Are you a good fit?

You’re scrappy, and yet resourceful, you admit when you lack the an answer, and yet strive find it. You don’t grab for the low hanging fruit, but instead you shake trees.

You see a disconnect between school and the world in which we will live, you know that there are ways to connect the dots, to fulfilling and productive futures.

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers.

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Philip Hammond, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools.

Over a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers to offer young people amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them. Our experience programme has more than 40x’d in size since September 2019 as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindall, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March 2020 we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in an entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Experience to the next stage.

Hours/Location: Full-time (37.5hrs pw).

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

What you’ll be doing

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop).
• Outreach to and onboarding of education and training providers, supporting our Progression Programme to reach ambitious targets.
• Account managing relationships with participating employers, education & training providers, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform.
• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme.
• Delivering commercial income from employers, and education & training providers to meet regional income targets.
• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods.

Your Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar environment (full-time) working with a variety of stakeholders (previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage)
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery
• An understanding of the NI Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within NI schools and colleges would be an advantage
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management.

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

It not just a matter of Qualifications. As an eclectic team, one size does not fit all. A degree level qualification may be useful, but experience, effort and amazing communication skills often trumps a long time in education.

How to Apply: 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 15th July.

Our new team member will start ASAP but by end of August at the latest. 

Candidates should already be based in NI and have experience working with appropriate stakeholders in NI.

Are you looking for a systems role where your skills and experience will be utilised to deliver training and support?  We can offer you a Systems Support Officer role in a national charity, one that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and purpose.  You will join our Systems Team to drive user engagement with our suite of ICT and business process systems across OnSide and our network of Youth Zones (Centres); state-of-the-art, multi-million pound buildings, staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people.  Your role will involve supporting the back office processes that facilitate the local Youth Zone teams in their delivery of activities and services to young people.

The strength of OnSide Youth Zones comes from the diversity of the people within our vibrant network.  We are proud that our Youth Zone teams reflect the communities they serve, and we value people working together from a range of different backgrounds locally and nationally, and with different experiences, all with a shared passion for boosting the aspirations of young people across the country.  Diversity brings innovation, fresh ideas and creativity, and we actively strive to create a culture that is truly inclusive and fair for all and where everyone in the team can be themselves and thrive.

Benefits: OnSide has a flexible working culture (this role includes some home working) and offers a 5% matched contribution pension, 33 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays and rising with length of service, birthday leave, and retail & leisure discounts.

As Systems Support Officer, you will add capacity to the Systems Team in its mission to develop the knowledge and capability of the network of Youth Zones, working closely with end users and gaining an understanding of training and development needs.  If you have the desire and drive to achieve the very best in systems support, please read the role profile and then submit your CV and cover letter.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 5 July 2021

First stage interviews: Friday 9 July 2021

Second stage interviews: w/c 12 July 2021

OnSide is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

For information on how OnSide processes your data please visit our website.

Registered Charity No 1125893

UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency is offering an exciting international contract as Associate Fundraising Data Analyst Officer (Europe) with working from home in the Netherlands.

Title: Assoc. Fundraising Data Analyst Officer (Europe)

Duty Station: The Hague, Netherlands (working from home)

Contract Type: International Specialist, IICA-1 (equivalent to P2)

Duration: 1 July 2021 - 31 December 2021 (renewable contract)

Application start date: 03 June 2021

Application closing date: 16 June 2021

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the world’s leading organization in helping and protecting the millions of people forced to flee their homes because of violence, conflict and persecution. We deliver life-saving assistance, including shelter, food and water while also safeguarding fundamental human rights, safety and dignity.

UNHCR is almost entirely funded by voluntary contributions from governments and private donors. PSP Europe is one of the five regions of the PSP Unit, with the remit to increase awareness of UNHCR and raise funds from the private sector (individuals, corporates, foundations) in the region. The PSP Europe region has grown significantly during the past seven years and as part of this growth has expanded its operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark and France.

PSP activities in European markets include acquisition of donors via a mix of channels such as digital, direct mail, press ads, face to face and lead generation as well as stewardship communication via telemarketing, email and direct mail. Most markets in Europe are currently using global or local instances of Salesforce as their main CRM.

In this context, PSP Europe is looking to recruit an experienced Fundraising Data Analyst to support European offices with advanced analysis, segmentations, prospecting and overall fundraising reporting to further their marketing activities and income generation.

Organizational context

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Services works in different regions: Europe, MENA, Americas, Africa, and Asia, and further decentralizes at local levels.

The position will be part of UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships Unit, which sits within the Department of External Relations (DER) responsible for mobilizing resources to enable UNHCR’s refugee response programming around the world. The Assoc. Fundraising Data Analyst Officer (Europe) position will be part of PSP Europe Regional team.

The position

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to work independently as well, with a strong interest in fundraising, to become a steady and reliable asset to the UNHCR fundraising operation within PSP Europe.

The post holder will collaborate closely with the global Strategy and Analysis team, regional colleagues and external vendors, and will support European offices with advanced analysis, segmentations, prospecting and overall fundraising reporting to further their marketing activities and income generation.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about drawing business insight, inform decision-making and provide responsive program development and impactful reporting to stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the PSP Officer (Southern Europe), the Associate Fundraising Data Analyst Officer (Europe) will perform the following duties:

1. Reporting & Analysis

• Maintain and improve the way UNHCR markets in Europe collect, interpret and use data;
• Play a key role in helping the local team analyze performance of donor acquisition and retention activities and donor prospecting by creating reports and dashboards;
• Create market-based reports and dashboards in Salesforce for quarterly reporting;
• Assist markets with the set-up of data visualization tools to help provide real time and easy to read data insights;
• Translate real-world and business scenarios into meaningful data flows and frameworks;
• Shape the way markets work with data, in line with our aim to create a single supporter view and donor-centric experience;
• Assist local teams with data segmentation and list exports/imports;
• Monitor data quality and integrity and provide advice on data hygiene improvements;
• Ensure data is collected and maintained in compliance with local GDPR regulations;
• Advice markets on analytics and reporting frameworks based on their local business needs and in line with the Global Data Strategy;
• Work with the Global Strategy and Analysis team on market Life-Time Value (LTV) and Propensity model analysis and other similar reporting and analysis.

2. Documentation

• Ensure that documentation is created for any new configuration of local database, new reports set-up and integration with third parties;
• Document new policies, data procedures and training materials by market;
• Develop and maintain documentation such as user guides and best practices.

3. Provide support to local users

• Act as a first line of support for any data analytics and reporting requests in the markets;
• Advice and support local markets on database configuration improvements, KPIs for data analysis and visualization tools as requested;
• Lead on design and delivery of training and training materials to new starters/teams or existing staff/teams nationally (via Webinars, group or individual face to face);
• Build capacity and promote database user adoption in region;
• Participate in improving and developing local team processes and adopting best practices, including sharing skills and knowledge within the team.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

The ideal candidate will be required to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in in Economics/Business Administration or relevant discipline with a substantial quantitative analytical component (e.g. statistics, economics, management science/operations research, finance or data analytics, social research methods);
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with Undergraduate / Bachelor’s degree, 2 years of relevant experience with Graduate / Master’s degree, or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate / PHD degree as a marketing/fundraising analyst;
• Work experience with fundraising and non-for-profit operation is preferred;
• Understanding of the Data Protection Act / GDPR and all relevant legislation in different European markets;
• Experience with Salesforce NPSP (nonprofit cloud) is preferred;
• Experience with Sales Cloud and Service Cloud is preferred;
• Experience using Salesforce data tools is preferred;
• Experience with propensity models and tools is preferred;
• Knowledge and experience of CRM database- preferably Salesforce;
• Strong experience with using complex datasets from multiple sources;
• Advanced analytical techniques;
• Ability to present data insights using data visualisation tools (Power BI / Tableau / Qlikview / QlikSense);
• Very good knowledge of quantitative data analysis software (Excel proficiency required; Microsoft SQL, Visual Basic, R or Python);
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to inclusively communicate statistical and technical findings in an easy-to-understand manner to key stakeholders;
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team;
• Ability to collaborate with others, with flexible and positive attitude;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks;
• Excellent problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work confidently under pressure to deadlines;
• Strong customer service approach;
• Excellent verbal and written English language required; knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Location

The successful candidate will be officially assigned to the Hague, the Netherlands, but will be working from home.

Conditions

The position is associated with a yearly contract, valid until end of the year, with possibility of renewal. It is a full-time role with working hours starting from 9 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).

The salary is in line with the UN International Professional Salary scale.  

Due to the international status of this position, residents of the Netherlands cannot be considered eligible for this vacancy.

Salary – £37,300 – £40,248 + (Up to) £5,000 Accountancy Allowance

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. The GPA is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The GPA offer flexible working with the ability to work from home with occasional travel required to the Birmingham office.

The Financial Modeller will be responsible for the content, quality and structure of all financial analysis prepared by the GPA for internal use and for third parties. Output will include undertaking analysis for the Economic and Financial Case sections of the GPA’s business cases for real-estate acquisition/re-location, drafting business case content for the same sections, GPA portfolio valuation, data analysis and reporting.

The responsibilities of the Financial Modeller will include

• Supporting internal and external stakeholders with the development of modelling behind business cases (Financial and Economic Analysis).
• The modeller will be responsible for technical modelling by developing/ enhancing options analysis models that will evaluate the financial and economic outcomes for various options and reflect the impact of decisions for the business case(s).
• Support decisions by building models that reflect forecast cash flows, NPVs, balance sheet impact from decisions such as leasehold vs freehold.
• The role is for technical modelling and the modeller will not own the assumptions but rather assist in gathering and updating them from a technical perspective.
• Liaise with stakeholders from across GPA to gather and challenge assumptions, improve the accuracy of the models, discover new data sources and get the maximum impact with end users.
• Ensure that models are robust and effective and follow best practice modelling techniques. Highlight modelling risks as appropriate.
• Stay informed of the ways the organization uses its data and modelling best practices.
• Sense-check data and weed out outliers or seek clarifications on data that looks inconsistent. Flag data problems noted to the source.
• Ensure that the required outputs are produced completely and highlight all assumptions/ exceptions made.
• Produce monthly KPI reporting for the board performance report.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential Criteria:

• Technical excel skills with knowledge of best practice modelling techniques
• Corporate Finance, Financial and operational modelling
• Manage and develop models efficiently, allied with a strong appreciation for the appropriate analytical techniques which can be employed to provide robust analyses at pace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex data challenges in simple language and to produce drafts of the financial case of complex projects.
• Ability to produce outputs that use visualisation techniques and data analytics.
• Experience using excel and modelling to manipulate data and building and maintaining a model suite.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Self-starting and inquisitive attitude, proactively seeking solutions to programmes analytical needs.
• Passion for continuous improvements.
• Understanding of the financial and economic parts of a business case.
• Understanding of project appraisal techniques (e.g. IRR, NPV etc)
• Experience of project work with deadlines in a fast paced changing environment.
• Team player and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams (finance, commercial, capital projects, client solutions etc).
• To be engaging and enthusiastic whilst helping others to achieve the team goals.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience using excel modelling to support a finance function
• Experience in constructing and evaluating business cases
• Possess a commercial (not necessarily real estate based) acumen
• VBA Knowledge

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Jack White at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. 

Global Canopy is a data-driven think tank that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

This role will be at the core of our strategy to influence and enable financial institutions to assess and mitigate their impacts on forests and forest peoples. It will play a key role in finance sector engagement on our two core projects in this space, Aligned Accountability and Trase Finance. 

Aligned Accountability will bring together existing data sets on deforestation, working closely with the finance sector and ESG service providers to improve deforestation metrics and related guidance. This can guide more sustainable investment, improve risk management, support due diligence, and enable green product innovation. It builds on our Forest 500 and Trase Finance initiatives, partnering with ZSL SPOTT, AFI and others, with support from the Norwegian Government.

Trase Finance: In partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute and London-based fintech leader Neural Alpha, Trase Finance brings unprecedented transparency to the hundreds of billions of dollars that directly and indirectly finance tropical deforestation each year. The tool enables financial institutions to systematically identify their direct and indirect exposure to deforestation risk, allowing them to improve the sustainability of their portfolios. 

Your role will be to coordinate engagement with the finance sector, across these two projects and partnerships.  This is a unique opportunity to make practical progress on integrating deforestation into ESG metrics and financial decision making, with the backing of major players in this space. Working across the Aligned Accountability and Trase initiatives you will be part of a leading, multinational, multidisciplinary, and multilingual team of experts. We value diversity, inclusivity and creativity at the core of what we do and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

• Successful track record of engaging with financial institutions or ESG service providers, or experience of working within the financial sector or financial services sector.

• Understanding of ESG metrics, and relevant data and disclosure initiatives.

• Communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to coordinate and influence a wide range of cross-sector partners to dedicate time and take action.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. We strongly encourage those from diverse backgrounds to apply and not self-reject based on the listed criteria in the job pack.

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions and we will sponsor visas or consider a fully remote work arrangement.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.
To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.

Financial Systems Accountant, £400 - £500 per day (Umbrella), London | Remote

For a well-known youth charity, we are recruiting an Interim Finance Systems Accountant to lead the change and improvement project to the finance systems including the PO and online authorisation of invoices, the system for reimbursing expenses and the update to the fixed asset register. This role will also support other projects including the increased automation of current financial processes.

Main Duties:

• Lead on and coordinate PO / invoicing project from scoping to UAT, user training and go-live
• Own and manage specification, procurement, and implementation of new expenses system
• Develop and own project plan including key milestones, testing, training, and data migration for fixed asset system upgrade in Access Dimensions
• Process-map all end-to-end finance processes for all projects
• Review organisation use of current functionality in Access Dimensions and recommend and implement more effective ways of working
• Review other finance processes and introduce automation and efficiencies
• Work in conjunction with the Project Manager and delivery teams and work in collaboration with eh transformation and change teams to ensure projects are delivered to time and budget
• Manage monthly project reporting

Person Specification:

• Track record of delivering complex finance systems projects
• Track record of implementing or upgrading Access Dimensions and other MI systems
• Advanced Excel
• Qualified Accountant or QBE
• Ideally project management methodologies including Prince2, Agile or MSP
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Change management, project management and implementation skills

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

We are embarking on an ambitious five year strategic plan supported by a transformation programme with £4.9m funding for pioneering growth in this diverse part of the Church of England. We have a creative passionate team who bring many talents and now need a financial leader to pioneer new approaches and ensure ongoing financial sustainability of the Diocese. We are looking for someone who can think strategically, provide technical insight in financial planning, and explain complex financial concepts and challenges to a wide range of audiences.

If you have experience and qualification in a management accountancy role where you have successfully led a team and achieved organisation-wide results – and have energy to join us at this exciting time of change – we would like to hear from you.

The Diocese is currently looking at hybrid working options and this role includes flexibility for partial homeworking. We welcome applications for flexible working.

Closing Date for applications: Thursday 24 June 2021 at 12 noon

Interviews: We plan to hold interviews as part of an assessment centre at Church House, Rotherham on Wednesday 14 July 2021

Position: Stories Manager (up to 12 months maternity cover)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term maternity cover contract
Location: Flexible
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Digital and Content

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job 
We’re looking for a collaborative person to join our supportive and vibrant team, who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS. This is a maternity cover for up to 12 months.

Bringing together colleagues and, when appropriate, external writers or members of the wider MS Community (people with and affected by MS, healthcare workers, policy professionals, benefits experts etc) you’ll manage the creation of content for our digital platform that directly reflects the interests and needs of our audience.

You’ll develop our community content across our digital channels, bringing the voices of our community to life across our website.

For across all our content collateral, including our appeals, proposals, campaigns and marketing, you’ll be developing the stories and case studies of people living with and affected by MS to be used and repurposed across our website.

We’re looking for candidates with experience of:

• writing sharp and engaging copies for websites and social media
• using a content management system (CMS) to create and update web pages
• interviewing and developing articles or features
• and writing up case studies and stories for a desired outcome e.g. acquisition, reach, and engagement.

You’ll have excellent writing and proofreading skills with meticulous attention to detail, basic photography and image-editing skills and basic video editing, production and camera work skills.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting stage of our digital programme as we shape the way we engage with supporters.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 28 June 2021

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  We’re a Disability Confident Employer.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

The IS Education Support role helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose through supporting end users in adopting and learning how to use the IS systems and technology available to them, and to understand IS roles, processes and activities. They manage and resolve issues reported by the business, providing proactive solutions.

This role will deliver key areas of the IS vision and act as a ‘subject matter expert’ for Microsoft and Citrix end user technology. They will support the delivery of the communication and training element of the IS strategy.

This role is office-based however the office location is flexible, and there is some home working flexibility available. This role is either 9am to 5pm with a half hour lunch or 9am to 5:30pm with an hour lunch, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
• Experience of delivering and developing training programmes face to face and/or remotely using a number of digital technologies.
• Demonstrable experience of working with a high attention to detail in all aspects of working practice.
• Experience with the most recent versions of Windows Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office/O365.
• Generic business-based knowledge skillset.
• An understanding of working in the not-for-profit sector.

Desirable
• Proven success of working in an administrative capacity within a Project Management Office (PMO).
• Detailed understanding of project management methodologies and the ability to create project plans.
• Project quality and governance criteria.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.