Interim Deputy Director – Partnerships and Philanthropy (12-months’ maternity cover)

Bloodwise has embarked on an exciting period of significant growth and realignment, with a new Director of Fundraising and Marketing, Chief Digital Services & Innovation Officer and other senior and Board-level appointments. During this period, we will need to learn from, and build on our strengths, at the same time as driving transformational change to ensure we achieve the best outcomes for blood cancer patients, their families, friends and supporters. 

Through the new strategy, we have a real opportunity to increase income from high-level supporters and organisations. 

We have an emotive and compelling case for support, a small but engaged pool of major donors and senior volunteers, and established special events, corporate fundraising and trusts fundraising programmes. The impact of this division is pivotal in helping us to finally beat blood cancer. As Interim Deputy Director – Partnerships and Philanthropy, you will be responsible for supporting the Director of Fundraising and Marketing manoeuvre through this transformation period and help us to deliver the strategic and operational Fundraising and Marketing Strategy.

We are seeking a highly experienced Partnerships and Philanthropy professional with extensive fundraising experience in the corporate and major donor market to join us as our Interim Deputy Director - Partnerships & Philanthropy, this role is a maternity leave cover position and we envisage it will be for 12-13 months.

You will have a proven ability to deliver at both a strategic and operational level.  Experience of leading successful teams and managing organisational change is essential. The successful candidate will have a pragmatic approach, understand the importance of culture in driving and sustaining performance and have a superior attention to detail.  In return you will have the opportunity to have a significant impact on the effective performance of a growing organisation and of delivering life changing results for those whom we serve. 

If this sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the knowledge, skills and experience we need, please apply via our website including a current cv and cover letter outlining your suitability for this position.

*All applications will be reviewed on receipt and for this reason we reserve the right to bring the closing date for this role forward*

Link Age Southwark is looking for a new Director. This is an exciting chance to join and lead a thriving local charity at a time of growth. You will inspire a small staff team and work with over 450 volunteers to make a difference to the lives of over 700 older people in the local community.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity which provides friendly volunteer support to enable older people across Southwark to thrive. We help older people stay connected with their communities, reducing isolation and loneliness and working with our volunteers to bring joy to people’s lives.

The charity is passionate, hard-working and committed to our cause. The staff team need someone who can support, lead and inspire them and the charity’s volunteers to further success.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and management skills
• A desire to make a difference to the lives of older people
• The skills to plan and deliver sound strategies and manage organisational change
• A capacity to relate quickly and easily to people in all walks of life
• A natural ability to recognise and seize opportunities

Please download the Information Pack below for further information about this role. Apply by filling in the application form available here or on our website.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 11 November 2019

Interview date: Thursday 21st November 2019 

We are seeking to appoint a Membership and Marketing Director to increase ASDAN’s member­ship base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners. As we embark on the next stage of our journey to be a leader in personal, social and work-related learning, our new Membership and Marketing Director will play a pivotal role in developing a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow mem­bership income, and extend our impact.

Being a director of ASDAN will require a real com­mitment to our beliefs, values and principles. In return, you will be joining a team charging themselves with a truly reward­ing mission - transforming the life chances of children and young people.

About ASDAN

ASDAN is a successful national educational charity and awarding organisation for a range of qualifications, programmes and curriculum resources used by more than 3,000 schools, colleges and other education providers in the UK and internationally. 

Job purpose

To sustainably increase ASDAN’s membership base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners.

To lead the development, implementation and review of a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow membership income, and support growth in product sales.

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver the annual membership income budget by achieving targets for member retention, new members and growth in member spend, with responsibility for reporting to the trustees, including the Performance, Audit, Risk and Compliance (PARC) committee, on performance
2. Develop and implement a coherent membership and marketing strategy to build an inclusive community identity and brand for ASDAN through fully integrating three key areas of activity: marketing and communications; customer experience; customer relationships
3. Create fully integrated membership and marketing strategies that support the charity’s overall strategic direction, and are fully integrated with its education, product development and business operations functions
4. Deliver extended reach for ASDAN’s courses to a wider membership and secure evidence of the charity’s increased performance, impact and contribution to its overall charitable purpose
5. Share collective responsibility for the overall leadership of ASDAN with the director team and trustees

For full details including role description, person specification and terms and conditions, please download the Membership and Marketing Director recruitment pack.

How to apply

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

• Applications close: Thursday 14th November, with shortlisting completed by Tuesday 19th November
• Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 in Bristol

The role

This is an exceptional role in a charity which represents the very best of the voluntary sector. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Partnerships, the Assistant Director of Philanthropy will be responsible for 11 staff in the newly formed Philanthropy team; raising money from major donors, trusts and foundations, and special events. We have an ambitious target of c.£7m with a clear strategy to  generate more funds for our ground-breaking research and support people with breast cancer.

About you

An exceptional fundraiser, you will have proven experience of leading a successful philanthropy team in the UK and a track record of securing income from a range of different funders.  An articulate, engaging and confident communicator and leader, you will have personally secured significant donations and worked alongside Trustees, senior staff and key influencers to achieve your targets. 

About us 

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am Monday 28 October 2019 

Interview date: Tuesday 5 November 2019 

Gloucestershire Locality

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Children's Services leader to help shape and support the Barnardo's regional strategy to work with even more vulnerable children and young people over the coming years.

You will be based and working in our Gloucestershire locality , where we are a key stakeholder and have a strong history. We are looking for an individual who is willing to get fully involved in supporting staff to deliver potential growth opportunities alongside playing an intrinsic part within the regional Senior Management Team to deliver a very ambitious development programme.

We are looking for someone with great interpersonal skills combined with excellent leadership and management capacity , with a passion to improve the lives of our most vulnerable children and young people - is this you?

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment . Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Location: Flexible 
Hours: full-time, 35 hours per week (part-time and job share applications will be considered) 
Salary: £30,000pa (London), £27,000pa (rest of UK) plus £2,000 responsibility allowance 
Benefits: Read more about what we offer on our website.
Contract type: Fixed term to April 2020 
Travel: Occasional travel within the UK will be required. The current director is based in London, so any applicants who are based outside London will need to travel to London on a regular basis. 
Closing date: by 23:59 on 3 November 2019 

Download the job description and person specification from our website

Summary 

We are looking for an organised and pro-active Personal Assistant to continue to improve the management and co-ordination of our Transformational Leadership Team meetings. You’ll also support the Director of Transformation enabling them to effectively contribute to, shape and support organisational aims.

About the role 

You’ll adopt a business partnering approach and propose and lead on implementing changes to enable the TLT to effectively oversee business. In addition, you’ll use your initiative and experience to make the best use of the director’s time; by filtering information, actively managing their diary and following up on actions. The role rewards an interest in supporting change management. 

Key requirements 

1. Proven experience of success as a senior administrator, PA or similar role.

2. Successful experience of using judgement and initiative in responding to enquiries on behalf of a senior manager/director.

3. High quality verbal and written communication skills required to present information in a clear and accessible way. Experience of and ability to distil meeting discussions into succinct notes of the key discussion points, decisions actions and points for onward communication.

4. A proactive and conscientious person with good attention to detail.

5. Able to work independently to deadlines with minimal supervision.

6. Able to handle a range of tasks, including processing information from a wide range of sources and managing changing and competing priorities.

7. Advanced MS Office 365 skills (Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel).

8. Ability to build effective and open working relationships with colleagues at all levels in order to work collaboratively across the entire organisation. 

9. Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters diplomatically and discreetly. 

How to apply 

To apply you MUST submit: 

1. a concise, up-to-date CV 

2. along with a completed supporting statement  demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification

3. Please include where you’ve seen this role advertised 

4. Please read our Values and Behaviours policy for reference whilst applying 

Email your completed application by 23:59 Sunday 3 November 2019 via the link on our website.

Interviews  

First interviews expected: Tuesday 11 November 2019 in London or by Skype  

About us 

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 17.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don’t accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We’re reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we’ll keep running, researching, influencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening.  We won’t stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.  

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis. 

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer on our website.

Promoting Equality in the workplace

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156 

Director of Operations
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF)
Salary: c£70,000 + benefits
Location: Leatherhead, Surrey

Are you an exceptional people leader within a health or social care environment, with a passion to drive quality and growth in a person-centred multi-disciplinary organisation? If so, this could be just the role for you.

QEF is a reputable Surrey based charity that provides a range of services supporting and enabling disabled people to live as independent lives as possible. We have a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team who care for over 5,000 disabled adults and children with a range of physical and learning disabilities every year.

This is an exciting time to join QEF as we head towards the opening of our brand new, state-of-the-art Care and Rehabilitation Centre in April 2020. This transformation process, with the assistance of technology and strengthened partnership working, will develop greater integrated care by bringing together our two residential services to form one combined multi-disciplinary service.

We are now looking for a Director of Operations who will be pivotal in driving forward our quality agenda and further enhancing our person-centred services. Using your leadership experienced gained in a health and/or social care setting, you will develop and grow our service provision to reach more disabled people, increase our financial sustainability and steer us towards our ambition to be an outstanding provider.

You will be responsible for our Neuro Rehabilitation, Specialist Care and Mobility Services and deliver exceptional client focused outcomes. You will have strong communication skills and be a credible and compelling external advocate for QEF; liaising with external organisations and developing lasting relationships along the way. Advising and supporting the CEO in policy making, procedures, inspection and accreditation you will seek and support opportunities to grow and develop our service delivery.

You’ll inspire and motivate staff through dynamic leadership; transforming QEF through a pivotal time whilst retaining high quality service delivery.

To hear more about this opportunity please speak to our advising consultants Lucy Mavers or Philippa Fabry.

For access to more information on the role please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 11th November 2019

We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from disabled applicants.

This is a challenging and busy role working side by side with the Director of Fundraising. The Personal Assistant will be responsible for providing high level support to help achieve our strategic goals.

About you:

You will have at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role providing administrative support at a senior level and be comfortable working autonomously across multiple tasks with a high degree of self-management and personal organisation. You will have excellent communication skills, demonstrating good interpersonal skills and ensure your written communication is succinct and convincing.

You will be proficient and confident using all MS applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and have good knowledge of social media.

If this sounds like you and you are passionate about the work of The Trussell Trust, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Monday 4 November 2019. We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 18 November 2019 in Salisbury.

For more information and to apply for this role please click on the button below and then follow the instructions given.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

The organisation has seen significant fundraising growth and is now looking to establish statutory income as a significant income stream.

As an experienced statutory fundraiser you will help to establish a significant source of income for the organisation, leading on new business and increasing statutory income from a relatively low base.

You will have experience of six- and seven- figure grants, ideally within international development. This position is crucial to the organisation, allowing them to diversify an already successful fundraising team in order to further support their development.

If you have the right experience and would like to know more please get in touch, naomi [at] quarterfive [dot] co [dot] uk.

                                   

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

The Director of HR and Governance is a new and exciting opportunity to join Age UK Croydon’s senior management team. The Director of HR and Governance will be responsible for delivering one of three of Age UK Croydon’s strategic objectives: to be a well-governed organisation, where our systems and infrastructure can support and drive growth.

As part of this role, you will  develop a HR Management strategy which contributes towards the senior management team’s objective ‘to create a culture of continuous improvement’. You will also be the lead senior manager responsible for Governance policies and procedures.

Introduction:

This is an exciting time for Age UK Croydon, in the second year of an ambitious five year strategy. The first year proved largely successful as Age UK Croydon continues to increase its turnover, innovate and expand its services and strengthen its governance. The future will focus on supporting our teams to maximise positive impact for older people and continuing to fills gaps in service provision. 

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who is excited about applying their knowledge and experience to a charity with a strong reputation for quality, with a promising future. We are looking for someone who is confident in the field of human resources, with a strategic mind-set. We are looking for someone who is an experienced senior manager or someone who is aspiring for a more strategic role.  

How to apply: Please click on apply and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Monday 28th Octiober, 2019  at 9:00 am

Are you a passionate leader with a belief in people, who can take a thriving small charity to the next stage of professionalism and growth?

WAND UK is a small charity that transforms the lives of vulnerable women and girls in London through its effective, holistic support. The Trustees are looking for an exceptional leader, motivated by compassion and commitment, who will embrace the inclusive ethos of the charity and take it to the next level of growth, diversifying its income to ensure sustainability.

This is a full time post (35 hours/week)

The new Director will have the full support of a strong board of trustees and a committed staff and volunteer team.

 An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior HR professional to join Midland Heart as Director of HR Operations. With responsibility for our full generalist HR Operations remit, including business partnering, transactional processing, payroll, reward & benefits, this role is key to our delivering the People Focused goals of our “Making What Matters Brilliant” corporate plan. 

Director of HR Operations
Ref: SYS-4276
Job Type: Corporate Services
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Birmingham, B15 1LZ
Salary: circa £90,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week

You’ll be an experienced and credible HR professional who truly connects with our purpose – with the ability to identify clear lines of sight between our mission and how HR Operations support our people to deliver brilliant landlord services.

Leading and developing highly professional and close-knit teams, you’ll be the driving force behind a strategy that delivers a value adding HR Business Partner service, a payroll function that’s robust and reliable, as well as a reward and benefit offer that allows us to remain competitive and offer benefits that recognise that all colleagues aren’t the same. You’ll join us during a period of exciting and significant change, as we deliver our new strategy. You and your team will play a key part in enabling this transition; implementing new ways of working on the back of a new HRIS and continually improving HR processes and interventions to ensure we get the basics right and do what we say we will.

Our ideal candidate? You’ll be a highly experienced HR generalist with proven experience of delivering a truly value adding HR service. Knowledge of the sector isn’t as important to us as common sense, pragmatism and resilience. You’ll be a credible communicator and influencer, with the ability to work with HR colleagues and collaborate with our stakeholders across the organisation to enable the delivery of our strategic ambitions. It goes without saying that you’ll have the track record of leading teams, projects, change and managing budgets needed to make a success of this role.

What’s in it for you? As well as the opportunity to join a sector leading Housing Association and lead a highly valued team, you’ll benefit from our CIPD award winning reward package. We’re a flexible employer, focussed on outputs. Based at our Bath Row office in the centre of Birmingham, this role is offered on a permanent basis with a competitive salary, plus a car allowance. Alongside a generous leave entitlement, you will have access to PHI, generous pension arrangements, and a range of voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 28th October 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete the application process.

Recruitment Agencies please note that we do not accept speculative CVs and should one be submitted we will assume the candidate is our own.

No agencies please.

Senior Executive Assistant
London, EC2
£33,811 - £39,896 per annum 

Are you a professional, experienced and skilled Executive Assistant with the ability to work at CEO level? Do you have experience of leading a team of PAs to provide excellent administrative support to Directors? Are you organised, flexible, motivated with meticulous attention to detail? Do you have excellent communication and relationship building skills with stakeholders at all levels and can you maintain discretion at all times?

If you have answered yes to all these questions, then this role presents an excellent opportunity for you to establish yourself as our Senior Executive Assistant, reporting to the CEO. You will have outstanding organisational skills and the ability to remain positive and flexible at all times. You will provide a broad, high-level administrative function including diary management, minute taking and managing confidential correspondence and information, as well as working with Trustees. You will organise meetings as well as occasional functions and travel itineraries. You will be able to support and complement the CEO’s style and add value to the CEO and governance team, and the wider organisation.

You will provide leadership to, and management of, the PA group to ensure consistency and continuous improvement throughout the senior management team.

The successful candidate will be proficient in using all Microsoft Office packages and with the ability to efficiently produce and present written information to a consistently high standard. You will have the confidence to deal with issues in the CEO’s absence and communicate tasks effectively.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Sunday 27th October 2019 at 23.59.

We expect interviews to be held in London on Tuesday 5th November 2019.
Second round interviews will take place on week commencing 11th November 2019.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form.
Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

To apply for the role of Senior Executive Assistant, please apply via the button shown. 

This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Other organisations may call this role EA, PA, Personal Assistant, EA to MD, EA to CEO, Senior Administrator, Senior Office Administrator, Administration Supervisor, or Administration Team Leader. 

Position Summary:

The CLWC Administrative Assistant works with the CLWC Executive Administrator under the direction of the Training and Church Ministry Director and handles duties relating to the Christian Life and Witness Course training programme.  This includes overseeing the Counsellor Application process in preparation for the Graham Tour in 2020.  The CLWC Administrative Assistant serves to provide administrative support; must be highly organised; with excellent communication skills and be a good team player. The ability to multi-task, while maintaining complex schedules and meeting deadlines is essential in this position. Other skills required for this role include, being resourceful, good problem-solving skills and the ability to implement administrative processes with a willingness to learn and carry out instructions and complete all tasks to a high standard.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrates Christian values and behaviour that is reflective of the standards, policies and the Statement of Faith established for an employee of BGEA.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the values, vision and mission of the organisation.
• Communicates effectively with team members and when dealing with people externally.
• Plan and implement administrative processes as directed, for the training department.
• Maintains accuracy and follows procedures when performing functions.
• Maintains the protection and confidentiality of records database information.
• Manages workflow, ensuring that deadlines are met and work is completed correctly based on requirements and personal skills, and as assigned by the Executive Administrator in ONE OR MORE of the following areas:

• Manage administrative processes for the Training Programme
• Co-ordinate and assist training peers on the Training Programme
• Assist in organising training events for CLWC trainers including location, catering, travel arrangements, hotels, transportation, etc.
• Assist with CLWC registrations and course attendance.
•  Ensure that all administrative processes are in place for CLWC and that they are being followed – including (co-labour) and post event administrative tasks.
• Initiate and monitor communication related to CLWC with Christian churches, denominations, and leaders.
• Respond to enquiries and requests for information about the CLWC.
• Assist with opening marketing pathways to present the Training Programme through existing BGEA pathways and new pathways.
• Organise logistics for travel and meetings.
• Assist with general administrative tasks as needed.

Competencies required:

• Servant Leader: Upholds Christian values with the ability to lead by example and have a heart for service.
• Communication: Strong communications skills; ability to express oneself professionally, both written and verbally when interacting with people internally and externally.
• Teamwork: Ability to work well within a team and individually.
• Proactive: Proactive in implementing administrative processes and assess practices to improve efficiencies.
• Problem Solving: Ability to assess problems and seek to implement solutions.
• Flexibility: Ability to adapt quickly to fit with changing conditions, tasks, responsibilities, or people.
• Thorough: Have good attention to detail, with emphasis on communication, time management and accurate record-keeping.
• Multi-task: Ability to multi-task, be well-organized and work well under pressure.

Education and Experience:

• Diploma in related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Good competence in speaking and writing English
• Experience in working with a variety of church denominations desirable, but not essential.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, particularly Word but also basic abilities with Excel and limited PowerPoint competence.

This role is part time, 3 days per week with the potential to move to a full time position depending on work load.

There is a requirement for the job holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith as functions within this role will require knowledge and personal experience of the Christian faith.