At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a flagship policy at the heart of the government’s vision for building a Big Society. The programme brings together 16-17-year-olds from different backgrounds in a summer programme which includes adventure, discovery and meaningful social action. NCS aims to support participants’ personal and social development and help them develop the confidence, skills and attitudes they need to take on active roles in their communities and develop themselves for their own future.

Job Description

As an NCS School Support Coordinator, you will work closely with our recruitment team to develop relationships with schools in the region to market our school support offer. You will work closely with the schools to develop a bespoke programme of 15 hours of content within the curriculum framework outlined by the NCST.

The role covers both Merseyside & Greater Manchester, candidates from both areas will be considered.

As NCS School Support Coordinator, your main duties will include:

• Lead on developing, organising, planning and delivering a 15 hour school support programme to a range of schools, reaching 365 young people.
• To support the recruitment teams to market the school support programme and increase the number of schools signing up to the offer.
• Liaise with key contacts in schools to develop a bespoke school support offer which falls within the broader school support curriculum framework outlined by the NCST
• Work closely with the Office Lead and Contract Manager to recruit the required number of sessional support staff to deliver our school support programme
• Raising awareness of NCS locally
• Delivering staff training to NCS sessional staff

Qualifications

Educated to A Level or equivalent

To be successful as an NCS School Support Coordinator, you will need:

• Substantial experience of working directly with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Experience of programme management
• Experience of leading the planning, delivery, and evaluation of activities for and with young people
• Knowledge of relevant youth policies, legislation, and the wider youth agenda.
• Knowledge of  developing and managing projects in the public, private or voluntary sectors

Additional information

We are looking to appointment to these roles as quickly as possible and will close this job off to new applicants when we have enough suitable candidates to interview. We, therefore, encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised

Membership Recruitment & Customer Care Advisor
Location: Flexible*
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £30,055 per annum

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is the UK’s leading wetland conservation charity.  We are pioneers in saving threatened wetland wildlife, a centre for excellence in conservation science and experts in wetland management and creation.  Around a million visitors a year engage with wetland nature at our ten sites around the UK, and we work nationally and internationally in key locations to balance conservation with sustainable livelihoods. 

We have recently completed a review of our strategic priorities which includes ambitious targets for developing bigger and better wetlands, encouraging more people to take direct action for these unique places, and ensuring key decision makers around the world realise the essential role wetlands play in restoring nature, combating climate change and enhancing health and wellbeing.

In order to continue our vital wetlands work we need to generate much needed revenues and funds from supporters, visitors and commercial activities. To help with this an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Membership Recruitment and Customer Care Advisor to lead on the delivery of a focussed strategy of membership recruitment at our sites and to support and make a key contribution to improving visitor experience and commercial sales.

*This position can be based anywhere in the UK as it will involve frequent travel to all of our 10 sites

You will support our sites to meet and exceed their targets for membership, retail, catering and other associated trading operations by monitoring the performance to identify interventions required to improve performance through advice, guidance, training and the highest standards of visitor service.

This role requires you to work across WWT directorates including training and development and supporter engagement. You will work alongside the Head of Commercial, Head of Retail and Head of Catering and support Centre Managers and Trading Managers and their teams at sites.

The successful candidate must be able to work on their own initiative, have the key skills required to support, influence and constructively challenge senior managers and existing procedures and processes and propose new approaches. You will have proven experience of motivating, enthusing and inspiring confidence within commercial teams and be influential enough to gain the support of the site teams to deliver and exceed targets.

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
• Life assurance
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry to all our centres

Closing date: 24th May 2021
Interview date: 3rd June 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you wish to find out more about our inspiring work, please click the apply button to be taken to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410

No agencies please.

Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as Wirral Ark, has been providing support and guidance for individuals helping to secure permanent long-term accommodation since 1991. The Charity supports people who are homeless. These include isolated people with mental health or drug problems, current and ex-offenders, former rough sleepers, and people who are begging or street drinking. 

The charity has come a long way since its early days and have become experts at working with, and supportively housing, people with complex problems – for example, people with severe mental health problems, a lifelong alcohol addiction, particularly challenging behaviour, or a combination of these and other issues. With a new CEO, strategy and supportive board, the charity is looking forward to a phase of exciting growth. 

They are now looking to appoint a Trusts & Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser who will be responsible for growing income from charitable trusts and foundations and generating income from corporate partners.We are happy to hear from candidates who have experience in either Trust and Foundations or Corporate Fundraising – this is a perfect opportunity for someone to really utilise their past fundraising experience, while gaining experience within new fundraising areas.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Development within a friendly and supportive team, we are looking for a self-starter and creative thinker who enjoys communicating with a wide array of people and who can run with ideas and implement them and really make this role their own! 

HOW TO APPLY 

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification. 

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants. 

Closing Date: Midday, Sunday, 6th June

Interview Date: Monday, 14h June 2021

This search is being conducted exclusively for Wirral Ark by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments. 

For our tips on how to write a great covering letter, click here.

Additional information 

Please format your CV and covering letter in Microsoft Word. 

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Talent and Development Lead

Imagine a job that allows you to transform the lives of thousands of people! We are looking for an experienced Talent Development professional to ensure the development and retention of the organisations current and future talent and leadership capability.

Position: Talent and Development Lead

Location: North West - Location Flexible

Hours: 35 hours per week, with eligibility for flexi-time working

Salary: £41,709.84 - £46,100.94 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Opt-in to the auto-enrolment pension scheme or enhanced rate scheme, 25 days’ holiday per year (plus bank holidays), 10% salary increase after 12 months' service, dependent on work performance, a 35 hour working week with eligibility for flexi-time working, family friendly benefits providing enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption, Riverside Rewards scheme and app.

Closing Date: 4th June 2021

About the Role:

As Talent and Development Lead, you will responsible for leadership and talent development, including succession planning, developing and implementing associated strategies and frameworks to ensure the development and retention of the Group’s current and future talent and leadership capability.

The difference you’ll make

Working within the People Services team, you’ll build effective relationships across the Group, to understand business requirements and influence leadership and talent strategies, ensuring alignment to the overall Group People Strategy and Corporate Plan.

Part of your role will require you to provide leadership and talent insight, expertise and coaching to senior leaders to ensure continual leadership development, dealing with issues confidentially and sensitively to achieve required outcomes.

So, who are you?

You’ll have experience of developing and implementing a Leadership and Talent Strategy within a large, complex unionised organisation.

You will:

• Be successful in carrying out learning needs analyses across a large organisation
• Be able to identify and address leadership and talent development skills gaps.
• Be results driven with effective senior stakeholder management, both internally and externally.
• Have a proven track record of developing talent programmes utilising a range of talent assessment tools such as 360, profiling tools and assessment centres.
• CIPD qualified, or equivalent.

About the Organisation

Work for a diverse, inclusive and supportive organisation. An ambitious employer of choice, where people thrive and everyone’s voice and contribution is valued. You’ll enjoy competitive pay, a wide range of benefits, flexible working opportunities and a host of employee offers. You will be empowered to do great work by an organisation that is constantly investing in learning, personal development and technology.

Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch and let’s talk about how you can help transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

Applicants from all sections of the community are encouraged so that the organisation can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which they work.

You may also have experience in areas such as Talent Development, Leadership Development, HR, People Development, Leadership and Talent Lead, Leadership, Performance, Talent & Career Development, Global Talent and Development Lead, Head of Talent and Development, Learning & Development, Infrastructure Development, Succession Planning, Talent Delivery Consultant, Talent Development Consultant, Head of HR, etc.

We are seeking a values drivien, enthusiastic individual to supoprt our Policy, Programme and Partnership leads with our grant making, monitoring and evaluation processes. Working with our communities to ensure we are targeting our grants programmes at areas of most need.

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAIN PURPOSE

To support the Policy, Partnership and Programmes Lead(s) in the provision of LCVS grant making, monitoring and evaluation processes.

To provide administrative support the Policy, Partnership and Programme Lead(s) in their support and advocacy of the VCFS sector in Liverpool.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be a key point of contact for grants queries, reviewing applications and assessing grant applications and ongoing relational grant management.
• To prepare papers for grant reviews by the Funding Award Panels, summarising grant applications for grant meeting consideration.
• To enhance LCVS offer to VCFS organisations through the development and delivery of support and input into future grant strategies and programmes.
• To timetable and monitor, using Benefactor, evaluation reports from grant recipients and to identify any trends or emerging issues. 
• To provide administrative support to specific charities and associations.
• To work with VCO’s in Liverpool to research and present evidence on current provision and levels of need
• Taking learning from working with the VCOs, to input into the design, promotion and delivery of any grants programmes delivered by LCVS to meet the needs of VCOs
• To undertake specific research and development projects as required
• To direct VCOs to additional areas of support from within LCVS and other sources
• To support VCO’s to access relevant training and capacity building, and promote workforce development across the sector

General

To work as part of the team with other staff at Liverpool CVS.

To implement and follow Liverpool CVS policies and procedures.

To maintain accurate records in the various media specified for your areas of responsibility.

To provide cover during colleagues’ absence as required.

To undertake any training necessary and participate in the organisation’s supervision and appraisal system, and identify further training and personal development needs.

To represent Liverpool CVS and undertake other tasks in support of the organisation as required by your line manager.

The post holder is expected to be flexible in the performance of duties and to undertake any other duties identified as appropriate to the post.

Equal Opportunities

Liverpool CVS is committed to equal opportunities, anti-discrimination and anti-oppressive policy and practice. No one we have contact with may be discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, race, nationality, religion, cultural group, marital status, sexual orientation, age, or impairment. The policies apply to job applicants, employees, volunteers and users of our services.

The Queen’s School, Chester, is an Independent School for girls aged 4-18 in the heart of the city of Chester. At Queen's we educate and empower young women to lead and shape the world they live in. We offer a stimulating education in a rich and varied learning environment, and the results speak for themselves.  We are proud to be a Times Top 100 school for A-level results, and girls make outstanding academic and developmental progress across the board. Queen’s provides a warm, nurturing environment which both inspires and supports girls, offering numerous opportunities that encourage them to embrace challenges in order that they may achieve their absolute best. Our goal for every Queen’s girl is that she leaves us able to think independently, collaborate confidently, and aspire globally.

A new opportunity has opened to join us as our first Fundraising Manager.  Working closely with our Director of External Relations, the Headmistress and the Development Committee, the Fundraising Manager will be responsible for creating, implementing and delivering the fundraising strategy and management of our fundraising approaches, activities and results over the coming years. In particular, the post holder will focus their efforts on fundraising for our bursaries fund and for the creation and implementation of specific capital campaigns, such as our current Astroturf project.

We are looking for candidates who are confident in their ability to operate at this strategic and operational level and who bring experience of working with individual donors to deliver successful income generating activities.  Candidates should have worked in similar roles and be able to demonstrate exceptional skills in all forms of relationship management and communication. The drive and ability to work towards ambitious targets and deadlines is also essential. Comprehensive knowledge of both UK charity and tax law is essential, as it applies to charitable giving and inheritance law, as well as experience in servicing committees comprising senior volunteers.

If you think you have the talent and experience for this role and are committed to our mission to educate and empower young women, we would love to hear from you.