The Trust is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic leader and Manager who is committed to the development of the Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC). The post holder will be someone who is able to use their ecological knowledge and their understanding of the major issues facing the natural environment to interpret and engage with key policies and strategies and work with diverse stakeholder groups to support nature’s recovery.

We are looking for a candidate who is organised and motivated, with an entrepreneurial outlook. They will be an excellent networker, able to build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.

The role will oversee all aspects of WSBRC’s work programme and budgets, setting the strategic direction and developing products and services. They will have line management responsibility for a team of staff and office volunteers. 

For the past 35 years the WSBRC has catalogued and stored biodiversity information.  The WSBRC promotes and supports biological recording and monitoring and is part of a national network of Local Environmental Records Centres.  It gathers, manages, interprets and disseminates a wide range of biological and geological information and produces Wiltshire’s State of the Environment Report. It also works with a range of partners to deliver recording, monitoring and citizen science projects within Wiltshire.

We are looking for a substance misuse worker to case manage a caseload young people within a Secure Training Centre for 12-17year olds. You will be required to work directly with Trainees on short and long-term sentences. You will work on a one to one and in small groups to deliver effective care-planned support using appropriate models, interventions and approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of the client group.

Previous experience of working within rehabilitation, treatment and re-offending prevention services would be beneficial although not essential.

This is new role arising as a consequence of a re-organisation designed to maximise the number of people who can be supported using the current resources and as such this role provides an exciting opportunity to be part of the expansion in the scope of services in line with the strategic objectives.

The two charities, TaxAid and Tax Help for Older People provide support to people with tax problems when they cannot get the help they need from HMRC and cannot afford professional services.  They help over 17000 people a year delivering advice on several helplines or by email and following up more complex cases by casework undertaken by both staff and volunteers.  Those helped are on low incomes or otherwise vulnerable and are often disadvantaged by literacy or numeracy issues, mental or physical health issues, or are experiencing a family crisis or homelessness.  Often they have tax debt as a consequence of not being engaged with HMRC for a number of years or older taxpayers may be experiencing a bereavement or change in circumstances.

This is a challenging opportunity for an experienced leader who has strong interpersonal skills and is able to support and motivate staff as well as develop relationships with external stakeholders as the charity expands it services and seeks to develop relationships with new corporate partners.

The ideal candidate will have call centre management experience as a key element of this role is to have management responsibility for the helplines operated at the charities.  In addition project management experience would be useful.

This is a joint role across two charities, with an office in both  London and Bridport, Dorset.  The role can be undertaken at either location or can be home based.

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter. 

Closing date: 11.30pm on 21st October 2020

Quality and Compliance Manager - known internally as "Senior Skills Quality and Compliance Manager"

Full-Time, Permanent post

Location - flexible / can be based at any Centrepoint site (home and remote working currently)

Centrepoint is a national charity established in 1969 that supports homeless young people to get their lives back on track.  Our services for young people include housing, health, personal and social development and employability, with the overall aim of enabling them to secure a home, a skill and a sustainable future. The charity operates across eight regions and is honoured to have Prince William, HRH The Duke of Cambridge as its patron.  As part of its strategy to support every young person with a home and a job Centrepoint has grown its Skills and Employability offer to support our aim of diversifying our income.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a a Senior Skills Quality and Compliance Manager to join our Quality and Compliance team.

What you’ll be doing…

• To write, lead and deliver Centrepoint’s skills quality strategy.
• To take lead responsibility for implementing quality systems across Centrepoint’s skills provision, working with operational teams to develop a consistent approach to delivery, monitoring and reporting that meets with contractual compliance requirements.
• To have an oversight of all skills compliance across the organisation including leading on learning policies and procedures.
• To manage and support the skills compliance team and a team of internal quality assurers ensuring they have all the necessary resources and knowledge to provide a high quality provision to the organisation.
• To be the lead contact for all statutory and regulatory skills provision audits and to undertake the role of Nominated Person for all skills related external inspections including Ofsted and Matrix ensuring SET, Managers and staff are fully conversant with inspection requirements, outcomes and recommendations. 
• To be responsible for the relationship with external bodies including awarding organisations and funders, and being accountable for external quality assurance visits.

What we offer in return...

• In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career
• Employer pension contributions of 4%
• Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Closing Date: Monday 5 October

To apply for this role, please complete the online application form and a supporting statement - setting out how you meet the essential criteria for the role as listed in the job description.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Philanthropy Manager to join our Partnerships & Philanthropy Team. You will play a critical role in helping to generate £1m total income next year, including funding from new and existing high value Trusts and Foundations as well as the implementation of our new Major Donor programme.

As we look to build a long term sustainable portfolio of high value relationships, you will work to secure the support of new Trusts and Foundations above £25,000, whilst also stewarding our existing funders at that level.  You will also be responsible for the line management of our Philanthropy Officer and their work on our mid-level Trusts and Foundations Programme and our new Major Donor programme.

With demonstrable success in securing and stewarding high value Trusts and Foundations and with experience of Major Donor programmes, you will be driven by achieving financial targets, adept at working with colleagues to develop and deliver winning cases for support, and skilled at managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

Carers in Hertfordshire is a well-respected, independent, carer-led charity, established in 1995. The charity works to ensure that all Hertfordshire’s unpaid family carers are recognised, valued and supported in their caring role and have the opportunity for a life outside caring and can exercise a collective voice in the county.  This role will work with local stakeholders to ensure young carers are identified, and protected from inappropriate caring, and will have the support they need to learn, develop, thrive and to enjoy a positive childhood. 

You must be passionate about involving children and young people and their families in the design, development and delivery of services.With the skills and experience to manage a team that work remotely and offer range of services, including casework, to young carers and professionals in Hertfordshire.

We are looking for someone who has: 

• Experience of casework and casework supervision, including with families with multiple and complex needs 
• A proven ability to provide support, supervision and coaching to staff and to successfully manage people, including the end-to-end recruitment process e.g. disciplinary issues, induction, appraisals
• Experience of working in partnership with children’s social care and building effective working relationships, and assertively negotiating, with a range of partners and funders at various levels. 
• The ability to plan and deliver a high-quality outcome-focused service producing evidence to demonstrate compliance with the contractual and legal obligations of the charity. 
• A commitment to and strong understanding of safeguarding
• Self-motivation, emotional resilience, a flexible approach and the ability to effectively manage their own wellbeing 

In return you can expect a competitive salary, …….

Closing date: Monday19th October 2020

Interview Date:  Wednesday 28th October 2020

An exciting new opportunity to train and build the capacity of Churches and Christian organisations, for the right candidate with strong communication skills, passion for learning, adaptable and has experiences of working with churches from a variety of Church traditions. 

Role description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Training Manager who has attention to detail and excellent training and development skills. The role will also provide advice, capacity building and organisational development support to existing and new Christian voluntary and community organisations. This post aims to enable and become part of Nicodemus’s organisational development team that supports Christian Voluntary & Community Sector to meet the needs of vulnerable communities. This includes:

1. Fundraising for capacity building support that Nicodemus can provide to the sector.
2. To lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive, high-quality accredited training with a focus on voluntary sector management.
3. To lead the development of Nicodemus organisational support offer to meet the needs of medium and small organisations.
4. Using mechanisms to understand the diverse and changing needs of medium and small organisations.
5. Provide one-to-one support to Christian community groups and voluntary sector organisations. Ensuring that organisational development support is structured and transformational and focused on leadership, governance, quality of services and outcomes.
6. To lead partnership management and communication with all our partners.
7. Use database to develop an approach which strategically targets capacity building support using knowledge and data to prioritise resources within the sector.
8. Lead and implement the accreditation of all our training programmes

Main role responsibilities

The Training Manager will:

• Work with the organisational development team to implement Nicodemus Training, Development and Consultancy strategy.
• Provide one-to-one support to community groups and voluntary sector organisations. Ensuring that organisational development support is structured and transformational and focused on leadership, governance, quality of services, outcomes and income generation.
• Gather evidence about the needs of the local voluntary sector and grassroots community groups; put together a plan on how to support these community groups to become sustainable, ‘commission ready’ and/or be part of bidding consortia.
• Develop, with the Development and Delivery Manager, a training plan that underpins the support we can offer to organisations, with training developed and delivered by you as well as external trainers.
• Support the Development and Delivery Manager in the capacity building work with church partners and community groups, ensuring we can provide bespoke support to the organisations but also that we utilise the learning from the programme to develop plans and bids for longer-term support for our work.
• Ensure that all programmes have robust monitoring and evaluation in place utilising our database to ensure shared systems as much as possible.
• Monitor the funding landscape to ensure that relevant funding opportunities from trusts & foundations, public services (national, regional and local) are maximised and private/corporate sector sources.
• Work with the fundraising team to ensure we are aware of organisational support and funding opportunities.

LOVO CIC is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise), working with women in

Southwark for over 10 years. Last year we received multi-year funding to run a day center for

local women, once a week for 3 years and opened our doors to the local community in

September 2019. The focus of the day center is skills training, supported wellbeing as well as a

safe space for women to socialise. We particularly support women who are struggling with

mental health, life management, and mostly from the BAME communities.

This year, due to the success of the project, we have received additional funding to support our trading and enterprise capacity and develop long-term sustainability. We are looking for someone to lead on developing our social enterprise model through training, enterprise building, partnerships, and marketing to help our work generate income and become less dependent on external resources. This is an exciting time for our organisation, and we are looking forward to developing the creative and regenerative aspects of our work

The role

The purpose of this role is to lead on the trading and enterprise element for LOVO, with a focus on long-term sustainability and income generation. The trading and enterprise development will also be focused on improving the quality, visibility, and rootedness in the local community and landscape in Southwark and surrounding boroughs.

We have engaged with a local consultant to develop a broad brief in line with our strategy, with a range of options, based on our existing work, the needs of our participants, and feedback from staff, volunteers, and our steering group.

We are looking for a dynamic, creative, and resourceful individual to work on a freelance basis to lead on this brief, bringing with them their own ideas, skills, and knowledge to support our organisation to thrive in innovative ways.

This role will both be remotely and in-office, with agreement on the working times. The role will involve some

communication and co-working with the CEO and our small team, but will largely be self-

directed.

As we are women for women organisation, this role will be best suited for a woman ( although open to all ) who might be interested in working with vulnerable women to help understand their local needs so as to create our trading and enterprise models.

- PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES –

- Work with the team to develop a clear strategy for growth and income generation for LOVO,

with a focus on sustainability, fundraising, and income generation in the form of a business plan

or other communicable.

- To support the team and participants to implement this plan, in a way that is resourceful and

creative as well as sustainable.

- Planning relevant training, upskilling, and personal and group development which will be crucial

to building enterprise.

- To develop and assure the quality of our work and ensure that trading and enterprise are carried out

safely and effectively.

- To lead on relevant marketing and promotion, improving the visibility and appeal of our work

when we are able to re-open, as we hope to move premises and will also be launching a new

website.

- To lead on securing suitable premises for LOVO to run her enterprise and services 

- To work with a range of partners supporting our trading and capacity-building elements,

including local businesses, initiatives spaces, leaders, and community members where possible.

- To reach out to the local communities to build partnerships, to identify and implement opportunities.

- Manage the trading and capacity building budget

KNOWLEDGE + EXPERIENCE-

ESSENTIAL :

- Experience in marketing, business planning and income generation for Community Interest

Company or other social enterprises.

- Keen interest in enterprise and regenerative funding

- Some experience working within the community sector and with a diverse range of individuals,

colleagues, and partners in dynamic and creative ways.

- Commitment to the mission, aims, and purpose of LOVO and ability to take a strengths-based

approach.

- Ability to take a strengths-based approach, involving participants and the local community in

becoming resilient, rooted, and regenerative and celebrating and promoting talent, skills, and

knowledge of the women we work with. This involves a commitment to both the strengths and

needs of the local community and appreciation and respect for local culture.

- Knowledge of charity or community interest finance and fundraising, and understanding of

social enterprise models, alternative income generation, and the financial risks to a small

organisation.

- Ability to manage a budget, plan expenditure, and forecast income generation, profit-and-loss,

working with the Finance Officer where necessary.

- Ability to network and communicate with external partners, community members, and

participants and to promote the project and the organisation when needed.

- A well organised and focused individual who is able to plan and work on initiative when

needed, with a creative approach to co-working.

- Strong IT skills, knowledge of all basic systems, and ability access to Microsoft Office, Zoom, and emails from home.

- Positive, hands-on and approachable

Desirable

Experience of end-to-end development of alternative income streams for social enterprise organisations and demonstrable outcomes in the form of income or enterprise generation

- Experience in or working with the commercial or corporate sector, CSR, sponsorship

- Knowledge of the local area both in terms of local businesses,

initiatives and spaces but also the needs and strengths of the local community.

- Experience in marketing, design and communications and ability to use relevant software or

platforms to support.

- Experience or knowledge of working directly with funders in the third sector

- Experience working frontline with vulnerable individuals, particularly women and families, and

need for partnership working and joint working

​Hours: 8 hours (1 day) per week Rate: £120 p/d (£15p/h) over 16 weeks

Chartered Surveyor - Residential property practice - Central London

Your new company
I am representing a leading firm of chartered surveyors in Central London for residential property. This practice carries out building surveys on large mansions running into the many millions to flats valued in the tens of thousands. They offer building surveying services including residential and commercial surveys, as well as epc (energy performance certificates), party wall surveyor services, dilapidation surveys and property inspection reports throughout London.

Your new role
You will be commercially minded as the successful applicant will be promoted to Associate Director and then equity Director upon reaching targets. You will have prior experience in residential surveying as the role will consist in carrying out surveys and Party Wall work.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum 3 years post qualification
• Must have level 3 RICS Building Surveying & Party Wall experience
• Live in London or easy access to all central London
• Has own vehicle
• Residential surveys and party wall experience

What you'll get in return

• Negotiable basic salary with bonus targets
• 20 days holiday per annum for first year rising to 25 days thereafter
• medical insurance
• pension contributions
• business travel reimbursed
• six month probationary period
• RICS subscription paid

What you need to do now
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We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager who is interested in joining Lee Abbey London’s Christian work and ministry with international students in Kensington.

This is a key leadership team appointment which involves managing contracts and suppliers, plant and building maintenance, projects, health and safety as well as general facilities management. You must have;

• an active and mature Christian faith and a sense of God’s calling to join Lee Abbey’s ministry
• a strong focus on exceptional service delivery
• excellent negotiation and contract management skills
• supervisory experience
• health & safety knowledge and experience
• knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS)

In addition, together with the Leadership Team, you will participate in Lee Abbey’s ministry and provide Christian leadership and discipleship support.

It is a genuine occupational requirement that the successful applicant be a member of the Christian faith willing to support and participate in Lee Abbey London’s Christian ministry.

This is a full-time and permanent position with a salary of £30,000-£36,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

A successful basic DBS check is required before confirmation of appointment.

We are looking for an Office Manager to be the key person of the organisation's central operations, providing an effective administrative support function at our offices. You will need to be proactive, systematic and solutions focused, have two years administrative experience, be literate, numerate and have good IT skills and the ability to provide a high quality,professional service to our clients and the beneficiaries we support. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, a willingness to explore new ideas and approaches, learn new skills and take on new challenges is essential. Experience of working in a growing charity or income-generating organisation in the sector, and direct exposure to and knowledge of the needs of the Latin American communities and the charity sector will be distinct advantages.

The post is part-time, 28 hours per week over four days. Flexible working arrangements may be available and you will occasionally be available on evenings or weekends.

How to apply

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit the Job vacancies section on our website and submit your completed application and monitoring forms by the 6th of October 2020.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 15th of October 2020

We may receive a large number of applications and unfortunately we may not be able to reply to everyone. If you do not hear from us five days after the deadline, please assume you have not been shortlisted. We wish you good luck.

We welcome applicants for all age groups, backgrounds and genders. We are a London Living Wage Employer.

Inspector

We have an exciting opportunity to join a leading charity as an Inspector on the Inspection and Internal Audit team. If you believe every childhood is worth fighting for, then we would love to hear from you!

Position: Inspector - Inspection and Internal Audit team

Salary: £46,863 - £56,935

Location: London or Birmingham with considerable travel within the UK (other geographical bases may be considered) 

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Working Hours Per Week: Full time (35 hours) or part time (17.5 hours)

Closing Date: 27th September

The Role

The Inspection and Internal Audit Unit are part of the Chief Executive Office and play a vital role in the organisations purpose to end cruelty to children and ensure the implementation of the charity’s strategy.  They ensure effective control to managed risk including financial and safeguarding controls.

In addition, the role of Inspection is twofold; to help Trustees and Senior Managers know how well the organisation is managing risk; and to provide an impartial view of the quality of services and activities.  This is delivered through an annual inspection plan (which sets out themed inspections) as well as a programme of shorter Service Quality Assurance (SQA) inspections. 

Inspection also undertake unplanned internal enquiries and reviews including IMRs for Child safeguarding Practice Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews. Working within a team of four Inspectors, under the direction of the Head of Inspection and Internal Audit the Inspector will:

· Undertake a programme of thematic inspections and quality reviews across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

· Undertake service inspections: review case files, speak to practitioners, managers, service users and partner agencies and make judgements about inspection findings.

· Write inspection reports.

· Present inspection findings.

· Contribute to inspection practice development and help to shape new inspection methodologies .

About You  

To be successful in the Inspector role you will have:

· Excellent knowledge and experience of safeguarding and child protection

· Experience of driving improvements and a desire to promote best practice

· Leadership and senior management experience

· The ability to make sound, evidence based judgements

· Excellent verbal and written skills

· The ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels

In Return

This is a real opportunity to make a difference to children’s lives, but the charity also like to reward people by offering a great working environment, being part of a friendly and supportive team, and offering stimulating and challenging work, with plenty of development opportunities.  You can access a variety of rewards and benefits including: generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join the team and you’ll become part of an organisation that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that matters, and that impacts millions of young lives!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Inspector, Internal Audit, Audit, Risk, Audit and Risk, Safeguarding, SQA, Service Quality Assurance, Child Safeguarding Practice Review, Child Safeguarding, Domestic Homicide, Internal Audit, Internal Auditor, Inspection.

A highly motivated, resourceful and resilient project manager is urgently required to assist several Surrey charities who want to come together to formally establish a close working partnership.  The charities have collectively secured a £4m+ health and wellbeing public contract in collaboration with the NHS.  A wide-ranging programme of health and wellbeing services for children, young persons and their families is due to commence from April 2021.  The timescales are daunting, the scope of work is broad and the challenge is immense.  If this unique opportunity excites then we want to hear from you without delay.

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Office & Facility Management

• Ensure the office space and facilities are organised and maintain office efficiency and productivity by planning and implementing office systems and layouts, allocating and managing office and storage space and procuring relevant equipment.
• Ensure that the meeting rooms are clean, tidy and maintained to a good standard and that booking systems are efficiently implemented.
• Ensure provision of an adequate supply of materials and supplies including equipment, stationery and sundries. Where suitable and cost-effective source ‘green’ suppliers and environmentally friendly products, promote recycling, sustainability and reduction of office waste.
• Organise and review office security and general administrative processes and induct new staff on relevant office processes, including data protection, security and fire safety.
• Ensure key office and facilities services are organised including cleaning, security, waste removal, light and heat, printing, furniture, postage and carriage services.
• Ensure that facilities meet all legal requirements and government regulations, environmental, health and security standards.
• Provide advice and support around continuity planning so that in the event of a fire or major failure the charity can continue to operate and recover quickly.
• Implement any internal office reorganisations whilst ensuring minimal disruption to staff.

Reception

• Manage all aspects of Reception, ensuring that we deliver high levels of customer service to staff, guests and other visitors, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
• Ensure that reception is adequately covered through staff and volunteers, and put in place a plan for lunch breaks, holidays and unexpected absence cover. Ensure that ad-hoc cover (e.g. volunteers) are adequately briefed and trained in Reception duties and priorities.
• Ensure that post and deliveries are appropriately managed and processed.

Information & Communication Technology

• Maintain a good working relationship with Glass Door’s ICT support contractors, ensuring that Glass Door’s ICT continues uninterrupted and following the disaster recovery plan in the event of any disruption.
• Working with the ICT support, ensure Glass Door’s ICT equipment is up to date and fit for purpose, and procuring new equipment as required. Arrange training and induction of staff/volunteers in policy and procedures for use of equipment.
• Manage information services and file archiving.

Office Building Management and Maintenance

• Plan, cost and oversee office maintenance, including repairs, redecoration, and PAT testing.
• Maintain a good working relationship with the Landlord, including ensuring up-to-date office licences are in place and that we are being regularly invoiced.
• Maintain a secure office environment, including adequate procedures and systems; briefing staff on their responsibilities to maintain a safe, secure working environment.
• Provide project management advice and support for any office move as required at the end of a lease term, working with others as required.

Health and Safety

• Responsible for Health and Safety for the office and wider working environment for all staff.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation. Review, implement and manage the Health and Safety policy and Fire policy. Provide updates and advice to staff as necessary.
• Lead on all aspects of keeping staff working environments safe and risk assessed, including COVID-19 risk assessments.
• Ensure that DSE Risk Assessment for office-based staff and Risk Assessments for lone working staff are implemented effectively and deal with any issues accordingly.
• Recruit arrange training for and support fire marshals and first aiders (internal staff). Maintain the accident/incident book; report incidents within the required time frame; escalate issues accordingly.

People Management

• Support and line manage the office administrator and office volunteers.
• Conduct regular supervision meetings and performance appraisals.

Other

• Manage the office & facilities budget, ensuring that spend is closely monitored and accurately recorded, within budget, is cost-effective and provides good value for money.
• Attend and participate in SMT meetings, and other ad hoc meetings when necessary.
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as directed, such as assistance on Glass Door events and occasional administrative support to the CEO.
• Carry out the functions of the post with proper regard to Glass Door’s Equal Opportunities Policy.