Position: Housing Director

Pay: £23.77 per hour – Grade R (£46,352.00 per annum pro rata)

Location: Hybrid Working (YMCA Norfolk Offices, Aylsham Road / Home)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per week: 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week

Job Role: 

We are looking for an Housing Director to join our team at YMCA Norfolk and enable us to grow our provision of accommodation while supporting our mission of transforming young lives.
This role will sit alongside our CEO, Corporate Services Director, Business Development Officer, and a new Early Years and Communities Director as part of the Executive Team at YMCA Norfolk.
The role will focus on the strategic direction of their portfolio, whilst ensuring we meet the regulatory requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing and the Health and Safety Executive.

Job Purpose:

• To lead the delivery of YMCA Norfolk’s Housing strategy and operations across Norfolk
• To be responsible for developing our housing stock in line with Capital Development Strategy.
• To be the organisational lead for safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
• To be a member of the Executive Team providing collective strategic leadership to the organisation so that young people can develop in body, mind and spirit.
• To be responsible for ensuring implementation of agreed standards across our housing operations
• To actively work to enhance the Christian ethos of the organisation so that it has a tangible impact on people’s lives
• Further information around the role can be found in the Job Description.

The Organisation:

YMCA Norfolk is a great place to work, offering meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and fun! We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people and our stakeholders.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will have a proven record with working knowledge of housing, including legislation, regulation, and housing finance. You will be an excellent People Manager with interpersonal skills that allow you to lead and motivate your team, while building co-operative working relationships with other organisations. You will have a demonstrable and active commitment to the Christian faith and be skilled in delivering Christian devotionals and Christian faith based talks and presentations.

For a full Person Specification, please see the Job Description.

What you’ll get in return:

• Healthshield Health Care Plan
• 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
• An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
• Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
• Health and wellbeing events and activities
• Family friendly policies
• In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
• Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
• Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
• Regular line management and support
• Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles Nursery

What to do next:

Please download an Application Pack for a comprehensive overview of YMCA Norfolk and the Housing Director opportunity.

Please contact us for more information.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 11th July 2022 at 9am

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Interview date: Thursday 21st July

YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.

National Children's Bureau
Position: Associate Director, Lambeth Early Years Partnership (LEAP)
Location: Lambeth or Hackney with hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home)
Salary: £58,392 plus excellent benefits package including 33 days holiday and 13% employer pension contributions
Contract: Fixed term contract for at least 2 years.

For almost 60 years the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

• Do you believe every child deserves the best possible start in life?

• Do you have the strategic and operational skills to help deliver the final stage of one of the country's most exciting early years programmes?

• Do you want to create an amazing legacy for future generations of babies and toddlers?

If you answered yes to these questions, we welcome an application from you.

The Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) - one of the country's most exciting early years initiatives - is entering its final stage of delivery. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start programme LEAP was established in 2015 to demonstrate how to improve children's life chances through investing in early years provision and connecting local services.

During the next two to three years, we expect our portfolio of services and activities to maintain a broad steady state so that the initiative can be fully evaluated. However, behind the scenes we are working hard with local commissioners and stakeholders to plan and ultimately deliver LEAP's legacy.

This senior role will require high level strategic and operational skills; a detailed understanding of commissioning and local systems change; and a strong knowledge of early childhood development, and early years services and systems. We are looking for a skilled operator with the credibility and gravitas to drive lasting change for local babies, toddlers, and families.

To learn more, please look at our website () and see our work to date ().

We look forward to hearing from you.

For further information and/or a confidential conversation, please contact our retained consultant Will Worthington at Morgan Hunt Executive.

Application process will be CV and supporting statement.

Closing date: 09:00 on 8^th July 2022.

In person assessment and interviews: 19^th July 2022.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Senior Associate Director, Cancer
Reference: DH31823
Location: Cambridge
Department: Development and Alumni Relations
Salary: £56,587 - £60,022

Would you like to contribute to the cure for cancer, care and treatments? As Senior Associate Director, Cancer, you will be responsible for raising significant philanthropic support for cancer-focused fundraising priorities such as the establishment of a revolutionary Cancer Research Hospital which will set new standards in Europe for the integration of clinical research, new technologies, and excellent patient care.

Collaborative, strategic and innovative in approach, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing, high-value donor relationships as well pro-actively building new networks and relationships. Key to success will be the ability to engage senior University staff, academics and senior stakeholders internally and externally.

As a member of the University's Development & Alumni Relations Office, you will be joining an exciting, challenging and rewarding place to work. Ours is an office where we are passionate, supportive and collegiate in our approach, where excellence is recognised and people love their jobs. Your colleagues are the best in their field and the sector's future leaders.

This role is an outstanding opportunity for someone who is a self-starter, passionate and innovative, has an exceptional track record in major gifts fundraising and is looking to have a major impact on a world-renowned institution.

This role is based in central Cambridge. We practise a hybrid working model.

Closing date for this position is Sunday 24 July 2022.
First round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place the week commencing 8 August 2022.
Second round interviews for this position are anticipated to take place week commencing 15 August 2022.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Please quote reference DH31823 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) is the lead body for supporting, developing and promoting the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in the Rotherham Borough. Our role is to facilitate effective action to bring about positive change in the lives of individuals and communities in the local area.

We are looking to recruit a key member of the senior management team to help drive forward the organisation to deliver the strongest possible impact for the communities and individuals we serve.

The Director of Services (Infrastructure) will be responsible for leading on the Single Infrastructure Grant (SIG) and related areas of work, VAR’s core services and key networks and consortia of Rotherham’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations.

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience of leading at a senior level within a voluntary or public sector organisation;
• Demonstrable record of developing strong and effective stakeholder and partner relationships within a complex environment;
• Proven track record of building, leading and managing diverse teams across a number of business areas and specialisms;
• Experience of developing services and contributing towards funding, income generation and business planning.

As well as having the ability to lead the team through an inclusive and empowering leadership style, the successful candidate must have the ability to influence at a high level across a range of services, stakeholders, commissioners and organisations.

The role will require regular attendance at meetings outside of normal working hours, therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.

Interviews for this role are likely to take place on Friday 22nd July 2022 at The Spectrum.

Job Description

• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of organisational safeguarding policies and practice, ensuring that Catch22 adheres to statutory safeguarding practices across all the local authorities that it operates in.

• Responsible for the development and setting of strategic direction for Safeguarding, responsible for the implementation of the organisational Safeguarding strategy.

• Produce an annual safeguarding strategy and regularly report to the Board on progress.

• Be the subject matter expert on Safeguarding:

• • Use specialist knowledge to inform and advise the directors and others to understand, lead and deliver the Safeguarding strategy.
  • Enable teams across Catch22 to work to safeguarding objectives in line with overarching strategic objectives.
  • Inform business decision around bids, acquisitions, and service developments from a safeguarding perspective

• Create a risk based approach to safeguarding, considering legal, regulatory, policy and external best practice, escalating risks and updating existing policies where needed.

• Work with wider Catch22 Departments to create organisational safeguarding projects and initiatives that deliver the strategy, supporting appropriate business cases and budgets for effective implementation.

• Provide guidance and support to the People team and directors in relation to case management, ensuring procedures for reporting are followed and acting as Catch22 representative in the reporting of incidents to other agencies/external bodies.

• Acting as the Catch22 Safeguarding point of contact for external bodies such as the Charities Commission, LADO, Prevent and DBS, attending meetings and updating on procedural changes and compliance audits as required.

• Develop, implement, and monitor the organisational safeguarding risk register and develop a set of metrics to measure the effectiveness of safeguarding practice. Work alongside the Data and Insights Team to analyse this information to create insights that inform the future direction of safeguarding at Catch22.
• Develop and maintain external networks and contacts to enable organisational benchmarking and ensure development of best practice.

• Manage stakeholder relationships including the Chair of the Trustees, nominated Trustee for Safeguarding, Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, HR Business Partners, coaching on safeguarding leadership and reporting on progress against strategy and performance as required.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place to ensure the golden thread of effective safeguarding practice flows from front line work to the role of the Board of Trustees.
• Leadership and line management of the safeguarding team and effective joint working with other corporate and operational teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level

• A relevant professional qualification in safeguarding field

Additional information

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Salary: £50,000.00 - £52,000.00 per annum

Place of work: Home Working – Nationwide

Reports to: Director of Young People and Families

Level of screening: Enhanced DBS

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Salary: Associate Organiser step 1 (£26,623 per annum FTE)

Based: Brighton and Hove

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 4 days a week, with flexible working and some planned evening and weekend working required.

Deadline: 8 July 2022, 23:59pm

Interviews: 14 July 2022

Citizens UK 

Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good.  

Our mission is to develop leaders, strengthen civic organisations and make change. Our 550 member communities are deeply rooted in their local areas and connect every day to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Through the method of community organising, we enable people experiencing powerlessness to develop their leadership and come together with the power and strategy to make change.  

This leads to hundreds of neighbourhood improvements - from zebra crossings outside primary schools to renovated public toilets in cemeteries. And it leads to some of the biggest campaign impacts in the UK, such as winning over £1.5 billion of wages through the UK Living Wage campaign, securing a legal cap on the cost of credit to control exploitative lending, and ending the detention of children for immigration purposes. We enable local campaigns to grow into large-scale social change projects such as the Living Wage Foundation, Parents and Communities Together (PACT), and Sponsor Refugees, that form an integral part of our theory of change. The most prominent of these is the rapidly growing Living Wage Foundation with a network of nearly 9,000 accredited Living Wage Employers across the UK.  

Brighton & Hove Citizens is a newly-established local civil society alliance, made up of a range of educational, faith, and community institutions. Whilst the alliance is fairly new - it was established in 2018 - it has grown to become the largest alliance of civil society institutions across the city.

Purpose 

The principal responsibility of an Associate Organiser is their own development: learning the craft of Community Organising under the guidance of an experienced Community Organiser. They work intensively with a small number of member organisations under close supervision, growing their experience, skill, and responsibility incrementally. An Associate Organiser is working towards becoming a competent practitioner of the craft of broad-based community organising methodology, and focuses on the building of relational power, the recruitment and retention of dues-paying institutions, the development of leaders, the strengthening of member institutions, leader-led public actions, and the winning of systemic change. 

This role is for an ambitious, hard-working, person who wants to win tangible change across Brighton and Hove (and Sussex) and develop new leaders in the process.

This role has a specific focus on youth leadership and will primarily be developed in partnership with three large colleges: BHASVIC, Newman College, and Varndean College. Those three colleges will work closely together to fully participate in existing campaigns of the alliance, as well as establish additional campaigns which directly affect their students, families, and staff. As such, we are looking for someone who’ll be able to engage with and motivate young people in order to deliver enriching opportunities for them to become part of our local alliance.

Main Responsibilities 

Working as an Associate Organiser in Brighton and Hove (0.6) and within the Citizens UK Schools Organising Team (0.2) for Citizens UK your main responsibilities will include:

Build relational power to further CUK goals:

• Support Leaders to develop a comprehensive power analysis appropriate to each action area or winnable goal

• Establish working relationships with alliance leaders and move them into action; taking the initiative to establish new relationships as required

• Conduct 1-2-1s to develop relationships with leaders and understand their concerns.

• Tell a wide range of Community Organising stories effectively in order to influence others and achieve CUK’s goals

Identify and develop relational leaders prepared to act with others for the common good:

• Identify and discern actual and potential leaders with the passion and ability to drive change 

• Proactively create opportunities for leaders to develop, in particular new leaders; nominate for training 

• Successfully deliver training workshops in local institutions and on the core taster curriculum at a local level

Strengthen institutions and develop the Brighton & Hove Citizens alliance:

• Ensure good understanding of the basic interests and traditions of typical member institutions

• Organise campaigns involving multiple organisations to work together for the achievement of common goals

• Support pre-existing core teams and create/develop new core teams to provide leadership in each organisation and in multi-organisational campaign teams

• Support Brighton & Hove Citizens to be effective through its leadership group, its meetings, systems and actions.

Support leaders through the Cycle of Action in order to create change:

• Support member institutions in running listening campaigns

• Support Leaders to organise neighbourhood actions and to secure member turnout

• Take the lead in supporting groups of leaders through the cycle of action on local issues, aiming to achieve wins

• Evaluate the effectiveness of actions; demonstrating ability to incorporate lessons learned into future actions

Contribute to CUK’s financial viability through effective fundraising & financial management:

• Recruit new dues paying institutions; work together with a more senior Organiser to negotiate annual membership fees and letters of understanding

• Contribute substantively to fundraising by securing £30k pa overall, at least half of which should be ‘hard money’ from retention and recruitment of member institutions.

• Liaise with the Finance & Operations team to update the membership database and ensure timely invoicing and fee collection

Contribute to effective teamwork:

• Be proactive concerning personal professional development and wellbeing; i.e. by reading widely, developing a healthy work-life balance and demonstrating ability to reflect on own organising craft & improve on self-identified weaknesses

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with colleagues and participate in a team

• Produce all required reports and follow CUK’s procedures on time and to the required standards

Participate in the development of the craft of Community Organising and play a role in the Guild of Community Organisers:

• Schedule an average of at least three 1-2-1 relational meetings into your daily schedule as a core part of your professional practice

• Commit 10 working days pa (pro rata for part-time staff) to the preparation, delivery and evaluation of Citizens UK National Community Leadership Training or other local or regional trainings;

• Participate in a Guild Team and help it develop as a Community of Practice that enables Organisers across the UK to develop their skills and experience.

• Demonstrate increasing independence in working without the need for close supervision

Support with the strategy of the Citizens UK Schools Organising team:

• Work with the Schools Organising Team to develop case studies of good practice.

• Aim to develop an approach with Colleges (rooted in what is happening in Brighton and Hove) which could be used across Citizens UK’s national network.

Person Specification 

REQUIREMENTS (ESSENTIAL = E,  DESIRABLE = D) 

QUALIFICATIONS 

Bachelor’s degree in any subject (D)

Subject of relevance to community work or community organising is desirable (D)

EXPERIENCE 

Previous campaign experience(D)

Evidence of having acted in a leadership role with peers or in local community activities (e.g. organising clubs or societies) (E)

Experience of administration, project and time management; completing work on time and to high standard (E)

Able to demonstrate previous experience of ‘learning by doing’ in a work or project environment; evidence of being open to feedback and comfortably coachable (E)

Developing leaders – being able to encourage/agitate people to act on what they care about, and support them to be effective at winning change on that issue

 KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

Excellent interpersonal awareness – ability to listen well and appreciate a viewpoint or opinion that is different from one’s own (E)

Good communication skills – able to speak with conviction and passion; and to make a logical argument (E)

Skilled at building, and participating in, teams (D)

PERSONAL QUALITIES & VALUES 

A self-starter with ability to take initiative and work independently (E)

Desire to make an impact and achieve results (E)

A passion for justice (E)

A positive enthusiasm for working with faith congregations, trade unions, schools and other community organisations (E)

An interest in and experience of politics and public life (E)

Curious about people and able to build strong interpersonal, accountable relationships with a diverse range of people (E)

Self-motivated and adaptable (E)

 The successful applicant will be required to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check. 

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

In line with major commitments agreed by the sector at COP26, this newly created role will be part of our Corporate Performance team and will lead on a growing area of work that focuses on developing guidance and capacity for financial institutions in support of eliminating deforestation from their portfolios. As part of our bold programming approach, this role will lead on developing step-by-step guidance on “how to” eliminate deforestation in clients/holdings operations and supply chains. Our high-level Roadmap was launched at COP with ministerial support and we will shortly be launching detailed guidance for pension funds. 

Your role will be to oversee the development and expansion of finance sector guidance including:

1. Technical and research oversight of GC’s finance sector guidance and related content to ensure effective uptake and capacity building

2. Line manage and develop a group of researchers to deliver required work

3. Engagement with a wide range of finance sector, civil society and government stakeholders to get feedback and iterate

4. Support Global Canopy’s finance sector and capacity building strategies, leading on guidance strategy

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

• Outstanding research skills, with a track record of oversight and rigour in producing analysis for the finance sector

• Deep understanding of the finance sector and management of deforestation and/or nature-related risks and opportunities.

• Ability to manage people, foster a culture of excellence and deliver work effectively to an agreed strategy.

Skills and experience:

• Ability to gather, synthesise, analyse and creatively communicate complex data, information and processes into guidance to a targeted finance sector audience

• Ability to engage with and collate feedback from a varied range of stakeholders and maintain buy-in from partners

• Ability to manage a small team

• A strong drive to contribute to our mission, a passion for sustainability and the role that the finance sector can play to drive change

• Demonstrable experience in developing outstanding research and analysis. 

• Specialist technical knowledge on one or more of the following topics with demonstrable experience on advising on it in a professional capacity: ESG measurement, environmental disclosure and reporting, supply chains, sustainability, or financial services.

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

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We would welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website. 

Imperial War Museums are one of the world’s leading authorities on conflict and its impact on people’s lives – from 1914 through to the present day and beyond.  Their collections are filled with personal stories and experiences, inspiring powerful and often conflicting emotions.  IWM aim to share these stories with as many audiences as possible across the world in a way that engages and challenges them, increasing understanding of why we go to war and the effect that conflict has on people’s lives.

We are working in partnership with IWM to appoint their new Assistant Director Public Engagement and Learning, who will develop and manage the public engagement and learning programme across all 5 branches.

The postholder will develop and deliver ambitious and creative engagement programmes that achieve measurable impact on their audiences, using the collections and exhibition seasons to realise IWM’s potential in delivering the global citizenship agenda.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Senior level experience in public engagement and learning strategy and implementation in the cultural, broadcasting, theatre or arts sector
• Demonstrable experience of developing innovative, creative and intellectually sound engagement programmes
• Senior management experience in a large complex organisation
• Experience of project management
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with a high degree of attention to detail
• The ability to build relationships and communicate across the business at all levels and with external stakeholders

You will need to be innovative, creative, proactive and ambitious to succeed in this role.  You will focus at all times on delivering excellent customer service, ensure value for money at all times while being professional, courteous and demonstrating the behaviours and attributes expected of all IWM employees.

For more information, please contact Adam Stacey, Managing Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.  We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Location:  London with regular travel to Duxford and Manchester

Closing date: 20 July 2022

Interviews: 8 August 2022 and 16 August 2022 (face-to-face in London)

Assistant Director of Charity Operations
Location: Central London
Salary: £60,000
Contract: Two year fixed-term contract

The Assistant Director of Charity Operations (AD Ops) will be responsible for the in-year delivery of Charity events and activities in support of the Fundraising and Communications/Marketing plans.

AD Ops will lead on assuring the interface with the Charity's regionally based volunteer community and the regional Army chain of command and will be the primary point of contact for County Chairs and other advocates.

AD Ops principal deliverable will be the annual Engagement Plan, drawing on the supported Fundraising and Comms/Marketing Plans, which will articulate the events to be delivered by the Charity, with measures of effectiveness and resources apportioned for each event or activity within the Plan.

AD Ops will direct the activity of Charity event management and fundraising staff in the delivery of successful events, project managing, troubleshooting, and reprioritising as required and in consultation with Directors Fundraising and Comms/Marketing.

AD Ops will attend Senior Management Board (SMB) meetings and, where appropriate, Trustee Board meetings and sub-committees.

Person specification
- An experienced and proven planner, adept at synchronising activity, managing and allocating resources and delivering expected outcomes to time, cost and specification.
- Some military experience or an understanding of the military that would be advantageous.
- Well-developed writing and oral communication skills, readily able to synthesise information and write and present policy papers, briefs and reports - often under pressure of time.
- Exceptional organisational and critical thinking skills; able to perform complex tasks and prioritise projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and work effectively with all elements of the Charity and supporting volunteers.
- Computer literate, comfortable with MS Office tools, familiar with social media platforms.
- Competent in budget management.
- Project management qualifications/skills are desirable.
- HR management qualifications/skills are desirable.

Closing Date: Thursday 30th June 2022

Interview Date: Tuesday 12th July 2022

Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit tens of thousands of families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people? Would you like to join a team that is determined to continue to provide vital services to those in need during these unprecedented times? 

The Role
We are recruiting a Group Director of Communications and Fundraising to join our senior team and make a real difference. In this role you will lead the communications and fundraising teams as you define, develop and implement the communications and fundraising strategy that together seeks to build awareness of the charity’s brand and profile and maximise fundraising potential so that we can expand our support and services. 
As part of the Executive leadership team, you will work closely with the Group Chief Executive, and Executive Directors and will lead and inspire the communications and fundraising teams to achieve and exceed their goals and strive for success. 

Please download the Candidate Information Pack for further information and the full job description and person specification.

About Us
Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing essential grant support to families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. We believe that all families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people should have the same opportunities as others. Beginning with the most vulnerable, those on low incomes, we aim to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families across the UK.
We are in the final year of our current strategy and we have exciting work ahead to work with our Board to chart our course for the future. What an exciting time to join us!
For more information on our impact, and to read our annual report - go to our website.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Inclusion is fundamental to who we are and why we do what we do. With the input of our staff, we have created our inclusion statement, setting out our commitment to improve inclusion in all aspects of our work. 
We are committed to staff development and offer excellent benefits, including flexible working, competitive annual leave entitlement, a salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme and above all a professional, fun working environment where a positive work-life balance is encouraged.
Family Fund is proud to be a Disability Confident and Voluntary Living Wage Employer. All disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements for the role will be invited to attend an interview.  If you have a disability and are happy to inform us, please highlight this in your covering letter. (Please note that you are under no obligation to inform us).

Great Place to Work
We believe that Family Fund is a great place to work for great people.
We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make a real difference and we work hard to show our values every day. 

To find out more about our values and our great package of benefits, download the Candidate Information Pack.

How to Apply
If you are passionate about joining Family Fund and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with the following:

•  A recent CV with the details of two referees (we will not contact them without your prior permission)
•  A supporting statement that outlines how you meet the criteria and details your motivation for applying

Closing date for applications: Friday 1st July 2022
Preliminary Interviews with Russam: Friday 8th and Monday 11th July 2022
Interviews with Family Fund: Interviews will be held on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21 July 2022, in person at the Family Fund office (Monks Cross, York). 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Project Associate - Competition Policy
London/Hybrid
£49288

• Do you hold an Economics degree (or similar)?

• Do you have prior experience of regulation, including an understanding of the UK competition policy/regulation landscape?

• Do you understand the issues relating to quality and competition? If you have some understanding of the UK audit market it would be beneficial, although not essential?

A regulator are seeking this key hire to be proactive and influential in the development of policy proposals, and establish the body with a full set of policy tools to achieve this. Over time, the expansion of the Competition team provides for succession planning, and builds a base for the effective implementation of policy

The role -

To contribute to the development of the competition policy thinking and provide support to the competition Project Directors to ensure the body get to the right outcome in responding to the CMA report, and building capacity, competition and resilience in the market for statutory audit services. Over time, the role will transition from policy development to delivery of the new regulator's competition objective, and monitoring and reporting against that.

Duties -

• Reporting to the Acting Director, UK Auditing Standards and Competition, and Competition Project Directors on the development and results of projects.
• Supporting the development of the scope and methodology for projects to be delivered as part of the competition policy workstream.
• As part of the competition team, engagement with UK regulatory authorities, audit stakeholders and other government bodies to develop competition policy for the UK statutory audit services market;
• Assist in the development of policy options to deliver competition in the statutory audit services market through concurrent regulation;
• Support the provision of policy advice on the development of an competition objective and mechanisms to assess and report against that objective periodically;
• Enhance the reputation of the organisation supporting the delivery of competition-related Kingman milestones;
• Helping the competition leads to build relationships with other Divisions, including Governance and Legal, Supervision and Enforcement.

Essential criteria -

• Educated to degree-level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of project management and client/external stakeholder relationship coordination.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including experience of drafting technical and/or policy proposals.
• Determination and self-motivation to pursue matters, and make robust assessments.
• Track record of research in policy and technical matters (including data collection, analysis and presentation).

Desirable -

• A background or experience in an economics related discipline
• Prior experience of regulation, including an understanding of the UK competition policy/regulation landscape.
• Knowledge of current issues impacting audit quality, and of the interactions between quality and competition.

You would be joining this organisation at an exciting time in their development as they transform into a new body and will be a key part of shaping competition policy moving forward. This is a supportive, diverse and "family-feel" culture who offer excellent benefits including a very strong work/life balance

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

The successful candidate will have both technical accounting and managerial ability. He or she will lead financial strategy alongside the planning and budgeting process.

We are looking for someone who is able to establish strong working relationships with people of all levels and manage a small team effectively, who has excellent interpersonal and communications skills, and who is highly motivated with good organisational, literacy and numeracy skills.

The successful candidate will also be required to support the ethos, aims and objectives of Christianity, the Church of England and the Diocese, and an understanding of the Church of England and parish governance and structures would be an advantage. 

The main responsibilities are: 

• The financial and accounting operations of all Diocesan funds. 
• Provision of timely and accurate financial advice and information. 
• Financial strategy and policy development. 
• Managing the Accounts team. 

 The principal duties will be: 

• Diocesan Financial Operations: To oversee and control all aspects of the financial and accounting operation; ensure compliance with statutory and Church regulations; develop accounting operational procedures and IT systems; manage and supervise trust funds and provide guidance and information regarding investments and funds; project costs and approve grants; liaise with Church House Westminster, Church Commissioners, investment managers and pension providers as required. 
• Financial Guidance & Information:  To produce quarterly cash flow statements and management accounts and year end forecasts; prepare year end accounts in line with charity and company legislation and liaise with auditors; prepare the annual budget in conjunction with the Diocesan Secretary; produce Parish Ministry costs figures; provide financial information and guidance to staff, committee members, clergy and deanery and parish treasurers as required; maintain comprehensive records. 
• Financial Strategy: To participate in planning financial policy and investment policy and prepare long term forecasts. 
• Other:  To manage and support the Accounts team; develop operational procedures; prepare papers for and attend meetings as required; co-ordinate responses to financial consultations; exercise delegated authorities in financial and legal matters. 

Applicants should hold a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA or CIPFA) and have extensive knowledge and understanding of computerised accounts and spreadsheet applications.  They should also have up to date knowledge of UK Accounting Standards and a familiarity with FRS102, the Charities Acts, trust law and fund accounting. Some evening and occasional weekend working will be required.

The role is based in Hove, and we offer additional benefits such as free parking, a range of staff development activities and the Diocesan Pension Scheme with 15.1% employer contribution.

There will be the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy.

Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established local charity which has been operating since 1983.
We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing lifelimiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. 
​​​​​​​Our Hospice values Compassion, Accessibility, Respect and Excellence form the framework by which all of our services are delivered and rated by CQC as Outstanding.

Job Description - Director of People & Operations 

Reports to: Chief Executive      Base: Hospice               Date: May 2022

Job Purpose
• To contribute to the Executive leadership (including on-call rota) of the hospice by holding responsibility for internal operations of the hospice (HR, IT, facilities, health and safety, quality & governance, catering, housekeeping).
• To design and deliver organisational development strategies, processes and interventions that support the Hospice’s values, vision, ambitions and behaviours.
• To lead on initiatives which foster an inclusive organisational culture representative of learning, continuous improvement and diversity.
• To lead recruitment, induction and development of people who understand and promote our purpose, values, strategy and objectives.
• To maximize employee and volunteer engagement and welfare.
• To promote the purpose and core values of the Hospice and act to promote public trust in the organisation.

Strategy
To lead on the development, implementation and monitoring of Hospice operational strategies (workforce, premises, health and safety, information management and technology).
• Work alongside other members of the Executive team and lead on the development, implementation and review of hospice strategic objectives.
• Lead, champion, drive and embed the workforce strategy (including workforce wellbeing) alongside HR and support services objectives within the hospice.
• To lead on the development and implementation of strategies for premises development and maintenance (hospice and shops), Health & Safety and Information management and technology
• Represent the hospice at key strategic meetings, nationally, regionally and locally

Leadership
To be an inspirational leader who clearly expresses the Hospice vision, values and service quality requirements.
• To be responsible for the strategic & inspirational leadership & management of human resources and support services.
• Seek to maximise effective collaboration across the health and social care economy and beyond
• Act as a role model for staff and volunteers.
• Promote and support partnership working internally and externally to benefit staff, volunteers and the wider community.
• To lead on various workforce and support service projects, taking full accountability for their delivery on time and within resources.
• Provide advice and support on the development and management of the workforce to enable departments to deliver their objectives.
• Promote a consultative and participative work environment i.e. organising and chairing regular staff meetings.
• Empower others to take responsibility for decision making.
• Affirm and articulate the Hospice vision and values to all staff, volunteers and stakeholders.
• Set high standards of quality and performance.
• Inclusion in the executive team on-call rota

Human Resources
Manage and develop high performing teams to ensure standards are maintained in line with internal policies and procedures.
• At all times, ensure that the Hospice has high quality HR advice and procedures which enables good management & strategic decisions to be made
• Work closely with Executive Team and managers to introduce new, flexible roles and ways of working, putting workforce redesign at the heart of appropriate transformation.
• Establish and maintain an up to date framework of workforce policies and procedures that enables the hospice to employ, engage, develop and manage its people in line with the business culture and employment law.
• Ensure all HR records are maintained and up to date, including the HR database, criminal records disclosures, probationary review and annual PDR, all in accordance with GDPR.
• Work with the Executive Team to develop staff and volunteers to ensure they are appropriately trained in line with hospice strategic aims.
• Work closely with the Executive Team to develop and promote staff engagement and involvement across the organisation.
• Promote the value of the volunteer workforce and actively involve them in all aspects of Hospice services as appropriate and identify new areas for engagement and involvement.
• Ensure supportive management and monitoring of staff conduct and performance to deliver agreed results.
• Appraise (or delegate appraisal) all staff across the functions on an annual basis, agreeing objectives and personal development plans.
• Ensure the induction of new staff and assist in the process of familiarising them with the methods, procedures and values of the hospice.
• Ensure all staff in department undertake annual mandatory training
• Line manager to HR Manger, Quality & Governance Lead, Facilities Manager, Maintenance Manager, ICT Systems & Data Analyst and Support Officer.

Support Services
Manage and develop high performing support services to ensure standards are maintained in line with internal policies and procedures.
• Lead and oversee appropriate support services to support the Hospice’s activities including buildings, maintenance, equipment, health & safety, quality & governance, administration, catering, cleaning & household, transport, IT.
• Oversee the hospice service and ultility contracts to maintain quality & cost effectiveness.
• Ensure there is a programme of planned preventative maintenance to minimise costs for the organisation and support effective budget-setting
• Ensure services are efficiently delivered and are value for money, eliminate waste and work to minimise the impact of Hospice activities on the environment.
• Overall responsibility for IT services across the Hospice, including all desk-top and enterprise systems and IT and telecoms infrastructure
• Lead on the development of IT services to ensure the Hospice fully utilizes IT to aid quality of service, control and efficiency

Finance
Participate in budget planning and on-going monitoring and control of agreed budgets in line with internal processes and guidelines.
• Work closely with the Executive Team in the area of assessing business risk and continuity planning.
• To take part in the annual budget setting process by preparing and planning relevant budgets with the Executive team.
• Manage the agreed department budget
• In collaboration with the executive team, annually review salaries

Quality, Standards, Governance & Safety
To oversee the hospice compliance with regulatory & legislative bodies
• Ensure compliance with the law, regulatory and contractual requirements and best practice in all areas of responsibility
• Oversee Quality & Governance, supporting the Lead to fulfil the hospice quality and governance framework, including risk, incident and information management.
• Ensure hospice compliance with NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit
• Be the hospice Information Security Manager and lead for information governance
• Benchmark services provided and provide information for regional and national benchmarking requirements.
• Ensure the hospice adheres to national reporting requirements e.g. the Office of National Statistics.
• Ensure departmental risks are identified and managed.
• In collaboration with the Director of Business Development, oversee the contractual aspect and monitoring of Service Level Agreements/Secondment agreements where the hospice has outsourced provision of services e.g. occupational health, shared roles between hospices.
• Ensure a safe working environment for self & team by being aware of own obligations under Health & Safety legislation

Continuous self-development
Continuous self-development to ensure knowledge, skills and competence are relevant to the service and role.
• Maintain high professional standards and keep abreast of relevant professional issues and continue personal and professional development.
• Take responsibility for own professional development, identifying training and development needs to line manager.
• Completing mandatory training as required.

Hospice Philosophy
Actively support the vision, philosophies and values of the Hospice and the Healthier Wigan Partnership.
• Promoting the core values of the Hospice i.e. compassion, accessibility, respect, excellence - CARE.
• Demonstrate commitment to equality and diversity values.
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Engage in critical thinking and maintaining a position of enquiry – open to hearing others perspectives and goals.
• Recognise that every person has strengths, potential and capacity to grow and develop – asset-based model.
• Undertaking any other duties that are in keeping with the values of the Hospice that you have the skill and ability to carry out.

Person Specification - Director of People & Operations
Essential Qualifications

• Hold a degree level qualification in an appropriate and/or associated disciplines
• Full, chartered member or chartered fellow of MCIPD/FCIPD
• NEBOSH qualification – or willingness to undertake

Desirable Qualifications 

• Employment law qualification
• Mediation qualification
• Coaching qualification
• Governance qualification 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience/Essential

• Significant HR management experience, including working at a senior level in a complex organisation
• Up to date and extensive knowledge of employment legislation and best practice in employment
• Experience of strategy and policy formation, implementing and monitoring
• Experience of leading on and implementing organisational and cultural change
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office programs, email and HR databases
• Highly effective written and communication skills to present and communicate complex information using a variety of channels to effectively engage others
• Well-developed leadership skills that facilitate empowerment, creativity and commitment from others 
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills at senior level dealing with complex work
• Experience of day to day and high level casework covering the full employment lifecycle; disciplinary, grievance, appeal, sickness management, flexible working, recruitment and selection, redundancy, TUPE
• Project management skills and experience of delivering organisational level projects
• Ability to adapt and deal with conflicting demands and pressures whilst achieving deadlines
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and demonstrate this with diplomacy to others
• Analytical and research skills
• Flexible approach to work, including working out of hours when required

Knowledge, Skills and Experience/Desirable

• Knowledge of the Hospice sector, charity sector or NHS
• working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience and understanding of working with volunteers
• Mediation experience
• Developing organisational learning & development plans
• Developing a wellbeing package
• Able to demonstrate an awareness of Hospice services and how they operate
• Public speaking / presentation skills
• Reporting at board level

Personal/Essential 

• An ability to uphold the core values of the
• Hospice Approachable and adaptable with a flexible approach to work
• Drive and resilience
• Empowering & coaching style
• Ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Commitment to equal opportunity and social justice
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes 

(Full time, part time and job share applications are welcome , please state your preferred hours in your application)

If you would like to be considered for the post of Director of People and Operations at Wigan and Leigh Hospice please review the role profile and complete the application form. 

The role attracts a salary of £51,565-£55,303. (Full time, part time and job share applications are welcome, please state your preferred hours in your application.)

If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role in the first instance please contact the HR team who will make an appoint with Jo Carby, Chief Executive. 

Upon receipt of your application we will review this and invite shortlisted candidates to an interview process on 15th July 2022.

Closing date for applications: 30th June 2022

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Donnington Doorstep is seeking to appoint an Interim Charity Director, initially for a period of 6 months.

The role will focus on the strategic development of its vision: Children, young people and families are safe, happy and thriving as part of their local community and ensure effective delivery of its services, maintaining the commitment of staff and the mission and ethos of the organisation.

Donnington Doorstep is an independent, community-based family centre, governed by a board of trustees, delivering a range of universal and specialist services. We’re a supportive, nurturing and inclusive centre for children, young people and their families as well as a hub for local community activity. From our purpose-built centre in East Oxford, running for over 38 years, our activities focus on play, learning, support, and youth and community development.

The Management Board are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Director to further develop services and take this flagship Oxford Charity into its next exciting phase. The priority focus for the organstaion over the next 6 months will require a confident leader with knowledge of the sector and a successful track record in the following key areas: Securing income, strategic thinking and networking with the ability to lead organisational change, with a focus on the development of partnership approaches across OX4 

You will be committed to our vision and values and to making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families in OX4.

21 hours per week (negotiable) £35,336 to £37,568 pro rata. Start September 2022.

Closing date:  Sunday 10 July 2022 at midnight

Interview Date: Week commencing 18 July 2022.