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Modern slavery is one of the greatest social injustices of our times. Today, over 40 million people around the world are suffering forced labour, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and forced marriage. It is a global industry, with over $150 billion made each year from exploiting human beings, making it the second largest criminal activity. Human trafficking is both a domestic and an international issue, with exploitation present in countries at all stages of economic development.
Founded in 2008 and committed to ending modern slavery, Hope for Justice has grown into a global charity, working across 5 continents, 10 countries and 32 locations, in the Global North and Global South. It is a private limited company by guarantee, as well as a registered charity, with a Board of Directors/ Trustees that consists of eight Trustees, all of whom, including the chair, are non-executive directors and unpaid.
Hope for Justice has been through a period of significant growth and change since its creation and will continue to evolve as it responds to the political, economic and social environments in which it operates. In response to this it is currently appointing multiple new Trustees.
The key responsibilities of all the Trustees will be to support and develop the Board’s capacity to oversee organisational change, bringing expertise in one or multiple of the following areas: policy, marketing and fundraising, funding and finance and operational risk. In this regard, there is particular emphasis on considering the changing landscape of international development, growing awareness of modern slavery, the risks within the funding environment and the diversification and improvement in performance of the Charity.
Candidates will be senior leaders in their own field. They will be creative with an entrepreneurial approach and be excited to support and develop the values and corporate responsibility of Hope for Justice. The Charity is particularly keen to consider candidates who will help to strengthen the diversity of the Board to better reflect that of the Charity and the global environments in which it works. They will have an understanding of the inherent challenges around profitability and organisational effectiveness in high performing organisations. Though not essential, prior non-executive director experience will be valuable. Experience of working in an international, especially developing country, environment will be equally valuable.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Hope for Justice on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit the Saxton Bampfylde website, by clicking to apply, using reference FAPACB. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 5th September.
About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects, and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, and schools.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our Mission and Values on our website
About You
As the Microbiology Society embarks on its new five-year strategy, with increased ambition to ensure that the science of microbiology brings maximum benefit to society, we are seeking three new colleagues with exceptional vision and skills.
The Head of Scientific Programmes, the Head of Engagement and Storytelling, and the Head of Development Opportunities will work with expert microbiologists and professional colleagues to generate innovative and impactful programmes, content, and markets
The Head of Scientific Programmes will be responsible for ensuring that our journals, conferences, professional development work, and associated activities are comprehensibly linked into a lucid and cogent whole.
The Head of Engagement and Storytelling will be responsible for ensuring that content outside of our scientific programmes aimed at public, policy and educational audiences forms an articulate body of material with clear purposes and targeted audiences.
The Head of Development Opportunities will be responsible for ensuring that we are bringing together both our current income-generating activities and any new ventures, both commercial and non-commercial, ensuring that these are targeted at enthusiastic communities and markets.
To fulfil any of these exciting new roles, you will be collaborative, articulate, and have a clear sense of purpose. You will build relationships with our communities of scientific experts, our trustees and other members of our governance structures, our energetic team of colleagues, and our partners and collaborators in other communities.
We are genuinely excited about what the future brings for our organisation and would greatly value the change to talk to you about how these newly created roles will be a vibrant part of that change.In the first instance, please contact the Chief Operations Officer, Jo Manning, (contact details are available on our website) to arrange to speak to the Chief Executive and other senior colleagues about these stimulating opportunities.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website
Our generous benefits package includes;
- Flexible working hours
- Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
- 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
- Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
- Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter - This should be no more than 2 A4 size pages.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The closing date is 9th September 2022; however, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until then. Early applications are therefore welcome.
It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.
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 candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects, and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, and schools.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our Mission and Values on our website
About You
As the Microbiology Society embarks on its new five-year strategy, with increased ambition to ensure that the science of microbiology brings maximum benefit to society, we are seeking three new colleagues with exceptional vision and skills.
The Head of Scientific Programmes, the Head of Engagement and Storytelling, and the Head of Development Opportunities will work with expert microbiologists and professional colleagues to generate innovative and impactful programmes, content, and markets
The Head of Scientific Programmes will be responsible for ensuring that our journals, conferences, professional development work, and associated activities are comprehensibly linked into a lucid and cogent whole.
The Head of Engagement and Storytelling will be responsible for ensuring that content outside of our scientific programmes aimed at public, policy and educational audiences forms an articulate body of material with clear purposes and targeted audiences.
The Head of Development Opportunities will be responsible for ensuring that we are bringing together both our current income-generating activities and any new ventures, both commercial and non-commercial, ensuring that these are targeted at enthusiastic communities and markets.
To fulfil any of these exciting new roles, you will be collaborative, articulate, and have a clear sense of purpose. You will build relationships with our communities of scientific experts, our trustees and other members of our governance structures, our energetic team of colleagues, and our partners and collaborators in other communities.
We are genuinely excited about what the future brings for our organisation and would greatly value the chance to talk to you about how these newly created roles will be a vibrant part of that change. In the first instance, please contact the Chief Operations Officer, Jo Manning, (contact details are available on our website) to arrange to speak to the Chief Executive and other senior colleagues about these stimulating opportunities.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website
Our generous benefits package includes;
- Flexible working hours
- Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
- 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
- Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
- Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter - This should be no more than 2 A4 size pages.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The closing date is 9th September 2022; however, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until then. Early applications are therefore welcome.
It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.
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 candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects, and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, and schools.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our Mission and Values on our website
About You
As the Microbiology Society embarks on its new five-year strategy, with increased ambition to ensure that the science of microbiology brings maximum benefit to society, we are seeking three new colleagues with exceptional vision and skills.
The Head of Scientific Programmes, the Head of Engagement and Storytelling, and the Head of Development Opportunities will work with expert microbiologists and professional colleagues to generate innovative and impactful programmes, content, and markets
The Head of Scientific Programmes will be responsible for ensuring that our journals, conferences, professional development work, and associated activities are comprehensibly linked into a lucid and cogent whole.
The Head of Engagement and Storytelling will be responsible for ensuring that content outside of our scientific programmes aimed at public, policy and educational audiences forms an articulate body of material with clear purposes and targeted audiences.
The Head of Development Opportunities will be responsible for ensuring that we are bringing together both our current income-generating activities and any new ventures, both commercial and non-commercial, ensuring that these are targeted at enthusiastic communities and markets.
To fulfil any of these exciting new roles, you will be collaborative, articulate, and have a clear sense of purpose. You will build relationships with our communities of scientific experts, our trustees and other members of our governance structures, our energetic team of colleagues, and our partners and collaborators in other communities.
We are genuinely excited about what the future brings for our organisation and would greatly value the chance to talk to you about how these newly created roles will be a vibrant part of that change. In the first instance, please contact the Chief Operations Officer, Jo Manning, (contact details are available on our website) to arrange to speak to the Chief Executive and other senior colleagues about these stimulating opportunities.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website
Our generous benefits package includes;
- Flexible working hours
- Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
- 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
- Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
- Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter - This should be no more than 2 A4 size pages.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The closing date is 9th September 2022; however, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until then. Early applications are therefore welcome.
It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.
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 candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The UKMT is a charity that operates across the UK, advancing the education of children and young people in mathematics, in particular by organising and running mathematics competitions. These competitions are essential to the UKMT’s goal to inspire a love of mathematical problem solving in the widest possible group of young people. Several hundred thousand young people participate in UKMT activities every year. The UKMT consists of several hundred diverse volunteers, of whom about a hundred are Members of the Trust. The Trustees are drawn from within the volunteers and Membership and from outside the organisation. UKMT staff are led by the Executive Director.
Alongside our core business, the UKMT’s strategic objectives include: digital transformation, impact assessment, people planning and inclusivity & diversity.
Skills and experience sought
The principles and personal attributes that individuals bring to the UKMT are as important as their skills and knowledge. These qualities enable Trustees to use their skills and knowledge to function well as part of a team and to make an active contribution to effective governance. The Chair of the Board of Trustees should demonstrate:
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Strong commitment to the UKMT’s aim and goals.
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Experience of collaborative leadership and chairing meetings.
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Experience in a trustee / non-executive director role.
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Knowledge of good governance.
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Experience in a strategic role, and an understanding of the differences between strategic and operational roles.
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Excellent knowledge of or willingness to learn about mathematical enrichment in the UK and beyond.
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Willingness to take a leading role in the work of the Trust, devoting the required time and energy to help advance the education of young people in mathematics.
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Strong commitment to safeguarding, and an understanding of the UKMT policies relating to this.
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Creativity and willingness to challenge conventional wisdom in an appropriate manner and open-mindedness about new approaches, recognising the value of innovation and creative thinking to organisational development and success.
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Ability to communicate views and opinions clearly and in a constructive manner in person and via email.
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Willingness to listen and work in partnership with others.
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Ability to build strong working relationships with Trustees, our volunteering community, the Executive Director and other staff, and with other stakeholders as appropriate.
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Ability to deal with challenging situations in a courteous but, where necessary, firm manner.
We are looking for the new Chair to be in post by April 2023. If the successful candidate is available before then, a handover period with the current Interim Chair is likely to be beneficial. If the successful candidate is not available until shortly after April 2023, a later start can be negotiated.
How will I participate?
Board meetings and UKMT events may be held throughout the country and some travel may be required to attend. All other administrative tasks can be done at your convenience. Some meetings are held online.
This role is voluntary (unpaid) but reasonable expenses will be paid to enable Trustees to attend meetings. If you are a serving teacher, we will pay for cover to enable you to attend meetings that fall within term-time.
Please download the Role Summary for a full description of the role. To apply, see the 'How do I apply?' section of the Role Summary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our new Chair will be an ambassador for Leaders in Community (LiC) who can help them maximize the potential of their programmes and who can help grow the organisation.
LiC is a Queen's Award winning youth-led organisation with over 15 years' experience in delivering youth leadership and youth social action campaigns, supporting local young people challenge and overcome inequalities and barriers to progression.
As Chair, your commitment to Leaders in Community will include chairing board meetings, an annual Trustee strategy session and the Annual General Meeting. LiC actively encourage all of their Trustees to visit local operations and to meet volunteers and staff in order to build a better understanding of their work and to increase their visibility within the organisation.
In addition to your responsibilities as a Trustee, the Chair has a leadership role in ensuring that the Board of Trustees fulfils its responsibilities for the effective governance of the charity.
Our Vision : We inspire and empower local young people to be active and vocal contributors to the social, economic and cultural well-being... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have two leadership vacancies where you have the opportunity to come and join us on either our Board or our newly formed Operations Committee, where you will play a key role in strengthening our Governance Framework on our mission to Transform Lives.
The Salvation Army Housing Association (Saha) is a Registered Provider of social housing that is part of the wider Salvation Army family. We started developing housing and services in 1959. We currently own over 4,000 homes and are a specialist provider of support and housing across England.
We’d love to hear from you if you have strong housing sector experience, have held a senior leadership position in another Registered Provider, experience of overseeing high quality services to those in greatest need in our society, and are able to commit up to around 15 days /8 days per year respectively to this work, then we would love to hear from you.
Please review our recruitment packs where you will find more information about these positions and how to apply.
You can also visit our website for more information about Saha.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 19th August 2022
Operations Committee Member Interview date: Tuesday 13th September 2022
Board Member Interview Date: Tuesday 20th September 2022
At saha we transform lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of our society, mainly people experie... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation is a global leader in developing and advocating for more humane drug policies. We want to recruit a new Chair to help drive forward our work. Our current Chair, Jane Hickman, is retiring this year after five years in post.
This is an exciting time in drug policy. Rapid changes in approach are occurring in the UK and internationally. Transform has a long history of shaping these changes and seeking to ensure that reform reduces harm, improves social justice and protect public health. We aim to keep its research expertise at the forefront of the ongoing national discussion on drugs reform.
Our Anyone’s Child campaign is a highly effective family-led movement that has had a significant impact here and abroad and is an important part of the way we work to create change. You can find out more about our work via our website.
Our new Chair will help build on our success so far by providing leadership, good judgment, knowledge of policy and how it is made, and inculcating high standards of governance.
They will also ensure that that we continue to improve our ability to reflect the needs of those most affected by current drug policy: in particular, black and minority ethnic groups and the socially excluded. With the right Chair we hope to remain one of the leaders in our field.
We welcome applications from all candidates with the skills and commitment to support the work of Transform. We especially welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as part of our commitment to ensuring a full diversity of experience is reflected in the work we do.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Founded in 1795, Norwood is the oldest Jewish charity in the UK. Each year we support over 2,500 people - from children and families facing challenges in their lives due to additional educational needs, mental health or severe wellbeing issues, to anyone with learning disabilities or autism. Norwood is highly ambitious, committed to delivering high quality services that fully meet the evolving needs of the Jewish community. The Trustee Board and executive management team recently completed a fundamental refresh of the charity’s long term strategic aims and objectives with respect to future service provision.
We now seek to further strengthen the Trustee Board by the addition of two new Trustees with contemporary, specialist experience in one of the following areas:
• Supported Living services
• Children and Family services
As an inclusive charity our ambition is to recruit and work with diverse talents. We especially welcome applications from candidates living with a disability, or with close experience of living with disabilities. The Norwood Trustee role is highly rewarding, and provides the opportunity to make an important and valuable contribution to the charity’s future, and to the community.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 19th August and interviews will be conducted in late August / early September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.??
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
The Museum has secured investment from the UK Government to build a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park, a science and technology hub on the University of Reading campus. The purpose-built centre will house much of the Museum's collection and will include laboratories, digitisation suites, collaborative research spaces, conservation labs and workspaces.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
About the role
The Executive Assistant to the Director and Board of Trustees is the focal point for the Director's relationships with the Board of Trustees and a large range of important internal and external stakeholders. The post has overall responsibility for providing high-level administrative, organisational and logistical support to the Director. It is the primary point of contact for Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Trustees more broadly, to ensure their time is managed effectively, and there is good coordination between the Director, Chair of the Board and Trustees.
Based in the Director's Office team, you will work closely with the Director, Chief of Staff and Strategy Planning Manager to ensure that the Director's schedule and business is conducted efficiently and professionally. Reporting into the Director.
About you
- Significant experience in a senior / executive Assistant role
- Experience and understanding of complex diary / email management
- Extremely organised, a confident multi-tasker, with ability to work calmly and professionally under pressure, use initiative and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines with impeccable timekeeping
- Ability to produce professional documentation for trustees and senior leaders
- Experience working with confidential and basic financial information
- Ability to practice the utmost discretion relating to confidential matters
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels and with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, Trustees, and external stakeholders alike
- Focused with a strong attention to detail and proven ability to undertake tasks required to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to demonstrate basic analytical skills with a systematic approach to problem solving
- Proficiency in full suite of Microsoft Office Programmes; expert level in MS Outlook and Teams, with the ability to learn new software packages quickly.
What we offer
- 5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 and other national treasures. For more details, visit
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
How to apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum's careers portal,
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Closing date: 9.00am, Monday, 15th August 2022
Interviews: w/c 5th September 2022
Salary: £35,798 per annum
The Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre.
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Main Purpose/aims of Role
To provide leadership and direction to the Committee to facilitate the work of UKCP in pursuing its vision, mission and strategic direction within the Committee’s terms of reference (once the ToR have been reviewed).
To ensure EDI is integrated into all aspects of our work – for our members, our staff and, crucially, for the public with whom we and our members interact professionally.
To embed good governance practices in everything the Committee and its members undertake, abiding by the Nolan principles, the UKCP’s regulatory framework, ethical behaviours, and promoting diversity and inclusion.
To command confidence and collaborate effectively across UKCP to champion the work of the Committee and be accountable to the Board of Trustees for delivery.
To oversee the delivery of the UKCP’s Equality and Diversity Action Plan.
NB: The role holder will be an independent non-member, lay expert.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Women in Prison, we are passionate, ambitious and grounded in the reality of women’s lives. We are proud of our roots and have grown from strength to strength since the 1980’s, delivering services to women and campaigning for change.
Job Purpose: To provide day to day PA support to the Chief Executive, administrative support to the Chief Executive and SMT and secretarial duties for the Board of Women in Prison
Reports to: Chief Executive
Key Responsibility Areas:
- To proactively manage the diary of the Chief Executive
- To provide administrative support to the Chief Executive
- To provide administrative support to the senior management team
- To provide secretarial/administrative support to the Board
Duties and key responsibilities:
To manage the diary of the Chief Executive
- To proactively manage the diary of the Chief Executive
- To ensure all requested meetings are appropriately prioritised and diarised, with sufficient time for preparation and travel
- To support the Chief Executive to ensure her diary enables positive working practices
- To maintain excellent relationships with all contacts for the Chief Executive
- To manage a system for key meetings with the Chief Executive to ensure preparation time, papers and briefings are in place in good time
- To ensure the Chief Executive is meeting regularly with line reports, chairs of the Board and Board members
To provide administrative support to the Chief Executive
- To put an effective filing system in place manage it on behalf of the Chief Executive
- To organise travel for the Chief Executive when required
- To manage the expenses for the Chief Executive and ensure appropriate sign off from the Chairs of the Board
- To take minutes of meetings as required by the Chief Executive and circulate in a timely manner
To provide administrative support to the Senior Management Team
- To support the smooth running of the Senior Management Team
- To set up meetings and ensure agendas are in place
- To circulate papers at least 2 days in advance of meetings
- To minute meetings and share minutes and actions in a timely manner
- Notify all those who need to take follow up action and/or others who may need to be aware of the decision and its implications
To provide secretarial/administrative support to the Board
- To ensure Board meetings are in the diaries of all attendees
- To support the preparation and circulation of Board papers and agendas in a timely fashion
- To take minutes of board and board committee meetings, agree these with the Chief Executive and Chairs and circulate in a timely fashion
- To keep proper records and files of Board decisions, approvals and minutes
- To support Board members with administrative support as required
- Notify all those who need to take follow up action and/or others who may need to be aware of the decision and its implications
These are the main duties of the role but do not form part of the contract of employment, and flexibility will be required as the needs of the organisation changes.
WOMEN IN PRISON is a national organisation that provides support to women affected by the criminal justice system and campaigns to end the harm... Read more
In conjunction with the Trust Chair and CEO, implement the Trust’s strategic priority on leadership and governance, so that is has the highest standards of collective leadership and governance to deliver sustainable school improvement and safeguarding.
Work with the trust board, its subcommittees and executive team to design, implement and support high-quality governance processes so that the trust continues to improve the effectiveness of its governance, in accordance with best governance practices.
Organise and support all trust board and central subcommittee meetings, lead on governance recruitment, and advise on procedural matters regarding compliance and relevant legal and regulatory frameworks. Support Academy Council Chairs and clerks in their roles.
Main duties:
- Strategic Implementation:
- Work with the Trust Chair and CEO to lead the implementation of the Trust’s strategic priority to improve leadership and governance in line with the Trust’s implementation plan.
- Develop proposals to improve continuously and develop the Trust’s governance through the life of the Trust’s strategy, being proactive as well as responsive to emerging issues and best practice.
- Develop the Trust’s approach to assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of its leadership and governance.
- General Governance:
- Research, develop and implement governance improvement documents and processes. Review and revise existing processes and structures to meet the needs of the Chair, Chief Executive Officer, central subcommittee chairs, academy councils, and trustees.
- Provide advice to the trustee board on its core functions with reference to the relevant regulatory governance frameworks and best practice.
- Advise the board on relevant legislative and procedural matters before, during and after meetings
- Develop and roll out policies that support trust-wide governance activities. Lead the reporting on policy implementation and evaluation. Have an effective system in place for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best governance practice throughout the Trust’s governance.
- Develop a systematic approach for updating and reviewing trust policies, working with colleagues to ensure policies are reviewed and updated in accordance with the trust’s master policy schedule.
- Identify priorities, anticipate issues which may arise, draw these matters to the chair’s attention and propose recommended actions.
- Effective administration of meetings:
- Ensure the smooth running of the trust’s board and its central subcommittees. Manage processes, delivery of support and information to trustees in accordance with best practice ensuring high quality meeting packs, effective meetings and follow-up.
- Draft good quality minutes of board and central subcommittee meetings that accurately and concisely record the salient points of the meeting.
- Develop and maintain an annual governance calendar of board and subcommittee meetings and related tasks, included annual strategic and training days.
- Membership:
- Support the Trust Chair with succession planning and arranging regular collective and individual trustee evaluation activities to assess board effectiveness and inform next steps.
- Manage the recruitment, appointment and induction of: (a) new trustees and Academy Council Chairs, working with the Trust Chair; (b) Academy Council members, working with the Academy Council Chairs; (c) those appointed to new roles, for example, subcommittee chairs.
- Monitor trustee and academy councillor terms of office and pro-actively ensure re-appointment commences in a timely fashion.
- Regularly review the training provided to all in governance roles and ensure that the training offer is fit for purpose.
- Manage Information and Promote Communications:
- Maintain up to date electronic records of board, subcommittee and academy council papers and minutes, which are well organised and readily accessible.
- Maintain up to date records of the names and addresses of board and academy council members and their term of office.
- Collate and maintain relevant business interests of trustees and members and ensure information is published on the website.
- Ensure that trustee and academy council member information on DfE and regulatory websites is accurate and up to date.
- Maintain a record of mandatory and relevant training undertaken by members of the board
- Maintain trustee meeting attendance records.
- Ensure copies of statutory policies and other documents approved by the board are kept and published as agreed, for example, on the appropriate website,
- Manage the flow of information from trust board to local academy councils and vice versa.
- File returns to Companies House and the Charity Commission.
- Continuously improve communication between the board, its subcommittees and academy councils to promote effective working arrangements, sharing of good practice, and collective governance in the interest of the Trust as a whole.
- People and relationships:
- Develop and maintain effective professional working relationships with the Chair, the board, executive leaders and the academy councils.
- Supervise academy council clerks and keep their role, terms and conditions, responsibilities, performance and professional development under review.
- Personal Development:
- Undertake appropriate and regular training and development to maintain knowledge and improve practice.
- Keep up to date with current educational developments and legislation affecting governance of MATs and local boards.
General Duties:
- Act in accordance with the safeguarding policies to promote and maintain a culture of safeguarding including staying alert in recognising and immediately reporting concerns to the designated safeguarding lead.
- Responsible for acting in accordance with all trust policies, in particular taking care of own and other’s health and safety.
- The JD and PS will be reviewed regularly, and any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.
- These responsibilities are not exhaustive, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related reasonable duties commensurate with their skills, abilities and grade.
- Participate in regular performance management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time for a dynamic CEO to lead the Chilterns MS Centre into its next chapter. This period of growth and expansion into new services will need the CEO to confidently navigate the Charity into new areas, exercise a broad range of management and leadership skills and crucially to guide and balance growth in income and investment in additional resources.
The Chilterns MS Centre, based near Wendover in Buckinghamshire, is a well established and progressive charity devoted to supporting people affected by Multiple Sclerosis for the past 37 years. The organisation is moving into a new phase, extending support and therapies to a far wider range of neurological conditions including Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke. Utilising the facilities and staff expertise to a wider reach of beneficiaries is a key foundation of the Centre’s strategy to build long term resilience, and boost the positive impact for those affected by the challenges of neurological conditions.
The Centre’s Board of Trustees has governance oversight, and the CEO must manage the interface between the leadership team and the Trustees. A collaborative style coupled with a proactive operational can-do attitude are prerequisites.
Moving into a “multi-condition” organisation, as the Centre’s figurehead, you will be working in co-operation with the leadership team and especially the Head of Fundraising and Head of Integrated Clinical Services promoting the virtues of the Centre to our local and regional communities, businesses and key stakeholders; helping to build long term strategic relationships to secure both operational and income security.
Please see the attached CEO Recruitment Pack for more details of the role and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Charity
Bowel Research UK (BRUK) launched on the 29 September 2020 following the merger of Bowel and Cancer Research and Bowel Disease Research Foundation. Bringing together the wider research community, healthcare professionals, patients, their families, influencers and decision makers, Bowel Research UK is committed to funding and promoting innovative, ground breaking research into bowel cancer and other bowel diseases, including chronic life-long conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and incontinence.
The charity achieves its aims through the funding of small, proof-of-principle grants focusing on early stage, seedcorn funding that is essential to enable projects to go on to attract the bigger grants (such as NIHR). The charity also supports a PhD programme investing in the next generation of talented researchers, who will go on to become future leaders and experts in the field.
BRUK is now seeking an experienced administrator to assist with managing our processes, throughout the life cycle of the research grants and the quarterly cycle of formal charity meetings.
The post holder will carry out all the administrative functions that support the pre-award and post-award stages, process applications, provide regular reports to colleagues and Trustees, assist the Finance team with grants audits and grants invoicing.
The post holder will also provide support to the Chairs of Board of Trustees, Grants and Scientific Advisory Committees and Committee members. They will also be responsible for liaising with the Chairs of the Finance & Investment and Fundraising, Marketing & Investment Committees regarding the organisation and minute taking of those meetings.
The purpose of the role is to provide research and coordination support together with support for BRUK’s formal meeting and governance structure. Specifically, you will be involved in all aspects of funding processes and the administration of research awards, via our CC Grant Tracker grants management system. You will provide administration and organisational support in all phases of the research funding process and work with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of research tasks. You will also be responsible for the organisation of the quarterly Board meeting, minute taking and distribution.
Role profile
The successful candidate will offer an efficient and high-quality administrative service to grant management and the charity’s formal committee & governance structure, with a particular focus on the tasks associated with this. You will be responsible for supporting our Board of Trustees together with our research funding award activities and, ultimately, impact the research that we enable, and will therefore require excellent organisational and communication skills to do so effectively. You will also be the first point of contact for supporting Bowel Research UK’s engagement with researchers, and will work closely with the CEO, Chair and Chairs of the sub-committees. The successful candidate will be used to working in a busy environment whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy. There significant existing expertise within both our office team and the board/grants committee members to provide appropriate support and training for the successful applicant should it be needed.
The role is fast paced and varied and the successful candidate will need to have a proactive and positive approach to work. With a demonstrated respect for confidentiality and good attention to detail, you will be able to prioritise and undertake a variety of tasks promptly and effectively.
While database experience and outstanding administrative skills are essential, the administrator will also have knowledge of key IT packages (word, excel etc.) and be able and willing to learn others with which they may not immediately be familiar (for example our grants package).
Duties
- Be the day-to-day contact for general enquiries and know where to whom they should be directed.
- Be the day-to-day contact for general research enquiries including the grant application process
- Support with the launch of new grant rounds including advertising in relevant journals and online, communications to past grant holders and identifying prospects (individual researchers and institutions)
- To manage the online grant application process. This will include reviewing applications and supporting documentation, preparing applications, data entry and the collation of scoring/feedback in advance of Grant Meetings
- Support the circulation of papers to the peer reviewers and receive their replies
- Support the CEO, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chairs of the sub-committees to manage the quarterly meetings including liaising with Committee members, preparation and circulation of background papers minute taking and communication after the relevant meetings
- Support the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee to manage the Research Meetings (approximately 3 times per year) including liaising with Committee members, preparation and circulation of background papers and writing and circulation of minutes afterwards
- Liaise with our Finance and Operations colleagues on invoicing and payments
- Work with colleagues to ensure the research section of the website is regularly reviewed and updated
- Assist with dissemination of research results
- Provide administrative assistance to the CEO and the Trustee responsible for the charity’s governance activity as needed
- Produce regular reports to the Board of Trustees on research activities
- Support the development of the BRUK PhD & Alumni network
- Any other duties that can be reasonably expected within this role
About you
To be considered for the Research Grants & Administration Officer role, you will need:
- Administration experience and experience of maintaining accurate records.
- An organised, proactive, problem solving approach to your role.
- Excellent written skills and familiarity with minute taking.
- IT Literate with accurate data entry and intermediate / advanced spreadsheet skills.
- Ideally, you will have knowledge and working experience of CC Grant Tracker but this is not essential.
- Experience of coordinating meetings and taking minutes.
- An understanding of research funding mechanisms including peer review processes and management of research awards would be helpful but is not essential.
- Experience of disseminating information via social media and other channels.
- Experience of working with a wide range of audiences.
- Further education qualification in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience of working in a research or health environment.
- Ability to work well under pressure at busy times and to be able to prioritise your work when priorities change and there are tight deadlines.
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