Business Development Coordinator Jobs
You Make It is an award-winning class and race inclusion charity dedicated to empowering young women by providing them with the skills, experiences, and support necessary to thrive in their careers.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Working closely in a small and dedicated team, this is a critical position that will ensure the recruitment, engagement and progression of women who take part in our empowerment programmes.
Location: SHED co-working space for 2 days a week or at venues in London for our core programme with women and option to work remotely 1 day a week
Salary: £22,800 for 3 days a week (£38,000 FTE) plus a 5.25% staff pension subject to employee contribution of 1.75%
Hours: Normal working hours are 9:30am-5:30pm
Holiday: 15 days per annum (FTE 25 days)
Contract: 6 months (3 months probation)
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure:
- Effective outreach for recruitment onto our programmes
- That women’s programmes run smoothly and that their participants are motivated and supported to complete them through to graduation
- That those women who require 1-1 time with you are provided with this to ensure their safety and to make any referrals to external agencies where required
- All those we work with for the benefit of women on the programmes are engaged eg. short work placement hosts, mentors and venues for activities
- That evaluation data is collected and provided to evaluators/ researchers who edit final annual reports for programmes
- All data is kept accurate, appropriate and secure
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Timetabling online and face-to-face outreach to ensure women are recruited onto programmes in a timely way
- Being the key safeguarding lead at Friday workshops and ensuring that you make 1-1 time for any women who require it (alerting the Head of Operations and People and the CEO and wider team any issues or concerns that need addressing)
- Liaising with the Programmes Coordinator on the timely production of workshop materials and any other course content useful for participants
- Maintaining excellent relationships with workshop providers
- Ensuring that the Programmes Coordinator is across needs for any 1-1 therapy referrals between women and our float of freelance therapists
- Conducting evaluation surveys with women at the start, end and 6 months after they graduate and ensuring all evaluation data is provided to the freelancer responsible for collating the impact of our programmes annually in a final report, as well as providing any data required by the CEO for grant reports
- Signing off on mentor-mentee matches with the Partnerships Manager who recruits mentors
- Working closely with the Partnerships Manager to ensure they are across which kinds of short expenses/ paid work placements with employers women want to access
PERSON SPECIFICATION
You will be someone who is naturally warm/ a people person, compassionate and enabling, and who also has fantastic project management/ organisational skills. You may come from a senior youth worker background or other front line organisations working with young vulnerable adults.
Essential:
- Substantial senior experience working with young, including vulnerable, adults
- Proven track record of project/ programme management experience to deliver successful learning/ educational events/ activities for young people
- Creative thinker with experience of conducting successful outreach for young people
- Experience of safeguarding with vulnerable individuals
- Exceptional people and relationship-building skills with those from a range of different backgrounds eg ranging from young women for our programmes to employers and other stakeholders who engage with our work and participants
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Highly organised multi-tasker, with a personality that works calmly under pressure and with own initiative
- Proof of strategic programme leadership
Desirable:
- Trained as a First Aider
Please note we will conduct an enhanced DBS check on the successful candidate.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants that reflect the diversity of the working class, Black and Asian women that YMI supports.
To apply please provide a CV and a one-page cover letter demonstrating your previous experience and suitability linked to the person specification and job description.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 15 April, midday BST. However, we will be interviewing shortlisted candidates on a rolling basis before this deadline as and when applications come in and hope to appoint the successful candidate ASAP!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
About BEfriend
BEfriend is a registered charity operating in the London Borough of Ealing since 1994, and more recently, launching in the neighbouring borough of Hounslow. Our aim is to reduce chronic loneliness and isolation experienced by local people through one-to-one volunteer befriending and social events.
Role Purpose
To take responsibility for BEfriend’s trust and foundation applications and generate new funding opportunities.
Main Duties:
Trusts and foundations
● Lead on the trust and foundation funding applications which deliver BEfriend’s strategy.
● Work with the staff team to ensure that BEfriend’s work is accurately represented in funding applications.
● Research funding prospects and ensure a strong pipeline of applications at all times.
● Develop and maintain good working relationships with current and potential funders.
● Lead on reports to funders and work with colleagues to ensure reports are completed on time, meeting funder reporting requirements.
● Evaluate bids
Other tasks
● Work with the CEO to develop a fundraising strategy for the next 3 years and agree fundraising targets and key performance indicators
● Build and develop our Individual Giving Campaign
● Work with the CEO to develop relationships with statutory bodies
● Develop relationships with local businesses to engage supporters
● Manage engagement and fundraising events as required
This job description is not exhaustive. The post-holder may be required to undertake additional tasks and responsibilities at times.
How to apply:
Download the full Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and how to apply.
Please address your cover letter to Rachel Hill, CEO and ensure you explain how you meet the person specification.
Don't forget to also attach your CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you looking for a new challenge to develop your skills and make a difference through creating expansive educational events for members and managing conference events?
About AMOSSHE
AMOSSHE is a not-for-profit professional membership association for Student Services in higher education. Our members support students in fulfilling their academic potential and making the most of university life. We inform and support Student Services leaders by sharing good practice and enhancing professional development.
You would be joining the organisation at an exciting time where we are finishing our current strategy and planning for the future.
Role description
As the Events and Partnerships Officer you’ll be responsible for developing and managing AMOSSHE’s events portfolio and building strategic partnerships. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Event planning and execution:
o Organising in-person conferences, online events and webinars.
o Collaborating with external partners to ensure successful event delivery.
o Managing logistics, budgets, and participant engagement.
2. Partnership development:
o Identifying and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, including universities, speakers, and industry partners.
o Exploring sponsorship opportunities and securing funding for AMOSSHE events.
o Coordinating collaborative initiatives with partner organisations.
Qualifications and skills
We’re looking for candidates who have:
- Experience in event management, preferably within the higher education sector.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
- A proactive and collaborative approach to building partnerships.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This role is borough-wide and will see you undertaking direct work with VCSE groups and organisations within Bury. This may be providing individual information, advice and guidance, delivering a training course, supporting our VCSE networks/forums or representing the sector at a meeting or event.
We’re looking for someone:
- With the ability to communicate with a wide and diverse range of people in a culturally sensitive way.
- Who can support and understand a wide range of groups from mutual aid and small community groups to larger charities and social enterprises.
- Who can build strong and trusting relationships with VCSE organisations and can be a representative of Bury VCFA in the community.
- Who has a problem-solving approach – with patience, listening skills and the ability to provide a professional challenge if needed.
- Who has the passion and skill to work as part of a team to support the VCSE sector and genuinely improve the quality of life for people living in Bury.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an exceptional person to lead and manage YMCA East Surrey’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health services for children and young people. If you are committed to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people - and the staff that support them, we would love to hear from you.
Job Purpose:
To be responsible for the strategic and operational management and effective delivery of multi-disciplinary Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (EWMH) services for children and young people. The aim of the services managed by this post is to provide EWMH support to children and families to help to belong, contribute and thrive within East Surrey.
Background to role:
This post sits within YMCAES’s Children and Young People Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health team. YMCAES is contracted by Surrey Wellbeing Partnership via a joint commission from Surrey County Council and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust. YMCAES is one of the largest providers with a contract value over £1.2m
Job Description
Lead on service delivery, management and governance
– To provide strong leadership for the service based on a clear vision for the service, clarity of standards and outcomes to be achieved.
– With the Head of CYP support the strategic development, planning and delivery of specialist EWMH services for children and young people ensuring an effective co-ordinated offer for these families is in place.
– To have the primary responsibility for establishing, maintaining and developing consistent and high standards of professional and managerial competence amongst all staff involved in the delivery of EWMH services.
– To provide line management to the Service Managers and named roles above and work with them to ensure they provide an effective service to children, young people and families in Surrey.
– Maintain up to date detailed knowledge of legislation and national policy and to ensure SLT, CYP management team and the service are briefed on changes.
– To have lead responsibility for ensuring EWMH services operates in a way which safeguards children and adults and is fully compliant with safeguarding policy and procedure
– Understand and manage risk and safeguarding issues across the team, being the named lead and providing advice on guidance on all risk and safeguarding issues and escalating cases to DSLs as appropriate.
– To ensure that the health and safety of all families, children, young people, staff and volunteers is properly addressed and enforced through appropriate policies and procedures including risk assessments for all areas and activities
Manage stakeholder engagement and financial integrity
– Lead on ensuring compliance with regulatory and professional requirements
– To ensure that key relationships and business processes are in place to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
– Work with the Development Manager to support the Managers and Coordinators to write funding bids and reports for new and existing work.
– To ensure EWMH services meets both national, local performance and quality indicators in an effective and timely way.
– Ensure all key policies for EWMH team and processes are up to date and fit for purpose
– To work with CEO (Director of SWP) Head of CYP and Head of Finance to agree an annual budget for EWMH services and to play a role in negotiating annual funding settlement through the SWP contract.
– Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure services deliver value for money, within budgets and are evidence based, ensuring that services are rigorously evaluated in terms of quality and outcomes and that they continuously improve and are provided in response to children’s needs.
– Maintain up-to-date and detailed knowledge about and relationships with commissioners of services including but not limited to Surrey CC, Surrey Heartlands ICB and various Borough Councils
– Ensure accurate monitoring and reporting of EWMH service delivery output, outcomes and targets.
– Represent YMCAES EWMH services on a variety of external forums including Surrey Wellbeing Partnership and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Training and Development
– Ensure the effective Safer Recruitment and retention of EWMH working with HR colleagues and Head of CYP as appropriate.
– Contribute to an in-house training programme for EWMH staff, CYP staff and volunteers, which is also offered to all YMCA East Surrey staff and volunteers and key partners.
– Work with the Head of CYP and HR to develop volunteering, apprenticeship, and traineeship opportunities in EWMH services. –
Attend CYP Advisory Group and Team Meetings and give presentations and input as required.
Buildings and Infrastructure
– Ensure buildings and facilities for the delivery of EWMH services are fit for purpose including the Phoenix Youth Centre reporting to SCC and effective working with statutory and voluntary sector partners with the support of the YMCAES Central Services Facilities team. Provide effective management and support and demonstrate the values and culture of YMCA East Surrey.
– Ensure that all activities demonstrate the values and culture of YMCA East Surrey
– Work with the Head of CYP/Deputy CEO to support the implementation of YMCA East Surrey strategy and Operational Plan.
– Any other duties are required to be performed within the grade and renumeration of the role.
– We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/adults at risk. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training
Salary:
£46,000 to £50,000 per annum deplending on qualifications and experience
Hours of Work:
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with an hours unpaid break
Location:
YMCA Phoenix Yourth Centre, Preston Manor Road, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5FB with flexible working
Annual Leave
Five weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks pro-rata after six years’ service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.
Benefits
The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at the Sports and Community Centre. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Cycle to Work Scheme.
Pension - There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.
Closing date and interviews
The closing date is Monday 8th April 2024 at 5pm with interviews to be held on Monday 15th April 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Co-ordinator
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to coordinate an online programme of groups, courses, and activities to support people with emotional well-being needs.
Position: Community Connections Online Programme Co-Ordinator
Location: Hybrid/Leatherhead
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £28,135
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Hybrid and Flexible working, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Closing date: Thursday 18th April 2024
The Role
Community Connections supports people with any mental health or emotional needs to stay well in their communities through social connections and networks. It also helps people return to their communities / transition back / live fulfilled lives and meet their own goals.
Initially, you will be responsible for the development, co-ordination and delivery of the organisations community connections online programme of activities.
However, the role may develop to include the oversight and co-ordination of a joint online programme, in collaboration with all the lead providers.
Key responsibilities include:
- To plan, set up and coordinate groups, courses and activities on the online platform and work with the Team Manager and partner organisations to produce a quality service.
- To work with external agencies, facilitators, and tutors to develop and deliver the online programme of activities.
- To develop innovative workshops relating to wellbeing issues and deliver them to groups of clients.
- To liaise with other Community Connections organisations to advertise courses and activities on a variety of media.
- To complete all tasks related to course set up, including posters, calendar updates and advertising, as well as authorising tutor invoices.
- To build and a database of facilitators with updated information regarding their training and DBS status and issue working agreements when appropriate.
- To monitor and evaluate activities and provide data for our funders, trustees, and partners by designing and implementing appropriate feedback forms for use by clients, staff, and tutors.
- service.
- To be willing to work flexibly when required as the programme will extend to offer evening and weekend activities.
About You
The Programme Coordinator will have previous experience of working in mental health, wellbeing or behaviour change.
You will also have:
- Experience of programme co-ordination
- Experience of using online platforms such as Zoom and Team’s for online delivery.
- Experience of managing incidents, risk and/or safeguarding
- Experience of monitoring and reporting
- To work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team (statutory and voluntary)
- An understanding of confidentiality, consent, information sharing, including GDPR
- An understanding of Safeguarding policy and practice
- Good verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to accurate and confidential record keeping
- Ability to interact effectively with the clients, colleagues and other professionals whilst retaining clear boundaries
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, use of email, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint and online platforms
- Ability to travel and work flexibly when required
About the Organisation
The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.
Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed). The services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.
You may also have experience in areas such as Programme Coordinator, Online Programme Coordinator, Community Connections Coordinator, Community Coordinator, Community, Connections, Community Development, Area Coordinator, Community Development, Volunteer, Volunteering, Community Volunteer, Community Volunteering, Social Care, Health, Vulnerable, Mental Health, Mental Health Coordinator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Help us strengthen management, leadership and governance across the non-profit specialist advice sector.
We are looking to recruit someone with a real interest in organisational development and training to work with the Management & Leadership Hub Director in all aspects of the Hub’s work. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop and expand their knowledge and experience but who also wants an opportunity to take the lead in developing and delivering resources, training and support.
The LAPG Management & Leadership Hub exists to provide training, consultancy and capacity building resources to non-profit specialist advice organisations (like Law Centres and Local Citizens Advice).In addition, we are actively building a community of managers across the non-profit advice sector.
We also provide the Funder Plus (grantee support) programme for grantees of the Access to Justice Foundation and London Legal Support Trust.This includes the provision of training (on issues such as management and leadership skills) and resources (policies, procedures, templates and guidance etc.) as well as consultancy support, mentoring and troubleshooting.
The Hub is run by Matthew Howgate, an experienced sector consultant and trainer.Hosted by LAPG its aim is to help sustain and strengthen the advice sector thus expanding access to advice for the vulnerable and marginalised.
We believe that by strengthening management, leadership and governance within organisations we can both make those organisations more resilient and help create space for them to help more people.
This is a fixed term role until 31st March 2026, with the possibility of extension if additional funding can be secured.There is also the potential for this to become a full-time role if additional funding can be secured.
We are willing to consider accepting a candidate as a secondee provided that the secondment lasts not less than 12 months, and the appointee can commit the full 21 hours per week.This means that people in existing management and development roles who wish to maintain those roles whilst developing their skills will be considered.
The deadline for applications is 23.59 on Friday 12th April 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £61,420 - £75,070 per annum plus benefits
Contract Type: Permanent Full-Time
Overview
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a great opportunity for three Software Development Team Leaders to join us on a permanent full-time basis.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will also be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend our offices and travel as needed for your role. In this role, you will attend our Cambridge office at least 1 day each week. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
The RSC has an exceptional diversity of audiences - from employees across the world, teachers, scientists and academics, librarians and corporates to politicians and the public. Our work includes activities focused on our role as a support service to UK and international staff, a data source (e.g. for developers consuming data via APIs), a professional body (e.g. supporting members), a publisher (e.g. selling journals, books and databases), and an education resource (e.g. providing content to teachers, students and professionals). Our technology services underpin the operations of all staff members and of our websites and services.
As a Software Development Team Leader for the Royal Society of Chemistry, you will shape the software architecture and the fine-grained detail of configuration and implementation throughout the software development lifecycle for the performance, security and maintainability of the applications we build.
Working within our DevOps team and with your colleagues across the directorate, you will lead a team of cross-functional technical staff, comprised of both back-end (.NET C#, node.JS), front-end (HTML/CSS/JS/Vue.JS) developers, test automation engineers and site reliability engineers. Your work will enable the Royal Society of Chemistry to build, scale and continually improve our websites and services, serving our global audience of customers, users and colleagues. You will oversee the technical aspects of the product roadmap, working closely in collaboration with Solutions Architects and other Team Leaders to align with, contribute to and iterate on a shared architectural repository, guiding agile workstream members in technical implementation, assigning and ensuring quality delivery of backlog items and taking ownership of technical changes and releases. You will also directly line-manage a small number
of back-end C# .NET developers.
We are looking for:
• Strong knowledge and experience of full stack (.NET C# back-end development, HTML/CSS/JS/Vue.JS front-end development) software development life cycles.
• Experience with DevOps best practices, such as continuous delivery, continuous testing, infrastructure as code etc.
• Experience working within Agile practices, particularly Scrum and Kanban.People management experience including delivery quality, workloads and personal development.
• Knowledge of Authentication and Authorisation protocols (SAML, OpenID Connect).
• You can download the full job description here, please, note that this role is called Tech Leader internally. If you are interested in this role, please apply now. This role is advertised with an open end date and we will be conducting interviews regularly.
• When applying, please provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills, knowledge and competencies match the requirements outlined in the job description here.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates. As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who have a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
You may have experience in the following: Alternative job titles for a Software Development Team Leader include Software Development Manager, Team Lead - Software Engineering, Software Engineering Supervisor, Development Team Lead, Lead Software Developer, Software Team Coordinator, Lead Programmer, Technical Team Lead, Software Project Lead, Senior Software Engineer - Team Lead.
REF-212 234
About ICT at Hope into Action
ICT is critical to delivery of the Hope into Action vision of every church lovingly making a home for those experiencing homelessness. We have experienced rapid growth across the UK and are now in 35 towns. Our ICT provides a vital window for each town in the Hope into Action network of people, policies, document storage and training resources. Our internal ICT capacity is mission critical. Our first line helpdesk is outsourced. This role will take the lead on several key projects that will ready out ICT infrastructure for the next phase of growth.
About the role
Our ICT Network Lead is both a strategic and user-empowering role. For this role, you would be someone who is flexible with an ability to keep systems running smoothly whilst at the same time pursuing improvements.
Hope into Action has a strong culture of continual improvement and pursuing excellence. Working with the Head of Operations, you will immediately focus on the implementation of our HOPE Processes project to enable all our projects to realise significant efficiencies in managing significant numbers of processes connected to our houses, tenants, investors and donors.
Whilst progressing other projects, you will oversee the induction and training of new staff and franchise partners. You will manage the outsourcing of IT contracts, including help desk, finance, CRM databases, mobiles, landline, internet and printers / copiers. Oversee the on-going development of the SharePoint Online site as a robust efficient tool for day-to-day use. You will introduce new ways to monitor the satisfaction with ICT across the network and take responsibility for data security.
About you
We are looking for a self-motivated person with a passion for our work, tenants, staff, churches and mission. We employ people of hope where humility, a genuine desire to love and serve others, and strength of character are as important as any job description. This is reflected in our six core values: strength, hope, action, love, open ears (listening) and mutuality, or “Shalom” as we sometimes call them.
You will possess a wide range of IT and Management skills and be a problem solver and decision maker. You should be approachable and able to convey complex IT concepts to frontline staff. You should have great communication and people skills and be able to travel around other Hope into Action sites. You should have a passion for the homeless, churches and our vision & values.
We value diversity, and recognise that a diverse team will help us raise our performance in empowering those we serve. We are interested in your individual skills, strengths, knowledge and experience.
About us
We believe that everyone has the right to a home and churches have the power to meet the tragedy of homelessness in their community.
Starting 13 years ago, we have grown into a mature organisation working with over 100 churches running 110 homes for over 350 tenants.
We have won numerous awards both secular and Christian including from the Guardian newspaper, Homeless link and Centre for social Justice.
We provide not just shelter and housing know-how, but also the friendship of a church, we are passionate about harnessing the social, financial and spiritual power of churches to enact real change both in them and our tenants.
Our first home had a real heart for men coming out of prison. Homes are now available for a wide range of people experiencing homelessness: people in recovery from addiction, people sleeping rough, women and children fleeing domestic violence, people coming out of rehab, former prostitutes, refugees, those suffering mental health issues and survivors of human traffic
Roughly, 50% of our homes are in our ‘line-managed cities’ (Peterborough, Norwich, Nottingham, Cambridge), the other 50% are found across a further 30+ towns which we franchise into.
We encourage others to replicate our model through franchising. The tragedy of homelessness is in every community. Our vision is for every church to lovingly provide the homeless with a home.
Working at Hope into Action can be incredibly rewarding. We offer the opportunity to work in a supportive and flexible environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A fantastic opportunity for individuals with interest in bringing people together to join our team as a Partnerships Officer.
As a Partnerships Officer (PO) you will be responsible for providing support across our national partnership team. This team is responsible for developing and engaging our corporate, trust, school and individual supporters, helping Envision to grow with impact. This role will have a particular focus on the development of corporate partnerships which provide mentor teams to support our young people’s development and funding to support our own sustainability.
Working closely with the Director of People and Partnerships, Regional Managers, the Senior Partnerships Manager and another Partnerships Officer, you will provide research, administration, and business development across the wider team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Partnerships Team in meeting income targets from diverse donor sources.
- Research and grow potential supporters across various donor types.
- Manage partnership records and serve as the primary contact for inquiries.
- Provide administrative support to the wider team.
- Uphold Envision’s values and be a role model for young people and volunteers.
- Ensure that all activity is delivered in line with Envision policies and procedures.
Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
- Experience of project management – highly organised, with the ability to manage your own time to meet deadlines
- Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues, partners and stakeholders – communicating effectively through written and verbal communication
- Experience of working within a fundraising capacity or generating new business – including desk research and self-generating new leads
- Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture
Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
- Understanding of, and/ or lived experience of, the barriers that young people face, that contribute to the education and employment gap
Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
Please note, we are unable to support visa applications and therefore applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.
To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online.
Deadline - Midnight Wednesday 10 April
Please note:
- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Future Frontiers - Senior Fundraising Manager
About Future Frontiers
At Future Frontiers, we support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.
In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching and 1:1 guidance for young people when they are in Year 10 and 11. This year, we are working with 3,000 young people across Greater London.
Your responsibilities
- Build lasting relationships with supporters
- Develop and manage a portfolio of supporters
- Write applications for funding
- Report on impact
- Line managing our Fundraising Coordinator
- Record-keeping
About you
Experience
Managing relationships with trusts and foundations, or similar transferable skills from a sales/fundraising background (essential): Experience of applying to and stewarding trusts and foundations to secure 5+ figure gifts over multiple years, and/or similar experience of building relationships to meet income targets.
Identification and cultivation of new business (essential): Experience of independent research and cultivation to develop a pipeline of trusts and foundations, and/or similar experience of generating new business.
What we can offer you
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Flexible working with regular working from home as standard, 4pm finish on Fridays
- Annual personal training and development budget of £300
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
- Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years
We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.
Please see the full job description for details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CASS+ is now seeking to appoint a new CEO who will lead on the development and delivery of the CASS+ strategy.
Our vision is for advice and support to be available in every court across the UK. As a result, the successful candidate will take us into a new period of growth.
People often arrive at court alone, feeling powerless, trapped and terrified. We are free and independent of the system. We sit down and listen. We build trust and use our knowledge and connections to find solutions to complicated situations. We guide people towards positive change and stay by their side for as long as they want us by their side.
Reducing the risk of re-offending
This is how we can reduce the risk of re-offending and improve the lives of people experiencing the Justice System.
You will be leading a dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable team of staff, placements, interns and volunteers focussed on tailored solutions for people facing many disadvantages.
Tim Auburn, Chair of the Trustees, commented:
I am pleased to announce the start of our search for the next CEO at CASS+. This is an extremely rewarding role, leading a team of people who are passionate about giving anyone going through the Justice System another chance.
I am proud to be Chair of this charity which has so much to offer the justice sector.
If you share our values and have the passion, talent and experience, we would love to hear from you.
Do you embody these values?
Humanity first
People are not numbers. We combine empathy, compassion and knowledge to guide each person towards a positive future.
Supportive
We actively listen so that each person gets tailored support at court and into life beyond.
Creative problem-solving
We use our extensive networks and experience of the Justice System to work with others to find solutions.
Helpful
We’re ready and willing to help anyone. We can stay by their side for as long as they want us.
Determined
We never give up. We advocate for people and encourage them to find their own voice.
Growing charity
CASS+ has over 18 years’ experience focussing on social inequalities. We have 11 staff at five sites in five courts, around 21 volunteers, and, each year, we serve over 800 people through the Justice System and into life beyond.
If you share our vision and values and believe in giving people a future, we would love to hear from you.
Application Instructions
To be considered for this position, it is essential that all applicants submit both a CV and a comprehensive two-page letter of application. This letter is a vital component of your application and should reflect your passion, qualifications, and suitability for the role, for more information please refer to the supporting documents.
To be considered for this position, it is essential that all applicants submit both a CV and a comprehensive two-page letter of application. This letter is a vital component of your application and should reflect your passion, qualifications, and suitability for the role.**
**Application Details:**
- **Deadline for Applications:** Midnight on Sunday, 21st April.
- **Interview Dates:** Scheduled between 7th and 10th May.
- **Start Date:** Ideally, July 2024.
We look forward to receiving your detailed applications and learning more about your unique contributions to our team.
Warning Zone is a friendly and ambitious charity based in Leicester working to keep children safe, educating them in an interactive way about the risks they will face and keeping safe, both offline and online. Our values and culture focus on keeping children safe. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
We have an established, thriving interactive safety centre, with a great reputation and excellent partnerships, for Year 6 primary school children, as well as a mobile show (Roadcrew) about online exploitation and radicalisation that we take to secondary schools.
We need your enthusiasm and organisational skills to implement the right processes and practices across the organisation. You will be making sure everything is in place for our passionate and committed team to deliver to over 10,500 children each year. You should be ready to ensure quality of service and implement best practices across all levels. Ultimately, we’ll trust you to help us remain compliant, efficient and robust for the future. You will be able to manage your own workload whilst being a committed and open team member during this exciting time for Warning Zone.
In return you’ll work with an organisation with purpose, with a supportive team in a bright and airy building which is buzzing with activity. We offer flexible working, although there will be essential cover required at specific times during term time school visits. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious local charity and we look forward to hearing from you.
See Application Pack for Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply please send CV and covering letter to the CEO at the email address in the job pack. We will use the information you provide to assess the extent to which you meet the criteria for this role. All information will be kept confidential and in accordance to our GDP policy will only be shared with the panel involved in the selection process. Please email the CEO if you would like to discuss the role in more detail before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The important stuff
Salary: from £30,000
Contract: Full time, Monday- Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
Application deadline: Friday 5th April, 12.30pm
Join us as our next Centre Manager and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up our team delivering employment support in Spear Bristol.
In partnership with Christ Church Clifton, you’ll be managing the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 18 years, Spear has supported more than 8,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
Strategy, vision and impact [30%]
- Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
- Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
- Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics
Relationship management [25%]
- Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
- You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events
Leadership, line management and training [20%]
- Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
- Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
- Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
- Inputting into recruitment of new team members
Driving a culture of coaching [20%]
- Driving a culture of coaching in your team
- Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
- Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
- Managing safeguarding
- Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching
Operations [5%]
- Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
- A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
- Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
- Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
- An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a friendly, organised individual to join our small team as the Operations Officer. You will help underpin the work of Music as Therapy International, a charity which inspires, guides and champions the use of music to strengthen care around the world.
Working closely with the charity’s existing team, responsibilities will include:Project Administration, External comms, Financial Administration, Fundraising, Governance, and Team Administration.
Our Operations Officer will need to be a positive and pro-active team player, who is systematic in their approach to administration, and gives strong attention to detail. We’re looking for an excellent communicator (in written and spoken English) given the part they will play in our use of External Comms. They will have charitable mindset and a real interest in the impact of our work. Strong numeracy skills are also integral to this role.
It is a broad role with plenty of opportunities for agency, and scope to progress and specialise with experience. It would suit someone keen to immerse themselves in all aspects of working with a small charity, whether at the start of their career or following experience acquired in other sectors.
The role is office-based (at the Oval, SW9) and may be undertaken within a 4 or 5 day/week contract (negotiable).
Closing date for applications: 11th April 2024 We are working towards appointing to this role as soon as possible and so interviews will take place as applications are received.
If you have any questions prior to applying, please get in touch.
Please submit your CV and a Covering Letter answering the following two questions (max. 200-300 words per question):
1) What attracted you to the Operations Officer role at Music as Therapy International?
2) What do you think you would bring to the role, that might be different from other people?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.