The Children’s Literacy Charity is expanding its education team and seeking one or more Freelance Literacy Trainers to help grow the charity’s Reader Leader programme as well as support tutor professional development and literacy training needs in schools and partner organisations.

Hours: initially 2-4 days a month but should increase as demand grows

Rate: £125-£200 per day, depending on training need and location.

Location: working from home but able to travel to schools around London and rest of England as needed to deliver the charity’s one-day Reader Leader training.  Induction and occasional visits to London Head Office at the outset.

Role:

The charity has exciting plans to grow its Reader Leader programme across both primary and secondary schools and is looking for experienced trainers with a background in literacy who will work with us to help promote the programme and deliver the one-day training course in schools.

Our Reader Leader programme is a one-to-one mentoring scheme where a more confident older student (The Leader: usually a Year 10 or 11 student) is paired with a less confident, younger reader (year 7 or 8). 

Leaders receive training from the charity in everything from phonics to how to deliver a successful literacy session. Taking part gives them the opportunity to try out new skills and gain valuable mentoring experience, often sparking ideas about future career choices.

For younger pupils, working one to one with their Leader, they have the opportunity to catch up with their reading and gain confidence from tailored support and encouragement.  For Year 7 pupils in particular, the programme helps ease the transition into secondary school.

For schools, the Reader Leader programme helps to create a culture of reading and build positive and supportive links between year groups.

In addition to the Reader Leader programme, the Trainer would help the charity with training and professional development for its cohort of highly skilled tutors who deliver our specialist literacy intervention for primary school pupils.

We have a long history of working closely with schools and also provide ad hoc literacy and phonics training - for example some schools ask us to deliver new or refresher training sessions for school staff on Essential Phonics or Dyslexia Awareness.  Other training needs include running occasional parent workshops and training for partner organisations and corporate partners.

Role requirements:

Candidates are required to be educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience of delivering literacy training/teaching and working with young people.

Experience of teaching/working in a primary or secondary school setting and qualified teacher status is highly desirable, in particular teaching/tutoring pupils with literacy difficulties and knowledge of specific Learning Difficulties relating to literacy.

Additionally, experience of developing training packages and supporting materials would be preferred; as well as experience of project management and working with schools to promote the charity’s services.

Essential personal qualities are: strong organisational and time management skills; able to prioritise and manage a varied workload which may require travel and very occasionally overnight stays.

The charity seeks a proactive self-starter, able to work on their own initiative but also a reliable and collaborative team player, skilled at building productive relationships. The ability to analyse data; identify opportunities and respond positively and creatively to feedback is valued.

Excellent interpersonal skills are essential: able to relate and communicate with confidence, credibility and professionalism with pupils, senior school leaders, colleagues and sponsors.

Administratively self-sufficient and competent in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

About Us:

The Children’s Literacy Charity aims to close the literacy gap for all disadvantaged children.

Working in primary schools in areas of deprivation, our expert tutors seek to unlock the potential of children who can be up to two years behind where they should be, not just with reading but with all the important literacy skills: writing, comprehension, listening and speaking.

The charity’s specialist tutors provide tailored, one-to-one and small group literacy tuition, giving disadvantaged children the chance to catch up with their peers, grow in confidence and engage with learning.

The charity firmly believes that the earlier the intervention, the greater the benefit and that its focus on all aspects of literacy, its proven multi-sensory, phonics led intervention delivered by high quality tutors produces remarkable results.

We have been delivering life changing literacy since 1992 and our work is needed now more than ever.

To apply for the post, please click the 'Apply' button and complete the application form.

Overview 

At the Talent Foundry we are obsessed with helping young people discover what they are amazing at and we work with around 60,000 young people from across 1,600 secondary schools every year with this goal in mind.

We work only in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, running employability programmes in partnership with some of the most recognisable UK brands.  On top of this, we host our showcase Rock Assembly event for 10,000 young people at Wembley Arena – a unique blend of careers fair and pop concert for the schools we work with. Everything we do is free of charge for schools and pupils.

As we move into this next phase of our development, we are looking to appoint a Deputy Chief Executive. This is a new role which will oversee the operations of the trust and look to develop new charitable partnerships with both philanthropic grant givers and corporate partners.

We will be appointing to this role with succession planning in mind and are looking for a highly-energetic and inspirational leader who excels at building relationships and advocacy. The role will involve a significant amount of external facing work, including with potential funders and media.

Specific Responsibilities

New business:

• Engage with external partners, both corporate and philanthropic to grow the funding base for the trust.
• Write bids and programme plans and prepare budgets to secure external funding from corporate partners and attend meetings with other senior members of TTF (or alone) to discuss and agree these.
• Assist the CEO with budget planning for new programmes or initiatives.

Programme Oversight

• Working with the Head of Programmes, maintain oversight of the delivery of programmes against relevant and applicable key performance indicators to ensure all programmes are delivered on time, in budget and that they meet the stated aims and objectives.

Advocacy

• Lead on external relations, including building a media profile for TTF to grow its reach and sphere of influence.
• Develop the social media strategy, including growing audience and honing TTF’s voice across key platforms.
   

Operations

• Supported by the Finance and HR officer, overall responsibility for signing off budgets and accounts, including overseeing the annual audit.
• Oversight of overall cashflow to ensure financial stability of the trust.
• Oversee engagement of self-employed freelance staff and contractors and maintaining accurate records in line with data protection requirements.
• Working with the Head of Programmes, responsible for ensuring all due diligence checks are completed as requested by corporate partners and contract management.
• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory requirements (e.g. pension scheme, Charity Commission)
• Responsible for the Risk Register, updating this as necessary and present this to the Board for approval at least termly.
• Act as Data Protection Officer for the trust.
• Manage office moves as needed

Line Management

• Head of Programmes and Finance and HR Officer.

Other General Responsibilities

• Operate as a flexible team player and deputise for the CEO as required
• To provide a high level of customer care to anyone connected with TTF
• To be aware of and support diversity and equal opportunities for all, appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of TTF
• To undertake all other duties commensurate with the level of the post as required, to ensure the efficient and effective running of TTF

TTF is committed to embedding Equality and Diversity across all its work and believes that a diverse range of perspectives at all levels is essential for our legitimacy and effectiveness.  We therefore strongly encourage applications from suitably experienced applicants from all walks of life who will continue to strengthen the diversity of our team.We would particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates as they are under represented on our team at the present time. 

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Talent Foundry Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

Events and Grants Officer

£27,000 - £30,000 + Benefits

The Society for Experimental Biology is seeking an enthusiastic Events and Grants Officer to provide the administration for and support in the delivery of all aspects of the Society’s events  and play a key role in liaising with grant funders and submit funding applications to Company of Biologists

The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) is a charity and a learned society that aims to "promote the art and science of experimental biology in all its branches. This role plays a key part in achieving the Society’s aims through its organisation and sponsorship of experimental biology conferences, both independently and in collaboration with other life science societies. The individual should have a background in event/conference administration/support and have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and an ability to multi-task.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 28 November 2021

“Please note that this role is temporarily home-based for and as such interviews will be virtual”.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the link. 

The Society is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies to support staff from different backgrounds.

The Society also takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused, or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, better known as CHAS, is Scotland’s national children’s hospice service which cares for children with life shortening conditions and their families. We operate across the country through our two hospices as well as in hospitals and our home care service in the community.

Three children die every week in Scotland from an incurable condition. At the moment, CHAS can only reach one in three of these families but we are determined to reach them all. We must be there for every family that needs us to help families to celebrate the lives of their children whilst they are together and to honour their memory after they have died.

Do you want to be part of this amazing ambition and help us reach every family in Scotland that needs us?

We are looking for a highly organised, efficient and professional administrator to fill the role of Executive Support Coordinator, providing essential administrative and corporate support to the Director of Organisational Development. Ideally a confident communicator with great attention to detail and excellent organisational, creative problem solving and prioritisation skills. Must be fully proficient in Microsoft Office and enjoy creating PowerPoint presentations under the guidance of the Director.

The Director of Organisational Development has an exceptionally busy, varied and extensive workload, leading the HR, strategy and volunteering functions.  As Executive Support Coordinator, you will provide excellent proactive, adaptable and professional support to the Director, maximising their capacity and time to ensure that key deadlines, project deliverables and business objectives are achieved. 

The ideal candidate should be able to operate flexibly and professionally in a fast paced environment and should possess excellent customer service and interpersonal skills as the role will frequently involve dealing with external stakeholders.

At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.

A commitment to CHAS core values, vision and purpose is essential.

This role is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

Closing Date:  Thursday 9th December 2021.

Location: Central London with flexible working
Salary: £33,485 per annum rising to £37,010 after two years service, plus excellent benefits
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contractual status: Permanent

The RCR is a great place to work. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, while leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. As COVID-19 recedes and the cancer backlog rises the agenda, our members’ work and views have never been more important.

As a membership organisation, the Membership Operations team is central to all our activities, and that’s where the role of Membership Events Coordinator sits, nestled within the wider Communications Directorate. The Membership Operations team covers two main areas of work; the delivery of engagement events for members, namely our Admission Ceremonies, Regional Visits and Senior Fellows Forum; and the servicing of our membership including the management of the renewal process, the upkeep of records within our CRM and responding to general queries. The Membership Events Coordinator is responsible for the former area of work.

The Membership Events Co-Ordinator will lead and deliver our reputable membership engagement events for our members and stakeholders. Using communication skills and strong working relationships you will be able to plan and create outstanding and memorable high impact events for doctors at various stages of their careers.  Strong organisational skills are key to allow you to coordinate a number of important high profile events annually.

Internally, the successful candidate will report to the Membership Operations Manager and work alongside the Membership Operations team, Examinations and Finance Team. The Membership Events Co-ordinator will also be responsible for providing information, guidance and support to the President, Chief Executive and Senior Managers,where the events are concerned, and will need to be an approachable and effective communicator to deliver this work effectively. 

You will be a fast thinker and proactive problem solver, constantly looking for an opportunities to deliver exceptional customer service. You’ll be passionate about our cause and have excellent knowledge and experience of all aspects of event delivery, planning and administration, ideally with some knowledge of membership processes. 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you please find out more about the role and how to apply in the Membership Events Co-ordinator candidate pack.

We are seeking a Grants Officer for Engineering X, part of our International Partnerships team.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

The role

As Grants Officer, you will work with talented engineers, innovators, and researchers globally who are working on sustainability, development, education, and safety challenges. You will be responsible for managing the online grant process, supporting our awardees, helping to communicate impact, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders including international partners and awardees.

Who are we looking for?

You will be interested in international development, sustainability and building relationships with international stakeholders working to solve global challenges.

You will have experience of grant management, engaging with international stakeholders and managing financial spreadsheets, as well as strong time management, communications, and organisation skills and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Subsidised restaurant
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: Midday on 5 December 2021.

Interviews will be held virtually on rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

The Engagement Officer will work across Brightside’s programme portfolio to engage our mentors and mentees in a meaningful and impactful online mentoring experience. Working closely with Partnership Managers and Project Managers, the Engagement Officer will lead the front line delivery of our programmes and support our mentees, mentors and partners. 

About Brightside

For 18 years we have used technology to overcome the barriers of geography faced by disadvantaged young people to create meaningful connections with inspiring mentors and role models. We deliver digital programmes in partnership with schools, universities, businesses and charities, giving young people access to networks, online careers information and high-quality mentoring. 

Your development

You will be supported and challenged in this role. All staff can get involved in activities across the organisation. We are committed to the learning and development of staff and your line manager will work with you to create a personal development plan to support your growth and career progression.

Salary and benefits

Salary: £22,500 to £24,500

Contract term: 1 year fixed term contract

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Holiday allowance: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays.

Other benefits include: Three additional leave days over Christmas, 15 hours volunteering leave, employer pension contributions, flexible working hours and regular staff socials.

To apply

Please send your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and expressing your interest in an interview  by midnight on Sunday 28th November.

Successful candidates will be invited to interviews on the week commencing the 6th December.

Brightside will be conducting a blind recruitment process where names and gender are removed from the applications before being reviewed by the Hiring Manager for shortlisting.

SCHOOLS PROJECT MANAGER

Contract period: Maternity Cover – fixed term (7-8 months approx)

Start date: 1st February 2022

Hours: 35 hours per week (5 days a week, 9am-5pm – core hours)

Salary : £30,000-35,000 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience)

Location: 169 Union Street, London, SE1 0LL

Currently all staff are home-based working remotely until further notice. From January 2022 staff will operate hybrid home/office working arrangements.

Terms of appointment include: 25 days annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays, pension scheme - 3% employer contribution, flexible working and volunteering days.

ABOUT US

The Mayor’s Fund for London is a pan-London, non-political, independent charity, championing opportunities for young Londoners from low-income backgrounds. We believe that all young people, regardless of their starting point in life, should be able to thrive in their community, forge fulfilling careers and are able to take advantage of the outstanding opportunities that London has to offer.

Our work in the fields of food, wellbeing, numeracy and employment raises awareness of the barriers facing young Londoners, promotes the activities which best increases their opportunities and brings together the partnerships to make a measurable impact on young Londoners’ lives. In 2020, we supported over 40,000 young Londoners aged 4-24 across all 33 boroughs, working in partnership with 721 schools, 110 community organisations and 195 employers, 173 charities, social enterprises and local authorities.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is our patron.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The role currently works across two programmes: Access Aspiration is a careers guidance and employability support programme providing careers support and guidance for 16 to 18 year old young Londoners who are making key decisions about their future careers. In partnership with London’s business community, we aim to create more visibility of employment pathways by working with businesses to provide aspirational work placements, employer insights and meaningful employer encounters in schools.

Count on Us is a maths programme to improve confidence and attitude towards maths, as primary and secondary students practise to compete in an exciting maths tournament against their peers. Essentially an in-school based activity, the Count on Us Primary and Secondary Maths Challenge culminate in a high-status tournament event which develops mathematical problem solving and high levels of maths fluency. The current split of the role is 3 days per week with Access Aspiration and 2 days per week with Count on Us. The post holder will be expected to share experience and learning across both programme areas.

The purpose of the job role is to:

• Recruit schools to the programmes and manage relationships and the levels of engagement and participation.

• Schedule, organise and facilitate the delivery of in-school and online events - including student encounters with business volunteers, teacher training sessions and maths competition events.

• Manage volunteers from business partners and ensure high quality experiences for volunteers and students during in-school encounters

• Oversee the collation, administration and management of schools’ data and information.

We are looking for an individual who is confident in communicating with a range of key stakeholders in schools and businesses. They should be reliable in their day to day activities, have a keen eye for detail and excellent writing and organisational skills. In return we offer a role in a growing, enthusiastic, fast moving team and the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young Londoners.

The Mayor’s Fund for London is based in Union Street, SE1, and will be moving to a hybrid working arrangement, with staff likely to be expected to be in the office two to three days per week. The role will involve occasional evening and early morning events so a flexible approach to working hours is required.

 Travel across London for meetings or events will also be part of the role, including days when the postholder may be working from home.

HOW TO APPLY

Application deadline: midnight– Sunday 28th November  2021.

Please apply online by sending in:
•A comprehensive CV
•A covering letter (maximum two A4 sides) describing why you are interested in the role (addressing your interest in this as a fixed term position), your suitability for the position, and how your experience matches the job description and person specification as detailed in the attached job pack.

First round Interviews are expected to take place via Teams/Zoom w/c 6th December 2021.

Candidates must be available to start at the beginning of February to allow for a handover.

Please note that this post is subject to appointee undergoing an Enhanced DBS, in line with the Mayor’s Fund for London’s commitment to Safeguarding.

The Mayor’s Fund for London is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.  We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are currently  under-represented within our organisation.

We are an accredited Living Wage and Good Work Standard employer.

Please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK.

• Applications close: 12pm Friday 10th December
• Starting salary: £21,000 (plus £2,000 London weighting), rising by £1,000 after 6 months and £1,000 after 12 months subject to performance
• Contract: Full time, permanent
• Working days: Five days a week.
  • From Monday -Thursday the University Access Officer will be based in either one or two of our partner schools
  • The University Access Officer will be based at home or in our London office on Fridays.
• Job Location: London
• Academic requirements: University degree or significant professional experience
• Interview date: w/c 13th December
• Start date: Monday 10th January 2022.

The Access Project’s mission

We work with high-potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds, providing in-school support and personalised tuition to help them gain access to selective universities.

Our Aim:

The Access Project is an education charity that works with schools in which 30% or more of pupils are on free school meals (50% or more of students receive pupil premium), to pair graduate volunteers with disadvantaged students for weekly one-to-one tutoring and an intensive programme preparing students for university applications.

The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university.

The Access Project has a network of over 2,000 volunteer tutors and works with more than 1,800 students in 35 schools in London and in the Midlands.

The Access Project’s values

• Community - We build a community of schools, volunteers and partner organisations that share a common vision.
• Motivation - We harness and reward motivation.
• Development - We promote a culture of excellence, improvement and innovation.
• Academic Excellence - We help students achieve their potential by matching them with tutors who have been given excellent resources and training.

About the role:

University Access Officers manage the day-to-day running of the programme in The Access Project’s partner schools. They work closely with students, staff at all levels, tutors, and with the rest of The Access Project’s team to ensure that the delivery of the programme is optimised. The programme has been carefully designed with the intention that all interactions have a positive impact on a student’s chances of getting into a top university. It is the responsibility of the University Access Officer to deliver all the activities which make up our programme. This includes managing tutor and student pairings as well as delivering and recording in-school activities.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on the front line of addressing educational disadvantage, as well as benefiting from opportunities to become involved in the wider work of The Access Project as it continues to expand.

This is a challenging role, which involves a high level of organisation. It is well-suited to resilient individuals looking to pursue a career in education and/or the social enterprise/charity sectors. UAOs are the sole representative of The Access Project in school and therefore must be comfortable working alone (although they will build relationships and work closely with school staff).

All University Access Officers are line managed by a Programme Manager from The Access Project, who will meet the UAO once per week for line management meetings, as well as being available via email and phone. Each school also nominates a Programme Supervisor, who focuses on the performance of their in-school programme.

Duties and responsibilities of our University Access Officers:

University Access Officers are the case managers for all key stakeholders who interact with the programme including students, tutors, teachers and TAP staff.

Students

• Building strong mentoring relationships with students to drive awareness of and enthusiasm for the programme.
• Delivering The Access Project’s programme of university support activities at the school, including one to one meetings, workshops and assemblies
• Assessing student progress towards being able to make successful university applications by uploading all interactions to our CRM system: Salesforce
• Recruiting students onto the programme in line with our student enrolment criteria
• Matching students with volunteer tutors
• Managing difficult conversations
• Monitoring student attendance to tutorials and devising innovative solutions to encourage attendance
• Using the schools’ existing reporting on students’ academic and pastoral progress to monitor the impact of tutorials, and intervene as appropriate
• Collecting and uploading various data sets relating to a student’s eligibility or performance on the programme. This ranges from consent forms to individual UCAS applications.

Tutors

• Building and managing relationships with tutors to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme, deliver good quality tutorials, and continue volunteering with us year-on-year
• Liaising with tutors and managing any day-to-day requests that they have regarding The Access Project or their tutee
• Managing tutor attendance to tutorials through weekly monitoring systems
• Observing tutorials and giving tutors any necessary feedback

School Staff

• Working with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities contributing to the smooth running of the programme.
• Chairing and presenting at termly school meetings with Senior Management to report on programme progress.

Other Activities

• University Access Officers are based in our partner schools, but they spend every Friday undertaking training, attending meetings, and feeding into internal projects to improve the quality of delivery of the programme.
• University Access Officers support the volunteering team by helping to deliver tutor training sessions, which take place on Saturdays and weekday evenings.
• University Access Officers will be required to support our Central Provision function including staffing our two annual university trips and our university society events.

Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by the Access Project’s Programme Managers or Directors.

Person specification

We are seeking applications from individuals who are:

Essential

• Able to communicate and influence with impact at all levels. The role involves building relationships with staff, students and tutors on a one-to-one basis and presenting information to/running workshops with groups of students and teachers: The University Access Officer will need to be professional, articulate and credible in a range of situations.
• Able to deliver projects and manage administration. The University Access Officer will need to be able to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
• Able to effectively time manage. The role has a complex and varied workload, involving autonomous working and teamworking, and managing tasks over different periods of time. The University Access Officer will need to be able to plan their time effectively to complete all tasks to pre-set deadlines.
• Able to lead and manage change. The University Access Officer will be the key representative of the programme in school and will need enthusiasm and vision to make this a success.
• Passionate about educational disadvantage. This is a demanding role which requires University Access Officers to be committed to our mission and values (see below) and motivated by and engaged with the work of The Access Project and our partner schools.
• Resilient and adaptable. The University Access Officer will need to adapt to a fast-moving environment in school, and react to challenges and requests from students, staff and tutors.
• Skilled in stakeholder management. The University Access Officer will need to be able to build and maintain excellent relationships with school staff as well as our volunteer tutors.
• Able to work some Saturdays and evenings. The University Access Officers run training sessions for our volunteer tutors as well as staff our university society events, many of these take place on Saturdays and evenings. The University Access Officers are compensated for their time through an additional holiday allowance. There are some periods of the year where no Saturday or evening work is required.

Desirable

• Knowledge/experience of working and/or volunteering in schools or the education sector.

Please note, as a minimum requirement, applicants will:

• Have a university degree or significant professional experience
• Have the right to work in the UK

Covid 19: Please note: University Access Officers are currently working in schools and at home on Fridays. This is constantly reviewed, and all government guidance is followed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff.

Further Information

Equal Opportunities Statement

The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Notice period

University Access Officers can terminate their employment by giving written notice at least two months before the end of term in the autumn and spring terms, and at least three months before the end of the summer term. We highlight this as it is a standard notice period in schools but more unusual in the charity sector.

Safeguarding Statement

The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Disclosure of a Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If you are selected for appointment you will be subject to this procedure. All Disclosures are carried out in the strictest confidence and are made only in connection with your application for employment and for no other purpose. The application for an Enhanced Disclosure will be activated before your first day of work.

Please see our online application portal for a full job description, person specification and further information about our charity’s fantastic work and team.

The organisation

Unlocked Graduates is an award-winning charity which exists to break cycles of re-offending by developing outstanding individuals to lead rehabilitation in prisons and throughout society.

At the core of our mission is a leadership development programme that brings top graduates into prisons to work as frontline prison officers for two years. This programme includes mentoring, work placements in partner organisations and a fully-funded master’s degree, while taking on the full duties of a frontline prison officer.

The project grew out of a recommendation in the Coates’ Review of prison education. Participants are selected through a rigorous and competitive recruitment process which is raising the profile of the prison officer role. This year the scheme was ranked 51st in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list.

The role

We are looking for an innovative and dynamic individual to join the recruitment team. You will play an important role in attracting the highest quality applicants to work in prisons with Unlocked Graduates.

The Attraction Officer is responsible for supporting the delivery of our recruitment strategy to attract high-calibre candidates to the role of a prison officer and guide them through all stages of the process: from initial attraction of applicants through university careers and online events, to supporting candidates through the selection process and up until the point that they start the programme.

You will play a key role in building our brand and increasing awareness of this career opportunity for graduates. The position offers an exciting mix of hands-on marketing, organising and running events, building relationships with a wide variety of people, data analysis and coming up with innovative ways to improve our recruitment. You will be the key point of contact for candidates to the programme and play a key role in how the brand is viewed and respected in the marketplace.

You will join a hard-working team with opportunities every day for new achievements and experiences.

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button to be re-directed to our jobs portal.

Closing date: 9.00am on 29th November 2021.

First round interviews will follow shortly after this date. Please let us know if you will have any limits on your availability during this time. Interviews are most likely to take place online via Zoom.

Arts Emergency help young people from underrepresented backgrounds thrive in the arts and humanities. We provide guidance, opportunities and mentoring so they can chart their own course.

As Mentoring Manager (South), your work will be at the heart of our mentoring projects in London and Brighton. You will be responsible for leading a team that supports mentor pairs, helping them to achieve exciting outcomes for young people. Alongside leading the team, you’ll have a small cohort of mentor pair relationships that you will support directly. It’s a busy, fun and rewarding role where you’ll work closely with our Mentoring Manager (North), Head of Programmes, the London Programme Officer, our London Programme Executive and the wider Arts Emergency team around the country.

Arts Emergency have been working in London since 2011 supporting young people through our mentoring programme. During that time, we’ve seen a huge community of mentors from across the creative industries come together to support over 900 underrepresented local young people to pursue higher education, creativity and careers. There is a great deal of support and need in London and so in 2022, we are looking to grow the size of the mentoring programmes in the South and support at least 230 young people (aged 16 - 25) across the London boroughs through direct applications and recruiting through partner schools. We are also running a small mentoring pilot, consisting of 20 pairs in Brighton. We are excited to welcome a new mentoring manager to our team to lead on this work!

Arts Emergency headquarters is based at Unit W3, 8 Woodberry Down, London N4 2TG. There will be no requirement to be based in the office until at least March 2022 and as a team we support flexible working. The appointee will have the choice to work remotely, from the London office or both. The postholder will be required to visit local partner schools and attend events in and around London.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced charity finance professional to take the operational lead for WorldSkills UK's financial planning, management, monitoring and reporting to enhance the organisation's decision-making processes, make the best use of its charitable resources and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and best practices, including company and charity law and public funding regulations.

This role will require the ability to work collaboratively and pragmatically across the organisation, combining some hands-on processing, the training and mentoring of junior finance team members with supporting the Director of Finance and Corporate Services in strategic financial planning and board level reporting.

With a proven track record of consistently delivering to a high standard the successful candidate will be motivated by working within a charity that focuses on developing young people from all backgrounds to achieve success in work and life.

Why work for WorldSkills UK

At WorldSkills UK, we have big ambitions to help the next generation, our education system, and the economy.

We are working to help create a world-class further education system that tackles vocational snobbery head on, so more young people get better opportunities and are not written off because going to university isn't right for them.

We are working to showcase that the WorldSkills UK way of mainstreaming global best practice is working to drive up standards in training, helping more young people and employers succeed.

We are working to help create a more inclusive skills system that gives more young people from diverse backgrounds a better chance of success in work and life.

We are a unique platform working with leaders in education, business and governments across the UK and our partners across the world.

As an employer ourselves we aim to be truly inclusive, offering a hybrid and collaborative working culture. We pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and are happy to discuss flexible working options with suitable candidates. Although operating from a London-based headquarters, we welcome applications from candidates across the UK and will always consider requests to work from other locations on a case-by-case basis subject to business requirements.

Join us, if you are ambitious to shape the future of further education, change lives and help create a world-class skills economy for the UK. Because when young people succeed, we all succeed.

About WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK is an independent charity and a partnership between employers, education, and governments. Together, we are using international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed.

We are a proud member of WorldSkills, a global movement of over 80 countries. WorldSkills supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment and benchmarking, with members' national teams ultimately testing their ability to achieve world-class standards in the biennial 'skills olympics'. The insights we gain from training as part of this global network help us raise standards across the UK.

We innovate to help employers: by benchmarking with skills systems from across the world to inform policy and practice, ensuring high-quality skills and boosting the UK economy.

We develop educators: by sharing international best practice, to deliver high quality training and assessment.

We inspire young people: whatever their background, to choose high-quality apprenticeships and technical education as a prestigious career route.

Our vision

Apprenticeships and technical education are prestigious career routes for all young people.

Our mission

To improve the quality of apprenticeships and technical education for the benefit of all young people and employers.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

At WorldSkills UK, we strongly value equity, diversity and inclusion and recognise that it is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. WorldSkills UK is an equal opportunities employer that encourages applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from those from diverse groups, such as women, members of the BAME and LGBTQ+ communities, to join us as at WorldSkills UK.

We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee interviews to all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process for candidates to perform to the best of their ability.

Please note: to apply to this role you will need to complete BDSIP’s application form which can be found using the link in this advert. As we practice safer recruitment procedures, we are not able to accept CVs for this post.

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join BDSIP, a dynamic and growing social enterprise, in the new role of Events and Marketing Coordinator. You’ll be coordinating and promoting both online and face-to-face training courses, conferences, professional networks and other events for a well-established client base of teachers and young people. You’ll be working with a team of experienced educational professionals across BDSIP’s central service areas, which include school improvement, inclusion, careers and work experience. 

You’ll be an essential part of the Education Core Team, a team of five, who together support BDSIP’s internal and external needs. The role is extremely varied and engaging, with no two days the same. You’ll support the wider team and liaise with an array of stakeholders from teaching assistants and headteachers, to keynote speakers and web developers.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about education, with experience in administration. Experience in events, marketing and/or content creation is desirable. You’ll be self-motivated and willing to work flexibly and confidently across multiple projects simultaneously, to meet the needs of our customers. You’ll have the ability to work independently towards team goals, have strong written and verbal communication skills and be well organised. You'll be excited by the opportunity to bring ideas and enthusiasm to shape a new role in this business.

This role offers excellent scope for personal development and growth, as well as the opportunity to drive forward BDSIP's mission to deliver consistently excellent services to schools and the best possible outcomes for young people in Barking and Dagenham. 

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Using Microsoft Office and cloud-based design programs to ensure all course and publicity materials are produced to the highest standards and in accordance with BDSIP’s brand, reflecting and reinforcing our ambition to be the training provider of choice across the borough and beyond.
2. Meeting and supporting senior business leaders and a team of experienced educational professionals to aid delivery of training, including booking venues, speakers and promotion.
3. Maintaining and developing the existing network of high-quality delivery venues, managing the relationship with each venue to ensure BDSIP receives the best experience and value.
4. Assisting the Education Core Team by sharing joint administration duties including answering general enquiries via telephone and email, supporting basic finance administration, and supporting office management duties.
5. Liaising with speakers, sponsors and delegates, ensuring clients have a premium event experience through seamless customer service.
6. Ensuring up-to-date course and event information is available on BDSIP’s website and managing course bookings – both online and through telephone enquiries, etc.
7. Attending key events to manage event delivery, including all aspects of audio-visual.
8. Managing event evaluation to ensure that customer feedback drives event content and management. Reviewing feedback to improve BDSIP’s training where possible.
9. Assisting the wider team with planning and executing marketing strategies through online channels: creating content and writing copy where required and use management information to identify target clients. Using website and social media to strengthen online presence and BDSIP’s brand.

Person specification

What we are looking for:

1. Proven administration experience - Excellent administrative, organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
2. Experience of working in events and/or marketing is preferable – to be able to show an understanding of what’s involved in planning, promoting, and delivering an event. 
3. Excellent verbal communication to build strong relationships with clients, partners and BDSIP senior staff, including event tutors.
4. Strong written skills and ability to present and develop key ideas.
5. An eye for design and detail. The ability to develop high-quality materials using MS Office, Publisher and relevant specialist software to display creative skills.
6. Strong IT skills - Knowledge of a range of digital marketing channels and methods, the ability to use social media and/or content management systems to manage BDSIP’s online presence.
7. Ability to work effectively both as part of a team, and independently with the minimum of supervision.
8. Self-confident with developed interpersonal skills. Able to negotiate with internal and external School stakeholders, including senior staff in BDSIP and its partners.
9. Confidence to bring ideas and/or solutions where necessary to improve BDSIP’s processes and practices.
10. A passion for improving outcomes for children and awareness of the education sector. Experience working within an in educational organisation would be advantageous but is not necessary.

Barking and Dagenham is a wonderfully diverse borough. We want our people to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Accordingly, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Salary: £23,000 – £30,000, dependent on skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Location: Our offices are based in Dagenham, London. Expect a mixture of working from our office in Dagenham, working from home and travelling around the borough to support delivery of events when required. Access to a car is not required for this role.

Applications: to apply to this role you will need to complete BDSIP’s application form which can be found on our website's careers page, under 'About Us'. As we practice safer recruitment procedures, we are not able to accept CVs for this post.

Timeline:

• Closing date for applications at 9am on Monday 13th December
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 5pm on Tuesday 14th December
• Interviews will be held on Friday 17th December

Start date:

ASAP - Please state the length if your notice period within your application.

The Alumni and Development Office (ADO) at St Catharine’s is expanding - we are now looking to appoint a talent fundraiser to the newly created position of Fundraising Manager. Come and join this great College and help up complete the Campaign – Our College Our Future.

We would love to hear from individuals who are talented fundraisers with an exemplary track record in managing regular giving programmes and telephone fundraising campaigns, ideally within a Higher Education context, to work on building and developing relationships to secure philanthropic gifts in support of our College priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading College alumni and development office to work on the “Our College, Our Future” Campaign which aims to raise £65 million to fund student support, College life and a major programme of building and renovation. Building on the momentum and success of the Campaign, the post holder will play a key role in ensuring that St Catharine's continues to attract philanthropic funding.

Working with the new Head of Fundraising, the Fundraising Manager will be responsible for:

• securing mid-level gifts (£5 – 50K) through the face-to-face solicitation of College alumni and friends;
• raising funds through management of the regular giving programme; and
• working with the Development Manager to steward donors the post holder will identify, cultivate and personally solicit, potential benefactors for major gifts, building relationships with known and new prospects.

Further details including the Candidate Information Pack and application arrangements can be found on our website.