Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading UK and international Grant-making Foundation to recruit a Programme Manager; Arts, Culture and Heritage.

The UK, Asia Pacific and Europe Foundations are independent grant-making Foundations proudly supporting by a large international business. The Arts, Culture and Heritage Programme is one of the Foundations’ priority programmes. Other programmes include: enabling disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential (with a focus on education attainment, employability, well-being and community-based interventions); and health and well-being. Priority countries for the Foundations’ work include: the UK, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, India, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The Foundations’ approach to grant-making is distinctive, in that they focus on capacity building to strengthen the impact, effectiveness and/or sustainability of non-profit organisations so they can thrive and fulfil their charitable goals.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Foundation as it looks to grow and strengthen its portfolio in support of entrepreneurial and impactful arts, culture and heritage organisations in the UK and internationally.

The role:

Working closely with the Chief Executive and the Heads of the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific Programmes, the Programme Manager will be responsible for overseeing the management, development and delivery of the grant-making strategy for the Arts, Culture and Heritage Programme across the UK and international Foundations. This role will involve pro-actively identifying grantees and projects for the Foundations to consider supporting, portfolio management, and monitoring and assessing impact to inform learning, strategy and decision-making. The UK Foundation will represent the majority of the post-holder’s focus, and the balance of time will focus on the Europe and Asia Pacific Foundations. The post holder will also manage a portfolio of grants associated with other programmatic interests of the Foundations, as required.

The person:

The successful candidate will have significant experience of working in the arts, culture and heritage sectors in the UK and internationally, ideally also in one or more priority countries covered by the international Foundations. They will have an in-depth knowledge of the sectors’ funding ecologies, policy environments and socio-economic impact, and the interplay with issues such as health and well-being, community development and diversity, equity and inclusion. Ideally this person will also have grant-making experience or will at least have a strong understanding of grant-funding and associated due diligence and processes.

Given the Foundations’ focus on strengthening the capacity of non-profit organisations, this person will also have a deep understanding of capacity building needs of arts, culture and heritage organisations and will be very aware of the challenges and opportunities they face in achieving their goals.

This person will be a strategic thinker with strong analytical and communication skills with excellent attention to detail, an effective communicator - able to articulate complex issues clearly and concisely. Finally, this person will have a high degree of humility with a collaborative style and will be able to pro-actively manage a diverse workload on their own initiative. 

The University of Leicester is seeking a dynamic Director, with a passion for championing diversity and inclusion, to take the Attenborough Arts Centre (AAC) to the next stage of its development both as a cultural leader in the sector but also as a ground-breaking, creative hub, fostering public engagement in the arts for university staff, students and communities.

Our Director, Michaela Butter MBE, will shortly be retiring after 12 years leading the AAC through a major period of growth supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio client. Audiences have increased from 25,000 in 2010 to over 110,000 and the venue doubled in size with the creation of a major gallery extension for the display of contemporary art.  A new commissioning programme, craft shop and award-winning education and outreach programme were established, alongside a new Creative Fellowship programme to foster links between artists and academic research.

The AAC now has a national reputation for the quality and range of its inclusive and multi-disciplinary programme, which fosters creative risk taking and talent development whilst removing barriers to access, working closely with a strong network of local, national and international creative partners.

The successful candidate will lead on developing a cultural policy for the wider university with links to research and teaching excellence.  You will have a proven track record both as a strategic thinker but also as somebody who delivers results. You will have strong negotiating and influencing skills for fostering creative and funding partnerships; recognise the opportunities and challenges of working within a complex environment and command respect from both staff and artists in recognition of your dynamism and strong inter-personal skills.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 13th January 2022 with an expected starting date of mid- April 2022 subject to notice periods, to allow time to feed into the next NPO funding application.

Arc is a leading arts and mental health charity based in Stockport with a 25-year track record of producing transformational arts projects which engage and include marginalised groups and promote wellbeing and recovery from mental ill-health. 

We have an exciting opportunity to join our small and dedicated team.

We are seeking a highly organised Operations Manager, to realise the potential of our town centre venue and to oversee the day to day running of our operations. This key role is responsible for running our operations at the iconic Hat Works building and creating a welcoming and safe space for both visitors and staff. The ideal candidate will have significant experience of operations/venue/project management, a ‘can do’ attitude and fresh ideas to the contribute to the continued development of exceptional service delivery in alignment with our organisational values. 

Project Manager Live Music Programme

The Live Music Manager will support the delivery of live music experiences across South England and Channel Islands, improving the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.

Position: Live Music Manager South England and Channel Islands

Location: Flexible working

with some office-based activity to be agreed

Hours: Full – time (37.5 hours)

Salary: £25k-£26.5k (DOE)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 5%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity for flexible working.

Closing Date: 6th December

Interviews: Week commencing 13th December

The Role

The Live Music Manager works with professional musicians to share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, who have mental health problems, or who are seriously ill. 

The Live Music Manager is responsible for the coordinators within their designated geographic area of responsibility. They will ensure delivery of the annual programme of live music experiences, in care homes, hospitals, hospices, care homes and the community. Supporting programmes with partner organisations, in line with the organisation’s strategy and operational plan.

About You

You will have an understanding of Health and Social care frameworks and proven administration experience ideally delivering a similar provision within health and social care or arts setting and a passion for live music.

You will have:

• Experience of supporting and managing a small team
• Effective communication skills, working with partners to showcase the impact of our work across different audiences including Health and Care, participants and funders
• Financial and resource management experience
• Proficient skills in using MS Office and database systems

When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.

About the Organisation

The charity improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music. Every year, professional musicians share live music with over 100,000 people from across the UK, who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, mental health problems, or who are seriously ill. 

The charity is an equal opportunities employer. It welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in the workforce and is committed to safeguarding. This role will require a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check

You may also have experience in areas such as Concerts, Concert, Music, Events, Live Music, Performance, Art, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Music Delivery, Service Delivery, Service Delivery Manager, Healthcare, Health and Social Care, Live Music, Musician, Art in Healthcare, Hospitals, Hospices, Care, Programme, Programme Manager, Programme Coordinator, Events, Events Manager, Music Therapy, Arts Therapy, Music Therapist. Admin Manager, Administration Manager, Programme Support, Programme Support Officer, Programme Support Coordinator, Programme Support Lead.

Location: Coram’s Fields, Kings Cross/Bloomsbury

Salary: £36,000 – £38,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

For 85 years, Coram’s Fields has provided pioneering services for young people from birth through to early adulthood. Today these services continue to provide invaluable support to the local community. Our Youth Programme supports young people aged 9 to 19, providing a safe space and offering a wide range of engaging activities that support personal, social and mental well-being, and ensure that young people’s personal circumstances, are not barriers to them achieving their life ambitions.

Over the last five years, our reputation within the local voluntary and statutory sector has grown considerably, most notably through our work with high-risk young people, including those affected by violent crime, as well as our work with young women. Alongside this, we are seen by many as a beacon of good practice in terms of our youth work, finding creative solutions to some of the most complex societal issues facing young people today.

Our youth programme engages over 350 young people per year, just under 40% of whom are young women. Our engagement of young people spans multiple disciplines, each playing a key role in supporting a range of needs.

Our generations programme provides essential support to those transitioning to youth centre age, whilst our employability programme supports those at the other end of the age spectrum, developing and nurturing young people as they seek to enter the working world. Our work in the creative arts including a dedicated music production programme, provides the platform for young people to express themselves, whilst our community outreach on local estates enables us to reach young people, not yet ready to access mainstream youth provision.

In addition to this, we are the lead voluntary sector partner within a multi-disciplinary team supporting young men at risk of violent crime. We are proud through this work, to be pioneering the use of clinical intervention alongside conventional youth work to support the underlying issue of poor mental health among both perpetrators and victims, an approach that has contributed to the delivery of often life changing outcomes for many of our young people.

This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role and one that will provide an opportunity for a talented youth work professional to develop even further, the impact of our work locally. Fundamental to your success in the role will be an unrivalled commitment to the lives of children and young people, supported by an in depth understanding of the multiple challenges that they face. Even more crucial, will be your ability to turn this commitment and understanding into high impact services that produce tangible outcomes for those that we support.

You’ll be an inspirational leader, bringing a creative flair to your work with young people, harnessing the skills of those around you to deliver a truly exceptional offer.

To apply, visit our website through the link at the top of the listing.

The final deadline for the role is 9am on Monday 6th December 2021 however, applicants should note that applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview before the application deadline.

Coram’s Fields is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Coram’s Fields is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of all children and young people. All those applying for a role with the charity, are subject to robust safeguarding checks and will need to demonstrate clearly, their commitment to safeguarding. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and all post holders are required to register with the DBS update service.

We’re looking for an experienced programme manager to join our Regenerative Futures programme team and to support how projects are run across the RSA.

The key skills and attitudes we’re looking for are:
• The ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and to work across departments and disciplines and with a broad range of people
• Experience of project management with knowledge of both agile and waterfall project management methodology
• Experience of working in both a UK and global context
• Effective use of data and information systems
• Highly effective time management and the ability to prioritise
• A commitment to the RSA’s mission and, ideally, the ability to demonstrate an interest in our key research areas
• Alignment with our values of being open, optimistic, pioneering, rigorous, and enabling.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), an additional wellbeing allowance, a company pension scheme, free Fellowship while you work with us and lots more.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website or see the job pack below.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 29 November 2021. First interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 6 December. If you are successful in the initial stages, you will be invited for a more in-depth second interview in the week commencing 13 December.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents our values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

Project Manager Live Music Programme

The Live Music Manager will support the delivery of live music experiences across Wales and Northern Ireland, improving the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.

Position: Live Music Manager Wales and Northern Ireland

Location: Flexible working with some office-based activity to be agreed

Hours: Full – time (37.5 hours)

Salary: £25k-£26.5k (DOE)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 5%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity for flexible working.

Closing Date: 6th December

Interviews: Week commencing 13th December

The Role

The Live Music Manager works with professional musicians to share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, who have mental health problems, or who are seriously ill. 

The Live Music Manager is responsible for the coordinators within their designated geographic area of responsibility. They will ensure delivery of the annual programme of live music experiences, in care homes, hospitals, hospices, care homes and the community. Supporting programmes with partner organisations, in line with the organisation’s strategy and operational plan.

About You

You will have an understanding of Health and Social care frameworks and proven administration experience ideally delivering a similar provision within health and social care or arts setting and a passion for live music.

You will be responsible for managing a programme of events and will have experience of:

• Experience of supporting and managing a small team
• Experience managing programmes of events or creative/health related activity sessions
• Effective communication skills, working with partners to showcase the impact of our work across different audiences including Health and Care, participants and funders
• Financial and resource management experience
• Proficient skills in using MS Office and database systems

When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.

About the Organisation

The charity improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music. Every year, professional musicians share live music with over 100,000 people from across the UK, who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, mental health problems, or who are seriously ill. 

The charity is an equal opportunities employer. It welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in the workforce and is committed to safeguarding. This role will require a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check

You may also have experience in areas such as Concerts, Concert, Music, Events, Live Music, Performance, Art, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Music Delivery, Service Delivery, Service Delivery Manager, Healthcare, Health and Social Care, Live Music, Musician, Art in Healthcare, Hospitals, Hospices, Care, Programme, Programme Manager, Programme Coordinator, Events, Events Manager, Music Therapy, Arts Therapy, Music Therapist. Admin Manager, Administration Manager, Programme Support, Programme Support Officer, Programme Support Coordinator, Programme Support Lead.

The Opportunity

We want to make a step change impact on major health issues affecting people in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. In the process, we aim to learn about what works to enable support health in urban, diverse and deprived communities, and use those lessons to have impact nationally and beyond.

We are looking for a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Project Assistant to work with our DEI Strategy & Operations Manager to support us in embedding DEI across the Foundation. This role is involved with all aspects of the DEI across the Foundation and its brands. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, personable and adaptable, with strong administration skills and a strong, demonstrable interest in diversity, equity and inclusion.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation with an energetic and ambitious team, in an interesting and varied position and to make a real impact on how we as a Foundation build a healthy society for all through embedding principles of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout everything we do. This role – which is primarily internally facing - works across the organisation and with every team and so you will learn about all aspects of the organisation and the sector we work in.

Job description

The DEI Project Assistant will work directly for the DEI Strategy & Operations Manager and will be a part of the Operations business area.

The role is responsible for assisting the DEI Strategy & Operations Manager to successfully deliver on a range of DEI projects across the organisation, communicating successes and identifying areas where we can do more. As a new role, we’re open to supporting the successful candidate to develop skills and knowledge in this area.

Reporting to

DEI Strategy & Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Support and Communications

· Responsible for the DEI filing system, ensuring all information is up to date and correct

· Create and run reports to monitor DEI progress across systems and analyse these reports to highlight organisational insights

· Ad hoc desk research as required, collating information and giving recommendations based on the information gathered

· Work with internal communications to publish and maintain content on the intranet to keep organisation up to date on DEI issues

Action plans and delivery

· Work with DEI SOM to deliver cross organisational projects, for example delivering on some of our projects under our Legacy workstream, such as our Associates Programme or support running our employee networks.

· Work with the leaders of the DEI action plans to share information on progress and keep this up to date

Training

· Work with resources team to coordinate staff learning and development in the area of DEI, and related resources

· Take responsibility for the administration of training and induction sessions; scheduling, grouping cohorts, sending invitations.

· Work with HR Manager to develop suitable content.

Person Specification

· Knowledge & experience

o Knowledge of key DEI principles

o Administration experience

o Research experience (this could be in a personal, professional or academic)

o Experience of working on projects specifically managing multiple priorities and internal stakeholders

o Experience using Microsoft Office 365 (and ideally SharePoint)

o Strong interest in a DEI or HR related role

· Skills, abilities and attributes

o Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

o Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills

o Effective communications skills

o Dynamic self-starter who is able to prioritise and work under pressure

o Ability to plan ahead, multi task and manage time effectively

o Organised with careful attention to detail

o Effective team-worker with the ability to manage multiple workflows and relationships and ability to adapt accordingly

o Common sense, ability to use own initiative and good at problem solving

· Values

o Enterprising – Looks at things from different angles, Coming at problems from different perspectives, trying different approaches to find solutions

o Collaborative – Contributes to collective effort, Works as part of a team

o Delivery minded – Constructive and solutions focussed, Focuses on solutions and what can be done to fix problems or improve work

About TAA:

The Audience Agency (TAA) is an entrepreneurial, non-profit supporting the cultural sector and creative industries to increase their reach, develop their relevance and boost their resilience in the UK and internationally. We work with arts, cultural, heritage and creative organisations to help them understand their audiences, develop their strategy and evaluate their activities.

We are also the developers and custodians of Audience Finder, the free national audience data and development tool and service, which allows organisations to understand, compare and apply audience insight. 

About the Role:

The postholder will play a key role in the smooth running of the organisation by providing leadership of the finance and operational services. You will manage the day-to-day financial processes of the organisation; work closely with the senior management team to support budgeting, management accounting and reporting; and improve the HR and operations infrastructure to support the whole organisation's work. Through this work, you will ensure our financial and operational processes are effective and efficient as well as contribute to the development and support of a healthy working culture.

We are looking for someone who wants a varied role and can manage competing priorities. You will need to be strong on process and detail, with excellent organisational skills, but equally be able to work with a varied group of staff and deal with sensitive issues from time to time. You will have led a small Finance team or worked at senior level in a larger team. You will have the ability and interest (and ideally experience) in wider HR and operational issues.

Key requirements are:

• Leadership / Management experience and knowledge
• Sound knowledge and understanding of financial management procedures.
• Able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Able to manage HR operations, governance and office management.

We are interested to hear from applicants from a range of backgrounds and with a variety of experiences. Currently our organisation is majority white, cis-gender and non-disabled. We believe our work will be stronger with greater diversity and welcome applications from those who bring difference.

The Programme Manager (Youth Work) role leads on the delivery of youth work services, and supports the strategic development of The Kite Trust more widely, to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ young people across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas

The Programme Manager (Youth Work) will have wide-ranging responsibilities for the performance and development of youth work services and operations, including individual support, youth groups, family support and residentials. The successful candidate will ensure that service delivery occurs in line with funder requirements and that both positive outcomes and value for money can be evidenced.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, as part of a Strategic Leadership Team, the Programme Manager (Youth Work) will work to implement the organisation’s strategic plans and contribute to the ongoing development of new and creative services that reflect The Kite Trust’s vision of effective and useful partnership between agencies in the support of LGBTQ+ young people. The post holder will work closely with their counterparts in partner organisations and will represent the organisation at a senior level. 

We’re looking for a candidate who understands the needs of LGBTQ+ young people, has extensive youth work experience, and can demonstrate appropriate safeguarding practice to support their wellbeing. We’re a small organisation but facing increasing demand for LGBTQ+ young people and their families locally – as a result the successful candidate will need to be able to work creatively and flexibly and be able to demonstrate excellent initiative and decision-making skills to lead responsive youth work services with the resources available.

The Kite Trust is committed to recruiting a staff team that is reflective of the diversity of our service users. Candidates who are trans, non-binary or gender diverse, people with disabilities, and/or people of colour are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 1st December

About the role:

This role will lead the Regular Giving team and implement the Regular Giving programme working across a mix of donor acquisition channels and retention strategies to ensure long term sustainable income and to maximise donor lifetime value.

The Regular Giving Manager is a new role within the Supporter Engagement Team, and will play an essential role in our plans to grow NHS Charities Together by helping to deliver our five-year fundraising strategy. The emphasis of this role is to both recruit and retain the support of regular givers.

You will have a track record of delivering regular giving fundraising activity within a not-for-profit organisation. This will require strong analytical and strategic planning skills, confident communication skills, and an in-depth knowledge of the fundraising market and regulation.

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking an exceptional Regular Giving Manager who has experience in delivering a successful Regular Giving programme.

Suitable candidates will have worked within all aspects of Regular Giving, ideally bringing experience of lottery and face-to-face.

This person needs to be a creative and critical thinker, who finds solutions to complex challenges. It may be that you are currently working in a generalist Individual Giving Manager role in a smaller charity, or equally part of a larger IG team and seeking a role where you will have greater input on strategy.

We are looking for ambition, determination and passion to help support our incredible NHS, as they continue to take care of our nation through immensely challenging times.

Location: NHS Charities Together offers and encourages flexible working.  You will be required to work from the Warwick office regularly which is the official place of work, as well as travel to other locations, primarily for the purposes of NHSCT’s events and supporting the members, supporters and key stakeholders.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th November 2021.

1st interview: Tuesday 7th December

2nd interview: Tuesday 14th December

For more information please refer to the recruitment pack. 

We’re looking for a Fellowship Events Manager to curate inspiring events and initiatives that create a great Fellowship experience!

We are looking for a self-starter who will curate and deliver an annual programme of events within the RSA Coffeehouse to provide an innovative and exciting series of engagement opportunities for RSA Fellows. You will also provide editorial and content creation support to help develop Fellow-led events with the London region and wider.

Key skills and attributes we're looking for are:
- Events experience in all its aspects from content design to delivery including digital expertise to enable our global community of Fellows to engage with events at RSA House.
- Interest in new formats to ensure events are at the cutting edge of engagement.
- Keen to work with RSA research to incorporate the wider world of ideas and relevant topical current affairs to identify the best content and speakers to share with our Fellows.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

To find out more about this role, please visit our website or take a look at our job pack below.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 29 November 2021. Interviews will be in the week commencing 6 December.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents our values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

We're delighted to be partnering with The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI) to help find a new Regional Volunteer Manager - Central. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team and use your excellent relationship building and people skills to help support farming communities across England and Wales.

Job Title: Regional Volunteer Manager (Central) to cover; Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire.
Reports to: Head of Volunteering
Location: Home-based (frequent travel to other areas)
Salary: £29,000 - £35,000, plus car allowance (£2,500)
Hours: 35 Hours

For over 160 years, RABI has worked at the heart of the farming community, providing guidance, financial support, and practical care to farming people of all ages across England and Wales. Farming people face an enormous range of challenges, including unprecedented generational changes to farming policy. RABI has a crucial role to play now and into this uncertain future to support the well-being of this vital community. At the heart of this role is people, so you'll need an ability to empathise with and understand the issues facing farming communities, but it isn't essential to have prior personal experience.

As Regional Volunteer Manager, you will be the local ambassador for RABI, promoting awareness of the charity and increasing income and other support across the counties in your patch. You will build relationships with local volunteers, communities, and corporate organisations in the farming industry, and beyond, and identify/establish new opportunities. You'll be joining the team at an exciting time of growth as the charity looks to increase its reach and impact. There's a new strategy in place, which puts people at the heart of everything they do, and fantastic training opportunities and support for all staff, as well as a strong focus on welfare and wellbeing.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a creative and driven community volunteer manager to have a significant positive impact on the farming communities in your local area. We're looking for a natural communicator and people person. You'll be tenacious and resilient, have strong networking skills and the ability to build rapport quickly. You'll be a self-starter, resourceful and comfortable making your own decisions.

In return you'll get all the training and development you need to excel in the role, fantastic opportunities for progression and be part of a dedicated and fun team that work collaboratively and supportively together.

This is a busy role with regular travel, so you will need to have a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle.

How to Apply
Please send a copy of your CV to our Regional specialist, Amelia Lee. If your profile fits what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with further details and to arrange a conversation.

Key Dates
Closing date: 9am on 22 November 2021
Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process.
If you have a disability and can demonstrate that closing this post early would impact on your ability to submit an application in time, please contact Amelia Lee to request arrangements for an application to be submitted within the original timeframe.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help ensure the application process work for you.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Research in Practice is renowned in children’s services and the adult social care sector for providing high-quality learning events and resources.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidates to join this small close-knit team in a growing organisation. Research in Practice offers a friendly supportive environment for colleagues to develop and excel in their role.

We are recruiting x3 Project Support Officers to support our growing portfolio of externally commissioned projects and our ongoing web development activity. Working in this team will offer opportunity to get involved in a range of different projects supporting the social work sector across England in this varied and interesting role.

Project Support Officer x3
Dartington Hall (Dartington/Sheffield/Remote)
£21,695 per annum
37.5 hours per week
12 month fixed term contract
Benefits: We offer an extensive list of employee benefits, including but not limited to; company pension, generous annual leave allowance and discount at our shops and restaurants.

This is an ideal role for a highly-organised individual who is keen to develop existing knowledge and experience of project management processes in a busy and fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in a project admin role or similar, and be confident to work proactively with both internal and external colleagues. Strong administration skills with the ability to work flexibly, ensuring deadlines are met are essential, as well as excellent time management, ability to work as part of a team, computer literacy and numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.

Key responsibilities of the role will be:

• Supporting project management activity across the business, acting as a point of contact for queries relating to projects and processes and offering specialist advice to support work delivery to internal and external colleagues
• Maintain accurate project documentation including updating budget information to support project leads with financial processes
• Support the commissioning process by raising accurate purchase orders and completing contractual agreements with suppliers
• Support the organisation of internal and external meetings - online and face-to-face as required - interviews and events with timetabling, diary management and co-ordination of activities in the run up; including but not limited to, preparation and distribution of agendas and meeting documentation, and attendance at meetings to support facilitation including minute taking as required
• Representing the organisation positively and professionally at all times in your exchanges with external partners, Associates, commissioners and colleagues

We work with clients across England and Wales from our main office in Dartington, Devon and a satellite office in Sheffield. Candidates can apply to work in either location and remote working from the UK may also be considered.

Closing date: Tuesday 30 November 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 08 December 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Dartington Trust is a centre for Learning, Arts, Ecology and Social Justice based on a 1,200 acre site and comprises of; Schumacher College, Dartington Arts and Research in Practice. Join our creative community and enjoy an inspiring and supportive working environment, nestled within an area of outstanding beauty, in the South Devon countryside.  You will have access to free parking on the Estate, a cycle to work scheme, and free tea and coffee.

At Dartington Trust, we want you and your career to flourish, so you will receive a generous holiday allowance of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time), a pension scheme and company sick pay. You have the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave and will have access to well-being services.  You will have fantastic opportunities for personal growth with access to professional and career development and discounts on Schumacher College short courses.

We are family-friendly and provide enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages and flexible working options.  You will be supported and encouraged to live a full life outside of work and your whole family can come and enjoy our award-winning destination with woodland walks, riverside trails, cafés, and restaurants and family-friendly activities.  Enjoy discounts at our Shops at Dartington, Barn Cinema, The White Hart and Green Table.  Perks also include special rates for private events, weddings, bed and breakfast, room hire and conference packages.

We believe that big ideas can make the world a better place. So our beautiful estate is home to a community of people who nurture new thinking, encourage learning and debate, and work every day to inspire one another. There are many sides to Dartington and that's what makes our future so exciting. Come and be part of it.

No agencies please.