In this role you will need to ensure that projects are delivered within the agreed scope, time, cost, quality, and are in line with approved business cases.

You will be expected to manage a portfolio of organisational projects within a transformation programme and provide expertise, monitor progress, and drive the business towards delivery.

You will also be working with the Head of Project Management in the design, development, introduction, training, and ongoing iteration of the organisation's Project Management Methodology.

There is budget responsibility attached to this role and there are matrix management responsibilities to this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Act in a 'business partner' capacity, taking a lead in planning, co-ordination, time, costs, quality and scope management and matrix management of business delivery teams assembled out of various stakeholders
• Analyse and define the scope for each project, highlight risks, assumptions, critical success factors, project team structures and roles & responsibilities
• Ensure detailed project, implementation and action plans are created for the duration of each project in accordance with project management lifecycle
• Ensure projects requirements and outputs are agreed, and that benefits realisation is managed through to programme level and strategic objectives
• Monitor progress against all projects, providing timely and accurate information to enable Sponsors and stakeholders to have visibility and sufficient data to make decisions
• Ensure risks, issues and dependencies are being recorded, monitored and proactively managed
• Ensure the appropriate and relevant level of testing is in place for all projects e.g. system, regression, UAT with stakeholder sign-off as part of the stage gating process
• Deliver an effective and timely schedule of project communications liaising with the relevant stakeholders including the Communications Team
• Ensure project teams have the required toolsets and processes in place and that all relevant staff are trained and equipped to deliver successfully
• Ensure that the PMO meets its targets and supports the delivery of organisational and strategic goals
• Manage the administration for project submissions and approvals through the agreed prioritisation and approval process, maintaining a pipeline of approved projects
• Ensure a clear and consistent approach is in place to manage risk with alignment to the Corporate risk management strategy
• Collate qualitative and quantitative information on project performance for the preparation and production of project reports for internal management purposes
• Ensure that information recorded in both electronic and hard copy meets with internal and external quality assurance standards
• Meet cost, time and quality objectives when delivering projects, measured through stage gated reviews of outputs against original business case
• Project milestones delivered against project plan, measured through progress meetings and reports
• Adoption of PMO processes and governance across key business areas, measured through internal audit and practical demonstration
• Production of consistent project artefacts such as project plans, RAID logs, status reporting and financial reporting, measured through physical production of artefacts
• Adoption of central PMO repository and ownership of all PMO data
• Accurate and robust budget and cost management against project plans, working with Sponsors and stakeholders including the Finance Team, measured through financial reporting
• A robust process of notification or escalation to report on both underspend and potential overspend with the appropriate approvals sought for either, measured through risk and issue reporting

What you will need for this role

• Strong project or programme management and excellent organisational skills are fundamental, as is the ability to liaise with people at all levels of the organisation
• Strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote best practices in managing interrelated projects and programmes to ensure successful delivery
• Recognised formal project/programme management qualification (PMP, Prince2 or MSP)
• Highly developed project/programme management and planning skills and experience
• Proven ability to manage a range of projects types and complex business initiatives and change programmes
• Experience of being a business partner and managing stakeholder relationships
• Experience of prioritisation models and working with the business to determine appropriate project prioritisation
• Proven ability to juggle different projects/priorities and deliver high quality outcomes under pressure

Organisation: Major transport supplier
Location: London
Start Date: Immediately
Length: 3 - 6 months

Your new role
For this role you will oversee the digital content that is produced and released by a major transport organisation, deciding when it is released along with giving editorial guidance and managing quality assurance.

You will work will a range of stakeholders to support the communications team to maintain business outcomes and efficiency. You will research, write, edit and publish content via Digital channels and take responsibility for subject areas such as Road User Charging ensuring that content meets business objectives and customer requirements. Working closely with Data and Technology will ensure decisions are backed by industry best practice and analytics to ensure a successful user experience.

What you'll need to succeed

• Substantial level of digital writing and editorial experience
• Worked for a large public sector organisation with multiple demanding stakeholders
• Experience in producing and editing digital content using content management systems
• Experience of working as part of a creative team delivering accurate copy to tight deadlines
• Experience of working in cross functional Agile teams
• Good experience of digital content strategy
• Very strong copywriting, editing and proofing skills

What you need to do now
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Join our busy team in delivering the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership along with a huge host of organisations from around the county. The ZCCP involves nearly 70 partners spanning the public, private and third sectors with the aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The role includes taking overall responsibility for the coordination and management of the project, recruiting other members of the ZCCP team, developing a rolling programme plan and creating a programme management framework as well as a host of other responsibilities that come with heading up Cumbria’s effort towards carbon neutrality.

Application & Interview Process

Please apply by completing the application form on our website. We do not accept CVs. Guidance for submitting your application is included in the form.

The closing date for return of applications is 9am on 19th October 2020. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be informed by Wednesday 21 October 2020. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 via Zoom.

Job description

If you prefer to download the job description and person specification, please use the link on our website.

EMPLOYER:  Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS)

LOCATION: Principally home working. Occasional meetings may be required at our office in Penrith (Rural Eden Foyer, Old London Road, Penrith, CA11 8ET) and other Cumbria locations when Covid-19 restrictions allow.

REPORTS TO: Chief Executive Officer.

HOURS: 22.5 hours a week (3 days). Flexible working hours.

SALARY RANGE: £24,000-£30,000 per annum full-time equivalent (£14,400 to £18,000 for the 22.5-hour week), depending on skills and experience.

DURATION: Fixed-term contract from 1 Nov 2020 (or sooner) to end Dec 2025.

ABOUT CAFS:

Our vision is a zero carbon Cumbria and we strive to bring about a better way of life, in balance with our environment.

Our mission is to empower and enable people, communities and businesses to live and work more sustainably by sharing our knowledge, practice, skills, networks and practical experience. We manage and deliver events, advice, training and practical projects across the county as well as providing specialist consultancy services to enable individuals, communities, businesses and local authorities to drive a shift towards a Zero Carbon Cumbria.

CAfS is an award-winning charity with a team of seventeen highly skilled staff, working with a pool of specialist contractors and volunteers to deliver around 20 major, transformational low-carbon projects each year. CAfS is the leading organisation in Cumbria showcasing low-carbon living, energy-efficiency improvements, renewable technology and reduced use of fossil fuels, both on a domestic scale and in the community. Now in our 22nd year, CAfS is the first point of reference in the county for information on sustainability. CAfS is a dynamic, pro-active and responsive organisation, continually striving to deliver effective projects that make an impact and drive real change towards a low-carbon future. As such, we continually initiate, scrutinise, refine and launch new projects, accessing funding from a variety of sources or earning income from delivering specialist services.

BACKGROUND TO THE ZERO CARBON CUMBRIA PROJECT:

Cumbria Action for Sustainability is one of a small number of organisations to be successfully awarded £2.5million from the National Lottery’s Climate Change Action Fund for the five year ‘Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership – By the People, For the People’ project. The bid was led by CAfS on behalf of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership (ZCCP) which involves nearly 70 organisations spanning the public, private and third sectors with the aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Eleven of the organisations in the ZCCP will be involved in directly delivering elements of the Lottery-funded project and the whole partnership will be involved in wider decarbonisation programmes in order to reach the county’s zero carbon goal. There will be a Partnership Manager based at Cumbria County Council who will be co-ordinating the wider Partnership projects that fall outside of this National Lottery funded project.

Through this project, people who live, work and study in Cumbria will be able to take advantage of a whole range of opportunities to cut their own carbon footprint and that of their communities, playing their part in global actions to stop climate change.

The project will tackle some of the main sources of carbon emissions in Cumbria, with a particular focus on food, energy generation and the goods we buy. The sub projects have been devised by a range of community organisations and chosen because of their wide benefits to local communities. More information about the project is available on our website.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE: 

The post has several key roles: principally to establish and coordinate the effective delivery of the Zero Carbon Cumbria project, to manage the day to day running of the project, manage the grant budget, coordinate and support delivery partners and liaise with the National Lottery, coordinate the project steering group, manage a team of project staff and work closely with the delivery partners.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Take overall responsibility for the coordination and management of the Zero Carbon Cumbria: By the People, For the People lottery-funded project.
• Recruit and manage the Communications Manager, Events & Training Officer, Community Carbon Literacy Officer and Cumbria Sustainability Network Coordinator and manage the Project Administrator.
• Work closely with the Partnership Manager to ensure the smooth running of the project.
• Develop a rolling programme plan which enables activities, outcomes and budgets to be effectively monitored.
• Develop an effective programme management framework which will allow the whole suite of projects to be viewed as an integrated whole, and within which partners can develop detailed and consistent project plans (while being mindful of the need for effort to be proportional to the scale of each partner’s project).
• Develop a framework to monitor, measure, evaluate and report on success and produce routine and exception reports on the programme (budget, capacity, deliverables, outcomes etc) which allow the CAfS CEO, Trustees, The Lottery and all delivery partners to understand and respond to the progress of the project.
• Work alongside Project Delivery Partners to maximise outcomes and ensure partners are delivering to plan, capturing learning, sharing information and networking locally and nationally.
• The effective management and mitigation of project risks.

TASKS TO INCLUDE

• To co-chair meetings of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership.
• To convene the Project Board on a quarterly basis, ensuring adequate representation from delivery partners and key communities, and reporting mechanisms.
• To coordinate all payment and reporting processes for the project.
• To work alongside partners and project staff to raise additional funds that will allow the benefits of the programme to be maximised.
• To develop consultant briefs, commission, contract and manage consultants to carry out a range of expert advice and project work.
• To manage the central funding pots for the partnership: to overcome disadvantage; share learning; and access expert advice where needed.
• To liaise with other National Lottery Climate Action Fund grant recipients.
• To work with all delivery partners to ensure consistency and timeliness regarding staff recruitment and/or contracting delivery of posts in their organisations.
• To act as media spokesperson for the project as required.
• To maintain and ensure compliance with the project delivery partnership agreement.
• To adhere to CAfS project management processes.
• To develop and maintain all project documentation including project GANTT chart, risk log, action log etc.
• To assess and manage any changes to the project baseline.
• To arrange and deliver project planning meetings.

Person Specification

Essential skills and attributes:

• An understanding of and personal commitment to the objectives that CAfS seeks to deliver.
• Ability to develop a shared vision across a diverse and multi-organisational project and drive momentum to deliver agreed goals.
• Strong networking skills and ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with a wide range of partners from a variety of backgrounds, including community groups and young people.
• Experience of complex programme management, including planning, organising, scheduling, budget management, financial analysis, risk management, management information, report writing and monitoring and evaluation of multiple projects.
• Experience of capturing and sharing learning.
• Experience of tendering, letting, and managing contracts and partnership agreements.
• Experience of recruiting and managing staff.
• Ability and willingness to prioritise, work to deadlines and juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel independently throughout rural Cumbria.
• Understanding of relevant requirements of Data Protection Act 2018.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible working including evening and weekend working by agreement.
• Computer skills specifically Microsoft office applications, including Excel, and PowerPoint, Zoom and MS Teams.

Desirable criteria

The following attributes are desirable but not essential:

• A degree-level qualification in a relevant field e.g. project management, sustainability, community development.
• Experience of delivering community-led projects or schemes, especially concerning energy generation, food growing and sourcing, and repair cafes or managing other emission reduction programmes.
• Experience of reporting to project boards/steering groups and major funders.
• Experience in running online meetings and webinars.
• Experience of liaising and reporting to The National Lottery.

Overview:

Women for Women International works in some of the most dangerous places to be a woman. We serve women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas around the world in 8 countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Eastern Congo, and Northern Nigeria. Our core belief is that stronger women build stronger nations; and with access to knowledge, resources, and a support network, a woman rebuilds her life and improves her community.

Our model works and we have the data to prove it. In our 26-year history, Women for Women International has reached over half a million women. The women we work with across 3 continents earn just $0.81 a day when we enroll them. At graduation, it’s $2.11, nearly tripled.

Our impact goes beyond income. The number of women who say at least one household member went to sleep hungry in the last four weeks has gone from 18% to 5%. And more women say they speak out against women's abuse: 26% report having publicly spoken in the last 6 months against physically abusing women.

When women have the right tools, they realize the power within themselves to transform their lives, their families, their communities, and finally their entire nations.

Purpose:

Women for Women International has the ambition to dramatically increase grant funding to support programming that has been proven to be transformative for marginalized women survivors of war in fragile and conflict affected countries. The Director of Global Business Development will collaboratively weave together existing strategies at national and regional level into a comprehensive Global Business Development Strategy that can guide business development across the geographic footprint of the organization. This position will be responsible to ensure that the strategy is adaptive to a dynamic and sometimes disruptive global context, supporting the global organization to build the relationships and partnerships needed for global BDU staff and staff in county to go after the most strategic opportunities. This position is responsible to ensure that the Global Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team remains informed of progress towards targets and engaged, as appropriate or advantageous, in BDU activity.

In addition to strategic coordination and leadership, the Director of Global Business Development will take an active role in identifying suspects, cultivating prospects, leading proposal development processes as needed and ensuring effective stewardship of current funding partnerships. The global organization has strong teams that carry forward business development from the first identification of a prospect all the way through to the final grant report. This position is envisioned to help ensure that all the teams and the processes continue to work smoothly, efficiently and effectively. Given an ambitious growth strategy, a high volume of opportunities, proposals and activity, the ideal applicant will also have demonstrated experience in contributing to the nuts and bolts of successful proposals and the willingness to take part in any part of the process to ensure success.

Women for Women International offices around the world are increasing their business development capacity and, in some instances, hiring dedicated professional business development staff. The Global Business Development Director will support the continued capacity building of the global fundraising operations and help to ensure that country offices get the support they need to grow their capacity to raise money locally. In addition, this position will help to ensure that implementing country offices can have the most efficient and streamlined engagement with business development staff globally.

The location for this position is flexible with a preference for candidates from a region where WfWI currently works (Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe or the US).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Global Business Development Strategy

• We have an adaptive and rolling strategy process. Keep track of global trends and new developments and draw up analysis from each fundraising operation in order to update and implement a multi-year strategy and an annual business development workplan that will enable WfWI to meet ambitious revenue targets.
• Ensure that the Global Pipeline is regularly updated and serves to help teams track progress towards revenue targets and informs decision-makers on progress toward goals.
• Report progress to and discuss challenges with the Leadership Teams and appropriate Board committees and the Global Board of Directors.
• Work closely with key fundraisers, program staff and other teams across WfWI to implement effective strategies and approaches to grow funding and scale our programs.
• Work across all parts of the organization that are engaging in various forms of partnership to ensure that we can leverage these partners in global BDU efforts, including identifying and cultivating strategic partnership relationships.
• Coordinate fundraising activities of relevant WfWI actors.
• Support Country Office and program staff to understand and implement best practice in fundraising and partnerships with governments, institutions, foundations and corporations.
• Builds strong relationships across the organization to strategically deploy programmatic experts, staff and leadership towards implementation of the Global BDU Strategy, including support to the CEO and other Executive Leadership and staff in country offices in efforts to build relationships with donors, steward current philanthropic partnerships and achieve strategic goals.

Identify Funding Sources and Cultivate Donors

• Manage business intelligence collection efforts by staying abreast of overall funding developments and understanding overall funder priorities and calls for proposals.
• Coordinate & manage the research and strategy for pursuing viable funding opportunities from foundation, corporations and government donors.
• Build and maintain an active pipeline of prospects, in keeping with revenue targets.
• Develop leads on promising funding opportunities by initiating outreach and strengthening relationships with current and potential donors, as required.
• Identify and build partnerships with other NGOs for joint proposals.
• Regularly communicate with country offices to gather business intelligence and keep them abreast of new areas of business development and ensure that each country has a comprehensive donor mapping and a business development strategy.
• Ensure that there is a strategic approach for key priority funders including mapping our approach to funding.

Prepare Proposals

• Depending on the size and complexity of the proposal, serve as lead coordinator, proposal reviewer, and/or lead writer on submissions.
• When coordinating a submission, manage technical writer, researchers or consultants where applicable, and anyone else directly involved in the application to produce compelling and competitive proposals.
• Train other staff members to coordinate all aspects of proposal development and to write high-quality proposals.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with technical specialists, subject-matter experts, and professional writers to contribute to technical solution designs, reviews, and analysis of proposals and business development strategy.
• Contribute to technical solution design processes as needed.
• Ensure that relevant internal stakeholders contribute to proposal design and that, when appropriate, relevant staff approve the final proposal.
• Liaise with colleagues in the development of a coherent budget, ensuring adherence to grantor criteria in relation to accepted costs, percentages, and format.

Support Country Office Business Development

• Coach and mentor Country Office teams to pursue local opportunities.
• Support Country Offices with updating of their business development plans
• Identify resources needed to strengthen fundraising capacity in countries.
• Develop a plan for strengthening business development in each Country Office.

Communication & Teamwork

• Prepare and communicate analysis and trends to the Leadership Team and Global Board of Directors.
• Communicate with colleagues in Global Programs Unit, Finance, Development, and the UK office. Must be able to operate in an environment with over-lapping roles.
• Develop an effective process for sharing proposals, templates, and cases for support so that all WfWI fundraisers can access material helpful to support their fundraising efforts.
• Participate in internal meetings and processes to represent the global BDU teams as needed.
• Performance manage direct reports in line with WfWI’s performance management framework, including setting of annual performance objectives, development plans, appraisals throughout the year, and regular one-on-one meetings
• Responsible for training, developing, managing and leading staff as well as hiring appropriate staff
• Ensure safeguarding measures are implemented within area of responsibility
• Follow up, and address Code of Conduct or Safeguarding issues appropriately
• Adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policies and report concerns

This position will require regular national and international travel, estimated at 25% but subject to change.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree required and Master’s degree preferred, in a relevant subject, or the equivalent in experience.
• At least ten years of experience in fundraising with hands on experience across at least two funding channels (i.e., foundations; corporate partnerships; or government (bilateral or multi-lateral) for an international NGO.
• Proven track record of success in fundraising with evidence of personal engagement and leadership of successful, large, and complex proposals and pitches.

• Proven successful grant writing experience.
• Adopts a growth mindset and has demonstrated experience in relationship-based fundraising strategies.

• Experience managing staff and working cross-departmental, cross-country contexts with a proven record of building, managing and working with virtual teams and creating an enabling environment.
• Current and strategic understanding of the global humanitarian, development and gender funding environment and future trends.
• Excellent spoken and written English to include research, writing, and communication skills.

• Editing experience and strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience building the capacity of staff in country offices.
• Independent, but good at working with a team and ability to coordinate with others to produce material on deadline, usually managing multiple deadlines.

• Proven ability to build consensus and support across, up and down the organization.

• Excellent budget management skills including the ability to oversee complex program budgets in compliance with donor requirements.
• Certification or formal credentialing in nonprofit fundraising management or philanthropic leadership a plus.

• Proficiency in French, Arabic, Swahili or Dari is a plus.
• International work experience delivering restricted/unrestricted funded projects a plus.
• Commitment to and respect for Women for Women International’s mission and values
• Computer skills including working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email
• Ability to travel as required and have flexible work schedule which may include early mornings, evenings and weekends. May be required to occasionally work beyond normally scheduled hours.

Organizational Values:

Adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and organizational values -

Empowerment, Integrity. Respect. Resilience

The duties, responsibilities and activities of this job description may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Sector: Strategy

Employment Category: Regular/Permanent

Open to Expatriates: Flexible

Location: 

• New York, NY HQ USA, 
• Athens, Greece, 
• Berlin, Germany, 
• London, United Kingdom, 
• Italy

Job Description

The External Relations (ER) department has been created in February 2020 and is comprised of 3 main but complementary functional areas: Private fundraising, Communications and Advocacy. The ER department is at the beginning stages of creating a new radical and ambitious strategy that will enhance IRC’s ability to ‘punch above its weight’ in private income, advocacy and brand awareness. The main objective of the department is to enable this organization of more than 12,000 staff to have the resources needed to continue serving 18 million people worldwide in places affected by war and disaster, shape the humanitarian sector by influencing key policies and reforms and build and grow IRC’s reputation.

The Associate Director of Business Transformation will support the implementation of the External Relations strategy across all ER functional areas working closely with ER VPs and their teams and will drive strategic projects considered high priority by ER leadership. She/he will be expected to lead a team of 5 people and work closely with senior leadership team as a thought partner to drive performance and progress.

The Associate Director will be expected to find solutions. She/he will persuade and influence, build and innovate, and use structured thinking and evidence to solve problems where there is no pre-defined methodology. Focusing on the highest priority initiatives of the External Relations team, you will build relationships across External Relations, and IRC more broadly to deliver high quality results at a pace a leading private sector organization would be proud of.

This is a demanding role – you will work hard, learn and grow quickly. Ultimately the measure of your success will be your impact - the lasting benefit you bring to the IRC through your contributions.

Major Responsibilities:

The Associate Director acts as a part of the Business Transformation and Analytics Leadership Team, reporting to the Senior Director of Business Transformation and Analytics. She/he will be expected to play a leadership role leading the complex multi-year Transformation efforts for External Relations, overseeing Analysts, Project Managers and Senior Project Managers and providing problem solving leadership, people management and client counselling. This is a challenging position which requires strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving and a high level of personal initiative and the ability to work well in a distributed, multicultural, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities include:

•Oversee planning, monitoring and delivery of the multi-year ER business transformation, partnering with ER VPs and senior-level staff across the ER department and IRC more broadly to provide problem-solving support, and facilitate decision-making and consensus-building at each stage of the transformation

•Proactively maintain and promote a team problem solving method, seeking ways to improve and refine it as needed, including building in the flexibility needed to respond to different types of problems at different depths of definition

•Direct line management of 5 direct reports at the Analyst, Project Manager and Senior Project manager levels

•Escalate issues where required and push towards a speedy resolution

•Promote a positive, collaborative, efficient team working environment where team members enjoy working with each other and feel able to do impactful work and grow professionally over time

•Ensure close collaboration across the Business Transformation and Analytics team, and the External Relations team more broadly

•Take personal responsibility for the success of the team’s work over time, promoting and standing behind their successes, and transparently acknowledge and act on areas for improvement. Adopt and demonstrate an ownership mentality

•Provide support to senior stakeholders as needed, as new challenges emerge and priorities shift

Qualifications

Work / Educational Experience:

•Bachelor's degree or equivalent

•6 years of relevant work experience, at least three of which in a strategy or business transformation role, with gradually increasing responsibilities and a track record of high performance.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

•Repeated experience in executing strategic change and organizational change management

•Repeated experience in project managing large-scale, cross-functional projects and project portfolios

•Good knowledge of private fundraising in humanitarian or development settings

•Experience in implementing or adapting project methodologies, templates, tools and processes

•Capability to manage multiple demands and to adapt to new challenges and shifting priorities

•Capability to handle and make progress against multiple simultaneous demands in short time frames, and to adapt to new challenges in a dynamic context with shifting priorities

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as, an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications

•Strong meeting facilitation skills

•Strong organizational and time-management skills; proven ability to prioritize and deliver on time

•Strong analytic problem solving skills

•Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic, cross-functional global team structure

•Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite

•Demonstrated ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels

•Ability to manage and work through change in a proactive and positive manner

Preferred experience & skills:

•Experience in a strategy or business transformation role at either a top tier strategy consulting firm, or in the strategy development function of a global organization

•Strong knowledge of private fundraising, communication and advocacy in humanitarian or development context

•An MBA or a Master’s degree in international development, human rights or another field related to the IRC’s work

•Experience leading teams to success

•Experience in a humanitarian or development organization, or similar

•Knowledge of French or Arabic

Working Environment: 

•Standard office working environment

•Some international travel

•This role may require working remotely full or part time and part time remote employees may be required to share workspace.

Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview on a rolling basis.

Candidates must have the right to work in the country for which they are applying.

IRCUK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK. IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.

We are seeking a skilled and committed Latin American woman to join LAWRS’ Generalist Advice Team, which provides information, advice, casework, advocacy and support to Latin American migrant women in the areas of housing, welfare benefits, debt and employment rights.

The post holder will be responsible for assisting LAWRS Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator of the Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK) in the management of a short term project, ensuring that appropriate service and quality standards, as well as legal requirements are fulfilled.

The main accountabilities of the Generalist Advice Manager include:

1. To oversee all aspects of the Generalist Advice service at LAWRS, managing the delivery of the team against targets and in accordance with contract requirements.

2. To ensure the Generalist Advice Team complies with LAWRS service standards and advice quality assurance requirements of AQS Level 2 Accreditation.

3. To lead, manage and develop the Generalist Advice Team.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised and accredited adviser training programme or equivalent plus experience providing advice and/or casework in any of the generalist advice areas of work (particularly housing, welfare benefits, debt and employment rights)

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We encourage applications from disabled and LBTQ+ women.

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position. 

Closing date to send your application: 11th October 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 19th October 2020

About Us

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.

It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.

About the role

You will deliver Technology (Data, Digital, IT) projects in line with the Museum's ambitious digital strategy. Initially you will work on the delivery of the museum's Customer Relationship Management system roadmap, so experience in this area is highly desirable.

The role is not limited, and you will be assigned projects from a wide range of areas, e.g. Corporate and back-office systems (HR, Finance, Digital Workplace) and Commercial systems (Ticketing, Retail, Membership, Customer Relationship Management) giving you a chance to work across the varying departments of the museum and the chance to always learn something new.

Working in a varied and evolving role, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle management of technology software, including application implementations, system upgrades and continuous business improvement. Whilst this is a full-time post (36hr per week), we are willing to consider and support alternative working patterns or a part-time arrangement (accounting for pro-rata salary).

About you

We are looking for a strong leader who is able to take charge and work with people effectively at all levels across and outside of the Museum, using well-developed influencing and interpersonal skills. You are flexible and are able to display initiative to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Experience with or exposure to CRM Dynamics will be advantageous but not essential.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 12 October 2020

Interviews will be expected on the 22 and 23 October

Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applications from everyone - diversity, inclusion and the feeling of belonging matters to us. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of diverse backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work. This is a remarkable place we look for staff who can work according to our values - we champion diversity, encourage creativity, we are connected, and we value evidence.

What we offer

• 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
• Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across the country, such as the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Royal Academy and Tate
• Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including a free digital Tastecard, discounted cinema tickets and corporate membership of English Heritage sites (including Dover Castle and Stonehenge). For more details, visit
• Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
• Staff discounts at a range of local businesses and services
• Up to 50% staff discount at our shops and cafes
• Season ticket, bicycle and rental loans
• Eye care vouchers
• Professional development opportunities - We are committed to the professional development of our staff and offer a range of courses to ensure they reach their potential. We also sponsor professional qualifications and job-related professional membership fees.

How to apply

To apply, please visit the museum's careers page upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

As part of our response to the national emergency around COVID-19, we have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Development & Inclusion Officer to join our team.

We are looking for a confident, creative and proactive individual, with the right skills and experience, to help us to stay connected and keep supporting Carers living in Southend-on-Sea.

Hours: 18½ hours each week
Contract: Fixed-term.  6 month contract

Salary: £26,000 pro rata per annum/FTE
Work location:  Working from home/Southend Carers Office

In response to Covid pandemic, the “Carers’ Crisis Development Initiative” will create new ways to deliver our carer support programmes remotely and integrate them with our regular methods as the crisis eases and ‘lockdown’ ends

This innovative project will also create digitally inclusive support framework for all Carers living in Southend-on-Sea and beyond.

Closing date:  5pm, Wednesday 30th September 2020

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an online interview on Thursday 8th October 2020.

No late applications or CVs will be accepted. 

At Southend Carers, we value diversity and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture, and that this difference brings great strength.

Applications from candidates with protected characteristics are welcomed.

Head of Operational Delivery

Our client provides the best possible chance of survival and recovery when the worst happens.

Covering a population of over two million people in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, they bring advanced expertise and specialist equipment to their patients within minutes of the emergency call.

Location: Stokenchurch & Benson, Buckinghamshire
Job type: Full Time, Permanent,
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £55,000 to £62,500 per annum

Closing date: 18 October 2020

They love what they do. Their charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support and encourage everyone to be their best.

They are driven to do the right thing for their patients, their families, their supporters and community. All their staff live our clients values: passion, excellence, respect and care.

They are looking for an exceptional individual to join their Operations Leadership Team in a new post as the Head of Operational Delivery. The role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team who directly impact patient care, overseeing the support services that are essential to the organisations ability to deliver outstanding care. The individual will be responsible for the delivery of non-clinical elements of the operations including aviation and fleet management, supply chain, medicines management and operational estate.

The successful candidate will work alongside their Head of Quality & Patient Safety and Head of Clinical Services and will report directly to the Director of Operations. The role involves participating in the organisation’s Senior Manager on Call roster, providing support to all their employees 24/7, so the ideal candidate will need to be flexible, willing to adapt and able to respond to the needs of our client.

The successful candidate will want to continue to maintain our clients CQC Outstanding rating, through collaborative partnership working with external regulators and stakeholders and internal teams. This is an opportunity to lead their operations support team and ensure optimisation of non-clinical systems within the scope of operation. Having a working understanding of aviation regulators and an ability to communicate effectively with everyone involved is essential to the post.

The Head of Operational Delivery will be able to lead and oversee bespoke operational projects and be comfortable with working with others to ensure effective delivery of strategic goals. Working as part of the OLT means providing opinion and fully participating in discussions surrounding a wide range of both operational and organisational matters. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate project management experience as well as an ability to take ideas and implement practical, manageable and sustainable solutions.

Working in their Operations division is a job like no other. With a wide range and variety of situations to be managed and a clear importance on visible leadership, this role is essential in strengthening the organisation’s operational capability and therefore their ability to help patients wherever and whenever they need it.

If this role sounds like it’s for you, they would love you to apply

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

You may have experience of the following: Head of Service Delivery, Project Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Service Delivery Manager, Not For Profit, Project Management, Service Delivery, Head of Operational Delivery, Operations Manager, etc.

Ref: 94465

We are looking for a Digital lead to drive the delivery of a range of new products to support carers across Bath & North East Somerset.

As part of our small but innovative team, you will actively deliver and monitor new products, taking ownership from ideation through to launch.

The right candidate will help us deliver our vision of a community where carers of today and tomorrow are full recognised, valued and supported and have what they need to stay well, in control and feel  connected.

The post holder will work alongside the Director of National Development to lead and support the four teams who fundraise for and grow the impact of the organisation within National Development, as well as personally leading the growth of Major Donor partnerships. We are looking for a proven leader and manager with excellent interpersonal and relational skills, who has a track record of exceeding expectations and results.

The post-holder must understand how to inspire, challenge and motivate a range of high-level stakeholders to engage with the work of TLG, as well as being able to demonstrate significant leadership experience! They will be an excellent communicator – both written and verbal and will be excited to make a significant difference for struggling children through this varied and influential role. They will have a strong attention to detail as well as being able to focus on high level strategy and delivery. Ideally, they will have a range of fundraising, communications or advocacy experience or they will be able to demonstrate significant transferable skills.

The individual will be passionate about making as much of an impact as possible in order to support both the growth of TLG to be helping 10,000 struggling children a year by 2026 and about raising awareness of the issues children are facing in the UK today. As a rapidly growing charity, we are focused on becoming a household name in order to be able to make a substantial difference for struggling children across the country, and the applicant must be up for a challenge in a fast-paced environment! For the right applicant this will be an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, pioneering team who spearhead the growth of the organisation.

We are looking for individuals who have a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 26th October. Initial interviews will take place on Wednesday 4th November, with final interviews on Monday 9th November.

Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire 

Hours: 4-5 Days (Including occasional evening and weekend work)

A great opportunity to support the diversification of a portfolio of institutional funders, as part of a brand new strategy.

This position is critical to the development of strategic relationships for the organisation, focussed on accelerating climate action. The income stream has been crucial to the organisation in recent years, forming the largest proportion of their income and their ambition is to build on this by continuing to invest and grow this area.

Job specification

As Institutional Donor Manager you will:

• Proactively identify new institutional funding opportunities and support pipeline development with short-, medium- and long-term plans
• Use various communication channels to engage with key government agencies
• Manage proposal development, including work plans and coordination with internal departments
• Secure long-term funding through the creation of six- and seven-figure proposals and concepts for a variety of institutional funders

Person specification

The role would best suit:

• A candidate with demonstrable institutional fundraising experience and a proven track record of securing six- and seven-figure grants
• Someone comfortable working in a fast growing organisation in a start-up environment
• An individual with a strong understanding of institutional donors such as SIDA, NORAD, UK BEIS etc.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Naomi Carruthers at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Development & Training Officer(two vacancies)  Field based roles

• Each Development and Training Officer will be the key contacts for approx. 23 YFC county federations
• Home based with travel throughout England & Wales
• Full time (37 ½ hrs per week)  Fixed term of 18 months

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (England & Wales) [NFYFC] is one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK.  The organisation provides opportunities for personal development of its members through training programmes, competitions, skills certificates and overseas travel.  This is a democratic membership organisation of approximately 20,000 members in 600 Young Farmers’ Clubs in England & Wales which are grouped in 46 County Federations.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs supports the Clubs and County Federations achieve the charity objectives through a range of programmes and training underpinned by youth work principles.  Programmes of work are designed to offer opportunities for participation, learning, fun and personal development to YFC members aged 10 to 26 years and to those supporting them in their roles across England and Wales.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) is seeking individuals to play a lead role in supporting and developing YFC county federations.  We have an exciting opportunity for 2x Development and Training Officers with a focus on skills/training, charity governance (including safeguarding) and to undertake policy development on the basis of internal and/or external needs (for example inclusion, e-safety, volunteers policies etc).

The Development and Training Officers are new roles considered essential to communicate and deliver our front-line guidance and support to the YFC workforce, comprising of volunteers and salaried officers of the YFC county federations in England and Wales.

These are dynamic roles giving Development and Training Officers insight into the operational processes of a national organisation working for and with young people.  The Development and Training Officers will collaborate with the YFC county federation workforce and NFYFC HQ staff team on various topics and programmes, especially charity governance (including safeguarding) and identifying training and skills needs followed by the designing of training tools to meet those needs.

Candidates must be adaptable and enjoy responding to the challenges of a busy working environment.  The roles require self-motivation and the commitment to see a project through to completion.  Applicants must be charismatic, dedicated team players who can contribute positively and enthusiastically with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Contracted hours are balanced, there will be some periods that are busier than others, and post holders will average a 37½ hour working week.  Travel throughout England and Wales is a requirement of the roles (company vehicle will be provided) and attendance at national meetings that NFYFC hosts (often in Warwickshire) as well as team meetings at the NFYFC offices, Warwickshire will be required.  Working hours will include evenings and weekends, with some overnight stays essential.

Experience of working with or for a membership organisation will be an advantage.

Posts will be on a fixed term contract of 18 months.

The NFYFC is seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.  As a youth organisation the NFYFC is committed to the safeguarding of young people and adults at risk.  All posts are subject to Safe Recruiting Procedures, and these posts will require a DBS check at enhanced level.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Financial Controller (12 month contract)

£45-50,000 per annum depending on experience plus contributory pension

Full time 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Reporting to the Director of Finance and IT

About us

An exciting opportunity has been created for an experienced Financial Controller to join a newly redesigned Finance team. Our focus is to transform the systems and processes currently in use and expand the service offering across the Diocese. The Diocese of Portsmouth comprises 90 parishes across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire (except Slough), South Oxfordshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Formed 19th May 1882 by the division of the Diocese of Southwark, the Diocese of Portsmouth has a presence in every community and can offer ministry and mission to all who come to us, working towards the Bishop’s vision of Bringing people closer to Jesus Christ through his church. 

About You

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller, with a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering change within finance teams.

You will be an ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified accountant.

It will be advantageous if you have experience in working with charities and particularly faith-based charities.

You will have an understanding and sympathy with the mission and values of the Catholic Church.

Main duties of the role

The Financial Controller will be responsible for ensuring the Diocese of Portsmouth’s financial systems, processes, and policies and meet the needs of all those who rely on the services and outputs of the Financial Accounts Team. This responsibility will include line management of the Financial Accounts team, to ensure they provide a consistent high-quality service.

The post holder will be expected to deliver radical change. This will involve centralising Curial finance systems and changing processes, expanding services and developing the team so that the department better supports colleagues both in the Curia and in the Parishes.

You will be expected to work closely with the Management Accountant to develop the capabilities of the whole finance department to make finance a key enabler within the Diocese.

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Mark Van Wijk – Director of Finance and IT

Please apply by sending in the following:

Covering letter:  Please tell us how your motivation, values, skills, experience, and personal qualities demonstrate your suitability for the role (around 500 words).  Please make it clear why you are excited about this role, and why you specifically want to work for the Diocese of Portsmouth.

Current CV and the details of two referees: This should include full education and employment history (including dates, with no gaps left unexplained). Please include your current or most recent employer as one of your referees.

Closing date for applications: 29th September 2020 at 1300 hrs

Interviews: week commencing 5th October 2020

Notes to candidates

1. Interviews: all shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview.

2. Unsuccessful applications: if you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of your application, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion.

3. General: this post will be subject to review under the relevant Diocesan Terms and Conditions of Service.

4. New employees to the Diocese will be subject to a probationary period of six months.

Financial Controller

Main accountabilities

1. Responsible for the services being delivered by the Financial Accounts Team.
2. Develop and maintain efficient systems that safeguard assets, ensure regulatory, contractual and other requirements are met, and that capture financial information to facilitate reporting and financial business partnering
3. Areas of responsibility include purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit card provision, payroll, banking, NL maintenance, Gift Aid, VAT, processing of DDs and electronic donations, Legacy Administration, the accounts mailbox, intercompany balances, intercompany payments, and the monitoring of grants, and restricted and designated funds,
4. Line manage the Financial Accounting Team, including Senior Accounts Assistant (35hrs), AAT Apprentice (35hrs), Accounts Payable Officer (7hrs) and Payroll Officer (17.5hrs)
5. Change is required within the Financial Accounting Team, this role will be responsible for finding efficiencies and improvements through bringing about effective change.

Financial Systems - Change

• Find improvements by centralising the processing of Curial financial transactions and financial data, bringing them under the control of the Financial Accounts team
• Design centralised accounting systems and processes that safeguard assets, ensure regulatory, contractual and other requirements are met, and that capture financial information to facilitate improved reporting and financial business partnering
• Communicate changes with colleagues across the diocese and roll out new systems
• Work with the Finance Business Partner to review the current accounting package and consider redesign or replacement as part of the changes to be introduced
• Continue current systems and services whilst new systems are developed
• Support staff members that have moved into the finance team
• Plan and allocate roles within the new system between the financial controller, Senior Accounts Technician, AAT Apprentice, Accounts Payable Officer and payroll officer. Ensure there in shared understanding of systems so that there cannot be a single point of failure.

Parish Support

• Parish support should be a key focus of the Financial Accounts Team.
• The financial controller will oversee the services, finance packages, prescribed procedures, guidance and support provided to the parishes by the Curia. The support should enable parishes to operate efficient systems to effectively safeguard assets, meet regulatory and other requirements, and capture financial information to facilitate understanding of finances and risks
• Develop training to support Parish treasures (in collaboration with the Financial Business Partner)

Reporting

• Work with the Financial Business Partner to redesign the nominal ledger to support improved reporting and provide more efficient processing and accounts production.
• Reporting needs to be developed to capture a complete a picture of diocese finances and should report on funds, grant making trusts, cash flow, investments, subsidiaries Projects
• Agree month end timetable of deliverables to enable the production of timely management accounts
• Feed back to the business partner any matters that could be useful in BP relationships.

On going support

• The Financial Accounting Department should provide expertise to support the diocese
• In particular be the reference point for Gift Aid, VAT, financial transaction management and requirements and Payroll
• This expertise should be made available to support colleagues across the diocese

Ad hoc duties and projects

• Carry out ad hoc duties as requested by your line manager

Values

• To maintain the ethos and values of the Catholic Church and positively promote the work and activities of the Catholic Church.
• To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.

Person Specification – Financial Controller

Supporting Evidence

In the supporting evidence of your application form, you must demonstrate your experiences by giving specific examples for the criteria within the person specification.

A –   Application Form

I –   Interview

T   –   Test

C - Certificate

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Qualified with ACA/CIMA/ACCA - Essential A/C

Knowledge of Payroll and auto enrolment pension regulations - Essential  A/C

Knowledge of VAT and Gift aid - Desirable  A/C

First class organisational skills including the ability to prioritise work, balance conflicting priorities, monitor progress and exercise judgement about chasing progress as necessary - EssentialA/I

Advanced proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Essential A/I

Knowledge of the values and teaching of the Roman Catholic Church - Desirable A/I

Understanding of Data Protection legislation - Essential A/I

Communication Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to deal with people at every level - Essential A/I

Ability to work effectively as part of a team - Essential A/I

Problem solving skills - Essential A/I

Equality and Diversity

Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships - Essential A/I

Autonomy

Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines - Essential A/I

Other

An ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality and trust - Essential A/I

Good time keeping - Essential A/I

Positive and flexible approach to work - Essential A/I