The Job Context: The Head of Marketing, Comms & PR will work directly with the CEO as a key member of the SMT. The candidate will take lead responsibility for development and implementation of the marketing and communication strategy.

The Organisation: Best Beginnings is a national charity established to help give every child in the UK the best start in life and reduce inequalities in outcomes. We aim to improve the health, wellbeing and life-chances of young children of all backgrounds, with a firm focus on tackling inequalities. We forge partnerships and collaborate with parents, local communities, front-line professionals, service providers, professional bodies, academics and policymakers to create, disseminate and evaluate innovative interventions and drive positive change

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a marketing and communication strategy for the organisation, in collaboration with CEO and the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Lead strategic communications to drive the impact of our campaigns and messaging, grow our profile and increase our influence.
• Take responsibility for our overall communications strategy and planning and delivery all our digital activities and the positioning of our brand.
• Working with the SMT and relevant peers and teams like Fundraising, Delivery, Evaluations & Policy, Digital and Engagement to ensure their marketing and communications plans are created and delivered effectively.
• With a strong Editorial eye, develop and execute the delivery of presentations, videos, written content and infographics in line with current and upcoming projects
• Lead and develop a team to ensure all details are covered and that there is complete consistency and polish across all comms & marketing streams from the bottom up.
• Provide leadership and direction across member and volunteer engagement, ensuring good collaboration and consistent messaging.
• Manage the relationship with outsourced agencies where applicable and ensure they are fully briefed and aligned with the organisational goals and message.
• Bring innovation and best practice to your role, blending creative thinking with organisational operations and strategy.
• Optimise process within the wider marketing team, evaluate and implement new tools to drive efficiencies and maximise returns on campaigns.
• Bring digital product marketing experience to the team to ensure the app and technical team are supported in their communications and delivery.
• Work closely with the CEO and COO to raise the profile of the team via thought leadership opportunities, keynote speeches, awards, events, articles etc.

Background

Welcome to Nova. We are a small diverse charity with a big reach and a novel approach to social change.

Since 1983, we have been offering grassroots support to our local community and pride ourselves on the positive impact our learning programmes have had on people’s lives. But we don’t stop there. Our mission is to challenge and expose structural inequality, because we believe the UK has the potential to grow into the most socially cohesive and inclusive society in the world.

We offer employment advice and adult education including basic maths, English and ICT courses; it’s fun and relaxed, whilst creating real progress. Our Family Programme events have a track-record of getting children inspired entertained and beaming.

Through our Reach Programming, from TEDx Ladbroke Grove to the Human Library, we love bringing unique voices together to inform, inspire and ultimately learn from each other. On our mission to social equality, we believe change can only come from bold dialogue.

Regardless of background or status, we create opportunities for people to learn, to grow and to experience new perspectives.

We are a small, friendly team with a supportive and non-hierarchical culture. We very much enjoy working together and are hugely committed to our work. We are also an inclusive team and are committed to having employees that represent all communities. We welcome applications from people from all identities and backgrounds.

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and practical individual, who is results driven, calm under pressure, proactive and adaptable, and has strong interpersonal skills. With excellent time management and organisational abilities, you will be detail focussed, and able to juggle multiple priorities, while maintaining a good level of communication across the team.

Location: North Kensington

Hours:                     Full-time (35 hours) Mon-Fri, 09:30-17:30

Term:                       Permanent

Reporting to: CEO

Salary:                  £37,500

Annual Leave: 25 days per annum

Application Process

• The deadline for applications is 1st January 2022
• Shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date
• Application is by way of CV with a Supporting Statement that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be a maximum of two sides of A4
• Only completed applications will be accepted

We regret that Nova can only consider applications from applicants with the right to work in the UK.

Operations director

Are you a people focused operations professional?

This is an exciting and varied role leading the operational functions of Green Alliance. As an organisation that punches above its weight in its policy and politics work, and which maintains an excellent reputation for high quality outputs, the operations director plays a pivotal role in making sure this also applies to Green Alliance’s internal practices, managing the smooth running of the finances, staff and work practices to the highest standards.

The post holder will be the linchpin of the organisation. We are looking for someone who will maintain an overview of operations, while understanding and responding to the needs of both the staff team and the organisation. They need to be an effective communicator, with high levels of emotional intelligence, and be responsible for creating a supportive, positive and effective workplace.

The post holder will need to be able to switch easily between problem solving and strategic thinking, a confident decision maker and able to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently. They will need a ‘can do’ attitude and to be a ‘completer-finisher'.

Responsible for ensuring the financial wellbeing of Green Alliance, they oversee organisational budgets, management accounts and long term financial planning. They will also lead on the HR functions with support from the HR officer, ensuring Green Alliance has the skills and knowledge required to achieve its goals and that the policies and practices adopted are executed to a high standard.

Please see the job pack for more information and details on how to apply.

Closing date is Wednesday 8 December at 10am. 

About Voice 21

Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. 

Over the past five years, Voice 21 has grown from operating in a single school in London to a national organisation, with a network of over 600 schools across the country. We are now embarking on our new five year strategy which aims to deepen our impact on outcomes for this generation of children and young people and those to come by significantly increasing the number of Voice 21 Oracy Schools in areas of high need and mobilising a movement of teachers and schools. To help us achieve this, we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to reach and support more schools,  improve our ways of working and deliver our ambitions. 

Role purpose

We are looking for someone who loves to organise and organise others, has a keen eye for detail and can build strong relationships with people at all levels. This person will have a key role in supporting Voice 21’s continued growth and effectiveness primarily through providing administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), to make our meetings more impactful, and ensure that decisions made are followed up on and implemented.

The Executive Assistant will also have a vital responsibility in providing administrative and logistical support to the whole team, to ensure that they have the correct equipment to enable them to work smoothly from wherever they are based; that our London Office has the right setup and supplies; and that our team meetings and socials are well planned and communicated.

Finally, The Executive Assistant will work closely with the Director of Operations to manage all the things behind the scenes which make Voice 21 work. A typical project might be working with various internal and external stakeholders to coordinate the change of Voice 21’s postal address to our new office location.

Key responsibilities

Support to SLT and CEO

• Organise and attend all SLT meetings (these will be in our office in London); take minutes and capture actions

• Coordinate the production of the SLT agenda and any other supporting documents as required

• Between SLT meetings, work with action holders to ensure that actions are completed as agreed 

• Own the production and updating of Voice 21’s annual calendar, as well as responsibility for ensuring everyone has key dates in their diaries 

• Support to CEO and Director of Operations in collating agenda items and documentation for Board and Board subcommittee meetings

• Diary management for the CEO 

• Ad hoc administrative and logistical support to the CEO and other members of SLT as required

Office management and team administration

• Act as the first point of contact for all things office-related, and ensure the office is fit for purpose, clean and tidy, with the right equipment and levels of stock to meet our needs as an organisation

• Regularly engage with the building and facilities management to ensure issues are dealt with promptly

• Coordinate the planning for whole team meetings and V21 social events, working with the SLT and other members of staff, including booking venues, accommodation and organising food

• Ensure all staff have the equipment they need to be able to work effectively

• Support the People, Data & Admin Officer in managing the administrative aspects of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to outprocessing

Project and process management

• Act as an ad hoc project manager for organisation wide projects, such as moving our address details to our new office location

• Any other tasks as required by the Director of Operations

Role Progression 

Within 1 month, you’ll have:

• Begun attending SLT meetings, taking minutes and capturing actions

• Identified key internal and external stakeholders and started to build good relationships with them

• Taken over responsibility for office management and established yourself as the POC with the team

• Taken over responsibility for administrative aspects of the employee lifecycle and established yourself as the POC with the team

Within 3 months, you’ll have: 

• Taken on responsibility for driving SLT agenda planning and action tracking, and have made a significant impact on SLT’s effectiveness and efficiency

• Taken on ad hoc diary management responsibilities for Beccy, our CEO

• Taken on responsibility for supporting SLT with planning face to face whole team meetings, as well as any administrative or logistical support required

• Established basic requirements and guidance for our office and ordered equipment and supplies necessary to make it a pleasant place to work from

Within 6 months, you’ll have: 

• Led at least one cross-organisational project, such as changing our registered address

• Fully immersed yourself in how Voice 21 works and taken a lead in proactively suggesting ideas to enable us to scale our impact, and taken the lead on implementing agreed projects and actions

• Lead on the annual planning process, and produced an annual calendar and meeting planner for September 2022 - August 2023, as well as circulating and updating calendar invites as required

From 6 months onwards, we expect for you to be:

• Seen as the glue that knits the organisation together by the whole team, and the first point of contact for any question where people don’t know who to turn to

• Acting as a partner to our SLT to drive the implementation of our strategic objectives, and to ensure that actions agreed are tracked and followed up on, and that any potential blockers are identified and highlighted 

This job is for you if you...

• Have strong organisational and time management skills, able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships, and get a kick out of being organised and organising others

• Are tenacious at chasing down information and are skilled at following up with people to ensure actions agreed are being completed and that potential snagging points are addressed and communicated

• Are ambitious to see what a fast growth charity looks like and understand the dilemmas that the leadership are grappling with on a daily basis

• Are a natural relationship builder, able to work with and gain the confidence of people at all levels to help us collaborate across boundaries.

• Have previous start-up/ scale-up experience and are comfortable working at pace and under uncertainty

• Are excited by being given a great degree of autonomy, ownership and flexibility about how you work, but are prepared to be flexible to meet the changing needs of the charity

• You are passionate about Voice 21’s mission and helping us meet our ambitions.

Do you want to be part of a small dynamic charity that works to build better futures for Tibetans?

Are you an experienced, organised Personal Assistant looking to work for a small vibrant charity that makes a difference to people’s lives every day? Do you have great communication skills?  Are you proactive? Do you enjoy multi-tasking and juggling deadlines? Do you have an eye for detail? If you do, you could be the person we are looking for.

To enable our strategy to maintain momentum, we now need an experienced Personal Assistant for our busy Chief Executive Officer to provide her vital support so she can focus on the effective implementation of the plan.

We are looking for someone who can manage her diary, arrange meetings, research and draft reports, take minutes, liaise with external suppliers and contacts, and attend to the filing and scheduling of governance tasks. You will also work with our Programme Manager in admin support and small energetic team to manage the smooth running of the CEO’s everyday tasks. 

The role is part-time, 24 hours across five days, and we can offer flexible working, including a mix of office and home-working. We are based in Camden, although this role will suit someone who is London or Kent based. 

To apply

Please apply via CharityJob sending your CV along with a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 that demonstrates why you want to be our CEO’s Personal Assistant. N.B. applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Closing date for applicants is 9:00 am Monday 6 December 2021. We will be monitoring applications whilst this advert is live. A first round of interviews to be conducted via Zoom week beginning 10 January 2022.

About Tibet Relief Fund

Founded in 1959, Tibet Relief Fund has worked with Tibetans for over 60 years. Through innovative grassroots initiatives and long-term projects, we provide vital access to healthcare and education for Tibetans in exile and inside Tibet, respond to emergencies and promote self-sufficiency in Tibetan communities to help build positive futures from within.

Mission: Tibet Relief Fund works to empower Tibetans to build sustainable communities and better futures through education and innovative, practical, grassroots initiatives.

Vision: A world where Tibetans can live and work with equality and security, and celebrate their rich culture and traditions.

Patron: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

We are currently recruiting for a talented individual to join us as the Director of Internal Audit, Compliance and Risk to play a key role in ensuring and providing high standards of audit for compliance, governance, and risk management within the Social Interest Group.

You will work at the heart of the audit, compliance and risk directorate and be responsible for leading on this, as well as ensuring our policies and procedures are fit for purpose; psychologically informed and are used correctly and understood across the Group. You will advise and lead colleagues on matters of internal control, compliance, best practice, and strategic importance and ensure improvement plans from any audit or monitoring are shared appropriately.

The role will require a skilled professional with strong internal audit, risk and governance experience, as well as ideally experience within a registry, professional or regulatory environment operating at a senior level. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills; proven experience of audit leadership and has dynamic interpersonal, communication and relationship management skills, alongside the gravitas which this post demands.

About us:

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading the audit, compliance, and risk directorate within the Group.
• Audit and evidence our best practice and the quality and performance of the Group and subsidiaries through the audit process.
• Responsible for the accident, near miss and incident (AINMs) reviewing and monitor for patterns, areas of concern, risk management and safeguarding.
• Develop and continually improve the risk management, auditing, and safeguarding elements of what we do and how we work across all areas of the charity against regulatory and statutory rules and regulations
• Ensure effective management of the processes of any legal hearings against the Group, appeals regarding the same, judgements, complaints and GDPR requests.
• Responsible for agreeing the terms of reference and coordination of any internal investigation following AINMs, oversee the correct investigation process is followed, in a timely manner and any regarding staffing issues for disciplinaries and grievances
• To work closely with the Service teams to learn from AINMs and cascade best practice.

Experience Required:

• Extensive experience of supporting and advising Board and senior committees, with audit, risk and governance experience preferably gained within a registry, professional or regulatory environment
• Experience of handling complex appeals and investigations
• Solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations, monitoring and reporting Able to influence and negotiate positive outcomes with the peers, reports, colleagues and supporting professional bodies
• Working knowledge regarding Equality legislation and practice
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral with both internally and externally with outside agencies and bodies
• Proven ability to form effective positive and motivational relationships
• Ability to maintain accurate records and write clear reports using bespoke software and branded packages

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and provide employment references covering the last 5 years period including one from your most recent employer.

Position Overview:

Based in our London office (1 Friday St, London EC4M 9BT), Room to Read’s Development Director, United Kingdom, leads our fundraising efforts and team in this global market. Reporting to the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Director, the UK Director will be responsible for overall fundraising strategy and execution regarding individuals, corporations, and foundations within the United Kingdom.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage market strategy in the United Kingdom to raise a minimum of USD4MM for the market, with a stretch goal of 6MM annually.

• Supervise the London-based Development Manager, providing inspiration and support enabling the Manager to meet and achieve their goals.

• Lead market development activities including: liaising with donors and soliciting donations, identifying new potential investors, maintaining accurate donor records, managing expense budgets, managing events, coordinating with local volunteer chapters and representing Room to Read in the UK market.

• Establish and monitor revenue goals for all revenue streams in the United Kingdom

• Manage a portfolio of relationships with high-level individual and corporate donors in the region with a personal fundraising goal of a minimum of USD2MM+ annually.

• Support the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Director in managing the United Kingdom Regional Board

• Manage the UK Board of Trustees

• Report revenue progress to the UK Trustee Board and EMEA Director and Chief Development and Communications Officer and seek guidance as appropriate.

• Oversee the annual United Kingdom signature fundraising events including gala fundraisers with an annual revenue goal of USD 1.5k-2MM+ from existing and new donors.

• Represent Room to Read at various fundraising events and in donor cultivation meetings.

• As part of the DevCom leadership team, collaborate closely with the EMEA Director on fundraising strategy, as well as with the Senior Director of Global Business Operations, Senior Director of Global Partnerships, and Vice President of Marketing and Communications to support the overall performance of the department and achievement of annual goals.

• Ensure that donor records and revenue forecasts are accurate within DevCom department databases (Salesforce as appropriate).

• Working with the Senior Director of Global Business Operations and the EMEA Director and global legal team, to ensure the market is GDPR compliant while also maximizing potential within the market as well as complying with the UK Charity Commission Guidelines.

• Working with research team members on the Development Business Operations team, conduct research on individuals, corporations, and family foundations with the goal of uncovering new prospects in the United Kingdom.

• Work closely with People Operations staff to assist in the coordination and management of office space and logistics, including planning for growth, negotiating agreements, overseeing procurement, communicating IT requirements, managing expenses, and identifying potential issues

Qualifications:  

Required:

• Demonstrable, strong knowledge of the UK philanthropy landscape

• Minimum 10 years work experience working in business development with at least 2 years of non-profit team leadership experience.

• Demonstrated ability to raised funds in the range of USD 4-6 million annually. If not a non-profit fundraiser, has raised the equivalent or more in the private sector.

• Experience independently raising six and seven figure gifts. 

• Experience working with Boards to raise six and seven figure gifts.

• Demonstrated ability to work with both expats and local high net worth individuals and corporations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and nurture business development and administrative teams.

• History of dedicated volunteer activity and/or commitment to nonprofit organizations.

• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute business development activities

• Proven ability to work strategically with senior executives

• Strong presentation skills

• Positive initiative and mature judgment

• Highly organized and self-motivated

• Able to balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills in English

• Ability to travel internationally

• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people

• Experience living or working internationally is a plus

• Working visa is a plus

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through education.

Location(s)

Global Office - United Kingdom - London

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization 
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness  
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration 
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment 

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Associate Director (Communications and Engagement)

The Associate Director, Communications and Engagement will lead Young Lives vs Cancer’s brand, marketing and communications strategy to ensure we can reach the children and young people with cancer who need us, raise vital money to fund our services and make real change in the system; through creative, emotive and effective storytelling.

Associate Director Requirements:

You will have substantial experience of delivering strategy through a multi-disciplinary Communications and Engagement function, incorporating brand, marketing communications, media and engagement. You will bring experience of developing brands and campaigns that are relevant, visible and effective, with a real understanding about the power of speaking with one voice through targeted content and channels that maximise engagement opportunities.

About Us:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. And you could be a part of the team making it happen.

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with Young Lives vs Cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Location: Flexible
Contract Type: Temporary - 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £65,000 per annum

Closing Date: 8 December 2021

You may have experience of the following: Associate Director, Head of Communications, Communications Manager, Internal Engagement, Copy Writer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Internal Communications Manager, Employee Engagement, PR, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, etc.

Ref: 104 838

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship. CVs must be accompanied by a supporting statement outlining your key skills and experience relevant to this role.

Formed in 1998, Dalit Solidarity Network brings together individuals and organisations concerned about the continued violation of human rights as a result of caste-based discrimination, mainly found in South Asian communities. Registering as an official charity in 2003, Dalit Solidarity Network UK continues to grow as an effective campaigning and advocacy organisation, working on the issue of caste discrimination in Great Britain and being an active player in the global movement.

The DSN-UK Director is accountable for the development and delivery of DSN-UK's overall strategy and objectives; must provide strategic leadership to influence the policy and practice of key stakeholders to further DSN’s vision of a ‘world without caste discrimination’; and take on the overall management of DSN-UK, including management of staff, its finances and fundraising, and other resources. As DSN-UK is a small charity, with only two part-time members of staff, it is important that the Director learns all aspects of the day-to-day running of the organisation.

We are seeking someone that has a track record of successfully working at a senior level, with an ability to develop organisational strategies and translate them into plans and budgets. It will be essential to have experience of working on issues of social justice/human rights and of campaigning for change, whilst representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.

The role also requires high level lobbying, advocacy and public speaking, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience of fundraising from trusts, governments and corporate sources will also be needed. You should be skilled in developing and managing budgets; working in or with a coalition or network and as part of a team; using office systems and social media; and being self-sufficient in organising your own work and deadlines. Applicants should be willing to travel in the UK and work outside usual office hours if necessary. The successful candidate must be committed to the aims of DSN-UK and sensitive to issues of caste, gender, race and religion, and ensuring equal opportunities.

To apply, please upload your CV and a supporting statement. Candidates will be expected to provide proof of the right to work and reside in the UK. Previous applicants for this role need not apply.

As the world’s leading group of science museums, we at the Science Museum Group share our unparalleled collection of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over 5 million visitors each year. Our museums are located in London, Bradford, Manchester, York and Shildon.

We have a clear and ambitious strategic vision for our future, aiming to take a lead internationally in championing the understanding, enjoyment and prestige of science in modern society. We have a wide portfolio of programmes and projects underway to enable us to achieve our vision, including major international exhibitions, commercial developments and multi-million-pound gallery redevelopment schemes. 

We are looking for a Deputy Finance Director who can build and improve on our high-performing finance function and continue to instil rigour and robustness in our control environment. You will own our relationships with Internal and External Auditors and lead us through our ethos of continuous improvement. You will be responsible for managing financial operations, financial reporting, and business support services for the group. You will provide dedicated leadership for trustee committees including Audit & Risk Committee, SMG Foundation Board and Investment Committee matters.

Reporting into the Director for Finance & Corporate Services and responsible for leading a team of 16, this is a senior leadership role and a key position within the Science Museum Group.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant from the Commercial, Charity or wider Public Sector. You will have proven experience in a senior finance role within a large, complex, customer focussed environment. You will have outstanding people leadership skills, with the ability to direct the work of a large multi-site team, whilst motivating, encouraging and developing them. We are looking for someone resilient, organised and proactive, with robust communication skills.

If you want to champion the provision of a customer-focused finance function, drive continuous improvement and help make the Science Museum Group an even better place to work, we would love to hear from you.

Recruitment Timings:

Application deadline: Sunday 9th January

Shortlisting:Week of 17th January

First stage interviews: Week of 24th January

Second stage interviews: Week of 31st January

We are exclusively partnering with Allen Lane. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Bryony Thomas via the Allen Lane agency website.

To apply please submit a supporting statement describing why you want to join this team and make the Science Museum Group the best it can be. 

Assistant Director of Services

Contract length – 10 months with possible extension to 12 months (maternity cover), commencing February 2022

Salary – [£60,000 - £62,870 per annum] - subject to skills and experience

37.5 hours a week over five days

Base - mix of home working and office - based at one of our locations in North London: Royal Free Charity, The Pears Building, Pond Street, NW3 2PP with occasional travel to Chase Farm Hospital and Barnet Hospital.

The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development. The pandemic has shown the importance and necessity of the support the Royal Free Charity can and has provided to staff and patients across our three hospitals sites, and the need for our globally important research has also never been so clear.

The Assistant Director of Services will report to the Director of Grants and Services.

The purpose of the role

Is to oversee the Royal Free Charity’s strategic direction and delivery of patient services. Manage all services delivered by the Charity including:

• Volunteering, Support Hub, Complementary Therapy Services

Required Experience

• Extensive experience of service design and delivery
• Ability to manage high volumes of varied work and operating to tight deadlines
• Experience of leading and line managing others to develop and grow and building and maintaining a high performing team culture
• Experience of building relationships, and influence, with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• The role is heavily focused on customer service

If you have the right experience, confidence and if you feel excited about this role, we would like to hear from you.

Benefits:

28 days’ paid holiday plus UK bank holidays each year.

Enrolment into the pension scheme.

To apply for this post, send a CV in Word document with a maximum 500-word statement addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification: qualifications, experience, skills, knowledge and personal qualities. Please ensure you include your last employer and dates of employment within your CV.  Also please complete and return the Equal Opportunity Form.

Closing date for application: 8 December 2021 - 12 noon

Interview date: 15 December 2021

(The successful candidates from the first round will attend a second interview held on 20 December 2021)

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity.

The ASA is the UK regulator of advertising across all media, including online.  Our work includes taking proactive action against misleading, harmful, offensive or otherwise irresponsible ads and acting on complaints.  We make sure ads are legal, decent, honest and truthful.

The Director of Corporate Services is a key role in the organisation and is responsible for providing leadership and management across Finance, HR, Facilities, IT, Business Intelligence and Data Governance, and also acts as Company Secretary.

This is an exciting time to be joining us as we continue to implement our 2019-2023 strategy, More Impact Online. The ASA is changing to deal with the new challenges posed by regulating online advertising at scale.  We are three years in to the job of rebalancing our regulation away from reactive complaints casework towards proactive, tech-assisted intelligence-gathering, complaint handling, monitoring and enforcement.  Our Corporate Services department is crucial to our ability to succeed. 

Building on the foundation of our very high employee engagement, the Director of Corporate Services will lead our People Strategy, helping us to take the next steps in motivating and developing our most important asset – our people – while also ensuring the ASA is a diverse and inclusive place to work.

Having moved into our fantastic new office in Shoreditch shortly before the pandemic hit, we are now adapting to hybrid working and you will help us work out the implications that has on our use of office space.  With a secure and effective IT network, you will lead our exploration of the systems-related changes we need to make, particularly in light of our recent investments in data science. And as a member of our Senior Management Team, you will play an active role in the initiation, development and implementation of strategy and policy across the full range of our responsibilities.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a leadership role;
• Experience at Board level and ability to work collaboratively; and
• Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls.

We think the ASA is a great place to work.  We have a culture that is open, friendly and collaborative, with a real focus on making the right decisions in the right way, and learning while we are doing it.  We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation, both so we can represent everyone in the UK and so our own colleagues feel at home at work. 

You can look forward to an interesting and varied career in media regulation if you have the passion and drive to help us achieve our goal to make every UK ad a responsible ad.

Recruitment timings

• Application Deadline:23:59 on Sunday 9th January 2022
• Shortlisting:Thursday 13th January 2022
• 1st Stage Interviews:17th – 19th January 2022
• 2nd Stage Interviews:25th – 26th January 2022

The ASA are working in partnership with Allen Lane Recruitment. For a confidential discussion please contact Bryony Thomas via the Allen Lane website.

Please submit your CV, with a supporting statement describing why you would be the best person to join this team and make the Advertising Standards Authority the best it can be. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of London's leading mental health charities focused on supporting people with mental health problems achieve wellbeing through meaningful and sustained employment.

Over their 26-year history, Twining Enterprise have helped over 10,000 Londoners with mental health problems significantly improve their situation and reap the benefits of a fully engaged life. Having grown significantly over the past four years and now called into action to respond to elevated mental health and employment challenges faced by many as a result of COVD-19, Twining Enterprise are looking for a talented Service Director to join the charity and lead their flagship IPS Works programme. This role will be central to helping drive forward their ambitious strategy to reach more beneficiaries in ever more impactful ways and lead key services in West London.

Twining Enterprise are looking for a Service Director to join the team on a fixed term basis until June 2023 with possibilities for extension

Twining Enterprise Service Director

Location: London with flexibility/homeworking to be agreed

Salary: £40,600 - £43,852 + benefits per annum dependent on skills and experience

Contract: Fixed-term to June 2023 with possibility for extension.

This will be an ideal role for someone who wants to make a significant difference to the lives of Londoners with mental health problems It will enable the successful candidate to further develop in their leadership through working in a face-spaced, diverse and developmental environment. You will have significant talent and experience in leading and managing services and contracts to achieve impactful results.

Closing date for applications: 5pm Sunday 2nd Jan 2022

Interview: W/C 10th Jan 2022

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill via the apply button. 

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Salary: £45,000 full time equivalent per annum (depending on experience)

Our mission is to lead the way in empowering, enabling, supporting, and connecting older people in the London Borough of Croydon to live well, healthily, and independently.

Role

An exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced finance professional to join an organisation, whose focus is to look after the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

As the Finance Director you will be responsible for accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting. You will also contribute to the overall management and strategic development of the business working closely with the Chief Executive Officer as a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Co-ordinate and review Management accounts and ensure that the transactions of the business are conducted in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, procedures, and controls. Preparing financial statements attributable to cost centre/divisional managers.
• Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts in line with overall business strategy
• Analyse variances to budget/forecasts prior to submission of management accounts to relevant stakeholders
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and be able to identify potentials risks, ensuring business service awareness monthly
• Responsible for the management, leadership, performance management, development, and recruitment of any direct reports including new bookkeeper (new role 2022) and volunteer administrators.
• To be able to support both financial and business specific projects, providing relevant information to allow stakeholders to make proactive decisions.
• Take an active role in specific project initiation, planning, and execution.
• Any additional reasonable duties requested or delegated by your line manager

Ideal candidate:

• Qualified Accountant
• Commercially astute, with exposure to business processes and an understanding of the relationship between operations and P&L
• Strong IT skills, particularly accounting systems and high level excel skills, including data manipulation and interrogation

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 3rd December 2021

Interview Date:                              13th December 2021

Anticipated Start Date:                TBA