An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sported team as our Marketing Coordinator. Sported passionately believes in the role of sport to transform the lives of young people. We have been highly influential in building the credibility and effectiveness of sport for change and have the UK’s largest network of grass roots clubs.

As Marketing Coordinator, you will be responsible for leading, shaping and delivering Sported’s internal and external communication activities, predominantly targeting our members and volunteers, and reaching new external audiences. In this varied role, you will work across the whole organisation. Your main responsibilities will focus on providing social media, marketing, communications, and brand support to promote the charity’s work and to support interactions with members and volunteers.

Background to the LifeSkills programme

Business in the Community Scotland (BITC) is the charity partner to Barclays LifeSkills in Scotland, delivering its LifeSkills Programme to target secondary schools and colleges. This role will involve working with target secondary schools and colleges in Glasgow, with some additional bespoke support for three Kilmarnock based secondaries and the Kilmarnock campus of Ayrshire college. Target educational institutions schools and colleges in Glasgow and Kilmarnock will be within a c.25-mile radius of Buchanan Wharf, where the new Northern European hub of Barclays will be housed.

The motivation behind the LifeSkills programme is to inspire millions of young people and equip them with the key skills to move forward into the 21st century workplace.
The programme focuses on teaching skills such as CV writing, interview skills, networking, problem solving, creativity, resilience, communication and managing online reputation.
Purpose of Job

This role will support educators and young people in making the most of free LifeSkills curriculum-linked employability resources such as lesson plans, videos and interactive tools, as well as delivering a series of workshops in target secondary schools and colleges, supported wherever possible by Barclays staff volunteers.
The role will manage full programme delivery including targets in relation to select schools and colleges around Glasgow and in Kilmarnock. This will involve a mix of relationship building with Barclays key programme personnel, in class volunteers and those who become mentors. It will also involve developing and maintaining relationships with key educational personnel in an agreed number of target schools/colleges as well as a specified number of class-based students.

The programme manager/facilitator will agree a delivery plan with each participating school/college. This delivery plan will include the programme manager/facilitator delivering a series of four interventions over a 1 - 2 year period at each school/college, as well as supporting educators there to enhance learning by helping them select from pre-prepared LifeSkills workshop ‘bundles’ for the teacher to deliver in class. While agreeing the delivery plan, advice will also be offered on student self-study, using the online resources including age specific interactive workshops, quizzes, games, videos and online toolkits.

Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Presentation and Facilitation (50%)
• Using the ready-made online resources, prepare for and facilitate LifeSkills workshops, ensuring that performance leads to improvement in agreed key indicators for students.
• Support Barclays volunteers to prepare for in-class delivery support, plus providing coaching and support on the day. Introduce and support Barclays mentors engaged in the Kilmarnock delivery.

Programme and Relationship Management (30%)
• Understand the contract deliverables and create a deployment plan to deliver key performance indicators including targeting, identification and meetings with school/college key personnel, engagement with target number of schools and students engaged over three years, teacher CPD, plus student, educator and volunteer evaluation.
• Act as a broker between target schools, colleges and Barclays’ volunteers, including Developing Young Workforce /employability or Personal and Social Education leads. You will prioritise those schools/colleges in greatest need and agree delivery plans which combine interventions by the LifeSkills Programme Manager/Facilitator, teacher delivery and student self-study.

• Develop a thorough understanding of LifeSkills programme, online resources and workshop content to inform discussions and agreement to delivery plans with target schools/colleges, including in-school presentations where necessary and support for teacher CPD
• Adapt the programme to online delivery to meet Covid19 requirements
• Lead on visits to schools/colleges by Barclays key personnel, including support and facilitation at events to which the media may be invited, should that be necessary.
• Supported by BITC colleagues, develop a communications plan which fulfils the needs of the contract including engagement with target schools/colleges
• Supported by your line manager, manage and support the partnership between Barclays and BITC Scotland, including participation on monthly calls with key Barclays personnel.
• Ensure sharing of best practice and collaboration within and across BITC’s programme managers/facilitators in Wales and Northern Ireland
• Maintain a working knowledge of, and be able to speak with confidence about, key issues in education and workplace skills development, to operate credibly with schools/colleges and Barclays personnel .e.g. ‘Developing Young Workforce’ and ‘Curriculum for Excellence’.
• Facilitate and respond to the needs and feedback of programme research and evaluation

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Management and Reporting (20%)
Supported by the LifeSkills coordinator:
• Establish and maintain systems for timely and accurate monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the effectiveness of the LifeSkills programme in line with contract requirements.
• Ensure volunteering opportunities are advertised to Barclays workforce using appropriate internal channels to agreed timelines, ensuring high levels of volunteer participation
• Devise systems for planning and monitoring of contract delivery, including up to date records of delivery plans for each institution and relationship management.
• Manage marketing and communications requirements of the contract including agreed use of Twitter.
• Ensure compliance with all safeguarding requirements of the contract, including adherence to Barclays policy in relation to workshop photography/filming.
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Other Accountabilities
• Responsibility for ensuring a safe environment, in line with the responsibilities outlined in BITC’s Safeguarding Policy and Framework, ensuring that risks are identified, communicated and managed in line with BITC’s process, and concerns raised are responded to within 24 hours and reported appropriately.
• Lead, inspire and motivate LifeSkills coordinator to achieve results in collaboration with their line manager, fulfilling performance management requirements including support for personal development.
• Ensure that work and behaviour of teams are in line with our vision and values. Contribute to the overall effective management of the organisation, delivering optimal performance in relation to operational standards, financial budget, customer service and people management.
• Ensure that health and safety and safeguarding requirements are met in the areas for which the jobholder is responsible.
Disclosure Scotland requirement
Our offer of employment for this role is conditional and subject to a satisfactory outcome of an enhanced disclosure from Disclosure Scotland. Should the disclosure not meet the required clearance, Business in the Community reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment.
The post holder may be required to carry out other duties that are reasonably to be considered as within the scope and purpose of the job and the aptitudes of the post holder.
This job description reflects the current requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop due to changes in organisational and other circumstances, so the actual duties and responsibilities will vary from the particulars of this job description.
Special working conditions and homeworking
Although this role will be home based, a requirement of the role will require occasionally travel to our office in Edinburgh for team meetings and project meetings with the LifeSkills Coordinator/line manager.
There may be limited occasions where attendance at evening or early morning events may be necessary e.g. parent’s event at a school, therefore it is a requirement of the role that the applicant has access to their own mode of transport.
The homeworker has responsibility to ensure that they have the correct working environment at home, which means access to wifi/internet, a printer and a suitable desk and chair. By applying for a home-based role, you do so on the understanding that BITC are unable to provide your home with additional equipment.

1 year Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) 

London

We are looking for an experienced and innovative senior leader to join us as Head of Business Partnerships and Innovation and lead our new Business Partnerships and Innovation Hub (the Hub). This vital role is key to ensuring we have the creativity, drive and skills to work with businesses and philanthropists to co-design programmes that leverage their unique assets and capabilities to realise our ambition for children. This work will build on recent partnership successes we have secured with GSK, Unilever and Pearson, among others.

Our Business Partnerships Hub (Hub) is a 10-person team that sits within our Global Programmes division which delivers humanitarian and development programmes and builds partnerships in coordination with our Fundraising and Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns departments – with business, philanthropists, foundations, governments, and multi-laterals – to drive lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Head of Business Partnerships and Innovation you will lead the Hub in developing and delivering creative new approaches that enhance Save the Children’s engagement with business and philanthropists in a way that facilitates their contribution to development outcomes by leveraging their unique assets and capabilities. This will include developing tools and instruments that ensure partnerships generate strong developmental impact for children and sustainable income opportunities for business across Save the Children’s priority issue areas of Health, Nutrition, Livelihoods, Education, and Child Protection. In addition, you will:

• Lead Global Programmes engagement with SCUK’s Philanthropy & Partnerships Department to identify and engage with companies that can contribute to Save the Children’s (SC’s) breakthroughs through core business engagement skills transfer

• Provide technical support to Save the Children International (SCI) country programmes and other members on how to effectively engage with key corporate and philanthropic partners at the national level during the design and implementation of programmes

• Represent SCUK in key UK and international initiatives focused on engaging business in delivering development outcomes in key base of the pyramid and market development networks such as Business Fights Poverty and Business in the Community

The successful candidate will be an experienced private sector development professional with extensive experience in business engagement in development and fragile contexts. With excellent strategic thinking capability and highly developed influencing skills that draws on core business, technical expertise and financial resources, your business engagement skills will enhance our ability to pioneer and leverage our work to impact tens of millions of children’s lives across the globe.  In addition, you will have:

• An excellent knowledge of private sector approaches for base of the pyramid in developing countries and fragile states (e.g., shared value, philanthropy, and corporate responsibility)

• Excellent leadership and influencing skills that demonstrate an ability to create acceptance and support for ideas

• Demonstrated experience developing tools and instruments to build business development capacity of new teams, and in upskilling staff to deliver high-quality business development materials (e.g., proposals, concept notes, etc.)

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills including effective use and interpretation of evidence

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website. 

Closing date: 18th November 2020

We are currently seeking a National Retail Manager to lead the development of an ambitious retail strategy to encompass existing and new business opportunities. 

You will be a natural leader and empower a network of 9 Relate shops across England to deliver a level of income that contributes to providing a greater access to affordable relationship support from the communities they operate within. 

You will be responsible for management of retail staff and volunteers within 9 Relate National shops in Kent, Sussex, Norfolk and North East England.

Some Key Activities will be:

Leading by:- 

• Providing inspired leadership to the shop teams 
• Developing a strong sense of team that enables peers to share best practice and work closely alongside one another across the network.

Maximising income through:-

• Striving to exceed the agreed sales targets though the support of marketing and donations.
• Supporting shops to develop their own retail model that maximises income, and is owned and lead at shop level but complements the wider retail strategic direction across Relate.
• Ensuring financial planning and delivery is discussed and understood by shop teams.
• Empowering shop teams to own their budget and take responsibility for it.
• Create and interpret sales reports that shops can use to make decisions and grow and develop aspects of their business.
• Work with shop teams to maximise their community reach for volunteer recruitment and product sourcing.
• Enable shops to become fully embedded within their local communities.
• Work with the Director of Operations to develop an ambitious and achievable retail strategy

Ensuring effective day to day operational management by:-

• Developing and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, including those relating to Health and Safety responsibilities within the shops including Covid-19 and safeguarding concerns.
• Effective administration, reporting and oversight to agreed standards.
• Day to day shop management such as stock rotation, staffing rotas, volunteer management, etc.
• Regularly reviewing the income versus expenditure of each shop and makes recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team about the viability of each.

Significant levels of travel is required – the post holder is required to hold a full UK driving licence.

What will you offer us?

• A minimum of 5 years multi-site management experience in retailing and/or charity retailing.
• Proven experience in leading, developing, motivating, empowering and delegating to a team of diverse people in a variety of different ways.
• Driven by income growth across shops, and proven experience of managing multiple teams to consistently exceed financial targets.
• An exceptional communicator, with proven ability to adapt communication style to suit situations.
• Promotes change with demonstrable experience of driving change to produce positive results.
• A resourceful problem solver who is adept at managing a heavy workload with numerous conflicting priorities and consistently achieves positive outcomes.
• Proven positive, entrepreneurial focus in maximising every opportunity, and thinking outside of the box to achieve results.
• Experience of launching projects, and taking them through all phases to a successful completion.
• Willingness to take on new challenges and to learn, grow and develop within a role.
• Experience and confidence using Microsoft Office programmes, email and the internet.
• Desire and passion for the values, work and ethos of Relate.
• Champions diversity, equality and inclusion across the working environment.
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and procedures.

What will we offer you?

• Salary of £32,000 per annum
• 35 hour working week
• Access to learning and development
• 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Westfield Health
• Supportive working environment

To apply, please submit a comprehensive CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4.

Closing date for applications 6th November 2020

Interview dates 16-17 November 2020

Thank you for expressing an interest in the role of Development Officer, supporting our operations in Wales at Sported.

Sported is a free membership organisation that offers organisational development and support to groups and organisations in the community and voluntary sport sectors in the UK. We recognise that many of the organisations that are great at delivering sport to young people would benefit from support on the business side of their activity, and we want to provide that, to ensure they are operating to the maximum of their potential and to enable them to do what they do best – change the lives of young people. 

We are also working to demonstrate the value of “sport for development” and its ability to change young people’s lives – our work moving forward will focus on demonstrating impact as well as on continuing to deliver our services.  Those services include online resources around business development, bespoke consultancy and grant funding.

Our work in Wales is growing with exciting projects and partnerships under development. The Development Officer role will support our operations in Wales, delivering projects and growing a team of Volunteer Business Mentors to engage with groups in deprived communities who are delivering Sport for Change activities as part of the Sported membership across the region.

We are looking for a motivated individual who can work closely with Sported’s Wales Manager in planning and delivering our operations in South Wales and Valleys. If you think you have the experience and skills to take up the role, we would be very interested to hear from you.  Details of the application process are included in the Job Info Pack.

Salary: Circa £37,000 per annum

Start Date: 14 December 2020, or as soon as possible thereafter

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

We are seeking an experienced Media Relations Manager to continue to grow FFI’s profile in the media. This is a challenging and exciting role, with the chance to use your skills to make a real difference to FFI as we strive to protect threatened species and habitats around the world.

With substantial experience of working in PR, you will know how to build strong working relationships with journalists, understand how to communicate complex stories in an engaging way and be able to pitch these successfully to the press to achieve positive coverage for the organisation. You will have a passion for media relations, while understanding the complexities and challenges that this discipline entails.

You will enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, where the ability to respond swiftly to changing organisational and team needs is paramount. In return, we offer the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 6 November 2020.

Do you have a flair for direct marketing that inspires and want to work at one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for?*

Based in the beautiful village of Bartestree, approximately 5 miles east of Hereford city, St Michael’s Hospice has been providing the highest quality care, free of charge, to the local community for over 35 years. This care is made possible by supporters taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping at our retail outlets, making charitable grants and donations, leaving gifts in their wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

We know that data is the key to doing more and doing it better and we believe that St Michael’s Hospice supporters deserve the very best experience with us. That’s why we’ve created the brand-new Individual Giving Development Manager role – part of the Income Generation Team – to keep this at the core of what we do – and is vital to the ongoing success of the Charity.

The Individual Giving Development Manager is a new and varied role and will be responsible for identifying and maximising income through targeted communications and stewardship, with potential and existing donors, regular givers and Lottery members. This will role will also include development of mid-level donors, legacy marketing and in memory fundraising programmes.

To be successful in the Individual Giving Development Manager role, you need to have an in-depth knowledge of Raisers Edge or similar CRM system, excellent relationship management skills, knowledge of individual giving income channels and impeccable attention to detail. But you also have to bring enthusiasm and drive and ensure our procedures and processes maximise our fundraising.

You’ve got a successful proven track-record of retention and acquisition from direct marketing (both on and offline), digital products and regular giving. You’re creative and innovative in approach; someone with their finger on the pulse when it comes to advances in individual giving and new opportunities for your supporters. You’ve got a nuanced understanding of the supporter journey and how to engage donors effectively for long-term relationships.

As an enthusiastic self-starter with a hands-on approach, in taking on the Individual Giving Development Manager role you will be capable of working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team. You will be an inspirational leader and provide direct line management to the Lottery Manager.

As well as joining an enthusiastic friendly and committed team, our location is hard to beat – nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility with free on-site parking, discounted delicious meals snacks and drinks. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, (rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years), a Hospice pension, discounts with local suppliers, generous study leave and support for ongoing personal development.  Flexible home working will be considered.

If the Individual Giving Development Manager role sounds like the role for you and you want to work at one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for*, then we’d love to hear from you. Click now and help St Michael’s Hospice continue caring to make a difference to patients living with a terminal illness and their families across Herefordshire and beyond.

* The Sundays Times Best 100 Not for Profit Organisations to work for 2020

This role is vital to CLH and contains internal and external facing responsibilities which will contribute to the development and implementation of CLH strategy. There is a particular focus on supporting General Practice, Primary Care Networks, and relevant service contracts.

The role requires a highly motivated and organised person with a genuine interest in the health sector; someone who is detail-orientated and accustomed to providing senior level support; is adaptable and has strong interpersonal skills. A good understanding of the health environment and the ability to collate, review, analyse data and information in order to identify risks and realise opportunities. It also requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills. In addition, they need to have the confidence to know when to defer decisions and when to act autonomously. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide proactive business and office management support.
• Support the delivery of contracts.
• Working with General Practice and Primary Care Networks.
• Staff management and leadership.
• Data collection, interpretation and reporting.
• Contributing to the identification of revenue and business development opportunities.
• Marketing and communications.

To apply for this role please send an updated CV and a full supporting statement telling us why you are applying and also telling us about the relevant experience, skills, and knowledge that make you the ideal candidate. It’s very important that you fully address each point in the person specification below particularly those relating to the essential skills, knowledge, and experience for the job.

Additional Information:

• Full time role – Monday to Friday 9-5
• Salary £30,000 per annum
• 27 days annual leave
• Pension Scheme

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

The Business Development Manager is a new role within the MEAL Services Team, a pool of MEAL experts delivering projects for external clients as well as internally within the Action Against Hunger international network. The purpose of this role is to lead on and coordinate business development for Action Against Hunger's MEAL Services portfolio. This will be particularly focused on intelligence about and pursuing business development opportunities related to evaluations, monitoring and research from diverse sources (donors, INGOs, NGOs, UN agencies, Foundations etc.). 

As part of the Action Against Hunger UK Operations Department, the post-holder will contribute to the Department’s development and activities, including bringing fresh perspectives and new ideas.

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of older people in Bolton? Age UK Bolton is looking to recruit a Home Services Manager for its relatively young but successful Home Services business.

Working directly to the charity’s Commercial Services Director, you will co-ordinate and support a small team of Home Services Assistants delivering cleaning, shopping and home support primarily to older people in their homes.

You will ensure the smooth running of the service including: the highest standards of professionalism and customer care; effective communication; staff wellbeing and sound financial and operational performance

This is an exciting opportunity to help develop and grow this vital paid for service within our charity, providing valuable support for those for whom day to day living has become increasingly challenging.

If you believe you have the skills along with a desire to be part of a caring and dynamic organisation then please submit your application to or call Pat Kitchen, Commercial Services Director.

Full details of the job description, person specification and application form are available on our website

Part-time hours: 25 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,111.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
Our central office has protective measures in place with risk assessments, handwash stations, social distancing and PPE.

We are looking for a new member to join our small dynamic team to help us to develop our Organisational Grants Programme.

Ideally, you will have a background in fundraising, business development or with another grant maker and would relish the opportunity to put your mark on a trust-based grants programme to make a real and lasting difference to people living in poverty in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol.

The National Benevolent Charity has been supporting people and families on low incomes throughout the UK for over 200 years through the provision of annuities, grants and household goods and is part of a national network of benevolence charities which operate throughout the UK. In recent years our strategy has been to phase out annuities and to offer one off grants or household goods to our beneficiaries and to work more closely with referrers and agencies, within clearly defined criteria. And we responded to the Covid Crisis by offering Emergency Funds. More recently we have begun to make grant awards to organisations which deliver programmes and projects specifically aimed at helping families living in poverty such as Fare Share South West, Gloucester Food Bank and Caring in Bristol amongst others. But there is scope to do much more. 

So, if you want to join an ambitious team, working closely with trustees, believe you have the necessary skills and experience and want to make a difference we would be very pleased to hear from you. 

Please apply with CV and a covering letter (2 sides A4 max) with details of why you fit the job description.

Job Purpose
We are looking for an expert in the art of digital communication who will broadcast our vision, mission and impact.
This is an exciting role that will enable OY to take its work to another level of activity. You will be responsible for ensuring excellent external communication and public relations and exceptional consistency in the values-driven communication internally and externally.

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
OY is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone.

Food Business Project Manager

We are looking for a proven innovative project manager to lead Compassion’s biennial Supermarket Survey and Retailer Awards programme, and to develop other relevant tools to track and communicate on corporate policy commitments. You will be responsible for developing the on-line survey and delivery of bespoke retailer reports and of helping to recommend specific actions to improve farm animal welfare within their supply chains. You will also assist with Compassion’s business to business forums and roundtable addressing key welfare issues and solutions. The post has the potential to be wide ranging and is particularly focussed on the UK’s top retailers and food service companies, with wider influence into Europe.

Food Business Project Manager Requirements:

The Food Business Programme has been successful at driving market impact for ten years through an evolving portfolio of tools and drivers for change. This role will be influential in identifying further areas of evolution and innovation and will be pivotal in their design and implementation.

Passionate about humane, sustainable food you will need to be an excellent data handler and communicator. You will also need to be approachable, adaptable and have a positive disposition that inspires confidence, and well as being a driven self-starter, who can work on your own as well as in a team. This role requires you to be realistic but ambitious about what is achievable with companies.

A strong understanding of the commercial sector is essential, and a track record of working with or for food businesses, with a focus on technical animal welfare or supply chain management, is highly desirable. Knowledge of the technicalities of measuring and managing animal welfare is a distinct advantage.

This is a vital role within Compassion, helping to ensure farm animal welfare is adopted as part of a sustainable supply chain and incorporated in the policies of the world’s leading food businesses in a meaningful way. The role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible impact for farm animal welfare within a dynamic team and influential organisation.

About CiWFI - Compassion in World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation. Factory farming affects billions of animals – and every human on the planet. There are humane alternatives to this global crisis. Will you help us tell this story?

In an age where the debate about food provenance, sustainability and safety has never been more urgent, the challenge for Compassion in World Farming is to combat the spread of factory farming and ensure that animal welfare becomes a fundamental consideration within the global food system.

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, interviews may take place via video link and the successful candidate may be required to be home based initially before moving to be based primarily at the Compassion in World Farming international headquarters in Godalming, Surrey. Whilst there is some flexibility for home working the role will be mainly office based.

Location: Flexible within Europe near good transport links

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: c.£32,000 - £36,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)

Closing Date: Sunday, 22nd November 2020

No Agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Food Business Manager, Account Manager, Project Manager, Commercial Manager, Food Business Project Manager, Partnership Manager, Charity, Project Management, NFP etc.

Ref: 94850

Do you want to help create more sustainable and just value chains?

We are looking for an inspiring, proactive, and outcomes-oriented Principal Programme Manager to lead design and implementation of ambitious system change projects. You will predominantly work on the sustainable value chains and livelihoods programme of work but should have the willingness, knowledge and expertise to support more broadly across Forum’s work. Read more about our work here.

We are advertising this one role in two markets: India and the UK, and will seek to appoint the strongest candidate in either market. One of the key projects that this role will lead is Cotton 2040 - a platform that aims to accelerate progress and maximise the impact of existing sustainable cotton initiatives, bringing together leading international brands and retailers, sustainable cotton standards, and other stakeholders across the value chain. There are advantages to either location for the role; in India the work will be closer to the supply chain, in the UK - to the brands. Irrespective, this role will work internationally with our team and project partners.

About us

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit. For over 20 years we’ve been working to accelerate the shift to a just and sustainable future by transforming the systems we live in.

We specialise in addressing critical global challenges – from keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees to ensuring more sustainable food systems, value chains and livelihoods – by working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to catalyse change.

Together we can reinvent the way the world works.

Our people

We are a multi-cultural team of 80+ people, with offices in London, Mumbai, New York, and Singapore. We continue to grow our programmes of work across Asia and the United States. This post will work with a team of strategists and change designers focused on cultivating relationships with Forum’s external partners and multi-stakeholder coalitions to deliver transformational change.

Our work environment

We are inspired by the world in which we live and those with whom we share it. We celebrate the indivisibility of all life forms on Earth, are committed to the pursuit of equity, and seek to act justly in all we do. These values help build our common culture, shape our shared purpose and guide us in all actions and decisions. We believe in being courageous, adaptive, inquisitive, respectful, empathetic and playful. You can read more about our organisational values here.

We enjoy working in teams, collaborating, and learning from each other. We are a dynamic, flexible and supportive team of people who care about each other’s wellbeing and the world around us.

At Forum, we aspire to foster positive team spirit and to provide the best possible working environment for all our staff; one that is based on the highest standards of ethics, honesty, integrity, openness and transparency.

We are an inclusive organisation that encourages applications from across our diverse communities. We’re committed to building a team of capable and thriving people from all walks of life.

Role in a nutshell

In this role, you will:

• lead the design and implementation of Forum’s flagship projects that aim to deliver system change, in particular, those in cotton, other agricultural commodities and textiles.
• nurture high-level relationships with Forum’s network of partner organisations and other key stakeholders 
• develop and fundraise for new projects that can deliver transformational outcomes
• actively contribute to the effective development of this workstream by using your substantial content expertise in sustainable value chains and livelihoods

About you

We are not looking for an ideal candidate as we recognise and value diverse experiences that people bring to work. We are keen to hear from people from any relevant professional background who believe in our purpose, share our values, and will bring their skills and desire to enact change.

To thrive in this role you will:

• have passion for sustainability and a just, regenerative future
• have knowledge  and practical understanding or experience of value chains and global commodities, particularly agricultural, and related to textiles.
• be adaptable and resilient in the face of complexity and uncertainty that we’re working with
• be able and willing to juggle working across a number of different projects, geographies and teams
• be effective at highly distributed and networked ways of working, and skilled at using digital platforms
• have experience of applying tools, methodologies or working processes that create systems change. This might include applied systems thinking, design, futures, transformational learning, social innovation, collaboration, sustainability transitions
• enjoy working with people from different cultures and across geographies
• have experience in managing multi-stakeholder collaborative projects
• have honed communication skills to be able to translate complex ideas and processes effectively to different types of audiences, including facilitation and public speaking
• know how to build and nurture strong relationships and networks – be it with project partners or colleagues
• be keen to apply your curious and analytical mind, making connections and understanding how things fit into the bigger picture
• be a strong manager – of time, budgets, people and project teams
• your preferred ways of working are embodied by Forum’s values (being courageous, adaptive, empathetic, inquisitive, playful and respectful).

If you do not meet all of the requirements outlined in the job description but still believe you have the right mix of skills and experience to thrive in this role and further Forum’s ambitious goals for change, we encourage you to apply.

In return, we offer a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of systems thinking and change making. We work as a close knit, dynamic, and supportive team. We offer various opportunities for flexible working to help you manage your work life balance.
 

How to apply

We use the Applied platform because it is designed to reduce bias in our recruitment process. To apply for this job, we ask you to answer a few work-based questions. Your answers will be randomised and anonymously scored by members of Forum’s selection panel. Our initial selection is based on how you answer these questions, rather than looking at your CV. Candidates with the top scoring answers will be invited to a structured interview where you get to meet some of the team. At the interview stage you will be asked questions that reflect the role and also to complete a work-based task, so you have the chance to demonstrate your skills.

The Applied platform includes instructions on how to use the portal. Once you start your application you will be presented with a dashboard which helps you to track your progress and reminds you of the closing date for the application. As you complete sections you can draft and save your responses to review and submit when you are ready to (as long as you’re within our required application deadline).

Please note:

All Forum employees are working remote for the rest of 2020; once the offices re-open, this position will be expected to work from either our London or Mumbai office.

If you do not already hold the right to work in the UK or India (depending on where you are based) and/or require sponsorship in order to continue working in your chosen location, you should think carefully before applying. This is because we will be unable to sponsor you.

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here.

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.