Job Summary

Are you passionate about getting to know our most successful inspirational alumni or finding the right donors for our remarkable campaign projects?
We are now looking to recruit a new Research Assistant to join our outstanding Research Team. The role will be varied and will primarily focus on the identification of fundraising and volunteering prospects and support the existing fundraising team to manage their prospect pools. The post holder will also be expected to lend specialist support to projects through the development, analysis and communication of robust data-led intelligence. Whilst supporting the wider office, the Research Assistant will assist with event profiles, bespoke research requests as required and have the opportunity to shadow more senior members of the Research team on projects across the department. 

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through ‘Birmingham In Action’, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally.

Main Duties

Located within the DARO Insight and Operations Team, the Research Assistant will assist with:

Identifying fundraising prospects:

•  Responsibility for identifying and evaluating potential and existing fundraising prospects, both individuals, corporates, and charitable foundations in the UK and internationally, through desk-based research using online sources (e.g. LinkedIn/Companies House) and query our department database.

Wider fundraising research support:

•  Supporting events: Working pro-actively with the Research Officer to liaise with key event stakeholders (e.g. fundraisers), compile data for event profiles, and where necessary update attendee data onto the departments’ database to tight deadlines. Additional tasks include reviewing event data to identify new prospects and highlighting new prospects to relevant fundraisers.
•  Writing profiles: Research and complete detailed profiles on fundraising prospects to a high standard in line with strategic needs of department/fundraiser, and in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Pool/portfolio management:

•  Responsibility for organising quarterly pool meetings with Fundraising Relationship Officers (FROs) and feeding back on meetings to the Research Team/department stakeholders.
•  Utilising our database to review and analyse data relating to the FRO fundraising portfolios and effectively extracting and communicating relevant data using written and visual methods at quarterly pool meetings. 
•  Responsibility for completing follow up actions/ activity after pool meetings, and filing and archiving key documents for future use after meetings.

Data maintenance:

•  Responsibility for adding and updating key information on prospects, donors, and alumni on the departments’ database in accordance with the Data Protection Act (e.g. LinkedIn profiles and executive summaries).
•  Responsibility for specific data work including monitoring and reviewing the quality and numbers of new fundraising prospects for fundraisers to contact and evaluating prospects that have been contacted and disqualified by fundraisers. Where necessary the post holder will be asked to support the wider department with maintaining the database and with database training.

Other Research Team functions:

•  Responsibility for managing CRM database research requests: The post holder will monitor, action, and complete automated research requests submitted via departments’ database. Requests can include updating prospect details or reviewing prospect referrals from colleagues.
•  Supporting bespoke research requests: Working agilely with the Research Officer to respond to and complete detailed, bespoke research requests from department colleagues and University stakeholders to a high standard, and tight deadlines. The post holder will be expected to manage multiple requests at any one time, liaise with stakeholders requesting information, and utilise different research methods.
•  Responsibility for data and administrative tasks for prospect pool meetings with senior fundraisers.
•  Undertaking due diligence: screening for ethical and reputational risk, prospect tracking, and data analysis where necessary.
•  Undertaking other proactive projects that align with departments’ strategy to agreed deadlines (e.g. producing factsheets about new/growing industries that fundraising prospects work in).

Person Specification

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience 

•  Experience and/or understanding of fundraising prospect research or undertaking research in a professional or academic capacity (e.g. market research, academic research, evaluations of projects/services).
•  Excellent IT skills, including competence with all aspects of MS Office. Word and Excel at an intermediate level would be an advantage (as supported by qualifications/training certificates or demonstrable experience gained from within the workplace). Basic knowledge and experience of using social media platforms like LinkedIn would also be beneficial.
•  Understanding and/or experiences of databases, ideally fundraising or education-based databases (e.g. Blackbaud CRM; Raisers Edge), as well as experience maintaining sensitive data to a high standard, and an awareness of the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
•  Experience providing high quality customer service and building relationships with colleagues and/or customers.
•  Understands the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace.
•  Ability to identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant policies and procedures.
•  Experience working in busy environments, with multiple stakeholders and deadlines. Work relating to events would be desirable.
•  A basic understanding of the UK Higher Education sector/fundraising and experience of working in or with large, complex organisations.
•  The post holder should have a good level of general education to at least degree level (or equivalent qualification).

Investigation, analysis and research

•  Strong analytical and research skills. This includes the ability to collect and assess information or data rapidly utilising a wide range of sources (e.g. company websites), identifying key points, and drawing conclusions.
•  Good problem-solving skills and the ability to take initiative and think laterally and creatively.
•  Strong attention to detail and accuracy when completing work.

Planning and organising

•  Excellent organisational skills as demonstrated by the ability to prioritise tasks in order of importance and urgency and manage one’s time to complete work to agreed deadlines.
•  A high degree of initiative, personal judgement, resourcefulness, flexibility, and a self-motivating approach. 
•  Experience of working to deadlines, with multiple stakeholders, and on multiple projects at any one time.
•  Ability to adapt and respond to changing or last-minute tasks or projects.

Communication & collaboration/teamwork

•  Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills. Ability to create and present detailed or complex work in a persuasive way through different mediums (e.g. visually, written, verbal), for different audiences. Ability to judge the appropriate level and format of information required for different purposes and different audiences.
•  A high level of discretion is required when dealing with information of a confidential nature.
•  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively both in a team and independently.
•  Personal confidence, independence and determination to succeed as an individual and as part of a team.

General

•  Strong sense of professional integrity.
•  Willingness to learn and develop new skills/ research techniques.
•  The ability to be adaptable and flexible when dealing with change and uncertainty.
•  Interest in working in fundraising and areas relating to DARO’s fundraising campaign (e.g. environment/access to education).

Youth Prticipation Officer

Fitzrovia Youth in Action is looking for a passionate and experienced youth participation officer to assist in facilitating and supporting our exciting youth leadership programme in Camden. If you feel like you have the relevant experience we would love to hear from you!

Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) is central London’s leading youth action charity that empowers children and young people to overcome the barriers they face, fulfil their potential and create positive change in their local community. The successful candidate will help lead different pieces of work on the youth leadership programme, which includes the following programmes:

Youth Social Action - aims to empower young people to create their own social action project to benefit other young people and/or their community. 

FYA Ambassadors – alumni youth action volunteers help make decisions for the organisation and carry out peer reviews and consultations

Youth-led Community Events - young people work together to organise and host a range of popular community festivals and events

Warren Centre – we have opened a ‘youth action innovation hub’ early 2020 where young people will receive the resources and support to create projects which address issues they are passionate about.  There will be a youth management committee and different youth action teams across the year to support.

Healthy Living Drop in Session - young people come to learn and engage in healthy licing activities to increase their awareness and participation in physical activities. 

This is an exciting time to join FYA in a role that offers you the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people.

To apply for this position, please forward a CV together with a brief supporting statement (one to two pages) letting us know about your experience and relevant skills (please see the job description and person specification). Please ensure that your application fully addresses the key requirements for the role.

FYA is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing Date: Sunday 11th July 2021, 11:59pm (The closing date may be extended and applicants may be contacted before the closing date).

Interviews will be held: Week commencing 19th July 2021 (TBC)

Are you passionate about securing volunteers to help change lives? Are you looking to develop your career at a prestigious organisation?

The University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners. Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK.
 
The beautiful 276-acre campus – seven minutes by train from Birmingham city centre - includes 21 listed buildings and 6,500 trees. Over 30,000 students create a lively, vibrant working environment, with museums, an art gallery and botanical gardens, cafes, shops, concert halls, and sporting facilities. The benefits available to University staff include excellent transport links and our own University station, additional holidays at Christmas and Easter, access to the USS pension scheme, and the new Sports Centre and pool. 

The College of Arts and Law

The College of Arts and Law (CAL) is home to over 6,000 students from the UK and across the world, making it the second largest on campus. It is home to world-renowned research centres and hosts the College of Arts and Law Graduate School to support postgraduate students.

Development and Alumni Relations Office

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of over 50 staff across four teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research initiatives, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.  The recent launch of the hugely ambitious Birmingham in Action campaign frames these efforts, as we seek to secure one million volunteering hours from our students, staff and alumni and raise £400 million in support of institutional priorities.

The role

We are looking for an Alumni Volunteer Manager to join our team to refine and expand a bold and innovative alumni volunteering programme to support both the priorities of the College of Arts and Law and DARO.  As a DARO business partner for the College, you will be based both within DARO and the College itself.  You will be responsible for developing a range of volunteering opportunities for alumni, which support the College’s key priorities across a diversified curriculum, the student experience, graduate employability, student recruitment, research and influence.  You will be responsible for growing the number of alumni volunteers for the College, reporting on the impact of your work internally and the relationship management of a number of key alumni contacts.

In this role you will oversee the recruitment and support of SARSAS volunteers and manage our busy Helpline Services (which includes telephone, e-support and Live Chat).

Responsible to: Head of Service Delivery

Based: Bristol with a minimum of one day per week in Taunton

Pension: 5% employer pension contribution

Annual leave: 27 days plus Bank+ Holidays (full time equivalent)

Contract: Employed, part-time and permanent

Information session

We will be holding a Facebook Live information session on at 6.30pm on Tuesday 22nd June 2021, which will be an opportunity find out more about this role and ask any questions you may have. Please see the link on our recruitment page to join this session.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 1st July 2021

Interviews To be held Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th July

SARSAS values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We are actively encouraging applicants with a protected characteristic such as BAME women, who are currently under-represented at SARSAS, to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Our current premises are wheelchair accessible.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

Alumni Relations, Events & Fundraising Officer

c. £33,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience
Full time, year round
Elstree, Herts

The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Elstree Schools have ambitious plans to build dynamic relationships with their alumni and friends and to undertake new fundraising initiatives to support the work of the schools. This work will be conducted through the Habs Foundation, which raises vital funds for both the Boys’ and Girls’ Schools
The Alumni Relations, Events & Fundraising Officer will support the Director of the Habs Foundation in delivering an alumni relations strategy to build strong, mutually rewarding relationships among alumni and between alumni and students, staff, parents and friends of the Schools. 

Alumni relations at both schools come under the remit of the Habs Foundation. As such, the postholder will work closely with other members of the Foundation team to deliver fundraising initiatives and alumni activities that benefit both schools. While the postholder’s work will initially focus primarily on the Boys’ School, the postholder will be expected to work to support the Girls’ School and joint activities as well.

With a successful track record in alumni relations and/or volunteer engagement programmes, you will also be able to demonstrate experience in events management, planning, and implementation, and ideally be well versed in the use of CRM database systems. 

Please note CV’s are not accepted.

Closing date: 8am, 28 June 2021.
Interviews: w/c 5 July 2021.

The Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check.

This is an exciting time to join Sported as our Volunteer Services Manager, you’d be part of an organisation delivering vital services for community groups and young people – knowing that our support is a genuine lifeline for small grassroots groups and the young people they support.

As Volunteer Services Manager, you will lead on the development and delivery of our volunteer programme ensuring we are fulfilling the needs of our members and meeting the expectations of our volunteers.  You will possess ideas, ambition and leadership qualities to make the most of the Sported volunteer programme and build collaborative approaches.

You will be joining a diverse team of exceptional people from across the UK, all with an enviable purpose and drive to deliver the best service to our network of groups, volunteers and partners.

The Young Carers Development Trust has grown and consolidated over the last four years and we are seeking the right individual to take the trust forwards to our next stage of growth.  YCDT wishes to recruit an experienced individual to support the development of our young carers and to support the Development Mentors (DMs) in their work.  You will be one of three directly employed staff members. The Charity Manager oversees the development, governance and administrative elements of the charity’s work and you will work closely together to ensure that cover is provided. You will provide supervision and support to our team of 20 DMs.  You will be fully supported by the board of trustees. 

The Service Manager has oversight of the young carers that we work with and there are a series of targets and deadlines associated with this role. Not all targets will be met directly by the Service Manager personally but through networking, using existing contacts and resources and by delegation to the appropriate trustees and other persons/ third parties. 

1. Operational

Development Mentors

The Service Manager is responsible for

• Developing the job description and recruiting DMs in line with YCDT’s Safer Recruitment
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• Maintaining an ongoing and positive, supportive relationship with all DMs.
• Identifying training needs and providing training for DMs as part of a structured development programme that reflects the needs of the young carers
• Supporting DMs to build and implement young carer actions plans with the aim of supporting their young carer to reach their potential
• Supporting DMs to identify and report any concerns including safeguarding concerns
• Carrying out monthly or bimonthly supervision meetings with DMs and record notes for meetings as a routine.
• Running group support sessions for DMs

Young Carers

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Working with the Charity Manager to network with Young Carers referral agencies
• Supporting the Charity Manager to manage the initial referral process
• Identifying appropriate referrals, obtaining trustee approval and then matching them to an available DM, supported by the Charity Manager
• Supporting the development of a productive and healthy mentoring relationship between the DM and young carer that is strengths-based and orientated around the young carer’s needs, interests, and ambitions
• Acting as designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and logging and reporting any concerns to the appropriate trustee
• Using a multi-agency approach to prevent and address safeguarding issues
• Liaising and networking with other organisations to implement an effective support and development plan that will help the young carer reach their potential
• Running group social sessions and skills workshops for all YCDT young carers

Ambassadors

• Developing and implementing an “Ambassadors Programme” for our alumni which includes young carer consultation in its design and offers a bespoke training package and further development opportunities.
• Using Ambassadors to inspire, encourage and motivate other young carers.

Outreach and Service Development

The Services Manager is responsible for:

• Developing the reputation, range and offer of YCDT by :
  • providing virtual skills and support sessions for Young Adult Carers (YACs) across the country.
  • producing a regular YAC News e-bulletin for our registered mailing list of YACs and professionals working with YACs
  • Forming and maintaining relationships with young carer and carer services across the country
  • Forming and maintaining relationships with organisations/institutions that will support YCDT’s mission (e.g. universities, schools, widening participation programmes etc)
• Hosting a targeted annual “Aspirations Conference”  for YACs with contributions from the aforementioned networks

1. Strategic

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager and trustee board to develop strategic plans to support the stability and growth of the charity.
• Attend and provide the agenda for quarterly “service delivery and development” subcommittee meetings and implement motions carried forward.
• Prepare a report for and attend quarterly trustee board meetings.

1. Monitoring and Evaluation

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Designing and implementing tools fit for monitoring and evaluating all YCDT services/offers
• Using these tools as a feedback loop to improve our services and reporting
• Creating an annual Impact Report, supported by the Charity Manager
• Running an annual young carer survey and using the results to improve our service
• Running an annual DM survey and using the results to improve volunteer experience
• Using young carer consultation at strategic levels to develop the service

1. Governance

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager to update policies and procedures as required (supported by trustees).
• Implement all operational policies and procedures, work with the Charity Manager to update as necessary and review annually.

1.  Financial / Fundraising

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager to ensure that all DM and beneficiary expenses and financial records are kept in order at all times.
• Providing the Charity Manager with appropriate case studies, impact data and reports for our funders.
• Achieving a £20,000 fundraising target.

1. Marketing and communications

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Ensuring that the Charity Manager has fresh content for use across all our media.
• Ensuring that there are effective means of communication in place between young carers, DMs, trustees and our networks and that the charity remains GDPR compliant
• Using social media to promote our work and mission.

King's College London Student Union is looking for a Volunteering and Events Manager, to ensure our students thrive and enjoy the best possible university experience at King’s College London, through participation in community events and student-led volunteering projects that serve, shape and transform their wider community.

KCLSU is a fun, social and flexble work environment which offers multiple opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form below and email completed application directly to our recruitment team.

Applications close:  Monday 5th July 9AM

Interview date: Wednesday 14th  July

Assessment type: Presentation & Interview via MS Teams. The presentation topic will be confirmed on invitation to invterview.

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered. 

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications. 

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to apply for this role you must: 

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU 

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union 

Cranfield Trust is the UK’s leading provider of pro bono management support to the voluntary sector.  An independent charity, focused on welfare causes, we have a 32-year track record of supporting UK-based charities and non-profit organisations.  We work with our register of 1,400 highly skilled commercial sector volunteers and our funders and donors, to provide high value, independent services and advice to local and national charities across the UK. 

We are looking for an experienced Trusts and Foundations Manager with proven written, research and relationship skills to excel as part of our small Development team.  Your remit will be to lead on stewarding and further developing our significant trusts and foundation portfolio.  Reporting to the Head of Development and working alongside the CEO and other colleagues, you will manage and grow the portfolio in alignment with our fundraising strategy, initiate, develop and manage external and internal relationships, and secure income. 

Responsibilities include:

• researching and identifying prospective funding bodies whose charitable objectives align with those of Cranfield Trust;
• producing high-quality grant applications and proposals for funders in support of fundraising targets;
• working independently to initiate and build sustainable relationships with new and existing donors;
• liaising and building relationships with colleagues internally in support of our fundraising work.
• reporting to funders on progress under grant relationships; and,
• monitoring and reporting on trust and foundation fundraising activities to support internal discussions and planning.

The successful candidate will need to have the ability to research and identify new funders, independently build rapport with decision makers, and identify the right funding opportunities for Cranfield Trust and each prospective funder.  You will possess strong writing skills to produce compelling, tailored funding proposals for a range of funding organisations, applying for core funding, restricted funding, and where appropriate, tailored programmes of work that support funders to achieve their goals of supporting grantees or other charitable organisations within their remit.  A strong understanding of charitable trusts and foundations is essential, as is experience of working in a similar charity fundraising role.

We have ambitious plans to grow our income to ensure that we can support charities to adapt, survive and thrive following the Covid-19 pandemic.  If you are ready to help us meet the challenge, please do get in touch.  The role will be based in our Head Office in Romsey.  However, we are prepared to offer home-working with travel for meetings with funders and for internal meetings with your colleagues in Romsey as required.

We are committed to supporting you, your wellbeing and development, to ensure you enjoy working with us.  We offer 25 days / 187.5 hours pro rata plus Bank Holidays, a pension scheme, and opportunities for training and personal development.

Job Title: Head of Corporate Foundation

Salary: £70-75K based on experience + Bonus + Benefits

Hours: Permanent, full-time / flexibility

Location: London, with agile working and some travel expected

We are working in partnership with First Sentier Investors (FSI), a global investment management firm which stewards Assets Under Management of over AU$236.8 billion on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors and platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide. FSI are seeking a Head of Corporate Foundation, who will lead and manage the charitable donation arm of the organisation.  The Foundation currently exists to make a difference to the local societies in which their staff live and work, through promoting char​​itable time and giving across various areas.  The current focus for the Foundation is Education, Environment and Social Welfare.  Since its inception in 2012, the Foundation have donated to a wide range of charitable causes across the world, and have supported a wide spectrum of volunteering initiatives and community programmes.

The Head of Corporate Foundation will be responsible for the development of the Foundation’s strategy, implementation of the strategy and the ongoing management of the Foundation’s activities, in line with broader Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Investment objectives. The is a new role, and the postholder will have the freedom to refresh the ‘purpose’ of the Foundation through engagement with employees, Trustees, senior leadership, Boards and FSI’s parent company.  Although based in the UK, the postholder will be responsible for leading the network of global Foundation Trustees, based in Australia, Asia, UK and Europe and America.

The successful individual will demonstrate the following:

• Extensive experience within a Corporate Foundation and/or charity sector
• Experience in developing a philanthropic strategy and the ability to measure, track and report progress in a range of internal and external settings, including at Board level
• Experience and capability in developing effective partnerships with charities globally / across multiple regions
• Experience in the strategic deployment of charitable funding in line with a corporate strategy for the benefit of society
• Have a broad understanding of different Foundation structures
• Strong project management skills

We are seeking an individual with entrepreneurial spirit and commercial acumen, who is a strategic, creative, and lateral thinker, with strong communication skills that can engage a wide range of internal and external audiences, facilitate the attraction and retention of staff engagement, and influence senior leaders within a global business to secure buy-in.  The postholder will be an ambassador for the Foundation, able to work relatively autonomously whilst also collaborating globally with a wide range of stakeholders with competing priorities.

Please submit your CV and supporting statement via the Charisma Charity Recruitment website quoting our reference JO2853.  For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Recruitment Consultant.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

If you require any accommodations throughout the recruitment process or as part of the role, please let us know so we can ensure you are able to participate.

Closing date for applications: Monday 19 July

*If you are interested in this role but not based in the North East, 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 that if you have applied for a similar role at Frontline within the last 3 months your application will not be shortlisted.

Job Description

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 a Practice Tutor 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 currently lack racial diversity in our Practice Tutor group and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds for this role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a prestigious Independent School in West London.

The school offers an outstanding, all-round education for gifted boys aged 7 to 18 years. Committed to their founder's vision, the school offer financial support for any boy who is successful in gaining a place on academic merit and fulfils the means-tested bursary criteria. The school is located on 45 acres of green open space on the banks of the River Thames in West London. The campus is unique amongst London schools for the on-site facilities it offers from boat club to theatre, art gallery to cricket pitch, concert hall to engineering workshop. This is a particularly exciting time to join the school as over the last few years they have refurbished the majority of the senior school site including a new astro-turf pitch, a stunning Drama Centre, and an RIBA award-winning Science building.

They are looking for an Engagement and Events Manager to join the team on a permanent basis.

Location: West London

Salary: 28,000 - 32,000 per annum plus benefits

Contract: Permanent

Reporting to the Head of Engagement and Events, you will be responsible for developing the events engagement activities for the whole of the school community - alumni, parents of current and/or former pupils, and staff. The post holder will deliver on a day-to-day basis a programme of brilliantly executed opportunities, including both virtual and physical event formats, for members of this community to engage in a number of ways whether socially, professionally of philanthropically.

The successful candidate will have a solid track record in a development/alumni relations/equivalent role, delivering highly sophisticated events and communications programmes. You will have experience of volunteer management, donor care and budget management along with strong IT skills, preferably Raiser's Edge.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 28th June
If you would like to receive a full job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall:
Faye Marshall: [email protected] | 020 7820 7303
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

Without GCSE English and maths, young people are more likely to drop out of education and are locked out of many university courses, apprenticeships and key professions. This is a huge challenge for social mobility in our country.

We want to change this story. Get Further is the first charity dedicated to providing free, innovative catch-up tuition to young people who missed out on gateway English and maths GCSEs at school. Our tuition is delivered by subject specialist graduates, who are trained by expert English and maths teachers. Students who complete the programme join our alumni network, where they are signposted to opportunities and receive support with the transition into higher study and work.

We know that having a tutor can help to close gaps in education – but too often, this is out of reach for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds studying in further education. With the disruption to education from COVID-19, now, more than ever, many students are in need of extra help to address the learning they have lost. We are expanding our programmes, so that we can support more students to get back on track in education and have greater opportunities for progression in their chosen career.

To help more students get further, we are seeking driven and passionate Programme Coordinators, who will be responsible for the delivery of our tuition programmes across a cluster of college and tutor relationships.

Location: The role is a mix of home-based working and some travel to Get Further’s partner colleges and our office in London (once the lockdown ends). We particularly welcome applications in one or more of the following regions: London/Yorkshire/North West/South East.

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 12 months, with possibility of extension

Salary: £18,600 per annum (plus London weighting allowance of £3,000 per annum, if applicable)

Start date: July/August

Role Description

As a Programme Coordinator, you will work directly with the Programme Manager to support the delivery of our 2021/22 tuition programmes. This will involve overseeing the delivery of tuition across a cluster of our partner colleges, providing support to tutors and students, and delivering inductions to students to ensure the programme gets off to a flying start. The role will also involve providing administrative support to ensure the smooth running of tuition day-to-day, including inputting data into our CRM system, monitoring student attendance and following up on queries from students and tutors.

Get Further was founded in 2018, after winning the Teach First Innovation Award – a nationwide competition to find the best new ideas to tackle education inequality. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about improving social mobility and tackling educational inequality. It will be of particular interest to someone wanting to gain knowledge and experience of the education and charity sectors. While the role offers the chance to build transferable skills in communication and relationship management, there will also be opportunities to support the charity across other aspects of its work. As a new education start-up, you will take a leading role on projects and see first-hand the impact of your work.

Get Further is committed to the quality of the roles we offer. The successful candidate will be offered genuine learning and development opportunities and the chance to join meetings and networks with senior leaders across the education system.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Building and managing relationships with tutors, students and lead-teachers in your region, acting as their main point of contact on a day-to-day basis
• Supporting Get Further tutor recruitment, delivering key elements of tutor training and induction
• Working with lead-teachers at our partner colleges to plan and deliver informative and positive student inductions, to ensure students get off to a great start on the programme
• Ensuring high attendance at tutorials, including monitoring and following-up on attendance
• Creating tailored content for students and tutors for our different communication channels
• Logging important information on our database, reporting on key performance indicators and making recommendations to our systems and processes to ensure we continually improve as an organisation

Duties will be tailored to meet the learning objectives of a successful candidate. If you have a particular interest in developing skills not directly listed above, please ensure these are highlighted in your cover letter.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in the charity sector. Experience in education and programme delivery are highly desirable.

Essential

• Commitment to Get Further’s mission and values, including passionate about tackling educational inequality
• Keen interest in programme delivery
• Proven planning, time management and administration skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and the ability to work independently
• Desire to learn, develop and advance personal career prospects
• IT skills – experience of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills

DESIRABLE 

• Experience in programme delivery and/or recruitment
• Familiarity with the further education sector
• Experience, interest in or commitment to a career in the charity sector 

How to Apply

Your application must include both a CV of no more than 2 sides of A4 and a supporting statement of no more than 1 side of A4. Your supporting statement should highlight your interest in Get Further and your motivation for undertaking this role. Please detail your relevant experience, ensuring this is in line with the above role description / person specification. Please also detail your preferred start date.

Please note, suitable candidates will be contacted ahead of the closing date and the closing date could be brought forwards. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. 

Role purpose: To lead on the design and delivery of a compelling and high impact membership experience for our schools, grounded in brilliant school experience and expert relationship management.

Working closely with our team of school-facing Membership Officers and Oracy Consultants, you’ll bring your high standards for customer service, understanding of account management and keen eye for improvement to shape our schools’ journey: from sign up to engagement to retention and renewal. You’ll be able to drill down into the detail, using data to gain insights from our schools and enhance their experience, while not losing sight of the big picture: how we build and mobilise a national network of schools to bring about systemic change. 

You will enjoy the challenge of taking ownership of a major strand of work and finding and implementing creative solutions to big questions such as:

• How can we scale our membership and impact to best support our target population? 

• How can we sustain lasting member relations and continue to engage our alumni schools? 

• How can we empower our leading schools and strongest advocates to create impact across our network?

Key responsibilities: 

• Designing, implementing and managing a smooth and personal end-to-end member (customer) experience from sign up to engagement to renewal and alumni

• Setting the standard for member experience and account management e.g. through the development and support of our Membership Officer team; establishing processes within our membership management function.

• Devising & managing how we report on our schools’ membership experience (internally and for external stakeholders such as Local Authority or Multi-Academy Trust commissioners), and using these insights for continuous improvement.

• Working closely with Membership Officers to improve our member engagement, retention and to deliver annual renewal targets.

• Improving our school membership management and our organisation's efficiency through working with the Operations team to plan and oversee the ongoing development of Voice 21’s digital systems, in particular our CRM (Salesforce). e.g. opportunities for automation

• Taking overall responsibility for the management of membership communications: working across the Schools and Communications teams to sequence, commission, write and monitor campaigns to increase the engagement and retention of our members.

• Overseeing the quality of the school experience on our programme of professional development courses (held in-person and online)

• Collaborating across teams to coordinate and manage our programme of member events.

• Identifying, designing and implementing initiatives to improve how we support our member schools e.g. to increase engagement.

• Working with colleagues in the Schools team and Learning & Impact team to devise and implement new ‘products’ within our membership which strengthen our member experience and impact e.g. establishing Lead Voice 21 Oracy Schools, designing and operationalising our offer for alumni schools. 

• Devising and/or commissioning from other teams membership products which add value to the schools and groups of schools we work with e.g. project impact reports

You’ll love this job if:

• You are in your element taking on big questions, working and influencing across teams to find solutions but are just as comfortable mapping out the detail and seeing your plans through to delivery. 

• You take pride in the high standards you set and understand that small personal touches go a long way.

• You are passionate about the impact of oracy and the power of school networks in bringing about social change.

• You enjoy working as part of a fast-paced, fast-growing team with big ambitions and are excited to use your initiative to help us achieve these.