliver content across a breadth of communications channels. You will work alongside colleagues across the university who share this view that offering volunteering opportunities, employability services and events are important in building strong relationships with supporters, alumni and students.  

This role is temporarily remote but would suit a social, friendly, creative and open-minded individual who takes a clear and direct approach to communication.

Our work has impact. It gives hope, changes lives, builds communities and strengthens society and we will keep working until the playing field is level for everyone. By joining our team, you have the power to help our students thrive and create opportunities for people who might not otherwise have them.

We have an exceptional job opportunity for a highly organised and self-motivated individual with experience of student or scholarship selection in an educational setting.

The Rhodes Trust builds a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.  There are 80 staff working at Rhodes House in Oxford, as well as a strong international reach with a number of additional overseas staff and many volunteers involved in roles such as selection, alumni relations and class leaders.

We are seeking a Selection Manager, who will be responsible for the design and implementation of selector tools, training and good practices, in support of the goals of our 125th Anniversary Strategic Plan and the Trust’s community of volunteers and stakeholders.  To achieve this you will ideally have:

• A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Experience in designing, evaluating and improving interview and/or selection tools and training
• Knowledge of the educational sector, international qualifications and/or institutions
• Selection and outreach experience in international scholarship/fellowship provision (desirable)

If you are mission-focused and you are looking for the chance to stretch yourself and make a real difference please click 'Apply via website' to see the full job description and send us your curriculum vitae (no longer than three pages) plus cover letter (no longer than two pages).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 2 December at 12:00 (GMT). In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, initial interviews and subsequent on-boarding are likely to take place virtually via Zoom.

We have an exceptional job opportunity for a highly organised and self-motivated individual with experience of data analysis in an international setting.

The Rhodes Trust builds a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.  There are 80 staff working at Rhodes House in Oxford, as well as a strong international reach with a number of additional overseas staff and many volunteers involved in roles such as selection, alumni relations and class leaders.

We are seeking a Data Analyst, who will be responsible for the capture, analysis and visualisation of data to inform outreach and selection initiatives, creating impactful reporting for staff, volunteers and stakeholders. Reporting to the Director of Selection and Outreach, the successful appointee will manage the implementation and development of the team’s data analytics, in support of the goals of our 125th Anniversary Strategic Plan. To achieve this you will ideally have:

• A degree or equivalent in a discipline with a substantial quantitative analytical component (e.g. statistics, economics, management science/operations research, finance or data analytics)
• Relevant experience working as a data analyst
• Demonstrable expertise in deploying a range of software packages to manipulate and analyse data
• The ability to tell a story with data using data visualisation skills. Tableau experience is essential.
• Knowledge of and experience with reporting packages, databases and programming
• The ability to listen and communicate well with colleagues, with an expertise in explaining complex information to internal and external audiences.
• Familiarity with CRM systems. Salesforce experience is highly desirable.
• The ability to think and plan ahead and anticipate business and colleagues’ needs
• Strong research skills

If you are mission-focused and you are looking for the chance to stretch yourself and make a real difference please see the full job description and details on how to apply and send us your curriculum vitae (no longer than three pages) plus cover letter (no longer than two pages).

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 2 December at 12:00 (GMT). In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, initial interviews and subsequent on-boarding are likely to take place virtually, by zoom. All applications will be acknowledged.

The Fellowship is a network and community, of almost 1,500 fellows (growing to 4,000 by 2025) that have completed the Frontline, Firstline or CSW programmes. The Fellowship exists to support fellows to improve their practice, empower them to seek out projects to improve social work practice, and help them explore their potential and to support them to implement their innovative ideas. All to ensure a positive impact for vulnerable children and families. Using the principles of community organising, our goal is to create a community, and space where fellows do not  feel an individual responsibility, but instead a part of a movement with the power to make real change. To achieve this the Fellowship Officers must have a strong understanding of both the theory and application of community organising. 

We are recruiting for two Fellowship Officers to join the team, one permanent and one 12-month fixed term contract. Each Fellowship Officer will be responsible for supporting one of four regions across England. The Fellowship Officer supports fellows with network building, career development activities, innovation cultivation and practice training.