We are looking to recruit a skilled and experienced professional who can ensure our charity delivers its charitable objectives and further develops the its services for the residents of Merstham.

The role will be pivotal in the smooth and successful day-to-day running of the charity, building a welcoming, busy and vibrant community space and providing services and activities for the community. The Community Centre Manager will be involved in helping to shape and launch new activities and events and establishing new partnerships as well as ensuring that the building is well maintained and compliant with current legislation. They will work to maximise use of the available facilities and identify new opportunities through effective marketing, networking and innovative solutions.

Registered Charity No: 1121420

The post is funded, for 3 years, by a grant from The Big Lottery Community Fund.

The Community Centre Manager will have overall responsibility for the operational work of the charity, including the delivery of this programme (Opportunities Through Partnership) which will develop our capacity to recruit and support volunteers; and our work which is funded by The People’s Health Trust. We will also be seeking other funding opportunities that help us to respond to the needs and aspirations of our local community.

Responsible to: Chair of Trustees (or their nominee)            

Contracted Hours: 35 Hours per week

Staff Reports: Volunteer Coordinator (in liaison with The Mix), the Project Lead for The People’s Health Trust programme and other staff as delegated.

Holiday entitlement: 21 days/annum plus public holidays

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Are you looking for an exciting challenge with a charity on a pedalling revolution?

Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and engaging Cycling Development Officer in both West Yorkshire and Liverpool to help us.

You’ll be responsible for delivering the Big Bike Revival and Community Cycle Club programmes across the area, working with community groups, managing key local relationships and robustly monitoring the impact of the programme. You will support a sustainable network and build capacity for cycling, with the development of volunteers and training of leaders a priority for success.

You will be a key local contact across the network of Community Cycle Clubs and stakeholders, enabling opportunities to cycle in an inclusive manner. This will work to increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to cycling as a sport.

These two posts 1 x West Yorkshire and 1 x Liverpool are on a 12 month fixed term contract with the potential to extend subject to funding.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join the Behaviour Change and Development team as a Groups Development Manager. This role is an integral cog to support our groups provision and help us reach organisational goals of enabling a million more people to cycle.

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic Development Manager to formulate, develop and roll out a strategy for our cycling groups.

You will be able to successfully devise a project from scratch through to evaluation and reporting, demonstrate a wide range of skills including having a solution focus approach to problem solving, being outcome orientated and pragmatic in project development.

You will also have direct responsibility for a Groups Engagement Officer who is the main groups delivery support.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, with the potential to extend subject to funding.

Of the 253 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, 75% have conditions that are preventable or treatable. We screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where most of those people live.

We do this through our long-term programmes as well as on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a customised aircraft.

Orbis is seeking to appoint committed Trustees with relevant experience to participate on both the Board and one of the three sub-committees: Programme, Audit, and Fundraising & Communications.

What the role involves:

· Ensuring that Orbis is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit

· Ensuring that Orbis is complying with its governing document and the law

· Preparing for and attending Board meetings

· Preparing for and attending sub-committee meetings

· Supporting the Orbis staff team

· Attending occasional evening events

Applications from people with substantial experience in one of the following areas are welcomed; fundraising, digital marketing, legal, financial and PR & media.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Salary: Voluntary
Location: Central London
 

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated individual to support our finance, volunteering and charity management work.  The successful candidate will play an important role to ensure the ongoing success of the charity’s operations.

The role will be based in our Mitcham office but will work across our offices in Lambeth and Merton.  Our offices have excellent public transport links and the Mitcham office has car park facilities.  We offer a friendly and welcoming work environment and can provide flexible work opportunities.

Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth (CAML) is the leading advice charity supporting individuals and families primarily across the London boroughs of Lambeth and Merton.  We provide a range of information, support and advice services.  We also work to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging issues affecting our clients and communities.

Terms and Conditions

• Part time: 4 day week (30 hours, Mon to Thurs) or 30 hours over 5 day week
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Primarily based in our Mitcham office
• Salary: £16,800 to £17,600 (£21,000 to £22,000 FTE) dependent on experience
• Annual Leave: 20 days based on 4 day week (25 days full time equivalent), plus a charity day and pro rata public holidays 
• Child care vouchers
• The charity operates a group pension scheme
• Work travel loan scheme

If you’re interested in this role and joining us, we would be delighted to hear from you.   Please read the attached job description and person specification then forward your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role (please note we do not consider applications with no covering letter).  If you wish to complete the Equality monitoring form, please email the three documents to the email address provided. If you wish to confidentially discuss the role in the first instance, please contact our Head of Finance & Resources on the email address provided in the job description.  The deadline for applications is 6pm, Sunday 15 December 2019 and shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Tuesday 17 December 2019.  If you do not hear from us, we are afraid your application was unsuccessful.

The BPNA is the professional organisation for doctors who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders.  Building on our success to date, we are working jointly with the International League Against Epilepsy to roll-out face-to-face course for high level health workers in LMIC countries to raise the standards of care for children with epilepsy. 

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological, non-communicable disease, affecting 50 million people worldwide.  Of these, 80% are in LMIC. Approximately 75% of epilepsies are treatable, however in LMIC, 50-75% are not properly treated beause there is insufficient recognition of the symptoms of epilepsy.  That's where this project comes in.

You will be:

• identifying and applying for funding to run educational events in LMIC;
• developing the project plan in liaison with the in-country doctors, to ensure it will be successful and sustainable;
• going with the UK team to train doctors in country over 3-days to deliver Paediatric Epilepsy Training.

Job Title: Chief Executive

Salary:  £40 – 50K

Hours of work: full time/permanent

Location:  Bristol

We are working in partnership with PROPS, an established medium sized charity currently in a period of growth and expansion.  The charity provides work focused day care opportunities, and work opportunities to predominantly younger adults with learning disabilities from their centre in Bristol. The charity is now seeking to appoint a Chief Executive to deliver the strategy supported by a tangible set of actions, key dependences and outline financial modelling.  Reporting directly to the Trustees, you will lead a team of circa 30 employees and contractors through effective management of the leadership team.  

The successful individual will demonstrate the following:

• Professional experience of working within a similar sector
• Commercial acumen gained working in a growing enterprise
• Proven experience of leading successful teams in a senior role
• Experience of developing and delivering strategic plans
• Experience of managing strong stakeholder relationships
• Project management experience.

We are seeking an individual with a commitment to the vision and values of the organisation.You will be a team player, with drive, energy and enthusiasm.As a leader you will have the responsibility for ensuring a successful, motivated and happy team.

To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Jill Livingstone, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment quoting our reference JO1723.

Closing date for applications: 12 December 2019

Interview date: w/c 6 January 2020

Do you have a passion for social justice, and a concern for needs of refugees fleeing war and persecution? Do you want to use to use your skills and expertise in financial management to bring about positive change?

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our growing charity, which works with refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK. Upbeat Communities is a Christian charity based in Derby and we work across Derbyshire and Lincolnshire – our mission is to Help Strangers Become Neighbours. We achieve this by focusing activities on three key areas: Welcome, Empowerment, and Awareness Raising.

The services we deliver include welcome support for new arrivals, language classes through our Derby Language School social enterprise, health and well-being activities, enterprise and employment training, awareness raising, training and events. We provide the support service to local authorities in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire as part of the Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement Scheme, working with Syrian refugees. We are currently partnering with the British Red Cross on a 4 year citywide project called Survive & Thrive, as well as initiating new projects such as a volunteer hosting scheme for destitute asylum seekers and a project focusing on refugee children.

Context of the role:

One of our current Finance and Operations Managers (who is part of a job share) goes on maternity leave in March/April 2020, therefore we are looking to recruit someone who can provide support to our organisation during this maternity leave period. The role will focus on the financial management functions of the organisation including the production of management accounts and budgets, and the oversight of all our financial procedures (we are also recruiting an additional Team Administrator to meet the day-to-day finance, admin and operations tasks). We require someone who can start in the role in January/February 2020 to ensure a smooth and successful handover.

We want someone who can manage, maintain and improve the performance, productivity and efficiency of our financial management procedures. They will be someone with strong financial management skills and significant experience of working in business or charity finance.

You will enjoy being a key player in a growing, dynamic team, committed to helping us shape the future of our charity to make a difference to many people’s lives.

The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and love enabling our team to deliver the best possible service to our participants. The candidate will be committed to, and actively demonstrate, our Christian values, ethos and practice in order to achieve our vision – to see thriving positive communities where every refugee can contribute and make the most of opportunities.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Finance

• Produce budgets, forecasts and cashflows in collaboration with the Chief Executive/ trustees

• Maintain accurate financial records using Sage 50 Accounts

• Generate management accounts

• Manage bank accounts and carry out bank reconciliation

• Oversee all payments and cash management

• Manage expenses and credit card procedures

• Track incoming resources including grants, donations and earned income

• Support the production of funder and finance related reports

• Provide information to our accountant required for preparation of statutory accounts

Oversight and Line Management

• Oversee, develop and improve all financial management procedures

• Review and update all financial policies annually

• Provide line management, including support and supervision, for the Team Administrator (to be appointed in March 2020) and any finance/admin volunteers

Human Resources

• Provide relevant information to our payroll provider to ensure staff wages are processed and paid

• Oversee invoicing for sessional/ self-employed tutors and interpreters

• Process pension payments

• Ensure HMRC data is up-to-date and payments are made

• Process HR data relevant for financial management

Other

• Provide administrative support for projects where required

• Make an active contribution to the overall work of Upbeat Communities through team meetings, staff training, awareness and fundraising events, and any other appropriate activities

• Be committed to, and work in accordance with Upbeat Communities’ Christian values and ethos, as well as adhering to all organisational policies and procedures

Person Specification:

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who can demonstrate the following qualifications, experience and skills. Please make sure you evidence each of these areas in your application.

Qualifications

Essential

• A good standard of education (GCSEs & A Levels or equivalent)

Desirable

• Qualified accountant to at least CIMA, ACCA, or ACA level Experience & Skills Essential

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of financial management

• Strong financial awareness, with a track record of maintaining budgets and management accounts

• Proven leadership ability

• Experience of SAGE or other desktop accounting packages

• Proven ability to develop and maintain databases and information systems

• Keen analytical and problem-solving skills

• Outstanding administrative ability, well organised, and reliable

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing and over the telephone with individuals and a wide variety of organisations

• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing tasks and manage your own workload

• Good IT skills

• A team player with a helpful serving attitude and a positive disposition Desirable

• Experience of charity finance and accounting practice

• An understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the charity sector

• Knowledge around Tax and VAT relating to charities Other

• Committed to the support and wellbeing of refugees

• Commitment to actively demonstrate Upbeat Communities’ Christian ethos and values

• The right to work in the UK

What we offer as an employer

- A positive working environment where staff are valued and cared for

- An inclusive and friendly staff team

- Regular support and supervision

- Regular opportunities for team building

- Flexible working conditions to promote a good work / life balance

- Annual team retreat to recharge, re-envision and build relationships across the team

- 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays for full time staff (pro rata for part time staff)

- A generous mileage allowance for travel required for work

- Opportunities for continued training and development

- Access to language classes through our social enterprise (Derby Language School)

- Competitive pension scheme (5% employer contribution matched by 5% employee contribution) 

All applicants need to complete an application form and submit it online via our website – CVs will not be accepted

As part of the recruitment and selection process Upbeat Communities will take up two references Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 14th January 2020 

We are seeking a highly efficient, experienced Administrator to join our small professional team. You must have excellent communications skills, be thorough and accurate, be able to multi-task, remain calm under pressure and add to our team dynamics. You must possess a range of administrative and secretarial skills including good IT skills. The post will involve supporting evening training events during term time approximately once a week.

Good interpersonal and teamwork skills are essential as is a sense of humour and the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and sensitivity.

You need to be committed to our vision of ‘Developing Church of England Education’, be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Christian Church, and ideally have an understanding of the workings of the Church of England in Education.

Closing date for applications:  9am Monday 16 December 2019

We're seeking an experienced manager to lead our Programmes team. As the national youth council of the UK, the British Youth Council brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change. As Head of Programmes you will be working across a range of programmes, such as the UK Youth Parliament and NHS England Youth Forum, as well as our membership engagement and events, to ensure that young people can use thier collective voice for positive change.

If you have a passion for youth participation, experience of managing and leading teams to deliver great results with and for young people, and are looking for a new challenge then this may be the job for you. 

A great opportunity has arisen to be appointed Manager of Home-Start Newcastle Borough based at our office in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

If you are passionate about leading the organisation to provide support/help to children and families/carers we are the organisation for you.

Home-Start Scheme Manager
Newcastle-under Lyme
Permanent (37 hours)
Salary: £29636 - £32878 NJC Salary Scale 26 - 30

About us 
The Scheme delivers family support across a range of issues, offering both practical and emotional help to empower vulnerable families or those with complex needs to function more independently, both as contractors to local authorities  by our highly experienced family support workers and via the Home-Start  volunteering scheme through a team of volunteers.

Required Skills 
You need good communication and leadership skills to manage the service and develop it for the future, with experience in delivery of children’s services, safeguarding, volunteering, managing staff, finance and performance, contract management and business planning/tenders. Candidates will need to demonstrate strong skills in partnership working as the role will entail working with schools, local authorities and many other organisations to provide an outstanding service.

Use of own car (insured for business use) and a clean driving license are required. You will also be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, prior to starting with us.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.  We are willing to consider flexible working arrangements.

Main Responsibilities 
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, your duties will include:

• Taking responsibility for the day to day management of the scheme including overseeing the financial management and financial reporting requirements.
• Contract management
• Operational governance in conjunction with the Board
• Overseeing service delivery
• Reporting to and liaising with local authorities and other agencies and partners
• Managing and supervising the staff team, including dealing with staff welfare issues and health and safety
• Ensuring the Schemes compliance with regulatory requirements including data protection
• Preparation of bids and tenders
• Promoting the work of the scheme externally including working in partnership with other agencies and providers
• Undertaking the Strategic Lead role on safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare
• Ensuring support to families is consistently of a high standard.
• Ensuring the scheme maintains an effective team of volunteers.
• Working with volunteers including their recruitment, selection, preparation, support and supervision.

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

Applications by 11th December 2019 by application form.

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Post: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £31,000 to £35,000 DOE

Contract: Circa 30 hours (negotiable)

About Survive

Established in York in 1990 as a self-help organisation for women survivors of child sexual abuse, we were registered as a charity and a company limited by guarantee in 1998.  We have grown in size and scope, particularly over the last 3 years, and now offer a specialist counselling service, telephone helpline and information service, support/self-help groups and 1:1 support meetings to female and male adult survivors of rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.  Our team currently consists of 17 part-time staff and 8 volunteers and we see around 400 clients a year.

Job Description

The Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint a new CEO who will be responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of the charity with them and then implementing the management and administration of the organisation within that framework.
 

You will need to demonstrate strong experience and ability in:

• leading and managing an organisation
• building strong networks and developing opportunities
• operating budgets and management accounts
• successful fundraising
• developing and implementing new successful initiatives

Ideally you will also have:

• a sound understanding of the charitable and voluntary sector including legal requirements and governance
• familiarity of charity policies and procedures to ensure good practice 
• working closely with a Board and delivering reports

You will have excellent communication skills and the confidence and ability to lead, inspire and motivate. Above all, you will embrace the ethos of the charity and the people that it supports.

How to apply:

Please complete the application form and submit it to the email provided by the closing date of 15 December 2019. Enquiries may be made to the same email address.

A DBS Disclosure will be required for this role.

Additional Documents:
Chief Executive Officer Job Description & Person Specification
Application form
Equal Opportunities Monitoring form
Disclosure of Criminal Convictions form

The Sycamore Project (Zac's Youth Bars) is seeking a new CEO to have oversight and responsibility for all aspects of the organisations work. "Zac's" is a Christian charity providing a wide range of activities and support for over 1,400 young people annually in Bolton and seeks to have a positive and lasting impact, helping young people to achieve their potential.  

We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual who will continue to build on the foundations, address the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities to lead the charity forward. You will be working alongside a dedicated team of currently seventeen full and part time staff, together with a team of volunteers.

The successful candidate will be required to provide Christian leadership and have specific focus on funding bids and fund raising, as well as ensuring aims are achieved, targets met, and legislation and regulation complied with.

Overall, you will need to be able to hold and manage the  bigger picture.

Zac’s ( The Sycamore Project) has always put the needs of the young people at the heart of all it does, and so its projects are always evolving, with new services being set up all the time in order to meet the increasing needs of its young people and the wider community.

As well as centre-based activities,schools work emerged as another important strand of the charity, with support being offered to several schools across Bolton, in a variety of ways (e.g. lunchtime clubs, pupil mentoring support, and targeted issues-based work).

In 2017, with mental health concerns emerging as a major issue for the young people in the community, a new “Young Persons Listening Service” and “Healthy Minds” peer support group was set up as part of a new “Thrive alliance” working in partnership with other Bolton based charities and with funding from Bolton CCG.

Whilst the charity has changed and evolved since being formed, the heart of serving the community and being faith based not biased has never and will never change.

Please submit a cover letter, together with CV and supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the person specification .

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s (HSIB) purpose is to improve safety through effective and independent investigations that do not apportion blame or liability. 

We conduct independent investigations of patient safety concerns in NHS-funded care across England. The recommendations we make aim to improve healthcare systems and processes in order to reduce risk and improve safety.

HSIB is funded by the Department of Health & Social Care and hosted by NHS England and NHS Improvement.

We are seeking to recruit an exceptional individual to support the work of HSIB by ensuring the public perspective is as integral as possible to HSIB’s strategy and plans.

A Citizens’ Partnership is being established (up to 7 members). Members will act as ‘critical friends’ and ambassadors for HSIB. They will model and promote practical and flexible involvement with the public ensuring that HSIB’s work and products have greater focus and relevance for the people most affected by its recommendations.

The Citizens’ Partnership will be impartial providing an independent view of the work of HSIB that is external to the day-to-day running of HSIB. It will focus on raising public awareness of HSIB’s work, co-designing and providing feedback on products as well as supporting specific workstreams as required.

The role of Chair of the Citizens’ Partnership is crucial to ensuring credible leadership for a robust partnership and the appointed individual should have the energy needed to create cohesion as well as drive forward support required by the organisation which is on a journey towards Arms’ Length Body status. The Chair of the Citizens’ Partnership is pivotal to building an understanding of HSIB’s sensitive work, maintaining and building public confidence. The Chair of the Citizens’ Partnership will be a member of the HSIB Advisory Panel.

Candidates will have a proven track record in a leadership role within an organisation or committee, experience at a national or regional level would be advantageous. Candidates must be able to demonstrate independence and objectivity and commitment to the values of the NHS. The role of Citizens’ Partnership Chair will require an expected time commitment of up to three days per month on average.

For further information and to download the expression of interest form please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 3 January 2020 with interviews planned during the week commencing 27 January 2020.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

HSIB is unable to reimburse travel expenses for attending interviews.