Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The award-winning Unicef UK Corporate Partnerships team secures and manages long term, multi-million-pound partnerships with major UK companies including easyJet, Unilever and arm. The team has ambitious plans for growth by adding to, and growing, our portfolio of truly strategic and pioneering full value corporate partnerships.

As Business Development Executive, you will provide a wide variety of hugely valuable support across the Corporate Partnerships Business Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to play a critical role in our team and help support the ongoing development of new shared value corporate partnerships, as well as managing a portfolio of companies giving to Unicef UK at a level under £100,000 each year. You will provide important support to all members of the team, while also managing all incoming enquiries from companies looking to support Unicef UK and learn more.

We are looking for a highly organised and strong communicator, who can manage a varied workload and speak confidently and enthusiastically about our work.

Act now and apply online.

Closing date: 5pm Friday, 17 July 2020.
Interview date: Week of 27 July 2020.

We particularly welcome applications from LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK.  We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

An exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager for a high profile disability charity. You will be working on the commercial strategy, working with Fundraising and Management teams to increase market share and profitability. So if you have buying and ecommerce experience with income generation from a range of potential sources, this is a perfect role for you! They are flexible on location nationally.

The Company Much loved national disability charity.

The Role
Overall responsibility for the Charitys Commercial offering, on and offline. With full P&L responsibility, budgeting and responsibility for reaching financial targets and achieving a profitable ROI.
Definition and delivery of the Commercial strategy, 5-year plan and budgets to explore, consider, prioritise and investigate potential areas of revenue generation, considering also service delivery and donor recruitment.
To devise and deliver integrated Marketing strategies and plans to deliver these initiatives including a broad range of on and offline channels (e.g. email, SMS, PPC, SEO, Display, Affiliates, Direct Mail, Inserts, Off the page).
Lead Customer and market research and analysis to maintain an understanding of the most profitable existing and potential customer segments for future product and/or service selection and targeting.
Full review of existing product range and ongoing product performance monitoring and market research to ensure that the charity offers a compelling, relevant and profitable product range.

The Candidate
Commercial experience across multiple channels.
Experience of managing Ecommerce sites and mail order with full ROI, budget and profit and loss responsibility with a sales targeted environment.
Experience of launching or managing a commercial initiative and growing income.
Experience of cross channel retail marketing strategy, creation and implementation.
Experience of product-buying and supplier selection.
Extremely analytical and data driven, excellent budgeting, research and data skills.
Experience working in a branded retail environment.
Degree or equivalent in Marketing / Digital / Business / Retail / Economics or equivalent experience.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Commercial Management Accountant is responsible for the recording and reporting of Commercial costs in line with the Government Finance Functional Standard. The objectives are to ensure accurate property accounting, and accounting of expenditure and income including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting.

The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.

The responsibilities of the Commercial Management Accountant will include

• Operate project accounting processes including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
• Establish and maintain good relationships with asset management, commercial transactions and contracts and procurement teams and the wider GPA Finance function
• Develop and monitor financial plans for GPA's managed estate, including Commercial projects, and monitor performance against these plans
• Support the delivery of accurate financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
• Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving project accounting processes and procedures
• Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
• Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB part-qualified or equivalent would be a benefit, but not essential
• A good level of management accounting experience, preferably in a public sector environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
• Ability to communicate complex matters to a non-financial audience
• Ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed project team
• Strong focus on delivering an excellent service to customers
• Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Good experience of using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Proficient using Microsoft Excel

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Location: Flexible

Deadline for applications: Open until filled

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so apply early to not miss out on this fantastic role!

The position:

Our leading international development client is recruiting a Business Development Manager.  This is an exciting opportunity to deliver reputable  and profitable income generation projects. You will gather business intelligence and provide monthly reports, implement MEL reporting, maintain an income pipeline, review contracts and manage commercial compliance, develop key strategic partnerships and network,s and represent the organisation externally.

Requirements:

You will be a dynamic, energetic self-starter with substantial experience within a similar business development role.

You will have strong experience of contract management and negotiation.

Excellent project management experience and good commercial financial acumen including an understanding of financial reporting and budgets.

Good knowledge of international development.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

The role will provide Senior Finance Business Partner services to one of the Department’s three Directors General and to the Budget Holders working to that Director General, building effective business relationships and using their specialist financial skills and expertise to provide support, advice and robust, but constructive, challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS’s systems of financial and budgetary control.

This role will lead and manage a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring they operate collaboratively and effectively to deliver a consistent and high quality business partnering service to their stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support senior leaders to embed Finance Business Partnering within DCMS ensuring the successful implementation, development and improvement of the structure
• Build and manage effective relationships with their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) to provide a trusted, single point of contact between the Finance function and the business
• Provide high quality finance advice and timely financial management data, information and analysis to the designated Director General area, and support and enable good policy decisions to be made
• Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policy-making.
• Support their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) through the annual (and multi-year) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through in-year budget review exercises.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training
• Experience of providing financial advice on complex issues
• Highly numerate and literate, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under own initiative
• Previous Business Partnering experience and prior experience of managing a team (desirable)
• Working knowledge of managing public money, and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

We are looking for an experienced and influential individual to join us as Senior Commercial Manager and play a vital role in securing large grants and contracts from key government donors. You will help to guide the development of proposals that respond to calls for contracts and grants.

Working in more than 120 countries, we do whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our UK and Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Senior Commercial Manager you will lead/support the development of key large or complex proposals and subsequent mobilisation activities from a commercial viewpoint. You will play a key role in the Programme Partnerships Department, which leads on developing strong relationships and powerful propositions to engage and secure funding from donors for our work. You will lead on strategic engagement activities with donors and government ministries alongside our country offices.  Key responsibilities of the role will be to: 

• Act as commercial lead on a portfolio of live funding opportunities in consultation with the Business Development Lead, Bid Managers, Programme and Country office colleagues

• Oversee and manage upstream commercial development activities to improve our understanding of different approaches to commercial tender processes by different donors and actors

• Support negotiations with consortium partners, diversifying Save the Children’s bid partnerships with not-for-profit and private sector partners, where appropriate

• Provide guidance and coaching on commercial aspects (i.e. pricing of activities and overheads) of bid development to other members of the Business

• Provide support and strategic oversight to improve SCUK’s commercial capability across key SCUK teams/ departments to meet key donor requirements e.g. payment by result and Value for Money

• Work with country teams, finance department and operational colleagues to manage risk identification and design of mitigation in proposals and mobilisation plans.

To be successful you will have substantial experience of leading development of large budgets (£1m+) and contracts and grants involving results/milestone based payments. As a confident and assertive team player, you will be methodical with excellent attention to detail and excellent budget development skills. In addition you will have:

• Proven proposal and budget development experience

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to present with impact to key high level stakeholders

• Experience of using financial management systems

• Problem solving skills with a solid understanding of financial and commercial principles and systems

• Experience of  assessing risk and providing guidance and recommendations to organisational stakeholders

• Good networks in international development and experience with a consultancy, NGO or in the academic sector but with proven commercial acumen.

• Willingness/ability to travel internationally

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 12th July 202

Director, Commercial & Business Services 

(Ref:  SUS2925)

Salary £50,134 per annum

37.5 hours per week

base is central Bristol (negotiable for part of the week)

Sustrans is looking for a Director who can provide outstanding, experience-based leadership to a newly-formed team which brings together our experts in law, contracting, information management, procurement and business development. Someone who is values-driven and can, through empowerment and inclusive leadership, support our ongoing financial sustainability alongside the delivery of our vision – a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

If you are passionate about sustainability, can demonstrate a strong track record of improving commercial performance, of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, of setting strategic direction and of thriving in a role where priorities change daily, then please read our candidate information pack to find out more. This is an opportunity to join an amazing charity and lead a skilled and dedicated team that is proud to work for Sustrans.

Closing date for completed applications is 9am Monday 3 August 2020. Interviews will take place via Teams / Zoom during the week beginning Monday 17 August 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.

Background

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

IRC-UK was established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC-UK comprises approximately 120 staff.

The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit with the responsibility for identifying, securing, and managing all funding from statutory/government donors. The unit is organized into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Programme and Grant Support, Compliance and Policy, Programme Development, and Training.

The AMU is a bridge between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources.

The unit operates within a matrix management system across teams in Germany, the US and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff, in collaboration with the Senior Vice President AMU, Vice President, AMU, and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors.

The Purpose of the Role

As Senior Program Development Advisor you will lead IRC’s new business development efforts by engaging with global, regional, country, and technical staff through the proposal development cycle from opportunity tracking and capture planning to proposal development, and submission.

You will primarily serve as proposal manager, and will also train and mentor staff throughout the department on topics relevant to business development. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of leading new business efforts in international development with DFID and other multilateral and bilateral donors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the process of development of concept papers, project proposals and responses to key SQ/ITTs. This includes writing and coordinating proposal elements (e.g. past performance, management plan, etc.), ensuring appropriate technical review and quality assurance.
• Lead proposal development in response to requests for proposals, including those for field based projects and large global opportunities. This will involve management of proposal teams, calendars, and deadlines; strategy development with technical staff; partner identification and negotiations; recruiting; writing and ensuring a strong commercial/budget response for DFID contracts.
• Lead on advising other IRC departments when required on DFID contract terms and implications for structuring proposal budgets, milestones/PBR, and deliverables.
• Build the capacity of other IRC staff—including IRC country and regional teams—to identify opportunities and develop strong program designs and proposals.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of DFID and other donor funding priorities, in geographical interests relevant to IRC’s area of work.
• Provide IRC’s country, regional, and technical teams with guidance on DFID, and other donor policies and prepare standard language for proposals to ensure alignment with donor policies.
• Contribute to business development systems, tools, and process improvement initiatives.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully working on DFID commercial contracts, writing grants, and/or developing funding proposals for a for-profit and/or non-profit organization.
• Experience working with UK Government, in particular with DFID.
• Substantial experience and a successful track record leading large proposal teams on complex subject, multi-year, multi-partner proposals with minimal supervision.
• Strong understanding of UK donor client requirements and preferred methods of business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively manage a variety of relationships in a multicultural environment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate equally effectively with colleagues in ‘remote’ and diverse teams, including as team leader for proposals.
• The ability to work productively and accurately while under pressure in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Flexible work attitude: the ability to work in a team environment and independently and ability to meet unexpected demands.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to travel internationally (up to 20% of time).

Desirable

• Degree in relevant field, including international relations, political science, public administration, and communications preferred.
• Experience of working with FCO, EU institutions (EUTF), and other European donors desirable. 

Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview on a rolling basis.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

Senior Development and Performance Specialist

Salary: £49,646 Gross per annum
Location: UK
Level: HR
Deadline: 19/07/2020 23:59
Hours: 35.00
Benefits: UK benefits
Job Type: Indefinite

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Development and Performance Specialist to join our team in London, UK.

The Senior Development and Performance Specialist is responsible for the development and implementation of a learning and development strategy. This strategy supports the development of competences and capabilities of all employees with the view of strengthening work related performance and enhancing quality of work across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have:

- A degree level qualification with full CIPD qualification or specialist training qualification
- Substantial experience of developing and implementing a learning & development strategy and plans
- Extensive experience of successful training design, delivery, and evaluation to meet organisational requirements
- Extensive experience of the evaluation of learning and development needs across a multi-site organisation
- Strong experience in HR project implementation in multi-site organisations of at least 200 employees
- Significant experience of working with employment laws and practices in countries where Malaria Consortium operates (in Europe, Africa and Asia)
- Experience of delivering coaching and training
- Experience of working as the system administrator of an LMS, preferably Totara
- Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
- Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
- Good IT skills – MS Office, Outlook and Internet
- Right to work in the UK

We reserve the right to close the position early if we receive a high number of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment.

We need to keep beneficiaries safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to safeguarding. Please find our Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Privacy Notice here.

WORKED IN THE CIVIL SERVICE? Are you/have you been a member of the Civil Service in the past two years? Before accepting any new appointment or employment, whether in the UK or overseas, which you intend to take up after you have left the Civil Service, you must consider whether an application under the Business Appointment Rules for Civil Servants is required. If it is required, you should not accept or announce a new appointment or offer of employment before it has been approved. The model application form for this purpose is available at the .gov website.

This form should be used for all applications under these Rules. Retrospective applications will not normally be accepted.

Please Note: In accordance with the DfID Code, all applicants shortlisted for recruitment to commercial contracts will be asked to declare any conflict of interest.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Senior Development and Performance Specialist, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Personnel Development Specialist, HR Business Partner, HRBP, Human Resources Business Partner, People Performance Specialist, Learning Manager Officer, or Learning Development Manager.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from lockdown, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Manager to join our expanding Partnerships and Philanthropy team, to work alongside our inspirational supporters and beneficiaries to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role
As Philanthropy Manager, you will lead on launching and growing our new philanthropy Giving Club. We are working with an excellent consultant now to design this new offer and the new post holder will take over the reins to establish this exciting new supporter journey. We have a well-established and loyal supporter audience already giving at this level and we want to provide them with an exceptional supporter experience, whilst also providing the engine room to grow our partnerships and philanthropy networks.

The philanthropy team have already grown income by 124% in recent years with a number of new team members in place, so now is a brilliant time to join now that we have clear plans in place for further growth, a great energy in the team and an incredibly urgent cause.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have

• Some experience of philanthropy fundraising, building strong relationships and securing gifts of 4 to 5 figures
• A natural flair for relationships and the ability to work equally well with a wide range of people
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and listening
• Knowledge of planning, monitoring and evaluating success in fundraising
• You will be a team player, with a flexible approach and the ability to collaborate well with others

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. For the supporting statement section, please address how you meet points 1-5 of the person specification, which can be found on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month maternity cover in a public sector organisation in Bath

This a unique opportunity to join an organisation at a time of change and development and your involvement in this role will play a pivotal part

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide the FD, Board and trustees with reliable and timely financial information and analysis
• Work closely with the business providing sound financial advise on any projects and new initiatives
• Ensure that financial performance is delivered in line with agreed budgets and forecasts
• Identify and make proposals to Operational Management Teams on financial opportunities to improve value for money for designated service areas.
• Co-ordinate, support and validate the preparation of forecasts and budgets for all designated service areas.
• Prepare monthly variance analysis and commentary of financial performance.

To be successful you will need to:

• Evidence a proven track record of successfully partnering with operational teams to build effective working relationships and provide high quality customer focused services.
• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, effectively managing the risk of balancing precision of accuracy with timeliness of completing accounts.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills, delivering tasks on time and in full.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness leading to positive judgement and appraisal of risk.
• Demonstrate my ability to produce clear, accurate reports on complex issues to a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrate highly developed communication skills, providing and receiving complex and sensitive information with the ability to engage people at all levels.

Contract type: Permanent (subject to six months’ probation)
Working hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Starting salary: £27,000 per annum (FTE)
Deadline for application: 13.07.2020 (4.00pm)
Flexible working applications including job shares are welcome.

A strong personal connection with East London would be a real asset, and candidates should bring a passion for working with and engaging the diverse community around us and an understanding of their needs. 

For further information, please visit our website vacancy page via the Apply button.

Closing date: Monday 13th July 2020 (4.00pm)

Program Overview

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND), is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The objective of ASCEND is to achieve progress towards the 2020 NTD roadmap targets for the targeted NTDs across priority countries and to strengthen elements of the national health systems which are required for sustainable NTD control and elimination. The Programme focuses on five NTDs: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis, and trachoma.
The Role
The HSS Manager is a hands-on technical and managerial role, based in the UK, with occasional travel to East and Southern Africa and South Asia. The HSS Manager will work alongside the Global HSS Lead and Regional HSS Lead to support HSS activities across twelve Ascend Lot 1 countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

The HSS Manager will also provide technical input across Abt Britain’s wider portfolio of activities, as required.

Some of the HSS Manager’s responsibilities on ASCEND are:

• Coordinating Abt’s HSS, governance and PEA inputs on Ascend and ensuring that HSS is mainstreamed across the Ascend Programme
• Coordinating all HSS inputs across the Ascend consortium and ensuring all are aligned with the HSS strategy. This includes workstreams for supply chain improvements, information management systems, health financing, management of secondments. These functions and workstreams are led by a variety of consultants, Country Leads, HQ team colleagues from other consortium members and short term technical assistant experts
• Supporting, coordinating, occasionally leading the design and delivery of activities to improve health financing. Coordinating closely with the CA PFM team working across Crown Agents’ PFM projects

Beyond Ascend, the HSS Manager will be also responsible for:

• Supporting business development, including providing technical content for proposals, interviewing candidates, engaging partners, and representing Abt at relevant external meetings and events 
• Providing technical assistance and strategic support across Abt’s wider portfolio of programmes, as required.

Key Requirements

• Relevant qualifications with experience of health systems reforms in low- and middle-income countries (including in East African or South Asian countries);
• Minimum six years of global/in-country experience in implementation of HSS programmes, in cross-cutting areas;
• Technical experience in following areas: public financial management, supply chain management, information systems human resources for health, domestic resource mobilisation and broader health financing;
• Demonstrated success in building, managing and maintaining effective working relations with key stakeholders and communicating programme impact;
• Demonstrated organisational skills with excellent writing and ICT skills;
• Previous programmatic work with DFID and/or FCO, either programme management, or technical work – other donor experience welcome.

Corporate Partnership Manager

Permanent contract

35 hours per week (28/30 hours per week will be considered)

£34,154 - 36,908 per annum / pro rata

Flexible Location

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our [ambitious Corporate Engagement team focused on developing transformative shared-purpose partnerships with the commercial sector. Corporate Engagement are part of the High Value Giving team at The Children's Society focused on income generation from companies, philanthropists, trusts and institutional funders, building transformational relationships to help maintain and grow our portfolio of services, which include mental health, substance misuse, children's rights, and disrupting exploitation.

Your role will focus on developing a pipeline of opportunities within key business sectors; building strong relationships with contacts and creating innovative and tailored proposals to make business leaders say 'yes'. On occasion, there will also be a requirement to lead on the partnership management of key partners.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Demonstrable experience in business development

-Experience of account managing charity-company partnerships

-Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentation

-Relationship and Stakeholder Management skills

Benefits

Holidays: 28 days, rising to 30 days after 5 years, 32 after 10, 34 after 15 and 36 days after 20 years' service.

Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme starting at 4% with company-matched employee contributions to a maximum of 8%.

Training and development: Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities is available including courses, conferences and coaching/mentoring.

Death in service benefit: Four times annual salary offered for all employees regardless of pension membership.

Discounted health scheme: Simplyhealth cash plan covering e.g. dental, optical and chiropody etc at a 20% discounted rate.

Season ticket loan:Interest free loan for an annual or quarterly season ticket for public transport to and from work.

Bicycle loan scheme: Loans up to £1000 for bicycle purchase.

You Star: Voluntary employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing and holidays.

Family friendly policies: Including Flexible Working, enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.

Free 24hr confidential counselling service

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on 20th of July.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 27th of July.