We are seeking an experienced and passionate manager to help realise the vision of the Pimlico Million partnership.

Pimlico Million (PM) is a community project, making the Pimlico area in Westminster a better place to live. PM is part of the Big Local programme, a 10 year initiative running till 2026, overseen by Local Trust, giving 150 areas across the UK £1 million of Lottery money to make positive changes to their community. Each area forms a partnership group of local residents and decides how to spend their funds. Many, like Pimlico Million, employ staff to bring their ambitions to life.

Following on from local consultation, the PM partnership has set out an ambitious new plan for the next two years. They are now looking for an energetic and organised manager, with a deep understanding of community development work, to play a key role in bringing their plans to fruition and of supporting the partnership to think creatively and strategically about its legacy for the Pimlico Million area. The Big Local programme offers a unique opportunity in community development; balancing some direct delivery of services alongside an exciting locally focused grant giving programme, working alongside the partnership board to bring about long-lasting impact.

Some working from home is possible but there is also a new office available at the Ebury Edge development near Victoria station, with space for the manager and for the two, soon to be recruited, community engagement officers to use as a base.

We’re looking for someone who holds themselves to high professional standards, who prides themselves on nurturing warm and successful relationships with local communities, partner organisations and key local stakeholders. Alongside these leadership qualities, you will be practical, creative and willing to be hands on – we’re looking for someone who relishes the opportunity to be out and about spreading the word about our work. You’ll have a strong understanding of the nature of community work and a passion for resident-led change that addresses the challenges and barriers that can be faced by low income communities.

Redbridge Equalities and Community Council is a well-established and hard-working equalities organisation with its roots in community relations and race equality work, based in Ilford, and working mainly in the London Borough of Redbridge.

We have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for an exciting project bringing communities together, promoting cohesion and addressing tensions in two of Redridge’s most deprived and divided areas.

We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience to take this project forward. You will need to be able to work constructively with all the statutory agencies, Local Authority, police etc., and with other community organisations. For more information one the role and responsibilities, please see the Job Description attached.

This is a challenging agenda, and the highest priority initially will be to establish and consolidate networks. in addition to delivering this exciting project, you will be working as part of a committed and enthusiastic team to deliver RECC’s broader objectives.

Experience/knowledge

• minimum 2 years in a voluntary organisation
• work in the area of community cohesion
• work with people and communities across a range of protected characteristics
• thorough understanding of UK equalities legislation
• understanding of the working of local authorities and other statutory organisations

Skills/competencies

• community work
• able to work with people and organisations from ground floor to senior level
• excellent communication skills both written and oral
• strategy development and planning
• able to organise and manage workload and meet deadlines
• ability to attract funding to the organisations
• project planning and management
• policy development
• numeracy
• up-to-date IT skills

Personal attributes

• commitment to the principles of community cohesion
• enthusiasm and drive
• flexibility
• able to work as part of a team
• able to get along with co-workers, trustees and volunteers

Background information

There is more background information on our website. If you would like further information, or would find it helpful to discuss the post or anything relating to the appointment process, please contact the email address on the application page

This is an exciting time for the Venture Centre

Come and join our new Community Development Team!

For 60 years, the Venture Centre has been a part of the lively community of Goldborne Road. We are London’s oldest adventure playground, the UKs first purpose built steel-pan yard and a thriving and vibrant community centre.

In the last year we have expanded our reach by taking over the running of 3 other community venues and playgrounds, at Little Wormwood Scrubs and in Chelsea. We have also seen a huge increase in demand for our services and in particular our food banks and we are about to open Kensington & Chelsea’s first Community Pantry. To meet this increased need, we are expanding our Community Development Team and now looking for some exceptional people to join our highly motivated, committed and friendly team of people.

As our Programme Officer you will be working on the frontline, delivering 1:1 sessions with marginalised young people across the capital. We want Settle to be the most effective and well-regarded homelessness prevention charity in the UK. You’ll work closely with our partners to ensure the smooth delivery of our contract and report to the Programme Manager. 

For the full job description and how to apply, head to our website: https://bit.ly/3zoSIe5

Responsibilities

Supporting vulnerable young people
You'll be delivering our programmes and working 1-1 with marginalised young people across London. You'll manage a caseload of young people and be a shining role model to those you're supporting.

Working with delivery partners
You’ll be working closely with our delivery partners to ensure the young people are getting the best support out there. Whether that’s liaising with social landlords or local debt advice charities. From time to time, you may join contract meetings to share the work you are doing on the frontline.

Collecting crucial impact data and evidencing impact
You’ll be meticulous in ensuring you collect and report data, understanding that this information is crucial to demonstrating our impact to funders and clients. You’ll ensure your notes and our databases are up to date with accurate information.

Working collaboratively
You'll work closely with Programme Officers that are delivering our in-person service to ensure you are learning from them and they are learning from your experiences.

Getting stuck in
We are a small but growing team and you'll be ready and excited to get stuck into new projects and opportunities as they arise - stretching yourself and developing your expertise.

About Us

Settle is an award-winning charity that supports young people moving into their first home. Our mission is to break the cycle of youth homelessness by equipping young people with the life skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are a fast-growing organisation and 2020-21 was a big year for Settle. We worked with more young people than ever before, developed new services and doubled our team size. You can read more about our recent work here.

Programme Manager – Scotland (Maternity Leave Cover)

Location: Home based in Scotland

Salary: £30,000 – £38,000 per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Full time, 12 month maternity cover from December 2021

A hugely exciting and challenging opportunity to manage the Bothy and Rural Connections programmes in Scotland with responsibility for project and financial management, as well as line management of the Senior Project Officers.

This multifaceted role spans across several Cycling UK projects in Scotland, alongside the Head of Development Scotland, to enable the effective and successful delivery of projects. Strong planning and management skills are a must, as well as a good understanding of the needs of different communities, including remote and rural populations. We are looking for somebody who has an aptitude towards building relationships, support, and who can motivate a team working at a distance.

This influential role is essential to the success of Cycling UK’s projects in compelling change and bettering the lives of others through cycling. Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Head to our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening. Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Please note, we will not be accepting CVs for this role, only application forms submitted will be considered.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

The location of this role is flexible, with frequent national travel required, including occasional travel to our head office in central London. We have office bases in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Bristol.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery and growth of the Firstline leadership programme and our new leadership programme for Heads of Service (Headline) starting in October 2021. These are both national leadership development programmes which target good social work managers and Heads of Service to become excellent leaders in the social care field. Building on our successful track record in social care leadership, the team is now expanding to recruit a Programme manager to help us continue to strengthen and grow the programmes. There is a high autonomy culture within the team and organisation, so the role requires someone who is well organised, pro-active and can use their initiative to do what works. The successful candidates will have strong project management skills, stakeholder management and experience of large scale programme delivery.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and therefore are actively encouraging applications from ethnic minority and/or disabled candidates.

Job Title: Programmes Officer

Contract: Fixed Term (for 1 year)

Hours: 21 - 28 hours per week

Salary: £14,700 - £19,600 pro rata, per annum (FTE: £24,500)

Location: Bloomsbury, London (with options for some home working)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Family and Childcare

Coram Family and Childcare works to make the UK a better place for families by bringing together what we learn from out on the ground parent-led programmes and our research to campaign for solutions that parents want and need. We focus on childcare and the early years to make a difference to families’ lives now and in the long term.

We have been running the Parent Champions National Network for almost 15 years. Parent Champions are parent volunteers who give a couple of hours a week to talk to families in their local area about the support, services and childcare that is available to them. Their particular strength is reaching the families most likely to miss out on services and helping to overcome the information, social and cultural barriers they face to using services. The Parent Champions National Network currently supports 46 local schemes across the country.

About the Role

This role provides the exciting opportunity to work with our inspiring Parent Champions Volunteers and Coordinators to reach and support some of the most isolated families. The Programmes Officer will be responsible for supporting local Parent Champions schemes through helping to make sure they have the resources, training and support they need to run a successful volunteering scheme.

As a key member of a small team, the role will support the development and implementation of strategies and plans, and contribute to the longer term development of sustainable and effective programmes. We know that the Parent Champions model really works for making a real difference for the families that need it most, so this role will work with us to expand the network to help reach more families.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: 11.59pm, Monday 27th September 2021

Interview Date: Monday 4th October 2021

Coram Family and Childcare is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

The Walworth Living Room Programme Manager is a new role at Pembroke House. We want to build a space that can operate like a living room for the local community: that is public and yet familiar, and that can inspire new relationships between residents and partners in Walworth – a new model of social infrastructure in an area of the city where places to gather are becoming more scarce.

You will be responsible for bringing the Walworth Living Room back to life after the pandemic, leading the transition out of an emergency food distribution hub and opening a community space that contains a large open-access social space, lively community cafe, activities, community and public services, and rentable work/activity spaces.

Applications due: 10am, Monday 4th October

Responsible to: Director of Programmes

Responsible for: WLR Cafe Manager; Projects Officer - Community Activities; future WLR staffing, including host (or “maitre ‘d”)

Location: Walworth Living Room, SE17 2JU

Hours of Work: 35 per week

About you

The person we appoint to this role will be convinced that there are incredible things that can be unleashed when people are given the opportunity to connect as equals – whether that’s over a cup of tea and some cake, or a shared neighbourhood project. You’ll be steadfast in your belief that we need more places that can act like Living Rooms for the community, and you will be eager to play a central role in building this programme. You will also believe strongly in the potential of food to bring joy to people and situations, to celebrate life and connection, and to soften difficult situations and conversations.

You will bring a breadth of experience to the role that may well be in fields beyond the traditional community sector – maybe that’s in food, the arts, health or even urban design – but whatever your background, you will be eager to bring this experience to bear on a project that is rooted in Walworth as we recover from the pandemic.

You will bring an inquisitive mind and a real passion for getting stuck in. You won’t be too proud to pick up a mop at the end of the day but you’ll also know that we need to put the right systems in place to make a public building work smoothly and safely over the longer-term.

You will be a generous leader, who is able to bring out the best in the people around you to meet your shared ambitions. You will be passionate about learning and be willing to listen just as much as you talk. You’ll want to zoom into the real detail of staff plans and budget spreadsheets and then to zoom out and explore the significance of places like the Walworth Living Room in wider debates and public policy.

Above all, you will be able to really drive things forward, adapting flexibly to changes to the context and content of particular plans along the way, while managing to deliver your core goals effectively and efficiently. You will be used to working in environments with complex and competing demands on your time, and you’ll be able to keep a clear focus on what really needs to be done – and when – in order to take a project to the next level and bring key people along with you.

Full-time
Fixed term – maternity cover
Home based – North of England

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

The Child Friendly Cities & Communities programme brings the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) together with Local Government and other institutions to put children’s rights at the heart of communities and public services in the UK. It is part of UNICEF’s global Child Friendly Cities Initiative, and aims to create local systems and services that are child-centred, rights-based and responsive to the voices and experiences of children and young people.

As Programme Manager (North), you will play a leading role in continuing to develop and implement the Child Friendly Cities & Communities programme in the UK, with a particular focus on expanding the programme reach in the North of England and Scotland. You will cultivate relationships with local authorities, devise and deliver child rights training, and provide guidance during the implementation of programme projects.

To succeed, you will have substantial experience of social change within the public or charity sector.  We are seeking a highly organised Programme Manager, able to overcome the challenges inherent in implementing an ambitious and complex programme. You are an excellent people manager, committed to the development and wellbeing of others for the good of the programme. You are an excellent trainer/facilitator and you are able to both lead and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including children and young people.

This is a great opportunity to use your knowledge of the issues facing children to secure social justice for the UK’s children and young people, particularly the most vulnerable.

Act now and visit our website via the link, to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 27 September 2021.
Interview date: week commencing 11 October via video conferencing.

We expect that once things are back to normal, this role will involve significant travel in the North of England and Scotland (about 40%).  Until then, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABOUT THE JO COX FOUNDATION

The Jo Cox Foundation was established in 2016 by the friends and family of the late Jo Cox MP. The Foundation exists to build a positive legacy for Jo and to create something positive from the tragedy that was her murder. Just as Jo did, we believe in working together effectively with individuals and organisations that share the belief that we have more in common than that which divides us.

Our mission is to build stronger communities, a better public life and a fairer world in Jo’s name. To date, our campaigns and initiatives have addressed a broad range of issues including tackling loneliness, reducing abuse and intimidation in public life and preventing atrocities in conflict-affected countries. No one day is ever the same as the next!

We are a close-knit, passionate and dedicated team. Whilst we work hard, it’s incredibly important to us that we have fun and look after ourselves and each other too.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In early 2020, with the support of Spirit of 2012, the Jo Cox Foundation embarked on the Moment to Movement project. Moment to Movement explores the relationship between two of the Foundation’s community programmes - the Great Get Together and More in Common Network - asking under what conditions ‘moments’ such as the Great Get Together might spark long-term social change via movements such as More in Common.

Now, eighteen months into this three year project, we’ve set the foundations for the More in Common Network to grow, laying out clearly what it means to be a More in Common group and working collaboratively with our existing More in Common groups to understand and respond to their support needs. 

This role offers an exciting opportunity to take the More in Common Network to the next level, developing and implementing a strategy that will enable new More in Common groups to form across the UK, and further developing the support offer for our existing groups. You will also oversee the wider delivery of the Moment to Movement project, acting as the key point of contact to our funders Spirit of 2012, and leading on monitoring and evaluation.

ABOUT YOU

You will have extensive experience of working to develop or deliver community building initiatives and will be confident galvanising and supporting volunteers. You’ll have strong project management skills, including experience of developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and an ability to work well with a wide range of stakeholders, from community volunteers to funding partners. 

In addition, you will have strongly held personal values which align with The Jo Cox Foundation’s vision and Jo’s ‘more in common’ ethos. These will be reflected in your respect for others and the desire to make a truly positive contribution through your work.

Please see the attached JD for more information.

The Jo Cox Foundation is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity to ensure that we reflect the full breadth of people we aim to support and are able to fulfil our vision of a kinder, more compassionate society where every individual has a sense of belonging. We recognise that our team does not currently reflect a diverse range of life-experiences and perspectives. Currently, people from Black communities, people from minority ethnic communities and people who have a disability are underrepresented in our organisation. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from these groups. 

Talk for Health Programme and Systems Manager – starting salary £30,000

Talk for Health is a small and growing mental health social enterprise. We teach community members the skills of therapeutic talk and empower them to lead and/or participate in a network of ongoing groups. This approach is innovative, and as effective as therapy.  It runs in Islington and Camden, funded by the NHS and grant-makers.

As our Programme and Systems Manager, you will be paramount in successful delivery of Talk for Health programmes, and our in-house ‘tech witch/wizard’, ensuring our IT systems are upgraded, accessible and efficient.

The key elements of your role are:

1. Project-manage delivery of Talk for Health programmes, funded by commissioners and grant funders, ensuring they run smoothly
2. Analyse the organisation’s technology needs and recommend upgrades, and implement new software and technologies, maintaining control over budget and deadlines.

You will be a make-it-happen person with self-discipline and high standards, who can make sure others get things done to high standards too.  You will be a key member of a warm and committed team, and receive plentiful learning and development opportunities as well as a staff wellbeing allowance.

The role is 5 days a week 9.00 – 5.30 pm plus occasional evenings and Saturdays with time off in lieu.  You will work both from NW3 at our home-based office and from home as needed. Currently we are working remotely/virtually due to COVID. You will also need to travel to Islington and Camden, our main areas of operation, regularly during the week.

The role is demanding, and we need someone with determination, resilience, and a can-do attitude.  At the same time the role will be hugely rewarding for the right person, giving you the satisfaction of making a key contribution to an important cause and a purpose-driven organization that delivers for its users.

Job Description:

You will manage a) our technology systems and b) delivery of commissioned or grant-funded Talk for Health Programmes.  This includes:

• Plan, manage and effectively promote a programme of Talk for Health training, events and ongoing groups ensuring we meet targets, deadlines, and budgets. Our service is online during the pandemic, but much of it will return to in person.

• Analyse our IT systems and evaluate/manage roll-out of new solutions.  This includes improving our data collection
• Provide IT training and support sessions to continuously upskill the team in use of new technology solutions.
• Marketing and communications including effective face to face engagement with funders/commissioners/referrers and digital work e.g. oversee and develop comms on our website, e-newsletters, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, flyers and posters
• Participant and client management: liaise with both funders, commissioners, clients of our programmes and with participants.
• Attend and sometimes host events: this can include 1 or 2 evenings per month and the occasional Saturday.
• Build and maintain good relations with stakeholders such as NHS contract managers; community referrers; host venues; corporates; guest speakers
• Service evaluation, reporting and data analysis: manage stringent collection and protection of service user data, to track our social impact and produce reports
• Document daily tasks

Experience and skills required

• Graduate/Masters level education – or the equivalent in experience
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a fast-paced, IT-sophisticated working environment. Ideally, some in a commercial setting and some in a VCSE setting
• Demonstrated competence in leading and implementing projects from initial briefing to execution and evaluation, meeting tight deadlines and budgets. Desirably, this would include experience in event management or organising trainings
• Expertise in business information technology so you can find and implement technology, software and products that enhance our productivity
• Excellent general IT skills (e.g. with Microsoft 365, Wordpress, CRMs, project management software, and platforms such as Mailchimp and Eventbrite)

• Strong influencing and leadership skills: able to motivate and manage others – whether our team, our clients and funders, our partners, our providers or volunteers
• Strong attention to detail in administrative tasks (no task is too small or too big for you)
• Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
• Data analysis: ability to understand, analyse and produce data from multiple sources, to draw out and communicate key insights and conclusions

• Ability to produce and manage marketing and social media campaigns; write and edit marketing copy
• Experience dealing with people from all walks of life, from senior professionals to those in distress.

Personal skills needed

• Resilience: you don't give up easily on difficult tasks. You must be able to persevere as new information and new challenges are thrown your way
• Resourcefulness: being able to implement projects from scratch and with the resources to hand
• Warm and engaging, yet able to be tough and hold boundaries when needed

This position will begin with a 6-month probationary period. Starting salary is £30,000 per year with annual review depending on performance.

2 roles: 1x North of England and Scotland, 1x London and South of England
Full-time, Permanent
Home based

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

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)’s Child friendly Cities and Communities team.  As a result of growth, we are recruiting for two Programme Officers: one for the North of England and Scotland and one for London and the South of England.

As Programme Officer, you will help to realise UNICEF’s vision of putting children’s human rights at heart of cities, communities and public services by supporting local authorities and other organisations. This will be achieved by devising and delivering child rights training, facilitating effective planning sessions and providing credible guidance and oversight during the implementation of programme projects and activities. You will also undertake some research to support and inform programme development.

To succeed, you will be an excellent trainer, an engaging workshop facilitator who is able to both lead and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including children and young people. You will bring experience of working on social change programmes within the public or charity sector; in particular, we are interested in candidates with knowledge of or experience in one of the following sectors: youth justice, community safety, housing, health, urban planning, child poverty.

You will be knowledgeable about the issues facing children in the UK, and keen to play an instrumental role in securing social justice for all of the UK’s children and young people, particularly the most vulnerable.  In return you will have the opportunity to develop and grow within this learning-oriented programme.

Act now and visit our website via the link, to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 27 September 2021.
Interview date: week commencing 11 October 2021 via video conferencing.

We expect that once things are back to normal, this role will involve significant travel (about 40%) across the region you’re responsible for (either North of England and Scotland or London and the South).  Until then, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community Development Manager (Cancer Screening)

Salary: £32,640 - £35,700 + 6% pension

Employment type: Fixed term contract for 18 months; 36 hours per week

Location: North London

Closing date: Thursday, 23 September 2021, 12 noon

Interviews:  Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Do you have a passion for reaching out to disadvantaged people to improve access to services? Do you want to work with communities to support timely presentation and uptake in cancer screening?

The Bridge Renewal Trust is a local charity that is working with North Central London Cancer Alliance and other voluntary organisations to deliver activities to tackle inequalities for specific patient groups that are identified as having (or at risk of having) poor outcomes in the most deprived wards in Haringey and Enfield. This aligns with the work across north central London,  to diagnose cancers earlier including for ethnic minority patients as well as reduce the gap in outcomes for people living in  the most deprived neighbourhoods compared to those in the least deprived neighbourhoods.

We are currently recruiting a Community Development Manager to reach out and engage communities in the most deprived wards, understand barriers to accessing health services (with key focus on cancer), build trust and co-design interventions with service providers, to support timely presentation and uptake in cancer screening.

We are looking for someone who is: experienced in engaging with users from diverse backgrounds, identifying their needs and helping them to engage with services; adept at partnership working; and conversant with a wide range of engagement approaches to involve a diverse range of people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive organisation where we value and reward the performance of our staff.

To apply, please email your CV with contact details of two referees, a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification and completed equal opportunities monitoring form.

For a full job description, please visit the Bridge Renewal Trust website.

Company registration No: 06949568, Registered Charity No: 1131941

Programme Manager, Education Policy

The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to advance excellence in the chemical sciences, with a thriving global community of hundreds of thousands of people who love chemistry. An internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge, we are also the professional body for chemists and the biggest non-governmental investor in chemistry education in the UK, with strong links to schools, colleges, universities and industry.

Position: Programme Manager, Education Policy
Location: Cambridge or London
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £40,828 - £45,363 FTE per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car/motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC and more.

Closing Date: 26th September 2021

About the Role:

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving international community of over 50,000 members, an internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK. Around the world, we invest in educating future generations of scientists. We raise and maintain standards. We partner with industry and academia, promoting collaboration and innovation. We advise governments on policy, and we promote the talent, information and ideas that lead to great advances in science.

The RSC provides advice, resources, and practical support to learners and educators in schools, colleges, and universities around the world. In the UK, we are the largest non-governmental funder of chemistry education and we influence government policy to ensure that opportunities to develop skills meet the unique needs of chemistry.

As a Programme Manager for Education Policy for the RSC, you will work with teams across the organisation and will oversee our programme to influence education policy. This includes dissemination to policymakers and other stakeholders, community engagement, the development of policy positions, and conducting research. The range of activity covers all stages of education from primary to undergraduate, including vocational and technical routes, in the UK and Ireland. You will a small team, and will engage with other staff, contractors, partner organisations and external advisors, managing a budget of approximately £50k.

About You:

- A degree in chemistry or a related subject; or demonstrable understanding of chemistry that will support oversight of chemistry curriculum development to degree level.
- Knowledge and experience of education systems, policy and practise in the UK (an awareness of international education systems and policy is desirable).
- Experience in policy communications, able to effectively influence and pitch a message to an audience (verbally and in writing) and communicate complex ideas on various levels.
- Proven ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships, developing networks and creating opportunities with tact and diplomacy.
- Proven ability to work effectively, managing and delivering complex programmes of activities, demonstrating planning, budget management, prioritisation, critical judgement and composure under pressure.

The contractual base for this role is our Cambridge or London office (spending around 4-6 days a month at the other office), however we are about to enter a period of piloting hybrid working, and you may be able to work from a location other than this, as agreed with your line manager. Applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend the offices as needed for their role, and that permanent working arrangements away from the office may not be agreed in the future. The role will require travel throughout the UK and Ireland, which may involve occasional weekend and non-core working hours, in line with guidance.

If interested, please apply before the end of our closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Programme Manager, Education Policy, Programme Management, Project Manager, Project Management, Chemistry, Education Systems, Policy Communications, etc.

Ref: 102 861