Role description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Operations Manager who has attention to detail and great project management skills.  Managing and ensuring our IT, HR, Database functions run well and ensuring all aspects or reporting are readily available to staff and Trustees. The post holder would be expected to work from the office and during COVID from home as agreed. The role will also include the supervising of IT Administrator and relationship building and development with our church partners and key stakeholders.

Main role responsibilities

Office Management

• Ensuring the smooth running of an office on a day-to-day basis and may manage a team of administrative or support staff.
• Organising meetings and managing databases
• Booking transport and accommodation
• Organising charity events or conferences
• Ordering stationery and furniture
• Dealing with correspondence, complaints and queries
• Preparing letters, presentations and reports (Annual Report, Board Reports, NOMR)
• Supervising and monitoring the work of administrative staff
• Managing office budgets
• liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
• Implementing and maintaining procedures/office administrative systems
• Delegating tasks to junior employees
• Organising induction programmes for new employees
• Ensuring that all policies are updated on our board circle
• Ensure the health and safety of Oxhill Hub.
• Using a range of software packages
• Attending meetings with senior management
• Assisting the organisation's HR function by keeping personnel records up to date, arranging interviews and so on.
• Oxhill Hub Bookings (“meet & greet”).
• Designated Safeguarding Officer (Training to be provided).

Operations (with Support of IT Administrator)

• Maintaining all databases, files and ensuring all operations run smoothly.
• Ensure inter-department integration flows
• Monitor and manage the integrity of our IT (for example Microsoft Office, Office 365, Zoho Expenses, Donor Perfect) and also be our Data Controller (GDPR complaints/queries go to) - Sage Accounts will be monitored by the CEO)
• Ensuring Office 365 user security, permissions at top level are accurate to allow correct and appropriate visibility, as is necessary and in compliance with GDPR
• Manage IT contracts
• Investigating new IT initiatives that enhance the charities work and supporting all departments to utilize well
• Collation and production of all KPIs for the board, monthly reports from all departments and annual report
• Become proficient in Donor Perfect (DP) & Weblink forms layout management to ensure all relevant information is captured correctly that affects all departments hearing and assisting staff to achieve best utilization of DP
• Design and setup appropriate reporting as required by departments in Donor Perfect
• Ultimate responsibility for HR overall compliance and current legislation
• Maintain and Manage a robust “Help” arm for staff
• Regularly monitor and review the quality of our provision;
• Undertake administrative tasks, maintain effective recording systems and respond to queries;
• Act as an advocate for young people's interests;
• Train other Hub leaders and volunteers in churches, community groups and schools around best practice and our YLP Model.
• Other tasks as your line manager requests
• Grants & Partner bids applications submission & monitoring / coordination.

Initially, with the currently COVID19 restrictions, this role will be home-based. Nevertheless, applicants must live in travelling distance from our office in Oxhill.

In the light of our Christian ethos and purpose, we reserve the right to recruit Christians where there is a genuine occupational requirement (GOR) to do so.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented Operations Director to oversee, manage, and deliver the operational strategy for School Partnerships. This role is responsible for providing line management and development of the two Associate Directors that head up the Enquiries and Applications & Operations Teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of, and be responsible for, the B2B and B2C strategy across the whole of Ambition Institute.

Based in one of our London, Birmingham, or Manchester offices, and reporting to the Chief Recruitment Director, you’ll be responsible for delivering operational strategic direction and support to the School Partnerships department. You will lead the Sales Operations and Enquiries teams to achieve against their strategic priorities for improving our operational efficiency, converting all interested applicants into a sale, and ensuring an overall excellent applicant experience.  You will work collaboratively with our School Partnerships area teams to meet stretching recruitment targets, and to continually improve our practise across the department. You’ll need to match a keen eye for operational effectiveness delivering business as usual, with a clear vision for future direction and the strategic insight to deliver it.

This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require a robust, agile, and strategic individual to fulfil the needs of the organisation. It is essential that you have a strong commitment to education and extensive experience in sales/partnerships environment. You must drive and adhere to best practice, whilst being innovative and collaborative in your approach. The person in this role should be at the forefront of driving the Sales strategy and must be a passionate advocate of change and advancement in the organisation.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 1st November 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 9th November 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Head of Operations 

London

£45-49k

WHATEVER IT TAKES (WIT) will break the destructive cycle of children and young people committing crimes so that, instead, they make a positive contribution to our society and build better lives for themselves. 

WIT is in start-up mode and looking for a dynamic Head of Operations to join our leadership team to develop WIT’s central function so the Charity can thrive.

Join us and be part of building an organisation that is going to help young people untangle their lives and change their futures.

The Head of Operations will:

• Be the ‘go-to’ person in the organisation who can get things done, problem solve and make judgements about when to refer to others.

• Ensure the smooth-running of WIT’s day-to-day Central Operations and manage all necessary support systems including Finance, IT, HR and Legal.

• Manage governance and ensure statutory compliance to the Charity Commission and Companies House.

You will bring the following attributes to this highly fulfilling role:

• A successful track record operating at a management level in an organisation, ideally within the not-for-profit sector, through start-up and scaling phases.

• Thorough understanding and experience of managing business functions such as Finance, Governance, HR, IT, Operations and Communications. 

• Passion and commitment for the organisation and the people it will help, coupled with the attention to detail and tenacity to ensure the success of everything the organisation does. 

WIT recognises the destructive cycle of children and young people committing crimes disproportionately impacts BAME communities. Therefore, we are especially interested in hearing from applicants who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background for all WIT roles to help us ensure our delivery reflects the lives of the children and young people we are seeking to support.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 5th November 2020.

For more information:

Please download the Job Description from below.

please apply with a Covering letter and a CV

Teachers’ Housing Association was established in 1967 and provides rented accommodation for people in housing need, particularly those associated with education. They are committed to providing high quality tenant-focussed services to all those living in their housing, and continuing to adapt to the challenges presented by the pandemic by putting the wellbeing of their tenants at the forefront of their decision making.

It is an exciting time to join, as not only are THA going through an organisational review, they are also progressing a number of significant projects  including developing and implementing a new IT strategy and exploring opportunities for providing  more social housing.

To help ensure delivery of THA’s mission and objectives, they are recruiting a Finance Director to provide effective leadership within the Association, and play a key role in supporting the review. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference, and shape the organisation moving forward.

As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Finance Director reports to the Chief Executive, and plays an instrumental role in advising the Board on financial strategy. Key responsibilities include:

• Taking the organisational lead for the strategy and deliverance of effective financial management
• Providing effective leadership and professional development to the Finance team to ensure service excellence
• Developing financial strategy to secure appropriate funding for the delivery of organisational objectives
• Leading on the delivery of the annual and the 30-year business plan

To be suitable for the role you need to be fully qualified, with the ability to build influential relationships and demonstrate accountability to Board level. The successful candidate will also have substantial experience operating at a senior level in a finance function within a comparable organisation, and have an in-depth understanding of financial compliance within a regulated environment.

The successful candidate will have the ability to inspire staff through confident, energetic and visible leadership, as well as having experience developing and managing a strong service culture.

To view the THA Applicant pack, and for more information about THA or the interview processes please contact Matthew Swindell or Will Ryan at Allen Lane for a confidential conversation.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Matthew Swindell at Allen Lane by Sunday 1st November, 2020. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages and should include why you are interested in the position and why you believe you are suitable.

DIRECTOR:  An exciting opportunity to lead the Brazelton Centre UK, a national charity dedicated to supporting healthy parent-baby relationships though promoting an understanding of newborn babies’ communication.

Background

The Brazelton Centre UK aims to support the transition and adjustment to parenthood, focusing on the development and mental health needs of both babies and parents. Holding the baby in mind, the Centre, which is research and practice based, enables health professionals to facilitate early relationship building between parents and their newborn at a time that is experienced as a major life event. The philosophy of the organisation is one of enabling effective service development, appropriate clinical intervention and sharing of expertise.

The Centre, established in Cambridge in 1997, is a training organisation for health professionals and researchers who work with babies and parents.  We offer training courses in the Newborn Behavioural Observations System (NBO) and Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS). Brazelton Centre UK is one of four Centres in the world, teaching the NBO and NBAS, and the most active.  Brazelton UK works in partnership with other organisations on training, surveys and research, including third sector organisations, universities, NHS trusts and organisations providing support for the under-fives. Almost 6,000 practitioners have undertaken the UK training courses in both the NBO and NBAS.

The Centre currently has a staff of 6 from different professional groups, in a range of roles, and 17 Trainers (including 2 Master Trainers and 6 Senior Trainers) countrywide able to teach specific courses as required. 

The charity has a Board of Trustees to whom the Director reports and is responsible.

This is a part-time post and entails some travelling in the UK and abroad for meetings. Flexible working can be considered.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:      

Strategic leadership and planning

• Plan, lead and further develop the Brazelton Centre UK, working continually to extend the reach of our existing NBO and NBAS courses.  There may be an opportunity to develop and deliver a menu of additional options to support health professionals and others working with parents and families

• Form strategic partnerships and networks within the public, voluntary and private sector nationally and internationally, maintaining and developing positive relationships with all stakeholders. These include, but are not limited to, health services, local councils, universities, community health services and service users

• Actively lead, with the support of Trustees, refresh and implement the  Brazelton Centre UK’s business plan and long term strategy

Development of services and growth

• Promote the activities of the Brazelton Centre UK in enabling the highest standards of service delivery, supervising marketing and communication

• In line with our strategy, where relevant seek new projects, research and funding opportunities related to the aims of the Centre

• Represent Brazelton Centre UK and its work within the UK and where appropriate, abroad

• Promote and support effective working relationships with local and national partners

• Direct and engage with the appropriate resources and media to promote and develop services offered by the Brazelton Centre UK

Governance and Trustee Board

• Organise, attend and report to Brazelton Centre UK meetings of Trustees

• Supported by the Operational Manager, monitor and ensure compliance with all local, national and professional health and safety, security and confidentiality policies and advise on governance matters as appropriate.

Finance

• Be accountable for the budget and provide oversight to the Operational Manager who will manage the budget for the Centre and provide regular reports to the Trustees in accordance with the Centre’s financial procedures.

• With the Trustees and Operational Manager oversee the development and implementation of a financial strategy for the achievement of the Centre’s objectives

Operational management

• Be directly accountable for ensuring the effective and efficient day-to-day functioning of the Centre

• Work with the Board of Trustees, Operational Manager, fundraising colleagues and partner organisations to increase voluntary income to the Centre to fund and trial innovative new services and research opportunities in line with our strategy

Recruit, manage, support and develop all staff, ensuring effective policies and procedures are in place and in compliance with legal requirements. 

• Oversee the Brazelton Centre UK staff including the development of objectives, work plans and monitoring ongoing performance. 

• Oversee the Trainers, including the development and implementation of work plans, recruitment, training and associated initiatives

• Performance manage, monitor and supervise audit of the delivery of courses and training programmes on an ongoing basis, providing clear analysis and evaluation evidence for users with a view to continuous improvement and development

• Ensure that Brazelton Centre UK Trainers maintain high professional standards in providing effective training in NBO and NBAS.

General 

This job description describes the major responsibilities and accountabilities associated with the post of Director.  It is not intended to be exhaustive and it should not be assumed that other duties of a similar level/nature appropriate to the role of Director are excluded simply because they are not itemised.  Similarly, it should be recognised that the duties of the post may alter due to changes in legislation or policy or the business needs of the charity.  Where such changes occur, training may be given where reasonable to enable the post-holder to undertake the new or varied work.

The Director is a key advocate for The Brazelton Centre and is expected to display the highest levels of personal and professional integrity at all times and always to act in a way which reflects positively on the organisation. 

Further details about the Centre can be found at Brazelton Centre UK.

For more information about the post, please contact Laura Hawksley, Clerk to the Trustees, Brazelton Centre UK.

Please apply by sending your CV with an accompanying cover letter saying why you are interested in the post to Laura Hawksley.

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th November 2020

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Location: Our main office is Larcom House, 9 Larcom Street, London, SE17 1RX, although a lot of our work is in Brent, travel will be required.  There will also be opportunities for some home working.

Manager: This role will report to the CEO

We are recruiting for a Director of Development and Young People’s Services to join our Senior Management Team. This is a new role, reporting to the CEO, and is an exciting opportunity to have a real impact on the overall strategy, performance, growth, and impact of UP.

We are looking for someone with a dual skillset, with experience of successfully managing young people’s services and with a track record of completing bids and developing new services.

The role will work in partnership with the CEO and other colleagues to help UP explore opportunities for growth and co-produce service models and partnerships for tenders, as well as managing all aspects of the tender process.

The successful candidate will have experience of delivering business development activity, promoting effective partnership working, and of working with commissioners, including production of high quality monitoring reports.

They will drive innovation and support the effective delivery of UP’s objectives and continuous improvement of our services for children and young people. They will also have excellent people management skills, be committed to the values of co-production, and be confident in working in collaboration with the young people we support.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for a varied role that they can make their own and which allows them to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

Please visit our website to view the job description and Person Specification or for further information.

How to Apply:

If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

• For an initial discussion about the role or for further information please contact our CEO: Bernadette Keane.
• Please make your application by submitting your CV along with a supporting statement which clearly demonstrates how you meet the person specification criteria via our website; (we will be reviewing shortlisted candidates closely against the person specification)
• Closing date: Monday 2nd November at 10am
• Interviews will take place on: 9th November 2020, either via zoom or in person at our main office: Larcom House, Larcom Street, London, SE17 1RX

Notes:

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Our children and families and staff come from a wide range of backgrounds and we value the unique contribution that each individual can bring to UP. We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background
• If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process, please contact us.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HR SPECIALIST TO JOIN OUR TEAM

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

Role: Director of Organisational Development and Human Resources

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications (pro rata for part time)

Location: Hammersmith, with some travel across London and UK locations required

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (will consider 28 hours per week)

About Advance

Established in 1998, Advance is an award-winning innovative non-profit organisation supporting women and girls experiencing domestic abuse and those women in the criminal justice system, enabling them to live safe, violence-free and equal lives. We are at the forefront of developing whole systems change services, establishing the first teams working within statutory settings to reach women and girls such as in police stations, hospitals, social care and probation services.

We are a passionate and dedicated team who believe in empathy, empowerment, collaboration and innovation and accountability. These qualities characterise our work with women and girls experiencing trauma, reaching over 6,000 women and their children each year.  The organisation has recently expanded its services, with annual income of £4m and approx. 90 staff working across London.

The role:

This is an exciting, newly created position which will be responsible for leading the recently expanded OD and HR team in their mission to inform, drive and support ongoing organisational change and improvement. This change must be aligned with our strategic priorities of putting learning and innovation, collaboration and inclusion at the heart of our culture and to provide responsive and impactful person-centric advocacy, support services and systems change.

What you will bring:

• In depth knowledge of organisational development and delivering change programmes effectively, with relevant professional qualifications
• A proven track record of leading organisation development to deliver tangible outcomes over a significant period of time
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining partnerships and networks and contributing to the design and delivery of organisational strategy and business plans
• An understanding of HR and knowledge of relevant employment law
• The ability to manage the team to deliver first class operational recruitment and HR for the organisation

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays, pro rata for part time, and a day off for International Women’s Day

• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience.

Please find the job description here

The closing date for applications is 1st November 2020.

Please note that we will be scheduling interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the post earlier than advertised. We encourage applications at your earliest convenience.

For suitable candidates, there will be a 2-round interview process, with a short presentation at the latter stage.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

PLEASE NOTE: This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

Director for Diversity

12 months FTC (£65k per annum) or secondment - 35 hrs pw

National role – all geographical locations considered, high degree of remote working

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) supports the Further Education and Training sector to develop world class leaders, teachers and trainers. We work across the whole FE sector and are funded by Government grant, commercial contracts, professional membership (the Society for Education and Training - SET) and accreditation fees.

The Association of Colleges (AoC) is the membeship organisation for post-1992 incorporated colleges, and works with members to shape policy within the sector, offering direct support for members, sharing best practice and providing networking and collaboration opportunities.

The two organisations are looking to jointly appoint a Director for Diversity.  This important role will drive our aim to increase diversity within the FE workforce, particularly at a senior level, and to promote inclusive practice across our sector. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with ETF and AoC to lead our E,D&I Strategy and implement a sector-facing action plan in collaboration with sector representatives, driving forward a focus on ED&I with the Department for Education, agencies, key stakeholder and providers.

The post would be ideal for a secondee from the FE sector looking to rapidly develop their career to Principalship or a senior position through gaining experience at the national level.  The ideal secondee would be  somebody who has driven and implemented change within their own FE organisation to ensure this work is sector led, provide credibility, and encourage others from the sector to believe that change can happen.  We want the FE sector to be market leading on equality, diversity and  inclusion. The role is not solely exclusive to colleges, and will also liaise with stakeholders in other parts of the FE and training system  This is a senior role with high profile.  The post-holder will report directly to the CEO of the ETF, with joint accountability to the DCEO at the AoC. 

The three strands for this role (which is anticipated with around a 60% ETF / 40% AoC) split are:

1. To address E,D&I in its fullest sense engaging internally as well as linking up with the sector to ensure that ETF is aligned with the challenges and experiences of those working in Further Education.

The role will be responsible for refreshing our E,D&I strategy and accompanying plan, will lead on sector engagement to ensure that ETF is meeting expectations, and will link up with initiatives ETF provide to the sector. The role will join in relevant stakeholder groups in the sector, representing ETF as an ambassador of inclusivity, ensuring that the latest thinking and understanding is shared within the organisation, and will ensure that ETF’s practices, policies and procedures meet the highest levels. This will include considering

the accessibility of our materials, Equality Impact Assessments, Diversity and our leadership, providing pipeline opportunities to help improve diversity of our staff, align our approach to ED&I across

the business, assess our Diversity data, assess our available training for staff on this subject, make recommendations about Benchmarking and codes of practice, and consider our external representation on E,D&I and make recommendations.

2. To work with the DCEO at AoC to deliver a sector-facing action plan, which has been developed by sector representatives (the EDI Steering group) engaging with officials, stakeholders and senior leaders of providers to influence policy, practice and attitudes in order to develop a sharper focus on EDI in the sector.  The role will also take a steer from other FE sector representative bodies (Holex and AELP) to ensure that the interests of learners in adult education and independent training providers are considered and catered for. 

3. To lead a specific strand of work, within the overall strategy, on race equality and anti-racism, engaging with Government, the sector and expert groups such as the Black FE Leadership Group, including furthering the agenda set out in the BFELG’s 10-point plan.

The successful candidate will:

• Be currently working at a senior leadership or senior management level within a Further Education provider
• Be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience
• Be an articulate and sensitive communicator, orally and in writing
• Work collaboratively and inclusively
• Have awareness of the full range of protected characteristics and associated challenges
• Demonstrate excellent relationship management capabilities, able to create join-up internally and with the sector on the relevant important issues
• Work with diplomacy, skill and resilience
• Have an understanding of and respect for peoples’ lived experiences and intersectionality and how this impacts on peoples’ education/working life
• Have strong track record and experience of working in this area

If you are an exceptional candidate who would like to make an impact and enjoy working in a vibrant and cooperative environment, we will welcome your application.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.  To serve the sector well, we need a workforce that is more representative of those we serve. That’s why we welcome applications from everyone, from all backgrounds, who share our vision and values and want to be a part of this journey with us.

Applicants should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter (2 pages maximum), outlining how you fulfill the requirements of this role.

Closing Date: 6th November at 2 pm

Interviews: w/c 16th November

Are you a dynamic, transformational leader with credible experience in delivering integrated, holistic care of highly vulnerable young people?

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years.

We are now seeking a transformational leader as the Principal Director of Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our bespoke integrated care and education for young people in custody.

Oasis Restore will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people, who have become criminally involved, often as a result of high levels of trauma, vulnerability and threat. Our vision is focused on restoration, rather than retribution, on creating a safe environment with a holistic approach to life where every child is given opportunities equal to those offered their peers; ones that enable young people to make different choices and lead positive, productive lives.

Using a psychologically informed approach that integrates theories on attachment, trauma and human development we will offer:

• A holistic, integrated, safe environment
• A therapeutic model of care with a growth mind-set
• An ambitious and enquiry-based education offer
• Pathways for transition into community from day one

We are seeking someone with a proven track record of senior leadership to improve outcomes and life chances for young people. The new Principal Director must be someone with executive-level leadership experience who is values-led. They will have a deep understanding of how to lead person-centred care in the context of statutory frameworks and build the relationships to achieve it.

The incoming Principal Director will be adaptive to the leadership styles of their team to inspire them to be their best. They will be ego-aware and understand the pivotal role that character plays in transformational leadership.

The Principal Director will champion the Oasis ethos and be a known advocate for children who are often without a voice, ensuring that others play their roles to deliver the high-quality education, care and support that meets pupils’ needs.

The successful candidate will:

• Be responsible for developing and delivering the UK’s first secure school – Oasis Restore, a therapeutic approach to education and care. You will recruit and manage a leadership team of experts across education, care, therapeutic interventions and health who will deliver this bespoke model of school for young people in custody.
• Have credible experience of executive leadership in a multi-disciplinary organisation or service focused on the care of highly vulnerable children and young people – be that education, social or health care, youth justice, local government, or the voluntary sector.
• Have a minimum of five years’ experience of transformative leadership – leading complex systems, thinking laterally and strategically in order to innovate and drive change for the improved care of children and young people.
• Be a champion of divergent thinking and creative and innovative practice balanced with commitment to providing psychologically informed, developmentally appropriate models of care and education for children.
• Demonstrate commitment to values-led leadership and proven track record of transformation of systems of care or education.

Working with Peer Power, Oasis asked young people about their vision for what a secure school could be. Their response was: “Operate in love, operate in trust, and listen to the young people.” We are looking for leadership who will respect, value and listen to the young people they serve.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Oasis Restore on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit the Saxton Bampfylde website.  Applications should be received by noon on Monday, 2 November 2020.

Job Overview

Interim Position

Day Rate: £340.00

Support the Associate Director of Finance in the day to day management of the financial management function of the trust

Responsibilities

• In year and year end reporting: Provides year end and month end reports for whole Trust, ensuring their accuracy and quality and delivery to timetable. Provides the I&E input to TFMSs and other required returns, and the validation of all other areas. This includes patient care activity and associated income.

Member of the Senior Finance Team providing analysis and briefing to the Director of Finance and Deputy on a wide range of issues across all financial areas.

• Responsible for ensuring the connection between WTE and workforce budgets, ESR reconciliation to financial ledger, payroll analysis, and all Workforce returns ensuring their complete reconciliation to all financial returns.
• Savings reporting – personal responsibility for ensuring all internal and external reporting of savings is accurate, confirmed and agreed by GM’s and Directors, and informs discussions on savings delivery, risks and future plans. Maintain the master savings tracker. Responsible for the QIA sign off process associated with the QIPP plan, including both Medical Director and Director of Nursing approval of QIPP plans from a quality perspective.
• Risk reporting – finance lead for all finance risk register and Board Assurance Framework reporting.
• Lord Carter reporting and other benchmarking - sole responsibility to review and understand the Carter metrics and other benchmarking information, reporting to the Board and ensuring that action plans are in place to make improvements in the reported metrics. This will also involve designing and developing systems for reporting.
• Other reporting requiring Finance input – take responsibility the accurate reporting for any other regular and ad hoc reports/information as required, including the development and improvements to reporting system (e.g. agency breach reporting)
• To ensure financial reporting systems are improved and designed to meet all finanical reporting requirements.
• To respond appropriately to all FOI requests within the timescale and ensure consistency in responses.

 Qualifications and experience: 

• CCAB qualified accountant (degree level).
• 3 years post qualification experience at senior level.
• Has a highly developed knowledge of all aspects of:
• Advanced accounting (including very specialist areas), budgeting and financial management techniques;
• Business case preparation;
• the NHS and Foundation Trust financial regimes;
• NHS service developments and financial consequences of them;
• Staff management;
• Change and project management;

Founded in 1963, we operate as an independent charity with a vision to make a real difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of mathematics education and learning.

We have always had a well-established and well-respected board, and in the last twelve months we have recruited several new board members to support MEI’s continued development through their wisdom, passion, and expertise. We are a friendly, supportive, and very committed team. MEI’s head office is in Trowbridge, in beautiful Wiltshire. Our team of mathematics education experts works from home, spread across England. Our dedicated staff of around 70 employees and our 10 board members make effective use of online technology to collaborate – never more so than this year.

MEI’s origins were in working to ensure mathematics education was relevant to equipping people to use mathematics effectively in their everyday lives and work. Much has changed in society since MEI was founded and mathematics education has never been more important. Our commitment to make a positive difference to people’s lives through mathematics education and learning remains as strong as ever.

Our links with students have generally been through their teachers, but the rapid changes in society and the way that people engage with knowledge and learning mean that we need to deepen our understanding of the needs and perspectives of students. The young trustee role is a new role on the MEI board that will help us to do this. It is only one part of a number of activities with this aim. We would expect the young trustee to help support these developments.

The Board of Trustees is looking forward to having a young trustee within our team, and benefiting from the contributions and experience of the successful candidate. This will not be a ‘token’ position. The successful candidate will have the same influence, responsibilities, and liabilities as any other trustee. In turn, we commit to provide the support, training and development that you, and indeed all new trustees, need to undertake this role. As our pioneer young trustee, you will be able to help us shape the role and the way we work so that we harness your experience and wisdom at a critical stage as we drive forward our developing ambitions for the future.

If you think you have what it takes to bring a new perspective, and you are passionate about the development of the next generation, we would love to have you on board

MEI is committed to promoting and ensuring equality and valuing diversity. We will not discriminate unlawfully in any aspect of employment and want MEI to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from underrepresented groups, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Further information available on application.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop the vision and strategy for our UK wide young people and families service and make an impact on the outcomes and lives of children and young people with arthritis. You will lead this work alongside associated cross-organisational activity, working in parallel with our longer-term strategic priority to reach every child and young person with arthritis.

About the role

This role will lead the development of our UK wide young people and families service strategy to ensure that every child and young person supported by us experiences a high quality, accessible and consistent offer no matter where in the UK they are based. The Senior UK Lead will work across service delivery teams to ensure the young people and families service is aligned to the broader adult and volunteer run services. The role will be an expert leader, advocating the issues children and young people face, ensuring these are identified and responded to in what we deliver.

This role will represent children and young people, as well as supporting them to represent themselves, and work with colleagues to embed cultural change in how the charity supports children and young people.

Location: flexible location with easy access to transport hubs that allow 4 nations travel

Key requirements

• You will have significant managerial experience of planning, organising, controlling, managing, developing and delivering operational programmes of activity aimed at children and young people.
• You will possess a track record of working with young people, including experience and knowledge of safeguarding procedures, policy and good practice for identifying and managing risks.
• You will have outstanding programme, budget and project management skills, with a track record of delivering excellent performance against agreed targets and objectives.
• The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external audiences, including development of written materials, formal reports and presentations and via social media is essential

To apply you MUST submit:

1. a concise, up-to-date CV
2. along with a completed supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the jattached job description and person specification.
3. Please include where you've seen this role advertised

Email your completed application by 17:00 on Friday 13th November 2020

About you

To be our Chief Operating Officer, you will be a dynamic and proactive leader of teams, an effective strategist, and have the drive to improve the operational performance of the trust. You will share and understand our vision and objectives and offer practical and effective pathways to support them, influencing change at every level. We are looking for a leader with a proven track record in engaging a diverse range of stakeholders in implementing strategies to improve operations and financial sustainability.

About the role

This new and significant post has been created to provide leadership in developing our operational services to support the children in all our schools. As a member of the Trust’s Executive Group, working in conjunction with the CEO, CFO and a group of Primary and Secondary School Headteachers, you will help to steer the organisation’s strategic direction, corporate plans, and policies. You will identify new areas for development as well as build and nurture relationships across the Trust and its schools. You will lead our team of School Business Managers and provide ideas, support and guidance in developing the workforce, systems and processes needed to ensure our operations are efficient and effective.

About us

The Acer Trust is a forward-thinking multi-academy Trust of seven primary and secondary schools in Oxford, Witney and South East Oxfordshire. Across the Acer Trust, we work in collaboration to create great places to learn and work. As part of the Trust's Executive Group, you will be part of the team working to achieve this goal. If you are a passionate, forward thinking and committed individual with a strong belief in improving lives for young people, this could be the perfect role for you.

How to apply

Please read our attached application pack which gives all details of the post and how to apply by clicking the apply button below.

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 12 November 2020

Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

This role will support the Head of Grants and the Grants Manager at NHS Charities Together (NHS CT) with grant making functions. An important aspect of this role is to support the delivery of the operational plan for grants to member charities. The postholder will be responsible as the main point of contact for Grants queries into the organisation. They will support the Grants Manager to prepare papers for grant reviews by the GAARP and summarising grant applications for GAARP meeting consideration. The postholder will help with Grants Communications and responding to queries from members about the Grants schemes.