Personal Assistant to the CEO & Managing Director (Maternity Cover)

Reports to: Line managed by CEO but also reports to MD

Location: Flexible, UK-based

Contract:  Fixed term – 9 months (with possible extension)

Salary: £32,542 - £33,518 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)

 + 5%  pension

Hours:  35 hours per week

The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is looking for a Personal Assistant to support the Chief Executive and Managing Director for a fixed term period of 9 months.

The purpose of this role is to provide the CE & MD with the relevant administrative and secretarial support to ensure effective management of the organisation. You will be booking meetings, responding to emails, coordinating diaries and supporting relationship management with funders, policy makers and partners. You will also be responsible for supporting the CE and MD with their internal responsibilities.

School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) is a charity that supports people using entrepreneurial approaches to tackle complex social problems. We run practical learning programmes and courses to support people from all backgrounds to realise their potential and bring about lasting social and environmental change.

This role will suit you if you are highly organised, enjoy working in a support role, are a friendly and clear communicator, and have a keen attention to detail.

Our commitment to inclusion

Diversity is a fact of life. Inclusion is a choice and a practice – for organisations and individuals. At the School for Social Entrepreneurs, our aim is to drive inclusion into every area and activity of what we do: from access to programmes, to grant investment, to board, staff and partnerships.

However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In our commitment to continue to diversify our teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as: being from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds; LGBTQ+; and those with disabilities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or documents linked to below, please contact us details on the job pack.

For full details about the role, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see details in the enclosed application pack.

Closing date: midday on Friday 4th December 2020

East European Resource Centre is looking for a driven Community Giving Coordinator to develop digital individual giving and community giving platforms.

Deadline: 30 November, 2 pm

Details how to submit an application: send CV with a short explanation how you meet requirements of the person specification using your skills and experience. Details are included in the job pack attached.

You will develop digital giving tools as well as community giving platforms in order to maximise income for our mission but also to use individual giving as a tool to increase outreach to new audiences and further promote the mission of our charity.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in individual giving fundraising, community fundraising, digital marketing or sales who wants to have tangible impact on lives of the most disadvantaged and marginalised Eastern Europeans! You will be a team worker and excellent communicator able to look beyond donations to real promotion of our work through fundraising asks.

We encourage candidates with lived experience of migrating from Central and Eastern Europe or Central European diaspora in the UK to apply for this position.

East European Resource Centre (EERC) is an independent charity that has been providing advice and support to disadvantaged Eastern European migrants since 1984. Since the 2004 / 2007 EU enlargement, our core user group comes from the accession countries. Our mission is supporting Eastern European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities. This position is an opportunity to help to fund our vital services and expand our reach to new audiences.

About Migrant Help: 

Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work. This includes understanding the importance of having a work life balance, offering enhanced family friendly provisions, additional holiday entitlements, Perkbox benefits and a non-contributory pension scheme.

About you: 

As Chief of Staff, you will have the skill and experience to integrate yourself into an organisation quickly and assess issues that serve as barriers to a team or organisation operating at maximum effectiveness. You must be a strong relationship manager and be well connected with those reporting into the CEO and others across the organisation to influence outcomes. This cross-functional perspective not only helps garner support for the leadership team, but also fosters long-term partnerships that are critical to organisational success. 

The role will be based at Migrant Help’s head office in Dover, Kent, with some opportunity for mixed home working. Travel across the UK will be required at times along with occasional need to work outside of office hours. 

Purpose of the job: 

To provide support to the CEO and coordination of the senior team, as a member of senior leadership. Serving as the “right-hand wo/man” to the CEO, assisting and advising on a broad range of issues. Overseeing large, often cross-functional organisation-wide projects or initiatives. 

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead for the organisation on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, championing our anti-racism agenda, engaging with staff and increasing awareness, working with colleagues to challenge ourselves
• Proactively advising SMT on key issues, escalating as necessary
• Keep a pulse on the business and help connect the dots with others in the team 
• Assemble dashboards and analysis to track company-wide goals and progress, including Financial data, KPI and people and user metrics 
• Lead on special projects and task and finish groups to tackle priority projects
• Lead on Information Governance on behalf of the senior team
• Play a key role in the Critical Incident team, acting as a coordinator of activities and ensuring important documentation is collected and managed throughout
• Plan and coordinate weekly, monthly and quarterly planning processes as required 
• Lead on updating and managing the Risk Register and Risk Management Policy, to ensure mitigating actions are implemented and changes reflected by appropriate managers
• Monitoring information flow: Sometimes acting as a gatekeeper, ensuring a CEO’s involvement in a project or decision-making process at the right moment 
• Ensure clear action items are captured, communicated and delivered in time with the relevant stakeholders 
• Develop, implement, and manage internal processes to improve the overall workings of the charity when issues are cross functional
• Meeting preparation and follow up: reviewing upcoming meetings for the week to ensure the CEO has all of the information needed to be as productive as possible 
• Keep on top of sector trends by reading literature and communicate out to relevant team members 
• Responsible for the quality of papers and agendas to stimulate discussion and drive good quality decisions 
• Line management of the Executive Assistant to the CEO/CoS
• Develop and lead on the use of tools such as Slack or Teams to support the senior team in managing prioritisation of work, increasing visibility of tasks and priorities to improve the effectiveness of the senior team 
• Working with each of the directors of services, to ensure that monthly meetings are held, to review minutes and ensure that important issues are escalated to senior team discussions
• Support in the recruitment approval process, owning and updating the agreed establishment chart and circulating forms through the process

Skills & Knowledge:

• At least 3 years of work experience in consulting, a scale-up, or a fast-paced environment 
• At least a bachelor’s degree in business, the social sciences, or relevant area; an MBA would be considered an advantage 
• Experience in leading teams 
• A track-record of successful project management 
• A deep desire to improve inclusion, a passion for equality and a genuine appreciation of diversity
• Exceptional organisational and strategic communication skills to create and maintain cross-departmental relationships to enable leadership success 
• The ability to work very independently, and to make decisions despite high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity 
• Previous experience in conducting financial analysis, creating dashboards, and using quantitative data and metrics to make decisions 
• Good understanding of GDPR and data protection
• High levels of discretion and strong interpersonal skills 
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills 
• Previous charity experience and high-growth phase company experience desirable 
• Effective, versatile and action-oriented 
• Willing to engage on high-level strategic discussions one day and to assist with diary management the next

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.

Special Requirements:  

- This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

- This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).

 Therefore the applicant must:

- Hold a valid, full current 10 year British passport; full EU passport or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

- Provide full UK address history for the last five years. 

See the Job Description for full person specification.

 Closing Date: 4 December 2020

Vacancy may close early depending on applicant numbers
 

As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values:

Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence.

Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. 

For over a decade, the world has been experiencing a range of inter-related crises. Financial instability, widening inequalities and climate and environmental breakdown have now been brought into sharper focus by the global coronavirus pandemic. In response, there is a growing consensus among a broad range of people – including policymakers, business and civil society leaders, academics, campaigners and commentators – that fundamental changes are needed to our economic model.

ECU exists to connect and amplify the efforts of organisations working for a more just, sustainable and resilient economy. We create resources to promote understanding of post-neoliberal ideas, narratives, policies and practices. We explore opportunities for economic change and how to overcome the barriers to achieving it. And we help connect people and organisations from a variety of sectors who are interested and involved in seeking change.

In our first year of operation, we have tested our model, grown our networks, and achieved a number of early successes. Now we’re looking for an Executive Director to take our work to the next level, deepening ECU’s ability to translate post-neoliberal ideas into mainstream impact, and mobilising action around strategic opportunities for progressive reform. 

About the role

This is an outstanding opportunity to play a defining role in building a more just, sustainable and resilient economy, in the UK and beyond. Working with a talented team and a community of organisations at the cutting edge of economic reform, you will shape and lead our strategy to amplify the impact of new economic thinking on mainstream economic debates. 

You will use your networks and influencing skills to change mainstream thinking and practice, and you’ll convene and coordinate effective action across those seeking systemic economic change. In all of your work and relationships, you’ll embody ECU’s values: justice, inclusivity, generosity and collaboration. 

Key responsibilities

Leadership and strategy

• Lead the development of ECU’s overall vision and strategy, and oversee all programmes to ensure that the strategy is delivered effectively

• With the wider ECU team, undertake intelligence gathering and analysis on political and economic debates, and identify key strategic opportunities and challenges for the promotion of post-neoliberal ideas, narratives, policies and practice 

• Ensure that ECU gathers evidence of its impact and uses this to learn from and continually improve the effectiveness of its work

External relationships

• Build and maintain relationships with individuals and groups working in mainstream institutions within politics, policy-making, business and the media, developing networks and coalitions that can advance ECU’s agenda

• Build and maintain relationships across the range of organisations seeking systemic economic change, including ECU’s Steering Group.

Team and programmes

• Oversee and where appropriate lead the delivery of ECU’s strategy and programmes, particularly in relation to ECU’s communications and political influencing work, and its Beyond Covid programme

• Take overall responsibility for programme and project management and support the team to maximise the effectiveness of programme and project delivery

• Line manage the Head of Strategic Communications, Programme Leads, and Finance and Operations Manager, and oversee the work of the Senior Adviser

Organisational development

• Take overall responsibility for finance and operations, guiding the work of the Finance and Operations Manager, and ensure that ECU complies with its statutory and funder reporting requirements

• Ensure the effective management of ECU’s budget and finances 

• Lead ECU’s team and people development, with a strong focus on personal development, inclusion and anti-oppression approaches

• Develop and lead the delivery of ECU’s fundraising strategy, maintaining strong collaborative relationships with ECU's current funders and building relationships with the potential to create new sources of funding for ECU

• With the Chair, develop and maintain a strong Board of Directors, and engage Directors in ECU’s work both within and beyond Board meetings

About you

Essential requirements:

1. Deep commitment to ECU’s purpose and values (set out below), with a passion for increasing the influence and impact of post-neoliberal thought and practice

2. An excellent knowledge of current economic and political debates, in the UK and globally, and particularly of ideas to build a more sustainable, just and resilient economy 

3. A sophisticated understanding of how political change occurs, including the role of the media in driving change, and the ability to design and implement creative, high-impact strategic interventions which will promote systemic economic change 

4. The ability to convene and mobilise a diverse range of individuals and groups to act on strategic opportunities for change, with the tenacity and resourcefulness to see initiatives through to completion

5. Experience of working in public policy, public affairs, public relations, or political work at a national level, with a track record of influencing political decision-makers and influencers

6. Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills, with experience of managing senior stakeholder relationships and the ability to align diverse viewpoints around common interests

7. Significant programme management experience, with the ability to translate strategic vision into concrete plans and deliver complex projects to challenging deadlines

8. A people-centred, empowering manager, with strong line management experience and the ability to build inclusive, collaborative organisational cultures

9. Experience of developing, managing and reporting on project and/or organisational budgets

10. Experience of fundraising and an understanding of the nature and constraints of funding provided by charitable foundations. 

11. Experience of working with or serving on a Board of Trustees or Directors, preferably within a not-for-profit context

The following qualities would be an advantage, but are not essential: 

1. A broad network of contacts within mainstream media and policymaking

2. Experience of designing and implementing strategies to shift media narratives within both mainstream and social media 

3. Knowledge and experience of monitoring, evaluation and learning in a policy context

4. A track record of attracting significant funding from trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of their background. We believe this is crucial to ensuring the legitimacy and effectiveness of our work. We recognise that people face systemic oppression based on factors including their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability, and therefore we have a responsibility to centre anti-oppression in our work.

We acknowledge that people from a number of communities are underrepresented in our team and in the wider movement of those seeking systemic economic change, and we’re committed to doing what we can to address this. If you believe you would bring greater diversity to our team, we’re keen to hear from you. We are open to assisting with childcare or other duties that may prevent candidates from attending an interview. 

As a result of retirement, we would like to appoint a new Chief Executive to lead our team of employees, support our Board and manage our wider networks.

• Would you like to be the Public Health Register’s strategic leader, overseeing standards of competence in public health practice and the development of this important workforce?

• Are you highly motivated, self-disciplined, calm under pressure and can organise your thoughts and time over policy development, strategic leadership and people management?

• Are you up for fresh challenges as part of a small but dedicated team whose focus is public protection and whose ethos is high-quality services by ourselves and by our registrants?

If you can answer “yes” to these questions , we would welcome your application for appointment to the post of Chief Executive. It offers a competitive salary, employer contribution to pension, reimbursement of all reasonable expenses and support for your Continuing Professional Development.

Our working assumption has been that we will appoint a Chief Executive who will be a full-time employee of UKPHR. However, we are committed to innovation as well as diversity and equality and will be open to flexible alternative arrangements such as less than full-time, job-share, co-working or similar. Our top concern is UKPHR’s future success and sustainability.

Job description

We have set out in our Job Description the requirements of this new post. They include:

• Maintain and enhance UKPHR’s role as a regulator, promoting public confidence in public health practice in the UK.
• Deliver an effective registration process including for applicants for registration and for registrants.
• Ensure that regulatory processes are fit for purpose including those relating to surveillance, intelligence gathering, receipt of complaints, investigation of fitness to practise issues and fair procedures.
• Ensure that robust arrangements are in place and operated effectively to secure continuing professional development of UKPHR’s paid staff and registrants and that registrants undergo regular re-registration and/or revalidation processes.
• Ensure that UKPHR works co-operatively with public health partners and engages regularly with other stakeholders.

Person Specification

We have set out in our Person Specification our requirements for the post-holder’s skills, knowledge and understanding. They include:

• Leading an organisation or leading change in a work environment
• Experience in Strategic Planning; experience of engagement at a senior level in policy development in any relevant sector
• An interest in and involvement in aspects of public health in the UK.
• Up to date IT competence and experience of communication with a range of audiences and using a range of media;
• Knowledge and application of data protection legislation and rules relating to confidentiality.

Application process and timetable

To apply for this job, you must send to UKPHR by the closing date:

1. An up to date CV; and
2. A written application (in the form provided by UKPHR). 

Please send your CV and written application for the attention of Andrew Jones, Chair, UKPHR by email.

The closing date for application is Monday 30 November 2020 at 12.00 noon.

Selection process

Our Board will have responsibility for selection.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will ideally be available for interview during the week commencing Monday 14 December 2020.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel consisting of Board members and an external stakeholder (maximum of four persons in all).

In view of the ongoing Covid-19 emergency, interviews will be conducted by Microsoft Teams.

Please note:

It is intended that interviews will be held during the week commencing 14 December 2020. Applicants should state when applying if they would be unavailable for interview on this date.

Information about UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)

UKPHR is a private company limited by guarantee and a registered Charity.

Its register, accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under a statutory scheme, is the definitive indicator of competence of public health specialists and practitioners. The register is available for public inspection and registration is the recognised yardstick of safe, competent practice in the UK.

UKPHR was established in 2003 as a voluntary register for multidisciplinary public health Specialists. It has since developed to be the register of Specialty Registrars and public health Practitioners also.

The governance and operational structure of UKPHR were streamlined in 2013 with the formation of a new, smaller Board. All Board members are directors of the Company and trustees of the charity.

UKPHR’s primary objective is to protect the public by ensuring that only competent public health professionals are registered (quality assurance).

We aim to ensure that registrants maintain high standards of practice after achieving registration, for example through our CPD requirements and our revalidation processes (quality maintenance and enhancement).

Registration is available to public health specialists, to Specialty Registrars, and to public health practitioners working at or above Level 5 (autonomous practice) of the original Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework.

We have changed the retrospective portfolio assessment route to registration for specialists.

We have reviewed our standards for practitioner registration, partly in response to the revision of the Public Health Skills & Knowledge Framework in 2016.

We require revalidation ofall specialist registrants every 5 years and we will extend this to practitioner registrants as well in 2021.

Registrants work across all the domains of public health, including health improvement, public health healthcare services, health protection, data management and analysis, intelligence and academia.

The Board’s VISION for UKPHR is:

We will protect the public and promote continuous improvement in public health practice by providing a regulatory home for the UK’s public health workforce and assuring registrants’ competence.

The Board’s MISSION is:

To be a self-sustaining and effective regulator for the public health workforce.

Essential information

Data protection

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the information you provide in your application, and any supporting documents, will be used to assess your suitability for the role advertised. It will not be released to anyone who does not require it for this purpose. If you are able to offer your services in the role advertised, this information will form the basis of your personnel file within UKPHR, otherwise it will be destroyed six months after your application, unless you give us permission to hold it on file.

Equality and diversity

Applications are encouraged from all candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity. We particularly welcome applications from women, those with a disability and those from a black or ethnic minority background.

We would also particularly welcome applications from those currently working in, or with experience of, the voluntary sector. We want to explore the widest possible pool of talent for these important appointments.

Offering an Interview to Disabled People

A disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a person as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. If you wish to indicate that you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, please tell us in or with your application.

Flexible working practices

UKPHR supports flexible working practices and as a national organisation has video conferencing and virtual meeting technologies available for communication. Remote working is therefore available subject always to satisfying the Board that sound management of resources will be achieved.

Location

The role will be based in Birmingham, UK.

UKPHR

16a, Mclaren Building, 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LR

If you are naturally patient, organised and have reliable and experience of enabling senior leaders to achieve then Vista needs you to support our Chief Executive by providing administrative and secretarial support and co-ordinating the smooth day-to-day running of our head office.  

Vista is an independent, local charity providing information, support and care to people affected by sight loss who live in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We have been doing so for over 180 years and are working hard to make sure we will do so for the future too.  

We are looking for a special person to take on this new role to help us get back on our feet after Covid-19 and deliver on our future plans. Ideally, you will have training and qualifications relevant to the role and experience of working in the third sector, and we will provide all the training you need to excel in the role. 

You will, however, need to bring:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills;
• Ability to work on your own initiative to anticipate and prioritise work and ensure tasks are completed on time;
• Natural tact and diplomacy with a warm sense of humour.

In return we offer a competitive salary, staff benefits scheme, flexibility and opportunities for professional and personal development in one of the largest local charities and a leading organisation in the sight loss sector. This job will never be boring and is yours to develop within our team. 

Working for Vista means you will be working for one of the oldest and largest local charities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, working with people with sight loss and their families

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic and are an equal opportunity employer. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities including visual impairments, and we encourage applications from such people who are under-represented in our workforce and face disadvantage on account of disability. 

All candidates will be treated equally, and we will base decisions on appointments on the merits of the candidates

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic global charity focused on ending human trafficking and modern slavery. The charity has a truly global presence with operations across three different continents. We are seeking to source an experienced Executive Assistant to the CEO. The role will entail the provision of comprehensive support and guidance to the CEO across all aspects of their responsibilities to effectively lead the charity. The successful candidate will be able to anticipate needs, provide critical thinking to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality and operate at pace and with precision often working remotely from the CEO.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience of working in a similar role supporting a Senior Management team or CEO. You will be a confident and strong communicator having the ability to work with stakeholders both within and external to the organisation. The role as mentioned, will be detail orientated at often at a fast pace and therefore we are seeking candidates with great organisational skills and project management experience. Previous experience of fulfilling company secretarial duties and managing budgets and expenses will be an advantage. Please apply or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an initial discussion and full JD.  

Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer myeloma and related conditions. We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future. We are now looking to appoint a PA for our CEO.

To realise our long-term ambition to make myeloma history, we relentlessly pursue better outcomes for myeloma patients and patients with related conditions through a comprehensive early diagnosis programme, a unique research portfolio, our treatment access strategy, information and support services, and healthcare improvement services.

As PA to our CEO, you will provide effective executive and administrative support and carry out a broad range of administrative tasks for the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team.  These will include diary management, travel booking and itineraries, organising and minuting meetings and preparing reports and presentations. 

You will also undertake Board secretarial duties and be responsible for arranging and co-ordinating Board meetings and the annual Board retreat. 

As first point of contact for the CEO, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as first class administrative/secretarial skills.  You will have previous experience providing support at executive level, and a flexible ‘can do’ approach.  Experience in minute taking is an essential requirement for this role.

If you think you would be a great fit for this role, please send us your CV and supporting statement.The closing date for applications is 7 December 2020.  First interviews will be held virtually on 11 December, with second stage interviews on 16 December.

We are seeking a highly organised, confident and meticulous person to fulfil the vital role of Executive Assistant to the CEO.

Ben Cooley, CEO and Founder of Hope for Justice, has a strong and passionate vision for driving the organisation forward in its global strategy and growth.  This role will suit someone who thrives off pace and energy and enjoys working in an agile environment.  In order to support the CEO the Executive Assistant will need to work proactively and promptly in numerous areas of the CEO office whilst ensuring professionalism and confidentiality. This will include identifying great connections and supporting Ben during and in advance of high level meetings with the likes of; government officials, celebrities, donors, church leaders, high profile business contacts and other key stakeholders globally.

Ben’s Executive Assistant will also work to undertake secretariat duties for the Board of Trustees and Committees, as well as supporting on the organisational governance, therefore previous experience of company secretarial duties is advantageous. The role involves providing comprehensive support and guidance to the CEO, including anticipating his needs, as well as providing critical thinking to problems.

This is a senior role within Hope for Justice and as such it requires at least seven years’ experience in a similar position reporting directly to senior management, plus sound experience of establishing positive and productive relationships at a senior level and having the tact and diplomacy to ensure these relationships are maintained effectively.  Desirable experience would include overseeing budgets and expenses and developing internal processes and systems for the smooth running of the Executive office.

You will be a crucial part of the team at Hope for Justice, which is a rewarding and people-focused environment.

A fantastic opportunity for a proactive and experienced PA to CEO, to join a wonderful health charity, based in West London.

As the PA to the CEO your role will be to provide outstanding and proactive personal assistance and secretarial support to the CEO, the board of trustees and senior leadership team.

Please note: currently this role requires you to work in the office 3 days and 2 days from home.

As the PA to the CEO your key responsibilities will be to:

• Manage the CEO's correspondence, maintaining and managing the diary and arranging meetings.
• Prepare and amend correspondence, agenda, papers, reports, etc, as necessary.
• Responsible for travel arrangements and expenses, appointments, and meetings.
• Provide secretarial support to the board of trustees, as necessary
• Take minutes of various meetings, including senior leadership team meetings.
• Coordinate and support cross-organisational project working groups and initiatives.

Our client is looking for an experienced PA who has worked at senior management level, is proactive with a 'can-do' approach and who is used to working in a busy and diverse role. You will have proven experience of:

• Working as a PA at senior management level, ideally in a CEO role.
• Extremely organised with excellent secretarial and administrative skills.
• An ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues across an international group
• Experienced in taking minutes at meetings.

Experience working within a medical or healthcare sector, would be advantageous

Main Purpose

Within a newly restructured department, this is an exciting role taking main responsibility for planning and executing media relations initiatives. Proactively seeking out opportunities to drive fundraising and increase the general public engagement. To involve our storytellers and thought leaders on relevant and timely issues of public interest. You will possess a great ‘news sense’ and ability to think creatively to get ‘cut through’ in the media and will be able to jump on and maximise opportunities.

Working across our USA based, Global Brand Team, and the UK team, you must have an interest in working with consumer media, have experience of working with national press and planning large public-facing campaigns and the desire to work in a fast-paced team committed to making a difference.

Main Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with national & International media outlets to drive visibility of the brand.

• Create and maintain media contact lists.

• Develop and implement creative methods to seize targeted opportunities.

• Research, develop and execute media placement in line with Media Strategy

• Develop and pitch news and stories to the media.

• Draft press releases, briefings, talking points, and other written content.

• Utilize tools for research to help inform media placement decisions.

• Plan and coordinate media events and manage media relations activities.

• Track and analyse media metrics.

• Assure positive reviews, glowing recommendations, and interest in the brand.

• Work with agency partners.

• Coordinate planning and messaging with social media teams to ensure consistency.

• Keep informed about trends and translate relevant developments into the adapted plan of action.

• Work in collaboration with Global Brand Team based in Texas to maximise the visibility of the brand related to the Global Mercy Europe visit, with a dotted line report to the International Media Liaison.

• Other duties as are within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Chief Executive.

• The post holder will actively follow Mercy Ships UK policies.

• Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at Mercy Ships UK and International.

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder.

The CSP is the trade union and educational, professional organisation for the UK’s 59,000 chartered physiotherapists, support workers and students; and one of the largest representative bodies in healthcare.

We are looking for a talented Project Coordinator to help coordinate the CSP’s community rehabilitation campaign, with a particular focus on our flagship Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA), the Community Rehabilitation matrix team’s planning activity and grant reporting.

Supporting priority projects, you will plan and coordinate individual initiatives, often collaboratively, to ensure effective project delivery. You will be the primary point of contact for CRA members, CSP staff and other internal and external stakeholders on all matters related to the community rehabilitation campaign. You will respond to, and triage, their enquiries and provide advice, guidance and assistance, operating independently as well as in liaison with key internal contacts.  You will coordinate progress reporting for each project, including grant-funded projects, and to that end you will be responsible for updating the risk register, day-to-day budget management and forecasting. You’ll also coordinate the planning and scheduling of key meetings, as well as develop positive relationships with stakeholders, CSP staff and alliance members to drive the successful delivery of the projects. From time to time, you may also be asked to help with evaluation activities, including supporting efficient survey data collection, analysis, interpretation and attribution tracking.

A first degree, or equivalent learning/experience is essential, combined with a successful track record of campaign and budget management. You’ll also have proven experience of successfully supporting working group meetings, working with multi-disciplinary teams, together with a strong ability to collect and disseminate information and present information in various formats.

Your relationship management expertise will enable you to quickly forge good working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and stake holders, and your self-motivation, combined with the ability to balance your workload, will ensure that you successfully manage your priorities to meet conflicting deadlines.

Our Values

At the CSP our goal is to create a culture which is characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork.  We all strive for continuous improvement and to be the best at everything we do.  We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity.  Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA and reflect the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it to have the greatest impact for our members.

For further information and details of how to apply, please click on apply to be redirected to our website. 

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10.00am Friday 27 November 2020.

Interview date: w/c 14 December 2020.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 27 days annual leave, pension scheme and lunch allowance.

The CSP is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

 Please note  This role is based in London, WC1, but currently homebased due to COVID Restrictions.

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Manchester International Festival (MIF) will return in Summer ‘21 with a celebration of international culture, innovation and creativity. MIF invites great artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester. Our future home is The Factory, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where we’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else. We want to bring together a talented team of people, reaching out into every corner of Manchester and harnessing the talent and energy that is found across the city and beyond.

The Volunteer Coordinator will make a significant contribution to the planning, organisation and delivery of the Volunteer Programme for the 2021 Manchester International Festival, including leading on specific projects. The Volunteer Coordinator is a key post within the MIF Volunteering Team and the post holder will deputise for the Volunteer Manager as required.

Responsibilities

- Contribute to volunteer recruitment for MIF21, ensuring and encouraging applications from diverse communities across Greater Manchester and supporting the application, selection and interview process for new and returning volunteers

− Plan, develop and implement projects within MIF’s volunteer programme which could include training and induction schemes, social events, volunteer placements and other volunteer activities leading up to, during and after the 2021 Festival

− Ensure efficient and accurate administration of the volunteer programme including maintaining databases and schedules, processing volunteer expenses and contributing to evaluation processes and reporting

− Manage Volunteer Team Leaders who in turn manage, support and encourage the wider volunteer team − Support co-ordination with MIF departments to ensure that their volunteer requirements are being met and that the volunteer programme is integrated into the work of the organisation to best effect. This includes contributing to the volunteering team’s relationship with key festival partners, ensuring that they are kept informed and involved both before and during the Festival

− Offer advice and information to volunteers and external organisations through face-to-face, telephone and email contact 

This role is a 8-month Fixed Term Contract (Jan – end Aug 2021), working 35 hours per week.

Manchester International Festival operate an online application process. However, if you have any specific accessibility requirements and require the application form and/or job pack in an alternative format, please contact us via our website.

We particularly encourage people from Greater Manchester and underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

The role will require the post holder to be based remotely initially in-line with government guidelines, however we expect the post holder to be based in Manchester nearer to the delivery of MIF '21.

Reporting to: Head of Development and Communications 

Salary: £26,000 to £28,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

Hours: This is a full time role, however we welcome applications from those interested in part-time hours or a job-share arrangement.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, 6% Employer pension contribution.

Location: Flexible working options available.

Wikimedia UK is the national charity for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement and projects, of which Wikipedia is the best known. We’ve recently received an additional grant from our core funder to develop our fundraising capacity. We are seeking a hands on fundraiser with a creative attitude to build our fundraising from trusts and foundations, partnerships and individuals, and contribute to wider income-generation activities. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and broaden your fundraising skills in support of a growing national charity with international connections. The successful candidate will be motivated by our vision and mission and enjoy working within a small, supportive, friendly and committed team.

Fundraising and Development 

• Generate income from Trust and Foundations, building strategic relationships which further Wikimedia UK’s aims and objectives. Manage and lead the identification of and approaches to Trusts, grant makers and potential funders.

• Write compelling, detailed and highly tailored fundraising applications for funders.

• Contribute new ideas for fundraising and identify suitable initiatives.

• Support the development and delivery of the charity’s voluntary income strategy, in close collaboration with the Head of Development and Communications, Chief Executive and other stakeholders such as the Development Advisory Board. 

• Support the delivery of action plans for specific areas of fundraising, including individual supporters, partnerships and trusts and foundations.

• Create supportive relationships across the wider Wikimedia UK team in order to understand broader funding needs and opportunities.

• To share in the general administration of the Development and Communications team.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Engage with the Director of Programmes and Evaluation, and Programme Coordinators where appropriate to deliver funding and project reporting or monitoring.

• Ensure delivery of timely, accurate and engaging funding monitoring and grant reports to ensure positive stewardship of funder relationships. 

• Maintain correct and timely input with CiviCRM across leads and achieved funds.

• Ensure clear and effective records to support fundraising Audit requirements.

• Support the Head of Development and Communications with reporting when required for Board meetings and Governance committees.

Communications 

• Work with the Communications and Governance Coordinator to ensure funding success and partnership outcomes are promoted across our social media presence, newsletters and blog. 

• Ensure clear and timely communications are maintained with funders to deliver positive stewardship of funder relationships.

• Work to maintain the Wikimedia UK Case for Support.

Wikimedia UK is an equal opportunities employer. We hold diversity and inclusion at the heart of our organisation and in this recruitment process. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and we particularly welcome applications from potential candidates from traditionally underrepresented groups, such as those with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act. 

The organisation has an office in Southwark, however all staff are currently working from home. We are developing our plans to return to the office in early 2021 if we consider it to be both safe and beneficial to do so, but with flexible working options in place.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Natasha Iles, Head of Development and Communications, contact details on our job page. Full application details including the job description and person specification, and how to apply, is on our website.