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The Planning and Performance Coordinator is a key role at WorldSkills UK, supporting the Planning, Funding and Impact team in ensuring the effective coordination of activities associated with the planning, performance and impact reporting required to meet the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) required by our core funders and other key stakeholders.

WorldSkills UK is an independent charity and a partnership between employers, education and governments. We’re a leading member of WorldSkills, a global movement in over 85 countries.
Together, we use international best practice in skills development to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed.
We are working to develop a world-leading UK skills economy by:
• Supporting young people, from all backgrounds, to become world-class in skillset and mindset through national and international competitions-based training programmes and careers advocacy;
• Improving training quality to world-class standards by mainstreaming international best practice in policy and practice across UK
• Helping boost economic productivity and investment potential by providing intelligence on world-class skills to employers.

As an organisation that is continually striving to ensure it is both diverse and inclusive in all areas of its recruitment and employment processes, we would like to collect some additional details from you. On this basis all applicants are asked to complete an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Monitoring Questionnaire. Please refer to the application pack for the questionnaire.

This information is classed as sensitive data and you are not obliged to give it to us. You will not be disadvantaged in any way should you choose not to.

The information you supply is not used to process your application, nor does anyone directly responsible for the selection process ever have access to it. The data is pseudonymised and used to understand how best to meet our equity, diversity, and inclusivity targets.

Associate Director, Governance and Quality (0084)

Do you imagine yourself using your legal experience to advance LGBTQ+ inclusion for a leading human rights charity? Do you want to use your skills and experience to develop their quality and standards, legal assurance, impact and evaluation and content and indices work to support them to be even more impactful? Have you got the communications skills to take complex technical gudiance and make it accessible for those they work with? If this is you, then apply to join them as Associate Director, Governance & Quality with our client

Our client is a human rights charity. They stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and they can live their lives to the full.

Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Their campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. They ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout their lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on them, whether they're learning, working, praying or playing sport.

As Associate Director, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver their Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role they are looking for a proven leader with experience of working within the Equality and Human Rights legal framework with a passion for quality and standards and project management and the ability to lead a small but dedicated team to thrive in this fast paced environment.

Their people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Lots their staff have a personal investment in the work they do, and they come from a wide range of backgrounds. They're proud of this diversity, and of their support for one another – in their teams, their network groups, and their friendships.

Salary: £52,780 inside London, £51,280 outside London
Department: Governance and Quality
Vacancy Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 21 August 2022

You may have experience of the following: Governance and Compliance Manager, Compliance Manager, Governance Manager, Policy Manager, Governance Consultant, Compliance Management, Audit Manager, Regulatory Compliance, etc.

Ref: 135 589

TPP are delighted to be working with the National Youth Agency, who are an educational charity that exists to professionalise, support & champion youth work in England & Wales. They are seeking to hire a Director of Policy & Communications. Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for leading two matrix connected teams which are focused on ensuring the voice of the NYA is heard and acted upon across government, local councils and important points of influence.

This is an excellent time to join the organisation at a time when our client has secured £368 million of funding from DCMS to improve youth services in underserved areas. Our client is based in Leicester, but this role is home based, with occasional travel into Leicester for meetings.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Member of the senior management team, and leader of the policy & communications directorate.

• Work with the CEO to report to the board regarding progress towards strategic priorities.

• Strategic lead for the policy and influencing strategy, working with parliamentarians, government officials and arm’s length bodies to secure greater prominence and investment in youth work.

• Establish networks of policy advisors, Special Advisors, NYA Associates, officials and partners to support NYA’s goals.

• National lead for Youth Work policy in England, developing campaigns and political engagement activities.

• Delivering an ambitious new communications strategy to double the reach of NYA across England by 2025.

• Defining key messages and positioning of NYA, enhancing their reputation and relationships.

• Providing people management and leadership to a growing team of policy and communications professionals.

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Your experience and skillsets and experience will include:

• Experienced leader and influencer at a senior level with experience of influencing government and politicians.

• Proven forward-thinking, and dynamic individual who can provide proactive leadership to evolve an innovative programme.

• Demonstrable experience setting strategies and plans.

• Demonstrable track record of engaging with decision makers and key influencers.

• Proven experience in building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Experience of working across all communications disciplines including media, PR, internal communications, brand, stakeholder engagement, partnership development and digital.

• A strong track record of positioning an organisation to achieve tangible outcomes in a competitive communications environment.

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We have two leadership vacancies where you have the opportunity to come and join us on either our Board or our newly formed Operations Committee, where you will play a key role in strengthening our Governance Framework on our mission to Transform Lives. 

The Salvation Army Housing Association (Saha) is a Registered Provider of social housing that is part of the wider Salvation Army family.  We started developing housing and services in 1959. We currently own over 4,000 homes and are a specialist provider of support and housing across England.

We’d love to hear from you if you have strong housing sector experience, have held a senior leadership position in another Registered Provider, experience of overseeing high quality services to those in greatest need in our society, and are able to commit up to around 15 days /8 days per year respectively to this work, then we would love to hear from you. 

Please review our recruitment packs where you will find more information about these positions and how to apply.

You can also visit our website for more information about Saha.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 19th August 2022

Operations Committee Member Interview date: Tuesday 13th September 2022

Board Member Interview Date: Tuesday 20th September 2022

Overview

We’re looking for a Head of Policy and Influencing (Impact on Urban Health) to help us achieve our ambition to improve urban health in the UK and beyond.

Policy and Influencing is a fast-developing function at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, established to turbo-charge our influence on decision-making to improve urban health and health inequity. Working across the organisation - in particular with colleagues leading our urban health programmes - the Policy and Influencing function uses the insight generated by our programmes to build our networks, raise the profile of the issues we work on and influence policy development.

We are looking for an experienced policy and public affairs professional to lead the development of strategy for influencing on our Impact on Urban Health programmes, and our external engagement in Westminster. With responsibility for our overarching influencing activity on issues relating to urban health and health equity, you will work with a small team of Policy and Influencing Managers to develop clear and impactful strategies for each of our programmes.

The Head of Policy and Influencing will also take responsibility for the organisation’s Parliamentary and Government engagement across all our issue areas, supporting colleagues to build our stakeholder networks and influence decision making. You’ll work closely with the Policy and Influencing Managers to ensure colleagues are well briefed and supported in their stakeholder engagement.

We are looking for someone who enjoys testing new ways of working as we explore how we can best achieve impact, whether acting alone or with our partner organisations: this is a rare opportunity to work in a genuinely innovative organisation that is able to test new approaches and is willing to take risks. You will provide senior advice to Programme team colleagues and help broker investment partnerships with a particular influencing focus, taking the lead on investment partnerships with a particular influencing focus.

You’ll be excited by the opportunity to work at an organisation that prioritises diversity, equity and inclusion in all we do, whether in term of the impact we seek to have in the external world on health equity, but also in the ways we work. As Head of Policy and Influencing, this will testing and learning different routes to ensuring our policy and influencing activity is as equitable and inclusive as possible and supporting our cross-organisational work on diversity, equity and inclusion.

You will be a team player, who enjoys working in a matrix across multiple teams within the organisation, deputising for the Policy and Influencing Director where appropriate. There is a strong external facing focus to this role, and the Head of Policy and Influencing will relish the challenge of building our policy and influencing networks and skilled at spotting opportunities for collaboration with other organisations from all sectors.

About us

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society.

As part of our team, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles, and job shares. Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.

There is more information about working with us on our website, where you can read about:
 

•how we approach recruitment

•our team, culture, and values

•the benefits of working with us

•and our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion, health & wellbeing, and learning & development

 

Job description

The opportunity

Job title:

Head of Policy and Influencing (Impact on Urban Health) 

Salary:

Annual salary of £60,000 FTE

Contract type:

Permanent

Closing date:

22nd August 2022

Interview dates:

1st interview w/c 29 August

2nd interview w/c 5th September

Reporting to:

Director of Policy and Influencing

The team:

The Policy and Influencing Team uses the insight we generate through our programmes to influence decisions made about health equity and urban health. We work closely with colleagues across the organisation, especially in the Programme Team and Communications Team to develop influencing strategies, build our stakeholder networks and raise the profile of our work. The Policy and Influencing Team also works closely with our partner organisations to develop exciting partnerships to influence, with a focus on influencing decisions made in Parliament, Government and other organisations involved in policy development.

Key

responsibilities:

• Developing and delivering our parliamentary and government engagement strategies across all our issue areas
• Provide strategic oversight of Programmatic influencing strategies developed by Policy and Influencing Managers, ensuring a coherent and complementary approach across all programmes
• Lead on our cross-programme urban health influencing strategy
• Providing high level strategic advice to Programme Directors and Portfolio Managers on programmatic influencing strategies and the development of influencing partnerships
• Developing and maintaining a broad range of stakeholder relationships with a view to creating opportunities for us to partner on our influencing work and acting as a spokesperson for our work at external events
• Supporting senior leadership with stakeholder engagement
• Oversight for budgets for our Programmatic policy and influencing work
• Deputising for the Policy and Influencing Director as required
• Line management of the Policy and Influencing Associate role as required
• Bringing a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to all our policy and influencing activity, and supporting cross-organisational work on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Person specification

What we’re looking for

Skills and experience:

Knowledge and qualifications:

Abilities and attributes:

• Significant experience working in public affairs and policy in a UK setting, with demonstrable impact on policy making in Westminster Parliament and/or the devolved administrations.
• Experience leading teams to deliver against impactful influencing strategies.
• Experience working across a broad policy brief, and the ability to develop expertise and familiarity with different policy areas quickly.
• Experience developing and managing budgets.

• In depth understanding of the UK political environment and operation of Government.
• Expertise in public policy, ideally in issues relating to health equity or social justice.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills at all levels.
• Enjoys working in places with a clear and ambitious mission, a matrix structure and ways of working that challenge the norm.

Renaisi is a social enterprise that helps people and places to thrive.

Founded in 1998 to regenerate deprived neighbourhoods in Hackney, East London. Our mission is to create the conditions for strong, inclusive communities to thrive by doing three complementary things:

• Support people to learn work and connect with their community.

• Help organisations across the UK to understand and evaluate their impact on communities; and

• Develop collaborative strategies for improving places.

We're constantly learning from the different perspectives we see from working directly with marginalised communities, with the providers of services and the investors in communities. It gives us a unique perspective on how systems work and how to improve places fairly.

We care about creating the conditions for strong, inclusive communities to thrive.

Follow us on Twitter (@Renaisi) or on LinkedIn

Contact details:

+44 (0) 20 7033 2600

Unit 2, 3 and 13, 290-296 Mare Street, London, England, E8 1HE

Requirements-

We’re looking for someone with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience who wants to take on a key leadership role to make a difference to communities, organisations and places.  Most of all we are looking for driven individuals who can be experts in their areas of knowledge and experience for our team and clients, with the credibility and networks to develop our business and impact through that area of knowledge.

As a Principal Consultant we are looking for a leader and an expert in mixed methods evaluation. We are open to candidates bringing specialities to our team, but we are ideally looking out for expertise in mixed methods research in a social sector setting, for example experience understanding social value and using methods such as social return on investment and cost-benefit analysis, as well as qualitative methodologies such as participatory research, focus groups and interviews.

It is essential that you are a team player and can work collaboratively with other Leaders in the organisation on your shared responsibilities.

Function of the Role:

To support the work of the growing and busy Consultancy team at Renaisi by managing a range of large client projects, developing new work and opportunities, and supporting more junior staff in the Consultancy team.

Job description – what the role involves:

• Take on Project Director roles for larger pieces of work, building strong relationships with clients and partners

• Support the PM/SPM to keep the projects on track (i.e. budget/ timings), and help develop the team in their skills and thinking on projects, including through creativity and trying new approaches

• Take responsibility for high standards of work by quality assuring outputs & thinking throughout 

• Own safeguarding/ethical responsibilities for the team/projects – (ensuring safeguarding issues are dealt with appropriately and reported into the system if needed)

• Ensure project teams are well resourced & supporting with delegation/team dynamics if needed

• Develop and deliver overall strategy for the consultancy team – bringing in collaboration and feedback loops across the team and wider organisation as appropriate 

• Develop and support a communication strategy – producing/managing the team to produce content; updating content on the website, writing blogs, attending comms meetings, building a social media presence for the team and as individuals 

• Ensure a shared understanding of our market, with strategies to respond to that, including by understanding clients priorities, new areas we could grow/ develop, competitor analysis, keeping track of wider trends and changes; identifying potential new funding streams, identifying trends in Renaisi’s successes/ failures in bidding

• Develop their specialist area:

  • Externally: proactive networking with useful associates/partners/ prospective clients; targeted comms & thought leadership; proactive business development & identifying opportunities to upsell specialist area in ongoing bidding activities

  • Internally: working with other principals to ensure sensible prioritisation and coherent strategy; Supporting learning and organisational development around subject matter; reviewing the skills of the team & delivering additional training as needed/ internal promotion of specialist area; reviewing tools and templates, developing assets for use in bidding; Identifying training needs/stretch opportunities

• Manage the resource plan and project allocation, ensuring the workload is spread well across the team

• Identify where resource is needed and recruit to fill these gaps; recruiting and supporting the recruitment processes of more junior colleagues

• Manage training across the consultancy team – monitoring progression and skills gaps, delivering internal training & collaborative team sessions, identifying external training opportunities, promoting opportunities for peer learning in the team

• Support progression in the team, working together to improve/review line management and ensure objectives are consistent/realistic

• Ensure pastoral responsibilities are met for the whole team, and wellbeing is considered through delivering, promoting and supporting activities which support individual and collective wellbeing 

• Ensure financial and other internal management information is updated and that reports to SMT are accurate; keeping track of ‘outcost’ budget and project budgets to feed into wider decisions about how consultancy team budget should be spent (e.g. bidding decisions, training, recruitment costs)

How to apply:

Please apply via our career page. Please attach a CV and answer all sift questions to outline your skills and experience against the Job Description and Personal Specifications. For questions or queries about the role please contact Anna Waldie.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 30th of August 2022 at 9:00am. applications received after this time will not be considered.

We encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as they can.

Renaisi is an equal opportunities employer. If you require any adjustments as part of your application please contact us to discuss.

No agencies please.

Benefits:

As much as we’re looking for someone with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience, we are also looking for someone who wants to make a difference to communities, organisations and places. We’re passionate about that and you’ll need to be too!

We want to give back to our team as well and offer:

• £45k - £50k salary per annum

• Full time and Part time Flexibility

• 6% Pension contribution.

• 5 days paid charity days per year

• 25 days holiday entitlement + 1 day per year of tenure (max 5)

• Cycle To Work Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

Job title: Events Manager 

Reports to: Director of Engagement 

Hours: 35 hours per week (Full time) 

Contract: 18 months fixed term with option for subsequent permanent contract following review of the role 

Location: Hybrid - London with flexible working policy operating 

Salary: £35,115 – £38,813 per annum based on years of experience on appointment or years of FNF service 

Summary 

The Florence Nightingale Foundation has achieved great success in recent years – growing and expanding the leadership development services and support we provide to nurses and midwives in order that they can improve care and save lives. Moreover, we have big ambitions and a compelling strategy for continued growth and development over the next 5 years. 

The Events Manager is a new role in the charity’s Engagement Team. It is an outstanding opportunity for someone who has the skills and events management experience to help shape and deliver a high-profile, high-impact events portfolio. 

This is also a fantastic time to join our agile, growing organisation and our talented and supportive team.

Job Purpose 

The postholder will manage the end-to-end planning and delivery of the charity’s key events, providing support across the team in delivering best practice online and in-person engagement opportunities to our wide range of stakeholders, including our scholars and leadership programme participants, alumni, members, donors, and partners. 

This will include project managing the annual prestigious Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service at Westminster Abbey, our annual Scholar’s Conference, bi-annual Member events, as well as key donor and stakeholder meetings. 

You will have the opportunity to help shape our future programming, working closely with the Director of Engagement to design and deliver events that reflect FNF’s strategic priorities, brand prestige, and help to grow our national and international profile. 

More broadly, you will be an advocate for best practice in event management at FNF, advising colleagues across the charity as required. 

This is an important role for a pro-active individual with excellent attention to detail, who will ensure an exceptional experience for all stakeholders and the efficient delivery of all FNF events.

Principle Duties and Areas of Responsibility 

The core elements of the role are: 

• Work with the Director of Engagement (DoE) to formulate and implement an events strategy which supports FNF’s strategic priorities and reflects our unique credentials. 

Event Management and Delivery 

Lead on the operational delivery of the charity’s events programme, including being the first point of contact for all event enquiries; venue, supplier, exhibitor, and sponsor liaison; guest list management and procurement. It will also require the planning and delivery of some hybrid events to gain maximum levels of engagement. 

Optimise event planning by managing the relevant meetings including setting agendas, writing minutes, liaising with the Chair. 

Work with the team to identify, approach and manage interactions with guests and speakers. 

Ensure the smooth running of events in line with FNF guidance on health and safety; excellent guest experience on the day; leading other team members and volunteers when needed. 

Responsible for managing the administration of income related to events including sponsorship, sales and other funding streams linked to meetings and events. 

Manage expenditure for individual events, as agreed with the Director of Engagement or the Executive Team lead for that event, ensuring value for money is achieved and budgets are adhered to. This will include providing forecast models throughout the planning period. 

Work with the Communications and Marketing Manager and Officer to develop all event materials – physical and digital. 

Evaluate the success of each event, noting any areas for improvement for future and using those to inform and refine future activities. 

Provide excellent customer service to ensure all stakeholders, including internal and external, have a positive experience of FNF events. 

Programming 

Keep up to date with the nursing and midwifery and leadership development environments with a view to identifying opportunities for events that may arise. 

With the Director of Engagement to generate and explore new event ideas in support of the charity’s strategic priorities objectives, such as Membership growth and the development of our Global strategy. 

Create proposals for new events responding to the organisational strategy and objectives, liaising with colleagues across FNF to gain buy-in.

Event Best Practice 

Design processes to ensure that we capture all important and relevant data from events on the charity’s CRM Salesforce, and work with colleagues across FNF to ensure that such data is accurately and diligently maintained. 

Monitor the team’s internal processes, suggesting improvements where necessary. 

Work with the Director of Engagement and other Executive Team members to identify sponsors, develop proposals and negotiate income. 

Work with the Membership Team to maximise the conversion of events attendees to new members. 

Produce comprehensive event briefings for the CEO, Executive Team, Board, sponsors and speakers. 

Work with the Director of Engagement and Head of Governance and Risk to establish and promote new event policies or streamlined processes. 

Provide advice, support and training to colleagues across the team to support all of the charity’s events activities. For example, providing best practice guidance on the delivery of webinars and online events. 

Relationship and People Management 

Build strong relationships to ensure the successful delivery of all events – this will include with colleagues across the FNF team, at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) including their Estates, Facilities and Catering teams, as well as external venues and suppliers, delegates and guests. 

Line manage volunteers and interns where required.

General 

Represent the Engagement Team on the charity’s Sustainability Action Group, contributing towards reducing FNF’s impact on the environment and supporting actions arising from our in-development Sustainability Action Plan. 

Perform such duties consistent with your role as from time to time may be assigned to you anywhere within the team. 

Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the role. 

Work in accordance with all of the FNF Values, including promoting equality and diversity in your work at all times. 

Make full use of all information and communication technologies in adherence to data protection policies to meet the requirements of the role and to promote organisational effectiveness. 

Conduct all financial matters associated with the role accordance of the FNF policies and procedures. 

Undertake continuous personal and professional development - to be agreed with the Director of Engagement as your line manager and to be developed as part of your performance and development review process.

Person Specification

Experience 

• Degree level qualification (Events Management is desirable) and/or at least 3 years’ relevant professional events management experience. 
• Demonstrable experience of running a wide range of high-quality events from conception to completion. You will be able to demonstrate that you have ensured that these events have met their success criteria; and that you have experience of delivering events within strict budgets and timescales. 
• Experience of running virtual events and webinars, with knowledge of variety of platforms. 
• A demonstrable understanding of/interest in the nursing and midwifery professions and leadership development for the purposes of delivering an engaging events programme and building guest lists. 
• Experience of using databases for event-related data management (knowledge of Salesforce is desirable). 
• Proven capacity for delivering a variety of different event formats, from mass-scale events such as conferences to intimate and exclusive events for smaller groups of key stakeholders. 
• Comfortable with working with internal and external stakeholders of all levels, including high-profile event attendees. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with some irregular hours for events. 
• Experience of designing and delivering new events to deliver set objectives. 

Key Skills / Abilities 

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Strong organisational and project management abilities, working both independently and with a team. 
• Ability to build relationships, working constructively and collaboratively, with a wide range of people including internal colleagues and external stakeholders such as suppliers and event guests. 
• Ability to represent the organisation professionally at all times, reflecting FNF Values. 
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Numerate with budget management experience including forecasting and planning. 
• Comfortable briefing and directing colleagues and external staff and volunteers on site at events. 
• Proven capacity of using initiative to identify innovative solutions to problems. 
• Experience of drawing up and managing third party contracts for events. 
• Brilliant time management and task prioritisation skills. 

Personal Qualities 

• Demonstrable passion and interest in mission and vision of the Foundation. 
• A positive, can-do approach to work. 
• Calm under pressure and able to handle challenging situations in a professional manner. 
• Strong network of contacts in the events management industry. 
• Reliable team player – able to identify areas of interaction with other activities of our work, and able to work with team to increase success. 

​Equal Opportunities 

• An understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion and promoting inclusion in the work place. 

Competencies 

This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity only and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the Foundation and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder. It merely outlines the direct areas of responsibility and will be supplemented each year with agreed objectives and a professional and personal development plan. 

Learning Ability 

The ability to absorb new information readily and to put it into practice effectively. 

• develops new ideas and proposals after studying and processes matters that have to do with their position 
• asks for feedback on their performance in order to improve 
• is able to absorb complex information and integrate it into their own method 
• learns readily from their mistakes 
• uses newly acquired knowledge readily for their own organisation 

Problem Analysis 

The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data; to trace potential causes and look for relevant details. 

• notices problems that occur and oversees their consequences for the work's progress 
• looks at a problem from various points of view: financial, strategic, personal, aet cetera 
• is able to place a problem's development in time 
• sees connections between seemingly unconnected operational problems and events 
• gets to the heart of a matter readily by asking the right questions and using the right sources. 

Innovative Power 

The ability to direct one’s inquisitive mind toward initiating new strategies, products, services, and markets. 

• participates in networks that are relevant to their organisation and are renowned for their innovative thoughts 
• likes to avoid the obvious and offers proposals that are not always clear-cut yet feasible 
• likes to discuss with colleagues and fellow experts about new possibilities or different implementations of existing techniques and methods 
• listens carefully to other people's ideas and is able to assess their innovative potential 
• is not hindered by competitive sentiments when someone else comes up with a good idea; joins in and values the idea instead. 

Social Awareness 

Being aware of relevant social, political and professional trends and developments and using this information for the organization’s benefit.

Please read the Candidate Pack for additional information about this role.

Date of Interview: 23rd September 2022

Overview

We are looking for a full-time experienced,  confident, inspirational leader with, who understands Corporate Communications, B2B marketing and DEI. This is an instrumental new role at the Foundation supporting the Communications Director in elevating our internal and external communications, corporate B2B brand and marketing.

Last year following a strategic review we developed new brand portfolio giving distinct new identities that enable us to better reflect the breadth of our work and engage with different audiences. The new Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation brand was created to represent our overarching aim to build the foundations of a healthier society and specifically three areas of our work: the endowment that financially enables our routes to impact, our role as a long-term institution in South London and as an employer of choice within and beyond the sector. 

Reporting to the Communications Director this role will be responsible for leading our communications and engagement with each area’s target audience including investors and the commercial sector, funding sector and regulators and our current and future team.  You will be a trusted advisor, and be able to be engaging and influence senior stakeholders. Experience of financial investment, property, and philanthropy an advantage.

The Foundation brand was launched just over a year ago and a dedicated team established to focus on it.  The Head of Corporate Communications will be galvanising and building the team as we drive our corporate comms forward.

About us

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, our mission is clear – to build the foundations of a healthier society.

As part of our team, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.

There is more information about working with us on our website, where you can read about:
 

•how we approach recruitment

•our team, culture, and values

•the benefits of working with us

•and our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion, health & wellbeing, and learning & development

Job description

The opportunity

Job title:

Head of Corporate Communications  

Salary:

Up to 65 K p.a depending on experience

Contract type:

Permanent

Closing Date

Tuesday 30 August 9am

Interview dates:

1st Round Interviews: w/c 5th September

2nd Round Interviews: w/c 12th September

Reporting to:

Communications Director

The team:

You’ll be embedded within the Comms and Engagement Directorate which is currently made up of three teams. – Impact on Urban Health, Charities and Corporate

Direct Reports:

• Internal Communications Manager
• Corporate Comms Manager

Key relationships:

• Head of Communications – Impact on Urban Health
• Director of Digital
• Director of DEI
• Head of Resources
• Head of Finance and Ops
• Property Director
• Executive Leadership Team including Chief Executive

Key

responsibilities:

Team leadership

• Lead the Corporate Comms team, driving momentum, inspiring creativity, and delivering high-quality communications
• Promoting a culture of learning, striving for continuous improvement of our approaches and outputs
• Work to ensure the team are co-ordinated, efficient, motivated, and supported
• Support the learning and development of the team through ongoing coaching and facilitation of professional development
• Support matrix working across teams
• HR responsibilities associated with line management

Strategy

• Work as part of the Communications leadership team to deliver our organisational strategy
• Development and delivery of a communications strategy that aims to protect and build Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation’s reputation as an impactful organisation
• Development and delivery of a communications strategy that positions the Foundation as an employer of choice, attracting talent from across sectors
• Working with colleagues to build an understanding of target audiences in order to shape strategies
• Develop and embed our DEI for comms and engagement DAP with our teams

Corporate brand and content

• Provide expert advice and support to colleagues on all aspects of brand, content, and corporate communications
• Drive high quality and engaging content for our communications channels ensuring consistency and integration across channels and platforms
• Lead the development and management of the corporate brand working with partners to ensure successful brand management
• Oversee our content management across our brand portfolio - leading project management, planning, budgeting, execution and evaluation of marketing events and activities
• Develop resource plans to ensure efficient and effective delivery of high-quality branded content and outputs across projects including a bank of trusted freelancers and contractors
• Responsible for key content deliverables such as Annual Report and accounts

Event management

• Lead on event design and delivery, as a key route to audience engagement and IC across Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation

Internal communications

• Development and delivery of an internal communications strategy that supports our growing organisation
• Working in partnership with the Head of Resources and Internal Comms Manager to ensure that our internal comms supports communication about policies, ways of working and other HR matters
• Work with colleagues to develop our internal comms channels including the intranet to increase value and usage

PR and Crisis Comms Strategy

• Crisis comms planning and implementation
• Managing corporate and brand reputational risk
• Overseeing media enquiries, press releases and media content

Budgeting, Evaluation, and reporting

• Manage the team budget and business plan
• Produce performance and progress reports to support internal monitoring and planning plus updates for our Board of Trustees
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of communications with other colleagues to identify and improve the best combinations of activities

Person specification

What we’re looking for

Skills and experience:

 

 

Knowledge and qualifications

Abilities and attributes:

• Significant experience at a senior level in a Corporate Communications is essential, ideally including broad expertise in PR, B2B Brands, internal comms, and marketing
• Proven track record of developing and implementing effective corporate brand strategies and embedding brands across an organisation
• Experience of leading, managing and developing a high-performing team
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Experience of managing budgets to ensure projects meet departmental, team and personal objectives and KPIs
• Experience of building high trust and collaborative relationships and managing multiple stakeholders including at senior level
• Experience and understanding of working with diverse audiences and stakeholders
• Experience of briefing and successfully working with marketing and creative agencies
• Experience of proactive PR, reactive and crisis communications
• Experience on embedding DEI within the remit of comms and engagement
• Agency management
• Internal comms

• Knowledge of property, financial investments, and philanthropy an advantage

• Knowledge and experience of
  • Internal communications strategies
  • Thought Leadership
  • Corporate Brand Positioning
  • DEI in embedding across Comms and Engagement WoW
  • Reputation management, Crisis and Reactive Comms
  • Annual and Impact Report Management

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills
• Inspiring and motivational leadership style
• Ability to be both a strategic and creative thinker
• Sophisticated level of problem-solving
• An excellent eye for detail and upholding high quality standards
• Confident and Excellent Presenter and influencer
• Confidence and building rapport with senior stakeholders and Leadership
• Ability to plan, deliver and project manage multiple campaigns and projects within budgets and on time
• Not afraid to get stuck in and be “hands on” when needed
• Ability to use audience insight and data to inform brand, campaign, and fundraising strategies
• Advanced computer literacy across all standard programmes i.e., Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
• A demonstrable understanding of data protection, charity law,
• Highly proficient at handling multiple deadlines, shifting priorities and rapid change with ease, while maintaining focus on the most important priorities for achieving success

Job title: Social Impact Recruitment Consultant 

Reporting to: Director of Careers4Change

Based: Remote working, some travel to meetings with clients

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 

Closing date for applications: 1st September 2022

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing team at Careers4Change (C4C) as a Social Impact Recruitment Consultant. We work with some of the leading social impact and impact investment organisations that are scaling up and looking for professionals with the right skill sets and the required social motivation. We are seeking a proactive team player who can bring genuine enthusiasm, energy and innovation to our agile, impact-first organisation. 

Since we work on various important job roles, your professional background and specific sector experience is less important than your adaptability and willingness to learn. What’s vital is your ambition to help contribute to social change through the placement of qualified talent.

Working in a niche specialist recruitment consultancy, you will have the opportunity to manage recruitment drives on behalf of our clients across the social economy, including for social investors, impact investment firms, foundations, trusts, social enterprises, and charities. You will work closely with the C4C recruitment and senior management team, contributing to recruitment strategy, refining our impact-led proposition, and fostering our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will help to strengthen our reputation as the leading recruiter for social impact/investment jobs and further develop strategic partnerships across the sector to expand our growing client base.

Work in the social sector already? Or been questioning the impact of your current work in the commercial sector and considering using your skills to pursue a different career path? Perhaps this social impact recruiter role is for you. At C4C, we are experiencing unprecedented demand for what we offer our clients—a bespoke recruitment solution, which is rigorous and purpose-led. 

Responsibilities:

Client communication: 

• Oversee and lead the recruitment process for designated roles, from initial client briefing to candidate sourcing, screening, shortlisting, interviewing and salary negotiation, providing People & Talent Managers as well as Line Managers with access to a rigorous hiring process with optimum results. 
• Assist with the scoping of job descriptions.
• Use our creative sourcing techniques to build effective candidate pipelines that identify and engage both active and passive candidates from diverse backgrounds. You will work with our C4C specialists using social media, jobs boards, search techniques, referrals, and communicate with the wider C4C network.
• Develop strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders in the social impact ecosystem

Candidate management:

• Communicate with candidates both within the social and commercial sectors in a professional and thoughtful manner, review job applications, organise pre-interviews to ensure thorough assessment of skill sets and motivation before introducing them to clients.
• Build pools of top candidates for current and future vacancies, becoming an expert in talent management for the social impact market.
• Be responsible for ensuring a positive and fair experience for all candidates.
• Keep candidates informed of their progress throughout the recruitment process, managing expectations.

Organisation responsibilities:

• Manage candidate information using our CRM/ATS system and ensure that our system is continually updated.
• Collaborate with the recruiting team, including the Director of C4C, associates and consultants working across the business.
• Research and implement new techniques to identify leading talent
• Seek opportunities to develop the C4C brand and reputation and grow our client base.
• Keep up to date on HR analytics tools to assess the impact and effectiveness of our recruitment strategies. 

Person Profile

Skills and experience:

• 3 years+ professional experience in business development or account management
• Experience of operating in a client-facing role, whether in the social impact or commercial sector
• Experience of leading, or participating in, professional recruitment processes
• An advocate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and fair recruitment practices
• Experience of managing a variety of senior external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a confident communicator
• Understanding of, and demonstrable interest in, the social/impact investment, not-for-profit, social enterprise, or charity sector
• Potential to identify and implement creative solutions for talent acquisition
• Familiar with GDPR and competent in dealing with contracts and managing data
• Proficient with CRM/ATS platforms

Additional Attributes: 

• A strong sense of social motivation and passion for positive social change
• A willingness to solve problems and work proactively with minimal supervision
• Excellent attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Flexible, adaptable, with a willingness to learn new skills
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and innovative
• Ambitious and self-motivated
• People-focused/personable

About Careers4Change

C4C is a specialist recruitment consultancy connecting purpose-driven individuals with social impact organisations in the UK. 

C4C endeavours to accelerate the pace of change by delivering talented professionals who offer a combination of both the required skill sets and a passion for social change. We are committed to building diverse teams that are more representative of the communities our clients serve, and we encourage the transition of human capital across sectors.

C4C is going through a period of transition and growth as the social impact/ investment market develops and the search for talented individuals with the right social motivation becomes ever more crucial. We have led recruitment processes for organisations such as Power to Change, an independent charitable trust, Big Society Capital, the UK’s leading social impact investor, and Fair4All Finance, a non-profit organisation founded to increase the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances—and our client base is growing fast.

This is a central role within Mayhew’s Income and Engagement Team and at the heart of any organizations’ fundraising, as the interface with our individual giving donors.

The post holder will be joining Mayhew at an exciting time. Ambitious plans are in development to further grow income to support Mayhew in delivering its corporate ambitions over the coming years. The role is ideal for an individual looking to oversee, support and manage an ambitious programme of work.

The post holder will manage all interactions with existing and prospective donors and supporters via multiple channels ensuring all donors are given an excellent standard of service and individual experience across our individual giving programme.

Main responsibilities of the post include:

• Deliver fulfilment and supporter care via multiple channels with all existing and prospective donors.
• Implementation of the individual giving stewardship programme across Sponsorship, Membership,  Direct Marketing and legacies.
• Lead on delivering and managing all incoming communication by email, phone, letter and other channels and ensure all are addressed in a timely manner.

Good communication is essential, as you will be working with all teams in Mayhew and external stakeholders.

You will be joining fun but hard working and supportive team.

In return, we offer 25 days annual leave, plus 8 days for public holidays.  Day off for your birthday, and a health cashplan membership, after successfully completing your first 6 months.  For more details and to discover more over staff benefits here.

Mayhew works in, and supports a diverse community here in London and internationally, therefore, we welcome applicants from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and the LGBT+ community.

If this sounds of interest to you read the Job Description and Person Specification below and apply.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis at Mayhew. Applicants should therefore apply as soon as possible.

Deadline for applications 5 pm on 26th August 2022.

Be there when it matters

Sue Ryder has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Individual Giving Manager to join our dedicated fundraising team. As a Senior Individual Giving Manager you will be responsible for developing and driving the strategy for the Sue Ryder Individual Giving programme across the organisation. This includes coordinating and leading on the key appeals throughout the year; liaising with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver on acquisition and income targets; employing multiple channels with a particular focus on developing our digital offering.

Key duties & responsibilities:

•To lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of Individual Giving campaigns across the organisation
•To lead on the development and delivery of fundraising products or new opportunities within the Sue Ryder Individual Giving Programme
•Identify and implement initiatives that will enhance the experience of Sue Ryder supporters, encouraging them to maintain and increase their support.
•Create and manage strategies to maximise long and short term income from existing individual supporters
•Liaise with the Supporter Experience and Journeys Manager to create and deliver journeys which increase level of participation, engagement and financial value.
•To keep abreast of industry-wide direct marketing developments and technological innovations and those beyond the charity sector with a view to introducing them to Sue Ryder where this would add future value.
•Ensure that the programmes are operating in accordance with established codes and are compliant with relevant regulations.
•To recruit, lead, inspire, develop and manage the Individual Giving Team to perform at the highest possible level and deliver excellent results
•To make positive contributions to the development of the Fundraising Strategy and take on a leadership role within the fundraising division and the wider organisation.
•Plan, manage and report on budget and investment into the Individual Giving programme taking a lead on creating, monitoring and managing business plans.
•To undertake specific projects as necessary and requested to support the Head of Public Fundraising.

Experience & Skills required:

•Degree level, member of a professional body or recognised graduate status (NVQ5), or relevant experience.
•Member of a professional body or recognised graduate status (NVQ5), or relevant experience.
•Extensive Individual Giving fundraising experience in a role with substantial responsibility for driving growth from cash and, ideally, mid-value programmes.
•Track record delivering innovation in generating income across multiple Individual Giving channels including knowledge of digital fundraising channels and DRTV.
•Experience in planning, implementing and monitoring of strategy and large budgets (£1m+) to agreed deadlines, managing parallel work streams and complex stakeholder relationships.
•Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
•Strong negotiating and influencing skills
•Project and stakeholder management

Sue Ryder benefits:
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Paid qualifications
• Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
• Relocation allowance
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop
• Season ticket loan
• Cash referral bonus scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Online Wellbeing Centre
• Free Will writing service
• Staff finance loans
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities

If you want more than just a job, we want you. Join the team and be there when it matters.

Head of Learning and Impact

Salary/Rate: £40,000 pa 

Hours: 35hrs

Status: Permanent

Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata)

Location: Home-based with access to co-work spaces in Manchester, Reading or London and regular travel to Foyers and events.

Reporting to: Chief Executive

About You

You are someone with a passion for social change and young people, and a fascination for impact measurement, learning and quality development. You are able to evidence this through your writing and professional or voluntary experience. You are intellectually curious, with the energy and determination to deepen our shared understanding of how young people experiencing homelessness can be best supported to realise their power and purpose. 

You have a deep commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and to understanding the barriers and enablers to participation.

You will thrive in a small, creative and ambitious team working on multiple projects and assignments, and have the flexibility to handle a broad and changeable workload. You’ll be able to jump right in, working closely with the team to deliver at an exciting phase of our strategic development and organisational growth.

We are aware of the ambition and breadth of this role and are interested in hearing from candidates who feel they have the skills to grow into the role but who maybe don’t have all the experience described.

Who We Are

The Foyer Federation is a small, innovative youth charity working to improve the lives of young people who can’t live at home. Since 1992, we have worked with a network of Foyers to inspire, challenge and quality assure approaches to developing the skills and resources young people need to thrive, not just cope.

We believe all young people can shape a successful journey into adulthood if they have access to the right training, contacts and opportunities to invest in their talents. We’re leading a movement of like-minded organisations and individuals who want to improve the prospects of all young people through an asset-based approach, which we call ‘Advantaged Thinking’. We’re committed to working with our network of Foyers and external experts to improve the ‘offer’ for young people.

We are looking for individuals who resonate with our core values: Maverick, Savvy, Authentic, Loving and Brave. 

Role Purpose

As Head of Learning and Impact you will play a crucial role as we establish a more insight led and evidence based approach to our activities. In the role you will lead on shaping how we gather data and insights from our network of youth accommodation projects (Foyers) and the young people they support. 

You will help us develop existing systems (such as the data we gather through our accreditation scheme) and establish new impact measurement tools (through a new development programme to capture and improve learning in Foyers). By tracking and understanding the trends and capturing the learning and evidence at a local level we will improve our programmes and network offering and open up new opportunities for young people who have experienced homelessness.

Objectives

To effectively manage and deliver a national development programme to increase and improve the learning offer in Foyers (and beyond) and capture the insights, impacts and voice of young people directly. 

To oversee and manage our quality development and accreditation offering (FOR Youth); ensuring the quality and impact of Foyers across the country and effectively and efficiently capturing service level data to enable benchmarking, service improvement and evidencing of current impact. 

To support the overall insight gathering, reflective learning and impact measurement of the Foyer Federation across our activities developing our theory of change at a national level and integrating it with the local Foyer theory of change model.

Please note: we envisage that the priorities and time spent on each of these objectives will change over the next few years with a higher priority given to objective 1 in the first two years

Duties & Accountabilities

Project Management:

Lead on the detailed design and implementation of the new Advantaged Thinking Development Framework project (ATDF), funded by the National Lottery, to increase and improve the learning offer in Foyers and enable young people to become Advantaged Thinking leaders.

Build an effective project delivery team alongside the Head of Programmes and Network, young people, Foyers and external specialists to deliver the development programme initially with a pilot group of Foyers and then rolling it out to the wider network. 

Work alongside our Specialist Consultant to collect insights and evidence of the current learning offer in Foyers and map out a learning framework with the project team. 

Work alongside our Head of Programmes and Network to create and implement engaging and effective workshops with the staff and young people in the pilot Foyers for the purpose of establishing the learning framework and ways to endorse existing (or create new) learning content .

Oversee the tendering for a creative digital design partner to build a digital interface / platform for the learning framework and content to be hosted on.

Oversee the project development, testing of the platform and roll out of the ATDF across the network, liaising with the Head of Development and Partnerships on any associated licensing or income generation strategies.

Relationship building:

Co-create and co-deliver key elements of the ATDF project with young people where it is appropriate and meaningful to do so, in line with our strategy and policies.

Build positive working relationships with external consultants, the Foyer network and peer organisations who are supporting the ATDF project.

Build and maintain positive relationships with the National Lottery Community Fund grants manager, reporting to them in a timely manner and sharing our learnings openly.

Quality and impact:

Design and develop new effective impact monitoring tools as part of the ATDF project that capture the needs, aspirations, learning and achievements of young people in our network.

Ensure that the ATDF framework includes tools and resources for young people to actively engage with the learning, to track their own progress and knowledge, and to understand the value of engaging with the framework.

Deliver and develop our existing quality development and accreditation scheme (FOR Youth) in partnership with our Specialist Consultant by:

a) ensuring the qualitative and quantitative data collection and presentation is streamlined, accurate, user friendly and embedded in the Advantaged Thinking approach. 

b) developing the accreditation process to be fit for purpose for use beyond the youth supported housing sector.

Ensure and safeguard the longevity of the quality development programme so that it can continue to be used by the network in future years to effectively assess, reflect on and improve the quality of their services.

Work alongside the Specialist Consultant to assess and improve services as part of the quality development programme by: conducting group support sessions, face to face interviews and effectively analysing data in order to identify trends, themes and emerging areas for improvement, then present findings as clear and comprehensive reports. 

Learning and insight

Work with the Head of Programmes and Network to identify opportunities for new programmes in line with the insights gathered from the ATDF and the accreditation data.

To understand and champion the use of data directly from young people and how to get the best from it, making recommendations for future activity based on detailed scrutiny.

To develop a new and improved theory of change for the Foyer Federation that integrates the local Foyer theory of change model developed previously with the University of East Cumbria

To work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to agree data sets and requirements for KPI monitoring and measurement in line with the agreed Foyer Federation theory of change. 

From time to time, attend and support the delivery of network events, training and Foyer visits to deepen your working knowledge and relationships with Foyers and young people across the entirety of our network. 

Influence the organisation’s strategic direction using the learning from day-to-day interactions with our network.

Act as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) attending SLT and board meetings (when required).

Be a generous leader using your skills, experiences and knowledge to enable other staff members to thrive.

General

To apply the Foyer Federation’s policies and procedures and ensure compliance with relevant obligations, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities.

To ensure your own continuing professional development by undergoing training and other activities.

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required.

This job description may be amended from time to time, as the needs of the organisation require.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience and Skills: Essential (E) or Desirable (D)

1. Experience in building, nurturing and managing complex relationships both with youth work and/or housing professionals and young people. (E)

2. Demonstrable expertise in all of the following areas: 

• Project management
• Programme delivery including support and facilitation
• Building positive relationships
• Learning and outcome management.

3. Recent professional experience and knowledge of theory of change / logic models, impact measurement and data collection and analysis. (E)

4. Experience of securing buy-in and engagement in programmes and events involving young people and practitioners. (E)

5. A good understanding of using and developing digital tools and systems. (D)

6. Experience of communicating with and influencing practitioners, managers, commissioners, statutory agencies and other stakeholders involved in developing and delivering young people’s services. (D)

7. Knowledge of online learning platforms and / or virtual learning environments in practice - both their development and implementation. (D)

8. Capable of using various technology platforms (e.g. Microsoft, Apple products,  Zoom, Google suite) and other communications tools and approaches including Social Media platforms. (E)

Attitudes and Behaviours:

8. A proactive and determined team player with a can-do attitude, who has a strong drive to improve the quality of services and opportunities for young people.

9. Exceptional planning and organisational skills, able to work under pressure and prioritise competing tasks to meet deadlines, with a flexible approach to meeting the changing demands of project activity.

10. A keen eye for detail and accuracy. Able to distil and communicate the key information and learnings to a wide range of audiences in a concise manner. 

11. Clear and personable communicator and relationship-builder, both orally and written. Empathetic with good listening skills – able to understand the different needs and perspectives of others and to influence a range of audiences. 

12. Applies Advantaged Thinking in practice, communicating it with others and spotting and developing potential Advantaged Thinkers.

13. An individual who lives the values of the organisation personally and has a  strong commitment to the Foyer Federation’s mission and purpose with an active interest in developing innovative solutions and more effective investment in young people.

14. Collaborative and flexible approach, able to listen, engage and demonstrate tact and diplomacy

Competencies:

15. Building and maintaining relationships

16. Programme delivery and project management

17. Detail-driven and organised

18. Creative and savvy thinker

19. Communicating and influencing

20.  Proactive and determined

To Apply

To apply, download and read the full job description, application form and equal opportunities form, and return the completed form and a copy of your CV to our inbox by Friday 19th August. Interviews will be arranged on a bespoke basis between 1st and 19th August as the applications arrive.

We’re looking for someone with a passion for promoting the rights of children in conflict, who can bring creativity and impact to our youth advocacy work. You will have experience of developing policy, as well as advocating for the implementation of these policies by decision-makers, and working with communications colleagues to influence change.

You are highly motivated and proactive, confident at engaging with young people and building relationships with decision-makers and influencers who have the capacity to affect change.

You are a great communicator, confident in speaking to a range of audiences – including the media - unintimidated by advocating towards those in positions of power, and capable of tailoring your style accordingly. 

If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.

About us

War Child, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict. For more than two decades we’ve delivering high-impact programmes that are rebuilding lives across Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic and Yemen. We understand children’s needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of the solution - from reintegrating children formerly associated with armed groups and armed forces (CAAFAG) in the Central African Republic to reuniting children with their families in Afghanistan. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and key decision makers.

Child safeguarding and Adults at Risk

Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm.

Your role

War Child is committed to championing the voices of children and youth affected by armed conflict. As Youth Advocacy and Engagement Adviser you will act as lead in advising and supporting War Child in the engagement and meaningful participation of young people in War Child’s advocacy activities. You will be responsible for advising the organisation on how to best to develop new safe and effective ways to listen and engage with young people in our own programmes and support child and youth-led advocacy. You will ensure War Child is positioned as a sector leader in the meaningful participation of children and youth affected by conflict, so their ideas and actions can meaningfully influence and change understanding of issues and sector responses to them.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure issues identified by VoiceMore groups are effectively carried into local, national and international advocacy efforts to bring about change, by drawing up strategies with Advocacy team, country-teams, seeking opportunities to raise concerns at international level, and identifying networks and contacts that can support awareness raising and policy change.
• Act as lead within War Child for all matters pertaining to youth engagement and participation within advocacy, drawing up cross departmental initiatives to ensure War Child realise its key strategic aim of effectively championing the voice of children and youth we work with.
• Actively engage donors, decision-makers and sector peers the meaningful participation of Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC) and promote the meaningful engagement of children and youth as a sector standard to be realised.
• Advise on issues pertaining to meaningful participation and engagement of children and youth as part of improvements to existing - or new - programmatic or advocacy interventions developed and delivered in collaboration with programme countries.
• Oversee the successful continuation and expansion of War Child’s Young Advocates Development Programme ‘VoiceMore’ in programme countries, advising country-teams on how best to implement and support young people’s engagement and advocacy action.
• Design and develop comprehensive online and in person training programmes, guides, resources and tools on participatory approaches for staff and for use by external partners, including how best to ethically and safely engage young people affected by conflict in advocacy.
• Instigate and manage the launch of the VoiceMore Handbook with key strategic partners.
• In collaboration with Programmes and Communications Teams, devise ways to safely and ethically gather feedback from young people on key advocacy priorities, including media content, for events and campaigning.
• Act as representative for War Child in external meetings, events, conferences, and debates within the sector and within relevant working groups, coalitions and task forces. 
• Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to WCUK’s Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk Policies.

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the role.

You are

Mandatory criteria

• Commitment to the aims and objectives of War Child
• Educated to at least degree level in relevant subject
• Strong understand of relevant frameworks to CAAC agenda
• Willingness and ability to travel – including to War Child country programmes

Experience and knowledge

• Excellent understanding of key concepts related to child and youth participation and empowerment, particularly in relation to international development and humanitarian field.
• Experience of facilitating child and youth-led advocacy and delivering training programmes for hard to reach and disadvantaged groups.
• Understanding of youth participatory approaches and methodologies, and knowledge and experience of how to apply them.
• Experience of delivering advocacy and campaigning strategies with and on behalf of children and young people, and influencing decision-makers as a result.
• Understanding of how change happens and how to influence decision-makers at country, regional and international levels.
• Understanding of basic research practice with children and youth and how to solicit feedback in a safe and ethical manner.
• Excellent grasp of safeguarding and how to ensure young people’s safety when engaging them in advocacy
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating programmes, including collating, and presenting data to evidence outcomes and impacts to donors and other audiences.
• Knowledge of child rights and other relevant international frameworks for children affected by conflict would be an advantage.
• Experience of promoting child and youth engagement and participation across an organisation.
• Understanding and appreciation of contexts participating children and youth live and survive in, and of how to ensure strong duty of care for participants.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with colleagues across different countries and cultures.
• Ability to engage and interact with children and young people who have experienced conflict in an empowering way.
• Strong project management skills, and ability to deliver a programme across multiple countries to time and to budget.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to capture and communicate programme impact
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to design and deliver interactive programmes to children and youth of varying educational level.
• Strong relationship-building skills with colleagues across functions and countries (media, digital, programmes, in-country).
• Flexibility and capability to change plans at minimal notice, and deliver to tight timeframes
• Strong task management skills – providing clarity and direction to those not directly under your line management.
• Empathy, understanding and sensitivity.

DFN Project SEARCH is the largest transition to work programme for people with learning disabilities and autism in the world! We are a community that gives voice to a social injustice – did you know that only 5.1% of people a learning disability and or autism, known to adult services, are in work in the UK? Yet 70% of those on our programme secure paid work, at above the minimum wage and an incredible 60% are full time roles.
We are really proud to be a social movement for change that makes clear economic sense, is the right thing to do and enables people to be the best that they can be.

We are evidence based, high aiming and everything we do is based on research. We are committed to continuous improvement and are pace setters in this area. Our programme is based on strong partnerships and our role is to provide the model, tools, training, and quality assurance to enable each participant to flourish. This model has been running for 25 years and once a programme is established it is evidently sustainable. 

Overall Responsibility

Establish, Promote, Support & Develop DFN Project SEARCH Programmes.

Job Summary:
You will be required to identify opportunities to develop and grow DFN Project SEARCH programmes across a geographical area with the aim of supporting the organisation to ensure that as many people as need it have access to DFN Project SEARCH programmes. In addition, you will be required to develop strategies to ensure that the operational programmes in your area are achieving at least the average outcomes expected for young people in our programmes and so you must be committed to continuous improvement.
You will be specifically required to develop strong partnerships and train and support colleagues within your area. You may also be required to support colleagues promoting DFN Project SEARCH in other areas, further European projects as required and contribute to the development of relevant new UK focussed materials.

As a Programme Specialist you will be expected to:
- Demonstrate effective project planning and preparation so that each project delivers achieves the highest quality programme possible and great employment outcomes for the interns.
- Establish effective working relationships with schools, colleges, local authorities, employers and the project professional staff to promote the building of excellent partnerships at each site to ensure the effective running of programmes and promote sustainability in a volatile environment.
- Take an active part in decision making, planning and audit processes of each project.
- Ensure that you implement DFN Project SEARCH policy and have a clear understanding of required quality standards and criteria which constitute effective teaching and learning
- To contribute to the development of a new enhanced UK offer to new and current projects to better prepare our interns for employment.

This is home-based working with travel to sites within a specific region