Who we are looking for

We are looking for a number of motivated and talented individuals with sales and stakeholder engagement experience to join our School Partnerships team as a Manager. The role is responsible for pursuing and converting sales opportunities, owning relationships with accounts of varying size and designing and delivering a strategy for programme recruitment and sales in your area. The role will build highly effective relationships with schools, system leaders and other stakeholders and influencers across the education landscape. The School Partnership Manager will raise Ambition Institute’s profile and reputation to help us achieve our mission. We are currently recruiting for one 6-month fixed term role based in the Lancashire and West Yorkshire region, and one permanent and one 6-month fixed term role based in the South East and South Central region.

Based in either our London or Manchester office, and reporting to the regional Associate Director, you will have the ability to build highly effective relationships with all levels of external stakeholders, whilst also being highly organised, with the ability to thrive in a target-driven environment. This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require an excellent communicator, ideally with experience of working in the UK education sector. It is essential that you have excellent presentation skills, and are able to use a range of strategies to impact and influence.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on Thursday 1st October 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 12th October 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Near East Foundation

Consultancy Announcement

Assignment: Technical Proposal Writers

Location: Remote

Category: Consultant 

Position Description:

The Near East Foundation (NEF) is seeking experienced applicants for short-term assignments as Technical Proposal Writers. Successful applicants will possess a track record of writing winning proposals for USAID, other USG funding agencies as well as other bilateral and multilateral donors in the areas of Inclusive Economic Development, Agriculture and Food Security, Climate Resilience, WASH, Conflict Management and Mitigation, Early Recovery/ Stabilization and/or Civil Society Capacity Building. 

Technical Proposal Writers will collaborate with NEF’s program and field teams in writing of a variety of technical proposals on a short-term, rolling basis. This is a remote-based consultancy position. More information on NEF’s and its affiliates’ work and geographic focus can be found on NEF’s website.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead writer for developing proposal content related to the sectors and countries in which NEF works or is seeking to expand; 
• Develop proposal content that is responsive to and compliant with the requirements outlined in the solicitation, scores well in terms of evaluation criteria, and incorporates winning themes and other strategies developed in consultation with the NEF HQ and field teams;
• Work with subject matter experts, including NEF field staff, to translate technical solutions, project design, and strategy into a clearly articulated, compelling, and compliant proposal documents.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience contributing to project design and proposal development in the areas listed above;
• Proven track record authoring successful proposals to USAID and other donor agencies;
• Strong conceptual, analytical, writing, and editing skills, including the ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise, clear, and compelling narratives;
• Knowledge of competitive proposal processes and the role of lead proposal writer in those processes;
• Strong organizational skills, including time management and task prioritization, adherence to tight deadlines, and the ability to handle multiple activities simultaneously;
• Strong MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other computer skills;
• Superior written and oral fluency in English is required.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge and understanding of cross-cutting requirements in international development, including monitoring and evaluation, gender mainstreaming, technology and innovation, capacity building and training;
• Experience preparing non-USAID funded proposals (e.g., EU, UK donors);
• Proficiency in French and/or Arabic. 

Submission Requirements:

Please apply by submitting the following information, combined into a single file, on the Near East Foundation careers page.

1. CV
2. Two writing samples illustrating your proposal writing experience 
3. Daily consulting rate

NEF is reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation and its affiliates by visiting the NEF website. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our growing, fast paced and fun hospital charity team based at Lister Hospital but supporting all of our NHS Trust hospitals which include QEII, Hertford County and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

The admin assistant role will focus on helping the fundraising team with administration, data entry, charity events and appeals and delivering incredible donor care and support.

This is a great opportunity to join a charity which makes a huge difference to patient care and experience and supports a wide variety of causes from children, neonatal, men's health, cancer, dementia and mental health.

Working for the NHS offers a fantastic benefits package, including a generous pension, agenda for change pay progression, 27 days leave plus bank holidays and flexible working.

This is a unique opportunity to have an incredible impact, by joining our ambitious team at this exciting stage in the charity’s growth. 

Last year, Yes Futures was named one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

Some testimonials from our current employees:

• "Yes Futures is an extremely positive and supportive working environment. All employees are valued and encouraged to contribute across all areas of the charity. My team are so enthusiastic and passionate about the fundamental ethos -  helping to build a positive future for young people." 
• "As well as every day being different, and the work we do being so rewarding, we have a fantastic team of dedicated, intelligent, interesting, passionate people! It's wonderful to be part of it all!" 
• "I work with a supportive team with great passion and energy. We are all so different but share a passion for supporting young people. Our CEO is an inspiration and leads the way with her positivity, drive and enthusiasm."

Introduction

Yes Futures is a multi-award winning charity, established in 2012. Our successful programmes have made a proven difference to the lives of over 1700 young people, and we are rapidly expanding to more schools.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Programme Executive to join our existing Programme Team in November 2020. As a Programme Executive, you will be responsible for managing the Yes Futures programmes across our partner schools in our East region, which primarily covers Essex and Kent.

You will have significant ownership over your work, enabling you to thrive and grow your talents in a supportive, collaborative environment.

The Programme Executive Role

As a Programme Executive, you will be integral to the running of the Yes Futures programmes and a vital link between the Yes Futures head office and our schools.

The role of the Programme Executive is to oversee and manage the programmes within a region of schools. From November 2020 – February 2021, you would be running an adapted version of our usual programme in four schools, in line with Covid-19 restrictions. We are expecting to deliver our usual programmes from March 2021 onwards. You can read more about our programme model and recent changes in the Role Description, which you can download at the bottom of this page.

Benefits to you

Yes Futures is a small, rapidly growing charity. By joining us at this critical stage in our development you will have a significant impact on our growth and future success. If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and open to challenging yourself by applying your talents to a dynamic, young charity… we need you!

The Programme Executive role is flexible, allowing you to work from home and balance your work around other responsibilities. You will develop a range of key skills and knowledge areas in this role, including:

• Youth engagement
• Event and trip planning
• Volunteer management and development
• Programme delivery and group facilitation
• Coaching and personal development
• Creativity and innovation in education
• Quality assurance
• Social enterprise strategy
• Impact evaluation and techniques
• Curriculum design

We provide full training in our programme content, coaching, behaviour management, safeguarding and first aid.

Why should you apply for this role?

Yes Futures is one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

By joining our team of committed, hard-working, fun and friendly colleagues, you will: 

• Help us to make a life-changing difference to young people;
• Thrive in a role with a high degree of responsibility and flexibility;
• Enjoy working with other like-minded people, who care about doing an excellent job;
• Enhance your skills through professional development opportunities, with our generous CPD allowance;
• Benefit from dedicated time and support given to your personal development.

Main responsibilities

You will be one of a small team of Programme Executives, dedicated to delivering excellent programmes that make a positive difference to the lives of students.

Programme delivery

• Responsible for the care and wellbeing of all students in your schools on the programme;
• Communicating with parents where necessary during the programme, by email, letter and telephone;
• Planning and delivering whole-group workshops for students;
• Planning and delivering information and celebration events for students and parents;
• Delivering coaching sessions to students where required;
• Developing business and charity partnerships for day trips;
• Planning and delivering the day trips included in the programme;
• Supporting the planning and delivery of the Into the Wild residentials (from March 2021);
• Implementing discipline procedures, including reporting serious discipline issues;
• Implementing all necessary Health and Safety and Child Protection procedures, including recording and reporting any incidents;
• Ongoing communication with the school and Yes Futures head office regarding student engagement and progress.

Organisation and administration

• School onboarding, including ensuring that dates are planned, students are recruited and parental agreements are returned (from March 2021);
• Planning and organising the logistical elements of the programme (timetables, activities, sessions plans etc) through liaising with Yes Futures head office, school staff, businesses, charitable organisations and the rest of the Coaching team;
• Creation of Risk Assessments, parent letters and programme-related documents for schools;
• Sourcing materials needed for programme sessions, including lunches for trips;
• Assisting with finance and petty cash where required.

Management of volunteer Yes Futures Coaches

• Managing and developing the skills of your Coaching teams (approximately 2-4 adults per cohort);
• Ongoing communication with your Coaching teams, to foster their enthusiasm and commitment;
• Supporting Coach recruitment for future programmes;
• Supporting the planning and delivery of training for Coaches;
• Maintaining accurate and secure records of Coaches’ personal information, absences, sickness and other relevant information.

Evaluation and reporting

• Facilitating the pre-, mid- and end of programme evaluations;
• Oversight and input of key student monitoring data and impact data;
• Debriefing and ongoing feedback collection from schools and Coaches;
• Ensure all work is carried out in an effective and timely manner to support continued high standards of the Yes Futures programmes.

Programme Executives will also be given the opportunity to support with other Head Office functions, including but not limited to:

• Assisting the Chief Executive with strategic planning;
• Supporting the marketing of Yes Futures to new schools and customers;
• Developing our fundraising strategy through bid writing and other fundraising tasks;
• Establishing relationships with key partner organisations;
• Strengthening our programme design and theory of change;
• Planning our future Ambassador offer and other pilot programmes.

In addition, as part of our focus on employee development, you will be able to dedicate time to individual personal development opportunities and gain further professional growth through leading working groups in strategic areas in which you are interested.

For more information on the role, including the skills and experience we are looking for, please download and read the more detailed Role Description. You can download this at the bottom of this page, or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

How to apply

So, are you interested in applying to be our next Programme Executive?

We’d love to hear from you!

If you would like to apply, please download and complete the application form, available at the bottom of this page or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

Dates and recruitment timeline

Deadline for applications: Sunday 18th October 2020 at midnight.

Should your application be successful, you will be invited to an Assessment Centre at the Yes Futures head office in Brixton (London) on Wednesday 21st October 2020. 

We are looking for a Programme Executive to start ideally on or before 16th November 2020. We can be flexible on start date for the right candidate, but would like the chosen candidate to have at least two shadowing days with the previous role holder prior to the 16th November. 

There has never been a more exciting time to join the HEY Smile Foundation team. Our work spans across the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE), as well as connecting opportunities with the private and public sector.

We are connected, joining assets to community knowledge, creativity and inspiration. We are helping VCSE organisations of all shapes and sizes be heard and play a part in solutions, not just highlight community problems.

We have grown significantly in the last 11 years but are still agile enough to respond to the communities need, not prescribe the same methodology ‘because that’s what has always been done’.

We are sustainable in our own right. Whilst developing others, we have ensured we had one eye on our own platform, securing £3m in assets and generating an average of £800k turnover a year in earned income to by masters of our own destiny and focus on the Wow not Woe in our communities across the Hull, East Riding and Northern Lincolnshire.

A key function of our work is our Smile Health stream. We develop and lead NHS charities to make funds work harder, last longer and go further. We currently lead multiple NHS charities across the UK.

Locally we lead and support the Health Tree Foundation at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Health Stars at Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust.

As a result of NHS Charities Together recent successful COVID-19 Emergency Appeal, NHS Charities have been able to apply for those vital funds. Both Health Tree Foundation and Health Stars were recently successful in securing grant funding for a Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) Wellbeing and Wellness project for the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System geographical footprint.

We wish to set up the project to help and support the BAME communities in our Integrated Care System who have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19.  The project will focus on, wellbeing, peer support and will be a place where we can connect people who have shared life experiences as well as a reach out befriending service for those who are shielding and self-isolating.

Our idea is based on the Manchester Resilience hub network and the work delivered by the charity NESTAC. Initially it will be a phone help line and an email contact service. Long term we hope to expand the service to being a physical hub.  We have entered into a partnership with NESTAC to get their support to establish the project.

We want to reach out and engage with our BAME community members and provide a sustainable support project which will adapt and grow to their needs.  We will adopt strategies for long term engagement, development and success.  Our project will take a holistic approach, including cultural, language and religious needs. We will provide one-to-one support to individuals as well as group support, workshops, family support and wellbeing screening whilst adhering to social distancing and Covid safety rules.

To lead on this project we are recruiting a BAME Wellbeing Coordinator.

The role will report to our Head of Smile Health and work across the two charities and NHS trusts. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has knowledge of the Black, Asian, and Minority ethnic community to shape a project to have a huge impact.

Initially the role is fixed term for 12 months due to funding we have in place. We’d like to hope that within the year we will be able to apply for further funds to continue the role and would like to expand the project to serving more disadvantaged communities.

This is a development opportunity and we are looking for someone who is innovative and can help us to take this project to the next level.

Role Profile

Job title: Black Asian and Minority ethnic Wellbeing Coordinator

Location: Home working with travel across Northern Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.  

Reports to (Job Title):Head of Smile Health

Salary scale: £23,000-£27,000

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Fixed Term 1 Year (potential to be extended)

Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 14th October 2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 21st October via Microsoft Teams

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Purpose:

To lead and develop the Black, Asian and Minority ethnic Wellbeing and Wellness Project.

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Joint responsibilities:

• Uphold and invest in the HEY Smile Foundation Vision, Mission and Values.
• Promote equal opportunities (in terms of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other forms of discrimination) through the HEY Smile Foundations work.
• Listen to community needs, and work within a team to create co-developed solutions, ensuring education, development and investment is not done too but done with communities.
• Continually develop your skills to meet the needs of our evolving community needs.
• Be agile in your working, continually developing your skills to meet the needs of our evolving communities.
• Develop case studies and impact reports, to ensure we are displaying our value
• Ensure all policies and procedures are understood and adhered to.
• Support a positive working environment, be visible, energetic and participative, encouraging cross team working and initiatives
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of national best practice, policy and guidance
• Represent HEY Smile, Health Tree Foundation and Health Stars at strategic meetings across the region and at times nationally.
• Undertake all other reasonable requests made via the CEO and Heads of Department. 

1. Key role responsibilities

To establish the project

• Create a plan to launch the project
• Set up the phone line
• Set up an email support address
• Establish operating procedures

Marketing and Communications

• To promote the project to the public and communities
• To support social media content generation
• To provide content for news stories
• To write creative design briefs for marketing materials

Building relationships with key stakeholders

• To build and maintain strong relationships with the following:
  • BAME Lead at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
  • BAME Lead at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
  • Charity Manager at Health Tree Foundation
  • Fundraising Manager at Health Stars
  • Patient experience teams
  • Executive leads for Charity at each trust
  • Chairs of Charity at each trust
  • NESTAC and other supporting partners

Reaching out to the communities

• Reach out to BAME communities to build relationships with established community groups
• Support the development of future community groups
• Visit in person to introduce yourself and the project

Understanding cultures

• To develop knowledge and understanding of Black Asian and minority ethnic communities of North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire
• To understand the diverse cultures and how to offer support

Lead and recruit volunteers

• Write and deliver training for volunteers
• Use information gathered from triage and volunteer profiles to try and create a good match
• Be there is support volunteers, answering their calls and queries
• Hold regular catch ups with volunteers 

Reporting

• Record how many calls are received
• Record the types of queries and categorise

Future planning

• To support Head of Smile Health to apply for future funding to enable the project to continue beyond the first year
• Strategic thinking on how the project can develop and expand
• Critical evaluation of the project to ensure it keeps developing

This role is a new and will develop over time. There may be additional responsibilities not listed here that will be needed to make the project a success.

Decisions that the job holder typically makes may cover the following areas:

• (Resource management) How to maximise resources efficiently
• (Development of skills) Training requirements for communities to which you are engaged 
•  (Finance) Development of budget requests to Head of department to fulfil desired outcomes
• (Time management) Prioritisation of your own time to meet outcomes
• Escalation of work to Head of department

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Outcomes based

HEY Smile are working towards being outcomes focused. There is a lot of learning and development still to be concluded, but with this in mind your contracted hours are 37.5 per week. You will be asked to attend on and offline meetings weekly with your line manager and colleagues setting agreed outcomes for the period.  However the way in which you distribute these hours across your working week is flexible, and strong communication with your Head of department is key.  

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Knowledge, skills and experience required by the job holder:

Taking on a role with Smile you will be seen as a leader in the charity, community and health sector, delivering capacity and capability support. You will form part of a team of experts, who share their skills and expertise alongside our partners across the private, public and voluntary sector, maximising resources for our inspiring communities.

Essential Criteria

Knowledge of issues affecting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

Excellent communication skills in particular verbal communication and good written communication to a variety of people (volunteers, service users, council leaders, NHS teams etc.)

Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.

Ability to write concise reports, case studies, blogs

Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training courses or workshops in community settings

Experience supporting volunteers, managing their development needs and safeguarding responsibilities. 

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with cross sector organisations

Ability to manage own priorities and manage own workload to agreed deadlines, budget and quality standards.

Good general IT skills, in addition be able to professionally operate meetings via, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Skype.

Be confident in dealing with difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working with databases and customer relationship management systems

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You must have a full driving license and access to a car. Although the HEY Smile offer flexible working, the place of work will remain HEY Smile Head Quarters, Queens Gardens, Dock Street, Hull, HU1 3AE. *Parking is not available

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local information providers worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, supports business development strategies for the sector and helps establish policies needed for open access to information. Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments. Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in Arcata, California; Washington DC; and London, UK; as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi.

Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

About the role

A very exciting opportunity has arisen to carve a new role for Internews Europe (IEU) in identifying strategic funding and programme development opportunities, as well as to advocate for Internews’s portfolio of work in the media and information development sector to government and multi-lateral institutions within Europe.

We are looking for a dynamic and international fundraising, networking and media and information development sector specialist with a keen understanding of European institutions. This is a new role, created to help deliver Internews’ new 5-year strategic plan, which envisions continued growth in the European market and a more vocal role in advocating on issues related to media and information within the development sector.

The Senior Director of Partnerships and Outreach is part of the Internews Europe Senior Management Team, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Internews Europe. The Senior Director will identify new funding opportunities from institutional donors such as the European Commission, DFID, SIDA, Norway and others and will be required to work closely with Internews’s regional and thematic teams worldwide to understand and advocate for our areas of expertise and focus. The Senior Director of Partnerships and Outreach will also work closely with our Programs, Business Development and External Affairs senior teams, based in Washington DC, to ensure a consistent approach on fundraising, advocacy and outreach.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead work within the Internews Europe Senior Management Team to identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities with bilateral and multilateral European donors to meet annual funding targets

• Steward relationships with key stakeholders and policymakers in Europe, such as DG Connect, DG Near, SIDA, DFID

• Remain up-to-date on key developments in the European media and information development sector and associated funding communities, communicate these developments regularly to IEU senior management, and represent Internews Europe at high-level meetings, including conferences and panel discussions and in relevant regional consortia
• Identify strategic opportunities for raising with European institutions, governments and funders issues related to Internews’s portfolio of work on media and information sector support worldwide in line with the current 5-year strategic plan
• Collaborate with the Internews’ Alliance Program teams and thematic experts globally to build a comprehensive understanding of Internews work and offering
• Liaise with Internews’ Business Development team to ensure new strategic opportunities are stewarded through to concept note stage or proposal development as appropriate
• Develop policy papers and other communications materials as relevant

Person Specification

Essential

• At least 10 years’ experience in international development, media, and/or non-profit fields

• Demonstrable track record in securing multi-year, multi-million, public sector funds from development donors in Europe

• Detailed working knowledge of overseas development assistance funders in Europe, especially the European Commission

• Outstanding, persuasive verbal and written skills, including the ability to negotiate, as well as the ability to remain calm under pressure

• Outstanding networking and stakeholder development skills

• Proficient written and spoken French language skills are desired, however exceptional candidates without this attribute will still be considered

• Computer literate with advanced abilities in Word, PowerPoint and Excel required

• Applicants must have the existing legal right to work and reside in the UK or European Union states

Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews' Core Values

Recruitment Timeline:

• Closing date for applications: 05 October 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

Are you passionate about helping children reach their full potential?

Are you confident, self-motivated, flexible, and have a ‘can do’ attitude? 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our established team delivering Young Carer services in the South East. Positions are available in Tunbridge Wells, Shepway and Dartford/Southwark. You will be responsible for your dedicated area, manage an existing caseload and new referrals, and deliver a programme of monthly themed workshops. In this role, you will assess Young Carers in schools and meet with families in their own homes. It is essential that you have access to your own car for work.
 
Using the Young Carer service toolkit, you will provide short-term interventions that support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might include signposting to local and community services, action planning, one-to-one support, or our 12-month workshop programme. 

Building trusted relationships, you will make referrals to a range of professionals, including health and social care, ensuring whole family needs are met and reducing the impact of caring on the young person. You will respond to challenging and complex situations in line with our Safeguarding and Lone Working Policies. 

A key aspect of this role is to raise awareness and identify hidden Young Carers. You will have the opportunity to work with schools to train staff and develop a support programme for students, as well as developing wider networks.

You can make the difference and give a Young Carer their childhood back. 

Do you have a passion for London?

Are you passionate about reaching the least-reached of London with the good news of Jesus?

Do you love the Church and have the ability to envision and equip others for outreach?

London City Mission is recruiting a number of Missionaries to live, work and worship in various locations across London. We are convinced more than ever that LONDON NEEDS JESUS! If you are passionate about sharing the good news of Jesus in some of the hardest to reach areas and people groups, and want to do this by partnering with the Church in London to envision and equip them for mission, then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidates will have a love for the least-reached and marginalised people groups of London. They will have a track record in evangelism in hard to reach communities and the ability to inspire others in churches across an area to get involved in ministry. They will work in teams to help map the needs of an area and equip volunteers to do outreach – working alongside  them to develop church-led ministry to the identified least reached groups. They will be wholly committed followers of Jesus with experience and strength in one or more of the Mission’s five specialism areas:

• Children, Youth & Schools
• Council Estates & Seniors
• Diaspora
• Homeless & Marginalised
• Islam & Other Religions

We have vacancies in the following areas:

Region               Location               Specialism

North                   Haringey                   Diaspora 

Inner South         Lambeth                   Children, Youth & Schools

Inner South         Lambeth                 Diaspora 

Outer South     West Croydon           Islam & Other Religions or Diaspora

East               Tower Hamlets North   Diaspora

West                 Harrow                         Children, Youth & Schools (Youth focus; Hindu focus) 

If you have the passion, gifting and skills,  and have a strong desire to reach some of the least-reached communities of London with the good news of Jesus Christ, follow this link for further information about the specific roles available and specialisms, and to download an application pack:

There is a general occupational requirement that the persons appointed be evangelical Christians.

All roles are full-time and permanent with a starting salary of £18,111 per annum plus housing provided by the Mission in the geographical area of work.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 7th October 2020.

We are recruiting for a new Communications Officer role to suit a skilled and ambitious professional who would relish the chance to develop and implement a fresh new communications strategy and oversee all aspects of our external communications.

We work with over 6,000 people each year to tackle inequality in Brighton and Hove, delivering community development, equalities and youth work to create community-led solutions.

We are at an exciting time of organisational growth as we lead a new citywide partnership overseeing both community development and engagement work across the city and expand our youth work delivery.  However, many communities that we support are experiencing serious challenges as a result of Coronavirus, and it is vital that we adapt our delivery to meet growing need.

We are looking for someone who brings experience of developing and implementing communications strategies, of managing content across various platforms and working on multiple projects across various teams at one time.

For the right candidate, this role will be an opportunity  to collaborate on and create strong values led communications and lead the way in telling the story of TDC and the amazing communities and inspiring individuals we support - in order to help bring about positive social change

Fixed term contract up to End Dec 2021

£24,000 pa

One post -  London and South East England

One post – West Midlands and South England

We are looking for 2 new team members – one within the West Midlands and South West of England, one within London and the South East region - who love working with people and communities to join our UK wide team of Community Network Developers.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong relationship building skills, experience in developing and growing regional networks inspiring our network members to engage in our campaigns and do more in their communities all year round.

Eden Project Communities aim to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by bringing communities together and inspiring them to make positive changes where they live. We are the people behind the Big Lunch – the UK’s annual get together for neighbours – which sees millions of people participating each year. We run a programme of UK-wide mass engagement campaigns and activities creating social capital on a mass scale as well as supporting and engaging thousands of community-minded people all across the UK as part of our Eden Project Communities Network.

As Community Network Developer you will be providing a vibrant calendar of events and activities offline and online for our network across your region, grow our network in your region – not only in scale but also in depth – and help us increase awareness of and participation in all aspects of the programme, including our Community Camps, online workshops and trainings, network events and The Big Lunch.

It will be part of your role to establish and develop strong relationships with people across our network, regional partners and the organisation as part of our peer to peer support structure. We see ourselves as a back-bone organisation offering structures, events and opportunities for our network members to connect, learn and inspire each other.

You’ll bring

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience is community development, campaigning or project management
• Strong track-record of successfully supporting and growing networks of people
• Experience in the community or charity sector (paid or voluntary)
• Strong relationship building and communication skills that create a welcoming and open space for people to connect, learn and grow together
• As a natural host, you’ll be familiar with setting up and running online and offline events that bring people together
• A passion for communities and a drive to create stronger and happier communities across the UK

Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund.  This is a fixed term contract to the end of December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based from home within the region and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings. You will be part of a team of Community Network Developers, supported by our England Network Team Leader.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th October 2020.

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.