This is an exciting time to join us. Recognised as the UK’s Best Charity to Work For by the prestigious Sunday Times Annual Awards in 2019, we have developed three high-impact programmes that more and more churches across the UK are running and funding. This has led us to double in income in the last four years. We expect to do so again by 2026.

With more than 100 staff and income of over £5m, we have been upgrading our finance system and growing the finance team to keep pace but there is much more to do. Your task will be to continue this good work so that we have the appropriate systems, reporting and team capabilities for our scale now and in the future. Overseeing a team of 5 staff across finance and compliance, you will bring coherence, order to complexity and organisational excellence. You will also serve as Director of our commercial subsidiary Hope Park Business Centres that generates £800k of unrestricted funds for the charity.

We’re looking for a commercially minded and relational leader capable of developing the finance team and bringing strategic financial leadership to the organisation at every level. You’ll enjoy working in a growth context and come with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindset and the high expectations that inspire excellence in all those around you. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and playing a central role in developing the organisational strategy and culture you will have outstanding judgement and integrity.

If this sounds like you and you share our passion to see UK churches transforming the lives of struggling children, then we would love to hear from you.

To apply for this role, click apply and send your CV and covering letter explaining why you meet the criteria.

Initial Interviews will take place on Friday 6th November via Zoom and final interviews at National Support in West Yorkshire, Thursday 12th November.

TLG welcomes applications from many diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The post holder will work alongside the Director of National Development to lead and support the four teams who fundraise for and grow the impact of the organisation within National Development, as well as personally leading the growth of Major Donor partnerships. We are looking for a proven leader and manager with excellent interpersonal and relational skills, who has a track record of exceeding expectations and results.

The post-holder must understand how to inspire, challenge and motivate a range of high-level stakeholders to engage with the work of TLG, as well as being able to demonstrate significant leadership experience! They will be an excellent communicator – both written and verbal and will be excited to make a significant difference for struggling children through this varied and influential role. They will have a strong attention to detail as well as being able to focus on high level strategy and delivery. Ideally, they will have a range of fundraising, communications or advocacy experience or they will be able to demonstrate significant transferable skills.

The individual will be passionate about making as much of an impact as possible in order to support both the growth of TLG to be helping 10,000 struggling children a year by 2026 and about raising awareness of the issues children are facing in the UK today. As a rapidly growing charity, we are focused on becoming a household name in order to be able to make a substantial difference for struggling children across the country, and the applicant must be up for a challenge in a fast-paced environment! For the right applicant this will be an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, pioneering team who spearhead the growth of the organisation.

We are looking for individuals who have a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 26th October. Initial interviews will take place on Wednesday 4th November, with final interviews on Monday 9th November.

Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire 

Hours: 4-5 Days (Including occasional evening and weekend work)

Chief Executive – Overgate Hospice

Hours: Full time

Salary:                         £73,000 - £83,000

Accountable to: Board of Trustees

Job Summary

As Chief Executive you will provide strong and inspirational leadership to develop and deliver our strategic vision; navigate us through a rapidly changing environment and lead our ambitious and exciting plans to build a new Inpatient Unit and redevelop our Day Hospice facilities.

The post holder working with the Board of Trustees will lead the Hospice whilst building and maintaining excellent working relationships with key stakeholders and local decision makers, whilst representing and promoting Overgate in a professional and positive manner.

The post holder will:

• Be an inspirational leader, creating an environment and culture where best practice, governance, relationships and professional development of staff and volunteers flourish
• Be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall leadership, management, performance, governance and development of Overgate Hospice and Overgate Hospice Support Company (OHS)
• Build alliances and partnerships with other organisations and act as an ambassador for the Hospice 
• Work with the Board to develop and implement the strategic plan, ensuring alignment with Hospice’s short-term and long-term objectives
• Lead all operational and business activities to ensure effective, efficient and safe running of Hospice, meeting all clinical, statutory, financial, regulatory and legal requirements
• Work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team to continuously improve palliative care services for patients and their families, responding to changing community needs and patient requirements
• Lead the Capital Appeal and redevelopment of the Overgate site
• Develop and sustain income streams and financial controls which provide ongoing financial security of the Hospice       

Duties and Responsibilities of the Post:

Strategic

• Provide visionary leadership of the hospice and OHS and ensure Overgate achieves its mission, values and charitable objects
• Develop the strategic direction of the hospice, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team
• Build effective strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders locally to improve end of life care in Calderdale and also regionally and nationally.
• Keep abreast of best practice in the hospice movement, advising the Board of Trustees of risks and opportunities to respond to national and local policy documents  and developments that impact on the Hospice and patients with life limiting conditions
• Lead the delivery of short-term and long-term plans including the redevelopment of the hospice site within agreed budgets
• Oversee the development and delivery of strategic plans to achieve targets for raising funds to meet running costs, support service development and achieve the capital appeal targets
• Seek external funding opportunities within the public, private and charitable sectors
• Maintain a strong governance framework for the Hospice to meet external legal, regulatory and clinical requirements, including Charity Commission Guidance, the Charity Governance Code and the Care Quality Commission Standards
• Develop a culture and create an environment where people feel motivated and which promotes learning and development of staff and volunteers
• Lead and manage change effectively as required to enhance specialist services and increase patient access within available resource
• Represent the hospice effectively, building trust with key stakeholders and liaising with the media, corporate and individual supporters

Operational

• Lead and motivate the workforce to develop a high performing Senior Leadership Team and advance employee engagement

• Support the Registered Manager of the Hospice in meeting the requirements of the role, including meeting Care Quality Commission standards and other clinical and legal requirements.

• Oversee the fiscal management of the Hospice, including budgeting, reporting and auditing and agree monitoring arrangements with the Board of Trustees 

• Ensure that Overgate and OHS raise the funds needed to maintain the viability of the hospice and meet capital appeal targets.

• Ensure that the Hospice and OHS have effective risk management and audit systems in place

• Ensure the hospice provides high quality, effective and efficient services, meeting the standards required of regulatory bodies

• Maintain, develop and implement clinical and non-clinical policies and procedures to deliver safe, high quality services

• Seek ongoing improvements in services to meet the changing needs of the diverse Calderdale community, regularly reviewing staffing structures to ensure they support service development

• Create a culture that supports the retention and recruitment of high calibre, motivated staff and volunteers

• Ensure effective performance review and appraisal systems are in place and oversee the organisational development plan, providing staff with ongoing learning and development enabling them to deliver their contributions to Hospice’s objectives

• Ensure that incidents and complaints are fully investigated and that learning from them is implemented effectively

Key Working Relationships 

Chair and Trustees

Senior Leadership Team

All other staff and volunteers

Key Local Partners

Care Quality Commission

Peers at regional, national Hospices and other charities

Peers in local and regional foundation trusts and clinical commissioning groups

Professional and clinical networks/senates

Supporters and local businesses

Other Responsibilities

Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters relating to the Hospice, its business, patients, staff and others

Any other activity as requested by the Board of Trustees.

This job description is an outline of responsibilities and will be subject to review with the post holder in light of the changing needs of the post and Hospice

Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk

All Hospice staff are required to act in a way that at all times safeguards the health and well-being of children and adults at risk. Familiarisation with, and adherence to, the Hospice safeguarding policies is an essential requirement, as is participation in related mandatory/statutory training.

Valuing Diversity and Equality

All staff should carry out their duties in accordance with the principles of valuing diversity and equity of provision. It is the responsibility of all staff to support the Hospice vision by promoting a positive attitude to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment and to manage, support or comply through the implementation of the Hospice’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Location: When appropriate, Youth Futures would prefer that the Head of Policy is based at either our Birmingham or Leeds hub. However, we will not discount applications from candidates whose preference is to be based at our London hub. Please specify your preferred office location when applying

Reporting to: Director of Strategy and Innovation

The Youth Futures Foundation is a new, independent, not for profit organisation set up to tackle youth unemployment with a £90million endowment from the Reclaim Fund. We are looking for bold and impactful ways to help young people find and keep good jobs. There are over 750,000 young people not in education or employment in the UK. Young people are twice as likely to be unemployed than older adults in the labour market and BAME and disadvantaged young people disproportionately bear the brunt of it.

We are building an ‘empowerment foundation’ to identify practical solutions that work in a complex world yet are simple and cost effective enough to roll out across multiple locations, to reach as many young people as possible. To do this, we are now building our own inspiring team to help us achieve our vision.

As our Head of Policy you will work closely with the Director of Strategy & Innovation, the Head of Strategy, and other colleagues to support and contribute to YFF’s evidence-based policy work by the development and delivery of a cutting-edge policy agenda and stakeholder outreach strategy. You will identify and seize opportunities for influencing public policy at a national, local and regional level. You will be working in partnership with young people, employers, funders and government to collectively develop and champion effective approaches to bring about transformational change.

This is an exciting opportunity for an empowering leader to be at the core of the creation and delivery of the future-looking big ideas that will most transform youth employment over the next 10 years.

You will possess significant experience in a senior policy role in a relevant organisation, such as youth opportunities, employment support or a relevant government department with a demonstrable understanding of current key debates and priorities in the youth employment space. With the ability to remain politically neutral, you will have gained a deep understanding of the UK political environment and the operation of government in a policy or influencing role within a complex multi-stakeholder environment. You will also possess strong organisational, project management, report writing and influencing skills and given our collaborative approach, we are looking for a track record of solutions-oriented, convening and partnership working.

We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background, and those who have lived experience that reflects the lives of the young people we are seeking to support. Whatever your background, if you have a personal mission that aligns with ours, and the ability to engage equally well with young people sat on the floor of a community centre as you do with business and government leaders in imposing board rooms, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

For more information, please click on 'Apply'

The closing date is 11.59pm 1st November 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Department: Business Development

Interview date: Week commencing 9th of November

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Proposal Writer to join our Bid Development Team. 

The new role is an excellent opportunity to develop bid-production skills and gain a strong understanding of the public sector commissioning agenda.

The Bid Development Team bid team manages all tender-proposals for our national office, and supports our network of Local Citizens Advice offices to win contracts across England and Wales.

In this role you will gain a solid foundation in proposal development within a professional proposal management environment.  On successful completion of our in house training scheme, you would be eligible to apply to join the Association of Bid and Proposal Management Professionals (APMP).

This role is ideal for individuals with no bid experience, individuals with experience of bids, Bid Administrators, Bid Coordinators and aspiring Bid Managers. 

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.

(Temporarily Remote)

Yorkshire Cancer Research is one of the most exciting and innovative charities in the UK. The charity is a leading funder of cancer research in the region and has a track record of supporting ground-breaking projects and clinical trials to help prevent cancer and increase survival. We are working to save an extra 2,000 lives a year in Yorkshire.
 

The Role 
Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are looking for a Digital & Technology Manager to join us and lead the delivery of our digital and technology projects.Reporting to the Head of Digital, you will support the ongoing development and delivery of the digital roadmap and support departments across the charity to take full advantage of the benefits of technology. 

Some of your duties will include: 
- Managing the Digital & Technology Officer 
- Supporting the development and delivery of our cyber security measures
- Engaging and managing project stakeholders
- Acting as a key point of contact for third party providers 
- Drafting, updating and managing IT policies 
- Representing the Digital Team on digital or technology related issues as and when required

About You 
To join us as a Digital & Technology Manager, you will need: 
- Experience of working with digital tools and services 
- Previous experience of third party relationship management and procurement 
- Exposure to a digital project management or delivery environment 
- A solid understanding of the digital and technology landscape 
- A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject

-  A solid understanding of digital transformation would be beneficial.

Benefits include:

The Benefits 
- Salary of circa £40,000 per annum
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Offices within walking distance of the train station/free onsite parking

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer and an individual’s circumstances would be considered and balanced against the needs of the charity. We welcome any discussions for flexible working at interview/offer stage.

For further information about the charity please see our website.

Carers’ Resource is seeking to recruit a

Head of Operations – Bradford District

£33967 - £37058

37 hours per week worked flexibly

Based in Shipley, plus home working

Engaging and Supporting the thousands of unpaid carers across the District the postholder will be part of the senior leadership team of a dynamic and flexible organisation that is committed to making a difference. 

The successful candidate will have significant management experience in a number of settings, detailed knowledge of managing contracts and wide experience of managing dispersed staff teams.  They will bring enthusiasm, drive and a strong desire to provide the best possible service at all times.  An understanding  of how the voluntary sector operates and its interface with statutory bodies is essential, as is the ability to successfully manage projects and engage the users of our services.

Closing date for applications: 21st October 2020 (0900)

Interviews will take place on Friday 30th October

Please refer to the attached role guide for extensive post description and requirements

We do not accept CV'S

(Temporarily Remote)

The Role
As a Digital & Technology Officer, you will support the implementation of our digital and technology projects, ensuring we have the tools and ability to deliver against our strategy.

Reporting to the Digital & Technology Manager, you will help to administer and deliver the digital roadmap, co-ordinate (and occasionally lead) the delivery of projects and support departments across the charity to take full advantage of the benefits of technology.

Some of your duties will include:

- Providing IT support to employees, ensuring issues are resolved in line with SLAs
- Preparing documentation and papers for project meetings
- Carrying out some analysis, stakeholder management and project management activities
- Obtaining quotes for hardware and software
- Helping to promote lean, iterative, collaborative, matrix and user-centric planning and working practices

About You
To join us as a Digital & Technology Officer, you will need:
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders
- An understanding of the digital and technology landscape
- Excellent communication skills
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject

Experience of managing relationships with third parties would be beneficial, as would experience of working with digital tools or services. Exposure to project management (particularly digital) or delivery environments would also be an advantage, as would an understanding of digital transformation.

The Benefits
- Salary of £24,000 - £30,000 per annum
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Offices within walking distance of the train station/free onsite parking

The charity is a responsible and flexible employer and an individual’s circumstances would be considered and balanced against the needs of the charity. We welcome any discussions for flexible working at interview/offer stage.

For further information about the charity please see our website.

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (25 hours per week)

The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) provides foster carers and adopters the opportunity to have the proposed decision of their agency reviewed by an Independent Panel before the final decision is made.

About the role

As Contract Manager you will be responsible for the delivery of this important service. It will be your task to manage the process of the IRM, systems and the staff to ensure smooth efficient service is provided to both applicants and agencies.

The Contract Manager can, if required, have a flexible working arrangement agreed by their CCLC manager being primarily home based but with agreed days to be spent in the office when it reopens.

To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.

Please note CVs will not be accepted as we only accept completed application forms.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, Saturday 31st October 2020

Interviews: To be confirmed

Coram Children’s Legal Centre is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered charity no. 281222.

Latch is looking for an experienced fundraiser who is passionate about our work to help us to secure financial and in-kind support from a variety of funders including corporate partners, charitable trusts, trade bodies and small and medium-sized enterprises. This is a new role at Latch and an exciting opportunity to help us to continue to grow and provide innovative and high quality services to our tenants.

Latch is a unique charitable organisation that purchases and refurbishes derelict and run-down houses in Leeds. When they’re fully modernised and furnished, our properties provide supported housing for people who are homeless or in housing need and are ready to make a positive change in their lives. We also provide training opportunities for long-term unemployed people to gain experience and skills on our property refurbishment projects.

Temporary for 6 months, extension possible subject to funding. 

Interviews to be held 11 November