Do you want to help tackle UK poverty?

We’re looking for a Board Secretary who does.

One in five people among us, over 14 million in total across the UK, are unable to thrive because of a lack of money. Turn2Us exists to help people struggling to make ends meet. We do this by giving direct financial help through our own charitable grants; supporting people to increase their income through benefits, grants and other support; and by highlighting ways to reduce essential costs.

We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Board Secretary to support the Boards of Turn2Us and Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited and  to be part of our fight against the poverty that is devastating lives across Britain today.  Joining a vibrant team reporting into the CEO of Turn2Us,  the right person will be passionate about the third sector, with a strong desire to support our staff and Trustees to make a difference to people in need.

This is a key role for an ambitious charity and at an exciting time of change and growth.  If you wish to be part of that, and to help improve the lives of people in vulnerable circumstances across the UK, we look forward to hearing from you.

Thames Reach is a leading London- based charity with a particular focus on rough sleeping, and helping people who are, have been, or are at risk of rough sleeping to find decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives.  The charity provides innovative services aimed at preventing rough sleeping, intervening where people are sleeping rough, and helping people to recover from the impact of life on the streets.  As well as street outreach work, our services include tenancy support, emergency shelters, day services, hostels and accommodation, and help with health and employment. We work across London and in Surrey,    

Thames Reach is a strong organisation that is growing in response to need.  Our services are rooted in our understanding of the issues surrounding street homelessness, and we use this understanding to influence decision making at a local, regional, and national level.  We understand that our continued effectiveness requires us to sustain and develop our financial viability; and to retain and grow our excellent staff and volunteers. 

We employ around 300 staff and around 200 volunteers, and our organisational turnover is around £18 million per annum. Thames Reach was rated 57th in the Sunday Times ‘Best not for profit organisations to work for 2020’

We have an effective and long-standing non-executive board with a wealth of relevant experience in both the public and commercial sectors.  They provide valuable support to the Executive team, as we as attending board meetings every two month and sitting on one of the three board sub-committees (Finance and Fundraising; Services; Governance) that meet around four times a year.  Board members are also asked to participate in an annual away day, usually in the autumn, with separate preparatory visits to our services.

We are now looking for up to three new members.  As well as interest in and commitment to ending street homelessness as a board member and the ability and interest in providing strategic oversight for the organisation, we are hoping to recruit members with specific skills in the following areas:

Human Resources/Company secretary role

We are looking for candidates with current understanding of the recruitment, management, retention and development of staff (and volunteers) in an organisation of Thames Reach’s size; alternatively experience in charity governance at company secretary or similar level.

Communications

Candidates with current knowledge of approaches to internal and external organisational communication, with understanding of both conventional and new media. 

Financial

We are looking for a member with significant financial experience, and a relevant accountancy qualification (ACA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or Equivalent).

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diversity that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust is new and has been established to create a long-term permanent endowment for Rowcroft Hospice so that it can continue to deliver the highest possible standard of care to more patients, and their families, living with life limiting illnesses in South Devon, for generations to come. The Endowment Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) sitting alongside Rowcroft Hospice.

Over the coming months we are looking for a number of new trustees to join this exciting new CIO.

The ideal candidates will be highly successful business leaders/entrepreneurs who have strong networks within the Ultra High Net Worth community.

They will be dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated professionals.

Board meetings will usually be held twice per year with the possibility of additional small number of meetings in sub-committees. You will represent The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust within the community and be an active participant in its future growth and direction.

Rowcroft Hospice is a well-respected and supported charity which has had a presence in the South West for over 35 years. From Dartmouth to Dawlish, its teams provide medical, social and spiritual support to care for 2,500 patients with life limiting illnesses every year across South Devon. Care is provided at home, in the community and at its Inpatient Unit in Torquay, and its board are committed to make every day the best it can be for all patients and their families living with life limiting illnesses in South Devon.

Rowcroft Hospice has an ambitious 5-year strategy covering the clinical and commercial imperatives of the charity, ensuring it meets the changing needs of the local community. The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust has been established as part of this strategy and will be integral in ensuring the long-term vitality of the Hospice.

Rowcroft has a dynamic and friendly board, and a strong executive team who jointly own an ambitious 5-year strategy covering the clinical and commercial imperatives of the charity, ensuring it meets the changing demographic needs of the local community.

This is a voluntary, unpaid, position but reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
As a registered charity we will be completing DBS checks on all successful applicants. 

Application: 
If you have relevant experience and are interested in making a difference to this unique charity, please apply now by emailing your CV and a letter of application.

No agencies please.

Do you share our passion for empowering disabled children and young people to play, learn and grow confidently into adulthood? Do you want to help us give more families the practical and emotional support they need to support a disabled child?

What we do

KIDS is a remarkable charity. Founded in 1970, we work with local authorities and philanthropic supporters in providing a wide range of services to disabled children, young people and their families across England.

Last year, 13,500 disabled children from birth to 25 benefitted from our work and, in a challenging environment, we continue to provide exceptional services, from crèches and nurseries for the under 5s to youth clubs, short breaks and residential stays for young adults. Commissioners and users appreciate the high quality of our information, advice and mediation services and 96% of parents say they are happy with the KIDS services they receive.

Our Board

KIDS has a first-class team of staff and trustees, all dedicated to the charity’s deeply held values. Stephen Unwin is Chairman of a committed Board of Trustees and is the parent of a severely disabled young man who has benefitted from KIDS’ exemplary services. Our recently appointed Chief Executive, Katie Ghose, is working with trustees, staff and families to shape a new strategy from 2021. We want to strengthen our offer, reach more families and raise our profile to influence policy, change attitudes and secure a bright future for every child, whatever their disability or condition.

What are we looking for?

We now seek four new trustees to bring governance of the highest quality to secure our services and shape our next chapter. We’re especially (though not exclusively) interested in attracting people with the following skills: financial management; safeguarding and risk; strategic planning; business development; disability and special educational needs; and health. One trustee will become Treasurer, when the incumbent steps down next year. We are particularly interested in hearing from disabled people, who are currently underrepresented at Board level, as well as from candidates with relevant experience as parents, carers or siblings; and from young people and black or ethnic minority applicants.

What’s involved?

The Board together with the CEO and senior executives currently meets 6 times a year in central London, normally for about three hours, with an additional annual meeting to review and consider direction and strategy. The Finance & Audit Committee meets 5 times a year. Trustees are expected to actively contribute between meetings.

Trustees receive a full induction and are reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses.

Closing date: 9am Tuesday 14th April

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the Application pack and complete the application process.

No agencies please.

The Sixteen is recruiting three new trustees and has identified three areas in particular in addition to the normal skills, attributes and experience expected of trustees of a progressive charity, with individuals who have experience of one of the following: 

• Making connections and introductions to corporates and/or high net-worth individuals, with a commitment to support and help lead the Charity’s efforts in sourcing and maintaining high-value individual and corporate donations
• PR/Media/Digital, with experience, ideas and/or connections to help steer The Sixteen to a wider reach beyond the niche classical sector
• Outreach/audience development in a larger arts organisation to help steer The Sixteen as it further develops this critical area of activity

The Board holds meetings four times per year, one of which includes the AGM. Importantly, trustees should be prepared to support the Charity at informal fundraising and other functions as part of their ambassadorial role. Trustees are also encouraged to attend events and concerts by The Sixteen.

Are you a senior Finance professional who has successfully contributed to strategy and influenced organisational decisions whilst ensuring an excellent delivery of financial management through enabling others? Have you got a track record of achieving financial objectives and developing financial systems including external statutory reporting and audit in a complex setting? If this is you, please read on.

We have an exceptional and rewarding opportunity for you to use your gifts and experience to influence one of the largest dioceses in England serving 2.4 million people (growing rapidly) with a proactive strategic agenda that has emerged from the needs and opportunities of our communities. The role includes everything that one would expect to go with overseeing the finances of charities with a turnover of about £27 million p.a., investments of about £130m and over 100 staff.  You will join a well-established senior management group with shared Christian ethos, vision and strategic aims who are committed to see growth and make a difference.  

The principal accountabilities of the role are to:

• advise the Diocesan Synod and its Boards and Councils on financial strategy and planning
• lead the development and delivery of diocesan financial policy and practice
• oversee the provision and development of IT and data analysis
• head up a department of 9 staff members

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant, with considerable experience in financial planning and delivery, preferably in a variety of organisations. Naturally you'll be self-motivated and think analytically when maintaining robust financial controls. As a collaborative Christian leader with excellent communication skills, high emotional intelligence, resilience and humour, you will make a difference to the communities we serve and contribute to the growth of the Church.

We offer a range of benefits including an on-site café, free parking, generous remuneration package and an opportunity to work with skilled colleagues in an attractive modern office environment.

The post is subject to the requirement that the holder be a practising Christian, under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010 as this post has a senior representational role on behalf of the Church in the Diocese of Oxford.

Hours:FTE 37 hours per week
Location:       Church House Oxford, Langford Locks, Kidlington, OX5 1GF

For further details on the role, including a Candidate’s Brief and how to apply please visit our website.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 09:00 Monday 23 March 2020

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 1 April 2020

We are committed to equal opportunities for all

contemplative | compassionate | courageous

Trustees (Human Resources & Children & Young People Experience)

For over 50 years, RESPONSE has been pioneering services that enable people with mental health problems and complex needs to live their lives to the full. Driven by our values and an incredible staff team, we’ve grown significantly in the last five years and now support in excess of 400 people across the Thames Valley on their journey to recovery and wellbeing.

With a substantial housing portfolio, nearly 200 staff, robust NHS contracts and turnover nearing £10m we’re now well-placed to deliver future growth and even more vital life-changing services. We have an exceptional reputation, a thriving organisation, powerful partnerships and the ambition to do more.

It’s now, at this incredibly exciting point in the life of RESPONSE, that we are seeking new Trustees, with experience in Children and Young People Mental Health Services and Human Resources, to help shape, drive and oversee the next phase of growth and innovation. Response aims to diversify their portfolio and open brand new services in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire alongside still developing new services in Oxfordshire either alone or in partnership with other organisations.

In the next four years the Board will be involved in decisions about the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership, and the direction of its future developments in services local to Oxfordshire and across the Thames Valley; which is vital work when the need for good mental health services is increasingly evident.

With a passion for mental health services and enhancing the lives of vulnerable people, Trustees will work closely with our CEO and Board to maximise and broaden the impact on lives that RESPONSE can create.

The Trustees will contribute to, and ensure the effective delivery of the emerging strategy, in a way that compliments the different elements of the organisation. Strong understanding of compliance, risk management and control of processes are essential, as well as demonstrating a genuine interest and commitment to the organisation's Mission, Values and Strategic Goals.

As a large charity with energy and ambition, we need Trustees who are able to invest a suitable amount of time, on a flexible basis, each month. As a guide to the kind of time commitment required, the Trustees could be investing around 6 hours a month to RESPONSE (in addition to the formal board meetings, which take place bi-monthly).

Now, more than ever, our society needs to be providing for those who face mental health problems and associated disadvantages. At RESPONSE, we are driven to be at the forefront of that provision, constantly improving, innovating and supporting as many people as possible. If you share our passion and beliefs, we’d love to hear from you.

If this Trustee: HR & CAMHs role sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you!

Head of Global Projects and Change Portfolio, up to £71,000 + Benefits. London

For a global organisation, we're recruiting a Head of Global Portfolio (Programmes, Projects and Change) to lead the management of change, implement effective portfolio management, align change portfolio to support strategy, prioritise allocation of investment funds (up to £40M per annum) and drive standardisation and improvements to programme and project management across the global change portfolio. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the role will work with key global stakeholders including the Investment Board, Trustees, Programme Directors and CEO.

Main Duties:

• Support the Investment Board and Director of Operations in selecting the right initiatives and creating a balances portfolio of change
• Enable effective and professional management of change and continue to develop the Portfolio Office and strengthen change programme across the organisation
• Build and maintain relationships across programme teams, business areas and functions and regions to support effective delivery of change
• Ensure organisation positions to achieve strategic goals and align the portfolio accordingly
• Define effective change programme prioritisation criteria
• Identify opportunities for collaboration and allocation of resources to ensure global portfolio is managed to a high standard and projects delivered to time and budget
• Develop capability and capacity of Portfolio Office team
• Build virtual change community across colleagues in programme teams, regional change managers, finance, HR and GIS
• Produce high quality management information for stakeholders
• Champion best practice in portfolio, programme and project management to ensure transparency and accountability for programme delivery
• Enable a marked change in project pace of delivery via sharing of best practice
• Strengthen the governance of change, setting minimum standard and working closely with Global PMO Manager

Person Specification:

• MSP and MoP professional with experience of working with large volumes of information
• Significant similar programme leadership experience from a global organisation
• Experience producing high-quality and credible analysis to support Board
• Significant experience in the leadership and management of complex change programmes
• Understanding Portfolio Management techniques and practical application
• Virtual and remote team leadership

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is Friday 13^th March with interviews on the 26^th and 27^th of March.

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This a time of challenges and change in the homelessness sector in London. Homelessness has risen substantially over the last 10 years, and the Homelessness Reduction Act, Universal Benefit, the cap on Housing Benefit, and the structure of tenancies combine to shape the numbers and needs of the people seeking our services. The Margins Project (Margins) has approximately 150 attendees at its drop-ins every year. These numbers have increased in recent years as we have refined and changed the focus of our services from the provision of food towards more advice, advocacy and employability, with the aim of helping our clients make meaningful and sustainable changes to their lives. 

You will be expected to ensure that Margins provides a high quality, responsive and inclusive service that supports clients to make sustainable change to their lives. Reporting to the CEO of UCP, you will be responsible for:

 Operations;

 Staff and volunteer management;

 Communications;

 Finance; and

 Governance and board support

(please see the job description for more detail).

The Interim Margins Manager will support the trustees and UCP CEO with their review of the position of Margins in the wider Union Chapel. 

Home-Start Hillingdon is a voluntary organisation committted to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five. Our core service involves volunteers offering regular support, befriending amd providing practical help in the homes of families who are experiencing diffficulities to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

Supported by Hillingdon Community Trust we run a Family Support Worker project as an additional service. The post holder will be an enthusiastic and committed individual, able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs of families in their own homes.

By conducting needs assessments and providing short-term outreach support to these families you will be helping them to achieve emotionally healthier, less isolated and more active lives within the local community. As such it is essential that you have previous relevant experience and an awareness of current legislation and policies relating to children and families.

Applicants will be required to have the use of their own car, for which expenses are paid.

Interview date: 14/04/2020

An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to safe recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults. Home-Start Hillingdon is committted to equal opportunity and diversity.

Home-Start Hillingdon Limited. Registered Office: 306 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex, UB10 9PE

Registered Charity Number: 1100534

Company Limited by Guarantee No: 4612504

Merton Home Tutoring Service is now at a pivotal point in its development and we are seeking to appoint an experienced Director to be involved in helping to shape and develop it over the next 2 years and beyond.

Merton Home Tutoring Service (“MHTS”) is an 11 year-old charity which gives free English language tuition to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are not able to access local authority or other ESOL (English for Speakers of other Languages) classes because of poverty, lack of opportunity, childcare commitments, and disability. We teach learners in their own homes or in small community classes across the London Borough of Merton. These include a wide diversity of nationalities, ages and cultures.

We currently have 35-40 home learners and a further 80-90 attend our weekly community classes. We have 3 part-time staff responsible for the day to day operation of these services and 6 part-time staff who provide on-site creche facilities for the classes.

Leadership and Strategy

To provide strategic leadership to MHTS through a time of change and growth, taking staff, volunteers and trustees with them on developing a shared strategic vision and strategic plan.

Performance

To deliver effective organisational and personnel management and administration within the strategic and accountability frameworks established by the Board of Trustees, ensuring a well-supported and engaged workforce, future sustainability for the organisation, an effective performance culture, risk management, business planning and governance.

To ensure that the Board receives advice and data driven information in a timely and appropriate manner, and to ensure good communication with staff and volunteers.

Partnerships

To negotiate and influence constructive partnerships with local government, the voluntary sectors, and funders. To secure funding and/or contracts, develop strategic and operational alliances, influence policy and promote positive change.

To maintain the key role MHTS has as the lead provider of free ESOL services and support for pre-entry level learners in Merton.

Main Responsibilities

Leading and managing the organisation

Specific duties include:

• To provide line management to staff within the organisation
• To devise plans and strategies and to implement them in order to ensure delivery and performance
• To drive and manage income generation and be responsible to the trustees for the overall financial health of MHTS
• To ensure that the organisation has the human, material and financial resources it needs to operate effectively
• To develop and seek out new strategies for ensuring future resources
• To take appropriate steps to protect the organisation from risk and manage safeguarding
• To ensure that the organisation has the right management systems and structures to carry out its work effectively, accountably and safely
• To ensure that regular and appropriate evaluation is carried out, to both support and develop the understanding of progress within the learning environment and to inform staff, trustees and funding bodies
• To provide leadership, direction and good communication to staff and to work effectively as part of a team, maintain good relations with colleagues and all contacts
• To ensure that the organisation fulfils its constitutional, regulatory and legal obligations.
• To promote external relationships and act, with the Chair, as a spokesperson on behalf of MHTS

Financial strategy and management

• To manage the financial operations of MHTS in line with the budget agreed and set by the Board
• To work to achieve the targets set for income generation as identified in the budget and to review these regularly with the Board
• To review and research new funding opportunities, develop proposals in liaison with the Board and submit funding applications and bids as agreed
• To monitor existing grant funding projects to ensure that the terms of the agreement are met, and that the projects are delivered in line with expectations, on time and on budget
• To ensure that the financial risks to which MHTS is exposed have been identified, reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate these risks
• To provide expertise in the full range of financial and operating functions, in the provision of a management information system and website/social media

Working with the Board of Trustees

Working effectively with the Chair/ other trustees:

• To ensure that the Board of Trustees formulates and regularly reviews MHTS’s vision, mission and values
• To work with the Board to develop a long-term strategy within the parameters of MHTS’s vision, mission and values
• To provide the Board with the necessary information to adequately monitor annual plans, targets and performance
• To report to the Board on organisational progress, providing information and accounting for organisational performance
• To develop policy proposals for Board discussion and decision
• To ensure the Board is aware of all risks to the charity
• To undertake the role of Secretary to the Board and set an annual calendar for Board meetings and events
• To suggest development opportunities for the Board and its members, as appropriate.

Other duties

Any other duties as commensurate with the role.

Created in 2011 by two mothers of injured Servicemen, the Ripple Pond is a registered UK charity providing a peer support network across the UK for the adult family members of physically or emotionally injured Service personnel and veterans. We currently enable support for over 650 beneficiaries through a small and dedicated team of five staff based in Aldershot.  

We have ambitious plans to develop our charity, to create a greater impact on the lives of our beneficiaries. We aim to be the go-to charity that enables the loved ones of the Armed Forces community to access the help they deserve.

This is an opportunity to become involved with the charity at an exciting stage in its development. The Board are seeking a new Director to manage and develop The Ripple Pond, in partnership with the Board and take the charity to the next level.  This is a hands-on role, 3 days per week, with flexible working opportunities but ideally with at least 2 days in our office in Aldershot.
 

Key Objectives

• Development & implementation of a 3-year strategic plan including; strategic vision, mission and values, robust financial & fundraising frameworks, structure & systems, sound resourcing & fundraising plans, governance principles and a clear implementation plan including stakeholder management and communication plans, in conjunction with the team.
   
• Robust governance; ensuring that the Charity has an appropriate management & financial structure, processes and systems to fulfil legal & statutory obligations and strategic objectives to carry out its work.
   
• Support Board meetings & Board reporting on operational performance, progress on strategic plans and projects and against annual budget and highlighting external changes that may impact on the Charity.
   
• Leadership of the Operational Team; management & development of the operational team in line with Ripple Pond’s values to ensure a motivated team of employed & voluntary colleagues, with direct line management of the Office Manager.
   
• Proactively championing continuous development & improvement; continually seeking opportunities for improvement and encouraging colleagues to identify improved ways of working including reviewing KPIs, performance and existing systems, policies and processes.
   
• Developing & maintaining an environment that attracts and retains the best staff and volunteers; induction, appraisals, training & development, benefits.
   
• Risk Management; ensure that the major risks to which the Charity is exposed are reviewed
  regularly, that systems have been established to mitigate these risks; and to ensure that a risk analysis is automatically carried out when taking on new work.
   
• PR & Marketing; To foster good communications and public profile and foster good relations with the Government, Ministry of Defence, Veterans Agency, Department of Health, COBSEO, Service charities and other external stakeholders. Attend public functions, speak at public meetings and acting as a media spokesperson.
   
• Any other ad hoc duties as required by the Board.
   

About You

A dynamic leader with previous not for profit sector experience at a senior operational level:

• Ability to share your strategic and operational expertise to work with our Board and operational support team to develop and implement a longer term strategic plan.
• Passionate about the organisation and supporting the Armed Forces community. A connection to, and experience of the Armed Forces is desirable but not essential.
• Strong business and financial skills together with the ability to raise funds and strengthen our fundraising capability.
• Experience in managing risk, developing and writing policy, creating and monitoring an effective programme of income generation and governance.
• Proven track record in developing strong relationships with key stakeholders including other charities providing complementary services.
• In such a small organisation you must enjoy working at a number of different levels, be able to self-service and be responsible for HR.

The Ripple Pond is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
 

How to Apply

Closing date: Friday 3rd April 2020 at midnight.

Interviews: Will be arranged as suitable applicants apply. The last interviews for this role will be Wednesday 15th April 2020. These are likely to be all via Skype due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

Please apply via this advert with your CV and a covering letter of no more than one side of A4, detailing how your skills and experience are suitable for this role, as stated in the Role Description.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Personal data and accompanying documentation provided by unsuccessful candidates will be retained for one year from the vacancy being filled. If you take up employment with us, your information will be held for the duration of your employment and thereafter in accordance with statutory requirements.

Join the friendly Carers’ Hub team and make a lasting difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Lambeth.   You will have the experience and skills to manage a small local charity and have an appetite for getting involved in strategic planning. 

Carers’ Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, supporting the many unpaid carers across the borough with 1-1 and peer support, signposting, monthly forums, training, workshops and social activities. We are a charity with ambition, a big heart, and an outsized impact.

This is an opportunity to lead a talented and dedicated staff team as we enter the next phase of our development.  Carers’ Hub Lambeth was only established as an independent organisation in July 2018, having previously been the Lambeth division of a much larger charity which closed. We have achieved a lot since then in what has been an exciting and dynamic time. New finance and HR systems, an excellent relationship with the local authority and partner organisations, a switch to the cloud, a new database, 9 new team members, a new Board of Trustees and a rebrand mean that the key building blocks are in place for future success.

Carers’ Hub is entering a period of consolidation, but there is still much to do.  As the CEO (maternity cover) you will provide leadership and stability to the staff team ensuring we maintain the high quality of our core services, build on existing work streams to strengthen our organisational processes and work with our engaged and supportive Board of Trustees to develop a long-term strategy.

We welcome requests for informal chats to find out more about us as an organisation and the role.   For more details, including how to get in touch, please see the Application Pack

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 15th April, 2020. 

Grants Manager (Maternity Cover for one year from 25 May 2020)

Location: Victoria, London

Salary: Circa £38,000

Established in 1930, the Pilgrim Trust was set up to address some of the UK’s “more urgent needs” with a view to “promoting future wellbeing”. Today the fund is worth around £75m and spends around £2.5m in grants annually. 60% of this spend is awarded in the Heritage and Conservation fields and 40% goes towards supporting social welfare. The trust is currently looking to recruit a Grants Manager to cover the current post-holder's maternity leave for a one-year contract, and to be a part of the Trust's small but motivated and dedicated team.  The contract will begin on 25th May.

This vital role will concentrate on awarding grants in the area of social welfare and will be responsible for the full grant application process, including dealing with enquiries, initial assessments, providing constructive feedback to grant applicants, presenting compelling business cases to Trustees and managing the awards procedure. This role will also involve working closely with the wider team and the Director to promote best practice in the grant making community through partnerships and forums, in addition to proactively revealing new areas of reach into disadvantaged communities and subject areas.

The successful candidate will have an advanced understanding and experience of the voluntary sector and will have demonstrable experience of the grant making world. An appreciation of the issues faced by disadvantaged people, women and girls in particular, will be essential and a broader knowledge of systems change and service provision would be advantageous. Highly organised and empathetic, this person will regard collaboration as paramount in their approach to working in a team and with grant applicants. This person will have a commitment to countering inequality and the ability to mobilise others. Superb written skills and an intellectual curiosity will be essential.

If you would like to apply, please submit a short CV and covering letter (up to two pages) outlining how you meet the elements in the attached person specification and why you are a suitable candidate for the role. Applications must be received by 5pm on 3rd April in order to be considered. Interviews will be held the week commencing 13th April and due to the Covid-19 pandemic will most likely be held by video conferencing.