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

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

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

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

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

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

Part-time hours: 25 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,111.00 per year

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

We're a small, effective team looking for the right person to take us to the next level. We make a big difference to the lives of thousands of people each year, many of them marginalised, by building from the ground up, investing in our clients and earning their trust. We know we can do even better, by making our systems and processes more consistent, facilitating collaboration between our programmes, and having the data we need to monitor, evaluate, and learn systematically from what we do.

Our relational, developmental behaviours apply as much to the way we treat each other as the way we work. If this is the right role for you it will be because you want to learn and grow as a person and a professional. Initially, it will include project management of our move to a single CRM and a single online portal, in partnership with Do-it, alongside management of our Core Services team. You will work with our senior managers so that, as the systems upgrade moves to a conclusion, you will have developed the skills, knowledge and experience you need to to take on senior management responsibility for our systems and back-office processes.

To manage significant projects with strategic importance within CSE’s work delivering advice on energy, improving the energy efficiency of homes and providing fuel poverty support to a range of householders. To contribute significant expertise in energy advice, energy saving interventions and low carbon retrofit to other CSE projects.

Specific responsibilities

• To manage and coordinate the delivery of one or more large advice projects, including responsibility for ongoing development, service improvement, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• To lead and coordinate wider project teams as appropriate to achieve successful project delivery.
• To maintain effective financial controls of projects and provide the head of HES and Development with up to date projections of spend and expenditure.
• To liaise with, and report to project partners and funders on a timely basis.
• To manage and develop key strategic relationships with funders.
• To develop partnerships and liaise with a range of stakeholders, potentially including other advice agencies, local authorities, voluntary sector associations and housing associations.
• To work constructively with other senior members of the HES team to help workload capacity planning
• To work with the Development team and head of HES to identify and develop new opportunities associated with the development of CSE’s advice work.
• To oversee the promotion and marketing of projects to ensure effective engagement with the target audience (in conjunction with Communications and Publicity Manager).
• To represent CSE at external events and conferences as required.
• To work with CSE advice team leader to ensure CSE advisors have the training and guidance required to give relevant high quality support to householders.

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities. Therefore, you must currently hold the right to work in the UK.

Summary of Role

The Procurement & Logistics Coordinator will be a technical lead on procurement and logistic matters introducing, developing and implementing best practice at our UK Headquarters and offering technical support to our Country Offices. The role will aim to support Muslim Aid in its delivery of high quality, accessible and reliable humanitarian aid across UK Headquarters and Country Offices. It will encourage engagement as we further develop our procurement and logistics systems, policies and procedures and associated planning.

The post holder will manage the procurement and logistics framework and tools, in order to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all our stakeholders, ensuring we adopt best practice and industry standards across our global operations. The post holder will work closely with key stakeholders, help identify and develop a robust system and framework across our business operations to support ongoing logistics and procurement activities. You will also oversee all education and training delivered to staff, volunteers, consultants and those associated to Muslim Aid.

About the Role

The main responsibilities of this role will be to:

• Develop and co-ordinate the procurement and logistics strategy for UK Headquarters and offer technical support to Country Offices with local strategy and planning aimed at strengthening local procurement capacity and resources.
• Help and support UK Headquarters, Country Office Focal Points and staff to establish and develop local procurement networks to support local implementation.
• Support effective auditing and certification of the Country Offices procurement systems and provide guidance to the countries on designing appropriate procurement frameworks and accompanying action plans. Oversee follow-up action in order to ensure maximum levels of compliance and competence.
• Review /adapt Muslim Aid’s Global Procurement policy and procedures, reporting mechanisms, risk registers and other procedures that are managed/supervised by UK Headquarters and Country Office teams and partners.
• Develop systems to anticipate, assess and manage risks and concerns raised across our UK Headquarters and Country Offices, ensuring that appropriate follow up is conducted and learning from implementing those processes is communicated across the organisation and embedded into its culture.

About You

To be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain, or other related field.
• Experience of procurement and logistics practices within developing countries.
• Proven experience designing, facilitating and evaluating procurement training programmes/workshops in different cultural and organisational contexts and at a range of levels.
• Solid experience of analysing, drafting, preparing and presenting comprehensive reports and assessments to audiences at a range of levels.
• Knowledge of procurement/supply chain and logistics regulations in local and international setting.
• Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and priorities and deliver results against demanding timetables and in the face of competing demands.
• Willingness and ability to travel independently and work within challenging environments, sometimes at short notice.

Why you should Apply

If you are self-motivated, with the ability to be strategic and adaptable. If you understand the importance of reducing costs so that charity money can be spent where the need is greatest, then this is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Procurement & Logistics Coordinator.

Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.

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

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.

NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to contact everyone so if you are selected to continue to the interview process, we will be in contact with you.

Head of Safer Gambling Partnerships

Betknowmore UK is a registered charity, with a trading non-profit subsidiary, with a mission to provide services to address gambling related harm. Our services are co-produced combining insight from lived experience, with evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

In a unique collaboration between Betknowmore UK, YGAM and the Responsible Gambling Council we have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our team.

Your gambling industry insight will support the development of safer gambling partnerships and inform your understanding of relevant training solutions to enable the development and sales of a portfolio of world class learning products. You will have strong interpersonal skills and a committment to excellence in customer service to enable a growing portfolio of productive partnerships.  

If you would have a genuine desire to join us in our mission to achieve our charitable and business objectives, and to help us deliver a new world class training standard in safer gambling, we would love to hear from you.

For more information about this role including application process and timelines please download the application pack.

An exciting new opportunity to train and build the capacity of Churches and Christian organisations, for the right candidate with strong communication skills, passion for learning, adaptable and has experiences of working with churches from a variety of Church traditions. 

Role description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Training Manager who has attention to detail and excellent training and development skills. The role will also provide advice, capacity building and organisational development support to existing and new Christian voluntary and community organisations. This post aims to enable and become part of Nicodemus’s organisational development team that supports Christian Voluntary & Community Sector to meet the needs of vulnerable communities. This includes:

1. Fundraising for capacity building support that Nicodemus can provide to the sector.
2. To lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive, high-quality accredited training with a focus on voluntary sector management.
3. To lead the development of Nicodemus organisational support offer to meet the needs of medium and small organisations.
4. Using mechanisms to understand the diverse and changing needs of medium and small organisations.
5. Provide one-to-one support to Christian community groups and voluntary sector organisations. Ensuring that organisational development support is structured and transformational and focused on leadership, governance, quality of services and outcomes.
6. To lead partnership management and communication with all our partners.
7. Use database to develop an approach which strategically targets capacity building support using knowledge and data to prioritise resources within the sector.
8. Lead and implement the accreditation of all our training programmes

Main role responsibilities

The Training Manager will:

• Work with the organisational development team to implement Nicodemus Training, Development and Consultancy strategy.
• Provide one-to-one support to community groups and voluntary sector organisations. Ensuring that organisational development support is structured and transformational and focused on leadership, governance, quality of services, outcomes and income generation.
• Gather evidence about the needs of the local voluntary sector and grassroots community groups; put together a plan on how to support these community groups to become sustainable, ‘commission ready’ and/or be part of bidding consortia.
• Develop, with the Development and Delivery Manager, a training plan that underpins the support we can offer to organisations, with training developed and delivered by you as well as external trainers.
• Support the Development and Delivery Manager in the capacity building work with church partners and community groups, ensuring we can provide bespoke support to the organisations but also that we utilise the learning from the programme to develop plans and bids for longer-term support for our work.
• Ensure that all programmes have robust monitoring and evaluation in place utilising our database to ensure shared systems as much as possible.
• Monitor the funding landscape to ensure that relevant funding opportunities from trusts & foundations, public services (national, regional and local) are maximised and private/corporate sector sources.
• Work with the fundraising team to ensure we are aware of organisational support and funding opportunities.

Want to use your skills in Bid Management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good?hygiene?normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as Bid Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid Institutional Funding and Partnerships Team has been tasked with leading WaterAid UK's (WAUK) ambitious new strategy to grow the size of its programmes through restricted income. It is expected that this growth will primarily come from institutional partnerships with some of the world's leading bilateral and multilateral development agencies, including DFID, USAID and SIDA. Support from Trusts. Corporate and Philanthropists are also important donors for WAUK. Within this context, the Institutional Funding and Partnerships Team is leading on the operationalisation of this new strategy as well as increasing the expertise and capability of the staff working on resource mobilisation and institutional partnership building.

As the Bid Manager in the Bid Management Team, you will lead the bid development process for large complex institutional grants and commercial tenders, working closely with key stakeholders including internal WaterAid colleagues in London and in-country as well as other key suppliers and/or partners towards achievement of WaterAid's strategic programme objectives in priority countries.

This is a full-time permanent position, with up to 8-12 weeks estimated travel each year (when circumstances permit) including some varied and unsocial hours.

Your duties will include:

• Lead the overall bid management process including project conceptualisation and design process, working in-country or remotely, with WaterAid member/country office colleagues and external partners resourcing technical input reflecting WaterAid's global and country programme strategies.
• Lead and/or coordinate proposal writing and/or editing e.g. past experience and organisational capacity, technical approach, logical framework, theory of change and project management.
• Work with finance teams to ensure project budgets achieve optimal organisational cost recovery, demonstrating Value for Money principles.
• Work closely with BM colleagues to design and deliver in-country and/or remote activities to strengthen the capacity of country office and regional teams for bid management, including grants and commercial tenders

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree level or equivalent Social Sciences qualification, or equivalent relevant work experience. They will have demonstrative significant experience of leading bid management processes according to recognised best practices (e.g. APMP or equivalent). This includes coordinating and securing large grants/contracts, preferably for key institutional donors, trusts, foundations and the corporate sector. Experience of negotiating partnerships arrangements with other key suppliers is essential as is a familiarity with budget building and donor compliance.Knowledge of key technical areas, relevant to WA UK's work such as WASH, health, education, child protection, gender, livelihoods or resilience is desirable. French language skills would also be an advantage and evidence of behaviours and/or a working style that reflects WaterAid's values.

Salary: £34,700-38,500 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits.

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close 23:59 on Monday 16th November 2020. Availability for a written test and video interview required w/c 23rd November.

WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbatical
• Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. Due to current restrictions on office capacity the majority of our staff are working from home. All aspects of this including how we are supporting home working and the office transition will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a Brand Manager to manage the development of the Battersea brand to achieve Brand and Marketing objectives.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

Brand team

Within the Marketing & Commercial department sits the Brand team. Guardians of the Battersea brand, we bring our purpose – to be here for every dog and cat – to life creatively. We also offer guidance as to how to use the brand effectively so we can raise awareness and encourage more people to support our cause. We are responsible for product licensing and affiliates, with the goal to generate as much commercial income as possible to go straight into the vital care of Battersea’s animals.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Manchester.  Our RESPECT accredited Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme (DAPP) is developing & growing, therefore, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced, committed individual to lead our team of facilitators.  We are offering a full time permanent position for a Service Manager.

The successful candidate will join our team to support the management of a dedicated team of facilitators delivering a range of Domestic Abuse programmes across Greater Manchester.  This role will help to support, inspire and manage practitioners working within services focused on prevention, early intervention, behaviour change including services for victims, perpetrators, children and young people

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

National children’s literature development agency and ACE National Portfolio Organisation with a growing international reputation seeks Finance & Operations Manager to join our team as we enter our tenth anniversary year. Suitable candidates will be highly skilled and experienced in similar roles. Perfect for a proficient financial, people, risk and business manager with a strong track record, looking to be at the heart of a small but dynamic, enterprising team.

Start Date: 4th January 2021 or as early as possible

Role type: Full-time fixed-term for 12 months

Additional benefits:  3% salary increase if contract is renewed after 12 months, based on performance and a financial review of the organisation

OUR WORK

Pop Up Projects is a non-profit Community Interest Company and ACE National Portfolio Organisation with a growing international reputation established in 2011. We deliver imaginative, collaborative and ambitious programmes which transform lives through literature, especially through working with people in deprived places and challenging circumstances. We achieve our mission through three strands of work:

• Educational programmes in schools, facilitating rich learning opportunities through quality contemporary literature, interactions with diverse authors, and training for educators

• Talent development, investing in and advocating for aspiring, emerging and established writers and illustrators, especially from backgrounds which are under-represented in children’s publishing

• Community projects, providing participatory literary opportunities for and with children and young people, especially those experiencing marginalisation, isolation or who are at risk

Our two flagship programmes are Pop Up Festival - a national children's literature festival which connects thousands of school children nationwide with quality children’s literature and authors, and Pathways into Children’s Publishing - a talent development programme increasing ethnic diversity in children’s illustration, with 12 publisher and 9 university affiliates. We run a range of smaller as well as short term projects which can be explored, along with our impact on people and places over the past ten years, on our website.

This is an exciting time to be joining Pop Up, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2021 and set out our vision for next ten years with the launch of a new fundraising appeal.

THE ROLE

The Financial & Operations Manager role is key to the organisation, co-managing with the Executive & Creative Director and the Education & Development Director an energetic and ambitious team, by ensuring: 

• the efficient and effective performance of all employees, to the highest possible standard

• the allocation of financial and human resources required to deliver all secured and projected activity

• short term financial viability and longer-term sustainability and growth

• legal and best-practice CIC compliance, governance and reporting

• the smooth management of business systems, processes and operations

The F/OM post has evolved out of the current Company Manager role, and there will be a thorough handover. The post-holder will closely collaborate with staff and freelancers across all programmes, projects and organisational areas in carrying out their lead responsibilities (below). They will also need to maintain a broad, up-to-date understanding of all delivery and development outside of their immediate areas of responsibility, in order to support the team and ensure the smooth operations of the organisation as a whole. They will contribute towards building the organisation’s profile in the sector, networking and making connections to support the generation of new opportunities, partnerships and income.

The F/OM takes lead responsibility for:

Office & Systems - carrying overall responsibility for company administration, procedures, databases, office space and facilities, insurance and acquisitions

Finance - planning and managing budgets, projections, cash flows and related risks with senior leaders; overseeing devolved project budgets through regular monitoring with relevant colleagues; managing the relationship with an accountancy firm, overseeing day-to-day finance via Xero accounting software.  Payroll, pensions and annual accounts are outsourced

HR & Recruitment - line-managing the Projects Coordinator; recruiting, contracting and inducting new staff; managing holiday and sick leave via CharlieHR; conducting four-monthly performance reviews with senior leaders; monitoring staff well-being and delivery against targets through regular 1:1s; overseeing professional learning and development

Contracts & Agreements - creating and monitoring all external contracts and agreements; securing legal support and consultancy where necessary

Policy & Strategy - developing and overseeing the implementation of policies and related action plans; supporting business plan development and strategic partnerships

Fundraising & Reporting - managing funding agreements & compliance with terms and conditions; supporting the management of funder relationships and reporting; contributing to the development and writing of grant bids; securing and managing consultancy contracts; leading the preparation of an annual report

Evaluation & Research - implementing impact evaluation methodologies; analysing data & providing support to compile written research and impact evaluation reports; supporting the management of relationships with external evaluators; overseeing  data / knowledge sharing agreements with partners

ABOUT YOU 

You will be a highly motivated individual with enthusiasm for Pop Up’s mission, creative and social innovation, and the ambition to achieve the highest possible quality experiences for our beneficiaries, funders and partners. As an organisation we are driven by core values and are looking for someone who is enterprising, passionate, empathetic, and collaborative. 

Energy, initiative and a commitment to working fast and to tight deadlines, responding adeptly to risks, challenges and opportunities, are integral - as are a high level of verbal and written communication skills. We are looking for someone who is highly organised and resilient; a quick learner, able to constantly improve and perfect administrative processes and systems to ensure smooth operations. You will want to take on responsibility for your own areas of work, bringing substantial experience in financial and HR management. You will be a collaborative team worker, eager to support your colleagues to achieve their best. 

While this is a rewarding role at the heart of the organisation, it is also a demanding one. It requires the ability to prioritise, multitask and keep an eye on the present as much as the future. At pressured times, there will be a need to work overtime - including the occasional weekend - in exchange for time off in lieu.

The successful candidate will have the following essential knowledge, skills & experience from similar roles within arts, non-profit or SMEs:

1. Financial planning, budget and cash flow management (> £500k p.a.)

2. HR systems and recruitment, people and line management, and capacity planning

3. Negotiating, writing and monitoring contracts and agreements

4. Building and managing numerous relationships with high-level individuals and organisations (incl. funders)

5. Excellent time management, attention to detail and management of competing priorities

6. Proficient in ICT, with the ability to learn new software and systems quickly and instruct others

7. Outstanding professional, external-facing verbal and written communication

8. Office management

9. Empathy and active listening 

10. Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and representation

The following knowledge, skills & experiences are desirable and will strengthen your application:

1. Change management in dynamic environments

2. Implementing evaluations, analysing results and compiling reports

3. Writing or contributing to grant applications and funding reports

4. An understanding of non-profit governance

5. Coaching and mentoring

6. An interest in or knowledge of contemporary children’s literature, arts and/or education for children and young people

General Requirements

• Must be eligible to work in the UK, with supporting documentation

• Must be able to work from London

• Willingness to work flexibly in accordance with the demands of the work, which will include occasional evenings and weekends 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Deadline: Thursday, 26th November, noon

Please read the full job description (attached) before applying.

Salary will be dependant on country location. If based in London Office an additional £4,170 London Allowance will be added to the yearly salary.

About Us

Christian Aid is an international development charity that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty, and for this to happen unequal power relations need to be challenged and changed.

We work in partnership to eradicate extreme poverty; dismantle its root causes across the world; and enable the voice and agency of the poor and marginalised to be fully realised. We deliver humanitarian assistance, in the wake of disasters and conflict, development programmes and policy, advocacy and campaigns so that poor and marginalised children, women and men, of all faiths and non, can achieve equality, dignity and justice.

This role sits in the Research, Evidence and Learning hub in our Programme Policy, Research, and Learning team. PPRL supports the design and delivery of strong programmes in Christian Aid which draw on sector-based expertise and understanding, translate our organisational strategy (Standing Together) into practice and generate good quality evidence and learning which can influence both our own practice and the wider sector. Its team of advisors support staff across the globe, working to enhance the links between national programme delivery and learning, and global policy analysis and understanding By sharing our learning and research we work to shift power in development research with a view to making it more inclusive of diverse and often excluded perspectives, and more responsive to the realities, practices and needs of those working and living in the global South.

About the role

This is a new role, designed to strengthen Christian Aid's understanding of, and relationship with the diverse range of organisations that fund applied research, including research councils, bilateral/multilateral institutions, trusts/foundations and philanthropists. The role will provide expert research funding advice and hands-on bid development support with colleagues across Christian Aid, as well as developing a research funding strategy and relationships to support the organisation to better access funding for our applied research portfolio.

As a practice-based organisation much of our research happens in partnership, with academics based in universities and research institutes in the global north and global south. Part of the remit of this role is to explore how best to position ourselves to enable further research funding, for example should we be seeking to gain eligibility as an independent research organisation; or are we better placed to pursue our research agenda through partnerships with other types of research organisation.

Although the role sits within PPRL, it has a strong link to our Programme Funding Division and will benefit from being part of a wider network of fundraisers working to support Christian Aid globally. You will work alongside experts who are based globing to develop complex programme proposals and interpret the requirements of institutional funders and you will integrate with existing systems to ensure Christian Aid is able to deliver high quality research proposals.

The role will include a mix of longer term strategy development and immediate operational support to specific research projects. REL has two flagship programmes that you will support - our 10 year study and our capacity development initiatives. Beyond this you will link with teams across the organisation to support their research funding needs. You will develop systems and processes to enable Christian Aid to gather intelligence about upcoming funding opportunities, and to respond appropriately.

About you

You will have excellent understanding of applied research, understanding the research design process and how to develop good quality research proposals; and to ensure that appropriate processes are put in place to manage funding received. You will have had experience of raising research funding from UK based research councils, but you will also understand how to raise funds from other non-academic sources (such as trusts and foundations). You will enjoy the balance between longer term strategy development, and direct operations, including being able to respond quickly and effectively to short-turn around funding calls. You will be equally comfortable engaging with academics and practitioners, and you will have had experience of working with colleagues across the globe.

Equally important will be your interpersonal skills, your ability to build strong relationships and work across different departments, appreciating the diversity of cultures, workstyles and perspectives that exist. You will be able to produce your own funding proposals, but also support others in developing their own outputs. You will be good at managing your own workload and competing priorities.

Can you help us achieve sustainable growth to support us in building a community of black nature lovers and training people of colour as leaders in nature? We are looking for a gifted Operations Manager who will be responsible for the day to day management of Wild in the City. You will help create a strong infrastructure to support our programmes working to open up the countryside and nature based activity to more diverse participation.

You will be responsible for operations, office systems and functions, people, fundraising, budgets, project management and implementing strategy.
You will have business and financial acumen to ensure that current and future operations continue on a sustainable basis. You will ensure the efficient administration of programmes and problem solve operational challenges. You will ensure adherence to health and safety, and safeguarding procedures within the organisation.
We need a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated. You’ll have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders.
This is a home based role, London travel will be required, to attend Wild in the City meetings, to meet with partners, to support the management of onsite activities and to meet with Wild in the City staff at outdoor locations. Occasional overnight stays and weekend/evening work may be required.

To apply for this role please complete the application form where you will also be asked to upload an up to date CV.

Think Equal’s vision is a safe, free and equal world, and our mission is to achieve a global system change in education by introducing Social and Emotional Learning as a compulsory new Early Years subject on national curricula around the world. We ask: “How can it be deemed compulsory for a child to learn mathematics in an age in which we have calculators, and yet it is optional for a child to learn how to value another human being and lead healthy relationships?” 

Think Equal has created a free programme in three levels: level one for 3-4 year olds, level two for 4-5 year olds, and level three for 5-6 year olds. The programme is a concrete 30-week toolkit with three lesson plans per week, each 45 minutes long. For each level, the teachers receive a kit that includes 22 books, 90 lesson plans, and a booklet of resources. Teachers receive training on the programme in addition to the step by step lesson plans, which were created to be very clear and easy to implement. The curriculum mediates, at age appropriate levels, competencies such as empathy, emotional literacy, resilience, self-regulation, critical thinking, gender equality, peaceful conflict resolution, and self-esteem. 

Effectively, the programme builds, through the conduit of teachers, the pro-social neuropathways in the child’s developing brains. The resultant competencies, values and skills of inclusion, gender equality, empathy, kindness, compassion, emotional intelligence (and 20 other such critical outcomes) evidentially last through adulthood, as long as they are taught holistically, continuously, comprehensively and repetitively as in the Think Equal model.

The post holder will manage the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Think Equal programmes around the world. You will be working with the CEO to implement and manage the programme in the different programme countires around the world.

To apply please send your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 A4 pages) by 2 November 2020. Please read the attached Job Description for the role. Please include your availabilty for interview and start date along with your expecation for salary.

Please note that we do not sponsor visa, you must have right to work in the UK for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Wellbeing Manager to join this forward thinking charity, which exists to support the health and wellbeing of the banking community, numbering almost two million people in the UK.

It’s a great time to join BWC. We already support thousands of people every year and our expanding service offer is enabling us to reach and help more clients than ever.

About the Role
Your key purpose in this new role will be to develop BWC’s reputation for expertise in the field of workplace wellbeing in order to increase levels of engagement with UK banks. You will do this by contributing content to support the Charity’s thought leadership activity, particularly in the development of the Wellbeing Pulse blog, delivering workplace wellbeing interventions in UK banks to support their wellbeing strategies and supporting the development and delivery of BWC’s consultancy service to banks.

About You
You will have a background in HR, Occupational Psychology or other wellbeing-relevant field, with expert and current knowledge of workplace wellbeing issues.  You will have expert research, writing and editing skills, with the ability to create content with a clear and strong narrative; and an ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders. 

In order to succeed you will be able to express opinions, information and points of argument clearly.  You will be professional and well-presented, an engaging, perceptive and excellent communicator and have social media skills.  You will also be motivated to achieve, have a commitment to excellence and be able to consider reputational risks.

What we Offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary and the opportunity to participate in a discretionary performance related bonus up to a maximum of 15% of salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

• 30 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
• Up to 13% employer contribution to BWC’s pension scheme
• Group Life Cover (three times annual salary)
• Season Ticket Loan (upon successful completion of probation)
• Employee Assistance Programme

To apply please read through the application pack and complete the attached application form - which includes a Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should clearly set out how your experience meets the criteria in the Person Specification. 

Closing Date: 30th October 2020