We're looking for an inspiring leader who can build strong and collaborative relationships with partners such as NHS and the Bank of England, whilst supporting and empowering young people to speak truth to power.  The postholder will be working on a range of dyynamic projects, with a specific focus on young people and health.

As the national youth council of the UK, The British Youth Council brings young people together to find their voice and use it for social and political change.  Through our programmes and membership services we create opportunities for young people to find their voice and use it for social and political change.

We are looking for an experienced youth development professional to join the team and help us to increase the reach and impact of our leadership and engagement opportunities. 

This post will be home working, although regular travel to the office will be required. As a part of the team the postholder will also support the design and delivery of a numbner of our key events, including residentials, throughout the year. It is also a job-share - working closely with another manager to co-lead the team to deliver great results with and for young people.

The British Youth Council  is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working across our services.

Community transport operators have a great story to tell and it's CTA’s job to help them tell it and to support them to develop excellent services that can transform lives and communities. 

The post-holder will support the delivery of CTA’s communications strategy/plan and will help co-ordinate communications and marketing activity across the organisation to ensure that CTA effectively, consistently and strategically communicates with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences.

This role is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for a 12-month, fixed term. 

Please see the Recruitment Pack attached for more detailed information about the role and our organisation.

Your application should include:

1. A personal statement that demonstrates how you meet the requirements set out in the ‘Experience’ section of the Person Specification and what you think you will bring to the role.
2. An up to date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and expertise

Hillside Clubhouse is a dynamic resource for people with mental health problems that makes social inclusion and participation in everyday life a reality. Getting a paid job, having a social life and going to college are the norm for many of our members. Members work alongside staff to co-produce the daily business functions of the Clubhouse and we now seek a senior member of staff to develop opportunities further.  You will be responsible for all areas of day to operations and you will also be responsible for developing and building on existing services as well as seeking out new opportunities for business development.

Our diversity is our strength -  and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Director of Clubhouse Operations

RESPONSIBLE TO: Executive Director

SALARY: £42602

HOURS: 35 per week

ACCOUNTABLE TO: The Board of Trustees

LOCATION: Hillside Clubhouse, Unit A, 30 North Road, London, N7 9GJ and any other locations as may be required

Role overview:

To oversee all operations and the development of the Clubhouse including all the activities that are available to support service users and the kiosk retail outlet and catering services.

Main responsibilities:

• Supporting the creation of, and implementing strategic plans for the service;
• Full responsibility for the Clubhouse, including employees, building management and all service users attending;
• People management of all within the clubhouse remit;
• Managing the maintenance of the premises;
• Responsible for all reporting in remit of the role;
• Maintaining quality systems;
• Project planning and implementation for new services and any changes;
• Ensuring that all clinical and renewal plans are in place;
• Responsibility for all risks within Clubhouse;
• Maintaining compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) under area of responsibility;
• Ensuring that the Clubhouse operates at all times in line with the organisation’s values, mission and strategic aims;
• Building and maintaining partnerships and links with external organisations to promote the service;
• Supporting the growth and development of the service by increasing income streams in place and developing new income;
• Promoting the service through in-house projects;
• Working closely with the Director of IPS and the Executive Director to build the overall Clubhouse service;
• Regularly review relevance of the Clubhouse, against requirements, regulation and those services offered by other charitable organisations.

Specific Duties:

Operations

• Recruiting, inducting, supervising, supporting, coaching and appraising the performance of  staff (including sessional staff)  and volunteers;
• Ensuring that  operational policies, procedures, plans and project designs are properly formulated and operated;
• Ensuring cost effectiveness and financial control, including ongoing financial performance monitoring, budgeting, costing and the control of income and expenditure where appropriate;
• Ensuring that services are appropriately and effectively marketed;
• Ensuring that proper systems are established and operated to deliver, monitor and evaluate the services;
• Ensuring that requirements set by multiple funders (including charitable, statutory and any other funders), regulators, partners and the Executive Director and Trustees are met;
• Being responsible for Health and Safety and other statutory duties;
• Ensuring that new services are developed and managed according to organisational requirements;
• Ensuring that services are in line with the organisation’s values, mission and strategic aims;
• Participating in the delivery of services where appropriate, including the design and provision of training;
• Development and implementation of cyclical maintenance plans for the building;
• Sound risk management and acting as organisational safeguarding lead;
• Specific responsibility for ensuring that risk assessments are in place, up to date and appropriately acted upon and communicated for all service users/potential service users to ensure safety of service users and staff at all times
• Being responsible for overseeing the ‘customer journey’ (i.e. from point of initial enquiry through registration, induction and engagement in the Clubhouse;
• Being responsible for day to day management and member issues relating to Clubhouse area of operation.
• Responsible for management and planning of IT systems and equipment

Corporate:

• Representing Hillside Clubhouse and its work to external audiences and stakeholders
• To deputise for the Executive Director when required e.g.

1. To cover the management responsibilities of the Chief Executive in his/her absence;
2. To make any necessary decisions to ensure the sound operation of the organisation in consultation with the Chair and/or other Trustees in the absence of the Executive Director.

Strategic:

• To contribute to the longer-term strategic direction of the organisation: e.g.

1. Drafting business plans for areas of operational and organisational responsibilities;
2. Generating and contributing to fundraising and income generation plans;
3. Supporting the Executive Director in the drafting of service specifications, tenders and funding applications and mobilising any implementation plans for new services;
4. Developing the Kiosk and external catering areas of the business to maximise market positioning, benefit and income generation.

General:

• Maintaining back office systems (including risk assessments) and contributing to the development of online services including social media, websites and other platforms;
• Attending, chairing and/or convening supervisions, organisational meetings, cross team working groups and external meetings as required;
• Preparing reports for the Board of Directors and Executive Director on all areas of responsibility and attending Board meetings to present them where required;
• Being accountable for all aspects of your work and the work of your supervisees;
• Covering for other members of staff where required;
• Out of hours working when necessary;
• Other duties as reasonably required by the Executive Director/Trustees;
• Working in close co-operation with the Executive Director and Director of IPS and acting as a member of the senior management team.

The postholder will be accountable to the Executive Director or the Chair in his/her absence.  Corporate and strategic duties will be carried out in conjunction with the Executive Director or as delegated by him/her. The postholder will also be expected to supervise new staff where new services are developed.

There are likely to be some overlaps/sharing of work areas between the posts of IPS Director and Director of Clubhouse Operations and it is expected that both post holders work closely together and co-operate to devise solutions jointly where appropriate.

Person specification

Essential

• Experienced in and passionate about mental health services;
• Experience in managing a similar service or in a similar role;
• Knowledge and thorough understanding of mainstream and national initiatives to support people with mental health problems;
• Forward thinking and up-to-date with current practices in mental health;
• Confident, calm and with a hands-on approach;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal);
• Commitment to equal opportunities;
• Excellent knowledge of Excel and databases (including Microsoft Access) including reporting functions and database structures and development;
• Ability to write highly accurate reports with attention to detail on written work and figures;
• Expertise and understanding of mental health models;
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation (including food hygiene);
• Facilities management experience including the ability to deliver robust cyclical and renewal plans (building maintenance, renewal and expiry of agreements, leases, certifications, regulatory requirements including those related to the building itself); 
• Ability to see complex projects through from implementation phase to completion including the use of project planning tools including Gantt charts;
• Experience and understanding of implementation phases and mobilisation of complex services;
• Business development skills (ideally in catering or retail);
• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities including risk management and safeguarding;
• Experience of managing teams and task allocation;
• Ability to work with people who may present challenging behaviours and ability to respond to crises including the ability to calm situations and deal with conflict;
• Ability to develop policy and procedure in an organisational context;
• Ability to generate and use methods for collecting data for diverse purposes (e.g. needs analysis, monitoring, research, fundraising);
• Ability to set up and use management information systems to control the quality and quantity of service delivery;
• Sound knowledge of IT systems and planning infrastructure
• Ability to effectively plan and prioritise your own and others’ work;
• Ability to see tasks through to completion with minimal supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of implementation of quality systems (D)
• Experience of liaising with and reporting directly to commissioners (D)

We are committed to equality of opportunity and diversity in the workplace; all managers and staff are responsible for ensuring that this is delivered in practice.  We will not tolerate any forms of bullying or harassment in the workplace. Everyone has a personal responsibility to seek to improve their own and colleagues working lives to create a healthy and productive working environment 

Our charity is on an incredible journey and this is a hugely exciting time to join our team.

2020 saw the UK come together in an outpouring of love and support for the NHS. As the NHS’ national charity and membership organisation for the NHS’ official charities throughout the UK, NHS Charities Together is the central charity receiving additional funding and support for our National Health Service where and when it needs it most. Thanks to phenomenal public support, our national Covid-19 Appeal has raised more than £150 million to help NHS staff, volunteers and patients through the immediate and long-term effects of coronavirus. 

We are now recruiting a brand-new Head of Mass Participation to develop a portfolio of mass participation fundraising campaigns.

The Head of Mass Participation is a pivotal new role within the Fundraising Directorate responsible for developing and delivering a successful portfolio of mass participation fundraising campaigns such as our flagship campaign, the NHS Big Tea.

Working alongside the Fundraising Director and forming part of the senior Fundraising Leadership Team within NHS Charities Together, this senior role will be accountable for leading the team to deliver and grow a multi-million-pound portfolio of national campaigns that can also be rolled out to our 241 member charities to enhance their own fundraising.

Coming from a background working in strategic leadership roles, the successful candidate will have experience of managing mass participation virtual events and creating new products. You will be an innovative thinker with the ability to review our existing supporter base, analyse the market environment and identify opportunities for supporter acquisition, engagement and retention.

If you are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our nation, and believe that through supporting NHS charities we can significantly increase the vital support given to our hospitals, community, mental health and ambulance services, we would love to hear from you. 

Wirral Ark is looking for an experienced, proactive innovator as its new Chief Executive to help us both consolidate and build upon our current provision. Your experience might come from the charity, homelessness or housing sectors – but it is your personality that will be important to us.

The overall purpose of the role is to work with the Chair, Board and staff to maintain a clear and compelling vision for the organisation whilst effectively delivering our mission to reduce the impact of homelessness on the Wirral.

The new CEO will also be responsible for growing our business by developing an asset base and services that can help the organisation achieve its strategic objective to become substantially independent from government income streams in the medium to long term.

History of the charity 

Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as Wirral Ark, is a registered charity that exists to provide accommodation for the homeless, under the MainStay framework, as well as providing support and guidance for individuals to secure long-term accommodation.  We offer services throughout the region. 

We started life in 1991 as a temporary shelter. The service was set up by the Wallasey Council of Christian Churches with the aim of offering emergency accommodation for those who found themselves homeless.

Wirral Ark has evolved enormously over the years and now offers a whole range of support provision for homeless people. These include isolated people with mental health or substance problems, current and ex-offenders, former rough sleepers and people who are begging or street drinking. 

Through our work, we 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, very challenging behaviour, or a combination of these and other issues. Our support pathway is designed for people with particularly complex needs. Its function is to help them into securing a permanent and sustainable home which they will remain in.

New leadership

Wirral Ark has undergone a significant period of growth in the last 4 years, increasing turnover from around £875K in 2017 to £1.2M in 2020, with a budget for around £1.3M in 2021.

Wirral Ark has successfully diversified its income during this period. It has done so in a climate of continuous cost cutting of welfare and homelessness support - both at a local and national level. The income of the charity is derived largely from Wirral Borough Council and primarily from  its Supporting People Contracts and Housing Benefit. Wirral Ark has targets to grow its own independent income from fundraising activities and the creation of income streams derived from its subsidiary, the Wirral Ark Trading CIC.

We believe this strategy is putting Wirral Ark into a robust position and will gives us a strong platform to further improve and build rounds our services. There are several important aspects of the work for Wirral Ark are still under development. We are now looking for an excellent leader to take us to the next level.

The charity have a stakeholder pension open to all employees satisfying the auto-enrolment criteria with employees currently contributing 5% and the charity 3%. Other options could be negotiated within the package.

To apply, please download the attached application form and job pack - including application guidance notes, person specification, job description and other key information.

Position: Marketing Officer (Brand)
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Centre, London
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Marketing & Brand

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

As we move through an extremely exciting transformation period with a brand-new organisational strategy and focus, we’re looking for a passionate Marketing Officer to join our newly structured Marketing and Brand team to support the organisation in putting our audiences at the centre of everything we do.

This role will focus on ensuring we’re always being led by insights from people affected by MS in order to meet their needs and beyond. We want to ensure we’re empowering our community as well as providing a platform as well as being a powerful voice for our community. Co-production is essential and working with our community will be central to all our actions.

We’ll create a clear and purposeful brand story that everyone can understand and talk about that will provide a more consistent experience of the MS Society.

The Marketing Officer – Brand, will support the Brand Marketing Manager on ensuring the quality, consistency and strategic development of our brand. This role will be responsible for maintaining and co-ordinating the marketing resource systems and respond to user enquiries, supplier correspondence, monitor creation of new assets, provide performance and stock reports, and billing/transactions reports from the respective systems.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 10 March

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.

Position: Regional Development Officer (South East)
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Home based in either Kent, Surrey, Sussex or Hampshire
Salary: £33,273 - £37,839 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 2
Department: Community Networks

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The role of Regional Development Officer (South East) is one of 9 Regional Development Officers within our new Regional Development team which is part of our wider Community Networks team.

As part of the Regional Development team your role will be to develop our local community presence across the South East of England, developing awareness of and engagement with the MS community by the wider community.

As a Regional Development Officer you’ll support our local volunteer groups to develop new partnerships, share good practice, respond to local need and engage with the wider community. This includes the development of events and services, with MS professionals and local groups where appropriate, to engage the community in our work.

The role also focuses on developing our connections with communities we currently under-engage with and to support the development of informal groups within the MS community, and our relationship with them.

The post-holder will have experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities, and a commitment to the principles of coproduction; experience of managing the delivery of activity plans in partnership with volunteers, as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for beneficiaries.

The post will cover the following areas:

Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Guernsey and there will be occasional travel to London.

As this role covers large geographical areas you will need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 8 March 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 17 March 2021

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

No agencies please.

Full time, 37 hours/week

Based at one of our offices with flexible/blended working considered

How would you like to work for a dynamic growing organisation making a difference every day.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications and Marketing Officer to help us take our work to a new level, delivering a range of projects and pro active information to the public.  You will be a key part of the team reaching out to communities, developing accessible resources and demonstrating our impact to funders and stakeholders.

Closing date: 9am 22nd March 2021

Interview dates: TBC

Benefits:

• Company Sick Pay
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible employer sensitive to the needs of today’s workforce
• Commitment to continued professional development

Position: Special Events Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Part time office based (MS National Centre, London), part time home-based
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Special Events

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for an experienced, confident and articulate Events Officer to help support our successful Special Events programme.

We’re delivering some of the most exciting Special Events in the UK and we’re seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to join us as Special Events Officer.  

Our programme of events has grown rapidly over the past few years and is focused on delivering high quality and high profile fundraising and cultivation events, for a philanthropic and corporate audience. The programme includes both small and large scale events, with a previous event raising £1 million net. We have worked at venues such as the Southbank Centre and St Paul’s Cathedral.

We work with Event Committees, celebrity supporters and a highly committed Appeal Board to deliver events, which brings together high-profile, engaged and well-connected individuals passionate about the cause and our ambitious plans for the future.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 17 March

PLEASE PRESS THE HOW TO APPLY BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

We would be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

No agencies please.

Head of Campaign and Engagement

Reports to: Head of Philanthropy Services

Salary: circa £65,000 (with flexibility commensurate with experience)

Location: Flexible (minimum of 3 days per week at Stratford)

Application Deadline: We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please do apply as soon as possible. The role will be live until Sunday 21st February, but may close after this without notice.

Interview Date: Interviews are planned to be held from late February.

Candidate Pack:

The Head of Campaign and Engagement is a senior member of the Philanthropy Directorate and the Philanthropy Services team responsible for all engagement functions for the Philanthropy programme and Campaign. The role will set the high-level engagement strategy for all prospects and donors to the comprehensive Campaign, with a focus on prospects capable of giving £100K+, and donors who give £1M+.

The Head will lead a team of 13 with six direct reports, hold accountability for team output and budget expenditure, and focus on driving the Campaign and engagement strategy. The Cancer Research UK Campaign will galvanise our high value prospect and donor community, drive Campaign-focused fundraising activity, and enable us to deliver results on a scale never seen before in the UK charity sector.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the development of the Campaign and engagement strategy, scope and goals
• Positioning the campaign at the top of the organisation's agenda, working with senior internal partners to understand their role in the campaign's success.
• Managing the annual and multi-year engagement calendar of activity, identifying key campaign benchmarks, including the 2022 CRUK 20th anniversary, Campaign public launch, gift announcements and celebrations, etc.
• Developing and leading a strong donor relations programme ensuring every gift and donor is thanked for their support; receives an annual gift reporting that deepens the donor(s) involvement with CRUK/Crick/Cancer Grand Challenges (CGC) and demonstrates the impact of their gift.
• Leading a team of professionals to ensure high-quality administration, strategic coordination and management of campaign activities at all levels - individual meetings, small and large events, creative cultivation and stewardship events that are virtual and in person.

We are in the quiet phase of our targeted philanthropic campaign. As Head of Campaign & Engagement you will unite the organisation around high value fundraising, ultimately delivering increased funds for research which will be transformational for CRUK.

The team will work in close collaboration with Philanthropy frontline fundraisers, organisational and scientific leaders to develop the gift opportunities, campaign messaging, volunteer structures, individual, small and large scale events with institutional and volunteer leaders and stewardship programme for the Campaign, as well as develop best practices that will be sustained after the Campaign has concluded. You'll also partner with the CRUK CEO and leadership team, as well as scientists and philanthropy colleagues to develop and implement strategies for these campaigns.

Key Technical Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviours

We're looking for a variety of skills and experience for the role, and we're excited to hear what you can offer. Some of the key things we're looking for are:

• Experience of leading a philanthropic campaign;
• Strategic mindset, extensive experience in strategy development and implementation;
• Track record of leading and developing high performing communications and engagement teams that design and deliver events and comms which engage, inspire and drive change
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing skills and ability to work with, and communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of individuals from internal colleagues, institutional leaders, and external collaborators, stakeholders and high value audiences

In addition, you'll be able to synthesize research information, lead on key Campaign priorities with the team and colleagues across the Philanthropy Directorate and demonstrate the intellectual curiosity to understand complex scientific areas of research. You'll then have the ability to transform this information into engaging, donor-friendly communication will be key.

If this sounds like you, please do take a look at the full candidate pack linked above, and submit an application.

Get Berkshire Active works with organisations across Berkshire to increase participation in sport and physical activity. Our overriding aim is to use physical activity to contribute to social, economic, health and community agendas across Berkshire, through the personal development of individuals. We provide our partners with support to achieve these shared aims alongside the delivery of a number of projects to encourage people to be active.

We are seeking an individual with a passion for making a difference to play an integral role in the coordination and delivery of our Employability and Crime Prevention programmes. There is a focus on young people but our programmes also support adults of all ages. The post holder will be required to organise, coordinate and (on some occasions) deliver appropriate interventions, in consultation with partners and participants. We use activities and sport to help develop soft skills in those who are unemployed and self control, empathy and positivity in those at risk of offending. The objective is to encourage participants to become confident and motivated to undertake further training / education or to find employment and therefore reduce their likelihood of becoming involved in crime.

We understand that this is a very unique post, combining elements of physical activity knowledge with employment and crime prevention experience. Therefore we are looking for individuals with experience in one of these areas, but who have the capability, interest and drive to challenge themselves to develop the skills and knowledge in the other areas. If you have transferable skills and are a fast learner we will support you to grow and develop in the role with a wide range of CPD and personal development opportunities. This role may be appropriate for someone with:

• Recruitment / Work Coaching Experience (with an interest in sport / physical activity)
• Youth / Offender Mentoring (with an interest in sport / physical activity)
• Sports Coach / Physical Training Instructor (with knowledge / interest in employment / crime prevention)
• Health / Social Care / Housing Support Advisors
• Personal Development Coaches

Programmes delivered by GBA involve significant numbers of partners working together and the post-holder will be required to manage delivery partnerships between referral agencies and specialist coaches to achieve results.  The post-holder will also need to be comfortable promoting the programme and engaging with participants to take part in the course. 

The post-holder will also support other projects or areas of work focused on using physical activity as a vehicle to improve physical, mental and social health. Ideally candidates will have experience in a coaching, mentoring or employability training role.

*The role will require travel around the county to deliver courses. The role is based at Bisham Abbey however we support working from home where appropriate.

Note: applicants will need to complete an Equal Opportunities and Criminal Record declaration form upon application.  Both are available via the below link.

See full vacancy and application details on our website

Are you a strategic leader, excited about leading change?

Do you want to drive the development of a new partnership and an exciting new initiative?

Do you feel passionate about growing and developing the teaching profession?

Do you want to make a difference, making every day count for every child?

If you answered yes to the above, we want to hear from you!

Our partnership of existing Teaching Schools and Multi Academy Trusts, has just been awarded the status as national Teaching School Hub, led by the Flying High Trust with Flying High Academy, Ladybrook identified as the lead school. The Flying High Teaching School Hub will work across Mansfield, Ashfield, Broxtowe, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe, bringing the expertise of partners together to ensure we recruit, develop, and retain high quality teachers across this locality. The Director of the Teaching School Hub will be a skilled strategist, partnership leader and visionary, who will drive the development of this brand-new initiative. This opportunity will enable the successful candidate to work at a trust, regional and national level.

The role of the new Teaching School Hub builds upon an existing infrastructure and a track record of successful leadership across the system. As Director of Teaching School Hub, you will draw upon this significant expertise and capacity, to deliver this new initiative.

Leading the Teaching School will be Flying High Trust, a growing partnership of 28 schools, with a national reputation and ethos centered on putting children at the heart of every decision. Working alongside Flying High, we have an established partnership in place with Transform, Redhill, and Discovery Multi Academy Trusts.

The designation of existing Teaching schools will be removed at the end of this academic year, to be replaced by the new Teaching School Hubs. At the heart of Flying High, and across our partnership, is a group of existing teaching schools that have built the expertise and the capacity to drive teacher development.

Finally, as part of Flying High and this established partnership, we have a successful English Hub and developed Inspiring Leaders, which operates an outstanding SCITT (teacher training) and delivers NPQs, working at scale and with a strong reputation.

You will enable the practitioner expertise across the system to meet the needs of our teachers. Our ambition is to ensure that every child has a great teacher, who inspires and unlocks their potential. The post will bring together the skill set of an experienced strategic leader, with a passion to impact children’s lives and a detailed understanding of the educational landscape. We will welcome applications from both experienced practitioners and non- practitioners, as key to this role will be your ability to enable the system, so it is not a necessity to have classroom experience.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be at the inception of a brand-new partnership and initiative.
• The support of an established partnership, with significant expertise and capacity in system leadership.
• A partnership with relationships at its heart, ensuring a friendly atmosphere encompassing a supportive ethos.
• Be part of a central team and Trust with an established track record of high-quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement.
• An established operational infrastructure, to support coordination, administration and financial management.
• The opportunity to develop your team, in line with your vision.
• A comprehensive induction process for new Teaching School Hub Directors, led by the EEF.
• Opportunity for future career progression with Flying High Trust.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a significant strategic leader.
• Has a track record of successfully leading partnerships and change.
• Has a passion for education and a commitment an unshakable commitment to put children first.
• Has a deep understanding of the educational landscape.
• Has a commitment to teacher development.
• Is skilled in building strong professional relationships, both within a team and across new and existing partners.
• Is a skilled communicator, able to articulate a compelling vision that engages stakeholders.
• Has experience and an understanding of successful and sustainable school improvement.
• Has experience and an understanding of teacher development, including coaching and mentoring.
• Is a skilled manager of people, able to provide challenge and support to ensure we deliver KPIs, and an effective and efficient operation.
• Is a resilient leader, who will remain determined to deliver the improvements the school requires, secure in the knowledge that they have the full support of the Flying High Trust.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in.
• Has a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Flying High.

If this is you, please get in touch! We wish you all the very best for your application.

The Organisation 

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child, but this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Learning and Development Specialist you will contribute to building individual, team, organisational and partner capability and knowledge to meet current and strategic requirements. You will drive the appropriate culture, behaviours, skills and performance by leveraging technology and creating a learning culture to embed capability development. You will have a particular focus on learning for Humanitarian/Disaster Risk Management (DRM) (80%) and Project Management skills (20%) (Project DPro) across Plan International.

In this role you will create a culture and environment for individuals to learn and grow by ensuring a learning design and delivery that provides a blend of learning approaches, including face-to-face, social collaborative and coaching, as well as the application of motivational and behavioural science. You will have a global reach, providing focused learning and development plans for key stakeholders and receivers of change.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an ambitious individual with experience in the Humanitarian or Disaster Risk Management sector who is ready to engage with a global team. You will have the ability to create a learning culture that supports continuing professional development and you will also be able to engage with stakeholders to define capability needs and their implication for learning.

You will have excellent project management skills, with knowledge of Project DPro being desirable, and you will also know how to use design principles to choose the right face-to-face and digital approach as part of a learning blend. You will also have a working level of competency in MS Office, Blackboard Collaborate LMS’s and CMS’s (ideally Moodle).

To be successful in this role you will be well organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities. You will work effectively and inclusively with a range of people, both within and outside the organisation, and you will be a strong communicator in English, with knowledge of French and/or Spanish being desirable.

Location: Flexible location, in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. You will be appointed on local/national terms and conditions

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Learning and Development and a dotted line into the Head of Disaster Risk Management Technical Team

Closing Date: 21 March 2021

Interview likely to take place via Microsoft Teams 25th/26th March 2021

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas. 

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

Project CATE (Community Action to Thrive & Enable) is a 12-month pilot service to provide a specialist outreach service in Bedfordshire to work with wider partners as part of the Conditional Caution Pathway. Its purpose is to help bridge the current gap in providing much needed access into current provisions and enabling engagement for a complex and extremely hard to reach group of vulnerable women and ensuring they remain engaged.

During this 12-month fixed term contract, the Specialist Women’s Support Coordinator (SWSC) will receive referrals from You Turn Futures and wider partners, to offer additional trauma-informed wraparound support coordination and all the expertise and specialist knowledge of SIG Penrose in supporting vulnerable women who:

• have a history of drug and/or alcohol misuse
• a history of offending or who are at risk of offending
• are at risk more widely from exploitation

Working with the Service Manager and Senior Management Team, you will support the implementation of this new pilot service, identifying potential issues and proposing solutions. You will adopt a strength-based, non-judgmental approach with the clients you support, whilst also being vigilant on identifying and managing risks, including safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children.

To be successful in this role, you will have proven experience of working with women in a residential or outreach setting and/or with women with multiple and complex needs. You will be passionate and motivated to help vulnerable people make positive and lasting changes to their lives and a belief that everyone can turn their life around regardless of past or present circumstances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support to ensure that the pilot service is delivered in line with contractual requirements, and all contractual and legislative requirements are being met.
• Ensure that all Service Users have appropriate recovery and support plans completed in a timely fashion and are monitored and reviewed at regular intervals or as required
• Have a proactive approach to rehabilitation, resettlement, recovery and safeguarding practice and ensure the methodology of Psychologically Informed Environments is adhered to and implemented across the service.
• Support and encourage Service User Involvement and Engagement locally and at the wider organisational level initiatives.
• Provide support in the planning and maintaining the Service’s budget and report on budget variances including the use of service user’s engagement budget, and collection of outstanding invoices.
• Support the Service Manager in building and maintaining close links and good relationships with local community groups and representatives ensuring that the local partners have a good understanding of the purpose and working of the scheme.

Experience Required:

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance or equivalent
• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals who may have mental health issues / substance misuse / learning disabilities / challenging chaotic behaviours
• Working knowledge of supporting women with multiple needs
• Understanding and support in harm minimisation
• Experience of working with women and/or women’s services
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships, demonstrate empathy and be non-judgemental,
• ICT competency and experience of Case Management Systems
• Ability to monitor, analyse and report on large volumes of data
• Experience of identifying and managing risk
• Ability to Multi-task, prioritise and organise self and workload.

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance