The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs.

We are recruiting for three part-time posts as part of our Women Off to Work (WOW) programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Through this programme, we have developed a holistic training and "into-work" programme for women in south Westminster, and neighbouring areas, particularly those of Muslim and Arabic-speaking backgrounds. We will deliver life and vocational skills training, wellbeing and general employability support through work experience placements, internships, job brokerage and practical advice on employment and self-employment. We provide women with opportunities to gain formal and accredited training qualifications and provide support with tailored into work action plans.

The Employment Support Officer will advise women participating in the programme on setting up and running small businesses or becoming self-employed, and helping women to secure volunteering opportunities and paid roles. This role will play a crucial part in the successful delivery of this important programme.

About the role

A professional development body for the Further Education and Training sector is looking for a Business Delivery Officer. This is a brand-new role arising from expansion and growth. This role is a permanent full-time contract, offering a generous 30 days of annual leave and other great benefits. A hybrid working model is offered with 2-3 days in your choice in the office and the rest of the week working remotely.

As the Business Delivery Officer, you will support various key functions of the organisation to ensure successful progress and delivery of their goals. You will manage the oversight and tracking of the organisation's progress against the achievement of its strategic objectives, priorities, and deliverables, working closely with the Deputy CEO. You will also oversee the tracking of progress and spend against investment projects supporting the strategic priorities, working closely with the Finance team, as well as working with Governance colleagues to effectively coordinate the organisation's annual governance and business planning cycles.

In addition, you will work with the Head of Compliance and Governance Officer to implement new internal delivery governance frameworks, including executive project assessment and the set-up of any internal governance arrangements of new projects or pieces of work.

You will have the following skills and experience:

* Experience and knowledge of working on and managing complex projects
* Experience of managing and tracking spend against budgets on large complex funded contract projects
* Excellent planning skills, with demonstrable experience of coordinating business planning cycles
* Confident in building relationships and collaborating with colleagues at all levels of the business, including senior members of staff
* The ability to prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines
* A positive can-do attitude; adaptable and responsive to changes in business priorities

I am reviewing CV's as and when I am receiving them so if you are keen to apply please do so today.

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Are you looking for an opportunity where your skills will make a difference in helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives?

About the role

This role will work directly with our operational leadership to retain existing frontline services and design new ones including outreach services, emergency accommodation and supported housing. We support this through competitive tendering, direct negotiations with commissioners and the development of proposals. This role sits within a wider services development directorate responsible for developing effective and sustainable services that end homelessness and rebuild lives, and the relationships with commissioners that will enable this.

You will manage projects from the identification of opportunities through to the submission of proposals that meet the requirements of our commissioners, regulators and our own internal parameters. You will bring together experts from across our organisation to develop service models, co-develop internal business cases and prepare presentations and proposals.

There will be the option to be considered for line management of the Business Development Officer if desired by the candidate.

What we’re looking for

You will need to understand the development of client-facing services either through direct operational experience in the charity or housing sector, or through work in a business development or fundraising environment in or outside the sector; if you can bring this, we can support you with any development needs to manage business development in a homelessness context. You will also be proactive and adaptable with a problem solving outlook.

As well as being customer-focused, you will possess good all-round communication skills including the ability to influence others at all levels verbally and in writing.  You will also genuinely value team work and supporting your colleagues and be naturally interested in understanding the work of service-focussed colleagues and other teams across the organisation.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 25 October

Interview and assessments on: TBC

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.

Business Development Executive

Central London

£26,000 – £28,000 plus benefits

Initially 12 months fixed term with the potential for a permanent role.

ABOUT SCI

The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), a registered charity, is an international forum where science meets business. Established in 1881 SCI’s main charitable objective is to advance the application of science into industry for public benefit, which it fulfils via events, publications and other activities. Today, with members in over 70 countries and with over 900 companies and 300 academic institutions represented in our network, SCI facilitates open innovation, identifies and promotes emerging technologies in the areas of climate change and global health, and provides support for the next generation of scientists and engineers.

THE ROLE

SCI is now looking to appoint a proactive Business Development Executive to join the team. The role will sit within the Business Development team of the Society, working with members, colleagues and other organisations on a variety of projects extending across membership, venue hire, event sponsorship, and advertising. We are looking for an energetic, professional team player, with excellent communication skills and who associates with the objectives of SCI. This is a great opportunity to build experience and establish a network across industry and academia.

SCI operates via a small and friendly team based in Belgrave Square, London. Flexibility and willingness to work with the wider team to achieve SCI’s objectives is crucial. Due to COVID-19, SCI staff are currently working two days per week in the office and the remainder from home.

Knowledge and skills required for this role:

• Degree in any subject, preferably in STEM.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an income generating role.
• Experience in a customer facing role with changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills: phone, email and in-person.
• Excellent attention to detail and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to work alone with minimal supervision or in a team when required.
• Able to be calm under pressure.
• Able to occasionally work outside of standard hours (time in lieu will be applied).

Prospectus is pleased to be working with Global Witness to recruit their New Business Officer within the development department. Global Witness campaign to create a real step change in addressing some of the underlying causes of global warming. The New Business Officer will work with the Head of New Business in identifying suitable partners in the foundations space in the UK and the US.

The New Business Officer will primarily be responsible developing persuasive proposals and manage a portfolio of current funders too. You will be responsible for prospect research into trusts, foundations, and institutional funders, carrying out high quality research using publicly available sources and databases. The New Business Officer will meet individual income and new business targets and will represent Global Witness at pitches and briefing meetings too.

The selected candidate will have a proven track record of generating income growth from the public, private, or charitable sectors and will have a proven ability to cultivate excellent donor or client relationships. The selected candidate will also be tasked with partnering collaboratively with other organisations on joint bids and proposal, so a track record and examples of collaborative working with other organisations is highly desirable. You will ideally be knowledge or passionate about the climate giving sector too.

Do get in touch with Ryan Burdock at Prospectus for an informal discussion about the role.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Senior Business Development Executive

Job type: Permanent

Hours : 35 (plus 5 hours paid lunch breaks)
Salary : £37,259 (including area weighting) per annum
Location : London/Flexible (Agile working supported)

Do you have what it takes to seize opportunities and deliver results? Can you think differently, pursue creative ideas and provide reliable support to other people?

Then it's time to build on these strengths as part of the thriving Nacro team.

We positively change lives, strengthen communities, enhance social inclusion and reduce crime and offending behaviour across England and Wales. We are one of the countries leading social justice charities supporting, housing, educating, advising and speaking out for thousands of disadvantaged young people and adults every year.

Who are we looking for:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Development Executive to provide strong leadership to our Business Development team. The successful candidate will demonstrate an enthusiasm to develop Nacro's Business Development team, with an eye for continuous improvement and service development. They will have deliver high quality written collateral to support the development of compelling bid responses and other sales documents. To lead on the development and submission of assigned bids. who will make a significant contribution to our growth strategy. You will be an influential member of the group as we build the best business development team in the sector.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Manage bid teams and inputs from internal stakeholders for assigned bids - including operations, finance/commercial, legal, Human Resources, external engagement, etc Manage an agreed pipeline of work, including the bid qualification process for new opportunities
* Support the development and production of larger, more complex bids in collaboration with BDM·
* Prepare and review the commercial aspects of a bid, ensuring all services are included in a competitive final price to the customer
* Deliver high quality writing to support the production of bids, proposals, expressions of interest and other sales documents
* Ensure timely delivery of compliant, competitive, and commercially sound bids
* Work with operational and cross-department colleagues to understand the 'Nacro offer' and build a content library and compelling narrative for bids and proposals
* Contribute to the development of bid processes
* Update bid library and review feedback after each submission to build best practice and drive continuous improvement · Lead the development of 'thematic' cross organisation responses (e.g. social value, innovation etc)

Interviews will be held via Zoom Video Conferencing week commencing 22nd November.

For details of the full role profile please click here

For Details of Nacro's excellent benefits click here

Please Apply online

Help us to support more bright, ambitious young people to obtain careers with leading employers!

Social mobility charity LTSB is expanding the programmes and career paths we offer to reach more young people who face disadvantage.

We are recruiting two new Careers Development Managers.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us to support young people in particular locations and may be based in or have significant knowledge of the London area.

About the Careers Development Manager Role

Each Careers Development Manager will develop cohorts of young people, aged 16 – 24. They will inspire young people and support them through the first year of their careers. The successful candidates will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with a good understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues.

For more information, please see the attached job description for the Careers Development Manager role.

About LTSB

To read more about our work and the impact we make, please see our latest Impact Report (attached). 

Application Process

To apply, please click apply to visit our recruitment page, follow the instructions and upload your CV and covering letter when prompted to attach documents.

Before applying, please ensure that you full read the job description and person specification.

Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS Disclosure at enhanced level. Our partner organisations may also require LTSB to carry out additional pre-employment screening checks on successful candidates.

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received. LTSB reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Learning and Work Institute is an independent research, development and policy organisation dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment, and inclusion. We're focused on the big questions. How can we help the labour market recover after the pandemic? How do we help more people to develop their skills in a changing job market? 

We are looking to recruit a Business Support Officer to develop and support our business processes, with a particular focus on our Internal Services and Research and Development teams. Your work will be varied, from supporting business development and income generation, to managing our London office and ensuring GDPR/ISO 9001 compliance across the organisation. We also are looking for someone who would be willing to support other functions such as IT, HR and SMT when necessary. 

The ideal candidate will bring excellent organisational, administrative, and interpersonal skills, along with knowledge of MS Office IT packages. Knowledge of GDPR and/or ISO 9001 is desirable, but not essential.

In return, you will be joining a small, friendly organisation, with a Silver Investor in People award, committed to equal opportunities and learning and development. As such, we would welcome applications from candidates interested in undertaking a Business Administration apprenticeship. 

L&W is fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities including applicants with disabilities, BAME, parents, carers, care leavers and LGBTQI+. 

L&W prides itself on being a supportive and flexible employer. We recognise the importance of work-life balance for our staff and will consider flexible working arrangements.  

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.   

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 15 November 2021. 

We anticipate that interviews will take place via Zoom week commencing 29 November 2021. 

Should you require any adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please make this clear when you apply.   

Job title: HR Business Partner

Location: Remote working in the UK

Responsible to: HR Manager

Salary: £30,000 to £37,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

Reporting to the HR Manager you will play an integral role in providing an efficient and high-quality HR business partnering service to the charity. You will work collaboratively with your HR colleagues to ensure the HR service provided is first-class. You will work closely with stakeholders across the charity to support them with their people planning and HR needs.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide an effective business partnering service to line managers across the charity
• Support the creation and delivery of people plans
• Support the line manager in the effective probation and appraisal management
• Coach/train line managers on key HR areas such as performance management
• Lead on employee relations cases
• Provide sound, effective and timely employment law advice
• Provide support during organisational change
• Produce HR analysis and reports on a timely basis
• Carry out job evaluation
• Create, amend and update HR policies as and when required
• Support delivery of wellbeing initiatives
• Support HR Manager with the development and implementation of HR processes, policies and systems
• Support HR Officer with recruitment activity and onboarding processes when required
• Support the HR Manager in updating HR related policies and procedures
• Support the HR manager in HR projects as and when required
• Deputise for the HR Manager in their absence

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• CIPD Level 7 (or working towards)
• Up to date employment law knowledge
• Previous experience in a similar business partnering role.
• Proven experience in leading on ER casework
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong relationships.
• Effective organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Experience of training and coaching on HR policies and procedures

Desirable: -

• Experience of working in a scaling organisation
• Experience of working in the charity sector

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to apply:

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 12th November.

Please note, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

The Business Support Manager is a post that is central to the success of Youth First as we look to grow. Alongside the CEO, Deputy CEO, Director of Operations and Operations Managers (responsible for targeted and universal services to young people) you will form part of Youth First’s Senior Management Team. You will provide leadership and management to Youth First’s back-office function enabling us to provide the best possible service to the thousands of young people who will be supported by Youth First.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a positive difference within society, a problem solver who enjoys a fast paced and varied working environment with;

• excellent communication skills
• administrative experience within the business or the not-for-profit sector
• experience and working knowledge of HR processes
• experience of line management
• a good understanding of systems including MS Office

What you can expect

Youth First will give you the opportunity to advance your skills

• Flexible working
• Excellent pension package with Standard Life
• Competitive salary
• 26 days holiday per year plus bank holidays – pro rata for part time employees
• Committed management team giving continuous support
• High performance is recognised and rewarded
• Training courses in a variety of topics
• Cycle to work scheme
• Computer loan scheme
• Employee Forums
• Employee Excellence Award
• Diverse workforce
• Staff socials

Network Development Manager

Full-time, with part-time (4 days and/or term-time) considered for the right candidate

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and networks for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: We are a small, but growing, team of around 25 people. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting role in which you will play a key role in driving the ambitious next phase of growth and development in our network, taking Challenge Partners into new parts of the country where we can make a difference. You will work closely with the Head of Network Development to devise, project manage and execute a tactical growth strategy, and with our Marketing and Communications Executive to devise and execute high impact sales and marketing plans that will result in accelerated growth of our partnership.

We are looking for an experienced sales professional, preferably with experience of working across sales and marketing functions in a membership organisation or charity.  Experience of working in or serving schools in England would be ideal. Applications from candidates without this will be considered if they can demonstrate how they would quickly build credibility with school and trust leaders.

Business Development

• Work with the Head of Network Development to devise and implement sales plans that align with our ambitious growth strategy
• Identify key prospects, develop effective approaches to engage potential new school and trust leaders in our offer
• Broker meetings between Challenge Partners’ senior staff and advocates with school and trust leaders
• Keep the CRM updated with all relationships, meetings and developments, project managing lead conversions and supporting through proposal to contracting
• Represent Challenge Partners externally at prospecting meetings and events

• Build and grow good relationships with school and trust leaders to develop a wide network of contacts, continually growing and developing our leads

Sales management, use of data and reporting

• Support development of our CRM for excellence in account management working with our  Data and Impact Assistant to implement enhancements to Salesforce
• Develop and refine tools, processes and resources to enable high volume sales with repeatable processes, collaborating with the Marketing and Communications Executive to introduce greater automation and use of metrics to inform strategy
• Provide regular reports with monthly KPIs and data across sales pipeline, lead conversion and customer care

Marketing Insights and Activity

• Gather customer insights throughout the year to enable us to refine our partnership offer, improve retention and inform sales and marketing (e.g. surveys, focus groups)
• Help shape our marketing strategy, aligned to our sales plan and growth strategy. Ensure agreement on key activities and responsibilities with the Head of Knowledge Exchange and Engagement and Head of Network Development
• Provide curated information on  programmes, networks and hubs for content marketing and help to create marketing assets

Person Specification

Minimum of 3 years experience of business development and /or sales is preferred. Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for include:

• Commitment to our mission and values
• An externally focused and proactive attitude, with the energy and passion to engage people and excite them in Challenge Partners
• Great presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and operational delivery and do both
• Proven sales track record or experience of business development
• Project management experience and confidence in using a CRM system
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to form positive relationships with colleagues and school leaders from a range of backgrounds

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

● Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.

● Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.

● Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools

● Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve

● Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity

● Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

● 25 days of paid holiday per year

● An employer contributed pension - matched up to 5% of your own contribution

● Private health insurance

● Flexible working hours, involving remote and office work as well as in-person attendance at events around the country

● A supportive and friendly team

● A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes

Salary

£35,000 - £40,000

How to apply and our recruitment process

Challenge Partners is committed to further enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our team and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Our approach is to use blind shortlisting in accordance with best practice.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who would like to work part-time (minimum 4 days a week and/or term-time), job-share, flexibly or on secondment.

If you would like to be a part of our team, then please apply via Charity Job no later than midnight on Tuesday 2 November providing:

● A CV of no more than two pages which includes your current salary

● A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification

Please note that we will disregard your application if we do not receive a CV and role-specific cover letter.

Appointment will be dependent on receipt of satisfactory references and completing a DBS check.

Please state in your covering email whether you wish to apply full-time, part-time, job-share, flexible working or on secondment.

Next Steps:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to telephone interviews on Friday 5 November.

Successful candidates will then be invited to final interviews on Tuesday 9 November.

You should also notify us if you have any issues with the proposed timeline.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Business Manager Responsibilities:

This role works closely with the CEO and other members of the CEO Directorate to ensure the smooth running of the Directorate and the CEO’s professional life. Managing the programme of work for the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and the team of PA/Co-ordinators who support the Directors, the postholder will have strategic oversight and corporate knowledge of all areas of the organisation.

Business Manager Requirements:

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all areas of the organisation, and externally, at all levels. You will need to act with gravitas, and be able to manage conflicting priorities in an often fast-paced environment. This role would suit someone adaptable and fast-thinking, as well as highly organised.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with our CEO and other Directors across the organisation. You will be responsible for ensuring that our work is strategically aligned and is carried out within appropriate timeframes, taking into account governance requirements. No two days are the same, and there is scope to get involved in a variety of projects as required by the CEO.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. With people affected by dementia among the worst hit by the pandemic, there has never been a more important or exciting time to join us and help to deliver the lasting change which people with dementia desperately need.

Position: Business Manager
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £42, 417 - £47,660 - actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 29 October 2021
Interview Date: Week commencing 8 November 2021 in London or via Zoom

You may have experience of the following: Business Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Strategic Change, Programme Manager, Strategy Manager, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 103 788

Head of Business Development – Charity Funding
Central London or Edinburgh (Please note that while this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a predominantly remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future)

The closing deadline for applications is midnight on the 24th October 2021.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 8th November 2021.

The Company

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED is based in London and works in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific, with some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work with them to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them - from village councils to international conventions.

We are now looking for a Head of Business Development to join our team and lead our Business Development function on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £57,569 - £63,438 per annum (up to £71,638 for exceptional candidates) based on skills and experience
- Benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity for a high calibre charity funding professional looking for a new challenge to join our thriving organisation and help shape our future direction and success.

As an organisation, our purpose is to contribute to making the world more just and more sustainable. You will have the chance to build on the strong relations we have developed with our current and potential funders, identifying new opportunities and driving us forward, navigating a rapidly changing environment.

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits and a variety of activities and social events to promote health and wellbeing and enable our teams to enjoy a positive, cohesive work environment.

The Role

As our Head of Business Development, you will be responsible for increasing our income and helping us secure support to enable our organisation to continue towards our mission.

Managing the Business Development Team, you will implement and refine our 2021-2 business development strategy. This focuses on increasing our funding by identifying new opportunities, maintaining our existing funding relationships, increasing the success of our competitive bidding and increasing the effectiveness of our internal business development and systems.

You will lead the development of strong relations with key targets for future income and help create new partnerships and alliances. You will also work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation to share information and ideas.

Additionally, you will:

- Take direct responsibility for negotiating and completing large-scale applications for funding
- Gather and disseminate intelligence on the funding landscape
- Work with Research Groups to develop their fundraising plans and donor scoping
- Provide effective leadership and mentoring to the team

About You

To join us as our Head of Business Development, you will need:

- A sustained track record in securing funding for a range of projects from a variety of donors including public sector funding agencies and private foundations
- An entrepreneurial ‘self-starter’ approach with the ability to recognise opportunities and act on them appropriately
- Proven experience in partnership and/or consortium development, creating, developing and working through consortia, networks, alliances, partnerships and international teams
- Access to an extensive international network of contacts relevant to the post
- An understanding of policy and research work on sustainable development issues in Africa, Asia and/or Latin America and at international level
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and fluency in English
- Excellent knowledge of office software and relevant specialist software
- A post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline or a relevant graduate degree and relevant formal training and/or qualification

A working knowledge of French or Spanish, and/or other widely spoken languages (with a preference for those who are fully fluent in one of these languages), in addition to English, would be beneficial to your application. Membership of relevant national and international bodies would also be advantageous.

Other organisations may call this role Business Development Lead, Head of Fundraising, Charity Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, or Income Development Manager.

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Head of Business Development - Charity

We are looking for a Head of Business Development to join the organisation as a senior member of the Business Development Team. You will deliver Hestia’s ambitious business development goals, securing income from a range of sources.

Position: Head of Business Development

Location: London Bridge (with home-working considered for up to three days per week – Covid and new workplace policy dependent)

Hours: 39 (Monday – Friday)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £49,584 per annum rising to £50,520 per annum after 1 year and successful probation

Closing Date: 15th November

The Role

The Performance and Development Directorate drives the quality assurance of current delivery and designs innovative new services. They continuously seek to achieve improvement and innovation to optimise outcomes for the people who use the services.

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

• To be responsible for delivering the financial target for successful bid submissions in line with the strategic plan
• Co-design the health offer, including managing the development and implementation of the clinical governance framework and preparing products for market
• Create an operational plan for the work of the New Business team
• Ensure the New Business team keeps abreast of relevant new developments in social care, health, domestic abuse, mental health, offender services and public sector commissioning

About You

As Head of Business Development, you will have:

• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Strong research and analysis skills
• Effective influencer
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately

So if you want to work for an organisation that offers a culture of learning and development, with access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities as well as genuine career progression… apply today!

Benefits

• Holiday allowance of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata)
• Company Pension
• Learning and Development Opportunities (including career progression opportunities across services and departments, a full 9-month induction providing an understanding of all practices and policies to support your career if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate
• Rewards exclusive membership (Rewards is the staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.)
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools including Employee Assistance Programme with Clinical Supervision and flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL)
• Other benefits such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike).
• If applicable to the role, support you on joining the existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria.

About the Organisation

The charity supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions by campaigning and advocating nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. All staff are required to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment.

Applications from candidates with lived experience are welcomed, the organisation is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

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