Bolton Adult Autism Support ( BAAS) is a registered well established local charity that exists to provide support to parents and carers of people (18 plus) who have or think they may have an Autism Spectrum Condition. BAAS is committed to providing quality services to families impacted by autism and this includes safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of those aged 18 plus and therefore expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In recognition of our services to the autistic community of Bolton BAAS received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2020.

We now want to recruit a like -minded Co-ordinator for our Befriending Plus service.

Co-ordinating the scheme you will help to recruit, train and support volunteers; deal with enquiries from families, help families to identify priorities and achievable goals for those with Autism Spectrum Conditions and liaise with external organisations. Also compile reports and statistics for the service.

Enrichment of the lives of those with ASC and their families will be a key outcome for this service.

The person we are looking for will have:

• An understanding of Autism Spectrum Conditions and associated Mental Health Issues.
• Proficient at administration and IT skills.
• Ability to deal with enquiries from professional/ statutory organisations in a professional manner.
• Ability to engage with people who have an ASC and their families in a sensitive and sympathetic manner.
• Attend day time meetings as requested
• Have good organisation and communication skills
• Have at his/her disposal a vehicle for use in carrying out his/her duties.
• The ability to work from home as necessary.
• A start date for the successful candidate of 1st October is anticipated
• He/she will be highly motivated and have the ability to self -manage daily routines.

Hours of work will be 21 per week (flexible):  Starting salary is £20161 per annum pro-rata.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified persons of the community but are particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility) 
Start date: September 2021
Salary: £25000 - £30,500 per annum, including London weighting if based in London
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 16th August 2021 Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. We help young people from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Officer for Student Attraction and Communications. This is an exciting opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of the charity through raising our profile and status among our potential beneficiaries, and to play a key role in all aspects of marketing our work to students and universities. This role would suit individuals with +2 years experience in marketing and/or communications or someone with prior experience of student attraction, and who has a passion for social mobility and is used to operating in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will take responsibility for setting a strategy regarding student attraction, and for marketing upReach and our work throughout a range of different platforms and networks. They will be a key member of a dynamic and growing national team. 

The Student Attraction and Communications Senior Officer will play a pivotal role in all aspects of our marketing and communications to students. They will seek to raise the profile of upReach and reach students who might benefit from our work. They will work alongside the leadership team to form plans and strategies for upReach’s outreach work to students and particularly on raising our presence on university campuses, including working with University Societies and Brand Ambassadors, and will create varied, engaging content to energise and excite students and universities. Core delivery responsibilities include:

Attraction:

• Develop and implement a creative attraction strategy across multiple relationships  including UK universities & schools/colleges as well as social media platforms to increase the attraction of eligible students applying to benefit from our programmes. 

• Increase student facing brand awareness across UK universities, schools/colleges and social media.

• Explore innovative attraction methods to increase awareness of our programmes amongst new audiences, particularly those underrepresented on our programmes.

• Design a range of collateral across multiple mediums (social media, video, direct marketing, flyers/posters) to engage students and help them to understand who upReach is and the benefits of the upReach programmes.

• Leading on all aspects of our outward-facing digital communications to students, including social media and website, proactively keeping content current and relevant in collaboration with Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications Officer.

• Facilitate outreach workshops (ie employability skills & career exploration) to raise aspirations and boost applications to our programmes (online and/or face to face). 

• Collaborate with our Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications officer on the “Aspire” project, our online platform of resources for sixth formers providing inspiration, information and advice to help sixth-formers to make informed decisions about their post-18 options. You will have responsibility for the distribution of the "Aspire" resources to engage sixth-formers, teachers and schools/colleges to raise awareness of career opportunities and attract early interest in our programme of support for University Students

• Build long standing relationships with schools/colleges, teachers and UK universities (in collaboration with University Partnership Manager). 

Community Building:

• Work collaboratively with the delivery team to: 

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Society strategy to increase brand awareness, build community at Universities and promote student led advocacy for Social Mobility. Including the provision of training and student development opportunities.

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Brand Ambassador strategy to increase brand awareness of the upReach programmes of support, the Future Charity Leader Programme Graduate Scheme, the Student Social Mobility Awards and other upReach opportunities (including the provision of training and student development opportunities).

Student Communications:

• Develop an Associate communication strategy across different mediums (Associate portal, newsletters, emails, etc) to create a sense of community and enhance engagement with the upReach programme opportunities.

•  Design, coordinate and facilitate all Associate communications to ensure efficient and effective communication.

Data & Impact:

• Maintain detailed records to consistently monitor and evaluate the performance of upReach’s attraction programme, and implement improvements where needed.

• Agree, monitor and report on student attraction KPIs.

• Maintain up-to-date University and school/college communication records on our CRM system. 

• Provide regular updates to the leadership team to note progress and inform decisions.

Other:

• Supporting and working with participants of our Future Charity Leaders Programme Graduate Scheme.

• Undertaking other marketing or administrative tasks that are required within this role.

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.  To be successful it is anticipated that you would have at least 2+ years’ experience either in student attraction or within Marketing and/or Communications. You should be proactive, resilient and used to managing competing priorities within a varied workload.  You should be flexible and willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the charity.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working independently to find solutions to problems.

2. At least 2 years experience working within marketing and/or communications or within a Student Attraction role.

3. Proven experience in creating content for online sources and marketing materials.

4. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with an eye for varied and engaging content, and the marketing flair to flex stylistically for different audiences.

5. Exceptional eye for detail, including excellent proofreading and editing skills.

6. Creativity and a proactive attitude.

7. Strong project management and problem solving skills, in addition to superb organisational skills to manage a varied workload.

8. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

9. University degree (2:1 or higher)* in any discipline, or equivalent experience.

10. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

11. Ability to engage and communicate confidently with stakeholders, such as Trustees, beneficiaries, upReach partners and all levels of employees across the organisation. 

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. As our beneficiaries are all undergraduates, a good understanding of the university experience is essential, although it is not necessary that this was acquired through personally gaining a degree.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Understanding of social mobility issues in the UK, the university landscape and graduate recruitment.

2. Experience of running social media platforms and campaigns.

3. Sound knowledge of GDPR legislation and regulations.

4. Familiarity with Canva, G Suite and Zoom video conferencing software.

This is a truly exciting time at Cycling Projects, as we go through a structured period of growth.

We want you as the marketing and communications lead for Cycling Projects to capture the impact and benefits of cycling initiatives delivered by the charity and then use this to hook more people to be active for the long term, more people to volunteer and more partnerships to be formed through this exciting opportunity to be part of the national inclusive cycling landscape.

Role:                Engagement Coordinator - Inspiration 

Location:            Manchester 50% office based

Responsible to: Inspiration Manager 

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

The Engagement Coordinator role is crucial to the delivery of the Inspiration programme and ensuring our key stakeholders (speakers and schools) are engaging with the charity. Our Inspiration Programme provides a network of today’s most inspiring figures across business, arts, politics and more donating their time to help inspire students to fuel their ambition. We are passionate about providing a high quality and personal service, making it seamless for speakers, educators and organisations to get involved.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Managing the speaker network including mobilising speakers, responding to speaker queries, and ensuring they feel supported by the charity. Driving forward speaker participation with the charity
• Securing talk confirmations and progressing talks through the pipeline from matching speakers to schools, coordinating with schools and ensuring all stakeholder expectations are met
• Coordinating, hosting and producing virtual events and broadcasts for the Inspiration programme
• Working independently and swiftly on high-volume outreach and mobilisation within a structured programme plan to meet targets, as agreed and set by the Inspiration Manager
• Taking ownership of speaker network and planning approaches and engagement for the academic year
• Contacting speakers as agreed with Inspiration Manager
• Maintaining and increasing quality of SfS talks and providing speakers with feedback from schools and pupils
• Securing media collateral from talks as required
• Ensuring consistent and accurate updating of CRM and ensuring proper data management
• Confidently discussing SfS and our goals, aims via email communication, virtual meetings, and telephone
• Attending schools talks on behalf of the charity and where required
• Developing stakeholder’s relationships with speakers to maintain their participation in the charity
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Other duties as required, within the scope of your role.

Education / Experience / Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced team or organisation
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above 
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

Desirable

• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of producing, hosting and managing the technical functions of virtual events and broadcasts
• Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through July 2021 and appointing our Engagement Coordinator swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata to part-time equivalent) 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 30th July

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time. 

Volunteering and Community Engagement Manager

Salary:  £41,938p.a. Wigan or home-based, £43,938p.a. London

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract:Permanent

Location:  Based in our Wigan or London office with regular travel across England (home based will be considered)

We are proud to be an inclusive and flexible employer. We particularly welcome applications from all sectors of the community including under-represented groups in the charity sector.

Keep Britain Tidy is an iconic and dynamic environmental campaigning charity, providing first-class solutions to today’s big environmental problems. For more than 60 years, we have campaigned for cleaner, greener places. As the country’s leading anti-litter charity, we work effectively to combat waste and neglect so that everyone can love where they live. Using our world-class research and working with partners, we design game-changing campaigns that inspire the Nation to cut waste and litter and improve recycling as well as programmes that set the standards for clean, accessible and attractive beaches, parks and green spaces and are proud to inspire and educate millions of children.

The work of Keep Britain Tidy has never been more important and urgent and we need your help to do even more.

Keep Britain Tidy, is looking for an outstanding and passionate individual to lead our Volunteering and Community Engagement work. This is an exciting role to work in a fast-paced charity in a highly successful team. The team runs a range of programmes and activities ranging from localised projects to the national #LitterHeroes programme.

We are looking for an individual who will lead our plan to seek and develop new opportunities to fund and expand this work. Growing the number of volunteers engaged with Keep Britain Tidy - improving local environments across the country.

The successful candidate will have experience in developing and delivering funding and growth plans, have exceptional relationship management skills and excellent people and project management skills.  They will have the ability to forge strong partnerships and have excellent communication skills.  Our people both employed and volunteering with us are the key to our success and this role will lead on Health, Safety and Wellbeing for the organisation.  

If you are interested in this position, please download a full job description before completing the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on our website. Please follow the application instructions as laid out in the application form using the Star Tool to develop your application. Please submit your application to the email address held before the closing date.

The deadline for applications is 08:00, Thursday 29 July 2021

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on: Friday 6 August 2021

Please note we will only be able to contact successful candidates.  Thank you for your interest in our work.

No agencies please.

Programme Manager

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

£28,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for two motivated and talented candidates with project management experience to join our Programme Operations team as a Programme Manager. This role will lead the operational delivery (end to end project management) of a specific cohort or programme. It will provide the interface between the organisation and our stakeholders on a programme or range of programmes providing varied support to stakeholders either directly or through a team. The manager will be responsible for overseeing the quality of engagement with their stakeholders and maintaining excellent customer experience. They may also lead on the development of stakeholder engagement and communication plans.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of, and be responsible for, the effective and high quality delivery of Ambition Institute's programmes.

Based in any of our London, Birmingham or Manchester offices, and reporting to the Associate Dean Programmes Lead, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all elements of the programmes are planned, managed and organised to ensure effective delivery from start to finish. You will require a detailed skillset and will be involved in all stakeholder communications, as well as the development and line management of a team of staff. The role will engage directly with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery a busy set of programmes.

This exciting role is varied and complex, and will require candidates with the ability to shape communications through the use of multiple channels to support stakeholders through their learning journey. We also require candidates to have excellent organisation skills, project management experience and excellent team and management skills. Candidates should also be committed to ensuring a high quality experience of those engaging with our programmes, through a focus on continuously improving effectiveness and a real attention to detail.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better, and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 4th August 2021. Interviews are expected to take place on the 10th, 11th and 12th August 2021.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Role:                  Delivery Partner 

Location:          50% London or Manchester office based

Responsible to:  Head of Engagement London & South East

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

This role sits within our Engagement team and is crucial to the delivery of the charity’s programmes.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting 
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners 
• End-to-end technical support for partners, schools, and students
• Enabling stakeholders in the delivery of work experience and charity programmes
• Data Management and CRM 
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Responding to and managing stakeholder queries via email and telephone
• Supporting the delivery of charity programmes

Essential 

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation 
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook 
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly 
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes 
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for 
• Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities 
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives 

Desirable 

• Experience of working in programme support in education charities 
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes
• Experience of using Google Classrooms

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through July 2021 and appointing our Delivery Partner swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 30th July

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Closing Date: Sunday Wednesday 4th August 2021

Our Financial Planning & Analysis team are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to become the new Head of Management Accounting

The Financial Planning & Analysis function is responsible for strategic, commercial financial advice and financial performance management for the Trust including management accounting, financial bid support, budgeting, and forecasting activities. The team provide key analysis and insights for budget holders and senior leaders to inform decision making and drive effective, sustainable, and commercial planning.

This role has responsibility for the finance timetable and the production of the month end Management accounts. You will be Head of a team of 3 with two Management Accountants as direct reports. We are looking for a proactive leader who will be continuously looking for process improvements and efficiencies. You will need to have excellent experience of a role in a similar organisation with multiply locations and activities. You will also need to have experience of working with many different data sources and large finance systems. We also need you to be able to drive the quality and availability of financial reports across the Trust linking in with the forecasting process.

Specifically, the role will be responsible for the management of restricted funds across the Trust You will be a member of the Fundraising Workshop and will be asked to support Fundraising propositions.

You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust. 

Growing Diverse Talent

Regional Programme Manager (North)

We are a small charity doing great work connecting state school pupils with former students to show them a future that can be theirs and a pathway to get there. Hearing from past pupils gives students resilience, confidence and the motivation to study harder. We are actively expanding our reach to more schools and pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged.

The Regional Programme Manager plays a key role in growing our footprint in the north, delivering our programme in schools, supporting improvements, driving forward sales, securing funding to tackle entrenched issues in the region, and establishing regional partnerships. The role responds to the demands and growth of the charity, making for an exciting and varied role and giving the post holder the opportunity to develop themselves across a range of projects and functions.

You will be situated in Manchester, allowing you to easily reach schools in the region. We are mainly home working at present. Pre-pandemic we had three permanent office spaces, though we are presently working remotely and using touch down space while we allow things to settle back to a more normal position. We will be reviewing the charity’s requirements and consulting staff on preferences in the Autumn and it is likely that we will take a base in London and Manchester at some time after that.

We would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and people with lived experience of the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting a diverse workforce. 

To join us, you will need: experience of working with schools and young people, ideally as a qualified teacher; a desire to reduce inequalities among young people in the region; to be comfortable pitching and undertaking business development activity, with the ability to influence and win others to your way of thinking; excellent communication skills; superb organisational skills; and to feel at ease with an evolving role that will adapt as the charity grows.

In return, we offer you a supportive working environment with plenty of learning and development opportunities. You’ll work with dedicated, determined colleagues and witness the tangible difference our work makes to the lives of young people across the region. We live by our values of social justice, collaboration, innovation and role models. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you!

36 hrs per week

Salary: £27,667 plus up to 7% pension contribution and UK Healthcare membership level 1
Fixed Term Contract 16 months from start date (extension subject to availability of funding)
An opportunity for secondment will be considered. Permission from Line Manager is required before applying

We are looking for an empathetic and highly motivated person with excellent communication, engagement, organisation, prioritisation and project management skills and an interest in or knowledge of falls prevention.

Experience of population health messaging, health promotion or delivering health and wellbeing services and activities would be an advantage. Excellent relationship management and partnership working skills are also essential.

The successful candidate will be employed by Age UK Bolton on behalf of Bolton’s multi-agency Falls Collaborative. They will co-ordinate the implementation of the Falls Prevention Programme action plan to improve the health and well-being of older adults. The focus will be on universal proactive population health messaging and primary and secondary targeted community interventions.

Closing Date: 9am Monday 2nd August 2021

Proposed interview date: Thursday 12th August 2021

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities and community groups. 

We support a wide range of projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes.

Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£588.2 million) of National Lottery funding to over 14,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. Over eight in ten (83%) of our grants were for less than £10k, going to grassroots groups and charities.

We are here to support people and communities through bad times as well as good – and that has never been so important as this year. Thanks to National Lottery players, we’ve been able to respond quickly and positively to communities working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Their efforts have been humbling and inspiring and we’re delighted to have been able to help by distributing over £400 million pounds in National Lottery funding alone across the UK since the first lockdown began in March 2020.

Our Funding Strategy Directorate and Policy & Practice Team

The National Lottery Community Fund manages five distinct funding portfolios: the UK portfolio which supports work that spans the four countries; the Wales portfolio; the Scotland portfolio; the NI portfolio and the England portfolio.

Our newly-established Funding Strategy Directorate sits across these portfolios. The Directorate is a central enabling and generative function that supports the development, innovation and delivery of our funding. It does this through the provision of systems, policies, frameworks, guidance and other services to our funding teams, driving forward innovation and best practice. It provides consistency and clarity of purpose across our funding, whilst still allowing our funding portfolios the flexibility and autonomy to make funding decisions appropriate for their specific working context.

About the Role

The Senior Funding Policy and Practice Manager role is housed in the Policy and Practice Team within the Funding Strategy Directorate. The team is responsible for ensuring our Fund-wide funding policy and internal practice enables funding to make the greatest possible difference to communities, whilst recognising the wider regulatory and strategic considerations associated with the distribution of public money.

Working with the Senior Head of Controls, Policy and Practice, you will play a key role in developing our Fund-wide funding policy and practice. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our funding policies, which set the direction on who we fund, what we fund and how we fund, are fit for purpose. A key part of this will be ensuring that our funding policy and practice is “for everyone”: we’re looking for someone who recognises that our commitment to equity and fairness in our grant making should not just ‘sit next to’ our funding policy, but instead ‘flow through it’.

You will recognise the importance of innovation in policy and practice, and have an eye for identifying internal and external insight that has the potential to inform our policy and practice direction. You will be well-connected internally and also hold some key external relationships. You will collaborate with these individuals to formulate well-considered policies that are aligned with our strategic ambitions.

The right person for this role flourishes in complexity and relishes the challenges of finding the best path through overlapping and often competing agendas. They are adept at managing a diverse and ever-changing workload, and setting their own priorities in response to insights from a wide variety of sources, including our grant-holders, staff, our senior management team, and external stakeholders.

Critically, you will recognise that decisions and intentions only have an impact if they are acted upon, so you will work internally to ensure that our policy and practice is effectively operationalised.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: Multiple locations considered. Flexible on visiting the office twice per month / when necessary

Interview Date: Tuesday 17th August, with potential second interview

Essential Criteria

As an experienced senior leader, you may, or may not come from a funding background but are likely to have significant experience working with mission-driven organisations. You will be a confident and clear communicator. Critically, you will be committed to turning strategic intention into everyday practice.

Specifically, you’ll need to have examples that demonstrate your experience, qualifications and mindset in these areas: 

• Experience effectively collaborating with, and influencing, colleagues from a broad range of disciplines, including those in senior leadership roles
• Operationalising complex policy and strategic positions through the changing of systems and processes
• Good decision-making skills, considering evidence, competing agendas and strategic priorities, and mitigating risk as appropriate

Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrated effectiveness as a communicator who feels comfortable in all environments – from one-to-one communication to facilitating/chairing meetings with senior leaders
• Experience of contributing to large, complex strategic challenges and systems change
• Values-driven and passionate about the Fund’s purpose.
• Strong commitment to the Fund’s ambitions, particularly in terms of equity, diversity and inclusion
• Experience building skills and understanding across an organisation or team, with clear examples of how you have simplified dense topics down to pragmatic yet meaningful content and action

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Role:                  Programme Officer 

Location:          50% London or Manchester office based

Responsible to:  Programme Manager 

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary  

The Programme Officer role is crucial to the support and design of three of the charity’s programmes (Progression, Experience, Youth Card). Working closely with a Programme Manager and Director of Programmes the role will support in the development of programme collateral for internal and external stakeholders, stakeholder engagement and management, programme support, designing pilots and supporting projects as required.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Working independently and within a structured programme plan to meet targets and objectives set by Programme Manager
• Developing collateral for internal and stakeholder engagement with programmes
• Ensuring consistent and accurate updating of CRM and ensuring proper data management
• Confidently discussing SfS and our goals, aims via email communication, virtual meetings, and telephone 
• Support the delivery of deliver a portfolio of interventions to support young people across the UK 
• Supporting measurement of programme impact in line with charity goals and mission 
• Collating programme feedback to assist in development redesign

Essential 

• Experience of programme support
• Experience of collateral development and copy writing
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly 
• Excellent organisation and collaboration skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth programme processes 
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook 
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for 
• Experience communicating with educational establishments and a familiarity with how schools and colleges operate 
• Sociable, confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 

Desirable 

• Experience of working in programme support in education charities 
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through July 2021 and appointing our Programme Officer swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata to part-time equivalent) 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 30th July

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

FareShare GM is Manchester’s #1 food redistribution charity.  We save good quality in-date food from going to waste, redistributing it around Greater Manchester to charities, schools and community groups who turn it into meals for vulnerable people.  Between April 2020 and March 2021, we redistributed 3,406 tonnes of food to 350 community food members – which is the equivalent to just over 8 million meals. 

Our Regional Food Sourcing Co-ordinator works closely with our in-house team as well as the FareShare UK Food and Food Co-ordination team, and partners with existing and new food companies across Greater Manchester to source and distribute surplus food as efficiently as possible.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maximising the volume of in-date surplus food available to Community Food Members, regional depots and FareShare UK
• Assisting with arranging transport solutions to ensure efficient collection and distribution of food considering the environmental, social and financial impacts
• Managing and building existing working relationships and developing new working relationships with food donors
• Identifying trends in food surplus availability and using this knowledge to maximise food surplus uptake and minimise food wastage 
• Ensuring accurate records are kept of food redistribution, keeping in-house databases up to date
• Delivering confident and effective presentations to a range of audiences to convey the purpose and mission of FareShare and to sell in the ethos of the organisation
• Generating appropriate content and ideas to assist with communications via social media
• Proactively supporting communications and PR in food donor relationships.

Person Specification

Essential skills include, but are not limited to:

• Strong communication skills (written and oral) at all levels (E)
• Proven excellent customer relationship skills and experience (E)
• Strong time management skills (E)
• Proven experience of successfully managing projects (E)
• Able to work on own initiative, effectively planning and organising your workload and coordinate other resources to meet deadlines. (E)
• Experience working in a target-driven environment and of developing and tracking plans to meet those targets (E)
• A high level of customer care ability and service delivery skills with proven experience of resolving supplier and/or customer issues satisfactorily. (E)
• Knowledge of and interest in sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (E)

Desirable skills include:

• Experience in the food industry in a sales, business development or manufacturing role (D)
• Commercial relationship management experience (D)

Head of Fundraising

Could you lead the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy, have a lasting impact on the issues surrounding gambling-related harm and play a leading role in preventing the unnecessary loss of young lives?

Location: Flexible with the offer of a budget to pay for a hot desk in a convenient location or to work from a current office location in London or Manchester.

Appointment of a Head of Fundraising

Gambling with Lives (GwL) has had a remarkable impact on the discourse surrounding the risks of gambling since it was established in 2018. Prior to GwL’s contribution there was little to no mainstream recognition of the link between gambling and suicide. The charity’s founders have become central to the case for gambling reform and were instrumental in campaigning for the review of gambling legislation in the UK which was announced at the end of 2020.

The campaign and the charity’s broader development are now at a critical and exciting juncture, which makes the role of Head of Fundraising a fantastic opportunity.

The purpose of this newly created role is to develop and deliver a fundraising strategy for the long-term sustainability of the charity which will allow it to grow its impact through the campaign for change and through the development of its programmes across areas including family support, research, education and treatment. 

The financial position of the charity is strong, having received a significant donation in lieu of a regulatory settlement (fine) levied against a gambling operator in 2020, however the ambitions of the charity are such that new and sustainable income is required. The challenge for the successful candidate will be to find and develop sources of income that are free from the influence of the gambling industry. One of GwL’s values is independence from the gambling industry which it will resolutely defend and promote in others.

The work of developing the strategy will involve scanning the funding landscape to find sources of income that fit the charity’s values, goals and ambitions. The charity’s leadership believe these will likely lie within corporate giving as well as trusts and foundations with interests in the charity’s programmes (mental health, family support, research, education and treatment).

We are looking for someone with a significant track record of raising funds from multiple income streams, including government and public bodies, high net worth individuals, corporates and trusts, foundations or other funding bodies as well as experience of growing and developing an organisation’s fundraising and income generation capability.  The role holder will work as part of a senior management team and will become an important advocate in their own right. They will take a leadership role in steering the charity’s strategy and development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a start-up environment, and to create a role with the backing of a charity that has substantial resources for its stage of development.  We are looking for a Head of Fundraising who shares our passion and determination for the work we are doing. If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of GwL, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please download the candidate information pack for further information before you apply. Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  The role is permanent and ideally full time, however flexible and part-time working will be considered for the right candidate.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

The closing date for applications is Friday 6th August but applications will be considered as they come in so please do apply at your earliest convenience.  Interviews will take place through August.

We would look favourably upon candidates who are experts by experience of either gambling related harm or suicide.  GwL is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of the people we aim to support. We warmly welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates