Who and what we’re looking for

We need someone who can help us take our vision forward, but do it in the right way, a way that fits with our core values. We want someone who can keep an eye on the bigger picture, making sure our strategy is being progressed whilst helping our Senior Leadership Team and wider team grow and learn.

As an Independent Board Member we’ll need you to share your knowledge and experience to keep our Corporate Governance tight and tidy. At the heart of your role is:

• Making sure we always comply with the Capacity’s Members’ Agreement, the Companies Acts, and the highest standards of Corporate Governance.
• Supporting and advising the Board and Senior Leadership Team in the development of creative business strategies that help us achieve our objectives.
• Ensuring that Capacity’s resources are allocated and used in the best way possible to achieve our vision.
• Supporting the Board and wider team in the successful administration of the business.
• Making sure the organisation keeps to high standards of ethics in how it and its teams approach work both externally and internally.
• Sharing any insights you have around the views of local people, local public sector, and the Third Sector in the North West.
• Monitoring the performance of the Senior Leadership team, advising, mentoring, and challenging them to make sure Capacity is the best it can be.
• Attending and actively participating in all Board Meetings (unless absence is agreed prior), including reading and carefully considering how you can contribute to all Board papers in advance.

Our Board meetings are normally held at our central Liverpool office, but of course more recently they’ve had to be via Zoom. They take place about six times a year, however as an Independent Board Member you may also be asked to attend occasional special occassion meetings or join a subcommittee or working group.

What we want from our Diversity and Inclusion specialist

To be the best you can be in this role you’ll need to be really motivated by what we can achieve as an organisation, not just for ourselves and our employees but what we can offer to our clients. We believe (with your support) we can make our approach to diversity and inclusion sector leading, by understanding where we are and where we need to go, you can help us lead the way to excellent practice. You’ll help us ensure our team and our clients are passionate about diversity and inclusion, that they all understand their role, and they all play a part in making this happen.

We encourage all our colleagues to all be great leaders and you’ll be no exception, you’ll need to be a proactive, team-playing, “do-er” who can support us to keep Diversity and Inclusion high on the agenda.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with a pioneering charity which aims to inspire and engage the next generation of engineers. The charity are now looking to recruit a new part time Corporate Governance Manager to ensure that good governance practice is followed and that effective policies, procedures and processes are in place to support this for the organisation and its subsidiaries. This role is offered 3 days a week.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, you will be expected to work closely with the Executive Team and other members of staff, as well as working with Board members, to ensure that high standards of governance are met to aid the effective running of the organisation. You will lead on the drafting and editing of agendas and papers for Board and Committee and also regular senior leadership meetings, ensuring accurate minuting and timely circulation post meeting. You will take ownership of the whole gambit of Governance functions including, managing elections for new members and induction, advising on risk management and risk register, managing the register of interests and advising on matters relating to conflict of interests. You will work closely with the Executive Committee to develop policies and procedures in consultation to mitigate risk and ensure all corporate governance matters are in hand and up to date. Finally, you will assist the Director of Finance and Corporate services in meeting regulatory requirements and guaranteeing timely submissions.

The successful candidate will possess significant experience of working in corporate governance and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the governance requirements of charities and companies. Alongside this you will be comfortable working with people across the organisation to support and encourage their participation. You will excel in working at Board and Committee level and have honed written and organisational skills to facilitate a successful governance function. Although not essential ICSA Postgraduate Certificate in Charity Management, ICSA Chartered Secretary qualification and/or experience working in a small to medium sized organisation with charity status are desirable.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying to this Corporate Governance Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Are you a senior manager with leadership potential who is looking for their first Chief Executive role? Do you want to transform women’s lives? If so, then we want to hear from you.

The MASIC Foundation is the only national charity supporting women who have suffered serious injuries during childbirth - known as 3rd and 4th degree tears or OASI (Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury). We are a small charity with a reputation as a credible, authoritative voice on the issue. Now we are looking for a Chief Executive to lead our ambitious plan for growth to help more injured women and transform medical practice.

As Chief Executive you will be the leading external face of the charity and provide vision, leadership, enterprise, management and operational direction, working with the board to develop the strategy, ensuring MASIC’s long-term sustainability, further growth and development. Working with the Chair, the President and other Board members, the CEO will also ensure that MASIC’s governance and financial systems are sound.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in their field and who can get things done.  Ideally, you are an excellent communicator who has previous fundraising and governance experience.  Personal experience of birth injuries would be an advantage.

To apply please follow the link to our website, complete the diversity monitoring form and return it to us together with your CV and a covering statement of no more than 4 sides of A4 explaining how you meet the person specification criteria. Apply via the email address on the website. Closing date for applications is Friday 13 August 2021. Interviews 17th September2021. We look forward to hearing from you.

Location: Home based

Reporting to: Head of Operations

Overall Responsibilities

Provides support to leadership team and Board of Trustees with organisation, administration, scheduling, correspondence and meetings. Takes responsibility for development of required documentation and files, deadline compliance and other recording of decisions, actions and progress from leadership and Board meetings.

Responsibilities

Administration

• Plan, schedule and coordinate all internal staff team meetings and leadership meetings.
• Seek and book appropriate meeting venues, arrange refreshments and organise business travel arrangements, where necessary.
• Coordinate all reimbursements of ‘out of pocket’ expenses incurred by Board of Trustee members.
• Maintain electronic filing system, processing information and exercising version control for all relevant documentation.
• Assist with producing reports and presentations for projects.
• Monitor the organisation’s generic email inbox and liaise with colleagues for action.
• Process, record and track delivery of resource orders.

Governance

• Provide administrative support to KIO Governance, including Board of Trustees, Finance and Risk committee, People and Culture committee, Players Advisory Board and Strategic Partner Advisory Board.
• Liaise with the CEO and the Chair of the Board to plan and schedule all Board of Trustees meetings.
• Prepare meeting agendas, undertake required research for meetings and record actions and decisions through the production of minutes for each meeting.

Leadership support

• Manage diaries and schedule meetings for senior leadership team and Chair.
• Provide general administrative support for senior leadership team and Chair.
• Attend all leadership meetings and record actions and decisions made.

Note: This role will be home based but will require the flexibility to travel to meetings upon request.

Kick It Out is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  Kick It Out selects all candidates for interview based on skills, qualifications and experience. Candidates with a disability who meet the criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

Established in 2004, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is an independent think tank that studies the root causes of Britain’s social problems and seeks to address these through innovative policy recommendations to government. The CSJ has changed the landscape of our political conversation by putting social justice at the heart of British politics. This has led to some of the biggest welfare reforms in a generation. The majority of the CSJ’s work is organised around five ‘pathways to poverty’, first identified in our ground-breaking 2007 report, Breakthrough Britain. These are: family breakdown; educational failure; economic dependency and worklessness; addiction to drugs and alcohol; and severe personal debt. 

The Centre for Social Justice is looking to appoint an Operations Manager to ensure the efficient and effective day to day functioning of the organisation. This is a new role, reporting to the Finance and Operations Director, which has been created following significant organisational growth, including the newly formed CSJ Foundation. This is a crucial role at the heart of the organisation and the post holder will be responsible for driving forward all aspects of HR, central infrastructure and compliance to ensure the smooth running of the organisation at all times. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in a past role of developing and implementing systems designed to improve the effectiveness and impact of an organisation and will be able to demonstrate past achievements. This is a full-time role, but hours may be negotiated for the right candidate.

THE PERSON

Experience and skills

• Experience of successfully managing the day-to-day operations of an organisation

• Knowledge and experience of running the HR function of an organisation

• IT literate and able to develop and maintain the systems and processes that enable a team to work effectively together.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work well on multiple tasks, to short deadlines and under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills: the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately over the phone, in writing, and face-to-face.

• Ability to manage complex and highly confidential information with absolute discretion and a high degree of personal integrity

• A commitment to excellence and high standards of professionalism with an exceptional work ethic

Personal Attributes

• Shares the CSJ mission to put ‘social justice at the heart of British politics.

• Self-motivated, task oriented, and solutions focussed. Able to spot opportunities for improvements and drive activity forward.

• Able to build trust and strong relationships with colleagues, Board members, and external stakeholders.

• Strong team player, good sense of fun; humble, willing to let others take the credit.

• Consistently performs at a high level, strong attention to detail.

• Flexibility and a willingness to help out, no matter what the task.

• Comfortable around very senior figures.

Reporting to the Head of Relationship Fundraising, the Major Gifts and Trusts Manager will oversee and develop strategic relationships with major donors and trust foundations, to secure vital funds for our hospitals and NHS staff. The role will be responsible for line managing the Trusts and Foundations Officer, including overall responsibility for delivering the major donor and trusts and foundations income lines. Pivotal to the role, will be the ability to cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential major donors, to secure gifts for projects and planned programmes of work, in line with the charity’s strategy and vision.

The Person

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience in maximising income by engaging, managing and inspiring individual major supporters, volunteers, board members and other stakeholders where appropriate.
• Has the ability to manage and grow the prospect pipeline by identifying new potential supporters.
• Can manage a budget with varying income lines including budget setting, forecasting and analysis
• Has experience of setting up internal systems and processes, including database use and management, to ensure all major donors and prospects are appropriately developed and supported.
• Has carried out research through a range of sources, including working with hospital staff and service providers, to obtain relevant information to create highly engaging cases for support and contribute to proposals, applications, donor strategies and fundraising communications.
• Has the ability to carry out due diligence assessments when prospecting for potential major donors.
• Has had responsibility for high- value events such as coordinating invitations, acting as primary contact for individuals concerned and working alongside a Communications Team to help and influence the production of related marketing material.
• Has recent line management experience.

You will: 

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the motivations for major giving.
• Have direct knowledge or experience of trusts & foundations fundraising.
• Have significant experience of supporting teams to maximise donor relationships.
• Be able to manage multiple projects, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives and income. 
• Possess excellent communication skills with an ability to be persuasive, influential and credible with all audiences.
• Have an acute attention to detail in all areas.
• Be IT literate, including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.
• Have an understanding of and be able to demonstrate the Leeds Hospitals Charity values.

To apply for this position, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV with a covering letter.

The CSJ Foundation (CSJF) is dedicated to fighting and reversing poverty at the local and national level. Our unique approach bridges charity, philanthropy, and public policy. We connect philanthropists with impactful grassroots charities, as well as connecting proven poverty fighting strategies with national policy makers.

Sitting at the heart of this work is our CSJ Alliance – a unique group of charities, social enterprises and other grass-roots organisations that work with individuals facing some of the most challenging and complex social problems. These small and medium-sized charities spread across the country have a wealth of knowledge and knowhow about the best way to prevent poverty.

We want national decisions about poverty to consider the full picture and so we connect frontline poverty-fighting experts with Westminster policy makers. We also want these frontline organisations to thrive, so we connect them to philanthropists who are eager to invest in Britain’s very best small and medium sized poverty-fighting organisations.

The CSJ Foundation is looking to appoint an Administrative Officer to support with the provision of management and administration services to the charities and donors its works with, and to assist with their charitable giving. The successful candidate will have exceptional organisation and communication skills, will be confident in managing relationships with key stakeholders and will be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of a varied and dynamic role. This is a full-time role, but hours may be negotiated for the right candidate.

THE PERSON

Experience and skills

• Previous experience of working in an administrative role

• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience of working with databases desirable.

• Able to develop and maintain robust systems and processes

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work well on multiple tasks, to short deadlines and under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills: the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately over the phone, in writing, and face-to-face, especially with senior people

• Ability to manage complex and confidential information with absolute discretion and a high degree of personal integrity

• A commitment to excellence and high standards of professionalism with an exceptional work ethic • Ability to manage social media

• Knowledge and understanding of the voluntary sector

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Committed to the aims and values of the CSJ Foundation

• Self-motivated, task oriented, and solutions focussed. Able to spot opportunities for improvements and drive activity forward.

• Able to build trust and strong relationships with colleagues, Board members, and external stakeholders.

• Strong team player, good sense of fun; humble, willing to let others take the credit.

• Consistently performs at a high level, strong attention to detail.

• Flexibility and a willingness to help out, no matter what the task.

• Comfortable around very senior figures. 

Development Lead

CONTRACT TYPE

Salary: GBP£40,000 - 45,000 Per annum, pro rata.

Start date: September 15th 2021

Hours: 32-40 hours per week.

Location: Flexible with preference for candidate located near London (UK) or Galway (Ireland).

Full time contract.

OVERVIEW/BACKGROUND

This is a new senior leadership position within the executive team of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN). The post holder will play a lead role in: developing and implementing a fundraising strategy for GLAN, building and developing existing funder relationships, identifying and developing new opportunities for partnerships, crafting compelling proposals and leading on all aspects of donor stewardship. We have had considerable success in securing income from trusts and foundations and are looking for somebody who can lead our team to take this success to the next level.  

This is an exciting time to join GLAN, as we have undergone a period of rapid growth and development fuelled in part by our ground-breaking work tackling climate change alongside a range of compelling programmes using legal strategies to create real, sustained change for communities impacted by serious human rights violations. The role offers the right candidate the opportunity to shape our fundraising strategy and make a real impact on the most pressing human rights violations and environmental harm.

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ABOUT GLAN

GLAN works with affected communities to pursue innovative legal actions across borders to challenge states and other powerful actors involved in human rights violations and systemic injustice. Our actions address the most pressing instances of human rights concern and they fall within the following themes: War and occupation; accountability and supply chains; environmental and economic justice; and migration and border violence.

Our diverse strategies unlock the potential of foreign courts and legal mechanisms. Since being established in 2016 we have developed legal strategies directly addressing human rights impacts in over 23 countries and territories. We work with the individuals and communities resisting injustice to empower and amplify their voices. Our approach is networked and nimble, allowing us to advance cases across multiple issues and jurisdictions despite our compact team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The position requires innovative thinking and creativity to package our programme strategies in ways that attract support and grow our portfolio effectively. This role will involve two major areas of work:

​Trust & Foundation Fundraising and Diversification.

1. Identify and track new funding opportunities

2. Develop and implement stewardship plans for new and existing donors, including briefing and supporting the CEO and other staff members as needed at key funder meetings

3. Develop compelling proposals/applications, budgets and supporting documentation for funders

4. Coordinate proposal development for strategic funding opportunities

5. Track grant requirements, support the development of impactful reports and ensure ongoing communication about project developments  

6. Diversify GLAN’s income streams and helping to design the correct mix of funding to support long term sustainability

Fundraising Strategy

1. Develop a fundraising strategy for GLAN, working with the CEO and Board Members
2. Support the Executive team and Board to develop a plan to nurture and cultivate individual and major donors, building on successful crowdfunding efforts. This would include recruiting and managing a Supporter Officer role (dependent on funding) to deliver this work.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum of 5-years experience of fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and/or in a Fundraising/Development Manager role

• Track record of securing six figure relationships

• Relevant experience in grant development management/coordination, including developing six-figure strategic proposals and budgets and writing clear and concise donor reports Experience of Fundraising Strategy development .

• Excellent written and verbal English skills

• High level of numeracy, particularly an ability to support the development of project budgets and donor financial reports.

• Excellent IT and organisational skills

• Self-confident, ability to take the initiative and motivate a team

• Ability to manage own time and workload efficiently in order to prioritise and meet deadlines

• Understanding of and commitment to GLAN’s mission and values

Desirable

• Management and of individual donor and major donor work

• Understanding of human rights or strategic advocacy or litigation.

Location: Flexible

Unremunerated

Camphill Village Trust brings over 65 years of experience, knowledge and passion to supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health challenges and complex needs to create a life of opportunity.  Our mission is to empower the people we support to lead more connected and fulfilled lives and make informed life choices.  We offer a sense of belonging and community; enable people to develop, grow and be heard; promote meaningful, healthy living and believe our people and resources should make a positive contribution to society.

We are seeking new Trustees to work with the Chair, other Board members and staff in helping us to realise our ambitious vision and strategic objectives.  We have a deep and rich history to draw upon but our ambition to develop is stronger than ever; we strive for excellence, ensuring that quality, equality and inclusion is at the heart of all that we do.  

Our new Trustees will bring senior level experience in a non-executive or executive capacity, together with some experience, either directly or indirectly of Trustee Boards of a charity or similar not for profit organisation.  First time Trustees will be considered and supported if appointed.  We are particularly interested in hearing from potential Trustees with fundraising, strategic people development and or estate / property management experience.

Critical to success will be your understanding of, commitment to and empathy towards, the underlying Camphill Village Trust ethos.

If you are inspired by this opportunity, please click on the Apply button to find out more.

Closing Date: Monday 16 August 2021

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 4th August 2021

The Position:

Our international development charity client is recruiting the exciting new role of Chief of Staff to the CEO.  This role will cover a wide range of responsibilities allowing the CEO to focus on strategic priorities.  You will run the office of the CEO, manage the CEO’s communications, ensure their online presence is maintained, liaise with senior stakeholders, coordinate all reporting to the CEO from programmes, projects and departments and support the Chair of the Board.

Requirements:

• You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in international relations or development, political science or business management.
• You will be able to demonstrate a minimum of 7 years’ experience providing support for upper-level management in a related or similar organisation.
• You will be highly organised with experience of handling confidential information.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships with internal personnel, Board members and key external contacts.

Job Title: Development Officer - Institutions

Report To:          Head of Trusts and Foundations

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 until 17:30 (37.5hrs per week), with flexibility 

Start Date:          ASAP

Location: Cambridge, UK 

Who are we?

CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is an international non-profit organisation tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Over the next five years we have set the audacious goal of supporting five million girls in rural sub-Saharan Africa to learn and thrive in school, and to create the future they imagine - for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.

Why join us?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a passionate and dedicated fundraising team at the outset of an ambitious five-year strategy that campaigns for social justice, economic development and climate action. You will work alongside colleagues globally who like to mix laughs and learning with hard-work and results.

Last month alone, CAMFED was cited by The Guardian as one of the most important aid agencies of the moment and also received the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, which counts Nelson Mandela among its esteemed past laureates.

What’s the role?

This role will work closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations to develop robust and high-quality funding proposals. You will also provide support to the wider Development Fundraising team to increase income through prospect research, proposal support and effective data management. You can expect the following responsibilities:

Proposal support and development

• Support the development of 12-20 compelling and professionally-presented funding proposals, concept notes or reports per year, each tailored to specific Trust, Foundation, and Corporate audiences.
• Develop a strong knowledge of CAMFED’s current programmes and work with other teams to clearly communicate complex information in writing that persuades and motivates Trusts, Foundations and Corporates to support.
• Research country and programme specific statistics, contextual and organisational  information and write summary notes to support proposal development. 
• Maintain accurate salesforce records in accordance with internal fundraising processes and structures.

Research and administration

• Complete research and due diligence profiles for prospective Trusts, Foundations and Corporates partners.

• Work with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations to create emails updates, thank you letters and acknowledgements for Institutional donors, according to the Global Fundraising Structure and SOPs.
• Maintain accurate data records in Salesforce, CAMFED’s CRM.
• Uphold GDPR regulations at all times and manage complaints within best practice guidelines.

 Coordination of Institutional programmes

• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in the development and delivery of the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards and data in Salesforce to inform the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes/future pipelines.
• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in effective stewardship of existing donors through outreach, fundraising materials and informal update reports.
• Proactively identify and research potential prospects to add to the Institutional pipeline of opportunities.
• Any other duties as required.

Skills and qualities for the role:

• Commitment to education, social justice and gender equity.
• Demonstrable skills in developing complex and compelling written proposals, collating information from a variety of sources.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to develop content for a variety of audiences.
• Proactive, with a proven ability to progress multiple workstreams, prioritise tasks and work to tight deadlines at the same time.
• Ability to research, analyse and collate information
• Ability to take initiative and develop solutions to challenges as they arise.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and effective working in a team environment.
• Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to manage your time effectively.
• Commitment to own learning and professional development.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

CAMFED is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Board members. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

Application Details

Please send your CV together with a covering letter explaining the reasons why you have applied for the role, including your salary expectations, and reference ‘Development Officer - Institutions’ by 9am on Wednesday 18th August 2021.

Please note, only applications with a cover letter will be considered.

Business Development and Partnerships Manager

Salary £35k - £37k depending on experience.

 Hours: Full time (although Part time/ flexible hours will be considered)   

Contract: (This is a new role 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal).

Base: Flexible /Home based with some travel required, therefore a full clean driving licence and use of car is highly desirable.

Purpose: The Business Development and Partnerships Manager is a key commercial role, essential to the future success and sustainability of Engaging Communities Solutions CIC.

As the successful candidate you will take the lead in identifying new business opportunities, in line with our strategy to ensure people are at the centre of the services they receive, and their voices are heard. You will develop proposals, pitch, and win business. You will co-ordinate the delivery of projects for clients, working closely with the rest of our teams. The Business Development and Partnership Manager will demonstrate: • experience of winning and managing new business. • a confident but sensitive selling style, with experience in following up on prospects and identifying new business leads to expand the business. • a positive, can-do attitude. • strong presentation and written skills, including bid writing skills. • experience in the health and social care sector and an understanding of Healthwatch and Advocacy services (desirable not essential).

RESPONSIBILTIIES AND DUTIES:

1. To support the Managing Director in the development and implementation of the new business strategy, understanding the mission and vision of ECS and how new business aligns with both this and the core Healthwatch contracts which ECS delivers.

2. Be innovative in the approach to new business looking for new leads and ways to expand the business beyond the current portfolio and diversifying income streams. You will be responsible for building a strong pipeline consisting of new contracts and upselling on existing contracts, helping to secure recurring revenues in 2021/22 and beyond.

3. Creatively look at how we develop our offer and USP, ‘package’ our portfolio successfully for new business and sell into prospective clients.

4. Build and maintain excellent relationships with potential and existing clients, be the first point of contact for incoming prospects.

5. Perform market research to identify new opportunities and engage with our team and Board to establish strategies for pursuing those new opportunities.

6. Explore the full range of funding opportunities, relevant databases and portals, criteria for applications etc. to identify opportunities and lead the bid writing/proposals/pitches for these opportunities.

7. Develop a provider framework and develop new business opportunities and build relationships through the existing Healthwatch and Advocacy networks.

8. Encourage staff, Healthwatch Advisory Board Members, and volunteer teams to look out for new business opportunities and coordinate and follow up on any leads.

9.Prepare and monitor project budgets to ensure that we remain on track to deliver projects within budget.

10. Lead on the renewal of existing contracts we currently hold, managing a continual contract renewal framework, drafting tender submissions, liaising with commissioners, managing the market engagement process, and supporting the local service managers. You will work with the local service team managers to build a compelling narrative around our service delivery model so that we can successfully articulate the business case to buyers and renew contracts. As part of this, you will need to develop a thorough understanding of the competitor landscape and find creative ways to show how ECS services are differentiated and the value we create.

11. Support the development of bids and lead on compliance with governance procedures and decision making in the local Healthwatch Advisory Boards. GENERAL DUTIES • Abide by organisational policy, codes of conduct and practices. • To enact the values of ECS. • To take responsibility for personal learning and development. • Carry out other such duties as may be required by the Managing Director which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Closing Date for Applications: 12th August 2021.

Interviews: Week Commencing 23rd August 2021.

Introduction

Kidderminster Town Council is set to embark upon an ambitious plan for the future of it’s key asset, Kidderminster Town Hall, which has played a pivotal role in the cultural and administrative life of the town for more than 130 years. An impressive Victorian landmark, integral to Kidderminster’s cultural heritage, it remains the towns centre of governance and entertainment. The building is widely recognised as an arts and wedding venue and also houses the Town Council administrative offices.

The town council took over the operation of the Grade II listed Town Hall from Wyre Forest District Council in 2015, taking full responsibility for the operation of the entire building and staff in 2019. In that same year, a successful application was made to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for a grant to develop a new vision and plan for the future of the Town Hall and how it might best serve the people of Kidderminster for years to come.

A number of options regarding the future leadership and management model for the venue have been appraised.  It has been decided that an independent Charitable Trust will be formed to oversee the care and commercial success of the site and ensure it’s place as a vibrant platform for the arts and through this, improve the quality of life for the residents of Kidderminster and surrounding areas.

The search is now underway for skilled volunteers to form the new board of this trust, which is hoped will be operational by September 2021.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an independent Chair and up to eight independent trustees, through an open recruitment process, to sit alongside three nominated elected local councillors, to bring their professional skills, attributes and - just as important - knowledge of the local area to bear, to lead and support the general manager and executive team. 

Board members will work together to shape the future of this wonderful asset, by agreeing forward-thinking strategies and a business plan, develop local partnerships and more.

To be most effective, the board needs those who come from legal, financial, human resources disciplines, but also those who have experience of and connections with the Arts, leisure and hospitality venue management and community engagement. To complement and support the range of expertise in the team at the Town Hall and council, those with the following range of experience would also be very welcome; marketing and communications, IT, social media and partnership development.

We need board members who can think strategically and be committed advocates for the vision and future of the Town Hall. Those who can bring entrepreneurial, commercial and networking skills to bear to benefit the project will also be very welcome.

It is very important that there is a balance of voices on this board, to make the strongest decisions and better serve the people of Kidderminster, so we are not specifying previous board experience and will give you full support and guidance if appointed.

What we ask of you

Preparation for and attendance of monthly board meetings (evenings), up to approximately five hours per month, plus yearly away days.

The reward

These are unpaid voluntary roles! However, being a part of this board will give you an opportunity to use your skills and experience to help shape and support this vital cultural asset, to make a real difference to the community. You will have the chance to develop new skills, knowledge, contacts and friends.

Application Process

Sunday 25th July:  Closing date for Chair applications
W/C 26th July:  Chair appointment panel shortlist meeting [date to be confirmed]
W/C 2nd August:  Independent Chair interviews [date to be confirmed]
Friday 20th August:  Closing date for Trustee applications
W/C 30th August:  Trustee interviews

For a confidential discussion:  Please follow the "to apply" link where Rachel Tucker's contact details may be found.

We are looking for someone with brilliant organisational and communication skills, to deliver high quality events and digital output, which inspire and inform policy debate and help to improve homelessness, housing and support services in Wales.

We are passionate about making a difference and aim to provide a fun, flexible and supportive work environment for our team.

Deadline for applications: 00:01 on Thursday 19th August

Shortlisting: Thursday 19th August

Interviews scheduled for: Thursday 26th August

We particularly welcome applications and will guarantee interviews for applicants who meet all of the essential criteria from under-represented groups such as people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic communities.

About us

Cymorth is the representative body for homelessness, housing and support providers in Wales. We are a small team, but have a big impact – and there’s never a dull moment! Over the past two years we have been part of the Homelessness Action Group, led successful campaigns to increase funding for housing support services, helped organise the Homeless World Cup, and shaped the response to the pandemic in Wales, contributing to key guidance and successfully campaigning for people with experience of homelessness to be prioritised for the vaccine. Over the next few years we have a big opportunity to influence even more – it’s a great time join Cymorth!

If you are unsure about any or the criteria in the person specification, please feel free to get in touch, as we would be really happy to have a chat.