The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues. In April 2019, the Centre opened its new Centre of Excellence located in King’s Cross.

This post will work as part of a small HR team, providing an efficient and proactive HR and payroll service across the Centre. The role requires you to work with limited supervision so experience of working in a busy HR team is essential. Candidates must have strong hands on experience of working with HR systems; knowledge of CIPHR would be an advantage. You will be the main point of contact regarding the DBS application process so a good working knowledge of clearance levels and acceptable documentation is also required. The post-holder must have a calm, organised approach to a varied workload.

Please note the successful candidate must be able to start by 20 January 2020, at the latest.

The post-holder will be based at the Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH.

The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Please email Recruitment if you require assistance or experience difficulties in applying.

Contract duration

Permanent

Closing date for applications

Midnight, Thursday 28 November 2019

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Wednesday 4 December 2019

Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates

Interviews

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed

How to apply

Please visit the vacancies page on our website to submit an application online or click on the apply button below to be redirected.

Do you love cycling as much as we do? Are you looking for an exciting new challenge with a charity on a pedalling revolution?

Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and dynamic Communications and Media Officer at its headquarters in Guildford to help us.

You’ll be responsible for developing and implementing media campaigns, reacting to news stories, and producing engaging content celebrating everything that’s great about cycling.

If you’re an experienced and creative communicator who’s passionate about their work, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Property Advisor is the lead member of the Property Advice Team. The Property Advice Team consists of an in-house Property Advisor, Associate Property Advisors and Volunteer Property Advisors. The team is supported by The Foundation’s Register of Property Professionals.

The Property Advice Team provides advice, consultancy and educational services. This service is delivered by providing on-line information, free helpdesk guidance, training events and consultancy projects to assist organisations in making informed property decisions. 

The Senior Property Advisor will have the following key areas of activity and responsibility:

1. Management of Property Advice Team
The Senior Property Advisor will support the Foundation’s CEO in line-managing the Property Advice Team. Aspects of this support will include:

• Ensuring appropriate processes are in place and followed by team members.

• Having oversight of all support, advice and training provided by the team to ensure consistent high levels of content quality and customer care are maintained.

• Ensuring cases, projects and training events are allocated to team members with appropriate knowledge, experiences and availability.

• Developing excellent working relationships with members of the Foundation’s Register of Property Professionals to enable effective referral of charities to them for technical support.

• Verify accurate records are kept by all members of the Property Advice Team and provide information and reports to the Director and Trustees for invoicing and fundraising purposes. 

• Deliver excellent customer care by coordinating the Foundation’s support to charities until they query is resolved and beyond.
 
2. Developing consultancy and training
The Senior Property Advisor will lead on consultancy and training and deliver on projects in line with agreed targets. This will include:

• Identifying potential clients, and proactively seeking opportunities to bid for contract work. 

• Leading pitches to potential clients and developing client relationships, quickly and effectively understanding client needs and tailoring solutions to those needs.

• Bringing together project teams from within the Foundation and our network of Associates and Register of Property Professionals.

• Delivering high quality consultancy outputs, in line with Foundation quality assurance practices.

• Project managing timely and high-quality delivery of consultancy work.
 
3. Other Duties as reasonably required
The post-holder will work with other members of the team to support day to day marketing, research, communication and monitoring and evaluation activities. Additional duties may include:

• Representing the Foundation at external events, supporting our reporting to funders and inputting to our ongoing research.

• Working proactively to ensure that the Property Advice Team remains up to date with property and charity sector knowledge. 

• Develop a broad knowledge of complementary organisations and services that can provide support to enquirers to the Property Advice Service, or opportunities for partnership working or collaboration with the Foundation.

• The Foundation requires all employees to work with due regard for the Foundation’s ethos and policies including health and safety, equality and the environment.

To support the Youth and Advice Manager in the daily running of the centre, delivering a holistic service to vulnerable/homeless clients, and enabling them to move on to independence.

To motivate and support the management of a multi-disciplinary team of Youth and Advice and Work

To maintain and build a network of relationships with external relevant agencies and internal specialists.

To work with the Youth and Advice Manager to lead, supervise and develop team members, both individually and as a group, and to ensure that the team makes a full and positive contribution to the achievement of New Horizon Youth Centre’s mission.

• For more details about this position and how to apply, please see the New Horizon recruitment pack on this page
• Please note that we will not consider CV-only applications

DFN MoveForward Progression Coach (Maternity Leave Cover)

Location: Medway
Salary: £31,555 - £33,298
Hours: Full Time – 37.5hrs
Contract: One Year Fixed Term
Start Date: February / March 2020

Please click on the 'Apply' button to send word versions (not PDFs) of your CV and a cover letter of no more than one side by 9am on Monday 9th December. In the event that a high volume of suitable applications is received the post may close prior to the specified closing date. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration. Interview dates: Week commencing 16th December

Overview of ThinkForward and MoveForward
ThinkForward is a breakthrough coaching programme that offers young people 1 to 1 support through trusted and long-term relationships to help them overcome challenges in and out of school and linking them to ready for work activities provided by a community of businesses. By the end of the programme young people develop the aspirations, skills and mind-sets needed to thrive and sustain employment. MoveForward is our programme designed specifically to work with young people who moderate learning disabilities.

Overview of the role
To support around 45 14-25-year-olds with moderate cognitive & learning and/or communication & interaction difficulties across the region, to gain the skills and experiences necessary to transition to paid employment, and ensuring the quality and impact of the programme is delivered

Key responsibilities
With young people – to build and maintain relationships with young people and ensure that the MoveForward programme has impact
A. Work with school staff to ensure participants are engaged in the MoveForward programme
B. Assess the needs of the young people to design tailored action plans
C. Provide one-to-one coaching for young people as well as group coaching sessions, both around building work readiness
D. Support young people to engage with opportunities provided by third parties including employers and partner charities
E. Ensure that young people meet the required outcomes and make a sustained transition to employment, continually driving their work readiness
F. Adhere to all relevant policies (safeguarding, health and safety, etc) when delivering activities with young people
G. Collaborate with the school to safeguard young people
H. Document and evidence all work and use data to provide the most effective support with young people

With special schools/colleges – accountable for day-to-day relationship management of partnerships
I. Liaise with senior staff in one special school and a further education college to establish and manage the relationship between the school and MoveForward
J. Represent MoveForward at the senior leadership team and governor meetings
K. Train and support school staff in a variety of activities and methodologies to support young people with LDs into employment
L. Build an extensive knowledge of the support available to the cohort of young people
M. Establish a coordinated platform which enables the schools and colleges in the project to share learning, contacts and workplace exposure opportunities for young people
N. Work with data managers for regular access to required data
O. Produce and communicate termly reports to demonstrate impact
P. Review quality and impact on a termly basis

With business partners
Q. Broker new business partnerships for the schools you support, building on existing business partnerships already existing at the school/college
R. Support with the training and supervision of business volunteers in mentoring and workplace exposures for young people with LDs
S. Plan and lead session content and communicate with the business in advance of sessions
T. Conduct review with the business during and after the activities

With parents of young people
U. Together with the school/college, actively engage with parents, carers, guardians etc of the young people and help them to build their aspirations and support for their child, regarding employment.

With colleagues - share knowledge and experience with colleagues to improve effectiveness of the programme
V. Help to establish the curriculum, tools and methodologies for the programme
W. Feed into the design and evaluation of the programme
X. Report risks to relevant member of staff
Y. Participate in peer quality assurance processes

Programme quality & standards – to ensure that delivery of the MoveForward programme meets the required standards
Z. Perform a termly review and plan of the MoveForward programme
AA. Ensure that the programme promise is met i.e. group work, action planning, ready for work activities
BB. Ensure activities are planned according to need and in line with budget
CC. Ensure that all interventions are logged on the database
DD. Work in adherence to organisational policies
EE. Actively participate in QA process linked to quality and standards

Person specification
ThinkForward’s staff competency framework informs our recruitment and performance management of staff. The following behaviours for each competency define the expectations for this position:

Communication
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels from a variety of different stakeholders
• Approachable, open and transparent with young people, stakeholders and colleagues
• Ability to deliver messages in an interesting and stimulating style, appropriate to each audience

Planning and organising
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and proactively
• Very strong organisational and project management skills, including use of appropriate tools and systems
• Excellent computer literacy

Teamwork
• Working in a team ideally in a fast pace environment, working collaboratively to achieve goals
• Building lasting relationships with different stakeholders for example schools, colleges, other charities, alternative education providers and employers

Impact and quality focused
• Comfortable working to targeted outcomes/goals for young people within the boundaries of a programme
• While working to targeted outcomes, ability to keep young people at the heart of what you do
• Knowledge of how to support young people with learning disabilities to become more job ready
• Driven by excellent standards and high quality
• Use of data to inform delivery and improve provision

Professional expertise
• Three years direct experience of working with vulnerable young people, ideally in school and with learning disabilites
• An understanding of the complex barriers that young people with learning disabilites face and the services available for them
• Ability to support young people in both a one-to-one setting and by running group work
• Knowledge of careers and employment IAG and the importance of tailored progression planning for vulnerable young people
• Persistence, patience and empathy in challenging difficult individuals
• A professional qualification related to work with young people, or relevant experience

ThinkForward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

ThinkForward is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

This will role will be offered subject to the outcome of a DBS check and a 3 month probation period.

Hammersmith and Fulham Mind provides mental health services in the borough. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and hardworking individual to joining our Well at Work team.

What is Well at Work? 

Well at Work (WaW) is a training and consultancy service which provides mental health awareness and wellbeing programmes (including training, consultancy, policy development, wellbeing interventions) to both public and private sector organisations across the UK.

The Opportunity 

This is a senior client facing role with the primary purpose to deliver training to public and private sector clients, with delivery accounting for 75% of the role. There will also be the requirement of new product development (NPD) including designing, developing and enhancing training packages for new businesses as well as mentoring and developing other trainers. 

A good knowledge of mental health issues is compulsory. The ideal candidate should have a strong personal desire to combat the stigma associated to mental health in organisations and be able to demonstrate this.The successful candidate should have experience of working towards targets. 

Closing date for applications: 1st December 2019. We encourage applications from anyone with relevent experience but we will be interviewing suitable candidates as we receive applications and if find the ideal candidate the job posting will be closed earlier.

Purposes of the job: The purpose of the Scheme Manager role is to ensure that Home-Start Warrington has in place effective leadership required to meet its charitable objectives.

• To execute the strategic plan as laid down by the Trustees
• To hold responsibility for maintaining an overview of the scheme
• To ensure the effective day to day management of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association; the Home-Start Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• To ensure the scheme maintains high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• To ensure good safeguarding practice in all aspects of the scheme’s work
• To take responsibility for providing leadership and management to the staff team.
• To increase the profile of Home-Start Warrington in the region.

This is a strategic role for which the key responsibilities are:

• Leadership & People Management
• Business Development and Planning
• Effective Networking, PR and Marketing
• Income Generation
• Performance Management
• Operational Management

Key Skills and Experience:

• The successful candidate will be an experienced Manager/Leader with a demonstrable track record of success.

• They will possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being solution focussed.

• Strong change management skills are essential.

Detail of Responsibilities

Leadership and People Management

• To provide leadership to staff, delegating specific responsibilities to them where appropriate, and to maintain a climate which attracts, retains and motivates good quality staff.
• To undertake the leadership and line management of the staff team, including individual coaching, team development and motivation.
• To be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of staff recruitment, development and training, supervision, grievance and appraisal procedures are developed and conducted in accordance with accepted good practice and in line with Home Start UK Policies and Home Start Warrington business plan.
• To foster good communications within Home-Start Warrington and develop the organisation’s initiatives.
• To agree continuous professional development priorities with all staff.
• To oversee and ensure all aspects of volunteer recruitment, development, training, supervision procedures are developed and conducted in accordance with accepted good practice.

Operational Management

• To effectively manage all operational activities, monitoring and reporting to the Trustees on performance against objectives
• To ensure systems and processes are fit for purpose, aligned with Home Start UK practices and consistent throughout the organisation

Support for families/volunteers

• Maintaining an overview of the work with families.

• Ensuring support to families is of a high standard, in accordance with Home-Start’s model, policies and procedures.

• To undertake the Strategic Lead role on safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.
• Ensuring the scheme maintains an effective team of volunteers

Fundraising and Income Generation

• To work with the Trustees on the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s plans.
• To manage, support and work with the Trustees to secure adequate resources for Home-Start Warrington.
• To ensure research and funding priorities are up to date.
• To ensure new opportunities for income generation that will support Home-Start Warrington’s ambition are identified.
• To manage the relationship with key stakeholders ensuring excellent understanding of the value and importance of Home-Start Warrington’s work.
• To ensure all relationships are carefully managed, and to act in the best interests of the scheme at all times.

Finance

• To manage the financial plan and yearly budgets, working with the Trustees to ensure continued financial viability.
• To be responsible for ensuring adequate resources for Home-Start Warrington through sound financial management and effective budgeting.
• To take responsibility for service agreements, negotiating contracts and agreements as appropriate, in consultation with the Trustees.
• To ensure that the annual financial audit takes place, and to oversee the preparation.
• To ensure that the Trustees Annual Report is produced in line with current guidance.

Board and Governance

• Together with the Chair, to prepare an annual board timetable and regular meeting agendas.
• To attend all Trustee meetings, including sub-groups, as required.
• To ensure that such papers are available so as to enable the Trustees to make considered decisions about all matters of strategy, policy and finance.
• To work with the Chair and other trustees to identify, recruit and induct new trustees.
• To ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and HSUK requirements (either directly or through delegation) through appropriate policy development and standards of behaviour.

Membership Services Manager
Location: London
Contract: Full time, 35 hours per week, permanent
Salary: Band D £50,989 per annum, plus London Weighting and final salary pension

Founded in 1920, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) is the only body in the UK representing the whole of the radiographic workforce. SoR is a trade union and professional body representing the professional, educational, public and workplace interests of its 30,000 members. The College of Radiographers is a charitable subsidiary body registered in England and Scotland.

The Society of Radiographers is now seeking an experienced and ambitious Membership Services Manager to provide line management and leadership for our in-house Membership Services Team. You should have excellent communications skills, a creative mind-set and in-depth knowledge of membership bodies and their administration.

Working closely with the Director of Industrial Strategy & Member Relations and their team, the successful candidate will also be responsible for developing an integrated cross-organisational strategy for recruitment, retention and growth of member services to optimise our membership benefits package. You will have a successful track record of developing and implementing CRM systems, leading high functioning teams and a confident pro-active approach when dealing with member queries, issues and general engagement.

You should be educated to Post Graduate Degree level or have the relevant professional experience.

The Membership Services Manager is directly accountable to the External Relations, Marketing and Communications Manager and will develop close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally to ensure a ‘one team approach’ to the delivery of the best possible service to members.

The closing date for applications is Midnight on Wednesday 27th November and the interviews will take place in London on Monday 16th December 2019.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our HR Advisor's website to download the application form and other relevant documents.

The SoR is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.

Job Title:  Learning and Development Manager

Contract: Fixed Term – 2 years

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Manchester

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We are looking for a Learning and Development Manager to join our Greater Manchester team and support a ground-breaking new initiative (subject to treasury sign-off) which will see The Prince’s Trust work in partnership with employers to address issues facing youth unemployment by improving productivity gains of a young, resilient and diverse local workforce.

Our new Learning and Development Manager will play a key role in supporting the delivery for one of the largest and impactful initiatives in the Prince’s Trust history. Specifically, the Learning and Development Manager will be responsible for designing and enabling the delivery of learning interventions to meet the needs of Prince’s Trust colleagues and volunteers.

Through Future Workforce Fund, business and government are co-investing £14 million into young people from Greater Manchester to give them the confidence and skills to become more prosperous citizens and part of a growing and inclusive economy. Future Workforce Fund will act as a catalyst for change, by encouraging businesses to proactively shape and invest in the programmes and interventions that help to counteract these concerns. The programme will provide a unique opportunity to put employability skills and employers at the centre of each young person’s journey.

Future Workforce Fund will focus on three key strategic themes:

• Live: Developing the personal and social skills of young people
• Learn: Raising aspirations and fulfilling educational potential
• Earn: Equipping young people with skills for work and access to jobs

Recognising young people require different types of support and needing the programme to offer a broad range of tiered interventions to different groups of young people, an approach of test and learn and embracing innovation will be championed. There is a huge opportunity for transformation and leaving a legacy of delivery as part of this programme.

In order to significantly increase the amount of young people who engage with The Prince’s Trust and its partners in Greater Manchester we will run a co-branded, co-designed permanent marketing campaign that utilised digital, out of home and other forms of media.

To learn more about the role please visit our website

About The Prince’s Trust

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

We are seeking a creative and dynamic Media Assistant to take responsibility for helping to promote the work of our Rehoming Centres through creating engaging content for our social media and other relevant platforms.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they can find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

In this role you will support the work of our rehoming centres and the wider organisation by interacting with dogs in our care and generating high quality photographs and videos of them, ensuring that these are available to be used in in rehoming and publicity materials and overseeing the production of these by other staff members. You will also play a key role in managing our social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

An excellent communicator with experience of working within media, PR or marketing you'll have an eye for a story and the ability to generate ideas to support them. You'll have good photography and videography skills, be knowledgeable and experienced in using social media in a professional capacity including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and committed to the aims of Dogs Trust with the ability to accurately convey our policies, key messages and brand identity. A full, manual UK driving licence is also required. 

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Consultant
Charity Supplier
Competitive
Permanent
London

Charity People are thrilled to be working with a world leading developer searching for two consultant positions (1 senior, 1 junior) to work onsite or remotely with their customers.

This innovative organisation intersects technology and social good; they provide cloud software services, expertise and data intelligence that empower and connect people to drive impact for social good. They cater to non-profits, foundations, educational institutions, healthcare institutions and the individuals that support all of them.

We are seeking consultants to work 4 days a week on site or remotely with customers, conducting consulting on products to do with new project implementation or ad hoc consulting with existing customers. As a Consultant, you will identify and research business needs and then determine solutions to business problems. You will be responsible for partnering with clients to develop solutions for raising money and efficiently managing information.

We are looking for applicants, who understand the role of technology in fundraising operations and have experience working within the Not-for-Profit Sector. You must be extremely organised and comfortable working independently. Experience working with CRM, cloud software and Raiser's Edge is highly desirable. The role is predominantly based in the UK but occasional European travel will be required.

This role may require you to be travelling for up to 4 nights a week and weekend travel is sometimes required. The organisations offers an Impressive Bonus/Commission scheme, generous Pension contributions, Private Healthcare and Dental Cover & Life Assurance. Perks include monthly Volunteering Opportunities and lots of Social Events.

If you would like to apply, please send your CV to Neil at [email protected] today!

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

I CAN is looking for an enthusiastic individual to co-ordinate the impact management of I CAN’s programmes, and to manage and advise on data collection in our evaluations. With experience of involvement in evaluations and knowledge of research methodology, you will work closely with I CAN’s Director of Impact, advising staff across the organisation to ensure we develop effective ways of measuring the impact of our work.

You will be a self-starter, have excellent organisational and IT skills, good knowledge of data management systems and the ability to communicate complex ideas in an accessible way to a wide audience.

Although not essential, we are particularly interested in candidates with an interest in or experience of carrying out statistical analysis. Knowledge of the fields of education or speech and language therapy will be an advantage.

To apply, please submit your up to date CV and a covering letter before the closing date. Interviews are scheduled for 13 December 2019 at I CAN’s Central Office in Islington.

I CAN is the children’s communication charity. We are experts in helping children develop the speech, language and communication skills they need to thrive in a 21st century world. 

I CAN is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and the safeguarding and welfare of children. We carry out the appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Programmes Senior Associate (responsible for information management and analysis)

• Reporting to: Global Programmes Director
• Terms: FTE (flexible working arrangements considered)
• Salary: £26k - £32k (plus 4% pension contribution)
• Location: Central London (Vauxhall)
• Start date: Early Jan 2020

About the Organisation

United World Schools is dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of poor and marginalised children around the world. By providing children with a basic education, we are striking at the heart of long term poverty and deprivation – a long game but one we are tackling head on and with ambition and commitment. UWS provides a flexible education model that is simple yet effective in remote regions. The model follows the national curriculum, whilst supporting teachers to implement educational programmes that are appropriate for the contexts in which they are working.

We are a  growing team of 16 staff based in London and we have a much bigger team delivering our programmes in Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal. All of our staff are incredibly passionate about what they do, and committed to going above and beyond for the cause. In London, where this role would be based, we have a fun and dynamic office environment featuring team socials, music, Bake Off sweepstakes and the occasional team karaoke night! The  Programmes Senior Associate would also be required to fly out and support some of our projects, and see first-hand what it means to provide education in remote and marginalised communities. 

Role Summary 

The Senior Associate will be at the beating heart of a programmatic growth journey that will see an additional 30,000+ more children be able to go to school in the next few years. The role will engage with and support all areas of UWS operations - measuring, analysing and effectively reporting on the impact (direct and long-term) of our programmes as well as being responsible for ensuring that our monitoring and reporting systems are robust and effective.  The role will make a significant contribution to the successful operations of the Programmes team and further develop the communication and support channels between Programmes, Partnerships and Fundraising. 

A key aspect of the role will be to fully utilise a new programmatic data management system that is being developed for UWS by ‘Beyondme’ (the charitable wing of Deloitte) to support the in-country teams in improving their monitoring, evaluation and reporting. You will also work closely with the Fundraising and Communication teams to enhance our reporting capacity and ensure that the evidence of impact that we gather, (through our monitoring, as well as case studies, focus groups, stories and films) is being conveyed in a compelling and accessible way. Through this, you will play a vital role in supporting a wide range of our stakeholders including major institutional funders, trusts and foundations, as well as our exciting partnerships with corporates and schools across the globe.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

• Lead responsibility for the quality of UWS monitoring and information management and the systems and procedures used for this.  Identify and adopt models of best practice and relevant external research, to ensure that UWS’ data management and analysis is as efficient and effective as possible.

• Responsibility for developing and maintaining a fit-for-purpose, high quality central database for all UWS operations. 

• Ensure that UWS’ planning is evidence-driven and that relevant information is accessible for all teams.

• Introduce and quality assure effective systems and procedures for collecting and using information and data in-country.

• Lead the training of UWS staff in data management and analysis where necessary. Significant technical capabilities not required here, as training opportunities will be available.

• Responsibility for the quantitative and qualitative (case studies, stories, photos, films etc) monitoring, analysis and reporting of UWS’ (direct and long-term) impact.

• Monitor and maintain the quality and accessibility of information and data across the organisation, as required – for example UWS’s google drive documents.

• Responsibility for all UWS information/data reports and dashboards as required for the changing and growing needs of UWS and its stakeholders.

• Support the SMT and Communication Directors (in-country) to ensure the efficient and sufficient flow of information between the different teams and countries within UWS.

• Support all areas of work of the UK Programmes team, as required.

Knowledge and core competencies

We are looking for an ambitious candidate to grow and develop with the organisation. This means that above all, we are looking for someone who is open to learning new skills and can take a proactive approach to new tasks and responsibilities.

• Educated to degree level, ideally with previous experience in a similar position

• Strong relationship building skills with proven ability to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders, including communicating remotely with teams in the field

• Ability to think and work strategically - identifying the right opportunities for impact and leading their delivery with confidence

• Strong project management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritise work and juggle multiple things at once

• A high level of numeracy and confident analysing data and managing dashboards (or a willingness to learn!)

• Ability to research, set up and train others in new systems and procedures for monitoring and managing  information

• Strong skills in analysing and evaluating information, and a broad understanding of the issues around impact evaluation in development education

• Ability to produce high quality reports, proposals, presentations and other communications to a range of current and potential stakeholders 

• Ability to lead independent projects involving the wider team, interns and volunteers as needed

• Determined, persuasive, ambitious, flexible and a proactive team player … which means you commit and deliver for the cause.

• Willing to jump on a plane to Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal and other countries we will be moving to in the future, to support our projects!

How to apply 

You should give the names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers of two referees, one of whom should be your current/most recent employer.  References will only be taken once your express permission has been granted. 

United World Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are only able to accept applications from candidates that have the permanent right to work in the UK.

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as a condition of employment.

This is an exciting opportunity to ensure that children with muscle-wasting conditions, and their families, get the care and support they are entitled to.

Applicants

The successful applicant should have a SEN Teaching or Supervision, Social Work or Occupational Therapy background.

Expectation in the role

1. Meet families in outpatient clinics at GOSH to offer support and signposting
2. Take on advocacy casework – working with GOSH Family Support Officer/Social Worker
3. Arrange and deliver fun and information events outside of the clinic
4. Operate thorough record keeping on case work and any work with families
5. Identify volunteers and support the Volunteer Engagement Manager to recruit and empower volunteers to manage and lead local Muscle Groups and peer support groups

Please be aware this is a 2 year contract.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London. It is within a short walking distance of Southwark and Borough Tube stations. It is also a short distance from Waterloo Station, London Bridge Station and Blackfriars Station. We are also a 5 minute walk from the Tate Modern and Southbank, perfect place to go for lunch during the warm summer months.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Interviews due to be held on 9 December.

Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.