Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the commonest causes of death and disability in working age adults. Survivors of brain injury can live with a range of difficulties affecting their physical and cognitive functioning. Living with a brain injury can result in social isolation, mental health problems, difficulties with family relationships and unemployment.

Headway SELNWK is a medium size charity, over thirty years old, that supports people affected by ABI. We provide support services across SE London and North West Kent in the community and at our day services in Deptford and Shooter's Hill. Most of our members’ support is funded by social services or the NHS. Whilst we want to maximise this funding where possible, we also want to develop models of support that are not dependent upon statutory funding.

Headway has well established links with local hospitals, notably with the Major Trauma Centre at Kings’ College Hospital.  We foster active links with a range of community providers including neurological rehabilitation and social work teams and other Third Sector organisations.

Headway SELNWK is entering a phase of new development and is looking to recruit an outstanding Director of Strategy and Business Development. The ideal candidate will have significant experience of working with people affected by ABI and an evident passion for the charity’s mission to improve outcomes for them.

The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the development of the charity’s strategy and external relationships to drive the charity’s mission.

With a strong commitment to working co-productively with our members and their families, the post holder will identify what is already working well, what could be improved and how to implement and evaluate these improvements. The post holder will work closely with our Community Organiser to develop inclusive and inspiring models of practice that are responsive to the needs of our members and their families. This role will be key in developing a strategy for the training and development of our staff so as to best meet the needs of our members and their families and the demands of the local health and social care system.

With the Director of Finance and Operations and the Board of Trustees the post holder will develop a short-, medium- and long-term strategy to improve the charity’s operations and will work across the charity to implement and evaluate the strategic aims and objectives.

Therefore the post holder should have good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential as the post holder will represent the charity to external partners such as commissioners, supporters and other statutory and third sector organisations.

The post holder must understand how Headway SELNWK's local work fits into regional and national agendas to develop services for people affected by ABI. We'd expect the post holder to have awareness of the challenges and opportunities of working within the Third Sector.

The ideal candidate will not necessarily have all of the required and desired characteristics, though they will certainly have real strengths in some of these areas. What is most important is that they will have a commitment to the charity’s mission. They will demonstrate a genuine openness to feedback and continuing improvement and will seek to learn from the experience of our members and their families.

What we are looking for?

We are looking for someone with experience of facilitating either operational or strategic planning, ideally in a brain injury rehabilitation service and/or within the Third Sector. You should have demsonstrable experience in developing plans with clear objectives and outcomes. You will be confident, astute and strategic in your assessment of complex issues, an excellent listener and someone who has the ability to manage a variety of stakeholders with differing expectations.

The Role Profile

Working with the Board of Trustees, the Director of Finance and Operations, our Community Organiser, our members and their families, this role will be pivotal in helping us shape the future of Headway SELNWK.

The post holder will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations in developing Headway SELNWK's strategy and service development. Main areas of responsibility will be:

1. To lead the development, implementation and evaluation of new Headway SELNWK services
2. To lead the review, evaluation and revision of any current Headway SELNWK services
3. To take a lead role in consultation, development and implementation of Headway SELNWK's strategy 
4. Internal coordination and management of staff input and consultation to strategy and service development
5. Oversight and coordination of our external stakeholder consultation, to be defined. 
6. To take a lead role in maximising the engagement and inclusion of our members and their families in the development of our services and strategy
7. To maintain and develop Headway SELNWK's relationships with local stakeholders, seeking opportunities for collaboration, new service developments and income stream

Key Tasks 

1. To lead processes for any new service development or review of current services, ensuring the best standards of co-production / inclusion, budgeting and resourcing, implementation and evaluation
2. Take a lead role in implementing a strategy consultation plan, involving staff, members and families, trustees and external stakeholders. This may include leading on Headway SELNWK away days, project managing their conception, budget, execution and logistics as well as other methods such as interviews, focus groups, surveys, review of service data, appraisal of public policy etc.
3. To devise and run methods for keeping staff and our members and their families included in strategy and service development processes and to be informed of progress
4. To take a lead role in writing Headway SELNWK's strategy document and any associated business / operational plans
5. To lead the translation of the strategy into operational reality through the development of plans and KPIs- helping to bring Headway SELNWK together behind the strategy
6. Work across Headway SELNWK to ensure input is received in good time against the strategy milestones, and proactively identifying where conflicts arise
7. To shape and run an effective and inclusive stakeholder consultation process ensuring outputs from evaluation are shared, strategy content is consulted on accurately, in good time and fed back in to the strategy development. 
8. Work alongside and communicate with regional and national colleagues as appropriate
9. Proactively escalate issues, opportunities and potential variances from milestones or budget to the Board of Trustees
10. Ensure Headway SELNWK communicates effectively about strategy and service development with members and staff and externally with our partners, funders, supporters, local and regional policy maker

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 9th December 2019

About us

WellChild is the national charity for seriously ill children and their families. Through a UK-wide network of children’s nurses, home and garden transformation projects and family support services, WellChild, which has HRH The Duke of Sussex as its Patron, exists to give this growing population of children and young people the best chance to thrive – properly supported at home, together with their families.

The opportunity

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR professional to join our ambitious, high-profile and fast-paced organisation.  This role works across the organisation and is responsible for the provision of human resources services and policies and programmes.

About you

The successful candidate will be CIPD qualified and will have at least three years significant generalist HR experience as well as a thorough understanding of employment law and preferably contract law. You will understand the workings of a smaller organisation and will have the ability to coach, support, mentor and challenge managers in line with HR policies and procedures. You will have experience in recruitment, budget preparation and management, absence management and overseeing pension provision and the payroll process.

You will need to be able to demonstrate outstanding communication skills and be comfortable interacting with all levels of stakeholder. It is essential that you possess confidence, professionalism, the ability to maintain confidentiality, a passion for problem solving and are able to handle difficult conversations when necessary.

Working hours: This role is 21 hours per week

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Regional Community Fundraising Manager (1.0) to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Regional Community Fundraising Manager with a demonstrable background of community fundraising and networking to join our team as we embark on a period of growth and development.

This home based role will develop and implement plans to deliver the agreed Fundraising Strategy where we plan to significantly grow income from the communities where are farms are based in the South West of England & Wales, as well as from the communities where our beneficiary schools are located. The successful candidate will bring together and inspire supporters across our networks as well as individuals, groups and businesses to fundraise and engage with our cause.

About You

This role requires significant hand-on experience of community fundraising and a strong insight into how local fundraising works, supported by a good and demonstrable range of people management skills.

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; be a skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; outstanding planning, organisational and implementation skills; experienced in setting and managing budgets, strong IT skills and ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people.

The role covers the South West region and specifically the communities where are farms are located in Devon, Pembrokeshire and Gloucestershire. Initially working as sole Community Fundraiser, you will be expected to travel extensively across the region (min one day a week at Head Office in Exeter). Longer-term, you will help develop a larger community fundraising team to further grow community activity and income generation.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 (depending on experience) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Deadline for applications is 4pm on Friday, 22 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on 2nd December, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

ICT AND BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER

FULL-TIME

SALARY: £34,664 rising to £38,655 per annum (FTE for 37 hours a week)

Carers in Hertfordshire is a well-respected, independent, carer-led charity, established in 1995.  The charity works to ensure that all Hertfordshire’s unpaid carers are recognised, valued and supported in their caring role, have the opportunity for a life outside caring and can exercise a collective voice in the county. We support adult carers and young carers and provide information and advice. We also arrange a variety of ways for carers to work collaboratively with professional staff in a wide range of voluntary and statutory organisations, to link our services and help those organisations to develop a carer friendly focus.

The charity has experienced significant growth over recent years, with 110 staff and over 31,000 registered unpaid family carers. During this expansion, the charity’s commitment to driving quality improvements has led to an expansion in the nature and extent of services offered, as well as national acknowledgement through a GSK Impact Award.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ICT and Business Support Manager to join us to further develop, drive and implement effective business support arrangements as the charity continues to grow.

This post will manage a broad portfolio of business support functions including our ICT Development Plan, management of all premises, administrative support, health and safety, quality assurance and business continuity planning. The post holder will also be responsible for managing the central Administration Team of staff and volunteers.

We are looking for a self-motivated and tenacious individual, who has a demonstrable record of delivering effective business support services, strong project and programme management skills, and good commercial awareness.

A high standard of ICT skills is required, including use of databases and Microsoft Office 365.  The role will require travel across Hertfordshire, so you will need the ability to travel independently, have access to a car and have a full valid driving license.

This is an exciting time to join us as we develop a new Business Plan for the charity. This post will have a central role in planning the business support requirements to deliver on this plan.  

For informal discussion about the role, please contact Tim Napper on our Head Office number.

Closes: 9am on Monday 18th November

Interviews: Wednesday 27th November or Monday 2nd December

Marketing and Communications Manager

London – 137 Shepherdess Walk

£35,000

Business in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. We were created nearly 40 years ago by HRH The Prince of Wales to champion responsible business. 

We inspire, engage and challenge members, mobilising that collective strength as a force for good in society to:

• Create a skilled, inclusive workforce today and for the future

• Build thriving communities in which to live and work

• Innovate to repair and sustain our planet

Today, we have a vibrant membership of hundreds of businesses, large and small, connected by the conviction that their success is inextricably linked to society’s prosperity.

We are looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Manager who will have demonstrated marketing communications experience, in addition to outstanding written and verbal communication skills with basic proofreading knowledge.

Enthusiastic, creative, process-driven and organised, this person will have substantial experience of providing compelling and accurate content for social media campaigns and integrated marketing activity, always keeping the target audience at the centre of everything we do.

Strong Microsoft Office-based skills, backed up by a real interest in BITC’s focus areas will be essential for this role.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for you to grow, work collaboratively with fantastic colleagues and make a real difference. If you like the sound of what we do and want a challenge, please apply.

To view the full job description and person specification please go to our website.

A short proofreading exercise will be conducted 15 minutes before the interview begins.

Closing date: 17 November 2019 (midnight) 

We have a simple application process but please be aware that to be considered you must submit both CV and cover letter.

Interviews to take place on the week commencing 25 November 2019

The London Oratory School invites you to apply for the post of Development, Alumni and Arts Centre Manager.  Trad, but quirky, The London Oratory School is amongst the city’s most prestigious state-funded Catholic schools.  Educating boys from 7 to 18, with girls in the sixth form, it puts a strong emphasis on the Arts, especially music with a liturgical twist – but that’s not all, so do please visit our website for a fuller flavour!  The post would suit either a relatively experienced fundraiser, or a dynamic individual with the appetite and hunger to cut their teeth in an exciting role in a prestigious organisation.  Either way, full support and development will be given.

About MHFA England

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by read our 'what we do section' on our website.

We are a friendly, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer. We are embarking on an exciting journey of growth and if you are looking for the next step in your career, this a great time for you to join us.

What are we looking for?

This newly created role will be focused on bringing in new clients to the organisation and building up a sales pipeline. We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager who is an excellent communicator with the ability to build strong relationships with all clients quickly at all levels. You will be confident at pitching proposals to clients and offering an advisory or consultancy like experience to those looking to improve their organisation. 

You will have a passion for mental health, wellbeing and best practice within organisations and be keen to make a real impact. You will have experience with a variety of organisations and a proven history of hitting KPIs and targets.  You will also have commercial awareness and good business acumen.

The post holder will be collaborative, passionate, organised, detail-oriented, and able to inspire and engage others.

What can we offer you? 

You’ll enjoy 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, along with a winter and summer office closure in addition to your annual leave. We provide a pension contribution for you which is matched up to 5%. We’ll support your development and growth and help you develop your experience and skills to achieve your personal and the businesses goals.

Interested? How to apply

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached documents./ Go to our website for further information.

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for applications is Sunday 24th November. Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd December.

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or those who are pregnant or on maternity leave. We are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and those from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.

By applying for this job you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed.

Contract: 12 months fixed term

Location: London Head Office, Thomas More Square E1W 1YW

Salary: £51,000 - £53,040 per annum pro rata

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week or part time 30 hours a week

Flexible working pattern with core hours of 10.30am to 3.30pm.

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Our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. In an environment where rough sleeping and homelessness continue to increase, we have set the key objective of growing our services and housing so we can respond to the growing needs of vulnerable people.

About the role

Alongside the Business Improvement and Strategic Marketing teams, you will be part of the Support Services Development (SSD) department those role is to actively support the delivery of our growth strategy.

As interim Head of Business Development you will establish and manage the activities of the Business Development team, ensuring these are prioritised effectively and delivered to high standards. You will coach your 4 Business Development Managers to lead their bids and projects successfully, supporting them to grow individually and as a high performing team.

About You

You have extensive experience of managing complex bids yourself and transmitting your knowledge to develop you staff individually and as a high performing team. You can oversee a business development function from facilitating the planning process to reprioritising projects with your team as new opportunities arise. You have a track record or successfully reviewing and embedding systems and processes for your team and the wider organisation.

You have a systematic approach to decision making and problem solving, striking the right balance between the need to deliver at pace and the need to provide robust assurance. You have good all-round communication skills, including the ability to influence others both verbally and in writing.

What’s more, you are genuinely collaborative, self-aware and reflective. You successfully lead teams through change and are willing to have courageous conversations to drive continuous improvement whilst contributing to a positive working environment.

If you believe that you have the skills, knowledge and drive that we are looking for, and are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of homeless people, we would love to hear from you.

To view the job description, and guidance on completing your application form, please download the two documents at the top of the page.

Closing date: Monday 18th November at 10am

Interview and assessments: Friday 22nd November

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at mid- management level.

Job title Business Development Manager
Organisation Hestia
Location London Bridge, SE1 1LB
Remuneration - 35,496
Contract Permanent, 39 hours p/w

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic UK crisis support charity, Hestia, in the search for a new Business Development Manager at their London Office.

Hestia is a National charity that works predominantly in the Capital, striving to support individuals experiencing domestic abuse, modern slavery and mental health needs. The organisation relies on 90% of its fundraising support from contracts. These contracts are typically 1 year in length and predominantly come from public funding, such as; NHS, local authorities and tenders. However, whilst the charity, works with numerous public funding streams, your role will predominantly focus on tenders as a source of funding. As the postholder, you will report directly to the Head of Innovation and Partnerships.

Hestia are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join their vibrant team. The crux of the role is to engage and build new partnerships opportunities by ways of public funding. Due to the short nature of contracts you must be sharp-eyed for new opportunities, ensuring a continuous stream of funding. Moreover, as an applicant you must be a strong bid writer and have proven experience of business development; a large proportion of your role is BD. The role itself has very little overlap with your other colleagues' areas of expertise.
To be considered for this role you will need to be well versed in building and managing relationships with current and future sources of funding. Significant experience of successful fundraising from donors. Demonstrable excellent written communication skills and project management skills.
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Ruaidhri at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7312.

This is a rolling recruitment so early applications are encouraged.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Business Development and Account Management Officer

• Salary: £28,458 (inclusive of ILW)
• Location: London, SE1

About you

We are seeking a dynamic professional to actively engage with existing and prospective clients. This role sits within the Business, Development and Innovation directorate which is responsible for Carers UK’s digital products and services for employers and local authority commissioners and service providers. 

Key aims of the Post

• To support the Business Development and Innovation team to develop, deliver and grow its earned income activities.

• To liaise with and provide support to existing clients, grow client prospects and assist relationship building through active client engagement.

  Main tasks

• Carry out prospects research to assist in new business development;

• Attend business meetings;

• Work closely with the Client Services team to retain and increase client engagement;

• Ongoing client servicing / managing client accounts;

About us

Carers UK is the national membership charity for the 6.5 million people in the UK who are unpaid carers – and whose care is valued at a staggering £132 billion per year. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and ambitious professional with a proven track record of making a difference.

To find out more about this opportunity please see the recruitment pack and the right hand side of this advert or visit the Carers UK website.

Please email your CV, cover letter and monitoring form to the email address in the  recruitment pack.

Closing date: 29 November 2019 10am

Interviews: w/c 2 December 2019

Please send in your application as soon as possible. Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

£28,500 - £32,500 inclusive of car allowance + Excellent Benefits

35 Hours per week, 12 month's fixed-term contract
Home/field-based covering North East and Yorkshire (please note, the post-holder will need to be located within these area's for easy travel around the region).

* Closing date: This role will close when a suitable candidate has been found. Please do not hesitate to apply to ensure your application is considered and avoid any disappointment.

We are looking for a sales professional, strong in new business with a track record of acquisition to join our busy and hard-working Fundraising team in the North East and Yorkshire.

At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our New Business team inspire and engage with our communities to enable us to raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join us working for the UK's leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution!

We need a strong relationship manager who is target focused and understands the impact of our fundraising goals and our ambitious targets.

Your day to day will involve

• Identifying new business leads
• Managing pipelines
• Nurturing key relationships with supporters and partners
• Maintaining financial budgets

You have

• A background in sales, business development or acquisition
• Understanding or an interest in charity fundraising

You want

• To utilise your sales experience and drive for a bigger purpose
• The excitement and buzz of new business in a role that allows you to influence ground breaking research across the UK
• A fast-paced environment where no day is the same but with all the perks of having work-life balance

If this sounds like you, then you can get involved in:

• Recruiting, managing and developing supporters to achieve agreed targets
• Updating and maintaining all records on Siebel (our Supporter database) to agreed standards and timescales. Use reports to support the delivery of the sales pipeline and the supporter journey/experience
• Managing long term relationships with key supporters, and ensure that all opportunities to develop repeat fundraising are maximised by following the sales pipeline process
• Identifying key supporters to develop and nurture, motivate, recognise and reward thus ensuring their long term support of Cancer Research UK. This includes planning and delivering supporter conferences, lab tours, and other activities
• Working with regional and other Cancer Research UK staff to maximise high value supporter activity
• Supporting the delivery of the Volunteer Fundraising five year plan and in year operations plan

You will need to bring with you…

* Proven experience of exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

* Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people?

* Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships

* Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional home-based team. The team is part of a growing national team, offering brilliant career development opportunities for talented individuals.

Please see the following link for a full role profile:

Please note this role is known internally as 'Local Fundraising Manager - New Business'

* Closing date: This role will close when a suitable candidate has been found. Please do not hesitate to apply to ensure your application is considered and avoid any disappointment.

Based at Hope Community Services in Worksop, Nottinghamshire

28 - 37 hours per week

The successful candidate will be tasked with identifying and securing funding opportunities that will enhance and support the existing services and develop the organisation in line with agreed organisational targets and business plan. You will be required to communicate the specifications and frameworks relating to potential funding opportunities with the wider senior management team and take a lead in preparing and submitting of any bids, applications or tenders. You will be expected to establish, build and maintain key relationships which lead directly to development opportunities for the organisation.

Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services across England, we provide a very large and varied portfolio of services including Advice, Advocacy, Campaigning, Community Support, Fundraising and Housing to name a few! We currently have a great opportunity for a New Business Manager to join our dynamic Business Development team.

This is an ideal role for an experienced Business Development Coordinator with a keen interest in mental health or social care. In this role the successful person will be responsible for supporting the Business Development team to identify, track and respond to relevant new business opportunities and monitor retenders for existing contracts, maintaining our underpinning systems and processes.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Monitor tender portals both for notifications of new opportunities and retenders of current contracts
• Complete Market Engagement Questionnaires, first stage selection processes, PQQ documents, and reference requirements
• Manage and track all tender alerts, circulating weekly Opportunity Alerts and following opportunities of interest
• Maintain the Opportunity Dashboard and ensure the team is aware of deadlines: market engagement, tender release
• Maintain the Business Development Pipeline supporting outcomes and trends to be analysed
• Coordinate attendance of Market Engagement Events by relevant staff and collect subsequent reports
• Issue tender release notifications and circulate relevant documents for identified tendering opportunities
• Maintain a contracts database tracking contract review, signature, duration, status, extensions
• Coordinate and track contract retention activities and retender preparation with Heads of Service and Service Managers
• Record action notes from Business Development meetings
• Undertake desk research on markets, regions, competitors, stakeholders, potential partners
• Coordinate partner/subcontractor due diligence
• Take responsibility for effective filing on the team’s Shared Drive

Skills & Experience: 

• strong communication skills
• comprehensive administration experience
• Excellent organizational skills organized
• Well-developed IT, Microsoft Office and tender portals experience
• NVQ 4 / A Levels (or equivalent) in Business or Administration is desirable
• Experience and/or knowledge related to mental health and wellbeing is desirable
• Knowledge in public sector procurement is desirable

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 33 days Annual leave including statutory/bank holiday
• Your "Rethink Day" 1 days additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Where appropriate paid eye test plus up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
• Excellent Career Development Opportunities
• The opportunity to make a real difference.

We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process. 

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a part-time HR Manager (0.6FTE) to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

As an HR generalist your key purpose will be to manage the day-to-day running of Farms for City Children’s HR function, leading on the high-quality delivery of all HR services across the charity including recruitment, contracting, remuneration and reward, performance, employee relations and assistance, and learning and development; to further develop and apply the charity’s HR policies and procedures; to advise the Executive and Senior Management Team on all HR related matters; and to ensure all HR policies, processes, and records are compliant with prevailing legislation.

About You

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of delivering the wide range of HR generalist services required by a small business or charity; an excellent understanding of HR best practice and employment legislation; solid experience of leading complex employee relations and delivering training in HR related topics; CIPD qualification; practical experience of developing and introducing HR policies; and experience of advising senior leadership on HR matters to inform strategic decision making.  

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; have a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy; excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to use information objectively and apply sound judgement in order to make decisions.  You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads; work effectively to deadlines and ensure with minimum supervision and demonstrate integrity, understanding the care needed with sensitive information.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 (pro rata) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Dog friendly working environment on a farm in a beautiful location

Deadline for applications is 4pm on Thursday, 21 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on 28 or 29 November, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY