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Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation?
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Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation are seeking an experienced CEO to manage day-to-day operations of the organisation.

The CEO will play a critical role in managing the governance of the charity, build and model an ethical and sustainable culture, provide inspired leadership to the Executive Team and establish a great working relationship with the Board of Trustees.

The CEO will develop and spearhead a Donor Relationship Management Plan to seek opportunities and new funding relationships.

We are looking for an individual with essential experience within the 3rd sector and a strong link to the work within BLCF.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12:00 hrs Saturday 31 October 2020

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: W/C Monday 23rd November 2020

Please get in touch and become a valued member of BLCF’s diverse community

Join ReCOM as Operations Manager and improve the social and economic inclusion of those who are digitally excluded within the Solihull/Birmingham area.

ReCOM is a small registered charity which provides IT training (largely through our experienced and skilled volunteer network) to help unemployed people who are looking for work as well as helping others in the Solihull/Birmingham area gain greater independence by developing IT skills and accessing the internet.

Based at our office in Olton, you will lead a small team of part-time staff and will have overall responsibility for several sessional trainers as well as our skilled volunteers. You will manage ReCOM’s operational activity in line with its charitable aims. This will involve both adapting existing Digital Inclusion services as well as developing new opportunities to meet the challenges presented by the Covid pandemic; working with the Trustees to develop a new business plan. You will play a lead role in securing grant funding and in developing our activity base so that we can assist even more individuals in need.  

To be successful in this role, you will have had previous general management experience in the voluntary sector – either as a trustee, employee or volunteer; and will have a proven track record of acquiring grant funding. You will have experience of developing projects/services from concept to successful delivery and will be an experienced user of social media in a work context.  Most importantly you will possess the personal drive and energy that makes things happen.

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the role requirements.

We welcome applications from individuals who are representative of the communities we serve.

Please note the successful applicant will be required to have a full enhanced DBS check prior to commencing the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Soundwell Music Therapy Trust, a small innovative charity operating in the South West specialising in adult mental health.

Soundwell is the only specialist adult mental health music therapy charity in the UK. Since 2002, we have used music to help people whose lives are seriously affected by mental illness. We also work with unpaid carers in need of support and respite. Services are provided free of charge to clients.

We work in many key disadvantaged communities, with most of the work now based around Bristol and Bath.  In response to Covid-19, we are also currently operating a phone support and online service, and the early results have been extremely positive.

Our current CEO is due to retire from his post during 2020 having completed 5 years’ service, and after overseeing many important changes to the service operation and its associated funding.

The Trustees now seek an inspirational leader to build on the Charity’s success to date and take Soundwell to the next level.  In 2022, Soundwell will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and a special fundraising and awareness campaign will be launched in Autumn 2021 – an excellent opportunity for the new CEO to establish him/herself and lead the charity forward.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven excellence in the following:

• Leading, managing and supervising a workforce
• Fundraising and strategic development within a charity
• Communication, with the ability to talk with passion and clarity about the benefits of Music Therapy for adults with high mental health needs to a wide audience
• Forging partnerships with other external organisations and providers

Application Process:

For an application pack, please download directly from this job site, or alternatively go to our website , and click on ‘Jobs’ in the ‘About Us’ section.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please contact Glyn Berwick, CEO.

The closing date for all applications is 30th October at 5.00pm.  Initial interviews will take place online from mid-November.

We wish to recruit a dynamic, driven and inspiring leader to be jointly responsible (alongside the Director of Family Services) for providing strategic vision and day to day management of SNAP.  This is a key role in ensuring SNAP has the capacity to continue to provide support to our families due to its strong financial management, broad ranging fundraising activities and effective governance.

You will join our core team of 21 dedicated professionals who work alongside external specialists and a large team of volunteers to ensure our families get the support they deserve.

Who we are and what we do

We could spend days telling you how phenomenal we are but it would be best if you looked at our website to see who we are, what we do and the impact we have.

By way of a short introduction SNAP (Special Needs and Parents) is a Brentwood based organisation that supports Essex families who have children, aged 0-25, with any special need or disability. We aim to inform, encourage and support parents so that they can grow in strength and knowledge and become better equipped to give the best possible help to their children. Over the past 27 years (supporting 5523 families) we have gained an in-depth understanding of the everyday demands encountered when a child has an additional need or disability. At the heart of our work we aim to help and empower the whole family, enabling them to meet the challenges they face by providing a safe environment which offers a wide range of support and specialist services.

In these uncertain times, despite the insecurity and fearfulness of COVID-19 SNAP has found ways to remain a key point of contact and support for families. The switch to remote working enabled us to be there for our families; at the end of the phone and via zoom.  We have been able to continue to offer music therapy, yoga, parent training sessions, counselling, drama and even several virtual fundraising events during this period, whilst dealing with 3,331 Helpline calls and emails from existing and new families, proving how vital SNAP’s work is.

The role and its responsibilities

As a member of the senior leadership team you will work closely with the Board of Trustees and the Director of Family Services to nurture the culture, strategy, systems and structure within SNAP to ensure it continues to deliver outstanding services that support our families.

This is a unique role where you will have the opportunity to create and implement a forward-looking visionary strategy to support the aims and objectives of SNAP. Always looking at the bigger picture, you will be a central figure in the success of SNAP over the coming years.

The actual role is varied but in summary the successful candidate will work closely with the Treasurer and be responsible for:

• Leading the finance team in maintaining strong financial and budgetary management controls.
• Producing regular management accounting, cash flow reports, forecasting and financial analysis to ensure SNAP has the strong sustainable foundations that underpin work with our families.
• Strategic management of our Fundraising and Marketing team that encompasses all corporate and community fundraising alongside our statutory and grants application team.
• Managing our HR, IT and facilities management functions to ensure best practice in all operational and administrative areas.

What can you offer SNAP?

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader who can demonstrate their commercial and financial acumen balanced alongside the desired outcomes that drive a successful charity.

Are you:

• An inspiring leader, with a strong collaborative approach that fosters participation and “buy-in”
• An individual who has a proven track record in a senior commercial management role, preferably from a charity or a not for profit organisation
• Someone who is familiar with Charity Commission Guidance and Regulations for best practice Governance and confident in implementing these for everyday use
• Someone who can demonstrate their extensive financial management experience in both hands-on and strategic roles
• An individual who has experience of complex funding applications to statutory authorities and to charitable foundations for grants
• A forward looking visionary who questions, challenges and continually strives to optimise resources to achieve day to day goals
• Someone who has experience of representing an organisation at senior level with statutory bodies, key stakeholders, high profile funders and the local business community.
• Confident in your communication style and ability to deliver compelling and eloquent presentations aligned to an organisation’s strategy and objectives
• A team builder, who nurtures, develops and unleashes the full potential of your team
• An ambitious individual with a desire for personal development with the potential to take on more senior Director level duties.

Here at Charity Horizons we are honoured to be supporting Behind Closed Doors in their search for a new Chief Executive to play a significant role in shaping the strategic direction of the organisation moving forwards. The work of this charity provides a lifeline for those affected by domestic abuse and offers salvation in the darkest of times.

With a significant rise in reported cases of abuse due to Covid-19, this role presents a unique opportunity to lead this organisation in its next phase of development, expanding its reach and continuing its work at a time when its services are needed more than ever.

Behind Closed Doors strives to enable people to cope, recover and move on from domestic violence, regardless of gender or sexuality. The charity offers two arms of support services – a team that provides practical support to help those at risk of harm; and a team that provides emotional support to victims of abuse.

This multi-faceted role will involve the leadership of the organisation’s strategic direction, inspiring the team and finding new ways to grow the charity’s support and fundraising base. The role will also require operational leadership of the charity, overseeing the delivery of all services and the effective maintaining of quality standards.

To be considered for this role you must come to us with a demonstrable track record of achieving in a senior strategic leadership role in the voluntary or public sector and experience working within senior leadership or with boards. You must also have significant experience working with external stakeholders to effectively influence change, and experience of forming successful external partnerships. Although previous experience of working within domestic violence would be advantageous, this is not essential to the role; however, it is imperative you have a sound and extensive knowledge and understanding of the cause and effect of domestic violence. Most importantly you should possess strong networking skills and be known for your ability to build excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Influential, clear and charismatic you should be a strong and confident communicator and public speaker with an ability to deliver messages to a variety of audiences while building a sense of passion and engagement.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact either Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons. The role closes on 21st September with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 5th and 12th October.

BCD is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an organisation we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Please note: Only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and, as such, actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

The Association for Science Education (ASE) is the largest subject association in the UK. We are an active membership body that has been supporting all those involved in science education from pre-school to higher education for over 100 years; members include teachers, technicians, tutors and advisers.  We are a Registered Charity with a Royal Charter, owned by our members and independent of government. We seek to create a powerful voice for science education professionals in order to make a positive and influential difference to the teaching and learning of science throughout the UK and internationally.

About the role:

As the Director of Finance & Operations, you will join the ASE at an exciting time as we broaden our programme of online activities and enter our next three year strategy. You will take a key role in advising the Chief Executive and Trustee board on strategic financial issues, ensuring that the charity’s finance and office management systems support the efficient and effective delivery of our Mission to promote excellence in science teaching and learning.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience of financial management, particularly in the charity sector, to join our team and help to deliver our exciting plans for the future. The role reports directly to the CEO and has responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, governance and compliance as well as line managing a single member of staff. We’re looking for someone who is able to think and work strategically, manage a diverse workload, meet deadlines and who can communicate key information in a clear way to internal and external stakeholders.

The Association for Science Education is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will be happy to consider a range of options for the successful applicant, which can be discussed at interview stage.

Additional benefits include 25 days holiday per year pro rata (plus statutory holidays) as well as a contractual salary sacrifice pension scheme that matches employee contributions up to 4% in the first five years and 7.5% thereafter.

Please see the attached job description for more information.

Closing date Midday, Friday 30 October 2020

Interviews will take place on week commencing 9 November 2020

Help us to use rural estates, farms and locations in Oxfordshire to enable people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life with purpose, progress and fun. The Director of FarmAbility is responsible for ensuring the success, sustainability and growth of FarmAbility for the benefit of co-farmers (people with learning disabilities, many also with autism) through overseeing an effective programme and fundraising strategy, and engaging staff and volunteers in working well towards programme outcomes.

FarmAbility exists to give our co-farmers a more purposeful, healthy and fulfilling life, whilst having fun and making friends. Our programmes are thoughtfully designed to allow co-farmers to make their own choices and to try new things in a happy, caring and supported environment. We benefit from the rich landscapes that our partner farms, estates and owners of green spaces generously provide us with and, in turn, co-farmers make a valued contribution to the seasonal cycle of farming and horticulture.

The Director provides strategic leadership in order that FarmAbility achieves strong outcomes for co-farmers’ well-being and skills development, while ensuring the programme is flexible, responsive and financially viable.  The Director seeks to innovate and develop the programme and develops effective partnerships with relevant bodies to create more opportunities for new co-farmers to benefit from farm-based programmes.

Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?

A new opportunity has arisen at Samphire for a part time (0.5FTE) Finance & Office Manager for a period of six months initially (extendable subject to funding).

Samphire’s vision is for a society which is inclusive and compassionate towards migrants. We seek to improve the lives of people released from immigration detention and experiencing destitution in the UK, and to support the development of well-informed, cohesive and diverse communities in the Dover area and beyond.

Finance & Office Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join our small team, delivering a high quality service to maintain Samphire’s financial and administrative procedures, and to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and charity good practice. The role includes ensuring the smooth running of the office premises in Dover’s Castle Street. 

The successful applicant will be educated to degree level, and hold an AAT or similar accounting qualification, with at least one year of experience in a relevant role. Experience in the charity sector will be particularly beneficial. You will also support the vision of Samphire and be empathetic to our cause. The successful candidate must demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the person specification and the job description.

We offer a salary range of NJC Point 20 - 24: £25,991 - £28,672 pro rata, depending on qualifications and experience.

This is a temporary fixed term contract which will end on 31 May 2021. The contract may be extended subject to funding. The role is office based in Dover, however at present we are currently operating blended working both remotely and in the office. 

Please visit our website for a detained Job Description and Application Form.

Applications must be returned via email by Thursday 5th November at 5pm.

Interviews will take place via zoom on Friday 13th November 2020

The Scottish Fundraising Standards Panel promotes compliance with the Code of Fundraising Practice and adjudicates on fundraising complaints related to Scottish registered charities. We are starting a new chapter in the Panel’s journey and are looking to appoint a full time Marketing and Administration Assistant to support the Panel.

This challenging and exciting role involves undertaking the day-to‐day administrative and marketing duties to assist the Panel members in the work of the Panel and promotion of its activities.

We are looking for a self-starter who is resilient, persistent and driven. You will need to be a good communicator and be able to use your own initiative.

For more information on this post, please download the full job description and application form on our website: https://www.goodfundraising.scot/news-events/.

If you are interested in being considered for this role please complete our application form, highlighting how you believe your skills and experience fulfil the role requirements, and return it no later than Friday 23rd October 2020.

The Marketing and Administration Assistant role is hosted by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. The Chartered Institute is an equal opportunities employer, fully committed to ensuring that the only criterion that governs matters of recruitment is merit alone.