Every six minutes in the UK someone loses their sight and by 2050 an estimated four million people will be living with sight loss and blindness. Fight for Sight is the UK’s leading eye research charity at the forefront of pioneering research to stop sight loss. The charity currently has a commitment to research of £8m at over 49 UK universities and hospitals. With significant developments in the areas of gene-therapy, stem cells, drug therapies, the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies, the pace of change has never been so rapid.

We have real ambitions to grow our income, profile and ability to fund cutting edge research.

This is a critical role for us and we are seeking a strategic leader who can drive our financial strategy and create an infrastructure that will enable us to realise our ambitions. You will be a valued member of our senior leadership team contributing to the future direction of the charity as we embark on a new phase.

Supporting the board and executive team by providing financial information and leadership to maximise our sustainability and growth potential, the Director of Finance and Operations will lead on all financial aspects of the charity including budgets and controls, internal financial procedures and processes, management and statutory accounting and audit.  Leading a small team, the postholder will also be responsible for our people strategy and resource, IT and premises/office services, data protection and act as Company Secretary for the charity.

You will be a qualified accountant with experience in a leadership role within a charity with a mixed fundraising portfolio. With a strong experience of developing and managing financial systems and processes, you will also have a track record of leading a wide range of corporate service functions (IT, HR, Office Services and Compliance). A strategic, focused and structured planner, you will have the ability to think strategically and yet still prepared to be hands-on while prioritising and coping with multiple demands.

We know our life-changing research can make a real difference to the lives of everyone affected by sight loss. If this is a mission that inspires you, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, pleace click on the 'Apply button'.

The closing date for this role is 10am on Wednesday 18th March 2020.

Thank you for considering to become our new Director. Fulham Good Neighbour Service is a well-loved and respected local charity. It was set up in 1966 but was born out of the Fulham District Nursing Association, established in 1920. Today, Fulham Good Neighbours is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee, with seven paid staff members and around 100 volunteers. The charity has won a number of awards, including the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Vision Statement

Fulham Good Neighbours is a local charity enabling neighbours to create a community where they look out and care for each other.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to enable local older, disabled and vulnerable adults to:

- Live independently and to contribute to society,

- Help overcome isolation and loneliness,

- Be at the heart of the community

by providing practical support.

Our Values are:

- Trustworthiness;

- Being welcoming and inclusive;

- Proactivity and flexibility.

Fulham Good Neighbours support mainly older people, including those with dementia, with a range of services:

Good Neighbour Scheme – practical help at home. We do what any good neighbour would: small DIY, collect medication, escort to appointments, accompany shopping and take care of pets to name just a few of our free services delivered by nearly 100 volunteers, many of whom are older people.

Befriending for those who are housebound

Decorating

Digital Inclusion for those who are housebound

Gardening and Adopt a Garden scheme

Social Clubs to help beat isolation and loneliness:

- Art Group;

- Chair Based Exercise Groups;

- Fulham Carers;

- Fulham Lunch Club;

- Fulham Sunday Afternoon Tea;

- Silver Clubs;

- Shared Reading Group.

We also offer our hall to other local small groups supporting older people for regular or one-off meetings.

Finally, we organise the Parsons Green Fair - an annual event for the whole community attended by over 9,000 people.

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Take responsibility for the successful implementation of the charity's strategic plan
2. Initiate new project development for approval by the board of trustees
3. Recruit and manage staff
4. Ensure staff are supported in their roles and that they meet their targets
5. Cover for staff in their absence
6. Ensure there are sufficient numbers of active volunteers who are adequately supported
7. Promote the organisation, increase its visibility and build relationships with stakeholders
8. Provide management, monitoring and evaluation of projects and core activities
9. Support the Parsons Fair Committee and Board of Trustees with the organisation and successful implementation of the event.
10. In conjunction with the Finance Administrator and Treasurer, monitor all income, expenditure, accounts, funding, investments and budgets
11. Nurture existing, and initiate new, funding sources. Maximise other income
12. Continue to develop the charity’s IT systems and ensure that it remains at the forefront of technological changes
13. Attend board meetings and determine policy in conjunction with the Board of Trustees
14. Act as company secretary
15. Ensure the charity complies with charity and company law
16. Ensure appropriate health and safety policies and practices are in place
17. Take responsibility for the security, alarm and daily management of the premises
18. Maintain awareness of relevant charitable and local sector issues and trends
19. Build and nurture relationships within the local community and with local businesses
20. Carry out any other tasks and duties as determined by the Board of Trustees

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential requirements

1. Senior management experience within the charity sector or similar
2. Experience of working at a senior level with and under the direction of a board of trustees
3. Experience in the negotiating, monitoring and reporting on statutory and non-statutory funding
4. Financial acumen including financial reporting
5. Experience of successfully delivering strategic plans
6. Experience in publicity and marketing
7. Experience in management of staff and volunteers

Desirable requirements

1. Empathy and experience of working with older people
2. Knowledge of Sage charity accounting software
3. Local knowledge

Conditions

Ability to work flexibly with occasional evenings and weekends

DBS Check

Two references, including the most recent employer

What we offer

We are a small but friendly team of seven staff, five of whom work part-time. We hope that you will decide to join us and benefit from the following:

Working Hours: 35hrs over 5 days per week

Salary: JPC Pay Scale 39-43; starting salary £41,675

Pension: 5% employer’s pension contribution

Holidays: 28 days per annum

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye Care Vouchers

Interest-Free Travel Ticket Loan

Ability to ‘buy’/’sell’ up to 3 days A/L each year

A friendly work environment - We are accredited with London Healthy Workplace Charter (commitment level)

How to apply

To apply, please submit an up to date CV and a supporting statement of no more than 2 pages by email or by post to Recruitment – confidential, Chris Mikata, Fulham Good Neighbours, Rosaline Hall, 70 Rosaline Road, London SW6 7QT.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: midday on Thursday, 12th March 2020

Interviews: Monday, 23rd March 2020 

Ada is a ground-breaking college and charity focused on using tech as a tool for social mobility and addressing the diversity and gender gaps in the tech sector.

We have fantastic corporate partners such as Salesforce, King Games, Deloitte, Bank of America and IBM and you would be responsible for these relationships as well as many others. Ada works with partners in a variety of ways from hiring apprentices to volunteering to donating and as Director of External Relations you would be responsible for these partnerships from prospect stage through to stewardship.

We’ve had great success with fundraising, business development and broader stakeholder engagement since opening in September 2016. We are now at an exciting stage of growth as we opened a second campus in 2019 and will open a Manchester campus in 2020. We need your skills and ideas to meet our income targets, manage an increasing portfolio of high-profile relationships and to raise the profile of the college.

We want to shout about the work we are doing and we want you to help us. Your communication skills, your commitment to our mission and your mindset will be vital in helping us grow and will give you the chance to fundamentally impact the diversity and access gaps in the tech sector.

As Director of External Relations you will be responsible for both the high level strategy, including working with the Executive Leadership Team to implement and update the College’s Strategic Plan and, with your team, the daily implementation of:

• Ada’s fundraising activities including corporate philanthropy, major donors, trusts and foundations and implementing a wider individual giving programme.
• Business development for our higher and degree level digital apprenticeships
• Facilitating and managing the extensive volunteering by industry partners in Ada’s sixth form and apprenticeship programme
• Raising the profile of the college including marketing and communications as well as public speaking and network building
• Developing, managing and maintaining the College’s online presence including website development and management, PR, e-prospectuses, e-advertising, SEO/SEM, e-forums and similar channels
• Ensuring the deployment of brand guidelines, including visual identity, imagery and key messages
• Managing and developing all printed marketing and information materials and displays such as prospectuses, presentations, banners and publications
• Initiating, leading and managing all market, customer and competitor research on behalf of the College, including developing appropriate feedback channels
• Defining Ada’s alumni engagement and support strategy

The Director of External Relations also sits on Ada’s Executive Leadership Team and is part of the decision making and direction setting for the college as a whole

About You

Ada is looking for a talented external relations professional with experience of income generation, stakeholder management and communications, who is ready to take the next step in their career as a strategic leader. Working with senior colleagues you will build on the solid partnerships and funding to date and grow our communications activities so that our public profile is worthy of the great things we are doing. Are you:

• Experienced at building and maintaining strategic partnerships?
• A great communicator?
• Skilled at generating income through fundraising and/or business development?
• Passionate about tech and the opportunities tech can offer to transform lives?
• A leader with a track record of nurturing high performing teams?

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Income Generation
• Overall accountability for Ada’s Business Development and Fundraising targets
• Manage Ada’s existing relationships with business to maintain or increase their contribution to the college through volunteering, apprenticeship programmes and philanthropy
• Identify and cultivate new partners and stakeholders
• Steward existing major donors and expand Ada’s major giving programme
• Write and manage funding applications and impact reporting to corporate donors as well as trusts and foundations.

Profile Raising

• Define and implement a communications strategy that is integrated across all the distinct parts of the college including the Sixth Form recruitment needs, Apprenticeship recruitment and business development and our social missions.
• Raise the profile of the College through thought leadership, events, positive press interventions and network building
• Accountability for Ada’s external communications including social media, newsletters, press releases and website
• Representing the College at events and meetings, cultivating speaking opportunities and supporting other members of staff and senior leadership to have public engagements
• Collaborate with colleagues to design and deliver high impact events and activities that benefit our partners and raise the profile of the College and the opportunities for engagement
• Overseeing and regularly re-evaluating internal and external events including stakeholder receptions, exhibitions, conference appearances and similar
• Lead on the development of a strategy to build links with College alumni to secure publicity for and loyalty to the College

Volunteering

• Work with the College’s academic teams to articulate and define volunteering opportunities to share with industry partners.
• Manage the volunteering process so that all interaction between industry and learners is successfully tracked and safeguarding procedures maintained at all times
• Working with the Assistant Principal, recruit one on one coaches from Industry partners and individuals for every Ada sixth form student annually.
• Organise events bringing together Ada’s academic teams and industry to ensure our curriculum and teaching staff remain abreast of industry needs and trends

Other Duties

• Recruit, support and develop additional team members as the volume of partnerships, donors and communications activities grow
• Oversee the implementation of Ada’s alumni engagement and support strategy linking it through to wider stakeholder engagement
• Undertake appropriate professional development to maintain awareness of evolving trends and opportunities for partnerships
• Play an active role in contributing to Ada’s Executive Leadership Team
• Undertaking other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the CEO or as delegated by the Chair of the Board.

The right candidate will play a pivotal role in driving the College’s future success and will join at an exciting time in our evolution. We are looking for someone who is engaging, proactive, influential and aligned to our values; someone who will lead change management and who will support and motivate colleagues to be as efficient as possible with their budget, operations and team to drive high performance.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level in a relevant discipline or significant compensatory experience
• Institute of Fundraising and/or digital marketing qualification (desirable not essential)
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Essential Experience:

• Proven success in forming, growing and maintaining productive stakeholder relationships
• Experience of managing multi-faceted partnerships
• Ability to act entrepreneurially and creatively to cultivate new partnerships that are aligned to the College’s goals and activities
• A track record of fundraising or eliciting pro bono support
• Demonstrable written and verbal communications skills
• Substantial experience of leading and managing a team to deliver high-quality results to deadlines and with conflicting priorities
• Strong commitment to Ada’s vision and mission; and a strong belief in your capacity to make a positive impact towards them

Desirable:

• Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility and its role in business strategy
• A proven track record of achieving funding through grant applications and individual giving
• Experience of undertaking high-quality research to identify prospective supporters
• Experience working in a technology-related field or a passion for technology
• Event management to a high standard
• Experience of managing outsourced activities and selecting and managing creative suppliers
• Familiarity with apprenticeships and the apprenticeship market or the education sector
• Demonstrable track record of senior leadership in an organisation
• Experience of marketing planning, positioning strategy and brand management
• Some knowledge of GDPR laws and compliance
• Ability to provide advice to senior colleagues on organisation reputational risk and ensure robust crisis management procedures are in place for reputational issues
• Effective database management
• Alumni engagement or programme management

Personal Qualities, Aptitudes and Skills:

• Exceptional relationship building and relationship management skills
• Exemplary communication skills, including a very high standard of written communication skills and the ability to speak confidently to a range of audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to assess, prioritise and manage a varied and demanding workload;
• Commercially minded and strategic
• Sound judgement and discretion
• Ability to drive and embed lasting change.

Leadership and Management – the ability to demonstrate:

• An effective leadership style, aligned to Ada’s values, that inspires confidence in those you lead and encourages others to participate in going above and beyond.
• Versatility to adapt your leadership style in circumstances where an alternative approach is needed.
• Strong organisational skills which include the ability to delegate, prioritise and use effective time management.
• Resilience and motivation to stay positive and focus on key priorities during times of challenge.
• Effective line management of a range of people – coaching and motivating them to achieve excellent results in their roles.
• A willingness to work flexibly and if necessary outside of normal working hours.

Safeguarding

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check when appointed to the post.

The postholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they come into contact, is to adhere to and ensure compliance with the College’s Safeguarding Policy at all times.

Remuneration and Benefits

Salary: £50-£60k

Selection process: Application; I/Vs with CEO, ELT and Board members.

Hours: Full Time

Holidays: 25 days pro-rata

DBS: All employees undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Pension: Workplace Pension Scheme

Interested parties who seek further information on the role or Ada, are invited to submit a CV, in the first instance, and request a phone call with a member of ELT before submitting a formal application.

Closing date: Monday 16 March, 2020

Start date: June 2020

The job description is designed to outline a range of main duties that may be encountered. It is not designed to be an exhaustive listing of tasks and can be varied in consultation with the post holder in order to reflect changes in the role or needs of the organisation.

Equal opportunities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
• To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
• To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio- economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
• To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; and
• To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact our HR Department.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying for the following key vacancy and join our team in the Research & Monitoring Unit:

Impact Director

(Ref SUS2872)

£50,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in London, Bristol, Newcastle or Edinburgh

Can you help us lead planning, research, monitoring and evaluation activities across the Charity? We are looking for an Impact Director to lead our impact strategy and run an effective evaluation function for our organisation. You will help us to transform Sustrans’ approach to reporting, leading the strategic development of the organisation’s impact framework and empowering the charity to tell clear, compelling and rich stories about the difference we are making through our work.

Please visit Sustrans website and follow the link for further information and application instructions. Please quote reference number. Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Monday 16 March 2020. Interviews will take place in on Monday 30 or Tuesday 31 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Charity Director to grow and develop our trust charity, London North West Healthcare Charitable Fund.

We are looking for an experienced and inspiring charity leader, with a track record of setting and implementing a successful transformative strategy, to join us and help make our vision become a reality.

The Charity Director will lead London North West Healthcare Charity into the next stage of our charity's development, setting out a clear vision for the charity, building our networks and income as our chief spokesperson and lead fundraiser, and inspiring our committed team of staff . The successful candidate will have a strong personal alignment with and commitment to our charity's mission and values, have strong persuasive communication skills and enjoy working with and alongside a diverse group of people in a busy environment.

They will be creative thinkers and have a significant entrepreneurial streak, with the ability to identify opportunities and see them through to fruition. Their experience will include devising and implementing fundraising strategy as the lead contributor, a track record of business development and growth in the charity sector, leadership, development and management of team/s and significant stakeholder management.

For further information, contact our retained recruitment advisors:

Nick Billingham or Philippa Bryant at Charity People -or click apply and should they think your experience matches what we need, they will be in touch with further information.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

We are recruiting a Charity Advice and Mentoring Manager to manage our Helpdesk  and mentoring services.

• Helpdesk: expanding this service from the current 2 days a week to being available up to 5 days a week
• Mentoring: managing a team of up to 200+ mentors  who provide bespoke mentoring to the leaders of small charities
• Online resources: specifically tailored to the very smallest charities ie those with incomes up to £350k

Every six minutes in the UK someone loses their sight and by 2050 an estimated four million people will be living with sight loss and blindness. Fight for Sight is the UK’s leading eye research charity at the forefront of pioneering research to stop sight loss. The charity currently has a commitment to research of £8m at over 49 UK universities and hospitals. With significant developments in the areas of gene-therapy, stem cells, drug therapies, the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies, the pace of change has never been so rapid.

Research is at the heart of all that we do and we’re now searching for an outstanding person to join our team as our new Director of Research, Policy and Innovation. Our ambition is to capitalise on our progress by significantly raising our profile and income to ensure that we can stop sight loss sooner. Our new Director will play a crucial part in this progress, ensuring our investment in research has maximum impact and working to increase investment and innovation in sight loss research across the organisation and with our partners.

This is a critical role for us and we are seeking a strategic leader who can drive our research strategy for the benefit of all those who are or may be affected by sight loss. You will be a valued member of our senior leadership team contributing to the future direction of the whole charity as we embark on a new phase.  It goes without saying that you will have a strong scientific background, although experience of the sight loss sector is not essential. You will also be an experienced senior leader, used to leading and motivating teams and contributing towards organisational strategy. You will bring a strong track record of delivering research strategies which deliver genuine impact and you will be a credible leader, comfortable with communicating complex scientific messages in an inspiring and motivational way. We are leveraging our position on a national and international stage and you will be a key member of our team driving this work forward.

We are excited about our future and the impact that we know we can create and you will share this ambition. Our research strategy embraces innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration and these will be core to your approach. This role requires someone with outstanding relationship building and influencing skills to engage and influence right across our organisation, contributing to our wider fundraising and communications strategy, meeting major donors and engaging with the media as well as supporting our committed staff and dedicated Board of Trustees as well as the research community.

We know our life-changing research can make a real difference to the lives of everyone affected by sight loss. If this is a mission that you would like to be part of, we would love to hear from you.

To apply for this role click the apply button.

The closing date for this role is 10am on Monday 9th March 2020.

If you can…

• Provide vision and collaborative leadership
• Maximise opportunities to secure new funding and partnerships
• Lead campaigning, influencing and public policy work

… then you could be the person to lead the development of Home-Start’s work in Scotland. 

Director for Scotland
Salary: £43,000
36 hours per week, based in Edinburgh

Home-Start is a vibrant community network of 31 local charities across Scotland helping families with young children through challenging times. In Scotland, over 1500 volunteers support over 3,500 families and nearly 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents, carers and families when they need us most.

You will have strategic responsibility for the leadership and development of Home-Start UK’s work in Scotland and provide vision, support and collaborative leadership for our network of independent local Home-Starts.

As expected, you will have experience of leadership and partnership working, as well as managing strategic funding relationships and a track record of working together with others, including across the third sector.

You will have worked successfully to influence local or national government policy and have engaged with elected representatives at various levels. This means you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the structures and working of the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament, local government children and families’ governance and practice, have connections with health services, and significant knowledge of the wider early years and family support environment in Scotland.

Finally you will have well-developed networking, representational and negotiating skills, as well as excellent collaborative leadership, diplomacy and relationship building ability.

Closing date for applications: Monday 6 April 2020.
Interviews will be held on 23 April in Edinburgh.

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please read the job description attached in 'additional documents' before clicking the apply button and attaching your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us.

As part of any recruitment process, Home-Start UK collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants.  You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide data to Home-Start UK during the recruitment process.  However, if you do not provide the information, we may not be able to process your application properly or at all.

Home-Start is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity.  We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.  Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.

Charity No. in England and Wales 1108837 and in Scotland SC039172.

No agencies please.

Asylum Welcome is a respected Oxford-based charity offering support to asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants, advising them on the asylum process, on day-to-day issues and offering a range of practical help. We are looking for a Director who is:

Experienced and talented - in leading the small staff team to co-ordinate over 100 volunteers delivering our front-line services; in working with trustees to address the strategic priorities of quality, efficiency and sustainability; in managing all aspects of a lively charity.

Forward-thinking - in responding to changes in the circumstances for asylum seekers and migrants, to changes in their needs, and in advocacy locally and nationally on asylum and migration issues.

Please upload a letter of application which specifies how you meet our criteria, alongside your CV.

Interviews likely to be in the week of 23rd March.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a great campaigning charity focused on creating a strong, responsible investment system which is geared towards sustainability and advancement of savers, communities and the environment. The organisation works with some of the largest FTSE 100 companies as well as smaller institutions including asset management firms both within the UK and globally to try and influence investment portfolios on a range of issues including; health, workforce issues and climate change. An opportunity exists to join this fantastic charity as a member of the senior leadership team as the new Director of Fundraising and Communications. The Director of Fundraising and Communications role will oversee the communications team however a large section of the role will be to develop and grow the fundraising function.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience of developing and implementing a fundraising/business development strategy working at a senior level within an organisation. You will be a natural communicator being able to inspire and influence internal and external stakeholders. Working across a range of fundraising streams, you will also have the necessary expertise to prioritise and raise income. As there will be an existing team to oversee, you will ideally also have experience of developing high performing teams in a supportive environment. Some experience and working knowledge of developing a broad communications strategy overseeing elements of PR, Marketing and Digital is also desirable. Finally, we are seeking those with a genuine passion for the third sector who can inspire our potential donors and supporters helping to impact on a range of societal issues

Please apply directly or contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an initial discussion and full JD. Applications are being considered on a rolling basis so early interest is encouraged.

Are you a collaborative marketing and communications professional wishing to make your mark?

The London Business School (LBS) is one of the world’s elite business schools, and our ambition as a department matches this. In 2016, we successfully closed a comprehensive fundraising campaign two years early - surpassing our original target of £100m by over 25%. Building on this success, we are now preparing to launch our new school-wide fundraising campaign in support of our world-class faculty, research, learning facilities and diverse student community.

The newly created position of Associate Director of Marketing and Communications - Advancement, will business partner with our Advancement division, supporting us with our fundraising efforts and our communications with our alumni community. You will develop our marketing and communications strategy to support our next fundraising campaign, ensuring consistency in our brand and messaging to our alumni audience. We generate research and ideas that have a real, lasting influence on people, businesses and markets around the world. We need the talent, tools and environment to share our thinking globally. In this role, you will reach our alumni audience and keep them engaged with our community.

You will come with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject area, with an understanding of and experience in fundraising in charity and/or higher education. You will be an established communications planner, coming with outstanding relationship building skills, as well as strategic planning skills and project management experience. Leadership, influencing and negotiating skills and the ability to identify, analyse and effectively use marketing information will be equally important. You will also have experience in allocating, managing and controlling budgets.

In return, we offer excellent development opportunities, competitive salary and excellent benefits, including significant pension contributions and access to our on-site gym. Our global reputation creates a vibrant and diverse campus setting, and you will enjoy regular interaction with students and academics.

This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and ambitious person wanting to develop their career in a supportive and ambitious organisation. If you feel you are right for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For more information and details of how to apply please visit the job page via the application method on this site.

Closing date for formal applications: 9am, Wednesday 4th March 2020

You will be a member of the organisation’s senior team with responsibility for attracting and selecting the best candidates to join the Frontline programme. We have a well-established brand and selection system but we need a candidate excited by the responsibility of leading and developing this excellent team to achieve further success. The role needs an individual comfortable with marketing, recruitment processes, systems design and analysing data. The successful candidate will need to be an effective communicator given the need to make presentations to the charity’s board, external stakeholders and to large recruitment events. You will lead the 20-person Recruitment Team made up of undergraduate attraction, graduate attraction, selection and admissions teams. ​

The role comes at a time of innovation and change as we start to set in place strategic plans to achieve our 2020-2025 strategy – you’ll be responsible for exploring and delivering some of the early phases of those plans and contributing to the longer-term direction of the team.

The Bikeability Trust is a registered charity with a supportive and highly skilled Board of Trustees ambitious and determined to deliver high quality, comprehensive Bikeability training for all.After three years of outstanding leadership, the current Executive Director is moving on to a new role. As the founder director he established the charity, overseeing the transition to managing the grant for the national Bikeability programme for the Department for Transport.

We are now seeking an exceptional and inspirational leader who is ready to accept the challenge of taking Bikeability into its next stage of development, delivering the programme to all children in England, and ensuring we have dedicated highly committed instructors who are able to meet the demand for Bikeability training from schools and parents. You will be generating that demand by making Bikeability a household word.The new executive director will be leading an expert and effective organisation.

You will have a track record of organisational leadership, building key strategic relationships, building strong communications, developing strategy, building organisational capability, generating significant financial growth and delivering measurable results.

Director of UK Policy and External Affairs

London (Union Street, SE1)

£68,741 per annum plus Inner London Weighting (£3,000)

Permanent, Full Time

London based (3 days minimum) plus regular UK travel

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.

We are currently looking for a Director of UK Policy and External Affairs who will work across all four nations of the UK and ensure that Carers Trust is positioned at the leading edge of policy making and strategic influencing in relation to unpaid carers.

Main aims

• Acting as a senior representative who will inform policymaking, develop our positioning and inform public opinion so that it supports our mission, reflecting the quality and ambition of the work that we do.

• Overall responsibility for all non-devolved policy matters and for all devolved matters in England. You will work closely with the teams in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in order to shape policy and practice.

• As a member of the Senior Leadership Team the Director will oversee a high performing team that lead on our work to shape our external affairs agenda in order that we can be ambitious and effective in our pursuit to Make Carers Count.

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Experience of working at a senior and national level to influence policy change
• Being an inspiring leader with a collaborative and flexible approach
• Experience of working across a range of complex partnerships and relationships to achieve strategic buy in and commitment.
• A knowledge of policy, best practice and legislation in relation to unpaid carers.

In order to apply, please send a CV which outlines your achievements and a supporting letter (not more than two pages of A4) addressing how you meet the person specification.

Closing date for applications is Friday 13th March (12 noon) with interviews being held on 23rd or 24th March at CarersTrust, Unit 101, 164-180 Union Street, London SE1 0LH.

Second interviews planned for 1st April 2020.

Carers Trust is committed to valuing diversity. 

Carers Trust has a number of measures in place to support the carers in its employment including carers leave.

Charity numbers: England and Wales 1145181, Scotland SC042870.