The post of Finance Administrator is a key role within our office team at Saltmine. We are seeking someone with a demonstrable aptitude and successful record of administrating an organisation’s finances, to support our Operations Director in managing and reporting the charity’s finances.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of accrual accounting using Sage 50 Accounts (or a similar full function accounting software package), and preferably experience of charity accounting and implementing an organisation's payroll.

Saltmine Trust is a Creative Arts Charity inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus.  Our faith motivates all our work, from telling inspiring stories past and present, to tackling current cultural issues.  We always aim for excellence, releasing, empowering and equipping people through the creative arts. 

Our mission is to be a centre of excellence; releasing, empowering and equipping people through the creative arts. We deliver high quality creative performances and interactive workshops with the aims of impacting lives and transforming society. 

CEO & Executive Assistant

(Ref: SUS3212)

£22,389 per annum

37.5 hours per week

Base: Home Based or any Sustrans Office

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an excellent opportunity for you to join the movement and make a difference, supporting our Chief Executive in their day to day activities.

We are looking for somebody to provide proactive Executive Assistant support to the Chief Executive, and the Executive Team to deliver on our ambitious business plan.   

About You

We believe in collaboration so are looking for an individual who can manage relationships with senior colleagues.

You will have significant previous experience of providing senior/PA support at a Chief Executive or Director level.

So if this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply today!

What can we offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working

• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)

• Staff volunteer days

• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service

• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans

• Bike, computer and season ticket loans

• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Base

This role can be based anywhere in the UK if home-based, or from a Sustrans office across the UK. Travel to Sustrans’ offices in Bristol is likely to be required approximately monthly, and to other locations across the UK a few times a year. 

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 28 June 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing Monday 12 July 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

An exciting skills charity has a new opportunity available for an experienced PA or junior level PA to support their CEO. You will provide the highest standard of confidential EA duties, administrative and project support to the CEO and senior management team to enable the smooth and effective running of the organisation. This role offers flexible working and a great benefits package.

Key responsibilities of the PA to CEO:

* Act as the key point of enquiry and contact for the Senior Management Team
* Proactively manage busy and often conflicting diaries
* Provide email management with the ability to proactively draft and reply to emails
* prepare documents, including printing of agendas and papers prior to meetings
* Organise CEO travel and accommodation supplying clear itineraries
* Provide general support in the smooth running of the office
* Answering phones, meeting and greeting visitors
* Record expenses and submit claims

It is essential that you demonstrate experience relevant to the responsibilities above, especially supporting on these tasks at a senior level. Communication skills and the ability to engage across multiple levels internally and externally is key in this post. You will need to be highly organised and proficient with minute taking, plus MS Office packages and Zoom. This is a busy office environment and you need to be used to handling varied and sometimes conflicting workloads. Excellent attention to detail; proofreading documents for distribution on behalf of the CEO is required regularly.

To apply for this PA to CEO vacancy, please email your CV to our Office & Specialist Support Team quoting the reference number 75056DW. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

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 with making the application process work for you.

We are looking for a Fundraising and Events Administrator. The Fundraising and Events Administrator will play a key role within the Fundraising team by ensuring that all administration is done effectively and efficiently in order to help the team maximise income, deliver optimum service to donors and maintain existing levels of fundraising activity. The postholder will also assist in the administration and planning of our online and in-person events and Trust and Foundation grants.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual, with excellent attention to detail, to join our small and creative Fundraising Team.

This is a full time role (part-time and flexible working requests will be considered).

Job Description

Title: Fundraising & Events Administrator

Contract: Full Time (part-time and flexible working requests will also be considered)

Department: Fundraising & Events

Responsible to: Fundraising and Events Manager

Usual Hours: 9.00am - 5.30pm

Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 depending on experience

Location: Central London (currently home based due to Covid restrictions)

Holidays: 22 days per annum, plus Bank Holidays, plus two days for Rosh Hashanah and one day for Yom Kippur should they fall on weekdays

Overall aim: To enable the success of our fundraising by managing the administration for the Fundraising team. The postholder will be responsible for the administration of donations, managing our fundraising database, Raisers Edge, and maintaining accurate fundraising records. The postholder will also play a key role in the administration and planning of our online and in-person events and Trust and Foundation grants.

The Holocaust Educational Trust’s mission is to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. This role operates within a small, active and creative fundraising team, with the opportunity for input and innovation. The postholder will work closely with senior managers and senior volunteers and administer stewardship for our major donors and leading philanthropists.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to play a key role as an Administrator within the fundraising team and to help the team grow our non-statutory income.

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the Holocaust Educational Trust’s fundraising by ensuring that all administration is done effectively and efficiently in order to help the team maximise income, deliver optimum service to donors and maintain existing levels of fundraising activity.
• Record donations on the fundraising database and process income through all sources, such as online activity and giving sites.
• Acknowledge all donations in a timely fashion, write thank you letters and receipts and keep all relevant team members informed.

• Manage the fundraising database, ensuring all records are accurate - record and update financial and non-financial information provided by supporters.
• Assist with the administration of fundraising processes including working closely with HET’s Finance Team and producing Gift Aid claims.
• Responsible for the administration of events and assist with all aspects of the organisation and delivery of fundraising events.

• Undertake general administrative duties to include, dealing with post and maintaining effective filing systems in line with GDPR policy.
• Produce donor development plans and briefings on potential or existing donors, in line with GDPR policy.
• Assist with the preparation of applications and reports for grant giving Trusts and Foundations, as well as ensuring that HET is compliant with the terms of its grants and researching potential new Trusts and Foundations suitable for the Trust.
• Respond to queries from the general public (by phone, post, email or in person) and work closely with other members of the fundraising team to ensure enquiries are dealt with effectively.

• Represent the Trust at fundraising events and educational events and programmes.
• Provide general support and assistance for the Director of Fundraising.

• Carry out any other reasonable request from the Chief Executive or member of the Senior Management Team.

Person specification:

• Excellent organisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience of database management (Raisers Edge desirable)
• Experience in an Administrative role
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate well on the phone and prepare letters, emails and reports
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work with a positive and proactive attitude
• Able to work individually as well as part of a team
• Able to work discretely and responsibly
• Experience with organising events

• Ability to prioritise a demanding workload and manage multiple tasks 
• Good numeracy skills and an understanding of budgeting and reporting
• Knowledge of the Third Sector in the UK
• A commitment to the aims and values of the Holocaust Educational Trust

The Chief Executive (CEO) has overall responsibility for managing the strategic direction (as agreed with the Board of Trustees) and day to day performance of SRC. She ensures that a feminist approach underpins all SRC activities, and that all those contributing to its mission understand and operate within the SRC values, policies and procedures.

SRC is a specialist, feminist sexual violence service run by and for women. We work to support survivors of sexual violence and to challenge the underlying attitudes that allow Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) to continue. SRC provides support to all self-identified women and girls aged 14 and above who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives.

SRC provides a range of person-centred services to meet the needs of diverse women in Suffolk, including counselling, outreach, helpline and online support. SRC also takes part in both local and national feminist activism, including coordinating the annual Ipswich Reclaim the Night March.

Our Vision: A world free from sexual violence and gender inequality

Our Mission: To work as part of a worldwide movement to ensure that women and girls experiencing any form of sexual violence in our community are able to access needs-led, specialist support. At the same time we will challenge the underlying attitudes that allow sexual violence to continue

Our values:

• Empowerment
• Diversity
• Transparency
• Change

We are looking for a highly organised individual with at least one year HR administrator experience, who has a can do approach, and enjoys being busy.
This role will be responsible for providing efficient and accurate administrative support for HR and within Chance UK.
The role will focus on producing high quality accurate work; and being the link between HR and Finance for processing and checking of the monthly payroll and staff expenses.

An exciting opportunity for a highly organised and customer-focused individual to support the delivery and management of stakeholder relationships with key international partners and members at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

Working closely with the International Education Development Manager and Chief Executive, you will provide administrative support for the relationship management and communication with key international stakeholder groups based internationally, notably the RCOG  International Representative Committees (IRCs) in 21 countries, and other strategic international partners. You will assist in the delivery of agreed engagement activities, plan and administer  IRC elections and support projects from inception through to completion for country specific meetings and activities.

A strong collaborator, you will also need to build strong relationships with teams across the College, working with the Vice President for Global Health, the Executive Director of Membership and Global and the Head of Membership to ensure excellent communication and coordination with our international partners.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience of working with senior stakeholders
• Experience of organising meetings with diverse stakeholder groups (face-to-face and virtual), taking minutes and managing actions
• Experience of using virtual platforms for meetings
• Experience of dealing with front line customer services or relationship management
• Awareness of the challenges and opportunities that are presented when working across a global network
• Experience of using a CRM system or database

Benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our brand new, bespoke offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working hours
• First class pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free staff lunch (on-site only).

Please note that due to Covid-19, all College staff are currently working from home.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button, to download the full Job Description.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Thursday 1 July

If you have any additional questions about the role or how to apply, please contact the People Team.

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

Working closely with the Marketing and Volunteer Onboarding Manager and the rest of the Onboarding Team, you will support all aspects of volunteer recruitment and onboarding and will have opportunities to be involved in marketing support.

The role is varied with plenty of opportunities to engage with our volunteer network and community links. Confidence in making calls and engaging with people is vital as well as an interest in the charity sector and/or education. You will need strong verbal and written communication skills and be confident adapting your approach and persuading when required.
 
There will be opportunities to develop data management analytical skills when monitoring volunteers’ onboarding progress. If the selected candidate has desires to also develop their creative skills, there will be opportunities to support with content development.

Duties and responsibilities
- Work with the Marketing and Volunteer Onboarding Manager to ensure the regular recruitment of high-quality volunteer tutors who meet Action Tutoring’s criteria.
- Shared responsibility of assessing new volunteer applications, according to Action Tutoring’s guidelines, and carrying out telephone interviews to assess suitability.
- Encourage tutors to book onto training sessions through targeted calls. 
- Lead on local ‘on the ground’ marketing.  Liaise regularly with the programme team to identify key geographical areas for volunteer recruitment and identify marketing opportunities to enable this. Liaise with local community hubs to encourage promotion of our volunteering, particularly to retired volunteers. 
- Responsibility for managing Action Tutoring’s online volunteer advertisements, ensure copy is kept up-to-date and adverts are live.
- Manage the Action Tutoring volunteer email inbox, responding to volunteer enquiries and liaise with volunteer recruitment contacts.
- Support with getting tutors signed up to programmes through targeted calls.
- Shared responsibility for volunteer calls to those who don’t complete their Disclosure and Barring Service check at training: checking their ID and processing their check and calls to chase those who don’t book on. Full training will be given for this. 
- With support from the Marketing and Volunteer Onboarding Manager, use the charity’s database to monitor volunteers’ progress through their onboarding activities, identifying opportunities to improve their success rate.
- Identify new, non-partnership, marketing links to build and diversify Action Tutoring’s pool of volunteers.
- Support with coordinating volunteer recruitment event booking and preparations and tutor social activities when required.
- Support with marketing content generation for marketing materials, campaigns, events, website and social media when required. 
- Start to cultivate a list of celebrity ambassadors and endorsements, engaging for events and collating quotes for marketing materials.
- Occasionally support delivery of online volunteer induction training sessions.
- Any other duties deemed reasonable by the Chief Executive Officer.

Place of work: We consider remote working for this role for the right candidate, but occasional visits to the London office and travel to external events, meetings and Action Tutoring regions would be required.
London office: The Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF.

Contract and hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent contract.

Start date: Monday, 23rd August 2021.

Closing date and interviews: Sunday 11th July 2021, 12pm. Interviews between 20th and 21st July 2021.

All Action Tutoring staff must have a DBS check. Should you be aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear on your DBS check, you should notify us with your application.

Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- Evidence of strong verbal and written communication skills. 
- Interest in the charity and education sectors.
- Confident carrying out calls and engaging with people.
- Well-organised, able to prioritise and multitask.
- Right to work in the UK.

We are seeking applications from individuals who are:
- Able to work independently and use initiative in a range of situations.
- Able to maintain a positive approach to repeated tasks and processes, with a sustained high level of accuracy and commitment.
- Able to interact with a range of audiences and have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. The role involves regular communication with volunteer tutors and you will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences, upholding Action Tutoring’s high standards of professionalism in all interactions.
- Able to meet deadlines and undertake administration to a high standard.
- Enthusiastic and open to new ideas. Action Tutoring values the creative input of all staff members to innovate and drive improvements.
- Adaptable and open to learning. You will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation.
- Detailed and organised, able to plan and manage your workload.
- Efficient and able to work under pressure when required, able to multi-task and juggle a varied workload.
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

Desirable:
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Analytical skills.
- Sales, recruitment or marketing experience.
- Experience using databases (including Salesforce).
- Able to think creatively and generate content to effectively convey messages.
- Recruiting, or working with, celebrity ambassadors. 

Benefits

- Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.
- Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days).
- Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.
- Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together three times a year.
- Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
- Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.
- Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.
- Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.
-Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.
-Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity and inclusion, curriculum and training, socials, data and insights) and support with ongoing projects.

As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information.

How to apply

Please click apply and submit your CV and a letter outlining (max 1 page A4):
(When uploading one document, please click 'upload', rather than 'finish application' to make sure that it attaches, and to allow you to upload another document.)

1) Any previous marketing experience, including clear examples.
2) Evidence of strong written and verbal communications skills, including clear examples.
3) Your ability to be resilient when things are not going the way you thought, and commitment to repeated tasks, including clear examples.
4) Tell us about how our organisational values align with your values.

Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted.

Working closely with the Communications and Policy Manager and the Communications Team, you will support all aspects of volunteer communications and engagement, to our network of over 2,000 volunteer tutors.

The role is varied with plenty of opportunities to develop engaging content and interact and cultivate relationships with our volunteer tutor pool.  You will need strong verbal and written communication skills and to be confident adapting your approach when required. Confidence in making calls and developing relationships is crucial as well as an interest in the charity sector and/or education.

You will develop your data management and analytical skills when evaluating the impact of communications and maintaining and segmenting email recipient lists.  The role will also require you to develop engaging and motivational content when communicating with the volunteer network

Duties and responsibilities
- Work with the Communications and Policy Manager and the Communications Team to engage volunteers as they progress from training to tutoring and in the periods between actively tutoring on programmes.
- Use the e-communications software and central database to analyse data, making suggestions to improve processes and tailor our communications to audience segments, with the aim of increasing the quantity of tutors signing up to programmes.
- Carry out targeted calls, generate and schedule emails and texts to the tutor pool to keep our database up-to-date and encourage volunteers to sign up to programmes promptly.
- Respond to tutors’ enquiries, whilst supporting the wider team to do the same.
- Through the activities above, cultivate positive relationships with individuals, helping to increase engagement and retention, and support others in the team to do the same.
- Support with generating relevant and engaging content for value-added additional network communications, working to grow the audience.
- Shared responsibility for carrying out volunteer calls to those who don’t complete their Disclosure and Barring Service check at training: checking their ID and processing their check.  Full training will be given for this. 
- Help to determine the engagement levels of the volunteers in the pool, to assess whether they will participate again and reassign their volunteering status where necessary.
- Support as one of the charity’s proofreaders, reviewing content produced by the team for errors and inconsistencies, supporting others in the team to replicate the Action Tutoring style.
- Support with the collation and development of case studies (pupils, tutors and teachers), to engage new and existing volunteers, schools and funders. 
- Occasionally support delivery of online volunteer induction training sessions.
- Any other duties deemed reasonable by the Chief Executive Officer.

Place of work: We consider remote working for this role for the right candidate, but occasional visits to the London office and travel to external events, meetings and Action Tutoring regions would be required.
London office: The Dock, Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, E1W 2SF.

Contract and hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent contract.

Start date: Monday, 23rd August 2021.

Closing date and interviews: Friday 9th July 2021, 12pm. Interviews between 14th and 15th July 2021

All Action Tutoring staff must have a DBS check. Should you be
aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear on your DBS check, you should notify us with your application.

Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
- Evidence of strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Interest in the charity and education sectors.
- Enjoy striking up conversations with people; confident phone manner.
- Well-organised, able to prioritise and multitask.
- High attention to detail.
- Right to work in the UK.

We are seeking applications from individuals who are:
- Able to work independently and use initiative in different situations.
- Able to interact with a range of audiences and have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. The role involves regular communication with volunteer tutors and you will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences and uphold Action Tutoring’s high standards of professionalism in all interactions.
- Able to think creatively when producing content tailored to different audiences, replicating the Action Tutoring style.
- Have high attention to detail, to produce accurate communications, manage mailing lists and proofread content effectively.
- Confident using new technology, different digital tools and software. 
- Able to meet deadlines and undertake administration to a high standard, using data where appropriate to identify key areas of need to prioritise and adapt approach.
- Enthusiastic and open to new ideas. Action Tutoring is a young organisation and values the creative input of all staff members to innovate and drive improvements.
- Adaptable and open to learning. You will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation.
- Detailed and organised, able to plan and manage your workload.
- Efficient and able to work under pressure when required, able to multi-task and juggle a varied workload.
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

Desirable:
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Analytical and data management skills.
- Communications and proofreading experience.
- Experience using databases and e-communication tools.
- Able to think creatively and generate content to effectively convey messages.

Benefits

- Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.
- Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK
public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days).
- Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.
- Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together three times a year.
- Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
- Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.
- Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.
- Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.
-Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.
-Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity and inclusion, curriculum and training, socials, data and insights) and support with ongoing projects.

As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information.

How to apply

Please click apply and submit your CV and a letter outlining (max 1 page A4):
(When uploading one document, please click 'upload', rather than 'finish application' to make sure that it attaches, and to allow you to upload another document.)

1) Your experience creating engaging content, including past examples. 
2) Your ability to communicate to a variety of people, both verbally and written, including clear examples of past experiences.
3) Evidence of your high attention to detail.
4) Tell us about how our organisational values align with your values.

Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted.

Are you ready to lead in challenging and working to transform the education system? We are looking for an inspiring and socially driven CEO to join our team at Phoenix Education. 

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in applying to be CEO of Phoenix Education. For the right candidate, this could be a dream job, a chance to dedicate yourself to promoting democratic, selfdirected, and children's rights-based education practice in England, to work with a team of phenomenal staff and trustees, to coordinate a network of pioneers and partners, and to provide opportunities for young people to question and transform their experiences of education.

Phoenix Education is a values-led, project-based charity, that seeks to walk the talk at all levels. With radical roots it has been working for the last 20 years to affect change in the education system so that students and teachers can learn and grow together in a culture of agency, authenticity and collaboration, that respects chidren's basic human rights to be heard and taken seriously, and to have a say and influence in their experience of their education. This is a really important time for our charity, with exciting projects underway and on the horizon, and increasing awareness of the need for this ethical transformation of the education system. We look forward to hearing from you and can't wait to meet our next CEO!

Key details:

HOURS: 22.5 hours per week (3 days a week)

SALARY: £35,000 pro rata CONTRACT: 12-month fixed term (based on current funding)

REPORT TO: Board of Trustees

RESPONSIBLE FOR: overseeing and directing the strategic vision and operational functions of Phoenix Education.

LOCATION: Work from home, though we have a shared office space in London that can be used, and there will be occasional travel for meetings and events.

Age UK Hertfordshire is seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Age UK Hertfordshire is one of the largest and most well respected charities in Hertfordshire and in the wider region. We have built an excellent reputation for the quality of our services and very positive working relationships with our commissioners, the STP and local partners.

We exist to promote the wellbeing of all older people and to help make later life in Hertfordshire a fulfilling and an enjoyable experience. With an average income of £3.9m pa, at Age UK Hertfordshire we provide an extensive range of high quality and well received services to over 3,000 older people each week.  For further service details please visit our website/about us/what we do.

Now is a very exciting time to join Age UK Hertfordshire as CEO.

Despite the challenges of the recent pandemic we have successfully maintained all our services and been recognised by local commissioners as being integral to maintaining the health and well-being of vulnerable local people.  We are very proud of the depth of resilience shown by our staff and volunteers, and how they have embraced opportunities to work differently to deliver better outcomes more efficiently.  

As CEO, you will be responsible, alongside the Board of Trustees, for shaping the future direction of Age UK Hertfordshire. There will be a number of upcoming opportunities to grow and transform the organisation to be financially sustainable and fit for the future. You will be supported by a very talented and forward thinking Executive Team alongside a dynamic Board of Trustees to deliver joint ambitions.

We are therefore looking for a CEO with a wide range of skills able to take the organisation forward through a strategy refresh and the development of a structure that supports that strategy whilst maintaining the existing excellent services and staff team.  The CEO needs to:

• Be an excellent leader
• Be committed to listening, involving and responding to older people
• Understand the role of the Board of Trustees
• Be a highly visible and excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
• Be a strategic thinker
• Have a strong track record of developing and translating strategy into measurable business development initiatives and plans
• Ensure financial sustainability of the organisation through sound financial planning, risk and business management, income generation and creating efficiencies when opportunities arise
• Work in partnership with other organisations including developing services with others
• Have excellent analytic skills, able to produce and interpret financial and performance data through the development of a key performance data framework
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with commissioners, local Age UKs, Age UK and key local partners.

Interviews will be held on the 7th and 9th of July

For further information about Age UK Hertfordshire visit our website and for an informal conversation about the role please contact  John Ellis, Chair,   Age UK Hertfordshire,

Please note if the national restrictions allow, and it is safe and practical to do so, we would welcome visits to meet our clients and staff ahead of the interview.  This would need to be arranged in advance.

The Trustees of Christian Family Concern are seeking to appoint a part time (c.20 hours per week) Chief Executive to lead and oversee this (small) registered Charity with its multiple family-centred operations. Christian Family Concern supports young mothers and their children as well as running a Nursery and a counselling service.

Among the key attributes for the successful candidate are:

• Senior leadership experience of a charity or other people-centred organisation.
• Experience of working effectively with a Board of Trustees or equivalent.
• Solid track record of effectively managing human, physical and financial resources, with sound stewardship of resources.
• A background of personal and practical commitment to living as a Christian and sharing the love of Christ with others.

Southend in Sight is the Community Services Division of Southend Blind Welfare Organisation - a local charity supporting people living with sight loss.

Following a successful grant, we are pleased to announce this exciting opportunity to join the Southend in Sight team.

We are looking for a well organised and skilled administrator who will support the service we provide at our resource Centre.  You will need to have a confident and friendly phone manner, be IT literate and have experience utilising a database. 

You will also need to be a people person who can be flexible and enjoys being part of a team.  We support hundreds of people every year who live with sight loss and you will need to show that you are a good communicator at all levels.  Experience in the sight loss or charitable sector would be an advantage but is not essential.

For the right candidate, this part time role offers a stimulating and supportive working environment with room to grow.

Closing date for completed applications is Monday 5 July 2021. 

Interviews will be held on Friday 16 July 2021.  If you have not had a response from us by Friday 9th July, please assume you will not be called for interview.

We are looking for an individual who is extremely organised and can support the Building Bridges Programme Manager to effectively deliver the Building Bridges programme, jointly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund.

The role will be to provide administrative assistance and general support to the Building Bridges Programme Manager, including administration of the financial & progress reporting processes with programme partners.

It will require someone with an eye for detail and process who can provide reliable support to the Building Bridges Programme Manager and lead team to ensure effective and compliant delivery of the programme.

Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check.

The Job Description and Person Specification and an application form for this role are attached and can also be downloaded from the vacancies page on our website 

Closing date:  midday, Monday 5th July 2021 Interviews: Friday 9th July 2021

Please email completed applications forms to Bernadette Lowe, Head of Business Support.

Further information regarding the Building Bridges programme can be found via our website .

Community First is an equal opportunities employer.

Building Bridges is a partnership of organisations, led by Community First, that has come together to deliver the Building Better Opportunities Programme across Swindon and Wiltshire.

The project has received funding from the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund, as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England. The Department for Work and Pensions is the Managing Authority for the England European Social Fund programme. Established by the European Union, the European Social Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support skills development, employment and job creation, social inclusion and local community regenerations.